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U-235 was fitted with five 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes (four fitted at the bow and one at the stern), fourteen torpedoes, one 8.8 cm (3.46 in) SK C/35 naval gun, 220 rounds, and an anti-aircraft gun. The boat had a complement of between forty-four and sixty. [3]
Torpedo (Also known as 'U-235') is a 2019 Belgian action & war film directed by Sven Huybrechts and starring Koen De Bouw. The film is loosely based on true events. The film is loosely based on true events.
German submarine U-234 was a Type XB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II, she was commanded by Kapitänleutnant Johann-Heinrich Fehler.Her first and only mission into enemy or contested territory consisted of the attempted delivery of uranium oxide and German advanced weapons technology to the Empire of Japan.
The Mark 48 was initially developed as REsearch TORpedo Concept II (RETORC II), one of several weapons recommended for implementation by Project Nobska, a 1956 summer study on submarine warfare. [9] The Mk-48 torpedo was designed at the end of the 1960s to keep up with the advances in Soviet submarine technology.
A light torpedo used primarily as a close attack weapon, particularly by aircraft. The 12.75 in (32.4 cm) caliber has been described as a NATO standard for this class. [87] A heavy torpedo used primarily as a standoff weapon, particularly by submerged submarines. The 21 in (53 cm) caliber is a common standard. [88]
3 × 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes; 5 × torpedoes or up to 12 TMA or 18 TMB mines; 1 × 2 cm (0.79 in) anti-aircraft gun; Service record; Part of: 1st U-boat Flotilla; 1 September 1936 – 1 August 1939; 1 September 1939 – 30 June 1940 21st U-boat Flotilla; 1 July 1940 – 26 Aug 1942; 30th U-boat Flotilla; 3 June 1943 – 10 September 1944 ...
In 2000, former U.S. Naval intelligence officer and an alleged Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) spy Edmond Pope (Captain, USN, retired) was held, tried, and convicted in Russia of espionage related to information he obtained about the Shkval weapon system.
The Mark 23 torpedo was a submarine-launched anti-surface ship torpedo designed and built by the Naval Torpedo Station for the United States Navy in World War II. It was essentially a Mark 14 torpedo , modified via the removal of its low-speed, long-range setting, leaving the high-speed, short-range feature in place.