MARK 32 SURFACE VESSEL TORPEDO TUBES

A crewman closes the breach of a Mark 32 12.75-inch torpedo launcher aboard the guided missile frigate USS Curts (FFG-38) during anti-submarine warfare operations off the coast of Southern California.
'Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes' (SVTT). The 'Mk 32' system consists of a pair of launchers fitted to warships, each launcher carries three tubes capable of discharging a lightweight torpedo such as the Mark 46 torpedo. Designed for close-in anti-submarine action, the weapon is propelled from its tube by compressed air contained in a flask at the rear of the tube.
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