American 18-inch torpedo

There have been a number of 18-inch torpedoes in service with the United States. These have been used on ships and submarines of the US Navy. American "18-inch" torpedoes were actually 17.7 in in diameter, beginning with the "Fiume" Whitehead torpedo of 1890.

Ship classes that carried 18-inch torpedoes include:


 * Aylwin-class destroyers
 * B-class through some R-class submarines
 * Bainbridge-class destroyers
 * Cassin-class destroyers
 * Cincinnati-class cruisers
 * Columbia-class cruisers
 * Illinois-class battleships
 * Indiana-class battleships
 * Kearsarge-class battleships
 * Maine-class battleships
 * Montgomery-class cruisers
 * Paulding-class destroyers
 * Pennsylvania-class cruisers
 * Plunger-class submarines
 * Smith-class destroyers
 * Truxtun-class destroyers