| Category. | Data. |
|---|---|
| Type. | Conventional Cold War torpedo. |
| Nationality. | French. |
| Made in. | In service by 1973. |
| Retired. | By the end of the Cold War in France, but it is still used in a few other countries. |
| Designer. | N\A. |
| Manufacturer. | N\A. |
| Variants. | 3. |
| Diameter. | 55 cm (21.65"). |
| Speed. | 35 knots. |
| Warhead. | 551 lbs. (250 kg) HBX-3. |
| Operational range. | 19,700 yards (18,000 m) or 31,700 yards (29,000 m) if operated at 24 knots during wire guidance phase. |
| Guidance system. | Wire-guided (later experimental fiber-optic guided) and active-passive terminal homing. |
| Launch platform. | Submarines and war ships. |
| Weight. | 2,006 lbs. (910 kg). |
| Sources. | http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTFR_Main.php and http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTFR_PostWWII.htm. |
F17 Mod 1 (1973)- range / speed of 22,000 yards (20,000 m) / 35 knots, F17 Mod 2 (1988)- range / speed of 22,000 yards (20,000 m) / 40 knots, F17P- (5.620 m) long, range / speed of 32,000 yards (30,000 m) / 35 knots.