Mark 10 torpedo
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The Mark 10 was a torpedo
first put into use by the United States in 1915 and was used as the primary torpedo in the S-class submarine
. It used alcohol-water steam propulsion. It was succeeded by the problematic Mark 14 torpedo
, but remained in service in S-boats & fleet submarines through the Pacific War
.
Torpedo
The modern torpedo is a self-propelled missile weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with it or in proximity to it.The term torpedo was originally employed for...
first put into use by the United States in 1915 and was used as the primary torpedo in the S-class submarine
United States S class submarine
The United States' S-class submarines, often simply called S-boats , were the first class of submarines built to a United States Navy design....
. It used alcohol-water steam propulsion. It was succeeded by the problematic Mark 14 torpedo
Mark 14 torpedo
The Mark 14 torpedo was the United States Navy's standard submarine-launched anti-ship torpedo of World War II.This weapon was plagued with many problems which crippled its performance early in the war, and was supplemented by the Mark 18 electric torpedo in the last 2 years of the war...
, but remained in service in S-boats & fleet submarines through the Pacific War
Pacific War
The Pacific War, also sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War refers broadly to the parts of World War II that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, then called the Far East...
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