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Name Country In Service Date Role Dimensions Warhead Propulsion Performance
18 inch Mark VII  India 1965 Frigate, boats, flying boats 449 mm (17.7 in) 145 kg (319.7 lb) TNT Wet heater 35 knots (68.6 km/h) for 4.6 km (5,030.6 yd)
18 inch Mark V
British 18 inch torpedo
There have been a number of 18 inch torpedoes in service with the United Kingdom. These have been used on ships of the Royal Navy and aircraft of both the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force...

449 mm (17.7 in)
18 inch Mark VI
British 18 inch torpedo
There have been a number of 18 inch torpedoes in service with the United Kingdom. These have been used on ships of the Royal Navy and aircraft of both the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force...

449 mm (17.7 in)
18 inch Mark VII & VII*
British 18 inch torpedo
There have been a number of 18 inch torpedoes in service with the United Kingdom. These have been used on ships of the Royal Navy and aircraft of both the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force...

449 mm (17.7 in)
18 inch Mark VIII
British 18 inch torpedo
There have been a number of 18 inch torpedoes in service with the United Kingdom. These have been used on ships of the Royal Navy and aircraft of both the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force...

1913 Submarines & aircraft 449 mm (17.7 in) 320 lb (145.1 kg) TNT Wet heater 35 knots (68.6 km/h) for 2.3 km (2,515.3 yd)
18 inch Mark XI
British 18 inch torpedo
There have been a number of 18 inch torpedoes in service with the United Kingdom. These have been used on ships of the Royal Navy and aircraft of both the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force...

1934 Aircraft 449 mm (17.7 in) 211 kg (465.2 lb) TNT Burner cycle 35 knots (68.6 km/h) for 2.3 km (2,515.3 yd)
18 inch Mark XII
British 18 inch torpedo
There have been a number of 18 inch torpedoes in service with the United Kingdom. These have been used on ships of the Royal Navy and aircraft of both the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force...

1935 449 mm (17.7 in) 176 kg (388 lb) TNT Burner cycle 40 knots (78.4 km/h) for 1.4 km (1,531.1 yd) or 37 knots (72.5 km/h) for 3.2 km (3,499.6 yd)
18 inch Mark XIV
British 18 inch torpedo
There have been a number of 18 inch torpedoes in service with the United Kingdom. These have been used on ships of the Royal Navy and aircraft of both the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force...

1938 Aircraft 449 mm (17.7 in) 170 kg (374.8 lb) TNT Whitehead wet heater (methyl fuel) 45 knots (88.2 km/h) for 1.5 km (1,640.4 yd) or 41 knots (80.4 km/h) for 2.7 km (2,952.8 yd)
18 inch Mark XV
British 18 inch torpedo
There have been a number of 18 inch torpedoes in service with the United Kingdom. These have been used on ships of the Royal Navy and aircraft of both the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force...

1942 Aircraft & torpedo boats 449 mm (17.7 in) 247 kg (544.5 lb) Torpex
Torpex
Torpex is a secondary explosive 50% more powerful than TNT by mass. Torpex is composed of 42% RDX, 40% TNT and 18% powdered aluminium. It was used in the Second World War from late 1942. The name is short for Torpedo Explosive', having been originally developed for use in torpedoes...

Burner cycle 40 knots (78.4 km/h) for 2.3 km (2,515.3 yd) or 33 knots (64.7 km/h) for 3.2 km (3,499.6 yd)
Mark XVII
British 18 inch torpedo
There have been a number of 18 inch torpedoes in service with the United Kingdom. These have been used on ships of the Royal Navy and aircraft of both the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force...

1944 Aircraft launched 449 mm (17.7 in) 272 kg (599.7 lb) Torpex
Torpex
Torpex is a secondary explosive 50% more powerful than TNT by mass. Torpex is composed of 42% RDX, 40% TNT and 18% powdered aluminium. It was used in the Second World War from late 1942. The name is short for Torpedo Explosive', having been originally developed for use in torpedoes...

Burner cycle 40 knots (78.4 km/h) for 2.3 km (2,515.3 yd)
18 inch Mark 30
British 18 inch torpedo
There have been a number of 18 inch torpedoes in service with the United Kingdom. These have been used on ships of the Royal Navy and aircraft of both the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force...

449 mm (17.7 in)
21 inch Mark I
British 21 inch torpedo
There have been several British 21-inch diameter torpedoes used by the Royal Navy since their first development just before the First World War.They were the largest size of torpedo in common use in the RN...

533 mm (21 in)
21 inch Mark II
British 21 inch torpedo
There have been several British 21-inch diameter torpedoes used by the Royal Navy since their first development just before the First World War.They were the largest size of torpedo in common use in the RN...

