Torpedo 47

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Frigate
gptkbp:acquisition $50,000
gptkbp:audioJack Advanced sonar technology
gptkbp:communityEngagement gptkb:Allied_nations
gptkbp:communityService Museum displays
gptkbp:controls Remote control
gptkbp:culturalImpact Featured in films and literature
gptkbp:decommissioned 1995
gptkbp:deployedTo Nuclear submarines
gptkbp:depth 1,200 feet
gptkbp:design Anti-ship warfare
Streamlined shape
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:diameter 19 inches
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1944
1990
gptkbp:hasArea Naval testing facilities
gptkbp:hasConflictWith gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Sinking enemy vessels
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Innovative design
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Torpedo 47
gptkbp:impact Changed submarine warfare strategies
gptkbp:influencedBy Previous torpedo models
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Submarine
Vertical launch system
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future torpedo designs
gptkbp:length 21 feet
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:General_Dynamics
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 1,500 pounds
gptkbp:notableFeature Wire-guided
Sinking_of_Japanese_ships
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:U.S._Navy_submarines
gptkbp:operationalArea Naval warfare
gptkbp:operationalRange 1,500 yards
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
gptkbp:productionCompany 1930s to 1940s
gptkbp:propulsion Electric motor
gptkbp:provides Active sonar
gptkbp:range 1,000 yards
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Mark_50_torpedo
gptkbp:retired 1990s
gptkbp:retirementYear Obsolescence
gptkbp:services 1943
gptkbp:speed 40 knots
gptkbp:succeededBy High
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mark_48_torpedo
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:targets Surface ships
gptkbp:team Naval engineers
gptkbp:torpedoSystem gptkb:Mark_47
gptkb:Mark_family
Heavyweight torpedo
gptkbp:training Naval training exercises
gptkbp:type Guided torpedo
High explosive
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:weight 2,000 pounds