Mark 54 lightweight torpedo | |
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Type | Lightweight ASW torpedo |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 2004–present |
Used by | United States Navy Royal Australian Navy Indian Navy Royal Air Force Royal Thai Navy Royal Netherlands Navy |
Production history | |
Designer | Raytheon Systems |
Designed | 1999 |
Unit cost | US$839,320 (FY2014)[1] |
Produced | 2003 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 608 lb (276 kg)[2] |
Length | 106.9 in (2.72 m)[2] |
Diameter | 12.75 in (324 mm)[2] |
Warhead | PBXN-103 |
Warhead weight | 96.8 lb (43.9 kg)[2] |
Blast yield | 238 lb (108 kg) TNT |
Engine | Reciprocating external combustion |
Propellant | Otto II (liquid) |
Operational range | 10,000 yd (9.1 km) |
Maximum speed | >40 kn (74.1 km/h; 46.0 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 54 lightweight torpedo (formerly known as lightweight hybrid torpedo, or LHT) is a standard 12.75-inch (324 mm) anti-submarine warfare (ASW) torpedo used by the United States Navy.