Mark 23 torpedo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mark 23 torpedo
Mark 14 torpedo side view and interior mechanisms; the Mark 14 and Mark 23 were physically identical and shared the same maintenance manual^[2]
Type	Anti-surface ship 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	Naval Torpedo Station Newport
Designed	1943^[1]
Manufacturer	Naval Torpedo Station Newport Naval Torpedo Station Keyport Naval Ordnance Plant St. Louis
No. built	9600^[1]
Specifications
Mass	3,259 pounds^[1]
Length	246 inches^[1]
Diameter	21 inches^[1]

Effective firing range	4,500 yards^[1]
Warhead	Mk 16 Mod 6, HBX^[1]
Warhead weight	643 pounds^[1]
Detonation mechanism	Mk 6 Mod 13 contact exploder^[1]

Engine	Turbine^[1]
Maximum speed	46.3 knots^[1]
Guidance system	Gyroscope^[1]
Launch platform	Submarines^[1]

The Mark 23 torpedo was a submarine-launched anti-surface ship torpedo designed and built by the Naval Torpedo Station for the United States Navy in World War II. It was essentially a Mark 14 torpedo, modified via the removal of its low-speed, long-range setting, leaving the high-speed, short-range feature in place.^[2]

It was developed with the high-speed feature of the Mark 14 torpedo in mind, as earlier in the war, the low-speed feature of the Mark 14 was rarely used. However, during the latter stages of the war, fewer targets and better tactics necessitated firing from longer ranges and the Mark 14, with its low-speed, long-range feature, became the preferred weapon. Many of the Mark 23s were scrapped or converted to Mark 14s, while other units were cannibalized for spare parts.^[1]

References

[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Jolie, E.W. (15 September 1978). "A Brief History of US Navy Torpedo Development: Torpedo Mk23". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b Torpedoes Mark 14 and 23 Types. United States Navy. 24 March 1945.

v t e U.S. Navy torpedoes
Pre-World War II	Howell Mark 1 torpedo Whitehead Mark 1 torpedo Whitehead Mark 1B torpedo Whitehead Mark 2 torpedo Whitehead Mark 2C torpedo Whitehead Mark 3 torpedo Bliss-Leavitt Mark 1 torpedo Bliss-Leavitt Mark 2 torpedo Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 torpedo Bliss-Leavitt Mark 4 torpedo Whitehead Mark 5 torpedo Bliss-Leavitt Mark 6 torpedo Bliss-Leavitt Mark 7 torpedo Short Mark 7 torpedo Bliss–Leavitt Mark 8 torpedo Bliss-Leavitt Mark 9 torpedo Mark 10 torpedo Mark 11 torpedo Mark 12 torpedo
World War II	Mark 13 torpedo Mark 14 torpedo Mark 15 torpedo Mark 16 torpedo Mark 17 torpedo Mark 18 torpedo Mark 19 torpedo Mark 20 torpedo Mark 21 Mod 0 torpedo Mark 21 Mod 2 torpedo Mark 22 torpedo Mark 23 torpedo Mark 24 mine Mark 25 torpedo Mark 26 torpedo Mark 27 torpedo Mark 28 torpedo Mark 29 torpedo Mark 30 torpedo mine Mark 31 torpedo
Post-World War II	Mark 32 torpedo Mark 33 torpedo Mark 34 torpedo Mark 35 torpedo Mark 36 torpedo Mark 37 torpedo Mark 39 torpedo Mark 43 torpedo Mark 44 torpedo Mark 45 torpedo Mark 46 torpedo Mark 48 torpedo Mark 50 torpedo Mark 54 lightweight torpedo
Related topics	Bliss-Leavitt torpedo Schwartzkopff torpedo Whitehead torpedo
See also: American 18 inch torpedo, American 21 inch torpedo, Project Kingfisher, Mark 60 CAPTOR, RUR-5 ASROC, RUM-139 VL-ASROC, UUM-44 SUBROC, and UUM-125 Sea Lance

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mark_23_torpedo&oldid=1254981801"

Categories:

Hidden categories:

See also

References