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The '''21-in Short Above-Water Tube''' was a single revolving tube used by the [[Beagle Class Destroyer (1906)|''Beagle'' class destroyers]].
The '''21-in Short Above-Water Tube''' was a single revolving tube used by the [[Beagle Class Destroyer (1909)|''Beagle'' class destroyers]].


It had a lip of 4 foot 10 inches, a liner of 6 feet 6 inches and a rear end of 8 feet 6 inches.  The tripper was 6 feet, 6.5 inches from the rear door.  A powder impulse was employed.  It was like the 18-in loight pattern tube, except it had a swing door.{{UKAddenda1911TorpM1909III|p. 135}}
It had a lip of 4 foot 10 inches, a liner of 6 feet 6 inches and a rear end of 8 feet 6 inches.  The tripper was 6 feet, 6.5 inches from the rear door.  A powder impulse was employed.  It was like the 18-in loight pattern tube, except it had a swing door.{{UKAddenda1911TorpM1909III|p. 135}}

Revision as of 20:07, 30 October 2013

The 21-in Short Above-Water Tube was a single revolving tube used by the Beagle class destroyers.

It had a lip of 4 foot 10 inches, a liner of 6 feet 6 inches and a rear end of 8 feet 6 inches. The tripper was 6 feet, 6.5 inches from the rear door. A powder impulse was employed. It was like the 18-in loight pattern tube, except it had a swing door.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Addenda (1911) to Torpedo Manual, Vol. III, 1909. p. 135.

See Also

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