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| Dimensions
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21" by 16'9" 53.3cm by 5.11m |
| Weight |
2215 lbs 1005 kg |
| Range | 3500 yards (3200m) at 36 knots |
| Warhead | 497 lbs TNT 225 kg TNT |
| Propulsion | Alcohol-air two-stage impulse turbine |
The Mark 10 was considered obsolescent when war broke out, but it was
used on the (equally obsolescent) S-class
submarines. It was the last of the Bliss designs. Ironically, it used
a simple contact detonator that was considerably more reliable than
that of the Mark 14 used on more
modern U.S. submarines. Its overall hit percentage was 29%.
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