| Whitehead Mark 2C torpedo | |
|---|---|
 Whitehead torpedo mechanism, published 1891 | |
| Type | Anti-surface ship torpedo[1] |
| Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Service history | |
| In service | 189?–1922[1] |
| Used by | United States Navy[2] |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Robert Whitehead |
| Designed | 1893[1] |
| Manufacturer | Torpedofabrik Whitehead & Co.[3] E. W. Bliss Company |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1232 pounds[1] |
| Length | 197 inches (5.0 meters)[1] |
| Diameter | 17.7 inches (45 centimeters)[1] |
| Effective firing range | 1500 yards[1] |
| Warhead | wet guncotton[1] |
| Warhead weight | 132 pounds[1] |
Detonation mechanism | War Nose Mk 1 contact exploder[1] |
| Engine | 3-cylinder reciprocating |
| Maximum speed | 28.5 knots[1] |
Guidance system | depth control[1] |
Launch platform | battleships and torpedo boats[1] |
The Whitehead Mark 2C torpedo, also designated Torpedo Type C[4] was a Whitehead torpedo adopted by the United States Navy for use in an anti-surface ship role after the E. W. Bliss Company of Brooklyn, New York secured manufacturing rights in 1892.[2] It was probably based on the Whitehead Mark 1B, rather than a modification of the Whitehead Mark 2.[1]
- ^ "Chronology: Torpedo in Word and Picture". Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ Silverstone, Paul (2006). The New Navy, 1883–1922. Taylor & Francis Group. pp. xxiii. ISBN 0-415-97871-8.