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Mark 9 (Dutch).
Category. Data.
Type Conventional WW2 torpedo.
Nationality British\Dutch.
Made in 1930 (for the Royal Navy) and 1943 for the Dutch version.
Retired 1962 (Royal Netherlands Navy).
Designer N\A British organisation.
Manufacturer N\A British organisation.
Variants 1, the British version.
Diameter 53,3 cm (21 inch).
Speed 40 knots.
Warhead 365 kg of N\A.
Operational range 15000 m @ 40 knots and 17000 m @ 35 knots.
Guidance system N\A, but probably akin to aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era.
Launch platform Destroyers, submarines and coastal batteries on Curaçao. Curaçao's supply of 17.7 inch ones were accidentally dumped outside Willemstad in 1944 or 1945.
Weight. 1725 kg.
Sources. http://www.netherlandsnavy.nl/Torpedoes.html and http://diodon349.com/Torpedoman/TM_Stuff/torpedoes_of_the_royal_netherlands_navy.htm.
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