torpedoes

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Torpedo boat, speed with 6 tons on board, 20.8 knots per hour.

from SMU Libraries Digital Collections

  • arensee said:
    There is an error in the caption ;-(( Speed is sometimes incorrectly expressed as "knots per hour", which is in fact a measure of acceleration. See Wiki page for Knot = speed. This old fogey cannot paste a working link to the right page ;-((
  • jdshephe46 said:
    This may be one of the TB 63 series second class torpedo boats procured by the British Royal Navy from the Herreshoff Company, Bristol, RI, USA. According to _The Sail & Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy, 1815-1889_, By David Lyon and Rif Winfield, these were the only steam powered vessels purchased by the RN from an overseas provider during the 19th Century.

Firing torpedoes on the River Tyne

from North East Museums

  • Kieron Jackson said:
    I'd heard this used to happen but never believed it.
  • Sandy Noble said:
    Big fish in those days.
  • optimal chicken said:
    Haha! ^^ The best job in the factory?
  • jamica1 said:
    Fantastic. There is a good new history of the torpedo out called, just "Torpedo" by Prof. Katherine C. Epstein.
  • Andy Millican Photography said:
    This is just wonderful !

Rigi's Subs (and Ice Cream) sign, Route 9, Malta, New York (LOC)

from The Library of Congress