14-in Mark XI Torpedo (UK)
The 14-in Mark XI Torpedo was a British torpedo manufactured by the Royal Gun Factory at Woolwich.
Development and History
The torpedo was introduced in 1903, and featured a nickel steel air vessel and a more powerful engine, permitting an even speed of 27-8 knots for 1,000 yards.[1]
Mark XI
The characteristics of the torpedo are spelled out in the Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1903.[2] [TO BE CONTINUED - TONE]
Manufacture and Use
1903
An order for 100 Mark X* and Mark XI torpedoes was made in 1903, but the proportion of each is not specified.[3]
1904
Seventy-seven are ordered.[4]
1905
54 H.B. types are ordered.[5]
Manufacture of 14-in types was completed by 1906.
1916
In 1916, it was decided that the warhead of 14-inch torpedoes should be filled with Amatol. The Mark XIs were to have 120 pounds of this explosive.[6]
1918
10 of 129 remaining torpedoes were broken up in 1918.[7]
1919
In 1919, it was approved to maintain a reserve of fifty Mark X* and fifty 14-in Mark XI torpedoes and to break up all other 14-in torpedoes.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1903. p. vi.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1903. pp. 46-7.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1903. p. 32.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. p. 28.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. p. 28.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916. p. 47.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918. p. 10. (G. 8472/18).
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1919. p. 11.
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