Bliss-Leavitt Mark 6 torpedo

The Bliss-Leavitt Mark 6 torpedo was a Bliss-Leavitt torpedo developed and produced by the E. W. Bliss Company in 1911. It employed a main engine that was a horizontal turbine rather than the vertical turbine used on all other Bliss-Leavitt torpedoes. The Mark 6's depth and gyro controls were also combined into one integrated unit. About 100 units were manufactured by E.W. Bliss. It was used on cruisers, destroyers and submarines of the E, F, G and H classes. The Mark 6 and all other torpedoes designed before Bliss-Leavitt Mark 7 torpedo, were considered obsolete and withdrawn from service in 1922.

Bliss-Leavitt Mark 6 torpedo
TypeAnti-surface ship torpedo
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1911–1922
Used byUnited States Navy
Production history
DesignerFrank McDowell Leavitt
Designed1911
ManufacturerE. W. Bliss Company
No. built100
Specifications
Massapproximately 1800 pounds
Length204 inches
Diameter17.7 inches (45 centimeters)

Effective firing range2000 yards
Detonation
mechanism
War Nose Mk 5 contact exploder

EngineHorizontal turbine
Maximum speed 35 knots
Guidance
system
gyroscope
Launch
platform
Destroyers and cruisers
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