Mark 14/23 Torpedo Manual

Subnuts · 07-24-08, 06:03 PM

http://www.hnsa.org/doc/torpedo/index.htm

This is an electronic version of the basic service manual for the Mark 14 & 23 torpedoes. Lots of interesting information...maybe too much! :rotfl:

Orion2012 · 07-24-08, 07:29 PM

Interesting stuff, will read more when I'm home, God I hate overtime, but I love having my own office

LukeFF · 07-24-08, 10:04 PM

Superb source of info, thanks!

pythos · 07-24-08, 10:16 PM

I took a really good look at this.

It was funny as I looked at this, how I was reminded of the maintenance manuals I use for maintaining the aircraft I work on. This manual makes those things look like jokes. Everything is clearly depicted and explained.

It was like I was reading a manual for something designed to last a long time....

Then I remembered I was looking at the operations and maintenance manual for torpedoes, something that had a life span of several months at best.

Everything seen in this book, ended up getting blown to smitherens on the side of a ship, or ended up sinking to the bottom of the ocean as a failed shot. This excepting the practice head and it's components.

Wow, it really brings home what we humans will do to destroy things and kill one another.

snakeyez · 07-24-08, 10:23 PM

Rich Pekelney is a great guy for fooling with the manuals, and the Historic Naval Ships Association (HNSA) is a great organization.

07-24-08, 06:03 PM	#1
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Mark 14/23 Torpedo Manual http://www.hnsa.org/doc/torpedo/index.htm This is an electronic version of the basic service manual for the Mark 14 & 23 torpedoes. Lots of interesting information...maybe too much! :rotfl: __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

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LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	Superb source of info, thanks! __________________ ROW Sound Effects Contributor RFB Team Leader

07-24-08, 10:23 PM	#5
snakeyez Last Man Down Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 242 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Rich Pekelney is a great guy for fooling with the manuals, and the Historic Naval Ships Association (HNSA) is a great organization. __________________ SUBMARINEMUSEUMS.ORG - These are the submarines in your neighborhood! Get involved, they need you. Doyle Blalock - the life of my WWII submarine veteran grandfather. Drum228.org - devoted to the Gato-class museum sub USS Drum (SS-228) complete with war patrol reports, historical info, and restoration progress.

07-24-08, 07:29 PM	#2
Orion2012 Commodore Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 611 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Interesting stuff, will read more when I'm home, God I hate overtime, but I love having my own office

07-24-08, 10:16 PM	#4
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	I took a really good look at this. It was funny as I looked at this, how I was reminded of the maintenance manuals I use for maintaining the aircraft I work on. This manual makes those things look like jokes. Everything is clearly depicted and explained. It was like I was reading a manual for something designed to last a long time.... Then I remembered I was looking at the operations and maintenance manual for torpedoes, something that had a life span of several months at best. Everything seen in this book, ended up getting blown to smitherens on the side of a ship, or ended up sinking to the bottom of the ocean as a failed shot. This excepting the practice head and it's components. Wow, it really brings home what we humans will do to destroy things and kill one another.