List of torpedoes by name

The list of torpedoes by name includes all torpedoes operated in the past or present.

Name  | Country  | Dates  | Platform/
target  | Dimensions  | Warhead  | Propulsion  | Performance

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18 in. Mk.V |  UK | 1899 | Destroyer & submarine/
surface | Diameter:17.7 in (450 mm)
Length:199.4 in (5,060 mm)
Weight:1,353 lb (614 kg) | 295 lb (134 kg) | Compressed air | 21.5–22.0 kn (39.8–40.7 km/h; 24.7–25.3 mph)
for 1,500 yd (1.4 km)
18 in. Mk.VI |  UK | 1904 | Destroyers/
surface | Diameter:18 in (450 mm)
Length:211 in (5.4 m) |  | Compressed air | 28.5–41 kn (52.8–75.9 km/h)
for 1,000–4,000 yd (910–3,660 m)
18 in. Mk.VII |  UK |  | Destroyers, aircraft & torpedo boats/
surface | Diameter:17.7 in (450 mm)
Length:211.4 in (5.37 m) | 330 lb (150 kg)
TNT | Wet heater | 29–35 kn (54–65 km/h)
for 4,500–6,000 yd (4.1–5.5 km)
18 in. Mk.VII* |  UK |  | Destroyers, aircraft & torpedo boats/
surface | Diameter:17.7 in (450 mm) | 330 lb (150 kg)
TNT | Wet heater | 29–35 kn; 34–40 mph (54–65 km/h)
for 5,000–7,000 yd (4.6–6.4 km)
18 in. Mk.VII[citation needed] |  India | 1965 | Aircraft, surface | Diameter:17.7 in (450 mm) | 145 kg (320 lb)
TNT | Wet heater | 65 km/h (35 kn)
for 4.6 km (5,000 yd)
18 in. Mk.VIII |  UK | 1913 | Submarine & aircraft/
surface | Diameter:17.7 in (450 mm) | 320 kg (710 lb)
TNT | Wet heater | 35 kn (65 km/h)
for 2,500 yd (2.3 km)
18 in. Mk.XI |  UK | 1934 | Aircraft/
surface | Diameter:17.7 in (450 mm) | 465 lb (211 kg)
TNT | Burner cycle | 35 kn (65 km/h)
for 2,500 yd (2.3 km)
18 in. Mk.XII |  UK | 1937-1945 | Aircraft/
surface | Diameter:17.72 in (450 mm)
Length:195 in (5,000 mm)
Weight:1,548 lb (702 kg) | 388 lb (176 kg)
TNT | Burner cycle 140 hp (100 kW) | 37–40 kn; 43–46 mph (69–74 km/h)
for 1,500–3,500 yd (1,400–3,200 m)
18 in. Mk.XIV |  UK | 1938 | Aircraft/
| Diameter:17.7 in (450 mm) | 370 lb (170 kg)
TNT | Whitehead wet heater
(methyl fuel) | 41–45 kn (76–83 km/h)
for 1,600–3,000 yd (1.5–2.7 km)
18 inch Mk.XV |  UK | 1943 | Aircraft & MTBs/
| Diameter:450 mm (18 in)
Length:5.26 m (17.3 ft) | 247 kg (545 lb)
Torpex | Burner cycle | 61–74 km/h (33–40 kn)
for 2.3–3.2 km (2,500–3,500 yd)
18 in. Mk.XVII |  UK | 1944 | Aircraft/
| Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | 272 kg (600 lb)
Torpex | Burner cycle | 74 km/h (40 kn)
for 2.3 km (2,500 yd)
18 in. Mk.30 |  UK | 1954-1970 | /
| Diameter:450 mm (18 in) |  |  |
21 in. Mk.I |  UK |  | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) |  |  |
21 in. Mk.II |  UK | 1914 | Battleships & battlecruisers | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | 235 kg (518 lb)
TNT | Wet heater | 57–83 km/h (31–45 kn)
for 4.1–9.8 km (4,500–10,700 yd)
21 in. Mk.IV |  UK | 1912 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:6.9 m (23 ft) | 235 kg (518 lb)
TNT | Wet heater | 46–65 km/h (25–35 kn)
for 7.3–12.4 km (8,000–13,600 yd)
21 in. Mk.V |  UK | 1917 | Destroyers & cruisers/
surface | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:7.1 m (23 ft) |  | Wet heater | 46–74 km/h (25–40 kn)
for 4.6–12.4 km (5,000–13,600 yd)
21 in. Mk.VII |  UK | 1925 | Cruisers/
surface | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:7.8 m (26 ft) | 336 kg (741 lb)
TNT | Oxygen enriched air | 65 km/h (35 kn)
for 5.2 km (5,700 yd)
21 in. Mk.VIII |  UK | 1925[1] | Submarines & torpedo boats/
surface | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:6.6 m (22 ft) | 365 kg (805 lb)
Torpex | Burner cycle | 65–76 km/h (35–41 kn)
for 10–13.7 km (10,900–15,000 yd)
21 in. Mk.X |  UK | 1939 | Submarines, torpedo boats, & destroyers/
surface | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:7.2 m (24 ft) | 300 kg (660 lb)
TNT | Wet heater | 54–87 km/h (29–47 kn)
for 3–12 km (3,300–13,100 yd)
21 in. Mk.XI |  UK | 1942 | Destroyers/
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:6.8 m (22 ft) | 322 kg (710 lb)
TNT | Electric battery | 52 km/h (28 kn)
for 5 km (5,500 yd)
21 in. Mk.12 |  UK | 1952 | Submarine/
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | 340 kg (750 lb)
Torpex | Hydrogen peroxide | 52 km/h (28 kn)
for 5 km (5,500 yd)
21 in. Mk.20 Bidder |  UK | 1955? | Submarines & surface ships / | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) |  | 37 km/h (20 kn)
for 11 km (12,000 yd)
21 in. Mk.23 Grog |  UK | 1971? | Submarines | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:6.5 m (21 ft) | 89 kg (196 lb) | Electric battery | 33 km/h (18 kn)
24.5 in. Mk.I |  UK | 1923 | Nelson-class battleships/
surface | Diameter:622 mm (24.5 in)
Length:8.103 m (26.58 ft) | 743 kg (1,638 lb)
TNT | Oxygen enriched air | 56–65 km/h (30–35 kn)
for 13.7–18.3 km (15,000–20,000 yd)
45 cm Fiume torpedo (Whitehead) |  US | 1894 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:3,600 mm (140 in)
Weight:383 kg (845 lb) | 54 kg (119 lb)
wet gun-cotton | Compressed air | 49.1 km/h (26.5 kn)
for 0.73 km (800 yd)
6-shi[citation needed] |  Japan |  | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in)
Length:6,800 mm (269 in)
