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The submarine torpedo launch sequence is, in simplified form: Submarine torpedo tube breech doors of USS Nautilus in their closed position MU90 Impact triple launcher onboard F221 Hessen, a modern Sachsen-class frigate of the German Navy Rear torpedo tube of a former German Jaguar class Schnellboot . Open the breech door in the torpedo room.
The Mark 32 has been the standard anti-submarine torpedo launching system aboard United States Navy surface vessels since its introduction [3] in 1960, [citation needed] and is in use aboard the warships of several other navies.
The Mk-48 torpedo is designed to be launched from submarine torpedo tubes. The weapon is carried by all U.S. Navy submarines, including Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines and Seawolf-, Los Angeles-, and Virginia-class attack submarines. It is also used on Canadian, Australian, and Dutch submarines.
Name Country Dates Platform/ target Dimensions Warhead Propulsion Performance 18 in. Mk.V UK 1899: Destroyer & submarine/ surface: Diameter:17.7 in (450 mm) Length:199.4 in (5,060 mm)
The Yuan class has six 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes, which are located at the bow. [5] These can be used to launch indigenous torpedoes such as the Yu-3, Yu-4 and the Yu-6. [20] [16] [12] Furthermore, the submarines of the Yuan class are also capable of launching the YJ-82 or YJ-18 anti-ship missiles.
The Mark 50 torpedo is a U.S. Navy advanced lightweight torpedo for use against fast, deep-diving submarines. The Mk 50 can be launched from all anti-submarine aircraft and from torpedo tubes aboard surface combatant ships. The Mk 50 was intended to replace the Mk 46 as the fleet's lightweight torpedo. [1]
A Mark 14 torpedo on display at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco A Mark 14 torpedo on display in Cleveland, near USS Cod. The Mark 14 torpedo was the United States Navy's standard submarine-launched anti-ship torpedo of World War II. This weapon was plagued with many problems which crippled its performance early in the war.
Torpedo tube aboard the French submarine Argonaute. Torpedoes are launched in several ways: From a torpedo tube mounted either in a trainable deck mount (common in destroyers), or fixed above or below the waterline of a surface vessel (as in cruisers, battleships, and armed merchant cruisers) or submarine.