List of torpedoes by name
The list of torpedoes by name includes all torpedoes operated in the past or present.
| Name | Country | In service date | Platform / target | Dimensions | Warhead | Propulsion | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead Mk. IX 14 inch aerial torpedo |  UK | 1913 | Aircraft | Diameter:360 mm (14 in) | |||
| 18 in. Mk. V | UK | 1899- | Destroyer / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (17.7 in) Weight:614 kg (1,353 lb) | 134 kg (295 lb) | Compressed air | |
| 18 in. Mk. VI | UK | 1904 | Destroyers / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | Compressed air | Low:52.8 km/h (28.5 kn) for 3.7 km (4,000 yd) High:76 km/h (41 kn) for 0.91 km (1,000 yd) | |
| 18 in. Mk. VII & VII* | UK | Destroyers, Flying boats & Torpedo boats / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | 150 kg (330 lb) TNT | Wet heater | Mk.VII Low:56 km/h (30 kn; 35 mph) for 5,500–6,400 m (6,000–7,000 yd) High:76 km/h (41 kn; 47 mph) for 2,700 m (3,000 yd) Mk.VII* Low:54 km/h (29 kn; 34 mph) for 6,400 m (7,000 yd) | |
| 18 in. Mk. VII |  India | 1965 | Frigate, boats, flying boats | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | 145 kg (320 lb) TNT | Wet heater | 65 km/h (35 kn) for 4.6 km (5,000 yd) |
| 18 in. Mk. VIII | UK | 1913 | Submarines & aircraft / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | 150 kg (320 lb) TNT | Wet heater | 65 km/h (35 kn) for 2.3 km (2,500 yd) |
| 18 in. Mk. XI | UK | 1934 | Aircraft / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | 211 kg (465 lb) TNT | Burner cycle | 65 km/h (35 kn) for 2.3 km (2,500 yd) |
| 18 in. Mk. XII | UK | Aircraft / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:5,000 mm (195 in) Weight:702 kg (1,548 lb) | 176 kg (388 lb) TNT | Burner cycle 140 hp (100 kW) | Low:69 km/h (37 kn; 43 mph) for 3,200 m (3,500 yd) High:74 km/h (40 kn; 46 mph) for 1,400 m (1,500 yd) | |
| 18 in. Mk. XIV | UK | 1938 | Aircraft | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | 170 kg (370 lb) TNT | Whitehead wet heater (methyl fuel) | 83 km/h (45 kn) for 1.5 km (1,600 yd) or 76 km/h (41 kn) for 2.7 km (3,000 yd) |
| 18 in. Mk. XV | UK | 1942 | Aircraft & MTBs | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) Length:5.26 m (17 ft 3 in) | 247 kg (545 lb) Torpex | Burner cycle | 74 km/h (40 kn) for 2.3 km (2,500 yd) or 61 km/h (33 kn) for 3.2 km (3,500 yd) |
| 18 in. Mk. XVII | UK | 1944 | Aircraft-launched | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | 272 kg (600 lb) Torpex | Burner cycle | 74 km/h (40 kn) for 2.3 km (2,500 yd) |
| 18 in. Mk. 30 | UK | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | |||||
| 21 in. Mk. I | UK | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | |||||
| 21 in. Mk. II | UK | 1914 | Battleships & battlecruisers | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | 235 kg (518 lb) TNT | Wet heater | 83 km/h (45 kn) for 4.1 km (4,500 yd) or 57 km/h (31 kn) for 9.8 km (10,700 yd) |
| 21 in. Mk. IV | UK | 1912 | Destroyers, other surface ships | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:6.9 m (22 ft 8 in) | 235 kg (518 lb) TNT | Wet heater | 65 km/h (35 kn) for 7.3 km (8,000 yd) or 46 km/h (25 kn) for 12.4 km (13,600 yd) |
| 21 in. Mk. V | UK | 1917 | Destroyers & cruisers | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:7.1 m (23 ft 4 in) | Wet heater | 74 km/h (40 kn) for 4.6 km (5,000 yd) or 46 km/h (25 kn) for 12.4 km (13,600 yd) | |
| 21 in. Mk. VII | UK | 1925 | Cruisers | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:7.8 m (25 ft 7 in) | 336 kg (741 lb) TNT | Oxygen enriched air | 65 km/h (35 kn) for 5.2 km (5,700 yd) |
| 21 in. Mk. VIII | UK | 1925[1] | Submarines & torpedo boats | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) | 365 kg (805 lb) Torpex | Burner cycle | 76 km/h (41 kn) for 10 km (11,000 yd) or 65 km/h (35 kn) for 13.7 km (15,000 yd) |
| 21 in. Mk. X | UK | 1939 | Submarines, torpedo boats, & destroyers | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) | 300 kg (660 lb) TNT | Wet heater | 87 km/h (47 kn) for 3 km (3,300 yd) or 54 km/h (29 kn) for 12 km (13,000 yd) |
| 21 in. Mk. XI | UK | 1942 | Destroyers | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) | 322 kg (710 lb) TNT | Electric battery | 52 km/h (28 kn) for 5 km (5,500 yd) |
| 21 in. Mk. 12 | UK | 1952 | Submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | 340 kg (750 lb) Torpex | Hydrogen peroxide | 52 km/h (28 kn) for 5 km (5,500 yd) |
| 21 in. Mk. 20 Bidder | UK | 1955(?) | Submarines & surface ships | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 37 km/h (20 kn) for 11 km (12,000 yd) | |
| 21 in. Mk. 21 "Pentane" | UK | 1950s | planned torpedo for Short Sturgeon A/S aircraft | ||||
| 21 in. Mk. 23 Grog | UK | 1971(?) | Submarines | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 33 km/h (18 kn) | |
| 24.5 in. Mk. I | UK | 1923 | Used by Nelson-class battleships only | Diameter:622 mm (24.5 in) Length:8.103 m (26 ft 7.0 in) | 743 kg (1,638 lb) TNT | Oxygen enriched air | 65 km/h (35 kn) for 13.7 km (15,000 yd) or 56 km/h (30 kn) for 18.3 km (20,000 yd) |
