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Mark 46

IOC: 1966

IOC: 1979

Also Known As
Mark 46 Mod 5
Mark 46 Mod 5A(S)
Mark 46 Mod 5A(SW)
MK46

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
Raytheon

Applications
Atlantic
C-212 Aviocar
DD 963 Spruance
DDG 993 Kidd
FF 1052 Knox
FFG 7 Oliver Hazard Perry
Heybeliada
Inhauma
P-3C Orion
Pohang
RUM-139 VL ASROC
RUR-5 ASROC
SH-2G Super Seasprite
SH-3 Sea King
SH-60B Seahawk
Super Lynx
Ulsan

Description: The Mark 46 torpedo is a lightweight, self-propelled guided underwater projectile, designed to attack high-performance submarines. The Mark 46 is the NATO standard lightweight torpedo. The Mark 46 MOD 5 is the most advanced version of this torpedo scheduled to remain in service until the year 2015. Mark 46 last upgrade consists of a better performance in shallow water.

The Mark 46 torpedo is used as the ASROC's warhead and the kill vehicle of the Captor sea mine. It can be launched from surface ships, aircraft, helicopters and even rockets. The first Mark 46 torpedo was deployed in 1966. Mark 46 Mod 5A(SW) torpedo is optimized for shallow water environments and is being provided to the existing Vertical Launch ASROC (VLA) under RUM-139B upgrade.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 438 mm, Length 2.6 m

Weights: Max Weight 235 kg (518 lb), Warhead 45 kg (99 lb)

Performance: Max Operating Depth 457 m (1,499 ft), Max Range 11,000 m (36,089 ft), Top Speed 23 mps (45 kt)

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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