The Mark 14 was the United States Navy's standard submarine-launched anti-ship torpedo of the Second World War, designed in 1931 and built in roughly 13,000 units from 1942 to 1945. Its magnetic and contact exploders were badly flawed, causing widespread failures until the defects were corrected by late 1943, after which the weapon helped American submarines inflict heavy losses on Japanese naval and merchant shipping and remained in service for nearly 40 years.
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Weapon ClassAnti-surface ship torpedo 2 Introduced Year Classification
Service Status Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Submarine / Naval Vessel 2 Connections
Operated By
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1. Wikidata: Mark 14 Torpedo
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Infobox, Type
Anti-surface ship torpedo
service-status
service = 1931-1980
- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
- Operated By: United States Navy, infobox used_by/operator field: 'United States Navy'
- Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
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