Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 torpedo

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Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 torpedo
TypeAnti-surface ship torpedo
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1906–1922
Used byUnited States Navy
Production history
DesignerFrank McDowell Leavitt
Designed1906
ManufacturerE. W. Bliss Company
No. built208
Specifications
Massapproximately 1500 pounds
Length197 inches (5.0 meters)
Diameter21 inches (53.34 centimeters)

Effective firing range4000 yards
Warheadwet guncotton
Warhead weightapproximately 200 pounds
Detonation
mechanism
War Nose Mk 5 contact exploder

EngineContra-rotating turbine
Maximum speed 26 knots
Guidance
system
gyroscope
Launch
platform
battleships, torpedo boats and cruisers

The Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 torpedo was a Bliss-Leavitt torpedo adopted by the United States Navy in 1906 for use in an anti-surface ship role.

Characteristics

The Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 was very similar to the Bliss-Leavitt Mark 2 torpedo. The primary difference was a longer range of 4000 yards. Approximately 200 Mark 3s were produced for the US Navy.

The Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 was launched from battleships, torpedo boats and cruisers.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Torpedo History: Bliss-Leavitt Torpedo Mk3". Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  2. ^ "United States of America Torpedoes Pre-World War II". Retrieved 24 June 2013.