1914 Battleships & battlecruisers 533 mm (21 in) 235 kg (518.1 lb) TNT Wet heater 45 knots (88.2 km/h) for 4.1 km (4,483.8 yd) or 31 knots (60.8 km/h) for 9.8 km (10,717.4 yd)
21 inch Mark IV
British 21 inch torpedo
There have been several British 21-inch diameter torpedoes used by the Royal Navy since their first development just before the First World War.They were the largest size of torpedo in common use in the RN...

1912 Destroyers, other surface ships 533 mm (21 in) × 6.9 metre 235 kg (518.1 lb) TNT Wet heater 35 knots (68.6 km/h) for 7.3 km (7,983.4 yd) or 25 knots (49 km/h) for 12.4 km (13,560.8 yd)
21 inch Mark V
British 21 inch torpedo
There have been several British 21-inch diameter torpedoes used by the Royal Navy since their first development just before the First World War.They were the largest size of torpedo in common use in the RN...

1917 Destroyers & cruisers 533 mm (21 in) × 7.1 metre Wet heater 40 knots (78.4 km/h) for 4.6 km (5,030.6 yd) or 25 knots (49 km/h) for 12.4 km (13,560.8 yd)
21 inch Mark VII
British 21 inch torpedo
There have been several British 21-inch diameter torpedoes used by the Royal Navy since their first development just before the First World War.They were the largest size of torpedo in common use in the RN...

1925 Cruisers 533 mm (21 in) × 7.8 metre 336 kg (740.8 lb) TNT Oxygen enriched air 35 knots (68.6 km/h) for 5.2 km (5,686.8 yd)
21 inch Mark VIII
British 21 inch torpedo
There have been several British 21-inch diameter torpedoes used by the Royal Navy since their first development just before the First World War.They were the largest size of torpedo in common use in the RN...

1925 Submarines & torpedo boats 533 mm (21 in) × 6.6 metre 365 kg (804.7 lb) Torpex Burner cycle 41 knots (80.4 km/h) for 10 km (10,936.1 yd) or 35 knots (68.6 km/h) for 13.7 km (14,982.5 yd)
21 inch Mark X
British 21 inch torpedo
There have been several British 21-inch diameter torpedoes used by the Royal Navy since their first development just before the First World War.They were the largest size of torpedo in common use in the RN...

1939 Submarines, torpedo boats, & destroyers 533 mm (21 in) × 7.2 metre 300 kg (661.4 lb) TNT Wet heater 47 knots (92.1 km/h) for 3 km (3,280.8 yd) or 29 knots (56.8 km/h) for 12 km (13,123.4 yd)
21 inch Mark XI
British 21 inch torpedo
There have been several British 21-inch diameter torpedoes used by the Royal Navy since their first development just before the First World War.They were the largest size of torpedo in common use in the RN...

1942 Destroyers 533 mm (21 in) × 6.8 metre 322 kg (709.9 lb) TNT Electric battery 28 knots (54.9 km/h) for 5 km (5,468.1 yd)
21 inch Mark 12
British 21 inch torpedo
There have been several British 21-inch diameter torpedoes used by the Royal Navy since their first development just before the First World War.They were the largest size of torpedo in common use in the RN...

1952 Submarine 533 mm (21 in) 340 kg (749.6 lb) Torpex Hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide is the simplest peroxide and an oxidizer. Hydrogen peroxide is a clear liquid, slightly more viscous than water. In dilute solution, it appears colorless. With its oxidizing properties, hydrogen peroxide is often used as a bleach or cleaning agent...

28 knots (54.9 km/h) for 5 km (5,468.1 yd)
21 inch Mark 20 Bidder
British 21 inch torpedo
There have been several British 21-inch diameter torpedoes used by the Royal Navy since their first development just before the First World War.They were the largest size of torpedo in common use in the RN...

1955(?) Submarines & surface ships 533 mm (21 in) 89 kg (196.2 lb) 20 knots (39.2 km/h) for 11 km (12,029.7 yd)
21 inch Mark 23 Grog
British 21 inch torpedo
There have been several British 21-inch diameter torpedoes used by the Royal Navy since their first development just before the First World War.They were the largest size of torpedo in common use in the RN...

1971(?) Submarines 533 mm (21 in) × 6.5 metre 89 kg (196.2 lb) 18 knots (35.3 km/h)
Mark 24 Mod 0 Tigerfish
Mark 24 Tigerfish
The Mk 24 Tigerfish torpedo was a heavyweight acoustic homing torpedo used by the Royal Navy for several years. The early Mod0 and Mod1 variants were unreliable and unsuccessful, and were issued to the RN even though they failed Fleet Weapon Acceptance...

1980 Submarines - anti-submarine 533 mm (21 in) × 6.5 metre 340 kg (749.6 lb) Torpex Silver-zinc batteries
Silver-oxide battery
A silver oxide battery , not to be confused with a similar but different silver–zinc battery, which is a secondary cell, is a primary cell with relatively very high energy/weight ratio. They are costly due to the high price of silver...

