The Z-13 was an electric heavy
torpedo
A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, s ...
of the
French Navy
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based on captured
German
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technology.
It was designed to be fired from submerged
submarines to target surface ships. The Z-13 was propelled by two electric motors, each driving a
propeller. A
Ni-Cd battery fed the engines.
The payload could be detonated either on contact, or by a magnetic exploder.
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Torpedoes
Naval weapons of France