United Kingdom - naval aviation and armaments
UNITED KINGDOM - ANTI-SUBMARINE WEAPONS
depth charges
|
Type |
Year |
Mass, kg |
Type and mass of explosive, kg |
Sinking speed, m/s |
Maximal depth setting, m |
Type of piston |
|
Type D Mark III |
1916 |
191 |
TNT - 136 amatol from 1930s - 136 |
2.1 |
90 |
hydrostatic |
|
Mark VII |
1939 |
191 |
TNT - 132 |
3.0 |
90 later 180 |
hydrostatic |
|
Mark VII Heavy |
1940 |
259 |
TNT - 130 minol from 1942 - 130 |
5.1 |
90 |
hydrostatic |
|
Mark X |
1942 |
1383 |
TNT - 907 |
1.8 |
70 |
hydrostatic |
|
MarkXII |
1942 |
|
minol - 25 |
hydrostatic | ||
|
Mark XIII |
1942 |
minol - 56 |
hydrostatic | |||
|
Mark X* |
1943 |
1383 |
TNT - 907 |
6.4 |
200 |
hydrostatic |
|
Mark X** |
1945 |
1383 |
TNT - 907 |
15.2 |
460 |
hydrostatic |
DC racks
|
Type |
Year |
Number of DCs |
Type of DCs |
DC throwers
|
Type |
Year |
Fire range, km |
Fire depth, m |
Explosive type and mass, kg |
DC mass, kg |
Number and caliber of bores, mm |
|
Mark II Thornycroft ("K"-gun) |
1915 |
0.027 |
90 |
TNT - 136 amatol from 1930s - 132 |
191 |
1 x 241 |
|
Mark III (USA) ("Y"-gun) |
1917 |
0.027 |
90 |
TNT - 136 |
191 |
2 x 241 |
|
Mark IV |
1941 |
0.061 0.047 |
90 |
TNT - 132 TNT - 130 |
191 259 |
1 x 241 |
|
Mark V |
1944 |
0.071 0.057 |
90 |
TNT - 132 TNT - 130 |
191 259 |
1 x 152 |
|
Mark 6 (USA) ("K"-gun) |
1941 |
0.062 0.050 |
90 |
TNT - 132 TNT - 130 |
191 259 |
1 x |
|
Hedgehog |
1942 |
0.18 |
180 |
torpex - 15.9 |
29.5 |
24 x 180 |
|
Split Hedgehog |
1942 |
0.18 |
180 |
torpex - 15.9 |
29.5 |
2 x 12 x 180 |
|
Squid |
1943 |
0.25 |
270 |
minol - 94 |
177 |
3 x 305 |
|
Limbo |
1955 |
0.91 |
270 |
minol - 94 |
177 |
3 x 305 |
© Ivan Gogin, 2007