| Category. | Data. |
|---|---|
| Type. | Conventional WW2 torpedo. |
| Nationality. | S. African. |
| Made in. | 1950. |
| Retired. | The project was put on indefinite hold in 1952 and scrapped in 1954. |
| Designer. | N\A, S. African organization. |
| Manufacturer. | N\A, S. African organization. |
| Variants. | non. |
| Diameter. | 21 inches. |
| Speed. | N\A, but probably typical for it's time and class. |
| Warhead. | N\A of torpex, 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. It was reportedly to be launched by submarines, escorts frigates, ASW frigates and ASW aircraft, but no firm decision was ever made on it's actual launch platform. |
| Weight. | N\A, but probably akin to those of comparable role, configuration and era. |
| Sources. | UK news papers in the early 1980s. |
The electric torpedo project failed in the prototype stage and mas not completed. It was part of the 1950-1954 Commonwealth 21 inch torpedo project.