Mark 48 torpedoes

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Mark 48 torpedoes are heavyweight, wire-guided, submarine-launched torpedoes used by several navies for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Mark 48 torpedoes canonical 4
Mk 48 torpedoes 3
Mark 48 ADCAP torpedo 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heavyweight torpedo ⓘ
submarine-launched torpedo ⓘ
wire-guided torpedo ⓘ
caliber 21 inches ⓘ
compatiblePlatform Collins-class submarines ⓘ
Los Angeles-class submarines ⓘ
Seawolf-class submarines ⓘ
Type 209 submarines (selected users) ⓘ
Type 214 submarines (selected users) ⓘ
Virginia-class submarines ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designedFor anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
anti-surface warfare ⓘ
diameter 533 millimeters ⓘ
guidanceSystem active sonar homing ⓘ
passive sonar homing ⓘ
wire guidance ⓘ
inService true ⓘ
introduced 1972 ⓘ
launchPlatform submarine ⓘ
length approximately 5.79 meters ⓘ
manufacturer Lockheed Martin (later support and upgrades) ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Martin

Raytheon ⓘ
linked to: Raytheon Company
mass approximately 1,676 kilograms ⓘ
maximumSpeed over 28 knots ⓘ
notableFeature deep-diving capability ⓘ
wake-homing and advanced signal processing in later variants ⓘ
wire-guided mid-course updates ⓘ
operatingDepth deep-water capable ⓘ
propulsion Otto fuel II monopropellant ⓘ
range over 50 kilometers (later variants) ⓘ
role primary U.S. Navy submarine-launched torpedo ⓘ
successor Mark 48 ADCAP torpedo ⓘ
linked to: Mark 48 torpedoes
targetType submarines ⓘ
surface ships ⓘ
usedBy Brazilian Navy ⓘ
Republic of China Navy ⓘ
Royal Australian Navy ⓘ
Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy (historical trials and integration) ⓘ
Royal Netherlands Navy ⓘ
Turkish Navy ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
variant Mark 48 ADCAP Mod 5 ⓘ
Mark 48 ADCAP Mod 6 ⓘ
Mark 48 ADCAP Mod 7 CBASS ⓘ
Mark 48 Mod 1 ⓘ
linked to: Mark 48 torpedoes

Mark 48 Mod 3 ⓘ
linked to: Mark 48 torpedoes

Mark 48 Mod 4 ⓘ
linked to: Mark 48 torpedoes
warheadFiller PBXN-103 (later variants) ⓘ
warheadType high-explosive ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Collins-class submarine → armament → Mark 48 torpedoes ⓘ
Ohio-class SSBN → torpedoType → Mk 48 torpedoes ⓘ
subject linked to: Ohio-class SSBN group
linked to: Mark 48 torpedoes
USS Chicago (SSN-721) → armament → Mk 48 torpedoes ⓘ
linked to: Mark 48 torpedoes
HMCS Corner Brook → armament → Mark 48 torpedoes ⓘ
Mark 48 torpedo → successor → Mark 48 ADCAP torpedo ⓘ
subject linked to: Mark 48 torpedoes
linked to: Mark 48 torpedoes
Mark 48 torpedo → variant → Mark 48 Mod 1 ⓘ
subject linked to: Mark 48 torpedoes
linked to: Mark 48 torpedoes
Mark 48 torpedo → variant → Mark 48 Mod 3 ⓘ
subject linked to: Mark 48 torpedoes
linked to: Mark 48 torpedoes
Mark 48 torpedo → variant → Mark 48 Mod 4 ⓘ
subject linked to: Mark 48 torpedoes
linked to: Mark 48 torpedoes
USS Houston (SSN-713) → armament → Mark 48 torpedoes ⓘ
Los Angeles class → armament → Mk 48 torpedoes ⓘ
linked to: Mark 48 torpedoes
USS Silversides (SSN-679) → armament → Mark 48 torpedoes ⓘ