| 45 cm Fiume torpedo (Whitehead) |  US | 1894 | Surface / Surface | Length:3,600 mm (140 in) Weight:383 kg (845 lb) Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) | 54 kg (119 lb) wet gun-cotton | Compressed air | 49.1 km/h (26.5 kn) for 0.73 km (800 yd) |
| Name | Country | In service date | Platform / target | Dimensions | Warhead | Propulsion | Performance |
| 6-shi |  Japan | Submarine / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:6,800 mm (269 in) Weight:1,432 kg (3,157 lb) | 200 kg (441 lb) | Wet heater | Low:48 km/h (26 kn) for 14,000 m (15,000 yd) Medium:59 km/h (32 kn) for 9,100 m (10,000 yd) High:67 km/h (36 kn) for 6,400 m (7,000 yd) | |
| 8-shi | Japan | Surface / Surface | Diameter:610 mm (24 in) Length:8,400 mm (331 in) Weight:2,362 kg (5,207 lb) | 200 kg (441 lb) | Wet heater | Low:48 km/h (26 kn) for 14,000 m (15,000 yd) Medium:59 km/h (32 kn) for 9,100 m (10,000 yd) High:67 km/h (36 kn) for 6,400 m (7,000 yd) | |
| A-184 |  Italy | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | |||||
| A244-S | Italy | Diameter:324 mm (12.8 in) Length:2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) | Speed: 56 km/h (30 kn) cruise / 72 km/h (39 kn) maximum Depth : 600 m (2,000 ft) Range: 6 km (3.7 mi) Mod. 1, 13.5 km (8.4 mi) Mod. 3 | ||||
| Advanced Light Weight Torpedo (NSTL) | India | ||||||
| APR-1 |  USSR | 1960 | Aircraft/Submarine | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | 80 kg | Solid-fuel rocket | range:800 m, depth:420 m |
| APR-2 | USSR | 1980 | Aircraft/Submarine | Diameter:350 mm (14 in) | 100 kg | Solid-fuel rocket | speed:62 kn, range:1600/2000 m, depth:600 m |
| APR-3E | USSR | 1990 | Aircraft/Submarine | Diameter:350 mm (14 in) | 74 kg | Solid-fuel pump-jet propulser | speed:103 km/h, range:1500/2000 m, depth:800 m |
| APSET-95 | USSR | 1995 | Aircraft/Submarine | Diameter:400 mm (16 in) | 60 kg | speed:50 kn, range:30000 m | |
| Baek Sang Eo |  ROK | 2003 | Submarine | Diameter:480 mm (19 in) | 65 km/h (35 kn) for 30 km (33,000 yd) | ||
| Barracuda |  Germany | 2007 | Submarine | Supercavitating torpedo | Up to 800 kilometres per hour (500 mph) | ||
| Black Shark(WASS) | Italy | 2004 | Submarines | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | high explosive STANAG 4439 and MURAT-2 compliant | contra-rotating direct-drive brushless motor | 93 km/h (50 kn) for 50 km (55,000 yd) |
| Brennan torpedo | UK | 1877 | Land-based | Diameter:324 mm (12.8 in) | Wire drum | Range: Up to 1,800 m (2,000 yd) Speed: Up to 50 km/h (27 kn) | |
| Germany | 1943 | Aircraft / Surface | Diameter:378 mm (14.9 in) Length:2.94 m (9 ft 8 in) Weight:435 kg (959 lb) | 200 kg (440 lb) | Unpowered | ||
| C/03 | Germany | 1903 | Surface ships | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) Length:5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) | 176 kg (388 lb) TNT | Brotherhood or wet heater | 57 km/h (31 kn) for 1.9 km (2,100 yd) |
| C/06 | Germany | 1906 | Submarines | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) Length:5.7 m (18 ft 8 in) | 123 kg (271 lb) TNT | Brotherhood or wet heater | 63.9 km/h (34.5 kn) for 1.5 km (1,600 yd) or 50 km/h (27 kn) for 5 km (5,500 yd) |
| C/07 | Germany | 1907 | Land-based | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) Length:5.7 m (18 ft 8 in) | 110 kg (240 lb) TNT | Brotherhood or wet heater | 67 km/h (36 kn) for 1.5 km (1,600 yd) |
| C35/91 | Germany | 1890 | Torpedo boats & submarines | Diameter:350 mm (14 in) Length:4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) | 41 kg (90 lb) TNT | Brotherhood | 54 km/h (29 kn) for 400 m (440 yd) |
| C43 |  China | ||||||
| C45/91 | Germany | 1890 | Cruisers & battleships | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) Length:5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) TNT | Brotherhood | 59 km/h (32 kn) for 500 m (550 yd) |
| CAPTOR mine | US | 1979 | Encapsulated torpedo ASW mine | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:3.68 m (12 ft 1 in) | 44 kg (97 lb) PBXN-103 | Reciprocating external combustion, Otto fuel II | 52 km/h (28 kn) for 7.3 km (8,000 yd) |
| Chung Sang Eo | ROK | 2005 | Surface Ships & Airplane | Diameter:320 mm (13 in) | 83 km/h (45 kn) for 19 km (21,000 yd) | ||
| DM1 Seeschlange | Germany | 1971 | Submarines | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | Silver-zinc battery | 61 km/h (33 kn) for 6 km (6,600 yd) |
| DM2A1 Seal | Germany | 1969 | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| DM2A3 | Germany | 1987 | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| DM2A4 Seehecht | Germany | 2006 | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) | 260 kg (570 lb) PBX | 93 km/h (50 kn) for 50 km (55,000 yd) | ||
| DST92 | USSR | Submarine / Surface | Diameter:650 mm (25.6 in) Length:36 ft (11 m) Weight:4,750 kg (10,470 lb) | 557 kg (1,228 lb) | HTP / Kerosene turbine | Depth:20 m (66 ft) | |
