Bliss-Leavitt Mark 4 torpedo

The Bliss-Leavitt Mark 4 torpedo was a Bliss-Leavitt torpedo developed and produced by the E. W. Bliss Company in 1908. It was the first American-built torpedo specifically designed to be launched from a submarine.[2] About 100 Mark 4s were purchased for experimental purposes by the United States Navy, which led to design improvements to the gyro and the reducing valve. The Mark 4 and all other torpedoes designed before the Bliss-Leavitt Mark 7 torpedo, were considered obsolete and withdrawn from service in 1922.[1]

Bliss-Leavitt Mark 4 torpedo
TypeAnti-surface ship torpedo[1]
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1908–1922[1]
Used by United States Navy
Production history
DesignerFrank McDowell Leavitt
Designed1908[1]
ManufacturerE. W. Bliss Company
No. built100
VariantsMod 1[2]
Specifications
Massapproximately 1500 pounds[1]
Length197 inches (5.0 meters)[1]
Diameter17.7 inches (45 centimeters)[1]
Detonation
mechanism
War Nose Mk 1 contact exploder[1]
EngineVertical turbine[1]
Guidance
system
gyroscope[1]
Launch
platform
submarines[1]

See also
  • American 18 inch torpedo

References
  1. "Torpedo History: Bliss-Leavitt Torpedo Mk4". Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  2. "United States of America Torpedoes Pre-World War II". Retrieved 24 June 2013.

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