The Mark 11 torpedo at Newport, Rhode Island, torpedo factory, June 1925.
Type
Anti-surface ship torpedo[1]
Place of origin
United States
Service history
In service
1926–1945
Used by
United States Navy
Wars
World War II
Production history
Designer
Washington Navy Yard[1] Naval Torpedo Station
Designed
1926[1]
Manufacturer
Naval Torpedo Station[1]
Variants
Mod 1[2]
Specifications
Mass
3511 pounds[1]
Length
271 inches[1]
Diameter
21 inches[1]
Effective firing range
6000-15,000 yards[1]
Warhead
Mk 11, TNT[1]
Warhead weight
500 pounds[1]
Detonation mechanism
Mk 3, Mod 1 contact exploder[1]
Engine
Turbine[1]
Maximum speed
27-46 knots[1]
Guidance system
Gyroscope[1]
Launch platform
Destroyers[1]
The Mark 11 torpedo was the first American torpedo to be designed within the United States Navy without collaboration from industry.[1] It was developed by the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., and the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport, Rhode Island. The Mark 11 torpedo was also the first to feature a three-speed setting capability while tube-loaded: high at 46 knots, medium at 34 knots and low at 27 knots. Due to stability problems it was supplemented by the Mark 12 torpedo within two years, which had a 44-knot high speed setting.
^ abcdefghijklmnop"Torpedo History: Torpedo Mk11". Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^"United States of America Torpedoes Pre-World War II". Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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