List of torpedoes by name explained

The list of torpedoes by name includes all torpedoes operated in the past or present.

width=10%Namewidth=5%Countrywidth=4%Dateswidth=11%Platform/
target
width=20%Dimensionswidth=13%Warheadwidth=10%Propulsionwidth=27%Performance
18 in. Mk.VDestroyer & Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Compressed air
for
18 in. Mk.VIDestroyers/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Compressed air
for
18 in. Mk.VIIDestroyers, aircraft & torpedo boats/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:

TNT
Wet heater
for
18 in. Mk.VII*Destroyers, aircraft & torpedo boats/
Surface
Diameter:
TNT
Wet heater
for
18 in. Mk.VIIAircraft, SurfaceDiameter:
TNT
Wet heater
for
18 in. Mk.VIIISubmarine & aircraft/
Surface
Diameter:
TNT
Wet heater
for
18 in. Mk.XIAircraft/
Surface
Diameter:
TNT
Burner cycle
for
18 in. Mk.XII-1945Aircraft/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

TNT
Burner cycle
for
18 in. Mk.XIVAircraft/
Diameter:
TNT
Whitehead wet heater
(methyl fuel)

for
18 inch Mk.XVAircraft & MTBs/
Diameter:
Length:

Torpex
Burner cycle
for
18 in. Mk.XVIIAircraft/
Diameter:
Torpex
Burner cycle
for
18 in. Mk.30-1970/
Diameter:
21 in. Mk.I/
Diameter:
21 in. Mk.IIBattleships & battlecruisersDiameter:
TNT
Wet heater
for
21 in. Mk.IVSurface/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:

TNT
Wet heater
for
21 in. Mk.VDestroyers & cruisers/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Wet heater
for
21 in. Mk.VIICruisers/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:

TNT
Oxygen enriched air
for
21 in. Mk.VIII[1] Submarines & torpedo boats/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:

Torpex
Burner cycle
for
21 in. Mk.XSubmarines, torpedo boats, & destroyers/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:

TNT
Wet heater
for
21 in. Mk.XIDestroyers/
Diameter:
Length:

TNT
Electric battery
for
21 in. Mk.12Submarine/
Diameter:
Torpex
Hydrogen peroxide
for
21 in. Mk.20 Bidder?Submarines & surface ships /Diameter:
for
21 in. Mk.23 Grog?SubmarinesDiameter:
Length:
Electric battery
24.5 in. Mk.Is/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:

TNT
Oxygen enriched air
for
45 cm Fiume torpedo (Whitehead)Surface/
Surface
Diameter: Length:
Weight:

wet gun-cotton
Compressed air
for
6-shiSubmarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Wet heater
for
8-shiSurface/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Wet heater
for
A-184/
Diameter:
A244-S/Diameter:
Length:

for (Mod. 1)
or (Mod. 3)
Depth :
AKYA[2] [3] /
All
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Electrical
for [4]
Advanced Light Weight Torpedo (NSTL)[5] /
APR-1Aircraft/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Solid-fuel rocket
Depth:
APR-2Aircraft/
Submarine
Diameter:Solid-fuel rocket
for
Depth:
APR-3EAircraft/
Submarine
Diameter:Solid-fuel pump-jet
for
Depth:
APSET-95Aircraft/
Submarine
Diameter:
for
K731 White SharkSubmarine/
Diameter:
for
BarracudaSubmarine /Supercavitating torpedo
K761 Tiger SharkSubmarine/
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

for
Black Shark(WASS)Submarine/
Diameter:STANAG 4439/
MURAT-2
Contra-rotating direct-drive brushless motor
for
Brennan torpedoLand-based/
Surface
Diameter:Wire drum
for
Aircraft/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Unpowered
C/03/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:

TNT
Brotherhood
or wet heater

for
C/06/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:

TNT
Brotherhood
or wet heater

for
C/07Land-based/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:

TNT
Brotherhood
or wet heater

for
C35/91Torpedo boats & submarines/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:

TNT
Brotherhood
for
C43/
Diameter:
Length:
C45/91Cruisers & battleships/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:

TNT
Brotherhood
for
CAPTOR
Encapsulated torpedo
ASW mine
Diameter:
Length:

