Z13 torpedo

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Z13
Type	Torpedo
Place of origin	France
Service history
In service	1960[1]
Used by	French Navy
Production history
Manufacturer	DCAN Toulon
Specifications
Length	7.125 metres[1]
Diameter	550 mm
Warhead	TNT/Aluminium or HBX-3[1]
Warhead weight	300 kg
Engine	electric, two countra-rotative propellers
Operational range	5 km[1]
Maximum depth	>1000 m
Maximum speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[1]

The Z-13 was an electric heavy torpedo of the French Navy based on captured German technology.^[1]

It was designed to be fired from submerged submarines to target surface ships. The Z-13 was propelled by two electric motors, each driving a propeller. A Ni-Cd battery fed the engines.^[1]

The payload could be detonated either on contact, or by a magnetic detonator.

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