Mark 22 torpedo explained

Mark 22 torpedo
Origin:United States
Type:Anti-surface ship torpedo[1]
Is Ranged:yes
Is Explosive:yes
Is Missile:yes
Service:never in service
Designer:Bell Telephone Laboratories
Westinghouse Electric
Design Date:1944
Number:2 prototypes[2]
Weight:3060 pounds
Length:246 inches
Diameter:21 inches
Range:4000 yards
Filling:HBX
Filling Weight:500 pounds
Engine:Electric
Speed:29 knots
Guidance:Gyroscope
Launch Platform:Submarines

The Mark 22 torpedo, was an active acoustic homing torpedo developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Westinghouse Electric 1944. Development of this torpedo was discontinued at the end of World War II.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jolie . E.W. . A Brief History of US Navy Torpedo Development: Torpedo Mk22 . 15 September 1978 . 19 June 2013.
  2. Web site: United States of America Torpedoes Pre-World War II . 26 June 2013.