Refimprove date October 2009 two other uses the self propelled weapon the pre 1900 naval meaning of torpedo naval mine Image Bundesarchiv DVM 10 Bild 23 61 40, Fiume Torpedo L ngsschnitt.jpg thumb German torpedo, 1900 Image Bundesarchiv DVM 10 Bild 23 61 28, Am Torpedorohr.jpg thumb Launching a torpedo in 1915 during World War I The modern torpedo historically called an automotive, automobile, locomotive or fish torpedo colloquially called fish is a self propelled explosive projectile weapon, launched ... either on contact with it or in proximity to it. The term torpedo was originally employed for a variety of devices, most of which would today be called naval mine mines . From about 1900, torpedo ... primarily around engagements between armoured ships with Naval artillery large caliber guns , the torpedo allowed torpedo boat s and other lighter surface ships, submarine submersible s, and later ... from a variety of platforms. Etymology The word torpedo comes from a genus of electric ray s in the order ... usage, the torpedo was so named by Robert Fulton , who used it to refer to a towed gunpowder charge ... The concept of a torpedo existed many centuries before it was developed as a working device ... what has been supposed to be a torpedo, which al Rammah called the egg which moves itself and burns ... ?id 30IJLnwpc8EC ref Before the invention of the self propelled torpedo the term was applied ... in Charleston Harbor Although the term torpedo was not coined until 1800, the early submarine Turtle ... charge to the hull of HMS Eagle 1774 HMS Eagle . The first usage of the term torpedo to refer to a naval ... , and demonstrated its method of attack using a floating explosive charge Fulton called a torpedo. The submarine would tow the torpedo, submerging beneath an enemy vessel and dragging the torpedo ... in 1805. During the American Civil War , the term torpedo was used for what is today called a Naval ... became known as stationary torpedoes and later mines . Several types of naval torpedo were developed ... more details
Torpedo Stadium may refer to one of the following stadia Torpedo Stadium Kokshetau in Kazakhstan Eduard Streltsov Stadium Torpedo Stadium Moscow in Russia , now known as Eduard Streltsov Stadium Torpedo Stadium Togliatti in Russia Torpedo Stadium Vladimir in Russia Torpedo Stadium Zhodino in Belarus Torpedo Stadium Mahilyow in Belarus disambig ... more details
Wiktionarypar torpedo A torpedo , or locomotive torpedo, is a self propelled explosive projectile that operates underwater. Torpedo may also refer to Torpedo genus Torpedo genus , the genus of electric ... device placed in water, to destroy vessels land torpedo , an obsolete term for land mine Aerial torpedo , a naval term for early flying bomb s and pilotless aircraft weapons Aerial torpedo , a self propelled torpedo dropped into the water from aircraft Bangalore torpedo , an explosive device for land use Human torpedo , also called Chariot , a variety of swimmer delivery vehicle of World War Two. Transport Torpedo car car body style. An early form of usually large touring coachwork with smooth shape from front to rear Detonator railway Railroad torpedo , a device to warn approaching trains upon entering protected trackage Narco submarine Narco torpedo Narco torpedo , a type of underwater cargo barge, towed behind boats to clandestinely transport illicit materials In fiction Torpedo comics Torpedo comics or Torpedo 1936 , a Spanish comic book series Torpedo Marvel Comics , a Marvel Comics character Torpedo G.I. Joe , a character from the G.I. Joe universe Photon torpedo , fictional weapon popularized by the science fiction saga Star Trek In sport FC Torpedo Kutaisi , a Georgian Football Club FC Torpedo Moscow , a Russian Football Club FC Torpedo RG , a Russian Football Club FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhya , a Ukrainian Football Club FC Torpedo ZIL , a defunct Russian Football Club, now FC Moscow FC Torpedo Zhodino , a Belarusian Football Club Torpedo punt , a specialised kick used in Australian Rules Football Thorpedo , a nickname of the Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe Other Torpedo petroleum , explosive used in an oil well to start or increase the flow of oil Torpedo, Pennsylvania Torpedo , 1920s slang for a hit man or hired gun Torpedo , in American cigar slang, a cigar with a pointed ... ball An italian alternative music band A meat filled Kibbeh snack disambig de Torpedo Begriffskl rung ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Chilean torpedo image status DD status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Chondrichthyes ordo Torpediniformes familia Torpedinidae genus Torpedo genus Torpedo species T. tremens binomial Torpedo tremens binomial authority de Buen, 1959 synonyms The Chilean torpedo or torpedo electric ray Torpedo tremens is a species of fish in the Torpedinidae family. It is found in Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Ecuador , and Peru . Its natural habitat is open sea s. Source Lamilla, J. & Romero, M. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 60137 all Torpedo tremens . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007. Chondrichthyes stub Category Torpedo de Torpedo tremens pt Torpedo tremens vi Chilean torpedo ... more details
