18" Mark 30 torpedo

Mark 30 torpedo
A Mark 30 torpedo at the RAF Museum in Hendon
Type	Homing torpedo^[1]
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
In service	1954-1970^[2]
Used by	Royal Navy^[2] Royal Air Force
Production history
Designed	1950^[2]
Number built	1200^[2]
Variants	Mark 30 Mod 1 torpedo
Specifications
Diameter	18 inches^[2]

Effective firing range	2500 yards^[1]

Engine	Electric^[2]
Speed	19 knots^[1]
Launch platform	Aircraft

Mark 30 torpedo on display at DCAE Cosford

The Mark 30 torpedo was a British 18-inch air dropped anti-submarine passive acoustic homing torpedo. The torpedo was air dropped from the Hawker-Siddeley Nimrod and Avro Shackleton aircraft.

The Mark 30, also referred to by its project name as Dealer B, was an eight-fin passive homing torpedo using conventional propellers. Issued in June 1954, Mark 30 production saw approximately 1,200 being built. It served in both the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force until 1970. Development on a variant, the Mark 30 Mod 1, was cancelled in 1955^[2] after the Royal Navy decided to purchase the American Mark 43 torpedo as a replacement.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Harding, Richard (2005). "The Royal Navy 1930-2000: Innovation And Defense". Retrieved 21 June 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "British Torpedoes Since World War II". Retrieved 21 June 2013.

Royal Navy torpedoes

Whitehead torpedo 18-inch torpedo Mark V to XVII 21-inch torpedo Mark I to 24 24.5-inch torpedo Bliss-Leavitt Mark 8 torpedo Mark 24 mine 18" Mark 30 torpedo Mark 43 torpedo Mark 44 torpedo Mark 46 torpedo Tigerfish torpedo Spearfish torpedo Sting Ray torpedo

See also: Brennan torpedo

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, December 18, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.