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Whitehead torpedo was the
first self-propelled or "locomotive"
torpedo ever developed. It was
perfected in 1866 by
British engineer Robert Whitehead from...
- self-propelled
naval torpedo. He was born in Bolton, England, the son of
James Whitehead, a cotton-bleacher, and his wife
Ellen Whitehead née Swift. He trained...
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Turtle or
Torpedo." This
usage likely inspired Robert Fulton's use of the term to
describe his
stationary mines, and
later Robert Whitehead's naming of...
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enemy ships with
explosive spar
torpedoes.
Later evolutions launched variants of self-propelled
Whitehead torpedoes.
These were ins****
craft created...
- Adelaide's
Lincoln College.
Whitehead (patience), a
patience game
related to Klon****.
Whitehead (surname), a surname.
Whitehead torpedo, the
first effective...
- use 21-inch
torpedoes. The
British 18-inch
torpedoes were 17.72
inches (45.0 cm) in diameter,
beginning with the "Fiume"
Whitehead torpedo of 1890. First...
- of the
Order of
Franz Joseph, was the son of
Robert Whitehead, the
eponym of the
Whitehead torpedo. Her mother, an
amateur architect and pianist, was a...
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Capability (ADCAP)
variant are
American heavyweight submarine-launched
torpedoes. They were
designed to sink deep-diving nuclear-powered
submarines and...
- The Mark 14
torpedo was the
United States Navy's
standard submarine-launched anti-ship
torpedo of
World War II. This
weapon was
plagued with many problems...
- The
Spearfish torpedo (formally
Naval Staff Target 7525) is the
heavy torpedo used by the
submarines of the
Royal Navy. It can be
guided by wire or by...