Weight:1,432 kg (3,157 lb) | 200 kg (441 lb) | Wet heater | 48–67 km/h (26–36 kn)
for 6,400–13,700 m (7,000–15,000 yd)
8-shi[citation needed] |  Japan |  | Surface/
surface | Diameter:610 mm (24 in)
Length:8,400 mm (331 in)
Weight:2,362 kg (5,207 lb) | 200 kg (441 lb) | Wet heater | 48–67 km/h (26–36 kn)
for 6,400–13,700 m (7,000–15,000 yd)
A-184[citation needed] |  Italy |  | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) |  |  |
A244-S |  Italy |  | / | Diameter:324 mm (12.8 in)
Length:2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |  |  | 56–72 km/h (30–39 kn)
for 6 km (3.7 mi) (Mod. 1)
or 13.5 km (8.4 mi) (Mod. 3)
Depth : 600 m (2,000 ft)
AKYA[2][3] |  Turkey | 2021 |
All | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:7 m (23 ft)
Weight: 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) | 350 kg (770 lb) | Electrical  | 83 km/h (45 kn)
for 50 km (55,000 yd)[4]
Advanced Light Weight Torpedo (NSTL)[5] |  India | 2024 | Ship, helicopter or
submarine/any | Diameter: 324 mm (12.8 in) | 50 kg (110 lb) | Electric | 25 km (16 mi) @ 25 kn (46 km/h) or 12 km (7.5 mi) @ 50 kn (93 km/h)
Depth : 540 m (1,770 ft)
APR-1[citation needed] |  Soviet Union | 1960 | Aircraft/
submarine | Diameter:450 mm (18 in)
Length:3.7 m (12 ft)
Weight:650 kg (1,430 lb) | 80 kg (180 lb) | Solid-fuel rocket | 800 m (2,600 ft)
Depth:420 m (1,380 ft)
APR-2[citation needed] |  Soviet Union | 1980 | Aircraft/
submarine | Diameter:350 mm (14 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | Solid-fuel rocket | 115 km/h (62 kn)
for1.6–2 km (1,700–2,200 yd)
Depth:600 m (2,000 ft)
APR-3E |  Soviet Union | 1990 | Aircraft/
submarine | Diameter:350 mm (14 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | Solid-fuel pump-jet | 103 km/h (56 kn)
for 1.5–2 km (1,600–2,200 yd)
Depth:800 m (2,600 ft)
APSET-95[citation needed] |  Soviet Union | 1995 | Aircraft/
submarine | Diameter:400 mm (16 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) |  | 93 km/h (50 kn)
for 30 km (19 mi)
K731 White Shark |  ROK | 2003 | Submarine/
| Diameter:480 mm (19 in) |  |  | 65 km/h (35 kn)
for 30 km (33,000 yd)
Barracuda[citation needed] |  Germany | 2007 | Submarine / |  |  | Supercavitating torpedo | 800 km/h (430 kn; 500 mph)
K761 Tiger Shark[citation needed] |  ROK | 2022 | Submarine/
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:6.5 m (21 ft)
Weight:1,619 kg (3,569 lb) |  |  | 110 km/h (60 kn)
for 50 km (55,000 yd)
Black Shark(WASS) |  Italy | 2004 | Submarine/
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | STANAG 4439/
MURAT-2 | Contra-rotating direct-drive brushless motor | 93 km/h (50 kn)
for 50 km (55,000 yd)
Brennan torpedo |  UK | 1877 | Land-based/
surface | Diameter:12.8 in (324 mm) |  | Wire drum | 27 kn (50 km/h)
for 2,000 yd (1,800 m)
[citation needed] |  Germany | 1943 | Aircraft/
surface | Diameter:378 mm (14.9 in)
Length:2.94 m (9 ft 8 in)
Weight:435 kg (959 lb) | 200 kg (440 lb) | Unpowered |
C/03 |  Germany | 1903 | Surface | Diameter:450 mm (18 in)
Length:5.2 m (17 ft) | 176 kg (388 lb)
TNT | Brotherhood
or wet heater | 57 km/h (31 kn)
for 1.9 km (2,100 yd)
C/06 |  Germany | 1906 | Submarine | Diameter:450 mm (18 in)
Length:5.7 m (19 ft) | 123 kg (271 lb)
TNT | Brotherhood
or wet heater | 50.0–63.9 km/h (27–34.5 kn)
for 1.5–5 km (1,600–5,500 yd)
C/07 |  Germany | 1907 | Land-based/
surface | Diameter:450 mm (18 in)
Length:5.7 m (19 ft) | 110 kg (240 lb)
TNT | Brotherhood
or wet heater | 67 km/h (36 kn)
for 1.5 km (1,600 yd)
C35/91 |  Germany | 1890 | Torpedo boats & submarines/
surface | Diameter:350 mm (14 in)
Length:4.8 m (16 ft) | 41 kg (90 lb)
TNT | Brotherhood | 54 km/h (29 kn)
for 400 m (440 yd)
C43 |  China |  | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:6.6 m (22 ft) |  |  |
C45/91 |  Germany | 1890 | Cruisers & battleships/
surface | Diameter:450 mm (18 in)
Length:5.1 m (17 ft) | 88 kg (194 lb)
TNT | Brotherhood | 59 km/h (32 kn)
for 500 m (550 yd)
CAPTOR
Encapsulated torpedo
ASW mine |  US | 1979 |  | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:3.68 m (12.1 ft) | 44 kg (97 lb)
PBXN-103 | Reciprocating external combustion, Otto fuel II | 52 km/h (28 kn)
for 7.3 km (8,000 yd)
K745 Blue Shark |  ROK | 2005 | Airplanes & surface ships | Diameter:320 mm (13 in) |  |  | 83 km/h (45 kn)
for 19 km (21,000 yd)
DM1 Seeschlange[citation needed] |  Germany | 1971 | Submarine/
all | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:4.2 m (14 ft) | 100 kg (220 lb) | Silver–zinc battery | 61 km/h (33 kn)
for 6 km (6,600 yd)
DM2A1 Seal[citation needed] |  Germany | 1969 | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | 250 kg (550 lb) |  |
DM2A3[citation needed] |  Germany | 1987 | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | 260 kg (570 lb) |  |
DM2A4 Seehecht |  Germany | 2006 | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:6.6 m (22 ft) | 260 kg (570 lb)
PBX |  | 93 km/h (50 kn)
for 50 km (55,000 yd)
DST92 |  Soviet Union |  | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:650 mm (26 in)
Length:11 m (36 ft)
Weight:4,750 kg (10,470 lb) | 557 kg (1,228 lb) | HTP/