Torpedo Gorky may refer to one of the following Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod , an ice hockey club A soccer club currently known as FC Torpedo NN Nizhny Novgorod disambig ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Smalldisk torpedo image status DD status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Chondrichthyes ordo Torpediniformes familia Torpedinidae genus Torpedo genus Torpedo species T. microdiscus binomial Torpedo microdiscus binomial authority Parin & Kotlyar, 1985 synonyms The smalldisk torpedoTorpedo microdiscus is a species of fish in the Torpedinidae family. Its natural habitat is open sea s. Source Lamilla, J. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 60133 all Torpedo microdiscus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007. Chondrichthyes stub Category Torpedo pt Torpedo microdiscus vi Smalldisk torpedo ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Argentine torpedo image status DD status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Chondrichthyes ordo Torpediniformes familia Torpedinidae genus Torpedo genus Torpedo species T. puelcha binomial Torpedo puelcha binomial authority Lahille, 1928 synonyms The Argentine torpedoTorpedo puelcha is a species of fish in the Torpedinidae family. It is found in Argentina , Brazil , and Uruguay . Its natural habitat is open sea s. Source Stehmann, M.F.W, San Martin, J. & de Carvalho, M.R. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 60135 all Torpedo puelcha . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007. Chondrichthyes stub Category Torpedo pt Torpedo puelcha vi Argentine torpedo ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Torpedo genus Taxobox name Torpedo fossil range Fossil range Early Eocene Recent ref name FB image Torpedoray 300.jpg image width 240px image caption Pacific electric ray , Torpedo californica ... small genus Torpedo br small Houttuyn, 1764 small subdivision ranks Species subdivision See text Torpedo is a group of batoid rays , commonly called electric rays or torpedoes in the Family biology ... two extant species. ref ITIS id 564006 taxon Torpedo accessdate October 12, 2008 ref ref FishBase genus genus Torpedo month October year 2008 ref The Navy naval weapon known as the torpedo was named after ... s electric shock. Electricity The largest species is the Atlantic torpedo , Torpedo nobiliana ... neurobiological research because of its unique properties. Description Torpedo rays are flat ... Species Family Torpedinidae Genus TorpedoTorpedo acarinata small Adnet, 2006 small . Aden Gulf torpedo , Torpedo adenensis small Carvalho, Stehmann & Manilo, 2002 small . Alexandrine torpedo , Torpedo alexandrinsis small Mazhar, 1987 small . Florida torpedo , Torpedo andersoni small Bullis, 1962 small . Rosette torpedo , Torpedo bauchotae small Cadenat, Capape & Desoutter, 1978 small . Pacific electric ray , Torpedo californica small William Orville Ayres Ayres , 1855 small . New Zealand torpedo , Torpedo fairchildi small Hutton, 1872 small . Torpedo formosa small Haas & Ebert, 2006 small . Black spotted torpedo , Torpedo fuscomaculata small Wilhelm Peters Peters , 1855 small . Ringed torpedo , Torpedo mackayana small Metzelaar, 1919 small . Shorttail torpedo , Torpedo macneilli small Whitley, 1932 small . Marbled electric ray , Torpedo marmorata small Antoine Risso Risso , 1810 small . Smalldisk torpedo , Torpedo microdiscus small Parin & Kotlyar, 1985 small . Atlantic torpedo , Torpedo ... ray , Torpedo panthera small Olfers, 1831 small . Peruvian torpedo , Torpedo peruana small Chirichigno F., 1963 small . Torpedo pessanti small Adnet, 2006 small . Argentine torpedo , Torpedo puelcha ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Leopard torpedo image Torpedo panthera.jpg image width 240 px status DD status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Chondrichthyes ordo Torpediniformes familia Torpedinidae genus Torpedo genus Torpedo species T. panthera binomial Torpedo panthera binomial authority Ignaz von Olfers Olfers , 1831 synonyms The leopard torpedoTorpedo panthera is a species of fish in the Torpedinidae family. It is found in Djibouti , Egypt , Eritrea , India , Iran , Oman , Pakistan , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Sudan , and Yemen . Its natural habitat is open sea s. Source Commons category Torpedo panthera Torpedo panthera de Carvalho, M.R. & McCord, M.E. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 60134 all Torpedo panthera . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007. Chondrichthyes stub Category Torpedo de Bogenstirn Zitterrochen fr Torpedo panthera pt Torpedo panthera vi Leopard torpedo ... more details
