Home›Naval Vessels And Torpedoes›OperatorBrowse ByOperatorThis dimension names the armed force that actually operates a specific weapon system. Wikipedia notes that weapons are used to "gain a tactical, strategic, material, or mental advantage over an adversary or enemy target," an advantage that only exists once a force actually fields the weapon. Browsing this way collects every weapon system operated by the same force.FactsOperatorSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1866 1OperatorFilter Results21 entriesWeapon ClassAllGuided Missile (6)Howitzer / Artillery (4)Shield / Armor (1)Submarine / Naval Vessel (16)Tank / Armored Vehicle (1)Torpedo (2)Warship / Naval Vessel (6)Weapon FamilyAllAircraft Carriers (5)Battleships and Ironclads (3)Cruisers and Destroyers (1)Depth Charges and Mine Countermeasures (1)Naval Guns (4)Submarines (5)Torpedoes (14)Introduced EraAll1866 (3)1885 (1)1894 (1)1899 (1)1900 (1)1909 (1)1914 (3)1916 (1)1918 (1)1920 (1)1925 (1)1928 (1)1931 (1)1933 (1)1936 (1)1938 (3)1939 (1)1940 (1)1941 (2)1942 (1)1943 (1)1955 (1)1956 (1)1963 (1)1972 (1)1975 (1)1976 (2)1977 (1)1978 (1)1979 (1)1980 (1)1983 (1)1986 (8)1991 (1)1992 (2)1995 (1)2001 (1)2004 (6)2005 (1)2010 (1)2012 (1)2016 (1)2017 (2)2018 (1)2022 (1)ManufacturerAllAerojet (1)Alliant Techsystems (1)Armstrong Whitworth (1)Atlas Elektronik (5)BAE Systems (1)Bharat Dynamics Limited (1)Honeywell (1)Honeywell International Inc. (1)Hotchkiss et Cie (1)KBP Instrument Design Bureau (1)Martin Marietta (7)Naval Group (1)Naval Ordnance Station Forest Park (1)Naval Undersea Warfare Center (1)Newport News Shipbuilding (1)Raytheon (2)Royal Arsenal (1)Saab Dynamics (1)Tactical Missiles Corporation (1)Thales Group (1)Vickers (1)William Beardmore and Company (1)CaliberAll120mm (1)127mm (1)174.8mm (1)203mm (1)20mm (1)280mm (1)30mm (2)380mm (1)4.5-inch (1)406mm (1)460mm (1)533 mm (1)57mm (1)610mm (1)76.2mm (1)9.2-inch (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (19)Retired (6)Country of OriginAllAustria-Hungary (1)China (1)Empire of Japan (1)France (2)German Reich (1)Germany (5)India (1)Japan (1)Russia (2)Soviet Union (2)Sweden (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (9)Wars Used InAll2026 Iran War (1)Cold War (1)Crimean War (2)Falklands War (2)Gulf War (8)Iran-Iraq War (7)Korean War (2)Kosovo War (7)Russo-Japanese War (3)Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 (1)Russo-Ukrainian War (1)Syrian Civil War (1)Vietnam War (1)Winter War (1)World War I (3)World War II (4)PersonnelAll24,000 (1)58,910 (1)63,500 (1)108,000 (1)121,802 (1)169,500 (1)184,324 (1)264,000 (1)481,000 (1)1,333,030 (1)2,035,000 (1)StatusAllActive (11)Disbanded (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareArgentine Armed ForcesOperator1 entryAustralian Defence ForceOperator1 entryBundeswehrOperator1 entryCanadian Armed ForcesOperator1 entryFinnish Defence ForcesOperator1 entryFrench Armed ForcesOperator3 entriesImperial Japanese NavyOperator5 entriesIndian NavyOperator1 entryIsraeli Defense ForcesOperator1 entryPeople's Liberation ArmyOperator1 entryPeople's Liberation Army NavyOperator1 entryRoyal Air ForceOperator1 entryRoyal NavyOperator12 entriesRussian NavyOperator4 entriesSoviet Armed ForcesOperator1 entrySpanish Armed ForcesOperator2 entriesSwedish NavyOperator1 entryTurkish Armed ForcesOperator2 entriesUnited States Armed ForcesOperator1 entryUnited States NavyOperator22 entriesWehrmachtOperator5 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Torpedotier 2WikipediaTorpedo, Invention of the modern torpedo sectionQuote, Torpedo, Invention of the modern torpedo sectionIn 1866, Whitehead invented the first effective self-propelled torpedo, the eponymous Whitehead torpedo, the first modern torpedo.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.