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Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic
Posted by: ROBERT M. ()
Date: November 13, 2011 07:11AM

Hello Platon:

In 1922, the U.S. Navy's inventory consisted of:

Mark 7 torpedo for destroyers - 18" diameter
Mark 8 torpedo for destroyers - 21" diameter
Mark 9 torpedo for submarines - 21" diameter
Mark 10 torpedo for submarines - 21" diameter

Presently, the Mark 46 Mod 5 Helicopter torpedo is 12.75" diameter

The WWII Mark 13 aerial torpedo was 22.42" diameter. It was also later
used on the Navy's Patrol Torpedo Boats, equipped with "roll-off" launchers.

There was no reason to pre-set a gyro angle other than for 0-degrees. The torpedo
ran in a straight line and could not be changed once it left the tube. That's
the reason for introducing the gyro angle as the fire control problem developed. So
if a Mark 14 torpedo was launched from an above-water tube, it would have a zero gyro angle, because the gyro-setting sockets were on the sides of the torpedo and
on the above-water tubes, the gyro-setting spindles were on the bottom.

Hope this helps,

ROBERT M.

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US submarine operations in the Atlantic UBS 10/29/2011 06:07PM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic ROBERT M. 10/29/2011 11:53PM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic Platon Alexiades 10/30/2011 02:39AM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic ROBERT M. 10/30/2011 02:49AM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic Platon Alexiades 10/30/2011 03:28AM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic ROBERT M. 10/30/2011 05:24AM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic UBS 10/30/2011 12:10PM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic Platon Alexiades 10/30/2011 02:07PM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic ROBERT M. 10/31/2011 01:31AM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic Platon Alexiades 10/31/2011 02:22AM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic ROBERT M. 10/31/2011 03:22AM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic ROBERT M. 11/12/2011 09:19PM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic ROBERT M. 10/31/2011 02:53AM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic Platon Alexiades 10/31/2011 12:23PM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic ROBERT M. 11/12/2011 09:05PM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic Platon Alexiades 11/13/2011 04:43AM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic ROBERT M. 11/13/2011 07:11AM
Re: US submarine operations in the Atlantic Platon Alexiades 11/13/2011 02:11PM


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