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Type | Torpedo |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | 1960 [1] |
Used by | French Navy |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | DCAN Toulon |
Specifications | |
Length | 7.125 metres [1] |
Diameter | 550 mm |
Warhead | TNT/ Aluminium or HBX-3 [1] |
Warhead weight | 300 kg |
Engine | electric, two countrarotating propellers |
Operational range | 5 km [1] |
Maximum depth | >1000 m |
Maximum speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) [1] |
The Z-13 was an electric heavy torpedo of the French Navy based on captured German technology. [1]
It was designed to be fired from submerged submarines to target surface ships. The Z-13 was propelled by two electric motors, each driving a propeller. A Ni-Cd battery fed the engines. [1]
The payload could be detonated either on contact, or by a magnetic exploder.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (February 2018) |
Z13 | |
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![]() | |
Type | Torpedo |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | 1960 [1] |
Used by | French Navy |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | DCAN Toulon |
Specifications | |
Length | 7.125 metres [1] |
Diameter | 550 mm |
Warhead | TNT/ Aluminium or HBX-3 [1] |
Warhead weight | 300 kg |
Engine | electric, two countrarotating propellers |
Operational range | 5 km [1] |
Maximum depth | >1000 m |
Maximum speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) [1] |
The Z-13 was an electric heavy torpedo of the French Navy based on captured German technology. [1]
It was designed to be fired from submerged submarines to target surface ships. The Z-13 was propelled by two electric motors, each driving a propeller. A Ni-Cd battery fed the engines. [1]
The payload could be detonated either on contact, or by a magnetic exploder.