Ginocchio towed torpedo

The French began development on the Ginocchio, based on a wartime Italian concept, during the 1920s, but depth-keeping was erratic and the project was formally suspended in 1933 after trials in the Chacal and Bourrasque-class destroyers. The project was revived in late 1938 for the ships of the latter class, but was cancelled in October 1939.^[1]

The Ginocchio came in two models, both of which had a 30-kilogram (66 lb) warhead of Trinitrotolulene.

• The "medium" had a depth capability of 15 to 37 meters (49 to 121 ft); it weighed 62 kilograms (137 lb) and was 1.62 meters (5 ft 4 in) long.
• The "depth" model had a maximum depth of 53 meters (174 ft), weighed 75.5 kilograms (166 lb) and was 1.72 meters (5 ft 8 in) long.^[2]

• Jordan, John & Moulin, Jean (2015). French Destroyers: Torpilleurs d'Escadre & Contre-Torpilleurs 1922–1956. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-198-4.

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