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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the torpedoes category.
01 / Overview
Whitehead torpedo
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1894–1940
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TORPEDOES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
6
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
65
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the torpedoes category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Weapon Typetorpedo
- Service Entry Year1894
- Weight383.292 kg
- Length3.556 m
- Diameter449.58 mm
- In ServiceYes
◈Guidance & Homing5MOD.5
- GuidedYes
- Guidance Typedepth control, gyroscope
- Wire-GuidedNo
- Wake-HomingNo
- Acoustic HomingNo
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Propulsion Typecompressed air reciprocating engine
- Top Speed26.5 kn
- Range0.732 km
◇Warhead5MOD.5
- Warhead Typeguncotton
- Warhead Weight53.5 kg
- Explosive Filler53.5 kg
- Fuze Typecontact
- Nuclear-CapableNo
◆Platform4MOD.4
- Launch PlatformSubmarine
- Submarine-LaunchedYes
- Ship-LaunchedYes
- Air-LaunchedNo
▤Warhead Detail3MOD.3
- Detonation Mechanism / FuzeWar Nose (Mk 1), contact
- Explosive Filler Weight53.525 kg
- Explosive Filler Typewet guncotton
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1891First deployment: Chilean Civil War of 1891
- 1894Production started
- 1940Production ended
132
years in service
46
years in production
0
countries operating
ⓘ 5 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
05 / Operators
Operator Countries5country
06 / MASS Score
TORPEDOES RANKING Torpedoes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
97TORPEDOES6PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · TORPEDOES136AUSTRIA · ALL WEAPONS89PERFORMANCE/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.
Ship-launched: a torpedo designed to be deployed from surface warships using onboard launch tubes or deck-mounted launchers.
A watercraft capable of independent operation underwater, primarily used for naval warfare, research, or exploration.
Designation for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) deployed and launched from submerged submarines.
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