Mark 34 torpedo

Mark 34 torpedo
Mark 34 torpedo at Kanoya Museum, Japan
Type	Acoustic torpedo^[1]
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1948-1958^[1]
Used by	United States Navy
Production history
Designer	Naval Mine Warfare Test Station^[1]
Designed	1944^[1]
Manufacturer	American Machine and Foundry Naval Ordnance Station Forest Park Naval Mine Depot
Produced	1948-1954^[1]
Number built	4050^[1]
Specifications
Weight	1150 pounds^[1]
Length	125 inches^[1]
Diameter	19 inches^[1] (26.4 inches across fins)

Effective firing range	3600-12,000 yards^[1]
Warhead	Mk 34 Mod 1, HBX^[1]
Warhead weight	116 pounds^[1]
Detonation mechanism	Mk 19 Mod 7 contact exploder^[1]

Engine	Electric^[1]
Speed	11-17 knots^[1] (6-30 minutes search duration)
Guidance system	Random search circles^[1]
Launch platform	Antisubmarine aircraft^[1]

The Mark 34 torpedo (initially Mine Mk 44, technically Mk 34 mod 1) was a U.S. torpedo developed that entered service in 1948. It was an improved version of the Mark 24 FIDO passive acoustic homing torpedo developed during World War II for launch from fixed-wing aircraft.^[2] The principal differences from the Mark 24 were the use of two propulsion batteries, which could be used in parallel while the torpedo was searching for a target to provide greater endurance and in series to provide greater speed in attack mode.

Approximately 4,050 were produced between 1948 and 1954 before production was ceased. The torpedo was replaced in U.S. service with the Mark 43 torpedo around 1958.

Specifications

Length : 125 inches
Diameter : 19 inches
Fin span : 26.4 inches
Weight : 1,150 lb
Warhead : 116 lb HBX
Speed :
- 11 knots (search mode)
- 17 knots (attack mode)
Range and endurance :
- 30 minutes or 12,000 yards (11,000 m) at 11 knots (20 km/h)
- 6 to 8 minutes or 3,600 yards (3,300 m) at 17 knots (31 km/h)

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Jolie, E.W. (15 September 1978). "A Brief History of US Navy Torpedo Development: Torpedo Mine Mk34". Retrieved 22 June 2013.
↑ Kurak, September 1966, p.145

References

Kurak, Steve (September 1966). "The U. S. Navy's Torpedo Inventory". United States Naval Institute Proceedings.

U.S. Navy torpedoes

Pre-World War II	Howell Mark 1 torpedo Whitehead Mark 1 torpedo Whitehead Mark 1B torpedo Whitehead Mark 2 torpedo Whitehead Mark 2C torpedo Whitehead Mark 3 torpedo Bliss-Leavitt Mark 1 torpedo Bliss-Leavitt Mark 2 torpedo Bliss-Leavitt Mark 3 torpedo Bliss-Leavitt Mark 4 torpedo Whitehead Mark 5 torpedo Bliss-Leavitt Mark 6 torpedo Bliss-Leavitt Mark 7 torpedo Short Mark 7 torpedo Bliss-Leavitt Mark 8 torpedo Bliss-Leavitt Mark 9 torpedo Mark 10 torpedo Mark 11 torpedo Mark 12 torpedo

World War II	Mark 13 torpedo Mark 14 torpedo Mark 15 torpedo Mark 16 torpedo Mark 17 torpedo Mark 18 torpedo Mark 19 torpedo Mark 20 torpedo Mark 21 torpedo Mark 21 Mod 2 torpedo Mark 22 torpedo Mark 23 torpedo Mark 24 mine Mark 25 torpedo Mark 26 torpedo Mark 27 torpedo Mark 28 torpedo Mark 29 torpedo Mark 30 torpedo mine Mark 31 torpedo

Post-World War II	Mark 32 torpedo Mark 33 torpedo Mark 34 torpedo Mark 35 torpedo Mark 36 torpedo Mark 37 torpedo Mark 39 torpedo Mark 43 torpedo Mark 44 torpedo Mark 45 torpedo Mark 46 torpedo Mark 48 torpedo Mark 50 torpedo Mark 54 MAKO Lightweight Torpedo

Related topics	Bliss-Leavitt torpedo Schwartzkopff torpedo Whitehead torpedo

See also: AUM-N-2 Petrel, Mark 60 CAPTOR, RUR-5 ASROC, RUM-139 VL-ASROC, and UUM-125 Sea Lance

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