Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 torpedo

Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 torpedo
Type Anti-surface ship torpedo[1]
Place of origin  United States
Service history
In service 1906–1922[1]
Used by  United States Navy
Production history
Designer Frank McDowell Leavitt
Designed 1906[1]
Manufacturer E. W. Bliss Company
Number built 208[2]
Specifications
Weight approximately 1500 pounds[1]
Length 197 inches (5.0 meters)[1]
Diameter 21 inches (53.34 centimeters)[1]

Effective firing range 4000 yards[1]
Warhead wet guncotton[1]
Warhead weight approximately 200 pounds[1]
Detonation
mechanism
War Nose Mk 5 contact exploder[1]

Engine Contra-rotating turbine[1]
Speed 26 knots[1]
Guidance
system
gyroscope[1]
Launch
platform
battleships, torpedo boats and cruisers[1]

The Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 torpedo was a Bliss-Leavitt torpedo adopted by the United States Navy in 1906 for use in an anti-surface ship role.[1]

Characteristics

The Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 was very similar to the Bliss-Leavitt Mark 2 torpedo. The primary difference was a longer range of 4000 yards. Approximately 200 Mark 3s were produced for the US Navy.

The Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 was launched from battleships, torpedo boats and cruisers.

References

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