Category. | Data. |
---|---|
Type. | Conventional WW2 torpedo. |
Nationality. | South African. |
Made in. | 1937. |
Retired. | 1947. |
Designer. | N\A S. African organisation. |
Manufacturer. | N/A S. African organisation. |
Variants. | Non, it was a local modification of the British 21 inch Mark VIII Torpedo. |
Diameter. | 21 inches. |
Speed. | N\A, but probably akin to those of comparable role, configuration and era. |
Warhead. | N\A, but probably akin to those of comparable role, configuration and era. |
Operational range. | N\A, but probably akin to those of comparable role, configuration and era. |
Guidance system. | N\A, but probably akin to those of comparable role, configuration and era. |
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. | UK news papers in the 1980s. |
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