PBXN-103
Reciprocating external combustion, Otto fuel II
for
K745 Blue SharkAirplanes & Surface ShipsDiameter:
for
DM1 SeeschlangeSubmarine/
All
Diameter:
Length:
Silver-zinc battery
for
DM2A1 Seal/
Diameter:
DM2A3/
Diameter:
DM2A4 Seehecht/
Diameter:
Length:

PBX

for
DST92Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
HTP/
Kerosene turbine
Depth:
DTSubmarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
HTP/
Kerosene turbine
ET32Aircraft/
All
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Electrical battery
for
Depth:
ET34Aircraft/
All
Diameter:Electrical battery
for
Depth:
ET36Aircraft/
All
Diameter:Electrical battery
for
Depth:
ET52Aircraft/
All
Diameter:
ET-46Aircraft/
Submarine
Diameter:

for
F5Aircraft/
Diameter:
Length:
HexaniteDecalin
wet heater

for
F17/
Diameter:
for
F21/
Diameter:
G6Surface & submarines/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:

TNT/Hexanite
Decalin
or kerosene
wet heater

for
G7Capital ships/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
HexaniteDecalin
wet heater

for
G7aSurface ships & submarinesDiameter:
Length:
HexaniteDecalin
wet heater

for
G7e (G7e/T2, G7e/T3, and G7e/T4 Falke)Surface ships & submarines/
Diameter:
Length:
Schießwolle 36Electric T3 -
for
G7es (Zaunkönig T-5/GNAT)-1945Surface ships & submarines/
Diameter: Schießwolle 36Electric
for
H8Surface/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
HexaniteBrotherhood
wet heater

for
K745A1 Red SharkSurface/
Surface
Diameter:Homing torpedo, anti-submarine rocket
for
Hoot (missile) (super-cavitating torpedo)Submarine/
Surface
Supercavitation torpedo
Howell torpedo-1898/
Diameter:
Length:
Flywheel
for
Kaiten Type 1 manned torpedoSubmarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Wet heater, Reciprocating, Kerosene and oxygen
for
Depth:
KolibriAircraft/
Submarine
Diameter:
LCAW (WASS)Aircraft & hand launcher/
Swimmers & minisubs
Diameter:
Length:
Shaped chargeSilver-zinc battery
for
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 1-1922Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

wet guncotton
Vertical turbine wheel
for
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 2-1922Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

wet guncotton
Turbine (contra-rotating)
for
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3-1922Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

wet guncotton
Turbine (contra-rotating)
for
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 4-1922Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Vertical Turbine
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 6-1922Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Turbine
for
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 7-1945Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.7 Mod 5

TNT
Turbine
for
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 7
Short Torpedo (Type D)
Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

HBX
Seawater batterySpeed:
for
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 8-1945Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.8 Mod 4

TNT
Turbine
for
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 9-1945Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.9

TNT
Turbine
for
Mark 10-1945Surface/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.10 Mod.3

TNT
Steam turbine
for
Mark 11-1945Surface/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.11

TNT
Turbine
for
Mark 12-1945Surface/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.11

TNT
Turbine
for
Mark 13-1950GT-1 (missile) & Aircraft/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.13

Torpex
Mechanical
for
Mark 14Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.16 Mod.6

HBX
Turbine
for
Mark 15-1956Surface/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.7 Mod.3

HBX
Turbine
for
Mark 16-1975Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.16 Mod.7

HBX
Turbine
for
Mark 17-1950Destroyer/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.17 Mod.3

HBX
Turbine
for
Mark 18-1950Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.18 Mod.3

HBX
Electric
for
Mark 19Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.20

Torpex
Electric, secondary battery
for
Mark 20Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.20

TNT
Electric
for
Mark 21 Mod.0Aircraft/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

TNT (ca.)
Electric
Mark 21 Mod.2Faichild Petrel/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.21

HBX-3
Steam turbine
for
Mark 22Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

HBX
Electric
for
Mark 23-1946Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.16 Mod.6

HBX
Turbine
for
Mark 24 Mod 0 TigerfishSubmarine/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:

Torpex
Silver-zinc batteries
for

Depth :
Mark 24 Mod 1 Tigerfish/
All
Diameter:
Length:

Torpex
Silver-zinc batteries
for

Depth :
Mark 24(N) Tigerfish/
All
Diameter:
Length:
Nuclear, 10 ktSilver-zinc batteries
for

Depth :
Mark 24 Mod 2 TigerfishSubmarine/
submarine
Diameter:
Length:

Torpex
Silver-zinc batteries
for

Depth:
Mark 25Aircraft/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.25

HBX
Alcohol turbine
for
Mark 26Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.26

