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 The Mark 6 and all other torpedoes designed before Bliss-Leavitt Mark 7 torpedo, were considered obsolete and withdrawn from service in 1922.[1]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