Bliss-Leavitt Mark 2 torpedo

The Bliss-Leavitt Mark 2 torpedo was a Bliss-Leavitt 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, which had been building Whitehead torpedoes for the US Navy, began designing and manufacturing their own torpedoes in 1904. It was the first American-built torpedo to feature counter-rotating turbines, each driving a propeller. This design eliminated the unbalanced torque that contributed to the tendency of its predecessor (the Bliss-Leavitt Mark 1 torpedo) to roll.

Bliss-Leavitt Mark 2 torpedo
TypeAnti-surface ship torpedo
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1905–1922
Used byUnited States Navy
Production history
DesignerFrank McDowell Leavitt
Designed1905
ManufacturerE. W. Bliss Company
VariantsMod 1
Specifications
Massapproximately 1500 pounds
Length197 inches (5.0 meters)
Diameter21 inches (53.34 centimeters)

Effective firing range3500 yards
Warheadwet guncotton
Warhead weightapproximately 200 pounds
Detonation
mechanism
War Nose Mk 5 contact exploder

EngineContra-rotating turbine
Maximum speed 26 knots
Guidance
system
gyroscope
Launch
platform
battleships, torpedo boats and cruisers
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