Bliss-Leavitt Mark 6 torpedo
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 6 torpedo | |
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Type | Anti-surface ship torpedo[1] |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1911–1922[1] |
Used by | United States Navy |
Production history | |
Designer | Frank McDowell Leavitt |
Designed | 1911[1] |
Manufacturer | E. W. Bliss Company |
Number built | 100[2] |
Specifications | |
Weight | approximately 1800 pounds[1] |
Length | 204 inches[1] |
Diameter | 17.7 inches (45 centimeters)[1] |
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Effective firing range | 2000 yards[1] |
Detonation mechanism | War Nose Mk 5 contact exploder[1] |
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Engine | Horizontal turbine[1] |
Speed | 35 knots |
Guidance system | gyroscope[1] |
Launch platform | Destroyers and cruisers[1] |
The Bliss-Leavitt Mark 6 torpedo was a Bliss-Leavitt torpedo developed and produced by the E. W. Bliss Company in 1911. It employed a main engine that was a horizontal turbine rather than the vertical turbine used on all other Bliss-Leavitt torpedoes. The Mark 6's depth and gyro controls were also combined into one integrated unit. About 100 units were manufactured by E.W. Bliss. The Mark 6 and all other torpedoes designed before Bliss-Leavitt Mark 7 torpedo, were considered obsolete and withdrawn from service in 1922.[1]
References
- ↑ "United States of America, Torpedoes Pre-World War II". Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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