35 knots (68.6 km/h) for 21 km (22,965.9 yd)
24 knots (47 km/h)
Depth : 350 m (1,148.3 ft)
Mark 24 Mod 1 Tigerfish
Mark 24 Tigerfish
The Mk 24 Tigerfish torpedo was a heavyweight acoustic homing torpedo used by the Royal Navy for several years. The early Mod0 and Mod1 variants were unreliable and unsuccessful, and were issued to the RN even though they failed Fleet Weapon Acceptance...

1979 Anti-submarine & anti-surface vessel 533 mm (21 in) × 6.5 metre 340 kg (749.6 lb) Torpex Silver-zinc batteries 35 knots (68.6 km/h) for 21 km (22,965.9 yd)
24 knots (47 km/h)
Depth : 442 m (1,450.1 ft)
Mark 24(N) Tigerfish
Mark 24 Tigerfish
The Mk 24 Tigerfish torpedo was a heavyweight acoustic homing torpedo used by the Royal Navy for several years. The early Mod0 and Mod1 variants were unreliable and unsuccessful, and were issued to the RN even though they failed Fleet Weapon Acceptance...

Anti-submarine & anti-surface vessel 533 mm (21 in) × 6.5 metre Nuclear, 10 kt Silver-zinc batteries 35 knots (68.6 km/h) for 21 km (22,965.9 yd)
24 knots (47 km/h)
Depth : 442 m (1,450.1 ft)
Mark 24 Mod 2 Tigerfish
Mark 24 Tigerfish
The Mk 24 Tigerfish torpedo was a heavyweight acoustic homing torpedo used by the Royal Navy for several years. The early Mod0 and Mod1 variants were unreliable and unsuccessful, and were issued to the RN even though they failed Fleet Weapon Acceptance...

1984 Submarines - anti-submarine 533 mm (21 in) × 6.5 metre 340 kg (749.6 lb) Torpex Silver-zinc batteries 35 knots (68.6 km/h) for 21 km (22,965.9 yd)
24 knots (47 km/h)
Depth : 442 m (1,450.1 ft)
24.5 inch Mark I 1923 Used by s only 622 mm (24.5 in) × 8.1 metre 743 kg (1,638 lb) TNT Oxygen enriched air 35 knots (68.6 km/h) for 13.7 km (14,982.5 yd) or 30 knots (58.8 km/h) for 18.3 km (20,013.1 yd)
A-184  Italy 533 mm (21 in)
A244-S
A244-S
The A244-s is a lightweight, fire-and-forget torpedo employed for anti-submarine warfare. They can be deployed from the surface or by aircraft, and locate the target by means of an acoustic seeker...

 Early Modern France  Italy 324 mm (12.8 in) × 2.8 metre Speed : 30 knots (58.8 km/h) cruise / 39 knots (76.4 km/h) maximum
Depth : 600 m (1,968.5 ft)
Range : 6 km (3.7 mi) Mod. 1, 13.5 km (8.4 mi) Mod. 3
Barracuda  Germany 2007 Submarine Supercavitating
Supercavitation
Supercavitation is the use of cavitation effects to create a bubble of gas inside a liquid large enough to encompass an object traveling through the liquid, greatly reducing the skin friction drag on the object and enabling achievement of very high speeds...

 torpedo
Up to 800 kilometres per hour (497.1 mph)
Black Shark
Black Shark Torpedo
The Black Shark is a recently developed heavyweight torpedo by Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei and is most closely associated with the French Scorpene submarines as well as being being deployed on some 209 class submarines.-Development:...

 Italy 2004 Submarines 533 mm (21 in) high explosive STANAG 4439 and MURAT-2 compliant contra-rotating direct-drive brushless motor 50 knots (98 km/h) for 50 km (54,680.7 yd)
Brennan torpedo
Brennan Torpedo
The Brennan torpedo was a torpedo patented by Irish born Australian inventor Louis Brennan in 1877. It was powered by two contra-rotating propellors that were spun by rapidly pulling out wires from drums wound inside the torpedo...

