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  • 18" Mark 30 torpedo
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  • The Mark 30, also referred to by its project name as Dealer B, was an eight-fin passive homing torpedo using conventional propellers. Issued in June 1954, Mark 30 production saw approximately 1,200 being built. It served in both the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force until 1970. Development on a variant, the Mark 30 Mod 1, was cancelled in 1955 after the Royal Navy decided to purchase the American Mark 43 torpedo as a replacement.
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Number
  • 1200
Range
  • 2500
is explosive
  • yes
diameter
  • 18
Speed
  • 19
Service
  • 1954
Name
  • Mark 30 torpedo
Type
Caption
  • A Mark 30 torpedo at the RAF Museum in Hendon
is missile
  • yes
launch platform
  • Aircraft
is ranged
  • yes
Engine
  • Electric
design date
  • 1950
Variants
  • Mark 30 Mod 1 torpedo
abstract
  • The Mark 30, also referred to by its project name as Dealer B, was an eight-fin passive homing torpedo using conventional propellers. Issued in June 1954, Mark 30 production saw approximately 1,200 being built. It served in both the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force until 1970. Development on a variant, the Mark 30 Mod 1, was cancelled in 1955 after the Royal Navy decided to purchase the American Mark 43 torpedo as a replacement.