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BTorpedoes
Mark 24-Mod-0: Heavyweight ASW torpedo Mark 24-Mod-1 and 2: Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo
At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source7 m (23 ft)[source]
Tigerfish · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Spearfish torpedo | Tigerfish (torpedo) |
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| Type | Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo[source] | Mark 24-Mod-0: Heavyweight ASW torpedo Mark 24-Mod-1 and 2: Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo[source]Tigerfish |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United Kingdom[source]Tigerfish |
| In service | 1992–present[source] | 1979–present (withdrawn from Royal Navy 2004)[source]Tigerfish |
| Used by | Royal Navy |
6.5 m (21 ft)[source]Tigerfish
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Royal Navy Brazilian Navy Turkish Naval Forces Chilean Navy Venezuelan Navy[source]Tigerfish |
| Manufacturer | BAE Systems Underwater Systems[source] | Marconi Underwater Systems Ltd (Mod 2 Variant)[source]Tigerfish |
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| Produced | 1988–2003, 2020- present[source] | — |
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| No. built | 550 produced[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Aluminised PBX explosive[source] | Torpex[source]Tigerfish |
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| Detonation mechanism | Proximity or contact detonation[source] | — |
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| Engine | Sundstrand gas-turbine with pump-jet[source] | Electrical chloride silver-zinc oxide batteries[source]Tigerfish |
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| Propellant | HAP / Otto fuel II[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Wire-guided with autonomous active terminal homing sonar[source] | Wire-guided to point of passive sonar target acquisition and passive terminal homing sonar . Option of using active acquisition and homing.[source]Tigerfish |
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| Launch platform | submarine[source] | submarine[source]Tigerfish |
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