Bliss-Leavitt Mark 6 torpedo

Bliss-Leavitt Mark 6 torpedo
Type	Anti-surface ship torpedo
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1911–1922
Used by	United States Navy
Production history
Designer	Frank McDowell Leavitt
Designed	1911
Manufacturer	E. W. Bliss Company
No. built	100
Specifications
Weight	approximately 1800 pounds
Length	204 inches
Diameter	17.7 inches (45 centimeters)
Effective firing range	2000 yards
Detonation mechanism	War Nose Mk 5 contact exploder
Engine	Horizontal turbine
Speed	35 knots
Guidance system	gyroscope
Launch platform	Destroyers and cruisers

The Bliss-Leavitt Mark 6 torpedo was a Bliss-Leavitt torpedo developed and produced by the E. W. Bliss Company in 1911. It employed a main engine that was a horizontal turbine rather than the vertical turbine used on all other Bliss-Leavitt torpedoes. The Mark 6's depth and gyro controls were also combined into one integrated unit. About 100 units were manufactured by E.W. Bliss. The Mark 6 and all other torpedoes designed before Bliss-Leavitt Mark 7 torpedo, were considered obsolete and withdrawn from service in 1922.