18-in Mark VI Torpedo (UK)
The 18-in R.G.F. Mark VI Torpedo was a British torpedo developed at the Royal Gun Factory in 1904.[2]
Development and History
A single one was built in 1904. It was one foot longer than the Mark V* and could take 2000 psi. Anticipated speeds were 27 knots for 2,000 yards or 23.75 knots for 3,000 yards.[3]
Orders and production followed.
Particulars
Mark VI
The first order was made in the 1906-07 programme, for 31 Hook Bracket torpedoes.[4]
Mark VI*
The first order was made in the 1906-07 programme, for 336 Side Lug torpedoes, some of them set for S.R. and some for L.R..[5]
In 1907-08, seven H.B. and 74 S.L. torpedoes were ordered.[6]
Come 1908, they were being converted to use heaters. That year, 17 H.B. models were to converted, and 12 of the S.L. torpedoes had been done.[7]
By the 1908-09, Mark VII variants were being ordered for production.
Mark VI**
In 1909-10, 53 Hook Bracket models were converted to heaters, becoming Mark VI** H. H.B.s.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909. Plate 2.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. p. vi.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. p. vi.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1906. p. 8.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1906. p. 8.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1907. p. 8.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1908. p. 7.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909. p. 7.
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