The Mark 48 is an American heavyweight submarine-launched torpedo designed to sink deep-diving nuclear submarines and high-performance surface ships, in service since 1972 across upgraded variants including ADCAP and CBASS. It arms US Navy attack and ballistic-missile submarines and is also used by the Canadian, Australian, Dutch, Brazilian and Taiwanese navies.
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Weapon ClassHeavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo 1 Introduced Year Introduced Year Classification
Service Status Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Submarine / Naval Vessel 1 Connections
Operated By
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Used In
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Manufactured By
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Source Wikidata: Mark 48 Torpedo
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Infobox, Type
Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo
Infobox: service
1972-present (Mod 1) 1988-present (ADCAP) 2008-present Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS)
- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
Operated By: United States Navy, Infobox: used_by
United States Navy Brazilian Navy Royal Australian Navy Royal Canadian Navy Royal Netherlands Navy
In Group: Torpedoes, Infobox: type
Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo
Used In: 2026 Iran War, Infobox: wars
2026 Iran war
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