1877 Land-based 324 mm (12.8 in) Wire drum Range: Up to 1800 m (1,968.5 yd)
Speed: Up to 27 knots (52.9 km/h)
C35/91  Germany 1890 Torpedo boats & submarines 350 mm (13.8 in) × 4.8 metre 41 kg (90.4 lb) TNT Brotherhood 29 knots (56.8 km/h) for 400 m (437.4 yd)
C45/91  Germany 1890 Cruisers & battleships 450 mm (17.7 in) × 5.1 metre 88 kg (194 lb) TNT Brotherhood 32 knots (62.7 km/h) for 500 m (546.8 yd)
C/03  Germany 1903 Surface ships 450 mm (17.7 in) × 5.2 metre 176 kg (388 lb) TNT Brotherhood or wet heater 31 knots (60.8 km/h) for 1.9 km (2,077.9 yd)
C/06  Germany 1906 Submarines 450 mm (17.7 in) × 5.7 metre 123 kg (271.2 lb) TNT Brotherhood or wet heater 34.5 knots (67.6 km/h) for 1.5 km (1,640.4 yd) or 27 knots (52.9 km/h) for 5 km (5,468.1 yd)
C/07  Germany 1907 Land-based 450 mm (17.7 in) × 5.7 metre 110 kg (242.5 lb) TNT Brotherhood or wet heater 36 knots (70.6 km/h) for 1.5 km (1,640.4 yd)
CAPTOR mine
CAPTOR mine
The CAPTOR is the United States Navy's primary anti-submarine naval mine. This deep-water mine is laid by ship, aircraft or submarine, and is anchored to the ocean floor. When its sonar detects a hostile submarine, the CAPTOR launches a Mark 46 torpedo.The name CAPTOR is short for enCAPsulated...

 United States 1979 Encapsulated torpedo ASW mine 533 mm (21 in) × 3.68 metre 44 kg (97 lb) PBXN-103
Polymer-bonded explosive
A polymer-bonded explosive, also called PBX or plastic-bonded explosive, is an explosive material in which explosive powder is bound together in a matrix using small quantities of a synthetic polymer...

Reciprocating external combustion, Otto fuel II
Otto fuel II
Otto fuel II is a monopropellant used to drive torpedoes and other weapon systems. It is not related to the Otto cycle.-Properties:This distinct-smelling, reddish-orange, oily liquid is a mixture of three synthetic substances: propylene glycol dinitrate , 2-nitrodiphenylamine, and dibutyl...

28 knots (54.9 km/h) for 7.3 km (7,983.4 yd)
DM1 Seeschlange  Germany 1971 Submarines 533 mm (21 in) × 4.2 metre 100 kg (220.5 lb) Silver-zinc battery
Silver-oxide battery
A silver oxide battery , not to be confused with a similar but different silver–zinc battery, which is a secondary cell, is a primary cell with relatively very high energy/weight ratio. They are costly due to the high price of silver...

33 knots (64.7 km/h) for 6 km (6,561.7 yd)
DM2A1 Seal  Germany 1969 533 mm (21 in)
DM2A3  Germany 1987 533 mm (21 in)
DM2A4 Seehecht
DM2A4
DM2A4 Seehecht is the latest heavyweight torpedo developed by Atlas Elektronik for the German Navy, as a further update of DM2 torpedo which was released in 1976...

 Germany 2006 533 mm (21 in) × 6.6 metre 260 kg (573.2 lb) PBX
Polymer-bonded explosive
A polymer-bonded explosive, also called PBX or plastic-bonded explosive, is an explosive material in which explosive powder is bound together in a matrix using small quantities of a synthetic polymer...

50 knots (98 km/h) for 50 km (54,680.7 yd)
F5  Germany 1935 Aircraft 450 mm (17.7 in) × 5.2 metre 250 kg (551.2 lb) Hexanite
Hexanite
Hexanite was a castable German military explosive developed early in the 20th century before the First World War for the Kaiserliche Marine, intended to augment supplies of trinitrotoluene , which were then in short supply. Hexanite is significantly more powerful than TNT on its own...

Decalin
Decahydronaphthalene
Decalin , a bicyclic organic compound, is an industrial solvent. A colorless liquid with an aromatic odor, it is used as a solvent for many resins or fuel additive. It is the saturated analog of naphthalene and can be prepared from it by hydrogenation in a fused state in the presence of a catalyst...

 wet heater
40 knots (78.4 km/h) for 2 km (2,187.2 yd)
F17
ECAN F17
The ECAN F17 Mod 2 torpedo is a French wire-guided torpedo with active/passive homing to a range of 20 km. It travels at a speed of 40 knots and carries a 250 kg warhead to an official depth of 600 meters.It is also used by Pakistan and Spain....

 Early Modern France 533 mm (21 in) 250 kg 40 knots (78.4 km/h) for 20 km (21,872.3 yd)
F21  Early Modern France 534 mm (21 in) Speed > 50 knots (98 km/h)
G/6  Germany 1908 Surface ships & submarines 500 mm (19.7 in) × 6 metre 164 kg (361.6 lb) TNT/Hexanite Decalin or kerosene wet heater 35 knots (68.6 km/h) for 3.5 km (3,827.6 yd)
G7  Germany 1910 Major surface ships 500 mm (19.7 in) × 7 metre 195 kg (429.9 lb) Hexanite Decalin wet heater 37 knots (72.5 km/h) for 4 km (4,374.5 yd)
G7a
G7a torpedo
The G7a or G7a/T1 was the standard issue Kriegsmarine torpedo during the early years of World War II.- Design :The torpedo was 53.3cm in diameter, 7.163 m in length, and with a warhead of 280 kg of Hexanite, and was standard issue for all U-boats of the war.The torpedo was of a straight-running...

