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Spearfish torpedolarger figure on 2 of 3
Torped 613larger figure on 1 of 3
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Configuration
| Specification | Spearfish torpedo | Torped 613 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo[source] | Heavyweight torpedo[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Sweden[source] |
| In service | 1992–present[source] | 1983–present (Torped 613)[source] |
| Used by | Royal Navy[source] | Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Singapore[source] |
| Manufacturer | BAE Systems Underwater Systems[source] | Förenade Fabriksverken (FFV)[source] |
| Produced | 1988–2003, 2020- present[source] | — |
| No. built | 550 produced[source] | — |
| Warhead | Aluminised PBX explosive[source] | Hexotonal NSL 51[source] |
| Detonation mechanism | Proximity or contact detonation[source] | Inertial and proximity[source] |
| Engine | Sundstrand gas-turbine with pump-jet[source] | Piston engine[source] |
| Propellant | HAP / Otto fuel II[source] | Bipropellant HTP / Ethanol[source] |
| Guidance system | Wire-guided with autonomous active terminal homing sonar[source] | Wire-guided, acoustic homing, wake homing[source] |
| Launch platform | submarine[source] | Submarines, MTBs, shore batteries[source] |
| Reported operators | — |
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