| DT | USSR | Submarine / Surface & Submarine | Diameter:650 mm (25.6 in) Length:36 ft (11 m) Weight:4,500 kg (9,900 lb) | 450 kg (990 lb) | HTP / Kerosene turbine | ||
| Name | Country | In service date | Platform / target | Dimensions | Warhead | Propulsion | Performance |
| ET32 | China | Aircraft / Submarine & Surface | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) Weight:1,340 kg (2,950 lb) | 190 kg (420 lb) High explosive | Electrical (silver zinc battery) | 65 km/h (35 kn; 40 mph) for 18 km (20,000 yd) Depth:350 m (1,150 ft) | |
| ET34 | China | Aircraft / Submarine & Surface | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | Electrical (silver zinc battery) | Short range:78 km/h (42 kn; 48 mph) for 18 km (20,000 yd) Long range:74 km/h (40 kn; 46 mph) for 20 km (22,000 yd) Variable speed :25 km (27,000 yd) Depth:300 m (980 ft) | ||
| ET34 | China | Aircraft / Submarine & Surface | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | Electrical (silver zinc battery) | Short range:67 km/h (36 kn; 42 mph) for 10 km (11,000 yd) Long range:46 km/h (25 kn; 29 mph) for 25 km (27,000 yd) Variable speed :18–20 km (20,000–22,000 yd) Depth:300 m (980 ft) | ||
| ET52 | China | Aircraft / Submarine & Surface | Diameter:324 mm (13 in) | ||||
| ET-46 | USSR | 1946 | Aircraft/Submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | 450 kg | speed:31 kn, range:6000 m | |
| F5 | Germany | 1935 | Aircraft | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) Length:5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) | 250 kg (550 lb) Hexanite | Decalin wet heater | 74 km/h (40 kn) for 2 km (2,200 yd) |
| F17 |  France | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | 250 kg | 74 km/h (40 kn) for 20 km (22,000 yd) | |||
| F21 | France | Diameter:534 mm (21 in) | Speed > 93 km/h (50 kn) | ||||
| G6 | Germany | 1908 | Surface ships & submarines | Diameter:500 mm (20 in) Length:6 m (19 ft 8 in) | 164 kg (362 lb) TNT/Hexanite | Decalin or kerosene wet heater | 65 km/h (35 kn) for 3.5 km (3,800 yd) |
| G7 | Germany | 1910 | Major surface ships | Diameter:500 mm (20 in) Length:7 m (23 ft 0 in) | 195 kg (430 lb) Hexanite | Decalin wet heater | 69 km/h (37 kn) for 4 km (4,400 yd) |
| G7a | Germany | 1930 | Surface ships & submarines | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) | 320 kg (710 lb) Hexanite | Decalin wet heater | 81 km/h (44 kn) for 5 km (5,500 yd) |
| G7e (G7e/T2, G7e/T3, and G7e/T4 Falke) | Germany | 1930 | Surface ships & submarines | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:7.16 m (23 ft 6 in) | 280 kg (620 lb) Schießwolle 36 | Electric 75 kW (100 hp) | T3 - 56 km/h (30 kn) for 5 km (5,500 yd) |
| G7es (Zaunkönig T-5 / GNAT) | Germany | 1943-1945 | Surface ships & submarines | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | 280 kg (620 lb) Schießwolle 36 | Electric | 44 km/h (24 kn) for 5.7 km (6,200 yd) |
| H8 | Germany | 1912 | Surface ships | Diameter:600 mm (24 in) Length:8 m (26 ft 3 in) | 210 kg (460 lb) Hexanite | Brotherhood wet heater | 67 km/h (36 kn) for 6 km (6,600 yd) |
| Hong Sang Eo vertically launched K-ASROC | ROK | 2009 | Surface Ships | Diameter:380 mm (15 in) | 83 km/h (45 kn) for 17 km (19,000 yd) | ||
| Hoot (missile) (super-cavitating torpedo) |  Iran | 2006 | Submarine / Surface & Submarine | Supercavitation torpedo | Up to 370 km/h (200 kn) | ||
| Howell torpedo | US | 1889 - 1898 | Diameter:360 mm (14 in) Length:3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | Flywheel | 46 km/h (25 kn) for 370 m (400 yd) | |
| Kaiten Type 1 manned torpedo | Japan | 1944 | Submarine-launched suicide weapon / Surface | Diameter:1,000 mm (39 in) Length:14.75 m (48 ft 5 in) Weight:8,255 kg (18,199 lb) | 1,550 kg (3,420 lb) | Type 93 torpedo engine. Wet heater, Reciprocating, 2 cylinder 440 kW (590 hp), Kerosene and oxygen | Low:56 km/h (30 kn) for 23 km (25,000 yd) Medium:37 km/h (20 kn) for 43 km (47,000 yd) High:19 km/h (10 kn) for 78 km (85,000 yd) Maximum depth: 80 m (260 ft) |
| Kolibri | USSR | 1978 | Aircraft/Submarine | Diameter:330 mm (13 in) | 44 kg | 45 kn | |
| LCAW (WASS) | Italy | ||||||
| Name | Country | In service date | Platform / target | Dimensions | Warhead | Propulsion | Performance |
| Mark 1 (Bliss-Leavitt) | US | 1904-1922 | Submarine / Surface ship | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:5,000 mm (197 in) Weight:680 kg (1,500 lb) | 91 kg (200 lb) wet guncotton | Single vertical turbine wheel | 50 km/h (27 kn) for 3.7 km (4,000 yd) |
| Mark 2 (Bliss-Leavitt) | US | 1905-1922 | Submarine / Surface ship | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:5,000 mm (197 in) Weight:680 kg (1,500 lb) | 91 kg (200 lb) wet guncotton | Turbine (contra-rotating) | 48 km/h (26 kn) for 3.2 km (3,500 yd) |
| Mark 3 (Bliss-Leavitt) | US | 1906-1922 | Submarine / Surface ship | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:5,000 mm (197 in) Weight:680 kg (1,500 lb) | 91 kg (200 lb) wet guncotton | Turbine (contra-rotating) | 48 km/h (26 kn) for 3.7 km (4,000 yd) |
