Mark 26 torpedo

Anti-surface ship torpedo
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

  • American 21 inch torpedo

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Jolie, E.W. (15 September 1978). "A Brief History of US Navy Torpedo Development: Torpedo Mk26". Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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