TheType 65 is atorpedo manufactured in theSoviet Union and then Russia. It was developed for use againstUS Navyaircraft carrier battle groups, as well as large merchant targets such assupertankers and advanced enemy submarines^{[citation needed]}. It is now typically fitted to newer Russian vessels, though often the 650 mm torpedo tube is fitted with a 533 mm converter to enable firing ofSS-N-15 missiles orType 53 torpedoes.

Russian officials have stated that a 65-76A modification of this torpedo is responsible for the 12 August 2000explosion of theRussian submarineKursk.^[1][2]

• Diameter: 65 cm (25.6 in)
• Length: 9.14 m (30 ft)
• Range: 50 km at 93 km/h, 100 km at 56 km/h
• Max Speed: 50 knots (93 km/h)
• Homing: active/passive sonar and wire guidance
• Warhead: 450/557 kghigh explosive
• Propulsion: Probably gas-turbine powered byhigh-test peroxide, kerosene, and compressed air fuel. Drivingcontra-rotating propellers.

• 65-73 Entered service 1973, unguided torpedo. 20 kt nuclear.
• 65-76Kit (Russian:Кит, Whale) Entered service 1976.
  • DT Length 11 m. Weight 4,500 kg. Warhead 450 kg.
  • DST92 Length 11 m. Weight 4,750 kg. Warhead 557 kg.Wake homing anti-ship weapon. Operates at 20 m depth. Sensor points upwards to detect the ship's wake, the torpedo sweeps from side to side to find the edges of the wake.
• 65-76AKit 100 km.^[3] Entered service 1991.^{[citation needed]}

• Cold War weapons of the Soviet Union
• Torpedoes of the Soviet Union
• Military equipment introduced in the 1970s

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