American 21-inch torpedo

There have been a number of 21-inch torpedoes in service with the United States. These have been used on ships and submarines of the U.S. Navy. American 21-inch torpedoes are 533 millimeters in diameter.

Ship classes that carried 21-inch torpedoes include:

• Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers
• Atlanta-class cruisers
• Bagley-class destroyers
• Balao-class submarines
• Barbel-class submarines
• Barracuda-class submarines
• Benham-class destroyers
• Benjamin Franklin-class submarines
• Benson-class destroyers
• Cachalot-class submarines
• Caldwell-class destroyers
• Cassin-class destroyers
• Chester-class cruisers
• Clemson-class destroyers
• Colorado-class battleships
• Connecticut-class battleships
• Dealey-class destroyer escorts
• Ethan Allen-class submarines
• Farragut-class destroyers
• Forrest Sherman-class destroyers
• Fletcher-class destroyers
• Gato-class submarines
• Gearing-class destroyers
• George Washington-class submarines
• Gleaves-class destroyers
• Glenard P. Lipscomb-class submarine
• Grayback-class submarines
• Gridley-class destroyers
• Halibut-class submarine
• James Madison-class submarines
• John C. Butler-class destroyer escorts
• Lafayette-class submarines
• Lexington-class battlecruisers - canceled
• Los Angeles-class submarines
• Mahan-class destroyers
• Mitscher-class destroyer leaders
• Narwhal-class submarine
• Nautilus-class submarine
• Norfolk-class destroyer leader
• O'Brien-class destroyers
• Ohio-class submarines
• Omaha-class cruisers
• Permit-class submarines
• Porter-class destroyers
• PT boats
• R-class submarines
• Rudderow-class destroyer escorts
• S-class submarines
• Sailfish-class submarines
• Sampson-class destroyers
• Sargo-class submarines
• Seawolf-class submarine (1957)
• Seawolf-class submarines (1997)
• Sims-class destroyers
• Skate-class submarines
• Skipjack-class submarines
• Somers-class destroyers
• South Dakota-class battleships - canceled
• Sturgeon-class submarines
• T-1-class submarines
• Tambor-class submarines
• Tang-class submarines
• Tench-class submarines
• Tennessee-class cruisers
• Tucker-class destroyers
• Tullibee-class submarine
• V-boat submarines
• Virginia-class battleships
• Virginia-class submarines
• Wickes-class destroyers

See also

• American 18-inch torpedo

Citations

Bibliography

External links

• Torpedo history, part 2, Naval History & Heritage Command
• Navweaps links: US Torpedoes main page, Pre-World War II, Post-World War II