List of the Longest-Range Torpedo Hits in history (World Record)

Video Description: In the crucible of World War II, naval warfare witnessed a relentless race for technological superiority, one that extended beneath the surface of the ocean. Among the most awe-inspiring developments of this era was the remarkable achievement of naval engineering and innovation - the record-setting long-range torpedo attacks. These torpedo strikes, delivered by submarines or Surface Warships, represented a deadly blend of precision, stealth, and firepower that forever altered the course of maritime warfare. There are many short range torpedo hits which are under 1000 m or medium range hits which are less than 5000 m. Today we’ll focused only the top 2 longest successful torpedo attack of WW2
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[aussietaipan]

This was most interesting, thank you for presenting.

[frednone]

The thing you have to remember is that at the time the Allies didn't realize just how long a range the Type 93 had. So the targets were sailing along fat, dumb and happy.

The type 93 had a dark side too, it used oxygen for fuel, and I know of at least two cruisers that had their long lances explode on deck after being hit by bombs or shells, neither survived.

[cornelkittell]

My dad was there when this happened. He served on the USS O'Bannon which returned fire while the survivors were being rescued.

[Hierax]

"Just keep swimming" - Type 93

[OpusXtr]

You need to look into the battles around the Solomons. The US was ignorant of the capabilities of the Type 93, on slow speed it had amazing range and a a ship killer warhead. The USN repeatedly got its ships blown up by long lance’s. The USN was developing doctrine on the fly.

[johnking]

I lived in Tampa Bay area when they found a German torpedo that had buried it's nose in the mud and was found when a guy had to jump in to free his anchor and felt the fins and screws, the explosion was heard 35 miles off from where I lived and it was loud enough that you would know something had gone ' BOOM '.

[HolySoliDeoGloria]

6:06 This Long Lance is on display at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.

[jiyuhong]

the submarine I-29 should also be on this list. fired 6 torpedos, 3 of which hit USS wasps at point blank range, other three traveled for over 21, 120 miles before hitting DD O’Brien and BB North Carolina. The battleship was disabled for almost 2 months, and the destroyer sunk from hull damage a month later

[NATObait]

The type 93 Longlance was started up prior to launch with compressed air before it switched to its 93% pure oxygen supply for the run out. It needed skilled operatives to maintain but obviously it was a formidable weapon. Any munition unprotected on deck was a hazard ( depth charges etc ) when the ship was under attack so the long range shots were a feature of Japanese Naval practice.

[Matt.Willoughby]

It's amazing that an unguided torpedo made in the first half of the last centrury could score multiple direct hits at a range of over 20 kilometres 😮

[warrendesonia]

You left out one incident that occurred in the South sank the light cruiser HMS DUNEDIN with 2 hits (out of 3 fired) at the incredible range of 5

[danielsprouls]

One of the main comments is how accurate the type 93 was. I don't believe it was any more accurate than any other torpedo. They were gyro stabilized just like all the rest of that era, they had no homing capability. But when a group of ships launched a spread of a dozen or more and they got a lucky hit on an allied ship at extreme range it caused great confusion. There are reports of US navy ships breaking off pursuit of Japanese ships to search for fantom submarines. Or at the very least commencing a zig zag course which slowed them down. They couldn't imagine that the Japanese ships miles away could have hit them with a torpedo.

[takashitamagawa]

The cruiser USS JUNEAU appears to have been hit by a Type 93 fired from the Japanese destroyer AMATSUKAZE during the chaotic first Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on Nov 13, 1942. Although she survived this hit, she was badly crippled, and was later finished off in catastrophic fashion by the Japanese submarine I-26 on the following morning as she was trying to clear the area along with the other US survivors of the night battle.

[kjolen]

Torpedoes were not accurate, yet these ships were able to hit their target, Amazing!!!

[mpetersen]

Built in Japanese advantage.
I'm pretty sure the Type 93 on the beach was found near San Francisco after an unsuccessful attack by a Japanese submarine on the Golden Gate Bridge.

[MrShoki]

The title "long lance" for the 93 is a postwar name

[iowa]

The list is incomplete. The battleship USS North Carolina was also hit by a Long Lance in Nov of 42. Despite hitting in the weakest area of her protection, damage to North Carolina was limited.

[keithw]

There is a lot of luck involved, given that even if you aimed totally straight and target was moving at a constant vector, some luck is needed at those 20k yard ranges since torpedoes wont travel in a perfect straight line in water.

[Strong_UP_Calvins_zombie]

11 miles!! Wow! How did they know they even hit anything, that's beyond the horizon

[macklee]

Love your voice. Can't pinpoint your accent 🧐