Mark 33 torpedo
TypeAcoustic torpedo[1]
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In servicenever in service
Production history
DesignerBureau of Ordnance[1]
General Electric
Exide
Designed1943[1]
No. built30[1]
Specifications
Mass1795 pounds[1]
Length156 inches[1]
Diameter21 inches[1]
Effective firing range5000-19,000 yards[1]
WarheadHBX[1]
Warhead weight500 pounds[1]
EngineElectric[1]
Maximum speed 12.5-18.5 knots[1]
Guidance
system
Gyroscope[1]
Launch
platform
Submarines and aircraft[1]

The Mark 33 torpedo was the first passive acoustic antisurface ship/antisubmarine homing torpedo intended for the United States Navy to employ a cast aluminum shell. It featured two speeds – high and low, and was meant to be launched from submarines and aircraft.[1]

Production of the Mark 33 was discontinued at the end of World War II, but its features were incorporated into the Mark 35 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 Mine Mk33". Retrieved 22 June 2013.

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