A torpedo tube is a cylindrical device for launching torpedoes .
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22-511: A 3-inch (76 mm) anti-aircraft gun . The torpedo tubes were mounted in the bows , the midship section firing to the beam, and two were on a rotating mounting on the deck. Its complement was fifty-nine crew members. Torpedo tube There are two main types of torpedo tube: underwater tubes fitted to submarines and some surface ships, and deck-mounted units (also referred to as torpedo launchers ) installed aboard surface vessels. Deck-mounted torpedo launchers are usually designed for
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44-456: A specific type of torpedo, while submarine torpedo tubes are general-purpose launchers, and are often also capable of deploying mines and cruise missiles . Most modern launchers are standardized on a 12.75-inch (324 mm) diameter for light torpedoes (deck mounted aboard ship) or a 21-inch (533 mm) diameter for heavy torpedoes (underwater tubes), although torpedoes of other classes and diameters have been used. A submarine torpedo tube
55-536: A torpedo loading system, but safety is paramount. There are various manual and hydraulic handling systems for loading torpedoes into the tubes. Prior to the Ohio class , US SSBNs utilized manual block and tackle which took about 15 minutes to load a tube. SSNs prior to the Seawolf class used a hydraulic system that was much faster and safer in conditions where the ship needed to maneuver. The German Type 212 submarine uses
66-422: Is a more complex mechanism than a torpedo tube on a surface ship, because the tube has to accomplish the function of moving the torpedo from the normal atmospheric pressure within the submarine into the sea at the ambient pressure of the water around the submarine. Thus a submarine torpedo tube operates on the principle of an airlock . The diagram illustrates the operation of a submarine torpedo tube. The diagram
77-409: Is somewhat simplified but does show the working of a submarine torpedo launch. A torpedo tube has a considerable number of interlocks for safety reasons. For example, an interlock prevents the breech door and muzzle door from opening at the same time. The submarine torpedo launch sequence is, in simplified form: Spare torpedoes are stored behind the tube in racks. Speed is a desirable feature of
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99-547: Was a K class submarine built by Fairfields in Govan , Scotland . She was laid down in November 1915, and commissioned on 22 May 1917. K14 was part of the Battle of May Island exercise on 31 January 1918, in which her steering jammed while avoiding a collision. She was rammed by K22 behind the forward torpedo compartment, but did not sink, and was repaired. Two men were lost. K14
110-489: Was also had an 800 hp (600 kW) diesel engine to be used when steam was being raised, or instead of raising steam. The submarine had a maximum surface speed of 24 kn (44 km/h) and a submerged speed of 9 to 9.5 kn (16.7 to 17.6 km/h). It could operate at depths of 150 ft (46 m) at 2 kn (3.7 km/h) for 80 nmi (150 km). K14 was armed with ten 18-inch (460 mm) torpedo tubes , two 4-inch (100 mm) deck guns , and
121-679: Was sold on 16 February 1926 at Granton. K14 displaced 1,800 long tons (1,800 t) when at the surface and 2,600 long tons (2,600 t) while submerged. It had a total length of 338 feet (103 m), a beam of 26 feet 6 inches (8.08 m), and a draught of 20 ft 11 in (6.38 m). The submarine was powered by two oil-fired Yarrow Shipbuilders boilers each supplying one geared Brown-Curtis or Parsons steam turbine; this developed 10,500 ship horsepower (7,800 kW) to drive two 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) screws. Submerged power came from four electric motors each producing 350 to 360 horsepower (260 to 270 kW). It
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