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| Dimensions
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21" by 23'11" 53.3cm by 7.277m |
| Weight |
3732 lbs 1693 kg |
| Range | 11,000 yards (10,050m) at 41 knots 15,000 yards (13,700) at 35 knots |
| Warhead | 810 lbs Torpex 367 kg Torpex |
| Propulsion | Kerosene-air burner-cycle four-cylinder radial wet heater |
The Mark IX was supplied to cruisers
and destroyers, which expended
361 torpedoes by September 1944.
References
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