British 24.5 inch torpedo | |
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Wrecked 24.5 inch Mark I torpedoes after the HMS Nelson was torpedoed in 1941 | |
Type | Torpedo |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1925[1] |
Used by | Royal Navy |
Production history | |
Designed | 1923 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 5,700 pounds (2,600 kg) |
Length | 26 feet 7 inches (8.10 m) |
Diameter | 24.5 inches (62 cm) |
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Effective firing range |
15,000 yards (14,000 m) at 35 knots (65 km/h) 20,000 yards (18,000 m) at 30 knots (56 km/h) |
Warhead | TNT |
Warhead weight | 743 pounds (337 kg) |
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Propellant | Oxygen-enriched air |
Maximum speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) - 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Launch platform | Nelson-class battleships |
The 24.5" Mark I torpedo was a British torpedo carried only on Nelson-class battleships. This was the type of torpedo that the HMS Rodney fired at the German battleship Bismarck, "the only known occasion that a battleship fired torpedoes at an enemy battleship."[1]
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