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Mark 18 torpedo
Mark 18 torpedo general profile as illustrated in its service manual, April 1943
TypeAnti-surface ship torpedo[1]
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1943–1950
Used byUnited States Navy
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerWestinghouse Electric[1]
Electric Storage Battery Co.
Designed1943[1]
ManufacturerWestinghouse Electric[1]
Naval Ordnance Station Forest Park
Produced1943-1945[2]
No. built9000[2]
Specifications
Mass3,154 lb (1,431 kg)[1]
Length245 in (6.2 m)[1]
Diameter21 in (530 mm)[1]

Effective firing range4,000 yd (3,700 m)[1]
WarheadMod 0 Torpex,
Mod 2 Torpex/HBX,[3]
Mod 3, HBX[1]
Warhead weightMod 0 600 lb (272 kg),
Mod 2 595 lb (270 kg),[3]
Mod 3 575 lb (261 kg)[1]
Detonation
mechanism
Mk 8 contact exploder, Mk 9 contact/influence exploder[1]

EngineElectric motor[1]
Maximum speed 29 kn (54 km/h)[1]
Guidance
system
Gyroscope[1]
Launch
platform
Submarines[1]

The Mark 18 torpedo was an electric torpedo used by the United States Navy during World War II. The Mark 18 was the first electric storage battery torpedo manufactured for the US Navy and it was designed primarily for use as a submarine-launched torpedo.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Torpedo History: Torpedo Mk18". Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b Jolie, E.W. (15 September 1978). "A Brief History of U.S. Navy Torpedo Development". Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b Wildenberg, Thomas; Polmar, Norman (2010), Ship Killer: A History of the American Torpedo, Naval Institute Press, p. 220, ISBN 978-1-59114-688-9
  4. ^ U.S. Navy Torpedo Mark 18 (Electric), Description, Adjustment, Care, and Operation. United States Navy. April 1943.

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