| Mark 43 torpedo | |
|---|---|
 Mark 43 torpedo mounted on an AD Skyraider | |
| Type | Antisubmarine torpedo[1] |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1951-1957[1] |
| Used by |
 United States Navy Royal Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer |
Brush Development Company[1] Naval Ordnance Test Station Pasadena |
| Designed | 1950[1] |
| Manufacturer | Brush Electronics Company[1] |
| Produced | 1951-1959 |
| No. built | 5000[1] |
| Variants |
Mark 43 Mod 1[1] Mark 43 Mod 3[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 265 pounds (Mod 3)[1] |
| Length | 91.5 inches[1] |
| Diameter | 10 inches[1] |
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| Effective firing range |
4500 yards (Mod 3)[1] (6-minute search duration) |
| Warhead | Mk 100, HBX (Mod 3)[1] |
| Warhead weight | 54 pounds (Mod 3)[1] |
Detonation mechanism | Mk 19 Mod 13 contact exploder[1] |
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| Engine | Electric[1] |
| Maximum speed | 21 knots (Mod 3)[1] |
Guidance system | Helix search[1] |
Launch platform | Helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and surface ships[1] |
The 10" Mark 43 torpedo was the first and smallest of the United States Navy light-weight anti-submarine torpedoes.[2] This electrically propelled 10-inch (25-cm) torpedo was 92 inches (2.3 m) long and weighed 265 pounds (120 kg).[2] Described as "a submersible guided missile",[3] the torpedo was designed for air or surface launch.[2] The Mod 0 configuration was designed for launch from helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft, and the Mod 1 configuration was for helicopters only.[2] Both were electrically driven and deep-diving, but had relatively short range.[2] They were classified as obsolete in the 1960s.[2]
The Royal Navy purchased fifty examples of the Mark 43 in favour of an improved version of their 18 inch Mark 30 "Dealer B"
See also[]
References[]
- Citations
- ↑ 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 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 Mk43". http://www.hnsa.org/doc/jolie/part2.htm. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Kurak, September 1966, p.145
- ↑ "Navy Builds Deadlier Anti-Sub Torpedo". Sarasota Journal. Sarasota, Florida: Lindsay Newspapers. January 16, 1958. p. 17. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1798&dat=19580116&id=cgUdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1IoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7503,1682307.
- Bibliography
- Kurak, Steve (September 1966). "The U. S. Navy's Torpedo Inventory". United States Naval Institute Proceedings.
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