kerosene turbine | Depth:20 m (66 ft)
DT |  Soviet Union |  | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:650 mm (26 in)
Length:11 m (36 ft)
Weight:4,500 kg (9,900 lb) | 450 kg (990 lb) | HTP/
kerosene turbine |
ET32 |  China |  | Aircraft/
all | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:6.6 m (22 ft)
Weight:1,340 kg (2,950 lb) | 190 kg (420 lb) | Electrical battery | 65 km/h (35 kn; 40 mph)
for 18 km (20,000 yd)
Depth:350 m (1,150 ft)
ET34 |  China |  | Aircraft/
all | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) |  | Electrical battery | 74–78 km/h (40–42 kn; 46–48 mph)
for 18–25 km (20,000–27,000 yd)
Depth:300 m (980 ft)
ET36 |  China |  | Aircraft/
all | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) |  | Electrical battery | 46–67 km/h (25–36 kn; 29–42 mph)
for 10–25 km (11,000–27,000 yd)
Depth:300 m (980 ft)
ET52 |  China |  | Aircraft/
all | Diameter:324 mm (12.8 in)
|  |  |
ET-46[citation needed] |  Soviet Union | 1946 | Aircraft/
submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
| 450 kg (990 lb) |  | 57 km/h (31 kn)
for 6 km (3.7 mi)
F5 |  Germany | 1935 | Aircraft/
| Diameter:450 mm (18 in)
Length:5.2 m (17 ft) | 250 kg (550 lb) Hexanite | Decalin
wet heater | 74 km/h (40 kn)
for 2 km (2,200 yd)
F17 |  France |  | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | 250 kg (550 lb) |  | 74 km/h (40 kn)
for 20 km (22,000 yd)
F21 |  France |  | /
| Diameter:534 mm (21.0 in) |  |  | 93 km/h (50 kn)
G6 |  Germany | 1908 | Surface & submarines/
surface | Diameter:500 mm (20 in)
Length:6 m (20 ft) | 164 kg (362 lb)
TNT/Hexanite | Decalin
or kerosene
wet heater | 65 km/h (35 kn)
for 3.5 km (3,800 yd)
G7 |  Germany | 1910 | Capital ships/
surface | Diameter:500 mm (20 in)
Length:7 m (23 ft) | 195 kg (430 lb) Hexanite | Decalin
wet heater | 69 km/h (37 kn)
for 4 km (4,400 yd)
G7a |  Germany | 1930 | Surface ships & submarines | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:7.2 m (24 ft) | 320 kg (710 lb) Hexanite | Decalin
wet heater | 81 km/h (44 kn)
for 5 km (5,500 yd)
G7e (G7e/T2, G7e/T3, and G7e/T4 Falke) |  Germany | 1930 | Surface ships & submarines/
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:7.16 m (23.5 ft) | 280 kg (620 lb) Schießwolle 36 | Electric 75 kW (100 hp) | T3 - 56 km/h (30 kn)
for 5 km (5,500 yd)
G7es (Zaunkönig T-5/GNAT) |  Germany | 1943-1945 | Surface ships & submarines/
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | 280 kg (620 lb) Schießwolle 36 | Electric | 44 km/h (24 kn)
for 5.7 km (6,200 yd)
H8 |  Germany | 1912 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:600 mm (24 in)
Length:8 m (26 ft) | 210 kg (460 lb) Hexanite | Brotherhood
wet heater | 67 km/h (36 kn)
for 6 km (6,600 yd)
Helmover |  UK | 1945 | Aircraft/
surface | Diameter:1,000 mm (39.5 in)
Length:8.8 m (29 ft)
Weight:5,200 kg (11,500 lb) | 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
RDX | Internal combution | range 40 km (25 mi)
Hoot (missile) (super-cavitating torpedo) |  Iran | 2006 | Submarine/
surface |  |  | Supercavitation torpedo | 370 km/h (200 kn)
Howell torpedo |  US | 1889-1898 | /
| Diameter:360 mm (14 in)
Length:3.3 m (11 ft) | 96 kg (212 lb) | Flywheel | 46 km/h (25 kn)
for 370 m (400 yd)
K745A1 Red Shark |  ROK | 2009 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:380 mm (15 in) |  | Homing torpedo, anti-submarine rocket | 83 km/h (45 kn)
for 17 km (19,000 yd)
Kaiten Type 1 manned torpedo |  Japan | 1944 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:1,000 mm (39 in)
Length:14.75 m (48.4 ft)
Weight:8,255 kg (18,199 lb) | 1,550 kg (3,420 lb) | Wet heater, reciprocating 440 kW (590 hp), kerosene and oxygen | 19–56 km/h (10–30 kn)
for 23–78 km (25,000–85,000 yd)
Depth: 80 m (260 ft)
Kolibri[citation needed] |  Soviet Union | 1978 | Aircraft/
submarine | Diameter:330 mm (13 in) | 44 kg (97 lb) |  | 45 kn (83 km/h)
LCAW (WASS) |  Italy | 1992 | Aircraft & hand launcher/
Swimmers & minisubs | Diameter:124 mm (4.9 in)
Length:0.9–2 m (2 ft 11 in – 6 ft 7 in)
11.3–16 kg (25–35 lb) | Shaped charge | Silver–zinc battery | 33 km/h (18 kn)
for 0.7–8 km (770–8,750 yd)
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 1 |  US | 1904-1922 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:197 in (5,000 mm)
Weight:1,500 lb (680 kg) | 200 lb (91 kg)
wet guncotton | Vertical turbine wheel | 27 kn (50 km/h)
for 4,000 yd (3.7 km)
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 2 |  US | 1905-1922 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:197 in (5,000 mm)
Weight:1,500 lb (680 kg) | 200 lb (91 kg)
wet guncotton | Turbine (contra-rotating) | 26 kn (48 km/h)
for 3,500 yd (3.2 km)
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 |  US | 1906-1922 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:197 in (5,000 mm)
Weight:1,500 lb (680 kg) | 200 lb (91 kg)
wet guncotton | Turbine (contra-rotating) | 26 kn (48 km/h)
for 4,000 yd (3.7 km)
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 4 |  US | 1908-1922 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:17.72 in (450 mm)
