Torpedoes: Difference between revisions

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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)	Subs used on/Dates of service	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	Holland, A, B, C, D-class 1898-1922	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	C & D-class 1908-1922	BL Mk 4
Bliss-Leavitt Mk 6	17-0	17.7	1800	Vertical turbine/ alcohol	200 lbs wet gun-cotton	War Nose Mk 5 contact	35	2000	E, F, G, H-class 1911-1922	BL Mk 6

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