| Mark 4 (Bliss-Leavitt) | US | 1908-1922 | Submarine / Surface ship | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:5,000 mm (197 in) Weight:680 kg (1,500 lb) | Vertical Turbine | ||
| Mark 6 (Bliss-Leavitt) | US | 1911-1922 | Submarine / Surface ship | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:5,200 mm (204 in) Weight:820 kg (1,800 lb) | Turbine | 65 km/h (35 kn) for 1,800 m (2,000 yd) | |
| Mark 7 (Bliss-Leavitt) | US | 1912-1945 | Submarine / Surface ship | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:5,200 mm (204 in) Weight:763 kg (1,682 lb) | Warhead Mk.7 Mod 5 148 kg (326 lb) TNT | Turbine | 65 km/h (35 kn) for 3,200 m (3,500 yd) or 5,500 m (6,000 yd) |
| Mark 7 Short Torpedo (Type D) | US | Submarine launched | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:3,700 mm (144 in) Weight:470 kg (1,036 lb) | 68 kg (150 lb) HBX | Seawater battery | Speed:65 km/h (35 kn) for 1,800 m (2,000 yd) | |
| Mark 8 (Bliss-Leavitt) | US | 1911-1945 | Submarine / Surface ship | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:6,510 mm (256.3 in) Weight:1,200 kg (2,600 lb) | Warhead Mk.8 Mod 4 211 kg (466 lb) TNT | Turbine | 67 km/h (36 kn) for 15,000 m (16,000 yd) |
| Mark 9 (Bliss-Leavitt) | US | 1915-1945 | Submarine / Surface ship | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:5,000 mm (197 in) Weight:914 kg (2,015 lb) | Warhead Mk.9 95 kg (210 lb) TNT | Turbine | 50 km/h (27 kn) for 6,400 m (7,000 yd) |
| Mark 10 | US | 1915-1945 | Surface / Surface ship | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:5,000 mm (195 in) Weight:1,005 kg (2,215 lb) | Warhead Mk.10 Mod.3 225 kg (497 lb) TNT | Steam turbine | 67 km/h (36 kn) for 3,200 m (3,500 yd) |
| Mark 11 | US | 1926-1945 | Surface / Surface ship | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:6,900 mm (271 in) Weight:1,593 kg (3,511 lb) | Warhead Mk.11 230 kg (500 lb) TNT | Turbine | Low:50 km/h (27 kn) for 14,000 m (15,000 yd) Medium:63 km/h (34 kn) for 9,100 m (10,000 yd) High:85 km/h (46 kn) for 5,500 m (6,000 yd) |
| Mark 12 | US | 1928-1945 | Surface / Surface ship | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:6,900 mm (271 in) Weight:1,590 kg (3,505 lb) | Warhead Mk.11 230 kg (500 lb) TNT | Turbine | Low:50.9 km/h (27.5 kn) for 14,000 m (15,000 yd) Medium:65.7 km/h (35.5 kn) for 9,100 m (10,000 yd) High:81 km/h (44 kn) for 6,400 m (7,000 yd) |
| Mark 13 | US | 1936-1950 | GT-1 (missile) & Aircraft / Surface | Diameter:570 mm (22.5 in) Length:4,100 mm (161 in) Weight:1,005 kg (2,216 lb) | Warhead Mk.13 270 kg (600 lb) Torpex | Mechanical | 62.0 km/h (33.5 kn) for 5,800 m (6,300 yd) |
| Mark 14 | US | 1938 | Submarine / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:6,200 mm (246 in) Weight:1,456 kg (3,209 lb) | Warhead Mk.16 Mod.6 292 kg (643 lb) HBX | Electric | Low:57.6 km/h (31.1 kn) for 8,200 m (9,000 yd) High:85.7 km/h (46.3 kn) for 4,100 m (4,500 yd) |
| Mark 15 | US | 1938-1956 | Surface / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:7,300 mm (288 in) Weight:1,742 kg (3,841 lb) | Warhead Mk.7 Mod.3 374 kg (825 lb) HBX | Turbine | Low:49.1 km/h (26.5 kn) for 14,000 m (15,000 yd) Medium:62.0 km/h (33.5 kn) for 9,100 m (10,000 yd) High:83 km/h (45 kn) for 5,500 m (6,000 yd) |
| Mark 16 | US | 1943-1975 | Submarine / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:6,200 mm (246 in) Weight:1,800 kg (4,000 lb) | Warhead Mk.16 Mod.7 338 kg (746 lb) HBX | Turbine | 85.6 km/h (46.2 kn) for 10,000 m (11,000 yd) |
| Mark 17 | US | 1944-1950 | Destroyer / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:7,300 mm (288 in) Weight:2,100 kg (4,600 lb) | Warhead Mk.17 Mod.3 398.9 kg (879.5 lb) HBX | Turbine | 85 km/h (46 kn) for 16,000 m (18,000 yd) |
| Mark 18 | US | 1943-1950 | Destroyer / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:6,200 mm (245 in) Weight:1,431 kg (3,154 lb) | Warhead Mk.18 Mod.3 261 kg (575 lb) HBX | Turbine | 54 km/h (29 kn) for 3,700 m (4,000 yd) |
| Mark 19 | US | Submarine / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:6,200 mm (246 in) Weight:1,470 kg (3,240 lb) | Warhead Mk.20 360 kg (800 lb) Torpex | Electric, secondary battery | 54 km/h (29 kn) for 3,700 m (4,000 yd) | |
| Mark 20 | US | Submarine / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:6,200 mm (246 in) Weight:1,400 kg (3,100 lb) | Mk.20 230 kg (500 lb) TNT | Electric motor | 61 km/h (33 kn) for 3.2 km (3,500 yd) | |
| Mark 20 Mod.0 | US | Aircraft / Surface | Diameter:570 mm (22.5 in) Length:4,100 mm (161 in) Weight:1,000 kg (2,300 lb) | approx. 180 kg (400 lb) TNT | Electric motor | 46 km/h (25 kn) | |
| Mark 20 Mod.2 | US | Faichild Petrel / Surface | Diameter:570 mm (22.5 in) Length:4,100 mm (161 in) Weight:970 kg (2,130 lb) | Mk.21 160 kg (350 lb) HBX-3 | Steam turbine | 62.0 km/h (33.5 kn) for 5.5 km (6,000 yd) | |
| Name | Country | In service date | Platform / target | Dimensions | Warhead | Propulsion | Performance |
| Mark 22 | US | Submarine / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:6,200 mm (246 in) Weight:1,390 kg (3,060 lb) | 230 kg (500 lb) HBX | Electric | 54 km/h (29 kn) for 3.7 km (4,000 yd) | |