In late 19th Century navy naval terminology, Torpedo gunboat , also known in Northern European usage as Torpedo cruiser , was a form of gunboat that was equipped with torpedo es. A number of torpedo gunboats, such as the Alarm class torpedo gunboat Alarm class and the Dryad class torpedo gunboat Dryad class , were built for the Royal Navy during the 1880s and the 1890s similar vessels were also constructed or otherwise acquired by a number of European nations and Japan. Essentially very small cruiser s, torpedo gunboats were equipped with torpedo tubes and an adequate gun armament, intended for hunting down smaller enemy torpedo boat s. In practice they failed in their primary objective, as they were not fast enough to keep up with torpedo boats. One of the faster torpedo gunboats was the Spanish warship Destructor , commissioned in 1887. By the end of the 1890s torpedo gunboats were superseded by their smaller but much more successful contemporaries torpedo boat destroyers , which evolved into the modern day destroyer s. Sources Roger Chesneau, Eug ne Kolesnik Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships, 1860 1905 , Conway Maritime Press, London, 1979, ISBN 0 85177 133 5. Category Ship types mil ship stub de Torpedokreuzer es Ca onero torpedero ja no Torpedokrysser pl Kanonierka torpedowa ru sv Torpedkryssare ... more details
unreferenced date April 2008 Image PolyphemusShip.jpg thumb 150px The torpedo ram HMS Polyphemus 1881 HMS Polyphemus . A torpedo ram is a type of torpedo boat combining a Naval ram ram with torpedo tubes ... a monitor, torpedo rams operated with very little freeboard, sometimes with only inches of hull rising ... in their turrets, they also were equipped with torpedoes. Early designs incorporated a spar torpedo ... self propelled torpedo es, but retained the concept of ramming, resulting in designs like HMS Polyphemus 1881 HMS Polyphemus , which had five torpedo tubes, two each port and starboard and one mounted in the center of her reinforced ram bow. The torpedo ram concept came about at a time when the self propelled torpedo, pioneered by Robert Whitehead , had only just been invented. The earliest self ... about how best to employ the torpedo. During the 1870s a large number of proposals emerged for torpedo carrying warships. The torpedo ram, like most of the early torpedo carrying warship designs, was intended to attack enemy warships while they were still at anchor in harbor. The torpedo ram s low ... for their attacks to take place at night. Once it reached the harbor, the torpedo ram was to smash ... its torpedoes before they could get underway. Once this was done, the torpedo ram would exit the harbor ... thumb The 1874 USS Intrepid in dry dock, note the torpedo projection device at her forefoot It soon became clear that this proposition was not a practical one. Because of this, torpedo rams were never ..., more practical, classes of torpedo carrying warships emerged. Only a handful were built. The best remembered ... 1874 USS Intrepid . Neither saw a great deal active service and they were mostly used for torpedo ... them, the torpedo ram can be said to have caught public attention in a manner which far exceeded .... Wells s science fiction classic The War of the Worlds novel The War of the Worlds was a torpedo ram ... that, in view of the limited military value the torpedo ram demonstrated, Wells s immortalization ... more details
ET52 torpedo is the Chinese development of the Italy Italian Alenia A244 S light Anti submarine warfare ASW acoustic homing torpedo, and is considered by many domestic Chinese sources as Chinese equivalent of the A244 S Mod. 2 version. ET52 is essentially the A244 S torpedo with technologies of US Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 torpedo incorporated. China purchased around 40 Italy Italian Alenia A244 S light ASW torpedo in 1987 for evaluation and reverse engineering. ref cite book title The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems author Norman Friedman ref At the time, China was in the process of mastering the license production of the US Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 torpedo according to the deal first signed between China and USA in 1985 . The 705th Institute also known as Xi an Precision Machinery Research Institute, tasked to evaluate and reverse engineering the A244 S torpedo was also responsible for Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 torpedo program in China, with many of the team members working on both projects. Chinese researchers suggested that since Otto fuel II powered torpedo could cost as much as three times of electrically powered torpedo, the cheaper electrically powered torpedo should be developed also. The suggestion was accepted, and it was decided to that the technologies of both the Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 torpedo and A244 S torpedo should be applied to each other to enhance the performance, and 705th Institute also known as Xi an Precision Machinery Research Institute, was put in charge of A244 S torpedo project in addition to the Mk 46 Mod. 2 torpedo project. Although incorporating the best features to each other certainly improved the performance for both torpedoes, the greatest benefit by far was that due to many shared components, production techniques, and other technologies, the logistic support was significantly reduced and the overall cost was also significantly lowered. A derivative of ET52 has been exhibited ... more details
