Type 53 torpedo
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Type 53 is the common name for a family of 53 cm torpedoes manufactured in Russia, starting with the 53-27 torpedo and continuing to the modern UGST, which is being replaced by the Futlyar.
A 53-65K torpedo on display in the torpedo storage areas of the former Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk
Soviet torpedoes of the types SET-40 (front) and SET-65, as manufactured 1965. The SET-40 carries 80 kg of explosives and has a length of 4,50 metres with a diameter of 400 mm. It travels up to 7,5 km at a speed of 29 knots. Type SET-65 contains 205 kg of explosives, has a length of 7,90 metres and a diameter of 533 mm. It travels up to 15 km at a speed of 40 knots.
Wake homing
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Wake homing is a torpedo guidance technique based on the wake trajectory left behind a moving target.
Type 53 torpedo
…torpedo entered service in 1955 as SAET-50M. The 53-61 was the first Soviet homing torpedo to exceed 40 knots. The 53-65 torpedo family are Russian made, wake-homing torpedoes designed to destroy surface ships. The 53-65 became operational in 1965, while the 53-65K and 53-65M both became operational in 1969. The…
Wake behind the German frigate Nordrhein-Westfalen
Soviet 53-65K torpedo developed during the Cold War