18-inch Mark 30 torpedo

Mark 30 torpedo
A Mark 30 torpedo at the RAF Museum in Hendon
TypeHoming torpedo[1]
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
In service1954-1970[2]
Used byRoyal Navy[2]
Royal Air Force
Production history
Designed1950[2]
No. built1200[2]
VariantsMark 30 Mod 1 torpedo
Specifications
Diameter20 inches[2]
Effective firing range2500 yards[1]
EngineElectric[2]
Maximum speed 25 knots[1]
Launch
platform
Aircraft
Mark 30 torpedo on display at DCAE Cosford

The Mark 30 torpedo was a British 18-inch air dropped anti-submarine passive acoustic homing torpedo. The torpedo was air dropped from the Hawker-Siddeley Nimrod and Avro Shackleton aircraft.

The Mark 30, also referred to by its project name as Dealer B, was an eight-fin passive homing torpedo using conventional propellers. Issued in June 1954, Mark 30 production saw approximately 1,200 being built. It served in both the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force until 1975. Development on a variant, the Mark 30 Mod 1, was cancelled in 1955[2] after the Royal Navy decided to purchase the American Mark 43 torpedo as a replacement.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Harding, Richard (2005). The Royal Navy 1930-2000: Innovation And Defense. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780714657103.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "British Torpedoes Since World War II". Retrieved 21 June 2013.


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