Yu 5 5 torpedo is the first wire guided torpedo developed by China. It is an Anti submarine warfare ASW torpedo designed for conventional diesel electric submarine s. ref cite book title The Naval Institute ... as the Chinese copy of Soviet TEST 71 torpedo, which is completely wrong because the Soviet torpedo ... any technologies of Soviet TEST 71 torpedo, which was not purchased by China in 1993 , four years after the Yu 5 torpedo had already entered service. Citation needed date September 2009 China had begun ... of Yu 3 torpedo developmental program, Chinese military realized that an Anti submarine warfare ASW torpedo was needed for its conventional diesel electric submarine fleet in addition to the ASuW torpedo under development Yu 4 torpedo . As a result, Yu 5 torpedo was developed, and it was decided to utilize the wire guidance technology. The development of Yu 5 torpedo begun around the same time of Yu 4 torpedo in the early 1970 s, but due to the backward of the Chinese technological and industrial ... of Yu 5 torpedo benefited greatly from the US the Mark 46 torpedo recovered by the Chinese fishermen ... 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 torpedo in China of the 1985 deal signed between two countries. Other unconfirmed reports have claimed that during the development of Yu 5 torpedo, advanced American and Japanese .... In fact, Yu 5 torpedo program started around the same time with Yu 4 torpedo program but the latter ... vehicle for newer technologies for later torpedoes such as the Yu 6 torpedo , for example, optical fiber wire guidance had been tested on Yu 5 torpedo since 1986 However, although the tests were considered somewhat satisfactory, it was not adopted for Yu 5 torpedo, which used the traditional copper wire . The Yu 5 torpedo was finally accepted into the service in 1989 and the series production begun the next year in 1990 . The torpedo is initially guided by wire guidance for most of the time ... of Yu 5 torpedo have been completed since it was accepted into the Chinese service, with one ... more details
dablink A torpedo tube in Rail terminology T Rail terminology refers to a type of long, thin air reservoir tank mounted to the roof of certain models of locomotive s. A torpedo tube is a device for launching torpedo es in a horizontal direction. Image MU90.jpg thumb MU90 Impact triple launcher onboard ... thumb Rear Torpedo tube of a former German Jaguar class fast attack craft Jaguar class Schnellboot motor torpedo boat MTB Image FS Redoutable torpilles.jpg thumb Torpedo tubes of the French SNLE French submarine Redoutable Redoutable . There are two main types of torpedo tube Those designed to operate below water level, as fitted to submarine s and some surface ships Deck mounted torpedo launchers on surface ships only Some authorities prefer to reserve the term torpedo tube for submarine type torpedo tubes, referring to deck mounted units as torpedo launchers , but the more general ... of that munition. On the other hand, the torpedo tube is the submarine s general purpose launcher, with many designs capable of using more than one size of torpedo, as well as other munitions including ... with two sizes of torpedo tube. On these boats a set of smaller tubes were dedicated to firing torpedoes ... to a smaller number of only 21 inch tubes. See torpedo for a list of torpedo sizes. Submarine torpedo tube A submarine torpedo tube is a more complex mechanism than a torpedo tube on a surface ship, because the tube has to accomplish the function of moving the torpedo from the normal atmospheric .... Thus a submarine torpedo tube operates on the principle of an airlock . Torpedo tube operation Image Submarine torpedo tube.svg thumb A simplified diagram of a submarine torpedo tube. The accompanying diagram illustrates the operation of a submarine torpedo tube. The diagram is somewhat simplified but shows the workings of a submarine torpedo launch. A torpedo tube has a considerable number ... the tube is filled with water. The submarine torpedo launch sequence is, in simplified form Open the breech ... more details
Taxobox name Common torpedo status DD status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2010 assessors Serena, F., G. Notarbartolo di Sciara, and N. Ungaro title Torpedotorpedo year 2003 id 161397 version ... ordo Torpediniformes familia Torpedinidae genus Torpedo genus Torpedo species T. torpedo binomial Torpedotorpedo binomial authority Linnaeus, 1758 synonyms Raja torpedo small Linnaeus, 1758 small br Torpedo narke small Delaroche, 1809 small br Torpedo ocellata small Rafinesque, 1810 small br Torpedo oculata small Davy, 1834 small br Torpedo unimaculata small Risso, 1810 small The common torpedoTorpedotorpedo is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae . It is also known as the eyed ... The common torpedo is capable of generating an electric shock of up to 45 volt s. Its electrogenic ... torpedo is found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Bay of Biscay ... of electric rays Torpedo spp. in northern European waters author Wheeler, A. and du ... genus Torpedo species torpedo month