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Major Types
Ship Class
Ship
Aircraft Model
Unit
Gun Model
Turret Model
Torpedo Model
Rocket Launcher Model
Sensor
Anti Submarine Mounting
Date Time
Country
Activity
Person
Posting
Enterprise
Ship Production Batch
Treaty
Tension
Decoration
Place
Document
ref:Flix000001 2008 47 021
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Ship Classes Initially Use
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Contemporaries
Torpedo Model
US 21in Mark 12
Developed By
Country
United States
Designed By
Body
Newport Torpedo Station
Design
YMD
1928 Jan 01
In Service
YMD
1930 Jan 01
Diameter
21in
Length
6.883m
Overall
Mass
1.593Mg
Warhead
Mass
227kg
Payload
Percent
14.25
Explosive
TNT
Torpedo Propulsion
Wet Heater
Maximum
44kt
Range At Max Speed
6 400m
Speed For Max Range
27kt
Maximum Range
13 716m
Contemporary
Torpedo Model
US 21in Mark 12
|
SWE 18in Circa 1930
|
BR 21in Mark IX
|
JPN 21in 8 Nendo Shiki 1919
|
JPN 61cm Type 90 8th Year
Torpedo Model Type
Surface
Torpedo Size
21in
Intially Used By
Ship Class
USS Farragut
|
USS Porter
|
USS Mahan
|
USS Somers
|
USS Bagley
|
USS Gridley
|
USS Sims
|
USS Benham
|
USS Benson
Summary
A modified
US 21in Mark 11
2kts slower but more reliable.
Torpedo Armaments
1)
Torpedo Armament
2) 1:
Tube
3) 1:
As Built Of
Ship Class
4) 3:
Primary
Image
5) 3:
Completed
YMD
USS Bagley Torpedo 16 X US 21in Mark 12
16
USS Benham Torpedo 16 X US 21in Mark 12
16
USS Benson Torpedo 10 X US 21in Mark 12
10
USS Farragut Torpedo 8 X US 21in Mark 12
8
USS Farragut
1934 Jun 08
USS Gridley Torpedo 16 X US 21in Mark 12
16
USS Mahan Torpedo 12 X US 21in Mark 12
12
USS Porter Torpedo 8 X US 21in Mark 12
8
USS Sims Torpedo 8 X US 21in Mark 12
8
USS Somers Torpedo 12 X US 21in Mark 12
12
Documents
1)
Covered By
Document
2) 1:
3) 2:
Page
Number
Naval Weapons Of World War Two
N
158
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