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| Mark 27 torpedo | |
|---|---|
| Type | Acoustic torpedo[1] |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1943-1946[1] |
| Used by |
 United States Navy |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Bell Telephone Laboratories |
| Designed | 1943[1] |
| Manufacturer | Western Electric |
| No. built | 1000[1] |
| Variants | Mark 27 Mod 4 torpedo |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 720 pounds[1] |
| Length | 90 inches[1] |
| Diameter | 19 inches (21-inch guide rails)[1] |
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| Effective firing range | 5000 yards (approx. 12 minutes search duration)[1] |
| Warhead | Mk 27 Mod 0[1] |
Detonation mechanism | Mk 11 Mod 2 contact exploder |
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| Engine | Electric[1] |
| Maximum speed | 12 knots[1] |
Guidance system | Gyroscope[1] |
Launch platform | Submarines[1] |
The Mark 27 torpedo was the first of the United States Navy 19-inch (48-cm) submarine-launched torpedoes.[2] This electrically-propelled torpedo was 125 inches (3.175 m) long and weighed 1174 pounds (534 kg).[2] The torpedo employed a passive acoustic guidance system and was intended for both submarine and surface targets.[2] Nicknamed "Cutie" [3] by submarine crews, the Mark 27 entered service in 1943. The torpedo was classified as obsolete in the 1960s.[2]
The Mark 27 was essentially a Mark 24 mine which had been modified for submarine launching in a 21-inch submerged torpedo tube by the addition of wood guides mounted on the torpedo's outer shell.[1]
See also[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Jolie, E.W. (15 September 1978). "A Brief History of US Navy Torpedo Development: Torpedo Mk 27 Mod 0". http://www.hnsa.org/doc/jolie/part2.htm. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kurak, September 1966, p.145
- ↑ http://www.maritime.org/wish-mk27.htm
References[]
- Kurak, Steve (September 1966). "The U. S. Navy's Torpedo Inventory". United States Naval Institute Proceedings.
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