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. The Mark 6 and all other torpedoes designed before Bliss-Leavitt Mark 7 torpedo, were considered obsolete and withdrawn from service in 1922.[1]

Bliss-Leavitt Mark 6 torpedo
TypeAnti-surface ship torpedo[1]
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1911–1922[1]
Used by United States Navy
Production history
DesignerFrank McDowell Leavitt
Designed1911[1]
ManufacturerE. W. Bliss Company
No. built100[2]
Specifications
Massapproximately 1800 pounds[1]
Length204 inches[1]
Diameter17.7 inches (45 centimeters)[1]
Effective firing range2000 yards[1]
Detonation
mechanism
War Nose Mk 5 contact exploder[1]
EngineHorizontal turbine[1]
Maximum speed 35 knots
Guidance
system
gyroscope[1]
Launch
platform
Destroyers and cruisers[1]

See also
  • American 18 inch torpedo

References
  1. "Torpedo History: Bliss-Leavitt Torpedo Mk6". Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  2. "United States of America, Torpedoes Pre-World War II". Retrieved 25 June 2013.

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