Mark 22 torpedo

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Mark 22 torpedo
TypeAnti-surface ship torpedo[1]
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In servicenever in service[1]
Production history
DesignerBell Telephone Laboratories[1]
Westinghouse Electric
Designed1944[1]
No. built2 prototypes[2]
Specifications
Mass3060 pounds[1]
Length246 inches[1]
Diameter21 inches[1]
Effective firing range4000 yards[1]
WarheadHBX[1]
Warhead weight500 pounds[1]
EngineElectric[1]
Maximum speed 29 knots[1]
Guidance
system
Gyroscope[1]
Launch
platform
Submarines[1]

The Mark 22 torpedo, was an active acoustic homing torpedo developed by Bell Telephone Laboratories and Westinghouse Electric 1944. Development of this torpedo was discontinued at the end of World War II.[1]

See also[]

  • Mark 21 torpedo, two acoustic homing torpedo projects, one developed by Bell Labs and one by Westinghouse.
  • American 21 inch torpedo

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Jolie, E.W. (15 September 1978). "A Brief History of US Navy Torpedo Development: Torpedo Mk22". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. ^ "United States of America Torpedoes Pre-World War II". Retrieved 26 June 2013.

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