 Germany 1930 Surface ships & submarines 533 mm (21 in) × 7.2 metre 320 kg (705.5 lb) Hexanite Decalin wet heater 36 knots (70.6 km/h) for 6 km (6,561.7 yd)
H8  Germany 1912 Surface ships 600 mm (23.6 in) × 8 metre 210 kg (463 lb) Hexanite
Hexanite
Hexanite was a castable German military explosive developed early in the 20th century before the First World War for the Kaiserliche Marine, intended to augment supplies of trinitrotoluene , which were then in short supply. Hexanite is significantly more powerful than TNT on its own...

Brotherhood wet heater 36 knots (70.6 km/h) for 6 km (6,561.7 yd)
Howell torpedo
Howell torpedo
The Howell Automobile Torpedo was the first self-propelled torpedo in United States Navy service.It was conceived by LCdr. John A. Howell , USN, in 1870, using a 60 kg flywheel spun at very high speed to store energy and drive propellers...

 United States 1889 360 mm (14.2 in) × 3.3 metre 96 kg (211.6 lb) Flywheel 25 knots (49 km/h) for 365 m (399.2 yd)
Kaiten
Kaiten
The Kaiten were manned torpedos and suicide craft, they were used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II.-History:...

 manned torpedo
 Japan 1944 Submarine launched suicide weapon 1000 mm (39.4 in) × 14.75 metre 1550 kg (3,417.2 lb) Oxygen, diesel 30 knots (58.8 km/h) for 23 km (25,153.1 yd) or 20 knots (39.2 km/h) for 43 km (47,025.4 yd) or 10 knots (19.6 km/h) for 78 km (85,301.8 yd), maximum depth 80 m (262.5 ft)
Kolibri
Kolibri
Kolibri is the word for hummingbird in numerous languages, originating from a now extinct indigenous language of the French Caribbean colonies.The Kolibri is a bird.Kolibri can also refer to:...

 Soviet Union 1978 330 mm (13 in)
Mark 1 (Bliss-Leavitt)  United States 1900 460 mm (18.1 in)
Mark 2 (Bliss-Leavitt)  United States 1905 460 mm (18.1 in)
Mark 3 (Bliss-Leavitt)  United States 1906 460 mm (18.1 in)
Mark 4 (Bliss-Leavitt)  United States 1912 460 mm (18.1 in)
Mark 6 (Bliss-Leavitt)  United States 1911 460 mm (18.1 in)
Mark 6 (Bliss-Leavitt)  United States 1911 460 mm (18.1 in)
Mark 7 (Bliss-Leavitt)  United States 1912 460 mm (18.1 in)
Mark 8 (Bliss-Leavitt)  United States 1911 533 mm (21 in)
Mark 9 (Bliss-Leavitt)  United States 1915 533 mm (21 in)
Mark 10
Mark 10 torpedo
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. It used alcohol-water steam propulsion. It was succeeded by the problematic Mark 14 torpedo, but remained in service in S-boats & fleet submarines through the...

 United States 1918 533 mm (21 in)
Mark 11  United States 1926 533 mm (21 in)
Mark 12  United States 1930 533 mm (21 in)
Mark 13
Mark 13 torpedo
The Bliss-Leavitt Mark 13 torpedo was the U.S. Navy's most common aerial torpedo of World War II. It was designed with unusually squat dimensions for its type: diameter was and length . In the water, the Mark 13 could reach a speed of for up to . The Mark 13 ran slower than the Mark 14 torpedo...

 United States 1935 570 mm (22.4 in)
Mark 14
Mark 14 torpedo
The Mark 14 torpedo was the United States Navy's standard submarine-launched anti-ship torpedo of World War II.This weapon was plagued with many problems which crippled its performance early in the war, and was supplemented by the Mark 18 electric torpedo in the last 2 years of the war...

 United States 1931 533 mm (21 in)
Mark 15
Mark 15 torpedo
The standard U.S. destroyer-launched torpedo of World War II, the Mark 15 was very similar in design to the Mark 14 torpedo except that it was longer, lighter, and had longer range and larger warhead. 9,700 were produced during the war....

 United States 1935 533 mm (21 in)
Mark 16
Mark 16 torpedo
The Mark 16 torpedo was a redesign of the United States Navy standard Mark 14 torpedo to incorporate war-tested improvements for use in unmodified United States fleet submarines. The torpedo was considered the United States standard anti-shipping torpedo for twenty years; although significant...