Length:197 in (5,000 mm)
Weight:1,500 lb (680 kg) |  | Vertical Turbine |
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 6 |  US | 1911-1922 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:17.72 in (450 mm)
Length:204 in (5,200 mm)
Weight:1,800 lb (820 kg) |  | Turbine | 35 kn (65 km/h)
for 2,000 yd (1,800 m)
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 7 |  US | 1912-1945 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:17.72 in (450 mm)
Length:204 in (5,200 mm)
Weight:1,682 lb (763 kg) | Mk.7 Mod 5
326 lb (148 kg)
TNT | Turbine | 35 kn (65 km/h)
for 3,500–6,000 yd (3,200–5,500 m)
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 7
Short Torpedo (Type D) |  US |  | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:17.72 in (450 mm)
Length:144 in (3,700 mm)
Weight:1,036 lb (470 kg) | 150 lb (68 kg)
HBX | Seawater battery | Speed:35 kn (65 km/h)
for 2,000 yd (1,800 m)
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 8 |  US | 1911-1945 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:256.3 in (6,510 mm)
Weight:2,600 lb (1,200 kg) | Mk.8 Mod 4
466 lb (211 kg)
TNT | Turbine | 36 kn (67 km/h)
for 16,000 yd (15 km)
Bliss-Leavitt Mark 9 |  US | 1915-1945 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:197 in (5,000 mm)
Weight:2,015 lb (914 kg) | Mk.9
210 lb (95 kg)
TNT | Turbine | 27 kn (50 km/h)
for 7,000 yd (6,400 m)
Mark 10 |  US | 1915-1945 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:195 in (5,000 mm)
Weight:2,215 lb (1,005 kg) | Mk.10 Mod.3
497 lb (225 kg)
TNT | Steam turbine | 36 kn (67 km/h)
for 3,500 yd (3,200 m)
Mark 11 |  US | 1926-1945 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:271 in (6,900 mm)
Weight:3,511 lb (1,593 kg) | Mk.11
500 lb (230 kg)
TNT | Turbine | 27–46 kn (50–85 km/h)
for 6,000–15,000 yd (5,500–13,700 m)
Mark 12 |  US | 1928-1945 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:271 in (6,900 mm)
Weight:3,505 lb (1,590 kg) | Mk.11
500 lb (230 kg)
TNT | Turbine | 27.5–44 kn (50.9–81.5 km/h)
for 7,000–15,000 yd (6,400–13,700 m)
Mark 13 |  US | 1936-1950 | GT-1 (missile) & Aircraft/
surface | Diameter:22.5 in (570 mm)
Length:161 in (4,100 mm)
Weight:2,216 lb (1,005 kg) | Mk.13
600 lb (270 kg)
Torpex | Mechanical | 33.5 kn (62.0 km/h)
for 6,300 yd (5,800 m)
Mark 14 |  US | 1938 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:246 in (6,200 mm)
Weight:3,209 lb (1,456 kg) | Mk.16 Mod.6
643 lb (292 kg)
HBX | Turbine | 31.1–46.3 kn (57.6–85.7 km/h)
for 4,500–9,000 yd (4,100–8,200 m)
Mark 15 |  US | 1938-1956 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:288 in (7,300 mm)
Weight:3,841 lb (1,742 kg) | Mk.7 Mod.3
825 lb (374 kg)
HBX | Turbine | 26.5–45 kn (49.1–83.3 km/h)
for 6,000–15,000 yd (5,500–13,700 m)
Mark 16 |  US | 1943-1975 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:246 in (6,200 mm)
Weight:4,000 lb (1,800 kg) | Mk.16 Mod.7
746 lb (338 kg)
HBX | Turbine | 46.2 kn (85.6 km/h)
for 11,000 yd (10,000 m)
Mark 17 |  US | 1944-1950 | Destroyer/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:288 in (7,300 mm)
Weight:4,600 lb (2,100 kg) | Mk.17 Mod.3
879.5 lb (398.9 kg)
HBX | Turbine | 46 kn (85 km/h)
for 18,000 yd (16,000 m)
Mark 18 |  US | 1943-1950 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:245 in (6,200 mm)
Weight:3,154 lb (1,431 kg) | Mk.18 Mod.3
575 lb (261 kg)
HBX | Electric | 29 kn (54 km/h)
for 4,000 yd (3,700 m)
Mark 19 |  US |  | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:246 in (6,200 mm)
Weight:3,240 lb (1,470 kg) | Mk.20
800 lb (360 kg)
Torpex | Electric, secondary battery | 29 kn (54 km/h)
for 4,000 yd (3,700 m)
Mark 20 |  US |  | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:246 in (6,200 mm)
Weight:3,100 lb (1,400 kg) | Mk.20
500 lb (230 kg)
TNT | Electric | 33 kn (61 km/h)
for 3,500 yd (3.2 km)
Mark 21 Mod.0 |  US |  | Aircraft/
surface | Diameter:22.5 in (570 mm)
Length:161 in (4,100 mm)
Weight:2,300 lb (1,000 kg) | 400 lb (180 kg)
TNT (ca.) | Electric | 25 kn (46 km/h)
Mark 21 Mod.2 |  US |  | Faichild Petrel/
surface | Diameter:22.5 in (570 mm)
Length:161 in (4,100 mm)
Weight:2,130 lb (970 kg) | Mk.21
350 lb (160 kg)
HBX-3 | Steam turbine | 33.5 kn (62.0 km/h)
for 6,000 yd (5.5 km)
Mark 22 |  US |  | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:246 in (6,200 mm)
Weight:3,060 lb (1,390 kg) | 500 lb (230 kg)
HBX | Electric | 29 kn (54 km/h)
for 4,000 yd (3.7 km)
Mark 23 |  US | 1943-1946 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:246 in (6,200 mm)
Weight:3,259 lb (1,478 kg) | Mk.16 Mod.6
643 lb (292 kg)
HBX | Turbine | 46.3 kn (85.7 km/h)
for 4,500 yd (4.1 km)
Mark 24 Mod 0 Tigerfish |  UK | 1980 | Submarine/
submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:6.5 m (21 ft) | 340 kg (750 lb)
Torpex | Silver–zinc batteries | 65 km/h (35 kn)
for 21 km (23,000 yd)
44 km/h (24 kn)
Depth : 350 m (1,150 ft)
Mark 24 Mod 1 Tigerfish |  UK | 1979 |
All | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:6.5 m (21 ft) | 340 kg (750 lb)
Torpex | Silver–zinc batteries | 65 km/h (35 kn)
for 21 km (23,000 yd)
