List of torpedoes
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| Name | Country | In Service Date | Role | Dimensions | Warhead | Propulsion | Performance |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| 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) | |||