Sperry torpedo

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elmer_Sperry
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Sperry_Gyroscope_Company
gptkbp:combat_system gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:decommissioned 1950s
gptkbp:deployment 1916
gptkbp:depth 3 feet
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Elmer_Sperry
gptkbp:developer 1910s
gptkbp:diameter 21 inches
gptkbp:features streamlined shape
gptkbp:fighting_style gptkb:battle
gptkbp:fins stabilizing fins
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:1914
gptkbp:guidance_system inertial navigation
gyroscopic guidance
gptkbp:historical_significance first successful guided torpedo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sperry torpedo
gptkbp:influenced torpedo development in other countries
gptkbp:influenced_by earlier torpedo designs
gptkbp:inspired subsequent torpedo designs
gptkbp:is_aimed_at acoustic homing
gptkbp:is_tested_for Naval Torpedo Station
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:battle
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:submarine
gptkb:starship
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern torpedo technology
gptkbp:length gptkb:TNT
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Sperry_Corporation
gptkbp:notable_feature self-guiding capability
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Navy
gptkb:Burkinabe_Navy
gptkb:Chilean_Navy
gptkb:Sao_Tomean_Navy
gptkb:Sudanese_Navy
gptkb:Togolese_Navy
gptkb:Somali_Navy
gptkb:Zambian_Navy
gptkb:Ghanaian_Navy
gptkb:Colombian_Navy
gptkb:Malagasy_Navy
gptkb:Mexican_Navy
gptkb:Syrian_Navy
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gptkb:South_Sudanese_Navy
gptkb:Singapore_Navy
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gptkb:Chadian_Navy
gptkb:Chinese_Navy
gptkb:Dutch_Navy
gptkb:French_Navy
gptkb:Indian_Navy
gptkb:Italian_Navy
gptkb:Spanish_Navy
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gptkb:Cameroonian_Navy
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gptkb:Philippine_Navy
gptkb:Thai_Navy
gptkb:Vietnamese_Navy
gptkb:Kuwaiti_Navy
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gptkb:Peruvian_Navy
gptkb:Nigerian_Navy
gptkb:Tanzanian_Navy
gptkb:Australian_Navy
gptkb:Malaysian_Navy
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gptkb:Mauritian_Navy
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gptkb:Iraqi_Navy
gptkb:Tunisian_Navy
gptkb:Libyan_Navy
gptkb:New_Zealand_Navy
gptkb:Omani_Navy
gptkb:Bahraini_Navy
gptkb:South_African_Navy
gptkb:Rwandan_Navy
gptkb:Equatorial_Guinean_Navy
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gptkb:Iranian_Navy
gptkb:Zimbabwean_Navy
gptkb:Namibian_Navy
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gptkb:Burundian_Navy
gptkb:Angolan_Navy
gptkb:Jordanian_Navy
gptkb:Qatari_Navy
gptkb:Djiboutian_Navy
gptkb:Congolese_Navy
gptkb:starship
gptkb:Central_African_Navy
gptkb:Emirati_Navy
gptkb:Comorian_Navy
gptkb:Eritrean_Navy
gptkb:Malawian_Navy
gptkb:Seychellois_Navy
Yemeni Navy
Eswatini Navy
Ivorian Navy
Malian Navy
Beninese Navy
Afghan Navy
Botswanan Navy
Guinean Navy
Lesothan Navy
Liberian Navy
Sierra Leonean Navy
gptkbp:operational_area anti-ship weapon
gptkbp:operational_range up to 1,000 yards
gptkbp:propulsion compressed air
gptkbp:retirement_year 1950
gptkbp:speed 27 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mark_14_torpedo
gptkbp:surface rudder
gptkbp:type guided torpedo
gptkbp:weight about 800 pounds