Torpedoes

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Torpedoes of the PigBoat era

Information will go here concerning torpedo background and history.


USN Submarine Torpedoes 1900-1941
Type Length (Ft-In) Diameter (In) Weight (lbs.) Propulsion/Fuel Warhead Exploder Speed (Kts) Range (yards) Link to photos
Whitehead Mk 3
11-8 17.7 845 3 cyl. radial/compressed air 118 lbs wet gun-cotton War Nose Mk 1 contact 26.5 800 Whitehead Mk 3 torpedo
Bliss-Leavitt Mk 4 Mod 1
16-5 17.7 1500 Vertical turbine/ alcohol 199 lbs wet gun-cotton War Nose Mk 1 contact 29 3000 BL Mk 4

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