Mark 12 torpedo

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{{Infobox weapon

| name = Mark 12 torpedo

| image =

| caption =

| origin = United States

| type = Anti-surface ship torpedo{{cite web | title = Torpedo History: Torpedo Mk12 | url= http://www.history.navy.mil/museums/keyport/html/part2.htm | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121109202125/http://www.history.navy.mil/museums/keyport/html/part2.htm | url-status= dead | archive-date= 9 November 2012 | accessdate = 13 June 2013}}

| is_ranged = yes

| is_explosive = yes

| is_missile = yes

| service = 1928–1945

| used_by = United States Navy

| wars = World War II

| designer = Naval Torpedo Station

| manufacturer =Naval Torpedo Station

| design_date = 1928

| number = 200

| weight = 3505 pounds

| length = 271 inches

| diameter = 21 inches

| range = 7000–15,000 yards

| filling = Mk 11, TNT

| filling_weight = 500 pounds

| detonation = Mk 3, Mod 1 contact exploder

| engine = Turbine

| propellant =

| speed = 27–44 knots

| guidance = Gyroscope

| launch_platform = Destroyers

}}

The Mark 12 torpedo was a destroyer-launched anti-surface ship torpedo used by the United States Navy in World War II. It was developed and manufactured by the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport, Rhode Island, which built 200 units. The Mark 12 was similar to the Mark 11 torpedo, but with a lower high speed setting of 44 knots versus 46 knots.