
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.

At a glance
Spearfish torpedolarger figure on 2 of 2
Torped 47larger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source7 m (23 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Spearfish torpedo | Torped 47 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo[source] | Lightweight ASW torpedo[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Sweden[source] |
| In service | 1992–present[source] | 2022[source] |
| Used by | Royal Navy[source] | Swedish Navy Finnish Navy |
2,850 mm (112 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | BAE Systems Underwater Systems[source] | Saab Dynamics[source] |
|---|
| Produced | 1988–2003, 2020- present[source] | — |
|---|
| No. built | 550 produced[source] | — |
|---|
| Warhead | Aluminised PBX explosive[source] | IM compliant, omnidirectional, PBX[source] |
|---|
| Detonation mechanism | Proximity or contact detonation[source] | — |
|---|
| Engine | Sundstrand gas-turbine with pump-jet[source] | Electric DC motor with gearbox[source] |
|---|
| Propellant | HAP / Otto fuel II[source] | lithium-based rechargeable battery[source] |
|---|
| Guidance system | Wire-guided with autonomous active terminal homing sonar[source] | Active and passive (fully digital), prepared for HF. Hydro-acoustic homing combined with galvanic wire/optic fibre guidance and on-board computer[source] |
|---|
| Launch platform | submarine[source] | Stationary, surface vessels, submarines, helicopters and airplanes[source] |
|---|
| Designed | — | 2015[source] |
|---|
| Drive | — | Pumpjet[source] |
|---|
| Maximum depth | — | +300 m[source] |
|---|