Whitehead torpedo
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whitehead-torpedo-280-17777266
title:
Whitehead torpedo
text:
The Whitehead torpedo was the first self-propelled or "locomotive" torpedo ever developed. It was perfected in 1866 by British engineer Robert Whitehead from a rough design conceived by Giovanni Luppis of the Austro-Hungarian Navy in Fiume. It was driven by a three-cylinder compressed-air engine invented, designed, and made by Peter Brotherhood. Many naval services procured the Whitehead torpedo during the 1870s, including the US Navy. This early torpedo proved itself in combat during the Russo-
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Anti-surface ship torpedo
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehead_torpedo
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2024-03-24T10:53:37Z
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