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  • Mark 43 torpedo
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  • The 10" Mark 43 torpedo was the first and smallest of the United States Navy light-weight anti-submarine torpedoes. This electrically propelled 10-inch (25-cm) torpedo was 92 inches (2.3 m) long and weighed 265 pounds (120 kg). Described as "a submersible guided missile", the torpedo was designed for air or surface launch. The Mod 0 configuration was designed for launch from helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft, and the Mod 1 configuration was for helicopters only. Both were electrically driven and deep-diving, but had relatively short range. They were classified as obsolete in the 1960s.
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Length
  • 91.500000
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Number
  • 5000
Range
  • 4500
is explosive
  • yes
detonation
  • Mk 19 Mod 13 contact exploder
diameter
  • 10
Origin
Speed
  • 21
filling
  • Mk 100, HBX
Guidance
  • Helix search
Service
  • 1951
Name
  • Mark 43 torpedo
Type
filling weight
  • 54
Caption
  • Mark 43 torpedo mounted on an AD Skyraider
is missile
  • yes
Weight
  • 265
Manufacturer
  • Brush Electronics Company
launch platform
  • Helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and surface ships
is ranged
  • yes
Engine
  • Electric
production date
  • 1951
design date
  • 1950
Variants
  • Mark 43 Mod 1
  • Mark 43 Mod 3
Designer
abstract
  • The 10" Mark 43 torpedo was the first and smallest of the United States Navy light-weight anti-submarine torpedoes. This electrically propelled 10-inch (25-cm) torpedo was 92 inches (2.3 m) long and weighed 265 pounds (120 kg). Described as "a submersible guided missile", the torpedo was designed for air or surface launch. The Mod 0 configuration was designed for launch from helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft, and the Mod 1 configuration was for helicopters only. Both were electrically driven and deep-diving, but had relatively short range. They were classified as obsolete in the 1960s. The Royal Navy purchased fifty examples of the Mark 43 in favour of an improved version of their 18 inch Mark 30 "Dealer B"