Type 53 torpedo - Definition and Overview

Type 53 is a torpedo manufactured in Russia.

Specifications

• Class: Type 53
• Country of origin: Russia
• Variants: Many, ranging from simple to highly sophisticated
• Exported to: Algeria, Bulgaria, China, India, Iran, Libya , North Korea, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and former Yugoslavia

• Size: 533 mm
• Range: 15 000-20 000 m
• Velocity: 40-45 kts
• Homing: active/passive and wake homing variants
• Warhead: high explosive or nuclear (Russia only)

External link

[1] (http://prodevweb.prodev.usna.edu/Seanav/NS40x/NS402/2003%20NS402%20Lessons%20with%20presentations/Lesson%2010%20-%20Foreign%20Submarine%20Threat%20and%20weapons/(Lesson10).Final.doc)