Mark 14 Steam-Driven - WWII Torpedo - Pearl Harbour, honolulu, Hawaii.
N 21° 22.116 W 157° 56.328
4Q E 610020 N 2363313
Mark 14 Steam-Driven Torpedo - This was the U.S. Navy's primary torpedo during WWII. Approximately 13,000 MK 14 torpedoes were manufactured during the war years. Located at Bowfin Park, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Waymark Code: WM11G9F
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2019
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"The MK 14 was the primary submarine-launched, anti-surface ship torpedo of World War II before the introduction of the electric MK 18. Initially considered problematic and unreliable, the MK 14 torpedo became the most effective, destructive U.S.Naval weapon of the war after flaws with its successive exploders were addressed.
Mark 14 Steam-Driven Torpedo - This was the U.S. Navy's primary torpedo in WWII.
When fired, compressed air, alcohol and water were mixed and ignited in the combustion chamber to produce the steam that powered the turbines.
Weight-3,200 lbs.; Length-20.5 feet; Diameter-21 inches; Speed/Range-31.5 kts/9,000 yrds-or 46 kts/4,500 yds."
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