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Torpedo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 24.5" Mark I torpedo was a British torpedo carried only on Nelson-class battleships. This was the type of torpedo that HMS Rodney fired at the German battleship Bismarck, "the only known occasion that a battleship fired torpedoes at an enemy battleship."[1]
British 24.5-inch torpedo | |
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![]() Wrecked 24.5-inch Mark I torpedoes after HMS Nelson was torpedoed in 1941 | |
Type | Torpedo |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1925[1] |
Used by | Royal Navy |
Production history | |
Designed | 1923 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 5,700 pounds (2,600 kg) |
Length | 26 feet 7 inches (8.10 m) |
Diameter | 24.5 inches (62 cm) |
Effective firing range | 15,000 yards (14,000 m) at 35 knots (65 km/h) 20,000 yards (18,000 m) at 30 knots (56 km/h) |
Warhead | TNT |
Warhead weight | 743 pounds (337 kg) |
Propellant | Oxygen-enriched air |
Maximum speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) - 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Launch platform | Nelson-class battleships |
This torpedo design was the inspiration for the Japanese Type 93 'Long Lance' torpedoes.[citation needed]
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