Mark 31 torpedo

Mark 31 torpedo
TypeAcoustic torpedo[1]
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In servicenever in service
Production history
DesignerUnderwater Sound Laboratory, Harvard University[1]
Ordnance Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University
Designed1944[1]
ManufacturerNaval Torpedo Station Newport
Specifications
Mass2800 pounds[1]
Length246 inches[1]
Diameter21 inches[1]
Effective firing range4000 yards[1]
WarheadMk 31, HBX[1]
Warhead weight500 pounds[1]
EngineElectric[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 Pennsylvania State 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Jolie, E.W. (15 September 1978). "A Brief History of US Navy Torpedo Development: Torpedo Mine Mk31". Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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