- Mark 10 torpedo
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Mark 10 torpedo Place of origin United States Service history In service 1915-1947 Wars World War II Specifications Weight 2,215 lb (1,005 kg) Length 195 in (5,000 mm) Diameter 21 in (530 mm) Effective range 3,500 yards (3.2 km) at 36 knots (67 km/h) Warhead TNT Warhead weight 497 lb (225 kg) Detonation
mechanismContact Engine Wet-heater combustion / steam turbine with compressed air tank Propellant Methanol Speed 36 knots (67 km/h) Steering
systemgyroscope The Mark 10 was a torpedo first put into use by the United States in 1915 and was used as the primary torpedo in the S-class submarine.[1] It used alcohol-water steam propulsion.[2] It was succeeded by the problematic Mark 14 torpedo, but remained in service in S-boats & fleet submarines through the Pacific War.[3]
References
- ^ "Mk 10 Submarine-Launched Anti-Surface Torpedo"
- ^ "NEWPORT AND NAVY TORPEDOES - AN ENDURING LEGACY"
- ^ Blair, Clay, Jr. Silent Victory (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1975).
The Fleet Type Submarine Online 21-Inch Submerged Torpedo Tubes
U.S. Navy 'Mark'-series torpedoes Mark 10 torpedo • Mark 13 torpedo • Mark 14 torpedo • Mark 15 torpedo • Mark 18 torpedo • Mark 24 Mine • Mark 44 torpedo • Mark 45 torpedo • Mark 46 torpedo • Mark 48 torpedo • Mark 50 torpedo • Mark 54 MAKO Lightweight Torpedo • Mark 60 CAPTOR
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