Mark 21 Mod 2 torpedo

Mark 21 Mod 2 torpedo
Type	Anti-surface ship torpedo[1]
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	never in service[1]
Production history
Designer	Bell Telephone Laboratories[1] Underwater Sound Laboratory, Harvard University Ordnance Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University
Designed	1943[1]
Manufacturer	Naval Ordnance Station Forest Park[1]
Produced	1946-1955[1]
Number built	312[1]
Specifications
Weight	2130 pounds[1]
Length	161 inches[1]
Diameter	22.5 inches[1]
Effective firing range	6000 yards[1]
Warhead	Mk 21, HBX-3[1]
Warhead weight	350 pounds[1]
Detonation mechanism	Mark 8 contact exploder[1]
Engine	Steam turbine[1]
Speed	33.5 knots[1]
Guidance system	Gyroscope[1]
Launch platform	Aircraft[1]

The Mark 21 Mod 2 torpedo, was a passive acoustic homing variant of the Mark 13 torpedo intended for use as a payload for the AUM-N-2 Petrel guided missile. Development of this torpedo was discontinued and it was not used in service to any extent.^[1]

See also

• Mark 13 torpedo
• AUM-N-2 Petrel

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 Jolie, E.W. (15 September 1978). "A Brief History of US Navy Torpedo Development: Torpedo Mk21 Mod 2". Retrieved 18 June 2013.