| Mark 23 | US | 1943-1946 | Submarine / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:6,200 mm (246 in) Weight:1,478 kg (3,259 lb) | Mk.16 Mod.6 292 kg (643 lb) HBX | Turbine | 85.7 km/h (46.3 kn) for 4.1 km (4,500 yd) |
| Mark 24 mine | US | 1942 – 1948 | air-dropped anti-submarine | Diameter:480 mm (19 in) Length:2,100 mm (84 in) Weight:310 kg (680 lb) | Mine Mk. 24 42 kg (92 lb) HBX-1 | 22 km/h (12 kn) search for 10 minutes at3.7 km (4,000 yd) | |
| Mark 24 Mod 0 Tigerfish | UK | 1980 | Submarines - anti-submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) | 340 kg (750 lb) Torpex | Silver-zinc batteries | 65 km/h (35 kn) for 21 km (23,000 yd) 44 km/h (24 kn) Depth : 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Mark 24 Mod 1 Tigerfish | UK | 1979 | Anti-submarine & anti-surface vessel | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) | 340 kg (750 lb) Torpex | Silver-zinc batteries | 65 km/h (35 kn) for 21 km (23,000 yd) 44 km/h (24 kn) Depth : 442 m (1,450 ft) |
| Mark 24(N) Tigerfish | UK | Anti-submarine & anti-surface vessel | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) | Nuclear, 10 kt | Silver-zinc batteries | 65 km/h (35 kn) for 21 km (23,000 yd) 44 km/h (24 kn) Depth : 442 m (1,450 ft) | |
| Mark 24 Mod 2 Tigerfish | UK | 1984 | Submarines - anti-submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) | 340 kg (750 lb) Torpex | Silver-zinc batteries | 65 km/h (35 kn) for 21 km (23,000 yd) 44 km/h (24 kn) Depth : 442 m (1,450 ft) |
| Mark 25 | US | Aircraft / Surface | Diameter:570 mm (22.5 in) Length:4,100 mm (161 in) Weight:1,046 kg (2,306 lb) | Mk.25 329 kg (725 lb) HBX | Alcohol turbine | 74 km/h (40 kn) for 2.3 km (2,500 yd) | |
| Mark 26 | US | Submarine / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:6,200 mm (246 in) Weight:1,500 kg (3,200 lb) | Mk.26 410–450 kg (900–1,000 lb) HBX | Electric, seawater battery | 74 km/h (40 kn) for 5.5 km (6,000 yd) | |
| Mark 27 Mod.0 | US | 1943-1946 | Submarine / Escort ship | Diameter:480 mm (19 in) Length:2,300 mm (90 in) Weight:330 kg (720 lb) | Mk.27 Mod.0 | Electric, secondary battery | 22 km/h (12 kn) search for 12 minutes at 4.6 km (5,000 yd) |
| Mark 27 Mod.4 | US | 1943-1960 | Submarine / Escort ship | Diameter:480 mm (19 in) Length:3,194 mm (125.75 in) Weight:330 kg (720 lb) | Mk.27 Mod.2 58 kg (128 lb) HBX | Electric | 29.4 km/h (15.9 kn) search for 12 minutes at 5.7 km (6,200 yd) |
| Mark 28 | US | 1944-1960 | Submarine / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:6,200 mm (246 in) Weight:1,300 kg (2,800 lb) | Mk.28 Mod.2 265 kg (585 lb) HBX | Electric | 36.3 km/h (19.6 kn) for 6 minutes at 3.7 km (4,000 yd) |
| Mark 29 | US | Submarine / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:6,200 mm (246 in) Weight:1,500 kg (3,200 lb) | Mk.28 Mod.2 250 kg (550 lb) HBX | Electric | Low:39 km/h (21 kn) for 11,000 m (12,000 yd) High:52 km/h (28 kn) for 3,700 m (4,000 yd) | |
| Mark 30 torpedo mine | US | Aircraft / Submarine | Diameter:250 mm (10 in) Length:2,400 mm (96 in) Weight:120 kg (265 lb) | Mk.30 23 kg (50 lb) | Electric | 22 km/h (12 kn) for 2.7 km (3,000 yd) | |
| Mark 31 | US | Destroyer / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:6,200 mm (246 in) Weight:1,300 kg (2,800 lb) | Mk.31 230 kg (500 lb) HBX | Electric | 54 km/h (29 kn) for 3.7 km (4,000 yd) | |
| Mark 32 | US | 1950-1955 | Surface / Submarine | Diameter:480 mm (19 in) Length:2,100 mm (83 in) Weight:320 kg (700 lb) | Mk.32 Mod.1 49 kg (107 lb) HBX | Electric | 22 km/h (12 kn) search for 24 minutes at 8.8 km (9,600 yd) |
| Mark 33 Mod.0 | US | Submarine / Submarine & surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:2,100 mm (83 in) Weight:814 kg (1,795 lb) | 250 kg (550 lb) HBX | Electric | Low:23.2 km/h (12.5 kn) for 17,000 m (19,000 yd) High:34.3 km/h (18.5 kn) for 4,600 m (5,000 yd) | |
| Mark 34 Mod.1[2] (Mine Mk 44) | US | 1948-1958 | Aircraft / Submarine & Surface | Diameter:480 mm (19 in) Length:3,200 mm (125 in) Weight:520 kg (1,150 lb) | Mk.34 Mod.1 53 kg (116 lb) HBX | Electric |
Search:20 km/h (11 kn) search for 30 minutes at 11 km (12,000 yd) |
| Mark 35 | US | 1949-1960 | Surface / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:2,100 mm (83 in) Weight:800 kg (1,770 lb) | Mk.35 Mod.2 or 3 120 kg (270 lb) HBX | Electric, primary seawater battery | 50 km/h (27 kn) for 14 km (15,000 yd) |
| Mark 36 Mod.0 | US | 1949-1960 | Surface / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:6,200 mm (246 in) Weight:1,800 kg (4,000 lb) | Mk.36 360 kg (800 lb) HBX-1 | Electric | 87 km/h (47 kn) for 6.4 km (7,000 yd) |
| Mark 37 (Mod.0 & Mod.3) | US | 1956 to present | Submarine / Submarine | Diameter:480 mm (19 in) Length:3,400 mm (135 in) Weight:650 kg (1,430 lb) | Mk.37 Mod.0 150 kg (330 lb) HBX-3 | Electric | classified |
| Mark 37 (Mod.1 & Mod.2) | US | 1960 to present | Submarine / Submarine | Diameter:480 mm (19 in) Length:4,100 mm (161 in) Weight:770 kg (1,690 lb) | Mk.37 Mod.0 150 kg (330 lb) HBX-3 | Electric | classified |
