Torpedoman's Mate
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Torpedoman's Mate was a United States Navy
occupational rating
. It was disestablished on 1 October 2007. Surface Torpedomen were merged into the Gunner's Mate
rating, while submarine Torpedomen were merged into the Machinist Mate (non-nuclear) rating, becoming MM(W) or Machinist Mates (Weapons).
A Torpedoman's Mate:
United States Navy
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occupational rating
Naval rating
A Naval Rating is an enlisted member of a country's Navy, subordinate to Warrant Officers and Officers hence not conferred by commission or warrant...
. It was disestablished on 1 October 2007. Surface Torpedomen were merged into the Gunner's Mate
Gunner's Mate
The United States Navy occupational rating of gunner's mate also known as gunsmens mate is a designation given by the Bureau of Naval Personnel to enlisted sailors who either satisfactorily complete initial Gunner's Mate "A" school training, or who "strike" for the rating as a deck seaman by...
rating, while submarine Torpedomen were merged into the Machinist Mate (non-nuclear) rating, becoming MM(W) or Machinist Mates (Weapons).
A Torpedoman's Mate:
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- Performed organizational and intermediate level maintenance on underwater ordnance
- Handled torpedoes and antisubmarine rockets (ASROCASROCASROC is an all-weather, all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system. Developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s, it was deployed in the 1960s, updated in the 1990s, and eventually installed on over 200 USN surface ships, specifically cruisers, destroyers, and frigates...
) launched from surface ships, submarines, and aircraft, as well as missiles (TomahawkBGM-109 TomahawkThe Tomahawk is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile. Introduced by General Dynamics in the 1970s, it was designed as a medium- to long-range, low-altitude missile that could be launched from a surface platform. It has been improved several times and, by way of corporate divestitures...
/Harpoon), decoys, and countermeasures launched from submarines - Operated and maintained test equipment, launching/firing systems, and stowage facilities associated with underwater ordnance
- Prepared underwater ordnance for launching, conduct postfire/postrun routines, and weapons performance evaluation procedures