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Re: Simuliar diamaters in different country's torpedoes
Posted by: ROBERT M. ()
Date: April 02, 2008 04:46AM

Thomas:

After 1922 the Mark 7 was the only U.S. Navy 17.7" torpedo in service. The Mark 8 was the 21" companion to the Mark 7. It was designed for destroyer launch against surface vessels and was, in particular, the standard weapon for the flush-deck destroyers DD-75 through DD-347. Only four torpedoes Mark 7 (17.7") and Marks 8, 9, and 10 (all 21") remained in service. The Mark 13 aerial torpedo was 22.42" in diameter.

During WWII the following U.S. Navy torpedoes were used:

Mark 8 and Mods. (destroyers and PT boats)
Mark 10 (submarines)
Mark 11 and Mark 12 (destroyers)
Mark 13 (aerial and PT boats)
Mark 14 -3A (submarines)
Mark 15 (destroyers and submarines)
Mark 18 (submarines- electric)
Mark 24 (aerial-acoustic homing)
Mark 27 (submarines - acoustic - homing - 19" diameter)
Mark 28 (submarines - acoustic - homing - 21" diameter.

The Free French submarine "SURCOUF" used 550mm and 400mm torpedoes.

The Japanese Navy used a Type 93 destroyer-launched, 24" diameter torpedo fueled
with oxygen.

Today, the Russian Navy uses a 65cm diameter torpedo.

The USS SEAWOLF (SSN-21) has 65cm torpedo tubes.

As to the "why use different diameters" you'll have to check with the designers.

Hope this helps,

ROBERT M.

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Simuliar diamaters in different country's torpedoes Thomas Horton 04/01/2008 12:51PM
Re: Simuliar diamaters in different country's torpedoes ROBERT M. 04/02/2008 04:46AM
Re: Simuliar diamaters in different country's torpedoes ThomasHorton 04/02/2008 02:48PM
Re: Similar diamaters in different country's torpedoes ROBERT M. 04/03/2008 03:52AM
Re: Similar diamaters in different country's torpedoes ROBERT M. 04/03/2008 03:52AM
Re: Similar diamaters in different country's torpedoes ROBERT M. 04/03/2008 03:52AM
Re: Similar diamaters in different country's torpedoes ThomasHorton 04/03/2008 04:16PM
Re: Similar diamaters in different country's torpedoes ROBERT M. 04/06/2008 05:34AM
Re: Similar diamaters in different country's torpedoes ThomasHorton 04/07/2008 01:13PM
Re: Similar diamaters in different country's torpedoes ROBERT M. 04/08/2008 03:51AM
Re: Similar diamaters in different country's torpedoes ThomasHorton 04/08/2008 11:13PM
Re: Simuliar diamaters in different country's torpedoes Rainer 04/08/2008 01:19PM
Re: Simuliar diamaters in different country's torpedoes ROBERT M. 04/09/2008 06:12AM
Re: Simuliar diamaters in different country's torpedoes Bruce Dennis 04/09/2008 07:25AM
I might have an answer ThomasHorton 04/10/2008 02:03AM
Re: I might have an answer ROBERT M. 04/10/2008 08:00AM
Re: I might have an answer ThomasHorton 04/10/2008 03:24PM
Re: I might have an answer ROBERT M. 04/11/2008 06:55AM
Re: I might have an answer ThomasHorton 04/11/2008 01:59PM
Re: I might have an answer ROBERT M. 04/12/2008 12:43PM
Re: I might have an answer Richard Uno 04/10/2008 02:50PM
Re: I might have an answer ThomasHorton 04/10/2008 03:28PM
Re: I might have an answer Richard Uno 04/10/2008 03:53PM
Re: I might have an answer Rob Hoole 04/11/2008 08:35AM
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