Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 torpedo | |
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Type | Anti-surface ship torpedo [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 | wet guncotton [1] |
Warhead weight | approximately 200 pounds [1] |
Detonation mechanism | War Nose Mk 5 contact exploder [1] |
Engine | Contra-rotating turbine [1] |
Maximum speed | 26 knots [1] |
Guidance system | gyroscope [1] |
Launch platform | battleships, torpedo boats and cruisers [1] |
The Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 torpedo was a Bliss-Leavitt torpedo adopted by the United States Navy in 1906 for use in an anti-surface ship role. [1]
The Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 was very similar to the Bliss-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 from battleships, torpedo boats and cruisers.