November year 2008 ref ref name lythgoe cite book author Lythgoe ... Cambridge, Massachusetts year 1991 isbn 026212162X ref Description Like other Torpedo species, the common torpedo has a circular pectoral fin disc containing two large electric organ s. The tail is short ... An unusual nine ocellated common torpedo, Torpedotorpedo Linnaeus, 1758 Chondrichthyes Torpedinidae ... author Ben Brahim, R., Seck, A.A. and Capape, C. journal Cybium title Albinism in a common torpedo, TorpedoTorpedotorpedo year 1998 volume 22 issue 1 pages 83 86 ref It grows up to 60 cm long ... of prey items. Like other electric rays, the common torpedo is ovoviviparous , with an annual ... torpedoTorpedotorpedo , Linnaeus, 1758 and marbled electric ray Torpedo marmorata , Risso, 1810 from ..., Y. year 2000 title Reproductive biology of the common torpedo, Torpedotorpedo Linnaeus, 1758 ... on the reproductive biology of Torpedotorpedo Linnaeus, 1758 and T. marmorata Risso, 1810 in the central ... more details
Yu 7 7 torpedo is the Chinese development of the US Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 light ASW torpedo , and it is the Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 light ASW torpedo incorporating technologies of A244 S torpedo. Many domestic Chinese sources have considered Yu 7 torpedo as the Chinese equivalent of US Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 3 torpedo . Development According to official information released by the Chinese government, several US Mark 46 torpedo es had been recovered by Chinese fishermen in the 1970s and 1980s, with the most advanced version the Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 1 Block 2 torpedo recovered in October, 1978 from South China Sea . Decision was given to reverse engineer the American torpedo under the name Project 109 to produce the badly needed Anti submarine warfare ASW light torpedo ... enterprises to develop the torpedo. 705th Institute also known as Xi an Precision Machinery Research Institute, was responsible for the shallow water control systems of the torpedo and Northwestern Polytechnical University was responsible for the deep water control systems of the torpedo. The Yu 7 torpedo is composed of over 5,000 parts and 4,500 instruments, while it had over 80,000 blueprints ... in December 1985. By 1989 the Yu 7 torpedo had successfully undertaken 68 launches in four separate sea trials. In the meantime, the development of Yu 7 torpedo obtained a great boost from USA technical support in 1985, when China signed a US 8 million deal with USA in purchasing Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 torpedo es with technological support for licensed assembly. The George H. W. Bush ... for delivering the last batch of Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 torpedo to China after the Tiananmen ... 7 torpedo program was the Chinese purchase of 40 or so Italian Alenia A244 S light Anti submarine warfare ASW torpedoes in 1987, with the 705th Institute assigned to reverse engineer this torpedo as well ... ASW torpedo caused design changes and thus delayed the schedule, but according the western sources such as Jane ... more details
Image Ataquechocrane.png thumb 250px right Torpedo boat attack on the Chilean central battery ship Chilean ironclad Almirante Cochrane Cochrane during the Chilean Civil War of 1891. A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast navy naval ship vessel designed to carry torpedo es into battle. The first designs rammed enemy ships with explosive spar torpedo es, and later designs launched self propelled Torpedo Self propelled torpedoes Whitehead torpedo es. They were created to counter battleship s and other ... guns. This way an inexpensive fleet of torpedo boats could defend against much larger and more expensive ... them. The introduction of fast torpedo boats in the late 19th century was a serious concern to navies .... These were essentially similar to the torpedo boats they faced, but mounted a light gun instead of torpedoes. As these designs became more formalized they became known as torpedo boat destroyers , and eventually evolved into the modern destroyer . Torpedo boats also evolved over time, notably ... torpedo boat CSS David in Charleston Harbor Image CSS David drawing.jpg right thumb 240px Drawings of the Confederate torpedo boat CSS David The American Civil War saw a number of innovations in naval warfare, including the first torpedo boats, which carried spar torpedo es. In 1861 President Abraham ... of torpedo boats, small fast boats designed to attack the larger capital ship s of the blockading fleet. The CSS David David class of torpedo boats were steam powered with a partially enclosed ... coal, the torpedo boats were virtually invisible. The Davids were named after the story of David ... class torpedo boats. The CSS Squib CSS Squib and CSS Scorpion CSS Scorpion represented another class of torpedo boats that were also low built but had open decks and lacked the ballasting tanks found on the Davids. Image 19th century Spar torpedo boat.jpg thumb right 19th century spar torpedo boat. The Confederate torpedo boats were armed with spar torpedo es. This was a charge of powder in a waterproof ... more details
