Stingray (torpedo)

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Stingray (torpedo)
General Information
Designation: Stingray
Country of origin: Great Britain
Manufacturer: BAE Systems
Working time: - Mod 0: from 1982 (officially only 1986)

- Mod 1: 2006

Technical specifications
Length: 102.4 in (2.60 m)
Diameter: 325 millimeters
Combat weight: 588.5 pounds . (267 kg)
Drive: Pump jet driven by an electric motor, energy storage: salt water activated magnesium / silver chloride battery
Speed: 45 knots
Range: 8750 yards (8000 meters)
Furnishing
Warhead: 99 lbs. (45 kilograms) Torpex - shaped charge
Target location: Active sonar
Weapon platforms:

Helicopters, ships and maritime patrol aircraft type British Aerospace Nimrod

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The Stingray is a torpedo used by the Royal Navy and manufactured by BAE Systems .

The Stingray weighs 267 kg and is 2.6 m long. It reaches a speed of 45  knots and has a range of almost 4.5 nautical miles . The maximum fighting depth is 750 m, use against surface targets is not possible. The Stingray can also be dropped from helicopters and the Nimrod reconnaissance aircraft .

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Individual evidence

  1. British Torpedoes since World War II ( English ) In: Navweaps.com . July 4, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2009: "Officially in 1986, but the HMS Antelope reportedly had four onboard when she was sunk during the Falklands War in 1982."