Mark 39 torpedo
Mark 39 torpedo | |
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Type | Homing torpedo[1] |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1946-1956[1] |
Used by | United States Navy |
Production history | |
Designer |
Vitro Corporation[1] Ordnance Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University |
Designed | 1946[1] |
Manufacturer | Philco[1] |
Specifications | |
Weight | 1725 pounds[1] |
Length | 133 inches[1] |
Diameter | 19 inches[1] |
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Effective firing range |
1300 yards[1] (26-minute search duration) |
Warhead | Mk 39 Mod 0, HBX[1] |
Warhead weight | 130 pounds[1] |
Detonation mechanism | Mk 19 Mod 10 contact exploder[1] |
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Engine | Electric[1] |
Speed | 15.5 knots[1] |
Guidance system | Wire[1] |
Launch platform | Submarines[1] |
The Mark 39 torpedo was the first homing torpedo in United States Navy service to use a trailing wire for mid-course guidance through the submarine's fire control system. The Mark 39 was actually a Mark 27 Mod 4 torpedo converted for development of wire guidance techniques, which were eventually incorporated into the Mark 37 Mod 1 and the Mark 45. Due to this development, the Mark 39 was considered obsolete and the remaining inventory was scrapped.[1]
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