Mark 15 torpedo [SEP] conflict
Mark 15 torpedo
The Mark 15 torpedo, the standard American destroyer-launched torpedo of World War II, was very similar in design to the Mark 14 torpedo except that it was longer, heavier, and had greater range and a larger warhead. It was developed by the Naval Torpedo Station Newport concurrently with the Mark 14 and was first deployed in 1938. It replaced the Mark 8 torpedo on surface ships with tubes that could accommodate the longer Mark 15; this primarily included destroyers built after 1930. Older destroyers, primarily
the RBNF is the vessel RBNS "Sabha", an American-built missile frigate given to the state as a gift in 1996.
Fleet.
Fleet Missiles & Torpedoes.
67 MM-40 delivered between 1984-2010.
8 Harpoon (missile) delivered 1997-8.
22 RIM-66 Standard RIM-66B Standard-1MR delivered 1997.
18 Mark 46 torpedo Mk-46 Mod-5 NEARTIP delivered 1997.
Fleet Aircraft.
The naval force operates a single Bo 105CBS-4 helicopter.
Fleet Future.
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