ATorpedoes
Tigerfish (torpedo)
Mark 24-Mod-0: Heavyweight ASW torpedo Mark 24-Mod-1 and 2: Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo
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ATorpedoes
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
Tigerfish · Length
Single source6.5 m (21 ft)[source]Tigerfish
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Tigerfish (torpedo) | Torpedo Advanced Light Shyena |
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| Type | Mark 24-Mod-0: Heavyweight ASW torpedo Mark 24-Mod-1 and 2: Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo[source]Tigerfish | Lightweight ASW torpedo[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source]Tigerfish | India[source] |
| In service | 1979–present (withdrawn from Royal Navy 2004)[source]Tigerfish | — |
| Used by | Royal Navy Brazilian Navy Turkish Naval Forces Chilean Navy Venezuelan Navy[source] |
2.75 m (9.0 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Operators[source] Indian Navy[source]Operator listed in the retained article; inventory date not specified Myanmar Navy[source]Operator listed in the retained article; inventory date not specified |
| Manufacturer | Marconi Underwater Systems Ltd (Mod 2 Variant)[source]Tigerfish | Bharat Dynamics Limited Larsen & Toubro[source] |
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| Warhead | Torpex[source]Tigerfish | High explosive[source] |
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| Engine | Electrical chloride silver-zinc oxide batteries[source]Tigerfish | Electric[source] |
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| Guidance system | Wire-guided to point of passive sonar target acquisition and passive terminal homing sonar . Option of using active acquisition and homing.[source]Tigerfish | Acoustic homing (active/passive)[source] |
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| Launch platform | submarine[source]Tigerfish | Ships, helicopters[source] |
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| Designer | — | Naval Science and Technological Laboratory[source] |
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| Produced | — | March 2012 – present[source] |
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| No. built | — | 2,000+[source] |
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| Maximum depth | — | >450 m (>1,480 ft)[source] |
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