21-in Mark III Torpedo (UK)
From The Dreadnought Project
The 21-in R.N.T.F. Mark III Torpedo was a British torpedo developed at the Royal Navy Torpedo Factory in 1914-1915.[1]
Development and History
The introduction of the type was postponed.[2]
Mark III
They were to feature all the improvements being delivered in the 21-in R.N.T.F. Mark II*** Torpedo with the same length and M.C.H., plus:[3]
- B.2 generator
- 400 pounds T.N.T. warhead
- 11,700 yards at 29 knots under II** conditions, possibly 13,000 yards if injected oil paid off as expected.
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1914. p. 9.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915. p. 37.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1914. p. 9. I do not know what the acronym M.C.H. means.
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