Mark 32 torpedo
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Diagram of the Mark 32 torpedo
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| Type | Acoustic torpedo[1] |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1950-1955[1] |
| Used by | United States Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | General Electric[1] Ordnance Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University |
| Designed | 1950[1] |
| Manufacturer | Philco[1] Naval Ordnance Station Forest Park Leeds and Northrup |
| Number built | 3310[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 700 pounds[1] |
| Length | 83 inches[1] |
| Diameter | 19 inches with 25.4-inch fins[1] |
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| Effective firing range | 9600 yards[1] (24-minute search duration) |
| Warhead | Mk 32 Mod 1, HBX[1] |
| Warhead weight | 107 pounds[1] |
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Detonation
mechanism |
Mk 19 Mods 4 and 11 contact exploder[1] |
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| Engine | Electric[1] |
| Speed | 12 knots[1] |
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Guidance
system |
Helix search[1] |
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Launch
platform |
Destroyers and aircraft[1] |
The Mark 32 torpedo was the first active acoustic antisubmarine homing torpedo in United States Navy service.[1] The Mark 32 was withdrawn from service use with the introduction of the Mark 43 torpedo.
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