The Tigerfish, formally the Mark 24, was a British heavyweight, wire-guided acoustic homing torpedo developed from 1959 and deployed by the Royal Navy from 1979. Launched from submarines against both submerged and surface targets at ranges up to 39 kilometers, it was superseded by the Spearfish torpedo beginning in 1988 and was retired from service in 2004.
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The Mark 24 Tigerfish was a heavyweight acoustic homing torpedo used by the Royal Navy (RN) during the 1980s and 90s.
Development history
it was not until 1983 that these officially entered service.
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Launched from submarines against both submerged and surface targets at ranges up to 39 kilometers, it was superseded by the Spearfish torpedo beginning in 1988 and was retired from service in 2004.
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