Mark 26 torpedo
TypeAnti-surface ship torpedo[1]
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In servicenever in service[1]
Production history
DesignerWestinghouse Electric
Designed1944[1]
No. built25[1]
Specifications
Mass3200 pounds[1]
Length246 inches[1]
Diameter21 inches[1]
Effective firing range6000 yards[1]
WarheadMk 26[1]
Warhead weight900-1000 pounds[1]
EngineElectric[1]
Maximum speed 40 knots[1]
Guidance
system
Gyroscope[1]
Launch
platform
Submarines[1]

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.[1]

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Jolie, E.W. (15 September 1978). "A Brief History of US Navy Torpedo Development: Torpedo Mk26". Retrieved 19 June 2013.

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