For the Marvel Comics character Torpedo Marvel Comics Image Bernet Torpedo frame.jpg right thumb 300px Torpedo. Torpedo , or Torpedo 1936 , is a Spain Spanish comics series written by Enrique S nchez Abul ... , artistic style was well suited for the dark and violent subject matter. Torpedo 1936 was first published .... Torpedo went on to be featured in several Spanish comics magazines, such as Thriller , Comix International ... languages. small ref name fandecomix cite web last fandecomix.com title Torpedo url http www.fandecomix.com ... old.htm ref small Eventually, a dedicated magazine named Luca Torelli es Torpedo started publication ... in murders, and soon becoming a hit man torpedo is 1920s slang for a contract killer . Some time later ... 230px Luca Torelli es Torpedo Issue No.1 1991 All published by Gl nat publisher Gl nat . Torpedo T1 Torpedo T2 Qu tiempos aquellos Torpedo T3 Torpedo T4 El arte de rematar Torpedo T5 Sing Sing Blues Torpedo T6 Torpedo T7 Torpedo T8 La ley del Tal n 1994 Torpedo T9 Toccata y fuga Torpedo T10 No es oro todo lo que seduce 1993 Torpedo T11 El partido Torpedo T12 Torpedo T13 Cuba Torpedo T14 Adi s mu eco Torpedo T15 El d a de la mala baba big Integral collections big Torpedo Obra Completa Vol. 1. 2004, small ISBN 9788484496458 small Containing Luca Torelli es... TorpedoTorpedo 1936 Cap.1, Torpedo ... muerte nueva Torpedo Obra Completa Vol. 2 2004, small ISBN 9788484496465 small Containing El arte de ... Un salario de miedo Torpedo Obra Completa Vol. 3 2004, small ISBN 9788484496472 small Containing rase ... en las carreras, Tres hombres y un biber n, Tirando hacia atr s con ira Torpedo Obra Completa Vol. 4 ... teme al lobo feroz?, Una, dos y tres Torpedo Obra Completa Vol. 5 2004, small ISBN 9788484496496 small ... de Torpedo Bibliography France 1. Tuer c est vivre 1983, with Alex Toth, L Echo des Savanes, small ... small big Integral collections big INT. Torpedo L int grale 2006, with Alex Toth, Vents d Ouest, small ISBN 2749303397 small HS 0. Torpedo 9 nouvelles sanglantes 1988, Vents d Ouest, small ISBN 2876950650 ... more details
Image Yu 2 Torpedo.jpg 250px right thumb A Yu 2 Torpedo at the Beijing Military Museum. Yu 2 2 torpedo was a Chinese development of the unguided straight running Soviet ASuW RAT 52 torpedo with passive ... torpedo and Yu 4 torpedo . Contrary to the higher number assigned, Yu 2 torpedo was the first Chinese domestically produced torpedo entering service, ahead of the Yu 1 torpedo . Background In August 1958 ... of Soviet advisers initially sent to China for these torpedo programs was just five. The Soviet Union ... 52 rocket powered torpedo at No. 123 Factory, while others were assigned to teach the Chinese ... propulsion system and electronics of the passive acoustic homing torpedo had also been completed, while ... two boats and a torpedo . The two boats were a torpedo boat and a submarine , the torpedo being classed as a heavy torpedo of 533 mm diameter. In July, 1962, researchers at 705th Institute concluded ... a steam powered torpedo, and then the electrically powered acoustic homing torpedo. Though the Yu 2 torpedo was not part of this project, due to its earlier commencement, it did benefit from it. One of the two torpedo factories China had set up in the 1950s was assigned as the primary contractor for the Yu 2. However, due to the political turmoil in China, the development of Yu 2 torpedo was subject ... project developed the unguided version of the torpedo. The second project developed micro ... be merged together. Development Image Yu 2 Torpedo nose.jpg right thumb A Yu 2 Torpedo nose at the Beijing ... in Russian, meaning rocket airborne torpedo rocket propelled Anti submarine warfare ASW torpedo in 1954 and accumulated considerable experience in maintaining and handling the torpedo. ref cite book ... completed. Despite the Soviet withdrawal of technical assistance, a planned torpedo test was carried ... torpedo testing ranges the cause could not be determined. The development of Yu 2 torpedo was put on hold. In 1964 the development of the Yu 2 torpedo resumed in China in No. 374 Factory. From July to September ... more details
Yu 4 4 torpedo is the Chinese development of the Russian SAET 50 ASuW passive acoustic homing torpedo, and it is the Russian SAET 50 torpedo incorporating active acoustic homing guidance. Yu 4 torpedo ... torpedo, ref cite book title The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems author Norman ... had not received any technical assistance on SAET 60 torpedo. The background of the development of Yu 4 torpedo is identical to that of Yu 1 torpedo and Yu 2 torpedo . Background In August, 1958, the deputy ... Soviet Union did not put too much emphasis on torpedo capability the total number of Soviet advisors initially sent to China for all of its torpedo programs was only five. The Soviet Union quickly ... the RAT 52 rocket powered torpedo at No. 123 Factory, while others were assigned to teach China about compressed oxygen powered torpedo and SAET 50 acoustic homing torpedoes. In July 1960, the first two ... system