Mark 48 torpedo | |
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Technicians perform maintenance on a Mark 48 torpedo in 1982. | |
Type | Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1972–present (Mod 1)[1]
1988–present (ADCAP) 2008–present Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) |
Used by | United States Navy Brazilian Navy Royal Australian Navy Royal Canadian Navy Royal Netherlands Navy Republic of China Navy |
Production history | |
Designer | Gould, Inc.[1] Naval Surface Warfare Center |
Designed | 1967[1] |
Manufacturer | Gould/Honeywell (Mod 1) Hughes Aircraft (ADCAP) Westinghouse Naval Systems Cleveland Ohio |
Unit cost | $894,000 (1978 USD)[2] $3,500,000 (ADCAP) (1988)[3] $3,800,000 (CBASS)(2005 USD)[4] $5.39m (2022) [5] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3,434 lb (1,558 kg) (original), 3,695 lb (1,676 kg) (ADCAP) |
Length | 19 ft (5.8 m)[6] |
Diameter | 21 in (530 mm)[6] |
Effective firing range | 38 km (24 mi; 21 nmi) at 55 kn (102 km/h; 63 mph) or 50 km (31 mi; 27 nmi) at 40 kn (74 km/h; 46 mph) (estimated),[6][7] officially "greater than 5 miles [4.3 nmi; 8.0 km]" |
Warhead | high explosive plus unused fuel |
Warhead weight | 647 lb (293 kg)[6] |
Detonation mechanism | proximity fuze |
Engine | swash-plate piston engine; pump jet |
Propellant | Otto fuel II |
Maximum depth | 500 fathoms,[6] 800 m (2,600 ft) (estimated),[7] officially "greater than 1,200 ft"[8] |
Maximum speed | 55 kn (63 mph; 102 km/h)[6] (estimated)[7] officially "greater than 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)" |
Guidance system | Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System |
Launch platform | Submarine |
The Mark 48 and its improved Advanced Capability (ADCAP) variant are American heavyweight submarine-launched torpedoes. They were designed to sink deep-diving nuclear-powered submarines and high-performance surface ships.
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