Mark 15 torpedo

The Mark 15 torpedo was the standard American destroyer-launched torpedo of World War II. It was very similar in design to the Mark 14 torpedo except that it was longer, heavier, and had greater range and a larger warhead. The Mark 15 was developed by the Naval Torpedo Station Newport concurrently with the Mark 14 and was first deployed in 1938. It served as a replacement for the Mark 8 torpedo, Mark 11 Torpedo and Mark 12 Torpedo on surface ships with tubes that could accommodate the longer Mark 15; this primarily included destroyers built after 1930. Older destroyers, primarily the Wickes and Clemson classes, continued to use the Mark 8, as did PT boats early in World War II. During the war 9,700 were produced at Newport and at the Naval Ordnance Station Forest Park, Illinois.

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1938 — 1956  Wikimedia, Wikidata
9700 produced, 
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1938 — 1956 Mark 15 torpedo

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USS O'Brien (DD-725) firing a Mark 15 torpedo c1953

Torpedo crew of USS O'Brien (DD-725) c1953

USS Stevens (DD-479) launches a Mark 15 torpedo, in 1943 (80-G-299550)

USS Hamner (DD-718) launches a torpedo, in 1961

MK 15 torpedoes in launcher on USS O'Brien (DD-725) c1953

Mark 15 torpedo tube mount aboard a Fletcher-class destroyer c1943

Above-water Mark 15 torpedo tube installation mounted on destroyers

Test firing a torpedo from USS Chaffee

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS O'Brien (DD-725) firing a Mark 15 torpedo c1953		Commons
commons	image		Torpedo crew of USS O'Brien (DD-725) c1953		Commons
commons	image		USS Stevens (DD-479) launches a Mark 15 torpedo, in 1943 (80-G-299550)		Commons
commons	image		USS Hamner (DD-718) launches a torpedo, in 1961		Commons
commons	image		MK 15 torpedoes in launcher on USS O'Brien (DD-725) c1953		Commons
commons	image		Mark 15 torpedo tube mount aboard a Fletcher-class destroyer c1943		Commons
commons	image		Above-water Mark 15 torpedo tube installation mounted on destroyers		Commons
commons	image		Test firing a torpedo from USS Chaffee		Commons