 United States 1945 533 mm (21 in)
Mark 17  United States 1945 533 mm (21 in)
Mark 18
Mark 18 torpedo
The Mark 18 torpedo was an electric torpedo used by the US Navy during World War II.The Mark 18 was built in competition to the Bureau of Ordnance electric torpedoes, which had been in development at the Newport Torpedo Station , Newport, Rhode Island, since the 1920s, in particular the Mark II,...

 United States 1944 533 mm (21 in)
Mark 21  United States 1955 533 mm (21 in)
Mark 24  United States 1943 480 mm (18.9 in)
Mark 27
Mark 27 torpedo
The Mark 27 torpedo was the first of the United States Navy 19-inch submarine-launched torpedoes. This electrically propelled torpedo was 125 inches long and weighed 1174 pounds . The torpedo employed a passive acoustic guidance system and was intended for both submarine and surface targets...

 United States 1943 480 mm (18.9 in)
Mark 28  United States 1945 533 mm (21 in)
Mark 32  United States 1944 480 mm (18.9 in)
Mark 33  United States 1948 533 mm (21 in)
Mark 34
Mark 34 torpedo
The Mark 34 torpedo was a U.S. torpedo developed that entered service in 1948. It was an improved version of the Mark 24 FIDO passive acoustic homing torpedo developed during World War II for launch from fixed-wing aircraft...

 United States 1949 480 mm (18.9 in)
Mark 35
Mark 35 torpedo
The Mark 35 torpedo was the first of the United States Navy deep-diving anti-submarine torpedoes designed for surface launch. This electrically propelled 21-inch torpedo was 162 inches long, weighed 1770 lb , and carried a 270 lb Torpex high explosive warhead...

 United States 533 mm (21 in)
Mark 36  United States 1948 533 mm (21 in)
Mark 37
Mark 37 torpedo
The Mark 37 torpedo is a torpedo with electrical propulsion, developed for the US Navy after World War II. It entered service with the US Navy in the early 1950s, with over 3,300 produced. It was phased out of service with the US Navy during the 1970s, and the stockpiles were sold to foreign...

 United States 1957 480 mm (18.9 in)
Mark 39  United States 1956 533 mm (21 in)
Mark 43
Mark 43 torpedo
The 10" Mark 43 torpedo was the first and smallest of the United States Navy light-weight anti-submarine torpedoes. This electrically propelled 10-inch torpedo was 92 inches long and weighed 265 pounds . The torpedo was designed for air or surface launch...

 United States 1950 250 mm (9.8 in)
Mark 44
Mark 44 torpedo
The Mark 44 torpedo is an obsolete air-launched and ship-launched lightweight torpedo manufactured in the U.S., and under licence in Canada, France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom with 10,500 being produced for U.S. service. It was superseded by the Mark 46 torpedo...

 United States Cold War 324 mm (12.8 in)
Mark 45
Mark 45 torpedo
The Mark 45 anti-submarine torpedo was a submarine-launched wire-guided nuclear torpedo designed by the United States Navy for use against high-speed, deep-diving, enemy submarines...

 United States 1963 533 mm (21 in) Nuclear
Mark 46
Mark 46 torpedo
Designed to attack high-performance submarines, the Mark 46 torpedo is the backbone of the U.S. Navy's lightweight ASW torpedo inventory, and is the current NATO standard. These aerial torpedoes, such as the Mark 46 Mod 5, are expected to remain in service until the year 2015...

 United States Cold War 438 mm (17.2 in)
Mark 48
Mark 48 torpedo
The Mark 48 and its improved ADCAP variant are heavyweight submarine-launched torpedoes. They were designed to sink fast, deep-diving nuclear-powered submarines and high-performance surface ships.-History:...

 United States 1972 Anti-submarine Anti-surface 533 mm (21 in) 650 lbs Piston engine, pump jet
Mark 50
Mark 50 torpedo
The Mark 50 torpedo is a U.S. Navy advanced lightweight torpedo for use against fast, deep-diving submarines. The Mk-50 can be launched from all anti-submarine aircraft and from torpedo tubes aboard surface combatant ships. The Mk-50 was intended to replace the Mk-46 as the fleet's lightweight...

 United States 324 mm (12.8 in)
Mark 54 LHT
Mark 54 LHT
The Mark 54 Lightweight Hybrid Torpedo is a standard 12.75 inch antisubmarine warfare torpedo used by the United States Navy.- Development :...

 (Lightweight Hybrid Torpedo)
 United States
MGT-1  Soviet Union 1961 400 mm (15.7 in)
MU90 Impact
MU90 Impact
The MU90/IMPACT is an advanced lightweight anti-submarine torpedo used by navies of Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Australia and Poland. It is designed to compete with and outperform the US-built Mark 46 in the anti-submarine role, and is also available in a special MU90 Hard Kill version for...

