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Anti-surface ship torpedo

Mark 26 torpedo
TypeAnti-surface ship torpedo
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In servicenever in service
Production history
DesignerWestinghouse Electric
Designed1944
No. built25
Specifications
Mass3200 pounds
Length246 inches
Diameter21 inches

Effective firing range6000 yards
WarheadMk 26
Warhead weight900–1000 pounds

EngineElectric
Maximum speed 40 knots
Guidance
system
Gyroscope
Launch
platform
Submarines

The Mark 26 torpedo was a submarine-launched anti-surface ship torpedo designed by Westinghouse Electric in 1944 as an improved version of the Mark 28 torpedo.

The Mark 26 was first to use Bell Telephone Laboratories' seawater battery, an explosive impulse start gyro and an electric steering and depth control. Production of the Mark 26 was deferred in favor of the Mark 16 torpedo.

See also

References

  1. ^ Jolie, E.W. (15 September 1978). "A Brief History of US Navy Torpedo Development: Torpedo Mk26". Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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