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- Torpedo - Wikipedia
A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target
- TORPEDO Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Torpedo comes to English by way of Latin torpēdō, which has two quite different meanings It refers to a state of inertness, sluggishness, or lethargy, and it refers to a creature also known as the electric ray
- US Powerful Submarine Torpedo Destroys Massive US Navy Ship During . . .
Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on how the US Navy conducts live-fire torpedo training on old decommissioned warships Voice, text and video
- Whats The Deadliest Torpedo In The World And How Many Does The US . . .
The deadliest torpedo in the world is a massive beast capable of taking down anything that floats or swims The Mk 48 Advanced Capabilities (ADCAP) Heavy Torpedo is an all-digital guided weapon
- Torpedo | Naval Weapon, Submarine Warfare History | Britannica
Torpedo, cigar-shaped, self-propelled underwater missile, launched from a submarine, surface vessel, or airplane and designed for exploding upon contact with the hulls of surface vessels and submarines
- Torpedoes - Naval Encyclopedia
Robert Whitehead’s Invention: The modern torpedo was pioneered by Robert Whitehead, an English engineer In 1866, he developed the first self-propelled torpedo in Fiume (modern-day Rijeka, Croatia) This torpedo could travel underwater, maintaining a set depth and course toward its target
- Navy’s Use of Torpedoes - NHHC
Torpedo development was minimal during World War I The Mk 7 was the first steam-driven torpedo that could be fired from both destroyers and submarines The post-World War I pre-World War II era defined the modern torpedo The first American airdrop torpedo test occurred in 1920
- A Brief History of U. S. Navy Torpedo Development - Part 1 - Maritime
The word "torpedo" is generally believed to have been first used by Robert Fulton around 1800 to describe a device with an enclosed mass of gunpowder which was to be exploded beneath enemy ships
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