Mark 11 torpedo

Anti-surface ship torpedo
Maximum speed 27-46 knots[1]
Guidance
system
Gyroscope[1]
Launch
platform
Destroyers[1]

The Mark 11 torpedo was the first American torpedo to be designed within the United States Navy without collaboration from industry.[1] It was developed by the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., and the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport, Rhode Island. The Mark 11 torpedo was also the first to feature a three-speed setting capability while tube-loaded: high at 46 knots, medium at 34 knots and low at 27 knots. Due to stability problems it was supplemented by the Mark 12 torpedo within two years, which had a 44-knot high speed setting.

See also

  • American 21 inch torpedo

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Torpedo History: Torpedo Mk11". Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ^ "United States of America Torpedoes Pre-World War II". Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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