Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the torpedoes category.
01 / Overview
Bliss-Leavitt torpedo
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1904–1920
Unit Price (current)
$178.9K↗ 3477% inflation · 1905→2025
Original Price
$5.0K (1905)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TORPEDOES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
11
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
35
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$178.9K
Original: $5.0K (1905)
Inflation: +%3477
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the torpedoes category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Weapon Typeanti-surface torpedo
- Service Entry Year1904
- Weight680.4 kg
- Length5 m
- Diameter533 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Guidance & Homing5MOD.5
- GuidedYes
- Guidance TypeGyroscope
- Wire-GuidedNo
- Wake-HomingNo
- Acoustic HomingNo
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Propulsion Typesteam turbine
- Top Speed27 kn
- Range3.66 km
◇Warhead5MOD.5
- Warhead Typeguncotton
- Warhead Weight91 kg
- Explosive Filler91 kg
- Fuze Typecontact
- Nuclear-CapableNo
◆Platform5MOD.5
- Launch PlatformShip / Surface
- Submarine-LaunchedYes
- Ship-LaunchedYes
- Air-LaunchedNo
- Launch Tube Diameter533 mm
▤Production1MOD.1
- Operators1
⬢Warhead Detail3MOD.3
- Detonation Mechanism / FuzeWar Nose Mk 1, contact
- Explosive Filler Weight90.72 kg
- Explosive Filler Typewet guncotton (Mk1)
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1904Production started
- 1920Production ended
- 1939First deployment: World War II
122
years in service
16
years in production
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
06 / MASS Score
TORPEDOES RANKING Torpedoes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
105TORPEDOES11PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · TORPEDOES2600UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS7PRICE · TORPEDOES772PRICE · ALL WEAPONS103PERFORMANCE/PRICE · TORPEDOES
ⓘ Rankings are within theTorpedoescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
A guided bomb is a munition that uses a guidance system to modify its flight path in real-time to ensure accuracy.
Surface ship from which a torpedo is launched, typically a destroyer, cruiser, or dedicated torpedo boat.
Ship-launched: a torpedo designed to be deployed from surface warships using onboard launch tubes or deck-mounted launchers.
Designation for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) deployed and launched from submerged submarines.
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