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Mark 19 torpedo

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Place of origin
  
United States

Designer
  
Westinghouse Electric

No. built
  
10 prototypes

In service
  
never in service

Designed
  
1942

Type
  
Anti-surface ship torpedo

The Mark 19 torpedo was an electric torpedo designed in 1942 by Westinghouse Electric as a follow-on development of the Mark 18 torpedo. The goal was to build a torpedo that incorporated all-electric controls in place of pneumatic controls. Its gyroscope and depth control were electrically controlled and operated, while the rudders were solenoid operated.

Further development of the Mark 19 was cancelled in favor of the Mark 26 torpedo.

References

Mark 19 torpedo Wikipedia