Ship Class Used On | Destroyers and Capital Ships |
Date Of Design | 1912 |
Date In Service | about 1914 |
Weight | 2,231 lbs. (1,012 kg) |
Overall Length | 18 ft. 10 in. (5.750 m) |
Explosive Charge | 320 lbs. (145 kg) TNT |
Range / Speed | 8,750 yards (8,000 m) / 28 knots |
Power | Kerosene Wet-heater |
Notes: N/A |
Ship Class Used On | Destroyers and Capital Ships |
Date Of Design | 1918 |
Date In Service | about 1920 |
Weight | N/A |
Overall Length | 19 ft. 3.5 in. (5.880 m) |
Explosive Charge | N/A |
Range / Speed | 3,300 yards (3,000 m) / 34 knots |
Power | Kerosene Wet-heater |
Notes: N/A |
Ship Class Used On | Pre-war Destroyers |
Date Of Design | 1919 |
Date In Service | about 1921 |
Weight | 3,053 lbs. (1,385 kg) |
Overall Length | 21 ft. 8 in (6.600 m) |
Explosive Charge | 525 lbs. (238 kg) picric acid |
Range / Speed | 2,200 yards (2,000 m) / 43 knots
4,400 yards (4,000 m) / 35 knots |
Power | Kerosene Wet-heater |
Notes: Used a four-cylinder radial engine. |
Ship Class Used On | Pre-war Destroyers |
Date Of Design | 1919 |
Date In Service | about 1921 |
Weight | 4,034 lbs. (1,830 kg) |
Overall Length | 26 ft. 11 in. (8.200 m) |
Explosive Charge | 525 lbs. (238 kg) picric acid |
Range / Speed | 6,560 yards (6,000 m) / 35 knots
15,300 yards (14,000 m) / 25 knots |
Power | Kerosene Wet-heater |
Notes: Essentially an enlarged and longer range version of the 19V. |
Ship Class Used On | Destroyers and Flotilla Leaders |
Date Of Design | 1923 |
Date In Service | about 1925 |
Weight | 4,560 lbs. (2,068 kg) |
Overall Length | 27 ft. 2 in. (8.280 m) |
Explosive Charge | 683 lbs. (310 kg) TNT |
Range / Speed | 9,840 yards (9,000 m) / 39 knots
14,200 yards (13,000 m) / 35 knots |
Power | Schneider alcohol / air heater |
Notes: Much improved torpedo with a four-cylinder radial engine. The alcohol acted as a diluent as well as a fuel source. |
Ship Class Used On | Submarines |
Date Of Design | 1924 |
Date In Service | about 1926 |
Weight | 3,285 lbs. (1,490 kg) |
Overall Length | 27 ft. 2 in. (8.280 m) |
Explosive Charge | 683 lbs. (310 kg) TNT |
Range / Speed | 3,300 yards (3,000 m) / 45 knots
7,650 yards (7,000 m) / 35 knots |
Power | Schneider alcohol / air heater |
Notes: These figures are for the earliest versions. Later versions had ranges of 4,400 yards (4,000 m) / 45 knots and 8,750 yards (8,000 m) / 35 knots. There is also mention of a 915 lbs. (415 kg) TNT explosive charge on some of the later models. |
Ship Class Used On | 26V: Submarines
26W: MTB 26DA: Aircraft |
Date Of Design | 1926 |
Date In Service | about 1928 |
Weight | 1,486 lbs. (674 kg) |
Overall Length | 16 ft. 10.5 in. (5.140 m) |
Explosive Charge | 317 lbs. (144 kg) TNT |
Range / Speed | 2,200 yards (2,000 m) / 44 knots
3,300 yards (3,000 m) / 35 |
Power | Alcohol Wet-heater |
Notes: A single-stage turbine engined torpedo whose basic design was used for a variety of purposes. One of the best turbine systems developed in the period between World War I and World War II. Aircraft torpedoes had a shroud ring and were dropped from 260 feet (80 m). |