TheBliss-Leavitt Mark 3 torpedowas aBliss-Leavitt torpedoadopted by theUnited States Navyin 1906 for use in ananti-surface shiprole.[1]
| Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 torpedo | |
|---|---|
| Type | Anti-surface shiptorpedo[1] |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1906–1922[1] |
| Used by | United States Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Frank McDowell Leavitt |
| Designed | 1906[1] |
| Manufacturer | E. W. Bliss Company |
| No.built | 208[2] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | approximately 1500 pounds[1] |
| Length | 197 inches (5.0 meters)[1] |
| Diameter | 21 inches (53.34 centimeters)[1] |
| Effective firing range | 4000 yards[1] |
| Warhead | wetguncotton[1] |
| Warhead weight | approximately 200 pounds[1] |
Detonation mechanism | War Nose Mk 5 contact exploder[1] |
| Engine | Contra-rotatingturbine[1] |
| Maximum speed | 26 knots[1] |
Guidance system | gyroscope[1] |
Launch platform | battleships,torpedo boatsandcruisers[1] |
Characteristics
editThe Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 was very similar to theBliss-Leavitt Mark 2 torpedo.The primary difference was a longer range of 4000 yards. Approximately 200 Mark 3s were produced for the US Navy.
The Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 was launched frombattleships,torpedo boatsandcruisers.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"United States of America Torpedoes Pre-World War II".Retrieved24 June2013.