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  • Whitehead Mark 2 torpedo
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  • The Whitehead Mark 2 torpedo was a Whitehead torpedo adopted by the United States Navy for use in an anti-surface ship role after the E. W. Bliss Company of Brooklyn, New York secured manufacturing rights in 1892. It was identical to the Whitehead Mark 1 torpedo, except for some mechanical details.
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Length
  • 140
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Range
  • 800
is explosive
  • yes
detonation
  • War Nose Mk 1 contact exploder
diameter
  • 17.700000
Speed
  • 27
filling
  • wet guncotton
Guidance
Service
  • 1896
Name
  • Whitehead Mark 2 torpedo
Type
filling weight
  • 118.0
Caption
  • Whitehead torpedo mechanism, published 1891
is missile
  • yes
Weight
  • 845
Manufacturer
launch platform
  • battleships and torpedo boats
is ranged
  • yes
Engine
  • 3
design date
  • 1893
Variants
Designer
abstract
  • The Whitehead Mark 2 torpedo was a Whitehead torpedo adopted by the United States Navy for use in an anti-surface ship role after the E. W. Bliss Company of Brooklyn, New York secured manufacturing rights in 1892. It was identical to the Whitehead Mark 1 torpedo, except for some mechanical details.
is Variants of