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Type 93 Torpedo

Naval Vessels And Torpedoes

The Type 93 was a Japanese oxygen-propelled torpedo that entered Imperial Japanese Navy service in 1933 and was the most advanced naval torpedo in the world at the time, reaching up to 40,400 meters at reduced speed and 96 kilometers per hour with a roughly 490 kilogram warhead. Its extreme range let Japanese warships strike Allied ships from distances the Allies assumed were beyond any torpedo, sinking 22 Allied warships during the Second World War; American naval historian Samuel Eliot Morison gave it the postwar nickname Long Lance.

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Classification
Caliber
610mm 1
Service Status
Retired 2
Weapon Class
Torpedo 1
Introduced Year
1933 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
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Used In

World War II, Wars
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Sources
1. Type 93 torpedo - Wikipedia
  • Lead sentence
    was a 610 mm (24 in)-diameter torpedo of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), launched from surface ships.
  • Infobox, Service history
    In service 1933-1945
  • service-status
    service = 1933-1945
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Caliber attribute (type-93-torpedo)
    The Type 93 was a 610 mm (24 in)-diameter torpedo of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), launched from surface ships.
  • Operated By: Imperial Japanese Navy, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Imperial Japanese Navy'
  • Used In: World War II, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field: Second World War
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2. Wikidata: Type 93 Torpedo
Wikidata Q1970825, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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