A torpedo launch system for a marine vessel includes an impulse tank
connected via a straight water inlet tube to an inlet orifice in an outer
casing of the vessel. A launch tube extends through the impulse tank to
the outer casing, and through a pressure hull of the vessel to terminate
at a rear door. Pressurized water is provided to the launch tube to
launch a torpedo by mounting an impeller in the impulse tank. The
impeller pumps water into the impulse tank to develop a pressure which is
transmitted to the launch tube when a valve in the impulse tank is
opened. The impeller is driven by a motor which receives power via cables
which pass through the pressure hull. The impulse tank and motor are
between the outer casing and the pressure hull.