Real Submarine Technology & History Q&A

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Originally Posted by eljeffo41

I believe that all Fleet type submarines could fire a mark 10 torpedo,but could the S-boats fire a mark 14? I have never heard of one doing so.I assume there must be more to it than just having the correct diameter!Also wanted to say thanks for the cool thread.

The S boats had shorter torpedo tubes (same diameter 21''), as the Mk10 torpedo was quite a bit shorter than the Mk14. So no, historicaly the S boats couldn't fire the Mk14 torpedo.