and electronics of the electrically powered passive acoustic homing torpedo had also been completed ... oxygen powered torpedo. In 1962, Yuan Shuai Field Marshal Nie Rongzhen ordered all resources to be concentrated on achieving the goal of fielding two boats and a torpedo Two boats torpedo boat and submarine , torpedo heavy torpedo of 533 mm diameter . In July, 1962, researchers at 705th Institute ... navy was not happy with oxygen powered torpedo either. Chinese researchers recommended steam powered torpedo instead, and in the following year, People s Liberation Army Navy PLAN issued an order to first develop steam powered torpedo, and then the electrically powered acoustic homing torpedo. The electrically powered Yu 4 torpedo program was put on hold despite the earlier successful development of components. Development The progress made in the development of the Yu 3 torpedo had encouraged the Chinese to resume the development of the Yu 4 torpedo after several years of dormancy ... in the development of the Yu 3 torpedo. However, the speed was low and other results were not satisfactory ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2007 File 19th century Spar torpedo boat.jpg thumb 300px A steamboat with a spar torpedo, in transport position Image CSS David drawing.jpg right thumb 300px The Confederate torpedo boat CSS David CSS David showing the spar torpedo mounted to the bow A spar torpedo is a weapon consisting of a bomb placed at the end of a long pole, or spar, and attached to a boat . The weapon is used by running the end of the spar into the enemy ship. Spar torpedoes were often equipped with a barbed spear at the end, so it would stick to wood en Hull ship hull s. A Fuse explosives fuse could then be used to detonate it. Invention The spar torpedo was invented during the American Civil War by E. C. Singer , Fact date June 2007 a private engineer who worked on secret projects for the benefit of the Confederate States of America Singer was the nephew of Isaac Singer , inventor of the sewing machine . Singer s torpedo was detonated by means of a trigger mechanism adapted from a rifle lock see flintlock mechanism for a similar device . The spring loaded trigger was detonated by means of a long cord attached to the attacking vessel. The attacking vessel rammed its target, embedding the barbed torpedo in its hull, then backed off. When the attacker reached the limit of the trigger cord, the torpedo was detonated. Use The most famous use of a spar torpedo was on the Confederate States ... on October 27 28, 1864, Lieutenant William B. Cushing Cushing employed a spar torpedo to sink ... was the Union navy s only successful sinking of a Confederate vessel by torpedo. Lieutenant Cushing employed a spar torpedo designed by John Louis Lay John Lay . The innovative semi submersible 1864 Union craft USS Spuyten Duyvil 1864 USS Spuyten Duyvil employed a spar torpedo, but not with a barbed ..., although they were not very useful weapons. The locomotive torpedo what we think of today as a torpedo replaced the spar torpedo as a weapon for submarines and small boats in the 1870s. Spar torpedoes ... more details
An acoustic torpedo is a torpedo that aims itself by listening for characteristic sounds of its target or by searching for it using sonar . Acoustic torpedoes are usually designed for medium range use, and often fired from a submarine . The first passive acoustic torpedo was the G7es torpedo G7es T 5 Zaunk nig torpedo deployed in late World War II by the Germany German U Boat fleet. This weapon was developed to attack escort vessels and Merchant vessel merchant ships in convoys. In July 1944, Russian commando frogmen discovered T 5 torpedoes aboard a sunken German submarine, U 250 . Torpedoes were safely delivered to surface ships. Key components of the G7es torpedo G7es T 5 Zaunk nig torpedo were later ordered by Joseph Stalin to be given to British naval specialists. However, after a protracted journey to Kronstadt the two Royal Navy officers were not allowed access to the submarine and returned home empty handed ref Lincoln, Ashe 1961 Secret Naval Investigator London William Kimber and Co. Ltd, page 176. ref . The capture of U 505 marked the second time that Allied forces gained access ... noise maker. Since its introduction, the acoustic torpedo has proven to be an effective weapon against ... torpedoes are mostly used against submarines. Before a torpedo is launched, the target must be boxed ... by sonar in any direction it goes. The torpedo will start with passive sonar, simply trying to detect the submarine. Once the torpedo s passive sonar has detected something, it will switch over to an active ... evasive maneuvers and may have even deployed a noisemaker. The torpedo s logic circuitry, if not fooled ... United States RUR 5 ASROC Vertical Launch Missile Mark 48 torpedo MK 48 ADCAP Submersion Launch Missile MK 24 Passive Homing Surface Submersible Fire Torpedo MK 32 Active Homing Surface Submersible Air Fire Torpedo MK 15 Surface to Surface Torpedo References Notes Reflist 2 No footnotes date October ... exhibit U505 exhibit b artifacts 16.html U 505 The Exhibit Artifacts G7e Torpedo Category Torpedoes ... more details
