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The 5.180.24.3/info/whitehead" target="_blank">Whitehead 5.180.24.3/info/mark" target="_blank">Mark 5 torpedo was a 5.180.24.3/info/whitehead" target="_blank">Whitehead torpedo adopted by the United States Navy for use in an anti-surface ship role in 1910. The 5.180.24.3/info/mark" target="_blank">Mark 5 was the first torpedo to be manufactured by a foreign company, the 5.180.24.3/info/whitehead" target="_blank">Whitehead facility in the United Kingdom, and in 1908, by the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport, Rhode Island. It was also the first torpedo to allow the firing ship to vary the torpedo's speed and range.
Characteristics
The 5.180.24.3/info/mark" target="_blank">Mark 5 was a "hot-running" (powered by heated air) torpedo, as opposed to previous 5.180.24.3/info/whitehead" target="_blank">Whitehead designs, which were "cold-running". It was similar in performance to the Bliss-Leavitt torpedoes of that era. Around 500 units were produced by the Naval Torpedo Station and Vickers Limited. The 5.180.24.3/info/mark" target="_blank">Mark 5 had variable speed; at a high speed of 40 knots, it had a range of 1000 yards. A low speed of 27 knots allowed the weapon a range of 4000 yards; at medium speed of 36 knots, its range was 2000 yards. This variable speed was set before loading the torpedo in its tube by adjusting the reducing valve.
The 5.180.24.3/info/mark" target="_blank">Mark 5 was, however, overshadowed by the increasing efficiency and range of Bliss-Leavitt torpedoes. In 1922, all torpedoes prior to the Bliss-Leavitt 5.180.24.3/info/mark" target="_blank">Mark 7 torpedo in the US Navy's inventory were condemned in favor of more modern versions.
The 5.180.24.3/info/mark" target="_blank">Mark 5 was launched from destroyers, torpedo boats and other small ships.
See also
American 18-inch torpedo
References
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