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The Mark 32 can fire 12.75-inch (324 mm) torpedoes of the Mark 44, Mark 46, Mark 50 (from the Mod 17 tubes onwards), [3] [4] and Mark 54 [citation needed] designs, and can be modified to use other torpedoes (such as the MU90 Impact aboard Royal Australian Navy frigates, or Royal Navy units using Sting Ray torpedoes).
The Mark 32 torpedo was the first active acoustic antisubmarine homing torpedo in United States Navy service. [1] The Mark 32 was withdrawn from service use with the introduction of the Mark 43 torpedo .
These included the Mark 14, Mark 23, Mark 32, Mark 34, Mark 37, Mark 44, and Mark 46. Additionally, US Navy rocket-boosted torpedo systems were imported, such as the ASROC and VL-ASROC . [ 2 ] This page presently only lists weapons which were indigenously produced in Japan, including both original designs and locally manufactured foreign designs.
Two Mark 45 5-inch guns are present at the stem and stern, as well as two Phalanx CIWS' and two triple-tubed Mark 32 torpedo tubes capable of firing Mk 46 or Mk 50 torpedoes. A helicopter hangar ...
Armament: 8 Otomat Mk 2 SSMs, • 8 Sea Sparrows SAMs, 1 OTO Melara 127/54 mm gun, 2 Breda-Bofors twin 40/70 mm guns, 2 Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes; Powerplant: 2 General Electric / Fiat LM2500 gas turbines,2 GMT A230-20 diesel engines, Speed: 35 knots; Ships in class: 14; Operators: Marina Militare, Peruvian Navy, Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
Also for ASW purposes, two triple Mk 32 torpedo tubes for the Mk 46 ASW torpedo were installed. These cruisers were initially converted into all-missile warships with no naval guns, but later on, two open-mount Mk 24 5-inch (127 mm) 38 calibre guns were added to the port side and the starboard side, near their aft exhaust stacks.
Mk.32 Mod.1 107 lb (49 kg) HBX: Electric: 12 kn (22 km/h) search for 24 minutes at 9,600 yd (8.8 km) Mark 33 Mod.0 ... Whitehead torpedo Mk.5
The Knox-class ships were armed with a 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun forward and a single 3-inch/50-caliber gun aft. They mounted an eight-round ASROC launcher between the 5-inch (127 mm) gun and the bridge. Close-range anti-submarine defense was provided by two twin 12.75-inch (324 mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes.