Whitehead torpedo Mark III

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Whitehead_torpedo_Mark_III

GPTKB entity

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	torpedo
gptkbp:bombLoad	200 pounds
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:Robert_Whitehead
gptkbp:developer	gptkb:Austria-Hungary
gptkbp:diameter	18 inches
gptkbp:fireDepartment	submarine surface ship
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	first successful self-propelled torpedo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Whitehead torpedo Mark III
gptkbp:introduced	1896
gptkbp:launched	90 degrees
gptkbp:launchSite	torpedo tube
gptkbp:length	8.5 feet
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Whitehead_&_Company
gptkbp:notableUsers	gptkb:Kyrgyz_Navy gptkb:Chilean_Navy gptkb:Kazakh_Navy gptkb:Colombian_Navy gptkb:Mexican_Navy gptkb:Bruneian_Navy gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy gptkb:Argentine_Navy gptkb:Brazilian_Navy gptkb:Dutch_Navy gptkb:French_Navy gptkb:Greek_Navy gptkb:Indian_Navy gptkb:Italian_Navy gptkb:Royal_Navy gptkb:Russian_Navy gptkb:Spanish_Navy gptkb:U.S._Navy gptkb:Singaporean_Navy gptkb:Philippine_Navy gptkb:Thai_Navy gptkb:Vietnamese_Navy gptkb:Canadian_Navy gptkb:Cambodian_Navy gptkb:Peruvian_Navy gptkb:Laotian_Navy gptkb:Australian_Navy gptkb:Japanese_Navy gptkb:Malaysian_Navy gptkb:Turkish_Navy gptkb:Norwegian_Navy gptkb:Austro-Hungarian_Navy gptkb:New_Zealand_Navy gptkb:Uzbek_Navy gptkb:Burmese_Navy gptkb:South_African_Navy gptkb:Tajik_Navy gptkb:Mongolian_Navy gptkb:Nepalese_Navy gptkb:Venezuelan_Navy gptkb:Pakistani_Navy gptkb:Afghan_Navy gptkb:Bangladeshi_Navy Indonesian Navy Sri Lankan Navy Bhutanese_Navy
gptkbp:operationalRange	1,000 yards
gptkbp:propulsion	compressed air
gptkbp:provides	straight-running
gptkbp:range	1,000 yards
gptkbp:replacedBy	modern torpedoes
gptkbp:speed	27 knots
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Whitehead_torpedo_Mark_IV
gptkbp:supportRole	gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:type	explosive
gptkbp:usedBy	navies worldwide
gptkbp:weight	1,000 pounds