Mark 33 torpedo
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PlaceoforiginUnited States
Inservicenever in service
| Mark 33 torpedo | |
|---|---|
| Type | Acoustic torpedo[1] |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | never in service |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Bureau of Ordnance[1] General Electric Exide |
| Designed | 1943[1] |
| No. built | 30[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1795 pounds[1] |
| Length | 156 inches[1] |
| Diameter | 21 inches[1] |
| Effective firing range | 5000–19,000 yards[1] |
| Warhead | HBX[1] |
| Warhead weight | 500 pounds[1] |
| Engine | Electric[1] |
| Maximum speed | 12.5-18.5 knots[1] |
Guidance system | Gyroscope[1] |
Launch platform | Submarines and aircraft[1] |
The Mark 33 torpedo was the first passive acoustic antisurface ship/antisubmarine homing torpedo intended for the United States Navy to employ a cast aluminum shell. It featured two speeds – high and low, and was meant to be launched from submarines and aircraft.[1]
Production of the Mark 33 was discontinued at the end of World War II, but its features were incorporated into the Mark 35 torpedo.