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==Development and History== | ==Development and History== | ||
| − | At the start of the war, all 21-in Weymouth torpedoes in England were purchased: eighteen 21-in Weymouth Mark IIs intended for Japan were given to {{UK-Erin}} (10), and {{UK-Agincourt}} (8), but their Elswick type submerged tubes required the torpedoes to be shortened to 6.5m from 6.8m by removing a section at the rear of the head. These modified Mark II torpedoes retained their settings for:{{ARTS1914|pp. 10-11}} | + | At the start of the war, all 21-in Weymouth torpedoes in England were purchased: eighteen of 24 21-in Weymouth Mark IIs intended for Japan were given to {{UK-Erin}} (10), and {{UK-Agincourt}} (8), but their Elswick type submerged tubes required the torpedoes to be shortened to 6.5m from 6.8m by removing a section at the rear of the head. These modified Mark II torpedoes retained their settings for:{{ARTS1914|pp. 10-11}} |
* 41 knots to 1,000 metres | * 41 knots to 1,000 metres | ||
* 41 knots to 2,000 metres [sic] | * 41 knots to 2,000 metres [sic] | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 30 November 2012
The 21-in Weymouth Mark II Torpedo was a heater torpedo built by Whitehead. The company loaned a single experimental torpedo to the Royal Navy in 1913.[1]
Development and History
At the start of the war, all 21-in Weymouth torpedoes in England were purchased: eighteen of 24 21-in Weymouth Mark IIs intended for Japan were given to Erin (10), and Agincourt (8), but their Elswick type submerged tubes required the torpedoes to be shortened to 6.5m from 6.8m by removing a section at the rear of the head. These modified Mark II torpedoes retained their settings for:[2]
- 41 knots to 1,000 metres
- 41 knots to 2,000 metres [sic]
- 38 knots to 3,500 metres
- 29 knots to 7,000 metres
- 25 knots to 10,000 metres
Mark II
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