| Mark 39 | US | 1946-1956 | Submarine / Submarine | Diameter:480 mm (19 in) Length:3,400 mm (133 in) Weight:578 kg (1,275 lb) | Mk.39 Mod.0 59 kg (130 lb) HBX | Electric | 28.7 km/h (15.5 kn) for 26 mins at 12 km (13,000 yd) |
| Name | Country | In service date | Platform / target | Dimensions | Warhead | Propulsion | Performance |
| Mark 41 Mod.0 | US | Aircraft / Submarine | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:3,000 mm (120 in) Weight:602 kg (1,327 lb) | Mk.41 68 kg (150 lb) HBX | Electric, seawater battery | 46 km/h (25 kn) for 7.3 km (8,000 yd) | |
| Mark 43 Mod.0 | US | 1951-1957 | Aircraft / Submarine | Diameter:324 mm (12.75 in) Length:2,242 mm (88.25 in) Weight:168.0 kg (370.4 lb) | Mk.43 Mod.0 27 kg (60 lb) HBX | Electric | 37 km/h (20 kn) for 3.9 km (4,300 yd) |
| Mark 43 Mod.1 | US | 1951-1957 | Aircraft / Submarine | Diameter:250 mm (10 in) Length:2,320 mm (91.5 in) Weight:120 kg (260 lb) | Mk.43 Mod.1 24 kg (54 lb) HBX | Electric | 28 km/h (15 kn) for 9 minutes at 4.1 km (4,500 yd) |
| Mark 43 Mod.3 | US | 1951-1957 | Aircraft / Submarine | Diameter:250 mm (10 in) Length:2,320 mm (91.5 in) Weight:120 kg (260 lb) | Mk.100 24 kg (54 lb) HBX | Electric | 39 km/h (21 kn) for 6 minutes at 4.1 km (4,500 yd) |
| Mark 44 Mod.0 | US | 1957-1967 | Aircraft & Destroyers / Submarine | Diameter:324 mm (12.75 in) Length:2,500 mm (100 in) Weight:193 kg (425 lb) | Mk.101 34 kg (75 lb) HBX-3 | Electric, seawater battery | |
| Mark 44 Mod.1 | US | 1957-1967 | Aircraft & Destroyers / Submarine | Diameter:324 mm (12.75 in) Length:2,570 mm (101.3 in) Weight:196 kg (433 lb) | Mk.101 Mod.0 33 kg (73 lb) HBX-3 | Electric, seawater battery | |
| Mark 45 Mod.0 | US | 1958-1976 | Submarine / Submarine & Surface | Diameter:480 mm (19 in) Length:5,700 mm (225 in) Weight:1,060 kg (2,330 lb) | W34 Nuclear warhead | Electric | |
| Mark 45 Mod.1 Freedom torpedo | US | 1958-1976 | Submarine / Submarine & Surface | Diameter:480 mm (19 in) Length:5,800 mm (227 in) Weight:1,004 kg (2,213 lb) | Mark 102 conventional warhead | Electric | |
| Mark 46 Mod.0 | US | 1963 to present | Aircraft & Destroyers / Submarine | Diameter:324 mm (12.75 in) Length:2,600 mm (102 in) Weight:258 kg (568 lb) | Mk.103 Mod.0 | Solid propellent piston engine | |
| Mark 46 Mod.1 | US | 1963 to present | Aircraft & Destroyers / Submarine | Diameter:324 mm (12.75 in) Length:2,600 mm (102 in) Weight:230 kg (508 lb) | Mk.103 Mod.0 | Otto fuel piston engine | |
| Mark 48 | US | 1972 | Anti-submarine Anti-surface | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | 650 lbs | Piston engine, pump jet | |
| Mark 48 Mod.1 | US | 1971 to present | Submarine / Submarine & Surface | Diameter:324 mm (12.75 in) Length:2,600 mm (102 in) Weight:230 kg (508 lb) | Mk.107 | Otto fuel piston engine | |
| Mark 50 | US | Diameter:324 mm (12.8 in) | |||||
| Mark 54 LHT (Lightweight Hybrid Torpedo) | US | ||||||
| MGT-1 | USSR | 1961 | Submarine/Surface | Diameter:400 mm (16 in) | 80 kg | speed:28 kn, range:6000 m | |
| MU90 Impact | France Italy | 1993 | Anti-submarine | Diameter:323.7 mm (12.74 in) Length:2.85 m (9 ft 4 in) | 32.7 kg (72 lb) Shaped charge warhead | Electric pump-jet | 93 km/h (50 kn) for 10 km (11,000 yd), maximum depth 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| RAT-52 | USSR | 1952 | Aircraft | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | 240 kg | Solid-fuel rocket | speed:58/68 kn (after:300/400 kn), range:520 m (after:10000 m) |
| SET-72 | USSR | 1972 | Aircraft | Diameter:400 mm (16 in) | 60–100 kg | speed:+40 kn, range:8000 m | |
| Spearfish | UK | 1994 | Submarines | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:7 m (23 ft 0 in) | 300 kg (660 lb) Torpex | Sundstrand gas-turbine with pump-jet. HAP-Otto Fuel | 110 km/h (60 kn) for 21 km (23,000 yd) |
| SST-3 Seal | Germany | 1972 | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| SST-4 Seal | Germany | 1980 | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Sting Ray | UK | 1994 | Diameter:325 mm (12.8 in) Length:2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) | 45 kg (99 lb) Torpex Shaped charge | Magnesium/silver chloride seawater battery | 83 km/h (45 kn) for 8 km (8,700 yd) | |
| SUT | Germany | 1967 | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Name | Country | In service date | Platform / target | Dimensions | Warhead | Propulsion | Performance |
| TAN-12 | USSR | 1932 | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | ||||
| TAV-15 | USSR | 1932 | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | ||||
| TEST-71 torpedo | USSR | ||||||
| Takshak (heavy weight torpedo)[3] | India | Thermal propulsion | |||||
| Torped 46 |  Sweden | ||||||
| Torped 61 | Sweden | 1965 | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Torped 613 | Sweden | 1983 - | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Torped 62 (Torped 2000) | Sweden | 2000 | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | speed=40 knots, Range 40 km | |||
| Torped 45 [4] | Sweden | Diameter:400 mm (16 in) Length:2,850 mm (112.2 in) Weight:320.0 kg (705.5 lb) | |||||
