| Bliss-Leavitt torpedo | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Bliss-Leavitt 21-inch Mark 8 torpedoes intended for USS Farragut DD-300 and USS Thompson DD-305 c. 1925 | |
| Type | Anti-surface ship torpedo[1] |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1904–1945[1] |
| Used by | United States Navy |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Frank McDowell Leavitt |
| Designed | 1904–1915[1] |
| Manufacturer | E. W. Bliss Company |
| Variants | Bliss-Leavitt Mk 1[1] Bliss-Leavitt Mk 2 Bliss-Leavitt Mk 3 Bliss-Leavitt Mk 4 Bliss-Leavitt Mk 6 Bliss-Leavitt Mk 7 Bliss-Leavitt Mk 8 Bliss-Leavitt Mk 9 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1500 lbs (Mk1)[1] |
| Length | 197 inches (Mk1)[1] |
| Diameter | 21 inches (Mk1)[1] |
| Effective firing range | 4000 yards (Mk1)[1] |
| Warhead | wet guncotton (Mk1)[1] |
| Warhead weight | 200 lbs[1] |
Detonation mechanism | War Nose Mk 1, contact[1] |
| Engine | Turbine[1] |
| Maximum speed | 27 knots (Mk1)[1] |
Guidance system | Gyroscope[1] |
Launch platform | battleships, torpedo boats, cruisers, destroyers and submarines[1] |
The Bliss-Leavitt torpedo was a torpedo designed by Frank McDowell Leavitt and manufactured by the E. W. Bliss Company of Brooklyn, New York.[2] It was put into service by the United States Navy in 1904 and variants of the design would remain in its inventory until the end of World War II.
- ^ Newpower, Anthony (2006). Iron Men And Tin Fish: The Race to Build a Better Torpedo During World War II. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 18. ISBN 0-275-99032-X.