Mark 12 torpedo

Anti-surface ship torpedo
Maximum speed 27-44 knots[1]
Guidance
system
Gyroscope[1]
Launch
platform
Destroyers[1]

The Mark 12 torpedo was a destroyer-launched anti-surface ship torpedo used by the United States Navy in World War II.[1] It was developed and manufactured by the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport, Rhode Island, which built 200 units. The Mark 12 was similar to the Mark 11 torpedo, but with a lower high speed setting of 44 knots versus 46 knots.

See also

  • American 21 inch torpedo

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Torpedo History: Torpedo Mk12". Retrieved 13 June 2013.
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