The T11 was a torpedo developed for Germany German U boats during World War II . The torpedo was electric and had an effective range of 5,700 meters at a speed of 24 knots 44 km h . This torpedo employed acoustic, passive homing to find its target after a straight run of 400 meters. This evolution of the G7es torpedo was created to counter the Allies Foxer noise maker countermeasure. This weapon was never actually employed in wartime as Germany had surrendered by the time testing was fully completed. Three T11 torpedoes were aboard U 534 when it was sank in 1945 and these were salvaged in 1993. ref cite book title The Story of U 534 publisher Merseytravel year 2009 ref See also G7e torpedo List of World War II torpedoes of Germany References reflist External links http uboat.net technical torpedoes.htm A brief synopsis of German torpedo evolution during WWII at uboat.net Category World War II German torpedoes Weapon stub ... more details
Infobox Weapon name Yu 1 Torpedo image Image Yu 1 Torpedo 3 merged photographs.jpg 300px caption A Yu 1 Torpedo on display at the Beijing Military Museum origin China type Steam powered torpedo Type selection ... running gyroscopic, later upgraded to passive acoustic homing Yu 1 1 torpedo was the first China Chinese built steam powered torpedo , it was a development of the unguided straight running Soviet ASuW Type 53 torpedo . It was type classified in September 1971. The Yu 1 was actually the second domestically produced torpedo to enter Chinese service, the first was the Yu 2 torpedo . During the 1980s ..., Soviet Union did not put too much emphasis on the torpedo capability the total number of Soviet advisors initially sent to China for its all of its torpedo programs was only five. Soviet Union ... the RAT 52 rocket powered torpedo at No. 123 Factory, while others were assigned to teach China about compressed oxygen powered torpedo and SAET 50 acoustic homing torpedoes. In July, 1960, the first ... system and electronics of the electrically powered passive acoustic homing torpedo had also ... oxygen powered torpedo. In 1962, Field Marshal Nie Rongzhen ordered all resources to be concentrated on achieving the goal of fielding two boats and a torpedo Two boats torpedo boat and submarine , torpedo heavy torpedo of 533 mm diameter . In July, 1962, researchers at 705th Institute concluded ... was not happy with oxygen powered torpedo either. Chinese researchers recommended steam powered torpedo ... develop steam powered torpedo, and then the electrically powered acoustic homing torpedo. One of the two torpedo factories China had set up in the 1950s were assigned as the primary contractor. However, due to the political turmoil in China, the development of Yu 1 torpedo was changed several times ... the unguided version torpedo, while the second portion was for microelectronics development for the acoustic ... of Yu 2 torpedo suffered a similar fate. Chinese researchers decided that compressed oxygen powered ... more details
The torpedo belt was part of the armouring scheme in some warship s of between the 1920s and 1940s. It consisted of a series of lightly armoured compartments, extending laterally along a narrow belt that intersected the ship s waterline . In theory, this belt would absorb the explosions from torpedo es and thus minimize internal damage to the ship itself. Torpedo belts are also known as Side Protection Systems or SPS, or Torpedo Defense System or TDS. The problem Armoured warships dreadnought battleship s, armoured cruiser s and later light cruiser light and heavy cruiser heavy cruisers of the early 20th century carried their main protective armour above the waterline &ndash the belt armor main belt &ndash which was intended to stop flat trajectory gunfire from piercing the hull. Below the belt, the armour generally tapered away, to reduce overall weight. This, however, makes a ship vulnerable ..., torpedo net s were tried. These were heavy metal mesh nets hung out on booms at some distance ... and sensitive machinery, along with violently stressing the ships structure. Anti torpedo bulges Main anti torpedo bulge Image KGV Tirpitz armour and underwater protection.jpg thumb left Armour and underwater ... to devise an effective torpedo defense system TDS, thus the United Kingdom British Director of Naval Construction introduced the anti torpedo bulge . Originally retrofitted to older ships, this was soon ... battleships, introduced anti torpedo bulges. Most later capital ships would have at least one torpedo ..., as illustrated by the cross sectional drawing of Tirpitz and King George V . Torpedo belts It was not until ... torpedo belt was introduced. The two Nelson s used a water filled belt, which was written off in the tonnage ... Dubious date February 2010 torpedo belts, much like many of the warships they protected, were rendered ... generation of smart , deep diving torpedoes such as the Mark 48 torpedo Mark 48 which are designed ... tech tech 047.htm A detailed discussion of the evolution of Torpedo defense systems Category Naval ... more details
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