44 km/h (24 kn)
Depth : 442 m (1,450 ft)
Mark 24(N) Tigerfish |  UK |  |
All | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:6.5 m (21 ft) | Nuclear, 10 kt | Silver–zinc batteries | 35 kn (65 km/h)
for 23,000 yd (21 km)
24 kn (44 km/h)
Depth : 442 m (1,450 ft)
Mark 24 Mod 2 Tigerfish |  UK | 1984 |
Submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:6.5 m (21 ft) | 340 kg (750 lb)
Torpex | Silver–zinc batteries | 65 km/h (35 kn)
for 21 km (23,000 yd)
44 km/h (24 kn)
Depth: 442 m (1,450 ft)
Mark 25 |  US |  | Aircraft/
surface | Diameter:22.5 in (570 mm)
Length:161 in (4.1 m)
Weight:2,306 lb (1,046 kg)
| Mk.25
725 lb (329 kg)
HBX | Alcohol turbine | 40 kn (74 km/h)
for 2,500 yd (2.3 km)
Mark 26 |  US |  | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:246 in (6.2 m)
Weight:3,200 lb (1,500 kg) | Mk.26
900–1,000 lb (410–450 kg)
HBX | Seawater battery | 40 kn (74 km/h)
for 6,000 yd (5.5 km)
Mark 27 Mod.0 |  US | 1943-1946 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:19 in (480 mm)
Length:90 in (2.3 m)
Weight:720 lb (330 kg) | Mk.27 Mod.0 | Electric, secondary battery | 12 kn (22 km/h) search for 12 minutes at 5,000 yd (4.6 km)
Mark 27 Mod 4 |  US | 1943-1960 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:19 in (480 mm)
Length:125.75 in (3.194 m)
Weight:720 lb (330 kg) | Mk.27 Mod.2
128 lb (58 kg)
HBX | Electric | 15.9 kn (29.4 km/h) search for 12 minutes at 6,200 yd (5.7 km)
Mark 28 |  US | 1944-1960 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:246 in (6.2 m)
Weight:2,800 lb (1,300 kg) | Mk.28 Mod.2
585 lb (265 kg)
HBX | Electric | 19.6 kn (36.3 km/h)
for 6 minutes at 4,000 yd (3.7 km)
Mark 29 |  US |  | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:246 in (6.2 m)
Weight:3,200 lb (1,500 kg) | Mk.28 Mod.2
550 lb (250 kg)
HBX | Electric | 21–28 kn (39–52 km/h)
for 4,000–12,000 yd (3,700–11,000 m)
Mark 30 torpedo mine |  US |  | Aircraft/
submarine | Diameter:10 in (250 mm)
Length:96 in (2.4 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg) | Mk.30
50 lb (23 kg) | Electric | 12 kn (22 km/h)
for 3,000 yd (2.7 km)
Mark 31 |  US |  | Destroyer/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:246 in (6.2 m)
Weight:2,800 lb (1,300 kg) | Mk.31
500 lb (230 kg)
HBX | Electric | 29 kn (54 km/h)
for 4,000 yd (3.7 km)
Mark 32 |  US | 1950-1955 | Surface/
submarine | Diameter:19 in (480 mm)
Length:83 in (2.1 m)
Weight:700 lb (320 kg) | Mk.32 Mod.1
107 lb (49 kg)
HBX | Electric | 12 kn (22 km/h) search for 24 minutes at 9,600 yd (8.8 km)
Mark 33 Mod.0 |  US |  | Submarine/
all | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:83 in (2.1 m)
Weight:1,795 lb (814 kg) | 550 lb (250 kg)
HBX | Electric | 12.5–18.5 kn (23.2–34.3 km/h)
for 5,000–19,000 yd (4,600–17,400 m)
Mark 34 Mod.1[6](Mine Mk 44) |  US | 1948-1958 | Aircraft/
all | Diameter:19 in (480 mm)
Length:125 in (3.2 m)
Weight:1,150 lb (520 kg) | Mk.34 Mod.1
116 lb (53 kg)
HBX | Electric | Search:11 kn (20 km/h) search for 30 minutes at 12,000 yd (11 km)
Attack:17 kn (31 km/h) search for 6–8 minutes at 3,600 yd (3.3 km)
Mark 35 |  US | 1949-1960 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:83 in (2.1 m)
Weight:1,770 lb (800 kg) | Mk.35 Mod.2 or 3
270 lb (120 kg)
HBX | Electric, primary seawater battery | 27 kn (50 km/h)
for 15,000 yd (14 km)
Mark 36 Mod.0 |  US | 1949-1960 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:246 in (6.2 m)
Weight:4,000 lb (1,800 kg) | Mk.36
800 lb (360 kg)
HBX-1 | Electric | 47 kn (87 km/h)
for 7,000 yd (6.4 km)
Mark 37
(Mod.0 & Mod.3) |  US | 1956 | Submarine/
submarine | Diameter:19 in (480 mm)
Length:135 in (3.4 m)
Weight:1,430 lb (650 kg) | Mk.37 Mod.0
330 lb (150 kg)
HBX-3 | Electric |
Mark 37
(Mod.1 & Mod.2) |  US | 1960 | Submarine/
submarine | Diameter:19 in (480 mm)
Length:161 in (4.1 m)
Weight:1,690 lb (770 kg) | Mk.37 Mod.0
330 lb (150 kg)
HBX-3 | Electric |
Mark 39 |  US | 1946-1956 | Submarine/
submarine | Diameter:19 in (480 mm)
Length:133 in (3.4 m)
Weight:1,275 lb (578 kg) | Mk.39 Mod.0
130 lb (59 kg)
HBX | Electric | 15.5 kn (28.7 km/h)
for 26 mins at 13,000 yd (12 km)
Mark 41 Mod.0 |  US |  | Aircraft/
submarine | Diameter:21 in (530 mm)
Length:120 in (3.0 m)
Weight:1,327 lb (602 kg) | Mk.41
150 lb (68 kg)
HBX | Seawater battery | 25 kn (46 km/h)
for 8,000 yd (7.3 km)
Mark 43 Mod.0 |  US | 1951-1957 | Aircraft/
submarine | Diameter:12.75 in (324 mm)
Length:88.25 in (2.242 m)
Weight:370.4 lb (168.0 kg) | Mk.43 Mod.0
60 lb (27 kg)
HBX | Electric | 20 kn (37 km/h)
for 4,300 yd (3.9 km)
Mark 43 Mod.1 |  US | 1951-1957 | Aircraft/
submarine | Diameter:10 in (250 mm)
Length:91.5 in (2.32 m)
Weight:260 lb (120 kg) | Mk.43 Mod.1
54 lb (24 kg)
HBX | Electric | 15 kn (28 km/h)
for 9 minutes at 4,500 yd (4.1 km)
Mark 43 Mod.3 |  US | 1951-1957 | Aircraft/
submarine | Diameter:10 in (250 mm)
Length:91.5 in (2.32 m)
Weight:260 lb (120 kg) | Mk.100
54 lb (24 kg)
HBX | Electric | 21 kn (39 km/h)
for 6 minutes at 4,500 yd (4.1 km)
Mark 44 Mod.0 |  US | 1957-1967 | Aircraft
& Destroyers/
submarine | Diameter:12.75 in (324 mm)
Length:100 in (2.5 m)
