Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the nuclear warheads category.
01 / Overview
Mark 45 torpedo
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1958–1976
Quantity
600
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
NUCLEAR WARHEADS · EARLY COLD WAR
6
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
70
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the nuclear warheads category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- Service Entry Year1958
- Weight1,057 kg
- Length5.715 m
- Diameter483 mm
◈Yield1MOD.1
- Yield11
▣Production3MOD.3
- Number Built600
- Designer / LabApplied Research Laboratory, University of Washington; Westinghouse Electric
- Operators1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1958Production started
- 1976Production ended
68
years in service
18
years in production
600
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
NUCLEAR WARHEADS RANKING Nuclear Warheads · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
30NUCLEAR WARHEADS6EARLY COLD WAR · NUCLEAR WARHEADS850UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS16PERFORMANCE/PRICE · NUCLEAR WARHEADS
ⓘ Rankings are within theNuclear Warheadscategory.
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