 Early Modern France  Italy 1993 Anti-submarine 323.7 mm (12.7 in) × 2.85 metre 32.7 kg (72.1 lb) Shaped charge
Shaped charge
A shaped charge is an explosive charge shaped to focus the effect of the explosive's energy. Various types are used to cut and form metal, to initiate nuclear weapons, to penetrate armor, and in the oil and gas industry...

 warhead
Electric pump-jet 50 knots (98 km/h) for 10 km (10,936.1 yd), maximum depth 1000 m (3,280.8 ft)
21 inch Mark 21 "Pentane"
British 21 inch torpedo
There have been several British 21-inch diameter torpedoes used by the Royal Navy since their first development just before the First World War.They were the largest size of torpedo in common use in the RN...

1950s planned torpedo for Short Sturgeon
Short Sturgeon
The Short Sturgeon was a British aircraft originally designed in the Second World War as a high-performance torpedo bomber. With the end of the war in the Pacific it was no longer needed as such. Through shifting priorities postwar, the Sturgeon was redesigned first into a target tug and then later...

 A/S aircraft
RAT-52  Soviet Union 1952 450 mm (17.7 in)
SET-72  Soviet Union 1972 400 mm (15.7 in)
Spearfish
Spearfish torpedo
The Spearfish torpedo is the heavy torpedo used by the submarines of the Royal Navy. It can be guided by wire or by autonomous active or passive sonar, and provides both anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface ship warfare capability.It replaces the unreliable Tigerfish torpedo, which was...

1994 Submarines 533 mm (21 in) × 7 metre 300 kg (661.4 lb) Torpex Sundstrand gas-turbine with pump-jet. HAP-Otto Fuel
Otto fuel II
Otto fuel II is a monopropellant used to drive torpedoes and other weapon systems. It is not related to the Otto cycle.-Properties:This distinct-smelling, reddish-orange, oily liquid is a mixture of three synthetic substances: propylene glycol dinitrate , 2-nitrodiphenylamine, and dibutyl...

60 knots (117.6 km/h) for 21 km (22,965.9 yd)
SST-3 Seal  Germany 1972 533 mm (21 in)
SST-4 Seal  Germany 1980 533 mm (21 in)
Sting Ray
Sting Ray torpedo
The Sting Ray torpedo is a current British acoustic homing light-weight torpedo manufactured by GEC-Marconi, who were later bought out by BAE Systems. It entered service in 1983.-Design and development:...

1994 325 mm (12.8 in) × 2.6 metre 45 kg (99.2 lb) Torpex Shaped charge
Shaped charge
A shaped charge is an explosive charge shaped to focus the effect of the explosive's energy. Various types are used to cut and form metal, to initiate nuclear weapons, to penetrate armor, and in the oil and gas industry...

Magnesium/silver chloride seawater battery 45 knots (88.2 km/h) for 8 km (8,748.9 yd)
SUT  Germany 1967 533 mm (21 in)
TAN-12  Soviet Union 1932 450 mm (17.7 in)
TAV-15  Soviet Union 1932 450 mm (17.7 in)
Torped 61  Sweden 1965 533 mm (21 in)
Torped 613
Torped 613
Torped 613 is an older heavyweight torpedo still in use by the Swedish Navy. It is wire-guided and has a passive sonar sensor, which sends back information through the wire. The torpedo was developed in the 1970s as an cooperation project between Denmark, Norway and Sweden...

 Sweden 1983 533 mm (21 in)
Torped 62
Torped 62
Torped 62 is the latest and most modern torpedo used in the Swedish Navy.In the late 1980s, FFV , began to develop a replacement for the older Torped 613, the main heavy torpedo used be the Swedish navy...

 Sweden 2000 533 mm (21 in)
Type 07 Vertical Launched ASROC  Japan 2007 324 mm (13 in)
Type 45  Soviet Union 1936 450 mm (17.7 in)
Type 53
Type 53 torpedo
Type 53 is the common name for a family of 53 cm torpedoes manufactured in Russia, starting with the 53-27 torpedo and continuing to the modern UGST....

 Soviet Union 1927 533 mm (21 in)
Type 65
Type 65 torpedo
The Type 65 is a torpedo manufactured in the Soviet Union/Russia. It was developed to counter the US Navy's aircraft carrier battle groups as well as to be used against large merchant targets such as supertankers...

 Soviet Union 1973 650 mm (25.6 in)
Type 72 torpedo  Japan 1972 533 mm (21 in)
Type 73 Light Weight torpedo  Japan 1973 324 mm (12.8 in)
Type 80 torpedo (G-RX1)  Japan 1980 480 mm (18.9 in)
Type 89 torpedo (G-RX2)
Type 89 torpedo
The Type 89 torpedo is a Japanese submarine-launched homing torpedo produced by Mitsubishi heavy industries. It was developed in the early 1980s, and is similar in capabilities to the U.S. Mark 48 ADCAP torpedo. It entered service in the 1990s and is currently carried aboard the Harushio, Oyashio...

