Mark 32 torpedo

Mark 32 torpedo
Diagram of the Mark 32 torpedo
Type	Acoustic torpedo[1]
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1950-1955[1]
Used by	United States Navy
Production history
Designer	General Electric[1] Ordnance Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University
Designed	1950[1]
Manufacturer	Philco[1] Naval Ordnance Station Forest Park Leeds and Northrup
Number built	3310[1]
Specifications
Weight	700 pounds[1]
Length	83 inches[1]
Diameter	19 inches with 25.4-inch fins[1]
Effective firing range	9600 yards[1] (24-minute search duration)
Warhead	Mk 32 Mod 1, HBX[1]
Warhead weight	107 pounds[1]
Detonation mechanism	Mk 19 Mods 4 and 11 contact exploder[1]
Engine	Electric[1]
Speed	12 knots[1]
Guidance system	Helix search[1]
Launch platform	Destroyers and aircraft[1]

The Mark 32 torpedo was the first active acoustic antisubmarine homing torpedo in United States Navy service.^[1] The Mark 32 was withdrawn from service use with the introduction of the Mark 43 torpedo.

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 Jolie, E.W. (15 September 1978). "A Brief History of US Navy Torpedo Development: Torpedo Mine Mk32". Retrieved 21 June 2013.