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Photographer: Kevin W.
Taken: October 30, 2016
Caption: Mark XIV Submarine Torpedo
Additional Description: Located inside, 1st floor, main hallway. A nearby placard provides some history behind it:
This Mark XIV (model 3A) submarine torpedo, serial number 64220, is one of the 9920 torpedoes manufactured at the Alexandria Naval Torpedo Station between 1939 and 1946. This torpedo, 21 feet long and 21 inches in diameter, once housed a quarter ton of explosives and had a range of 4500 yards at 46 knots. Developed between 1931 and 1933, the Mark XIV was faster and had a greater range than earlier models. The torpedo's bright green color enable easy sighting and recovery during test runs.

The City of Alexandria gratefully acknowledges the support of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association in facilitating the restoration of the torpedo and its return to the Torpedo Factory Art Center in 1983.
Submitted: October 30, 2016, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p367941
File Size: 3.846 Megabytes

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