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.
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torpedo, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2018, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Z13 torpedo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Z 13 was an electric heavy torpedo of the French Navy based on captured German technology 1 Z13TypeTorpedoPlace of originFranceService historyIn service1960 1 Used byFrench NavyProduction historyManufacturerDCAN ToulonSpecificationsLength7 125 metres 1 Diameter550 mmWarheadTNT Aluminium or HBX 3 1 Warhead weight300 kgEngineelectric two countrarotating propellersOperationalrange5 km 1 Maximum depth gt 1000 mMaximum speed25 knots 46 km h 29 mph 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 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Z13 torpedo References edit a b c d e f g DiGiulian Tony Torpedoes of France www navweaps com NavWeaps Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Z13 torpedo amp oldid 1187627560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