| Shyena | India | 2012 | submarines/surface ships | Diameter:324 mm (13 in) Length:2,750 mm (108 in) Weight:220 kg (490 lb) | Electric | speed=33 knots, Range 7 km | |
| ASROC | Japan | 2007 | Diameter:324 mm (13 in) | ||||
| Type 12 | Japan | Diameter:324 mm (13 in) | |||||
| Type 45 | USSR | 1936 | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | ||||
| Type 53 | USSR | 1927 | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Type 53-58 | USSR | 1968 | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | 10 kt nuclear warhead | |||
| Type 65-73 | USSR | 1973 | Submarine / Surface & Submarine | Diameter:650 mm (25.6 in) Length:30.0 ft (9.14 m) | 20 kt nuclear warhead | HTP / Kerosene turbine | Low:56 km/h (30 kn; 35 mph) for 100 km (62 mi) High:93 km/h (50 kn) for 50 km (31 mi) |
| Type 65-76 Kit | USSR | 1976 | Submarine / Surface & Submarine | Diameter:650 mm (25.6 in) Length:30.0 ft (9.14 m) | 450–557 kg (992–1,228 lb) | HTP / Kerosene turbine | Low:56 km/h (30 kn; 35 mph) for 100 km (62 mi) High:93 km/h (50 kn) for 50 km (31 mi) |
| Type 72 | Japan | 1972 | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | ||||
| Type 73 | Japan | 1973 | Diameter:324 mm (12.8 in) | ||||
| Type 80 torpedo (G-RX1) | Japan | 1980 | Diameter:480 mm (19 in) | ||||
| Type 89 torpedo (G-RX2) | Japan | 2006–present | Submarine / Surface & Submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) Length:5,600 mm (221 in) Weight:980 kg (2,161 lb) | 267 kg (589 lb) | Electric | Low:74 km/h (40 kn) for 27 km (17 mi) Medium:102 km/h (55 kn) for 39 km (24 mi) High:130 km/h (70 kn) Depth:900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Type 91 Model 1 | Japan | 1932-1943 | Aircraft / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:5,300 mm (208 in) Weight:784 kg (1,728 lb) | 150 kg (331 lb) | 76 km/h (41 kn) for 2,000 m (2,200 yd) Release speed: 480 km/h (260 kn) | |
| Type 91 Model 2 | Japan | 1941-1945 | Aircraft / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:5,500 mm (216 in) Weight:835 kg (1,841 lb) | 205 kg (452 lb) | 76 km/h (41 kn) for 2,000 m (2,200 yd) Release speed: 480 km/h (260 kn) | |
| Type 91 Model 3 | Japan | 1942-1945 | Aircraft / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:5,300 mm (208 in) Weight:849 kg (1,872 lb) | 240 kg (529 lb) | 76 km/h (41 kn) for 2,000 m (2,200 yd) Release speed: 480 km/h (260 kn) | |
| Type 91 Model 3 Improved | Japan | 1943-1945 | Aircraft / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:5,300 mm (208 in) Weight:857 kg (1,889 lb) | 240 kg (529 lb) | 76 km/h (41 kn) for 2,000 m (2,200 yd) Release speed: 560 km/h (300 kn) | |
| Type 91 Model 3 Strong | Japan | 1944-1945 | Aircraft / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:5,300 mm (208 in) Weight:849 kg (1,872 lb) | 240 kg (529 lb) | 76 km/h (41 kn) for 1,500 m (1,600 yd) Release speed: 650 km/h (350 kn) | |
| Type 91 Model 4 Strong | Japan | 1944-1945 | Aircraft / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:5,300 mm (208 in) Weight:920 kg (2,030 lb) | 308 kg (679 lb) | 76 km/h (41 kn) for 1,500 m (1,600 yd) Release speed: 650 km/h (350 kn) | |
| Type 91 Model 7 Strong | Japan | 1944-1945 | Aircraft / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:5,700 mm (225 in) Weight:1,052 kg (2,319 lb) | 420 kg (926 lb) | 76 km/h (41 kn) for 1,500 m (1,600 yd) Release speed: 650 km/h (350 kn) | |
| Type 92 | Japan | 1932-1945 | Submarine / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:7,100 mm (281 in) Weight:1,720 kg (3,792 lb) | 300 kg (661 lb) | Electric | 56 km/h (30 kn) for 6,400 m (7,000 yd) |
| Name | Country | In service date | Platform / target | Dimensions | Warhead | Propulsion | Performance |
| Type 93 The long Lance | Japan | 1932-1945 | Surface / Surface | Diameter:610 mm (24 in) Length:9,000 mm (354 in) Weight:2,700 kg (5,952 lb) | 300 kg (661 lb) | Kerosene-Oxygen Wet Heater | Low:67 km/h (36 kn) for 40,000 m (44,000 yd) Medium:74 km/h (40 kn) for 32,000 m (35,000 yd) High:89 km/h (48 kn) for 20,000 m (22,000 yd) |
| Type 95 | Japan | 1935-1945 | Submarine / Surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in) Length:7,100 mm (281 in) Weight:1,665 kg (3,671 lb) | 405 kg (893 lb) | Kerosene-Oxygen Wet Heater | Low:83 km/h (45 kn) for 12,000 m (13,000 yd) High:91 km/h (49 kn) for 9,000 m (9,800 yd) |
| Type 97 & Type 97 Special | Japan | 1937 | Midget Submarine / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:5,600 mm (221 in) Weight:980 kg (2,161 lb) | 350 kg (772 lb) | Kerosene-Oxygen Wet Heater | 81 km/h (44 kn) for 5,472 m (5,984 yd) |
| Type 97 lightweight | Japan | 1997 | Diameter:324 mm (12.8 in) | ||||
| UMGT-1 | USSR | 1981 | 85RU Rastrub/RPK-6 Vodopad | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | 60 kg | speed:41 kn, range:8000 m, depth:500 m | |
| USET-80 | USSR | 1980 | Submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | 200/300 kg | speed:40/50 kn, range:20000 m, depth:400 m | |
