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mark 46 torpedo wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 design details toggle design details subsection 1 1 variants 1 2 specifications 2 yu 7 variant 3 operators 4 gallery 5 see also 6 references 7 external links toggle the table of contents mark 46 torpedo 17 languages العربية čeština deutsch español français bahasa indonesia italiano 日本語 한국어 norsk bokmål polski português русский svenska türkçe українська 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from mk 46 torpedo lightweight antisubmarine torpedo for other weapons designated mark 46 see mark 46 mark 46 torpedo a mk 46 exercise torpedo launched from uss moosbrugger type lightweight anti submarine torpedo 1 place of origin united states service history in service mod 0 1963 1 mod 5 1979 used by see operators production history designer naval ordnance test station pasadena 1 aerojet 1 alliant techsystems designed 1960 1 manufacturer aerojet 1 naval ordnance station forest park honeywell raytheon 2 variants mod 0 1 mod 1 mod 2 mod 5 mod 5a mod 5a s mod 5a sw 2 specifications mass 508 lb 230 kg length 8 ft 6 in 2 59 m diameter 12 75 in 323 8 mm warhead pbxn 103 high explosive bulk charge warhead weight 96 8 lb 43 9 kg engine two speed reciprocating external combustion propellant otto fuel ii operational range 12 000 yd 11 000 m maximum depth 1 200 ft 370 m maximum speed 40 kn 74 km h 46 mph guidance system active or passive active acoustic homing launch platform mark 32 surface vessel torpedo tubes asw aircraft rum 139 vl asroc the mark 46 torpedo is the backbone of the united states navy s lightweight anti submarine warfare torpedo inventory and is the nato standard these aerial torpedoes are designed to attack high performance submarines in 1989 an improvement program for the mod 5 to the mod 5a and mod 5a s increased its shallow water performance the mark 46 was initially developed as research torpedo concept i retorc i one of several weapons recommended for implementation by project nobska a 1956 summer study on submarine warfare 3 design details edit variants edit mod 0 one of the original versions of 1960 production started 1963 solid propellent piston engine gyro wire guidance with passive active homing 1 mod 1 based on mod 0 1967 uses liquid otto fuel piston engine laminar search guidance 1 phase 1 of 1968 uses stronger hull to resist deeper waters phase 2 of 1971 uses a new homing program able to detect submarines near the surface 4 mod 2 based on mod 1 phase 2 more powerful mk 103 mod 1 warhead improved computer with snake search pattern capability 4 known to have been captured by china in 1978 5 mod 4 version for use as mark 60 captor mine payload 6 7 mod 5 1979 upgrade kit for mod 2 also known as neartip near term improvement program new passive active sonar liquid fuel and two speed engine for low speed search and high speed attack 4 mod 5a cheaper neartip upgrade kit for mod 1 and mod 2 with improved shallow water performance 1980s 4 mod 5a s variant of 5a that allows use in water as shallow as 40 m 4 mod 5a sw latest variant from 1996 service life extension program 4 boasts improved counter countermeasure performance enhanced target acquisition provides a bottom avoidance preset and improved maintainability and reliability 2 mod 6 version for mark 60 captor with some neartip components 6 mod 7 canceled not funded by congress 8 for most variants there is also an inert rextorp recoverable exercise torpedo version specifications edit mark 46 mod 5 primary function air and ship launched lightweight torpedo 9 contractor alliant techsystems power plant two speed reciprocating external combustion mono propellant otto fuel ii length 8 ft 6 in 2 59 m tube launch configuration from ship 10 14 ft 9 in 4 50 m with asroc rocket booster 9 weight 508 lb 230 kg 9 warshot configuration diameter 12 75 in 324 mm 10 range 12 000 yd 11 000 m 9 depth 1 200 ft 370 m speed 40 kn 74 km h 46 mph 9 guidance system homing mode active or passive active acoustic homing 10 launch search mode snake or circle search warhead 96 8 lb 43 9 kg 9 of pbxn 103 high explosive bulk charge date deployed 1967 mod 0 9 1979 mod 5 yu 7 variant edit the chinese yu 7 torpedo is said to be based on the mk 46 mod 2 the chinese navy used the yu 7 asw torpedo deployed primarily on ships and asw helicopters 11 but it started to be replaced by the yu 11 in 2012 5 operators edit this section needs more citations please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed october 2023 learn how and when to remove this message australia bahrain belgium brazil canada chile colombia croatia ecuador egypt france germany greece indonesia iran israel italy japan kuwait mexico morocco netherlands new zealand norway pakistan peru philippines 12 portugal saudi arabia south korea spain taiwan thailand turkey united arab emirates united kingdom united states 13 gallery edit a mark 46 mod 5a torpedo is inspected aboard the guided missile destroyer uss mustin a french lynx helicopter carrying a mk 46 torpedo a p 8a poseidon of vp 16 dropping a mark 46 torpedo see also edit advanced light torpedo shyena captor mine a sea mine which incorporates a mk 46 torpedo mu90 impact torpedo mark 50 torpedo mark 54 mako lightweight torpedo stingray torpedo references edit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 jolie e w 15 september 1978 a brief history of us navy torpedo development torpedo mk46 retrieved 24 june 2013 1 2 3 the us navy fact file mark 46 torpedo 27 november 2012 archived from the original on 20 march 2019 retrieved 9 august 2018 friedman norman 1994 u s submarines since 1945 an illustrated design history annapolis maryland naval institute press pp 109 114 isbn 1 55750 260 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 mk 46 weaponsystems net 1 2 undersea dragon chinese asw capabilities advance pdf jane s 2017 archived from the original pdf on 8 september 2017 retrieved 23 july 2019 1 2 mark 60 captor weaponsystems net simeral r t 1978 torpedo mk 46 physical characteristics naval ocean systems center san diego ca government industry data exchange program ada081111 pdf mk 46 torpedo www navysite de 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 thomas vincent c the almanac of seapower 1987 navy league of the united states 1987 isbn 0 9610724 8 2 pp 190 191 1 2 3 polmar norman the ships and aircraft of the u s fleet torpedoes united states naval institute proceedings november 1978 p 160 chinese language archived 2006 11 02 at the wayback machine frigate lot 3a torpedoes acquisition project of the philippine navy www phdefenseresource com 3 april 2021 mk 46 torpedo weaponsystems net www weaponsystems net external links edit digiulian tony navweaps com usa torpedoes unofficial u s navy site mk 46 torpedo fas mk 46 torpedo v t e u s navy torpedoes pre world war ii howell mark 1 torpedo whitehead mark 1 torpedo whitehead mark 1b torpedo whitehead mark 2 torpedo whitehead mark 2c torpedo whitehead mark 3 torpedo bliss leavitt mark 1 torpedo bliss leavitt mark 2 torpedo bliss leavitt mark 3 torpedo bliss leavitt mark 4 torpedo whitehead mark 5 torpedo bliss leavitt mark 6 torpedo bliss leavitt mark 7 torpedo short mark 7 torpedo bliss leavitt mark 8 torpedo bliss leavitt mark 9 torpedo mark 10 torpedo mark 11 torpedo mark 12 torpedo world war ii mark 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