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The '''14-in Fiume Mark III Torpedo''' was an early torpedo manufactured by the [[Whitehead & | The '''14-in Fiume Mark III Torpedo''' was an early torpedo manufactured by the [[Whitehead & Company]]. | ||
In 1881, the [[Royal Navy]] purchased four of them as it sought to compare Whitehead-manufactured specimens with their domestically licensed weapons built at the [[Royal Laboratory]].{{ARTS1884|p. 47}} | |||
The Fiume III was found to have 3 knots advantage over the R.L. {{Torp|14-in Mark I|UK}} at 600 yards range. A tear-down in England showed its engine had 17% more power than the Brotherhood engine in the {{Torp|14-in Mark II|UK}} R.L.. However, in short 250 yards tests limited by a canal, the Fiume torpedo was 0.9 knots slower than the Mark II.{{ARTS1881|pp27-8}} | |||
==Mark III== | |||
==Mark III*== | |||
==Mark III**== | |||
==Mark III** H.== | |||
==Manufacture and Use== | |||
===1918=== | |||
32 of 74 remaining Mark IIIs, 30 of 102 remaining Mark III*s and 30 of 191 Mark IIIs and all 40 remaining Mark III** H.s were broken up in 1918.{{ARTS1918|p. 10. (G. 8472/18)}} | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:04, 7 April 2018
The 14-in Fiume Mark III Torpedo was an early torpedo manufactured by the Whitehead & Company.
In 1881, the Royal Navy purchased four of them as it sought to compare Whitehead-manufactured specimens with their domestically licensed weapons built at the Royal Laboratory.[1]
The Fiume III was found to have 3 knots advantage over the R.L. 14-in Mark I torpedo at 600 yards range. A tear-down in England showed its engine had 17% more power than the Brotherhood engine in the 14-in Mark II torpedo R.L.. However, in short 250 yards tests limited by a canal, the Fiume torpedo was 0.9 knots slower than the Mark II.[2]
Mark III
Mark III*
Mark III**
Mark III** H.
Manufacture and Use
1918
32 of 74 remaining Mark IIIs, 30 of 102 remaining Mark III*s and 30 of 191 Mark IIIs and all 40 remaining Mark III** H.s were broken up in 1918.[3]
Footnotes
Bibliography
See Also