Weight:425 lb (193 kg) | Mk.101
75 lb (34 kg)
HBX-3 | Seawater battery |
Mark 44 Mod.1 |  US | 1957-1967 | Aircraft
& Destroyers/
submarine | Diameter:12.75 in (324 mm)
Length:101.3 in (2.57 m)
Weight:433 lb (196 kg) | Mk.101 Mod.0
73 lb (33 kg)
HBX-3 | Seawater battery |
Mark 45 Mod.0 |  US | 1958-1976 | Submarine/
all | Diameter:19 in (480 mm)
Length:225 in (5.7 m)
Weight:2,330 lb (1,060 kg) | W34 Nuclear warhead | Electric |
Mark 45 Mod.1 ASTOR |  US | 1958-1976 | Submarine/
all | Diameter:19 in (480 mm)
Length:227 in (5.8 m)
Weight:2,213 lb (1,004 kg) | Mark 102 conventional warhead | Electric |
Mark 46 Mod.0 |  US | 1963 | Aircraft & Destroyers/
submarine | Diameter:12.75 in (324 mm)
Length:102 in (2.6 m)
Weight:568 lb (258 kg) | Mk.103 Mod.0 | Solid propellent piston engine |
Mark 46 Mod.1 |  US | 1963 | Aircraft & Destroyers/
submarine | Diameter:324 mm (12.75 in)
Length:102 in (2.6 m)
Weight:508 lb (230 kg) | Mk.103 Mod.0 | Otto fuel piston engine |
Mark 48 |  US | 1972 | All | Diameter:21.0 in (533 mm) | 650 lb (290 kg) | Piston engine pump jet |
Mark 48 Mod.1 |  US | 1971 | Submarine/
all | Diameter:12.75 in (324 mm)
Length:102 in (2.6 m)
Weight:508 lb (230 kg) | Mk.107 | Otto fuel piston engine |
Mark 50 |  US | 1991 | Submarine | Diameter:12.8 in (324 mm) | PBX shaped charge | Sulfur hexafluoride lithium battery | 1,900 ft (580 m)
for 40 kn (74 km/h)
Mark 54 LHT |  US | 2004 |
Submarine | Diameter:12.8 in (324 mm)
Length:106.9 in (2,720 mm)
Weight:608 lb (276 kg) | PBXN-103 | Otto fuel II | 40 kn (74 km/h; 46 mph)
for 10,000 yd (9.1 km)
MGT-1 |  Soviet Union | 1961 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:400 mm (16 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) |  | 52 km/h (28 kn)
for 6 km (6,600 yd)
MU90 Impact |  France Italy | 1993 | Submarine | Diameter:323.7 mm (12.74 in)
Length:2.85 m (9 ft 4 in) | 32.7 kg (72 lb) Shaped charge warhead | Electric pump-jet | 93 km/h (50 kn)
for 10 km (11,000 yd), Depth: 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
ORKA[7] |  Turkey |  | Surface,
Aircraft & UAV/
submarine  | Diameter:324 mm (12.8 in) | hollow charge warhead | Electrical pump-jet | 83 km/h (45 kn)
for 25 km (27,000 yd)
RAT-52 |  Soviet Union | 1952 | Aircraft/
| Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | 240 kg (530 lb) | Solid-fuel rocket | Dash speed:560–740 km/h; 350–460 mph (300–400 kn) Cruise speed:107–126 km/h; 67–78 mph (58–68 kn)
for 10 km (6.2 mi) then 520 m (570 yd)
SET-72[citation needed] |  Soviet Union | 1972 | Aircraft/
| Diameter:400 mm (16 in) | 60–100 kg (130–220 lb) |  | 74 km/h (40 kn)
for 8 km (5.0 mi)
Spearfish |  UK | 1994 | Submarine/
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:7 m (23 ft) | 300 kg (660 lb)
Torpex | Sundstrand gas-turbine pump-jet HAP-Otto fuel II | 110 km/h (60 kn)
for 21 km (23,000 yd)
SST-3 Seal |  Germany | 1972 | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) |  |  |
SST-4 Seal |  Germany | 1980 | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) |  |  |
Sting Ray |  UK | 1994 | /
| Diameter:325 mm (12.8 in)
Length:2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) | 45 kg (99 lb)
Torpex shaped charge | Magnesium/silver chloride seawater battery | 83 km/h (45 kn)
for 8 km (8,700 yd)
SUT |  Germany | 1967 | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) |  |  |
TAN-12 |  Soviet Union | 1932 | /
| Diameter:450 mm (18 in) |  |  |
TAV-15 |  Soviet Union | 1932 | /
| Diameter:450 mm (18 in) |  |  |
TEST-71[citation needed] |  Soviet Union |  | / |  |  |  |
Takshak[8][5] |  India |  | Surface or Submarine/
submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length: 6.4 m (21 ft) |  | Electric battery | Depth: 600 m (2,000 ft)
Shakti[5] |  India |  | Surface/
submarine |  |  | Thermal propulsion | Depth: 600 m (2,000 ft)
Torped 47 |  Sweden | 2022 | Submarine
& surface | Diameter:400 mm (16 in)
Length:2.85 m (9 ft 4 in)
Weight:340 kg (750 lb) | PBX | Lithium | 74 km/h (40 kn)+ for 20 km (12 mi)+
Torped 61 |  Sweden | 1965 | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:7 m (23 ft)
Weight:1,755–1,800 kg (3,869–3,968 lb) | 235–250 kg (518–551 lb) | Compressed air | 24 km (15 mi) at 56 km/h (30 kn)
Torped 613 |  Sweden | 1983 | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:7 m (23 ft) | 300 kg (660 lb) |  |
Torped 62 (Torped 2000) |  Sweden | 2000 | / | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:7 m (23 ft)
Weight:1,450 kg (3,200 lb) |  |  | 40 kn (74 km/h)
for 40 km (25 mi)
Torped 45[9] |  Sweden | 1995 | /
| Diameter:400 mm (16 in)
Length:2,850 mm (112.2 in)
Weight:320.0 kg (705.5 lb) |  |  |
Shyena |  India | 2012 | Ship, helicopter or
submarine/any | Diameter:324 mm (12.8 in)
Length:2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
Weight:220 kg (490 lb) | 50 kg (110 lb) | Electric | 61 km/h (33 kn)
Depth : 540 m (1,770 ft)
for 19 km (12 mi)
ASROC |  Japan | 2007 | Surface/
submarine | Diameter:324 mm (12.8 in) |  |  |
Type 12[citation needed] |  Japan |  | /
| Diameter:324 mm (12.8 in) |  |  |
Type 45 |  Soviet Union | 1936 | /
