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The Mark 60 CAPTOR (Encapsulated Torpedo) is the United States' only deep-water anti-submarine naval mine. It uses a Mark 46 torpedo contained in an aluminum shell that is anchored to the ocean floor. The mine can be placed by either aircraft, submarine or surface vessel. The torpedo, once placed, can last anywhere from weeks to months underwater. The…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Mark 60 CAPTOR | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed | >28 knots (52 km/h) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Designer | Goodyear Aerospace | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Diameter | 530 mm (21 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Effective firing range | 8,000 yards (7,300 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Engine | Two-speed, reciprocating external combustion | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Guidance system | Active or passive/active acoustic homing, snake or circle search, reliable acoustic path (RAP) sound propagation | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | In service | 1979-2001 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Launch platform | Aircraft, surface ship and submarines | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Length | Aircraft/ship-laid:3.68 m (145 in) Submarine-laid:3.35 m (132 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Manufacturer | Goodyear Aerospace | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Mass | Aircraft/ship-laid:1,077 kg (2,374 lb) Submarine-laid:935 kg (2,061 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Maximum depth | 1,000 feet (300 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Place of origin | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Produced | 1978-1986 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Propellant | Otto fuel II | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Type | Antisubmarine naval mine | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Unit cost | US $113,000 (FY78) US $113,000 or US $377,000 (FY86) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Used by | United States Navy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Variants | Mine Mk 66, Mk 46 Mod 5 (NEARTIP) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Warhead | Mark 46 torpedo | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Warhead weight | 44 kg (97 lb), PBXN-103 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Mark 60 CAPTOR | Wars | Cold War | 1.00 | infobox |
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