- Torpedo - Wikipedia
In 1866, Whitehead invented the first effective self-propelled torpedo, the eponymous Whitehead torpedo, the first modern torpedo French and German inventions followed closely, and the term torpedo came to describe self-propelled projectiles that traveled under or on water
- 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
- 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
- A Brief History of U. S. Navy Torpedo Development - Part 1
The development of Torpedo Mk 38, a 21-inch diameter, submarine-launched, antisurface ship torpedo with electric propulsion (primary battery) and active passive acoustic homing, had been planned for the post-World War II era, but was deferred pending the outcome of Torpedo Mk 37 development
- 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
- 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
- Torpedoes - National Museum of American History
Modern torpedoes are wire-guided: a thin wire spooling from the torpedo links it to the submarine's fire control computer, from which guidance commands in the form of digital electronic signals flow
- Torpedo - The Evolution And Impact Of Torpedoes
Few weapons in naval warfare have captured the imagination and shaped maritime strategy quite like the torpedo From its humble beginnings as a crude, unreliable explosive device to its modern incarnation as a sophisticated, guided underwater missile, the torpedo has revolutionized naval combat
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