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  • Bliss-Leavitt torpedo
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  • The Bliss-Leavitt torpedo was a torpedo designed by Frank McDowell Leavitt and manufactured by the E. W. Bliss Company of Brooklyn, New York. It was put into service by the United States Navy in 1904 and variants of the design would remain in its inventory until the end of World War II.
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Length
  • 197
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Range
  • 4000
is explosive
  • yes
detonation
  • War Nose Mk 1, contact
diameter
  • 21
Origin
Speed
  • 27
filling
  • wet guncotton
Guidance
  • gyroscope
Service
  • 1904
Name
  • Bliss-Leavitt torpedo
Type
filling weight
  • 200.0
Caption
  • Bliss-Leavitt 21-inch Mark 8 torpedoes intended for USS Farragut DD-300 and USS Thompson DD-305 ca. 1925
is missile
  • yes
Wars
Weight
  • 1500.0
Manufacturer
launch platform
  • battleships, torpedo boats, cruisers, destroyers and submarines
is ranged
  • yes
Engine
design date
  • 1904
Variants
Designer
abstract
  • The Bliss-Leavitt torpedo was a torpedo designed by Frank McDowell Leavitt and manufactured by the E. W. Bliss Company of Brooklyn, New York. It was put into service by the United States Navy in 1904 and variants of the design would remain in its inventory until the end of World War II.