
Tigerfish torpedo model
£1200
Tigerfish torpedo model


A 1/24 scale model of Royal Navy a GEC-Marconi Tigerfish torpedo, circa 1970.
Base marked:
PER ARDUA AD AQUAS
PRESENTED TO: REAR-ADMIRAL P.A. WATSON M.V.O.
ON 4th DECEMBER 1972
BY MARCONI SPACE AND DEFENCE
Length: 27 cm.
Width: 5.5 cm.
Height: 13 .5 cm.
The Mark 24 Tigerfish was a heavyweight acoustic homing torpedo used by the Royal Navy and manufactured by Marconi Underwater Systems Ltd.
Maximum speed: 35-knot (65 km/h - 40 mph).