Mark 25 torpedo [SEP] designer
Mark 25 torpedo
The Mark 25 torpedo was an aircraft-launched anti-surface ship torpedo designed by the Division of War Research of Columbia University in 1943 as a replacement for the Mark 13 torpedo.
It was designed for higher speed, greater strength and more ease of manufacture compared to the Mark 13. Naval Ordnance Station Forest Park built twenty-five units in 1946 for test and evaluation, however, this torpedo was never mass-produced due to the large inventory of Mark 13s left over at the end of
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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