HBX
Seawater battery
for
Mark 27 Mod.0-1946Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.27 Mod.0Electric, secondary battery search for 12 minutes at
Mark 27 Mod 4-1960Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.27 Mod.2

HBX
Electric search for 12 minutes at
Mark 28-1960Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.28 Mod.2

HBX
Electric
for 6 minutes at
Mark 29Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.28 Mod.2

HBX
Electric
for
Mark 30 torpedo mineAircraft/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.30
Electric
for
Mark 31Destroyer/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.31

HBX
Electric
for
Mark 32-1955Surface/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.32 Mod.1

HBX
Electric search for 24 minutes at
Mark 33 Mod.0Submarine/
All
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

HBX
Electric
for
Mark 34 Mod.1[6] (Mine Mk 44)-1958Aircraft/
All
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.34 Mod.1

HBX
ElectricSearch: search for 30 minutes at
Attack: search for 6–8 minutes at
Mark 35-1960Surface/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.35 Mod.2 or 3

HBX
Electric, primary seawater battery
for
Mark 36 Mod.0-1960Surface/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.36

HBX-1
Electric
for
Mark 37
(Mod.0 & Mod.3)
Submarine/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.37 Mod.0

HBX-3
Electric
Mark 37
(Mod.1 & Mod.2)
Submarine/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.37 Mod.0

HBX-3
Electric
Mark 39-1956Submarine/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.39 Mod.0

HBX
Electric
for 26 mins at
Mark 41 Mod.0Aircraft/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.41

HBX
Seawater battery
for
Mark 43 Mod.0-1957Aircraft/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.43 Mod.0

HBX
Electric
for
Mark 43 Mod.1-1957Aircraft/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.43 Mod.1

HBX
Electric
for 9 minutes at
Mark 43 Mod.3-1957Aircraft/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.100

HBX
Electric
for 6 minutes at
Mark 44 Mod.0-1967Aircraft
& Destroyers/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.101

HBX-3
Seawater battery
Mark 44 Mod.1-1967Aircraft
& Destroyers/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.101 Mod.0

HBX-3
Seawater battery
Mark 45 Mod.0-1976Submarine/
All
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
W34 Nuclear warheadElectric
Mark 45 Mod.1 ASTOR-1976Submarine/
All
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mark 102 conventional warheadElectric
Mark 46 Mod.0Aircraft & Destroyers/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.103 Mod.0Solid propellent piston engine
Mark 46 Mod.1Aircraft & Destroyers/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.103 Mod.0Otto fuel piston engine
Mark 48/
All
Diameter:Piston engine pump jet
Mark 48 Mod.1Submarine/
All
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Mk.107Otto fuel piston engine
Mark 50/
Submarine
Diameter:PBX shaped chargeSulfur hexafluoride lithium battery
for
Mark 54 LHT/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
PBXN-103Otto fuel II
for
MGT-1Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
for
MU90 Impact/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Shaped charge warheadElectric pump-jet
for, Depth:
ORKA[7] Surface,
Aircraft & UAV/
Submarine
Diameter:hollow charge warheadElectrical pump-jet
for
RAT-52Aircraft/
Diameter:Solid-fuel rocketDash speed: Cruise speed:
for then
SET-72Aircraft/
Diameter:
for
SpearfishSubmarine/
Diameter:
Length:

Torpex
Sundstrand gas-turbine pump-jet HAP-Otto fuel II
for
SST-3 Seal/
Diameter:
SST-4 Seal/
Diameter:
Sting Ray/
Diameter:
Length:

Torpex shaped charge
Magnesium/silver chloride seawater battery
for
SUT/
Diameter:
TAN-12/
Diameter:
TAV-15/
Diameter:
TEST-71/
Takshak[8] Surface/
Submarine
Thermal propulsionDepth:
for
Shakti[9] /
Thermal propulsion
Torped 47/
Submarine
& Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
PBXLithium+ for +
Torped 61/
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Compressed air at
Torped 613/
Diameter:
Length:
Torped 62 (Torped 2000)/Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

for
Torped 45[10] /
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
ShyenaShip
& Helicopter
& Submarine/
Any
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Electric
Depth :
for
ASROCSurface/
Submarine
Diameter:
Type 12/
Diameter:
Type 45/
Diameter:
Type 53/
Diameter:
Type 53-58/
Diameter:10 kt nuclear warhead
Type 65-73Submarine/
All
Diameter:
Length:
20 kt nuclear warheadHTP/
Kerosene turbine