 Japan 1989 533 mm (21 in)
Type 91 torpedo
Type 91 torpedo
The Type 91 was an aerial torpedo of the Imperial Japanese Navy which was designed to be launched from an aircraft. It was used in the naval battles of carrier task forces in World War II.The Type 91 aerial torpedo rev.2 won the admiration of the world...

 Japan 1931 Airplane 450 mm (17.7 in) × 5.27 metre Wet heater 323.6 kg (713.4 lb) 42 knots (82.3 km/h) for 2 km (2,187.2 yd)
Type 92 torpedo
Type 92 torpedo
The Type 92 torpedo was a submarine-launched torpedo used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. It was in length and 21 inches in diameter. This type of torpedo was battery powered. It could deliver a 660 pound warhead at 30 knots to a target 7 kilometers away....

 Japan 1932 533 mm (21 in)
Type 93 torpedo
Type 93 torpedo
The Type 93 was a -diameter torpedo of the Imperial Japanese Navy , launched from surface ships. It is commonly referred to as the Long Lance by most modern English-language naval historians, a nickname given it after the war by Samuel E. Morison, the chief historian of the U.S...

 (Long Lance)
 Japan 1933 610 mm (24 in)
Type 95 torpedo
Type 95 torpedo
The Type 95 torpedo was a torpedo of the Imperial Japanese Navy.It was based on the formidable Type 93 torpedo but had a smaller warhead, shorter range and a smaller diameter...

 Japan 1935 610 mm (24 in)
Type 97 torpedo
Type 97 torpedo
The Type 97 was a diameter torpedo used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Intended for use with Japan's Ko-hyoteki class midget submarines, the torpedo was based on the Type 93 "Long Lance" used by larger Japanese submarines, but redesigned to meet the smaller physical dimensions...

 Japan 1937 450 mm (17.7 in)
Type 97 Light Weight Torpedo (G-RX4)  Japan 1997 324 mm (12.8 in)
USET-80  Soviet Union 1980 533 mm (21 in)
VA-111 Shkval
VA-111 Shkval
The VA-111 Shkval torpedo and its descendants are supercavitating torpedoes developed by the Soviet Union. They are capable of speeds in excess of 200 knots .-Design and capabilities:...

 Russia 533 mm (21 in) × 8.2 metre 201 kg (443.1 lb) Supercavitating
Supercavitation
Supercavitation is the use of cavitation effects to create a bubble of gas inside a liquid large enough to encompass an object traveling through the liquid, greatly reducing the skin friction drag on the object and enabling achievement of very high speeds...

 torpedo, high-test peroxide/kerosene
Kerosene
Kerosene, sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage, also known as paraffin or paraffin oil in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Ireland and South Africa, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid. The name is derived from Greek keros...

 rocket
Speed: 200 knots (392 km/h)+
Range: 7000–13000 m (7,655.3–14,217 yd)
VTT-1 Strizh  Soviet Union 1976 450 mm (17.7 in)
Whitehead 1888 Surface ship 450 mm (17.7 in) Air-flask Brotherhood pattern engine 26.5 knots (51.9 km/h) for 730 m (798.3 yd)
Yu-5
Yu-5 torpedo
Yu-5 torpedo is the first wire-guided torpedo developed by China. It is an ASW torpedo designed for conventional diesel-electric submarines...

 Mainland China 533 mm (21 in)
Yu-6
Yu-6 torpedo
Yu-6 torpedo is the Chinese equivalent of the Mark 48 torpedo. In addition to wire and active / passive homing guidance, wake homing guidance is also incorporated. Many domestic Chinese sources have claimed that Yu-6 torpedo is in the same class as the Mk 48 Mod...

 Mainland China 533 mm (21 in)
Z13
Z13 torpedo
The Z-13 was an electric heavy torpedo of the French Navy.It was designed to be fired from submerged submarines to target surface ships. The Z-13 was propelled by two electric engines, each moving a propeller. A Ca-Ni battery fed the engines....

 Early Modern France Anti-surface ship 550 mm (21.7 in) Electric, two propellers 30 knots (58.8 km/h) for 10 km (10,936.1 yd)
Baek Sang Eo 2003 Submarine 480 mm (18.9 in) 35 knots (68.6 km/h) for 30 km (32,808.4 yd)
Chung Sang Eo 2005 Surface Ships & Airplane 320 mm (12.6 in) 45 knots (88.2 km/h) for 19 km (20,778.7 yd)
Hong Sang Eo vertically launched K-ASROC
ASROC
ASROC is an all-weather, all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system. Developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s, it was deployed in the 1960s, updated in the 1990s, and eventually installed on over 200 USN surface ships, specifically cruisers, destroyers, and frigates...

2009 Surface Ships 380 mm (15 in) 45 knots (88.2 km/h) for 17 km (18,591.4 yd)
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