| UGST | USSR | 1990 | Submarine/Submarine & Surface | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | 200 kg | speed:50 kn, range:40000 m, depth:500 m | |
| VA-111 Shkval | USSR | 1977 | Submarine/Submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) | 210 kg (460 lb) or 150 kt nuclear warhead | Supercavitating torpedo, high-test peroxide/kerosene rocket | 370 km/h (200 kn) for 7,000 m (7,700 yd) |
| Shkval 2 |  Russia | 1998 | Submarine/Submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) Length:8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) | 210 kg (460 lb) or 150 kt nuclear warhead | Supercavitating torpedo, high-test peroxide/kerosene rocket | 370 km/h (200 kn) for 15,000 m (16,000 yd) |
| Varunastra (heavyweight torpedo) | India | 2016 | Submarine | Length:7 m (23 ft 0 in) Weight:845 kg (1,863 lb) | 250 kg (550 lb) | Electric | speed=40 knots |
| VTT-1 Strizh | USSR | 1976 | Helicopter/Submarine | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | 70 kg | speed:28 kn, range:5000 m, depth:200 m | |
| Whitehead torpedo Mk.1 (short) | US | 1894-1913 | Surface ship | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:3,600 mm (140 in) Weight:383 kg (845 lb) | 54 kg (118 lb) wet guncotton | Air-flask Brotherhood pattern engine | 49.1 km/h (26.5 kn) for 730 m (800 yd) |
| Whitehead torpedo Mk.1 (long) | US | 1894-1922 | Surface ship | Diameter:450 mm (17.7 in) Length:5,000 mm (197 in) Weight:530 kg (1,160 lb) | 100 kg (220 lb) wet guncotton | Air-flask Brotherhood pattern engine | 50.9 km/h (27.5 kn) for 730 m (800 yd) |
| Whitehead torpedo Mk.2 (short) | US | 1896-1913 | Surface / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:3,600 mm (140 in) Weight:383 kg (845 lb) | 54 kg (118 lb) wet guncotton | Air-flask Brotherhood pattern engine | 50 km/h (27 kn) for 730 m (800 yd) |
| Whitehead torpedo Mk.2 (long) | US | 189?-1922 | Surface / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (17.7 in) Length:5,000 mm (197 in) Weight:559 kg (1,232 lb) | 60 kg (132 lb) wet guncotton | Air-flask Brotherhood pattern engine | 52.8 km/h (28.5 kn) for 1,400 m (1,500 yd) |
| Whitehead torpedo Mk.3 | US | 1898-1922 | Surface / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (17.7 in) Length:3,600 mm (140 in) Weight:383 kg (845 lb) | 54 kg (118 lb) wet guncotton | Air-flask Brotherhood pattern engine | 49.1 km/h (26.5 kn) for 730 m (800 yd) |
| Whitehead torpedo Mk.5 | US | 1910-1922 | Surface / Surface | Diameter:450 mm (17.7 in) Length:5,200 mm (204 in) Weight:659 kg (1,452 lb) | 91 kg (200 lb) wet guncotton | Heated Air-flask Brotherhood pattern engine | Low:50 km/h (27 kn) for 3,700 m (4,000 yd) Medium:67 km/h (36 kn) for 1,800 m (2,000 yd) High:74 km/h (40 kn) for 910 m (1,000 yd) |
| Yu-1 | China | 1971 | Submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | 400 kg | range: 3500 m to 50 kn, 9000 m to 39 kn | |
| Yu-2 | China | 1970? | Aircraft | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | 200 kg | solid-fuel rocket | range: 5000 m in air, 1000 m in water, speed:40/70 kn |
| Yu-3 | China | 1984 | Submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | 190 kg | speed:35 kn, range:13000 m, depth:+350 m | |
| Yu-4 | China | 1982 | Surface | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | 309 kg | Silver-zinc battery | range:6000 m at 30 kn, 15000 m at 40 kn (upgraded) |
| Yu-5 | China | 1989 | Submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | 400 kg | otto fuel II | speed: 50 kn, range:30000 m, depth:400 m |
| Yu-6 | China | 1995 | Submarine/Submarine & Surface | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | otto fuel II | speed:+65 kn, range:+45000 m | |
| Yu-7 | China | 1989 | Helicopter/Submarine | Diameter:324 mm (13 in) | 46 kg | otto fuel II | speed:47 kn, range:7300 m, depth:400 m |
| Yu-8 | China | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | silver-zinc battery | ||||
| Yu-9 | China | Diameter:324 mm (13 in) | |||||
| Yu-10 | China | Diameter:533 mm (21 in) | |||||
| Yu-11 | China | Diameter:324 mm (13 in) | |||||
| Z13 | France | Anti-surface ship | Diameter:550 mm (22 in) | Electric, two propellers | 56 km/h (30 kn) for 10 km (11,000 yd) | ||
| Name | Country | In service date | Platform / target | Dimensions | Warhead | Propulsion | Performance |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Still in use in 1982 - used against the ARA General Belgrano
- ↑ Kurak, September 1966, p.145
- ↑ NSTL achievements Archived 2007-12-18 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ http://www.saabgroup.com/en/Naval/Precision-Engagement/Anti-Submarine-and-Anti-Surface-Warfare/Torpedo_45/Technical-specifications/
References
- Boyne, Walter J. Clash of Titans. (1995) Simon and Schuster, NY, NY. ISBN 0-684-80196-5.
- Morison, Samuel Eliot. History of United States Naval Operations in World War Two. 1984 edition, Volume 3. Little, Brown, and Company.
- Kurak, Steve (September 1966). "The U. S. Navy's Torpedo Inventory". United States Naval Institute Proceedings.
- "Torpedo History" Geoff Kirby (1972)
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