for
Type 65-76 KitSubmarine/
All
Diameter:
Length:
HTP/
Kerosene turbine

for
Type 72/
Diameter:
Type 73/
Diameter:
Type 80 torpedo (G-RX1)/
Diameter:
Type 89 torpedo (G-RX2)Submarine/
All
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Electric
for
Depth:
Type 91 Model 1-1945Aircraft/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

for
Type 91 Model 2-1945Aircraft/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

for
Type 91 Model 3-1945Aircraft/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

for
Type 91 Model 3 Improved-1945Aircraft/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

for
Type 91 Model 3 Strong-1945Aircraft/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

for
Type 91 Model 4 Strong-1945Aircraft/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

for
Type 91 Model 7 Strong-1945Aircraft/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

for
Type 92-1945Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Battery
for
Type 93 Long Lance-1945Surface/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Kerosene-Oxygen
Wet Heater

for
Type 95-1945Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:Mod.1

or Mod.2
Mod.1

or Mod.2
Kerosene-Oxygen
Wet Heater

for (Mod 1)
Type 97 & Type 97 SpecialMidget
Submarine/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Kerosene-Oxygen
Wet Heater

for
Type 97 lightweight/
Diameter:
UMGT-1/
Diameter:
85RU Rastrub/
RPK-6 Vodopad

for
Depth:
USET-80Submarine/
Diameter:
for
Depth:
UGSTSubmarine/
All
Diameter:
for
Depth:
VA-111 ShkvalSubmarine/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:

or 150 kt nuclear warhead
Supercavitating torpedo, high-test peroxide/
kerosene rocket

for
Shkval 2Submarine/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:

or 150 kt nuclear warhead
Supercavitating torpedo high-test peroxide/kerosene rocket
for
VarunastraSurface/
Submarine
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:
Silver Zinc Battery
for
Depth:
VTT-1 StrizhHelicopter/
Submarine
Diameter:
for
Depth:
Whitehead torpedo
Mk.1 (short)
-1913Surface/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

wet guncotton
Air-flask Brotherhood engine
for
Whitehead torpedo
Mk.1 (long)
-1922Surface/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

wet guncotton
Air-flask Brotherhood engine
for
Whitehead torpedo
Mk.2 (short)
-1913Surface/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

wet guncotton
Air-flask Brotherhood engine
for
Whitehead torpedo
Mk.2 (long)
?-1922Surface/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

wet guncotton
Air-flask Brotherhood engine
for
Whitehead torpedo
Mk.3
-1922Surface/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

wet guncotton
Air-flask Brotherhood engine
for
Whitehead torpedo
Mk.5
-1922Surface/
Surface
Diameter:
Length:
Weight:

wet guncotton
Heated Air-flask Brotherhood engine
for
Whitehead Mark 9
aerial torpedo
Aircraft/
Surface
Diameter:-
Yu-1SubmarineDiameter:for at, at
Yu-2?Aircraft/
Diameter:solid-fuel rocket
for in air, in water,
Yu-3Submarine/
Diameter:
for, Depth:+
Yu-4Surface/
Diameter:Silver-zinc battery (upgraded)
for
Yu-5Submarine/
Diameter:otto fuel II
for
Depth:
Yu-6Submarine/
All
Diameter:Otto fuel II+
for +
Yu-7Helicopter/
Submarine
Diameter:Otto fuel II
for
Depth:
Yu-8/
Diameter:Silver-zinc battery
Yu-9/
Diameter:
Yu-10/
Diameter:
Yu-11/
Diameter:
Z13/
Surface
Diameter:Electric, 2 propellers
for

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. In use in 1982 - against
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  4. Web site: 2021-08-16. AKYA Ağır Sınıf Torpido'nun Menzili 50+ KM'ye Ulaştı. 2021-08-21. tr.
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  6. Kurak, September 1966, p.145
  7. Web site: Orka . Roketsan . tr . 27 March 2022 .
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  10. Web site: Torpedo 45 The ASW torpedo for shallow waters . SAAB Group . 2014-10-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141025113959/http://www.saabgroup.com/en/Naval/Precision-Engagement/Anti-Submarine-and-Anti-Surface-Warfare/Torpedo_45/Technical-specifications/ . 2014-10-25 .