Mark 18 torpedo
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The Mark 18 torpedo was an electric torpedo used by the United States Navy during World War II. The Mark 18 was the first electric storage battery torpedo manufactured for the US Navy and it was desig
Mark 18 torpedo general profile as illustrated in its service manual, April 1943
British Mark XI on top, German G7e(TIII) with a US warhead in the middle and a US Mark 18 at the bottom
Mark 18's electric motor
The Mark 18 torpedo's battery monoblock container, each holding six plates
USS Tang (SS-306)
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USS Tang was a Balao-class submarine of World War II, the first ship of the United States Navy to bear the name Tang. She was built and launched in 1943, serving until being sunk by her own torpedo of
Mark 18 torpedo
…onerous maintenance procedures. The Mark 18 shared one major flaw with the Mark 14: it had no protection against circular runs, a defect which claimed Tang for certain, and possibly other U.S. submarines, as well; "Donc" Donaho's Flying Fish was nearly sunk by a trial model in October 1943. The Mark 18 was…
USS Tang (SS-306) off Mare Island Navy Yard, December 1943
Original invitation for Tang's commissioning ceremony
USS Tang rescuing airmen off Truk in May 1944
Damage to USS Tang from its own torpedo