Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes Arleigh Burke

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I created this in Tinkercad as a replacement part for my Proboat Arleigh Burke destroyer. I printed it with my Elegoo Mars resin printer at 30mm long, but would think it would print larger and on other types of machines. I printed flat, but elevated 5mm from the base, with auto supports in Chitubox. A Mark 46 torpedo launching from the Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes set aboard USS Mustin Personnel from USS Porter loading a recoverable training torpedo into the top tube of a Mark 32 launcher The Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (Mk 32 SVTT) system is a torpedo launching system designed for the United States Navy. The Mark 32 has been the standard anti-submarine torpedo launching system aboard United States Navy surface vessels since its introduction in 1960, and is in use aboard the warships of several other navies. Most versions are triple-tube sets that can be rotated or trained to face a target. The exception is the Mod 9 sets, which only have two tubes and are fixed in position. The Mark 32 can fire 12.75-inch (324 mm) torpedoes of the Mark 44, Mark 46, Mark 50 designs, and can be modified to use other torpedoes. The tubes are designed to be fired remotely, but manual firing controls are fitted as a backup to all but the Spruance-class destroyer's Mod 15 sets. The launcher can be made from fibreglass or with a fibreglass liner encased in metal. The tubes were designed to be weatherproof and capable of storing torpedoes for long periods, but this is only practical with regular maintenance. Each triple-tube set weighs around 2,230 pounds (1,010 kg) unloaded, with variations between mods.