Mark 31 torpedo | |
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Type | Acoustic torpedo[1] |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | never in service |
Production history | |
Designer |
Underwater Sound Laboratory, Harvard University[1] Ordnance Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University |
Designed | 1944[1] |
Manufacturer | Naval Torpedo Station Newport |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2800 pounds[1] |
Length | 246 inches[1] |
Diameter | 21 inches[1] |
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Effective firing range | 4000 yards[1] |
Warhead | Mk 31, HBX[1] |
Warhead weight | 500 pounds[1] |
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Engine | Electric[1] |
Maximum speed | 29 knots[1] |
Guidance system | Gyroscope[1] |
Launch platform | Destroyers[1] |
The Mark 31 torpedo was a destroyer-launched acoustic torpedo developed by the Harvard and $3 universities during World War II. A modification of the Mark 18 electric torpedo, it was conceived as an interim weapon to be used in the Pacific War until a new high-speed acoustic torpedo could be developed for the United States Navy.[1]
Further development of the torpedo was terminated due to the status of other more promising programs, notably the Mark 16 torpedo and the Mark 35 torpedo.
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