| Diameter:450 mm (18 in) |  |  |
Type 53 |  Soviet Union | 1927 | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) |  |  |
Type 53-58[citation needed] |  Soviet Union | 1968 | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | 10 kt nuclear warhead |  |
Type 65-73 |  Soviet Union | 1973 | Submarine/
all | Diameter:650 mm (26 in)
Length:9.14 m (30.0 ft) | 20 kt nuclear warhead | HTP/
Kerosene turbine | 50–56 km/h (31–35 mph)
for 50–100 km (31–62 mi)
Type 65-76 Kit |  Soviet Union | 1976 | Submarine/
all | Diameter:650 mm (26 in)
Length:9.14 m (30.0 ft) | 450–557 kg (992–1,228 lb) | HTP/
Kerosene turbine | 50–56 km/h (31–35 mph)
for 50–100 km (31–62 mi)
Type 72[citation needed] |  Japan | 1972 | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) |  |  |
Type 73[citation needed] |  Japan | 1973 | /
| Diameter:324 mm (12.8 in) |  |  |
Type 80 torpedo (G-RX1)[citation needed] |  Japan | 1980 | /
| Diameter:480 mm (19 in) |  |  |
Type 89 torpedo (G-RX2) |  Japan | 1989 | Submarine/
all | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:5.6 m (221 in)
Weight:980 kg (2,161 lb) | 267 kg (589 lb) | Electric | 74–130 km/h (40–70 kn)
for 27–39 km (17–24 mi)
Depth:900 m (3,000 ft)
Type 91 Model 1 |  Japan | 1931-1945 | Aircraft/
surface | Diameter:450 mm (18 in)
Length:5.27 m (17.3 ft)
Weight:848 kg (1,870 lb) | 324 kg (714 lb) |  | 78 km/h (48 mph)
for 2 km (2,200 yd)
Type 91 Model 2 |  Japan | 1941-1945 | Aircraft/
surface | Diameter:450 mm (18 in)
Length:5.27 m (17.3 ft)
Weight:838 kg (1,847 lb) | 204 kg (450 lb) |  | 78 km/h (48 mph)
for 2 km (2,200 yd)
Type 91 Model 3 |  Japan | 1942-1945 | Aircraft/
surface | Diameter:450 mm (18 in)
Length:5.27 m (17.3 ft)
Weight:848 kg (1,870 lb) | 235 kg (518 lb) |  | 78 km/h (48 mph)
for 2 km (2,200 yd)
Type 91 Model 3 Improved |  Japan | 1943-1945 | Aircraft/
surface | Diameter:450 mm (18 in)
Length:5.27 m (17.3 ft)
Weight:848 kg (1,870 lb) | 235 kg (518 lb) |  | 76 km/h (47 mph)
for 2 km (2,200 yd)
Type 91 Model 3 Strong |  Japan | 1944-1945 | Aircraft/
surface | Diameter:450 mm (18 in)
Length:5.27 m (17.3 ft)
Weight:324 kg (714 lb) | 235 kg (518 lb) |  | 76 km/h (47 mph)
for 1,500 m (1,600 yd)
Type 91 Model 4 Strong |  Japan | 1944-1945 | Aircraft/
surface | Diameter:450 mm (18 in)
Length:5.27 m (17.3 ft)
Weight:920 kg (2,030 lb) | 308 kg (679 lb) |  | 76 km/h (47 mph)
for 1,500 m (1,600 yd)
Type 91 Model 7 Strong |  Japan | 1944-1945 | Aircraft/
surface | Diameter:450 mm (18 in)
Length:5.27 m (17.3 ft)
Weight:1,080 kg (2,380 lb) | 420 kg (930 lb) |  | 76 km/h (47 mph)
for 1,500 m (1,600 yd)
Type 92 |  Japan | 1932-1945 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:530 mm (21 in)
Length:7.14 m (23.4 ft)
Weight:1,720 kg (3,792 lb) | 300 kg (660 lb) | Battery | 55 km/h (34 mph)
for 7 km (7,700 yd)
Type 93 Long Lance |  Japan | 1932-1945 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:610 mm (24 in)
Length:9 m (30 ft)
Weight:2,700 kg (5,952 lb) | 490 kg (1,080 lb) | Kerosene–oxygen
wet heater | 36–96 km/h (19–52 kn)
for 20–40 km (22,000–44,000 yd)
Type 95 |  Japan | 1935-1945 | Submarine/
surface | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:7.1 m (23 ft)
Weight:Mod.1
1,665 kg (3,671 lb)
or Mod.2
1,730 kg (3,810 lb) | Mod.1
405 kg (893 lb)
or Mod.2
550 kg (1,210 lb) | Kerosene–oxygen
wet heater | 83–94 km/h (52–58 mph)
for 9–12 km (9,800–13,100 yd) (Mod 1)
Type 97 & Type 97 Special |  Japan | 1937 | Midget
submarine/
surface | Diameter:450 mm (18 in)
Length:5,600 mm (221 in)
Weight:980 kg (2,161 lb) | 350 kg (770 lb) | Kerosene–oxygen
wet heater | 81 km/h (44 kn)
for 5.5 km (6,000 yd)
Type 97 lightweight |  Japan | 1997 | /
| Diameter:324 mm (12.8 in) |  |  |
UMGT-1 |  Soviet Union | 1981 | /
| Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | 60 kg (130 lb)
85RU Rastrub/
RPK-6 Vodopad |  | 76 km/h (41 kn)
for 8 km (8,700 yd)
Depth:500 m (1,600 ft)
USET-80[citation needed] |  Soviet Union | 1980 | Submarine/
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | 200–300 kg (440–660 lb) |  | 74–93 km/h (40–50 kn)
for 20 km (12 mi)
Depth:400 m (1,300 ft)
UGST[citation needed] |  Soviet Union | 1990 | Submarine/
all | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | 200 kg (440 lb) |  | 93 km/h (50 kn)
for 40 km (25 mi)
Depth:500 m (1,600 ft)
VA-111 Shkval |  Soviet Union | 1977 | Submarine/
submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:8.2 m (27 ft) | 210 kg (460 lb)
or 150 kt nuclear warhead | Supercavitating torpedo, high-test peroxide/
kerosene rocket | 370 km/h (200 kn)
for 7 km (7,700 yd)
Shkval 2 |  Russia | 1998 | Submarine/
submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:8.2 m (27 ft) | 210 kg (460 lb)
or 150 kt nuclear warhead | Supercavitating torpedo high-test peroxide/kerosene rocket | 370 km/h (200 kn)
for 15 km (16,000 yd)
Varunastra |  India | 2016 | Surface/
submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in)
Length:7 m (23 ft)
Weight:1,500 kg (3,300 lb) | 250 kg (550 lb) | Silver Zinc Battery | 74 km/h (40 kn)
for 40 km (25 mi)
Depth: 400 m (1,300 ft)
