How to Use torpedo tube in a Sentence
torpedo tube
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These missiles are launched from the six 533 mm torpedo tubes of the submarine.
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Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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Passive sonar listens quietly for engine noise, or transient sounds such as a torpedo tube being opened.
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James Dwyer,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Each vessel is equipped with 32 vertical launch tubes for three types of anti-surface and land-attack cruise missiles, as well as 10 torpedo tubes.
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Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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It is armed with heavyweight torpedoes and anti-ship missiles launched through six 533 mm torpedo tubes, enabling it to engage both surface ships and enemy submarines.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
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The systems can reportedly be deployed through both 260mm and 533mm torpedo tubes, allowing submarines to launch them without surfacing.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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Early Virginia boats carry 12 Tomahawk cruise missiles in dedicated Virginia Payload Tubes in addition to weapons launched through four torpedo tubes.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 June 2026
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These boats displace around 3,000 tons and are armed with six 533 mm HU-606 torpedo tubes capable of firing the new Type 18 heavyweight torpedo.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Dec. 2025
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