Stingray (torpedo)
Stingray (torpedo) | |
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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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- British Torpedoes since World War II ( English ) In: Navweaps.com . July 4, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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."