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18 inch Mark XVI torpedo.
Category. Data.
Type. Conventional WW2 torpedo.
Nationality. British.
Made in. 1945.
Retired. 1945.
Designer. N\A, UK organization.
Manufacturer. N\A, UK organization.
Variants. Non.
Diameter. 18 inches.
Speed. N\A, but probably typical for it's time and class.
Warhead. N\A, but probably typical for it's time and class.
Operational range. N\A, but probably typical for it's time and class.
Guidance system. N\A, but probably typical for it's time and class.
Launch platform. N\A, but obviously either submarines, ASW frigates, ASW aircraft, motor torpedo boats, escort frigates, on shore batteries, frigates, corvettes and\or destroyers.
Weight. N\A, but probably akin to those of comparable role, configuration and era.
Sources. http://www.wikiwand.com/en/British_18_inch_torpedo, http://www.wikiwand.com/en/British_18_inch_torpedo, https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0LEVx8xzEFY6t8A0CFXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyNGJsOGU5BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjMxMTNfMQRzZWMDc2M-?p=18+Inch+Mark+Xiv+Torpedo&fr=dss_yset_chr, http://www.thefullwiki.org/British_18_inch_torpedo, http://www.fleetsubmarine.com/torpedoes.html, http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTBR_WWII.php, http://military.wikia.com/wiki/British_18_inch_torpedo and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_18_inch_torpedo

The electric torpedo project failed in the prototype stage and was not completed. The Polish 18 inch torpedo was a Polish copy of it. It's technology was revived briefly in the 1950-1954 Commonwealth 21 inch torpedo project.

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