VTT-1 Strizh[citation needed] |  Soviet Union | 1976 | Helicopter/
submarine | Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) |  | 52 km/h (28 kn)
for 5 km (5,500 yd)
Depth:200 m (660 ft)
Whitehead torpedo
Mk.1 (short) |  US | 1894-1913 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:17.7 in (450 mm)
Length:140 in (3,600 mm)
Weight:845 lb (383 kg) | 118 lb (54 kg)
wet guncotton | Air-flask Brotherhood engine | 26.5 kn (49.1 km/h)
for 800 yd (730 m)
Whitehead torpedo
Mk.1 (long) |  US | 1894-1922 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:17.7 in (450 mm)
Length:197 in (5,000 mm)
Weight:1,160 lb (530 kg) | 220 lb (100 kg)
wet guncotton | Air-flask Brotherhood engine | 27.5 kn (50.9 km/h)
for 800 yd (730 m)
Whitehead torpedo
Mk.2 (short) |  US | 1896-1913 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:17.7 in (450 mm)
Length:140 in (3.6 m)
Weight:845 lb (383 kg) | 118 lb (54 kg)
wet guncotton | Air-flask Brotherhood engine | 27 kn (50 km/h)
for 800 yd (730 m)
Whitehead torpedo
Mk.2 (long) |  US | 1895?-1922 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:17.7 in (450 mm)
Length:197 in (5.0 m)
Weight:1,232 lb (559 kg) | 132 lb (60 kg)
wet guncotton | Air-flask Brotherhood engine | 28.5 kn (52.8 km/h)
for 1,500 yd (1,400 m)
Whitehead torpedo
Mk.3 |  US | 1898-1922 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:17.7 in (450 mm)
Length:140 in (3.6 m)
Weight:845 lb (383 kg) | 118 lb (54 kg)
wet guncotton | Air-flask Brotherhood engine | 26.5 kn (49.1 km/h)
for 800 yd (730 m)
Whitehead torpedo
Mk.5 |  US | 1910-1922 | Surface/
surface | Diameter:17.7 in (450 mm)
Length:204 in (5.2 m)
Weight:1,452 lb (659 kg) | 200 lb (91 kg)
wet guncotton | Heated Air-flask Brotherhood engine | 27–40 kn (50–74 km/h)
for 1,000–4,000 yd (910–3,660 m)
Whitehead Mark 9
aerial torpedo |  UK | 1913 | Aircraft/
surface | Diameter:14 in (360 mm) |  |  | \-
Yu-1 |  China | 1971 | Submarine | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | 400 kg (880 lb) |  | for 3,500 m (3,800 yd) at 93 km/h (50 kn), 9,000 km (9,800,000 yd) at 72 km/h (39 kn)
Yu-2 |  China | 1970? | Aircraft/
| Diameter:450 mm (18 in) | 200 kg (440 lb) | solid-fuel rocket | 74–130 km/h (40–70 kn)
for 5 km (3.1 mi) in air, 1 km (0.62 mi) in water,
Yu-3 |  China | 1984 | Submarine/
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | 190 kg (420 lb) |  | 65 km/h (35 kn)
for 13 km (14,000 yd), Depth:350 m (1,150 ft)+
Yu-4 |  China | 1982 | Surface/
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | 309 kg (681 lb) | Silver–zinc battery | 56–74 km/h (30–40 kn) (upgraded)
for 6–15 km (3.7–9.3 mi)
Yu-5 |  China | 1989 | Submarine/
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) | 400 kg (880 lb) | otto fuel II | 93 km/h (50 kn)
for 30 km (19 mi)
Depth:400 m (1,300 ft)
Yu-6 |  China | 1995 | Submarine/
all | Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) |  | Otto fuel II | 120 km/h (65 kn)+
for 45 km (28 mi)+
Yu-7 |  China | 1989 | Helicopter/
submarine | Diameter:324 mm (12.8 in) | 46 kg (101 lb) | Otto fuel II | 87 km/h (47 kn)
for 7,300 m (24,000 ft)
Depth:400 m (1,300 ft)
Yu-8 |  China |  | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) |  | Silver–zinc battery |
Yu-9[citation needed] |  China |  | /
| Diameter:324 mm (12.8 in) |  |  |
Yu-10[citation needed] |  China |  | /
| Diameter:533 mm (21.0 in) |  |  |
Yu-11[citation needed] |  China |  | /
| Diameter:324 mm (12.8 in) |  |  |
Z13 |  France |  |
Surface | Diameter:550 mm (22 in) |  | Electric, 2 propellers | 56 km/h (30 kn)
for 10 km (11,000 yd)

## See also

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* List of lists of weapons

## Notes

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1. ^ In use in 1982 - against ARA General Belgrano
2. ^ Mehmet, Fatih (2021-05-07). "Milli ağır torpido AKYA'nın menzil bilgisi iki katına güncellendi: 30+km". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
3. ^ millisavunma (2018-08-14). "AKYA Ağır Torpido". Millisavunma.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
4. ^ "AKYA Ağır Sınıf Torpido'nun Menzili 50+ KM'ye Ulaştı" (in Turkish). 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
5. ^ a b c SUBRAMANIAN, T. S. "Underwater might". Frontline. Archived from the original on 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
6. ^ Kurak, September 1966, p.145
7. ^ "Orka" (in Turkish). Roketsan. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
8. ^ NSTL achievements[usurped]
9. ^ "Torpedo 45 The ASW torpedo for shallow waters". SAAB Group. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2014-10-25.

## References

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* Boyne, Walter J. Clash of Titans. (1995) Simon and Schuster, NY, NY. ISBN 0684801965.
* Morison, Samuel Eliot. History of United States Naval Operations in World War Two. 1984 edition, Volume 3. Little, Brown, and Company.
* Kurak, Steve (September 1966). "The U. S. Navy's Torpedo Inventory". US Naval Institute Proceedings. United States Naval Institute Proceedings.
* "Torpedo History" Geoff Kirby (1972)