American 18 inch torpedo
There have been a number of 18 inch torpedoes in service with the United States. These have been used on ships and submarines of the US Navy. American "18 inch" torpedoes were actually 17.7 inches (45 cm) in diameter, beginning with the "Fiume" Whitehead torpedo of 1890.
Ship classes that carried 18 inch torpedoes include:
- Aylwin-class destroyers
- B-class through some R-class submarines
- Bainbridge-class destroyers
- Cassin-class destroyers
- Cincinnati-class cruisers
- Columbia-class cruisers
- Illinois-class battleships
- Indiana-class battleships
- Kearsarge-class battleships
- Maine-class battleships
- Montgomery-class cruisers
- Paulding-class destroyers
- Pennsylvania-class cruisers
- Plunger-class submarines
- Smith-class destroyers
- Truxtun-class destroyers
| Name | Country | In service date | Platform / target | Dimensions | Warhead | Propulsion | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Fiume" Whitehead torpedo |  |
1894 | Surface / Surface | Diameter:45 cm (17.7 in)
Length:360 cm (140 in) |
54 kg (119 lb) Guncotton |
Compressed air | Speed:49.1 km/h (26.5 kn) Range:0.73 km (800 yd) |
| Mark 4 (Bliss-Leavitt) | | 1908-1922 | Submarine / Surface ship | Diameter:450 mm (17.72 in) Length:5,000 mm (197 in) Weight:680 kg (1,500 lb) | Vertical Turbine | ||
| Mark 6 (Bliss-Leavitt) | |
1911-1922 | Surface / Surface ship | Diameter:45 cm (17.7 in) Length:520 cm (204 in) Weight:820 kg (1,800 lb) |
Turbine | Speed:65 km/h (35 kn) Range:1,800 m (2,000 yd) | |
| Mark 7 (Bliss-Leavitt (Short) | |
1917 | Submarine / Surface ship | Diameter:45 cm (17.7 in) Length:370 cm (144 in) Weight:470 kg (1,036 lb) |
127 kg (281 lb) TNT |
Turbine | Speed:65 km/h (35 kn) |
| Mark 7 (Bliss-Leavitt)(long) | |
1912-1945 | Submarine & Surface / Surface ship | Diameter:45 cm (17.7 in) Length:520 cm (204 in) Weight:763 kg (1,682 lb) |
148 kg (326 lb) TNT |
Turbine | Speed:65 km/h (35 kn) Range:3,200 m (3,500 yd) or 5,500 m (6,000 yd) |
| Whitehead torpedo Mk.1 (short) | |
1894-1913 | Surface / Surface ship | Diameter:45 cm (17.7 in) Length:360 cm (140 in) Weight:383 kg (845 lb) |
54 kg (118 lb) Guncotton |
Air-flask Brotherhood pattern engine | Speed:49.1 km/h (26.5 kn) Range:730 m (800 yd) |
| Whitehead torpedo Mk.1 (long) | |
1894-1922 | Surface / Surface ship | Diameter:45 cm (17.7 in) Length:500 cm (197 in) Weight:530 kg (1,160 lb) |
100 kg (220 lb) Guncotton |
Air-flask Brotherhood pattern engine | Speed:50.9 km/h (27.5 kn) Range:730 m (800 yd) |
| Whitehead torpedo Mk.2 (short) | |
1896-1913 | Surface / Surface | Diameter:45 cm (17.7 in) Length:360 cm (140 in) Weight:383 kg (845 lb) |
54 kg (118 lb) Guncotton |
Air-flask Brotherhood pattern engine | Speed:50 km/h (27 kn) Range:730 m (800 yd) |
| Whitehead torpedo Mk.2 (long) | |
189?-1922 | Surface / Surface | Diameter:45 cm (17.7 in) Length:500 cm (197 in) Weight:559 kg (1,232 lb) |
60 kg (132 lb) Guncotton |
Air-flask Brotherhood pattern engine | Speed:52.8 km/h (28.5 kn) Range:1,400 m (1,500 yd) |
| Whitehead torpedo Mk.3 | |
1898-1922 | Surface / Surface | Diameter:45 cm (17.7 in) Length:360 cm (140 in) Weight:383 kg (845 lb) |
54 kg (118 lb) Guncotton |
Air-flask Brotherhood pattern engine | Speed:49.1 km/h (26.5 kn) Range:730 m (800 yd) |
| Whitehead torpedo Mk.5 | |
1910-1922 | Surface & Submarine / Surface | Diameter:45 cm (17.7 in) Length:520 cm (204 in) Weight:659 kg (1,452 lb) |
91 kg (200 lb) Guncotton |
Heated Air-flask Brotherhood pattern engine | Low:50 km/h (27 kn) Range:3,700 m (4,000 yd) Medium:67 km/h (36 kn) Range:1,800 m (2,000 yd) High:74 km/h (40 kn) |
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