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  • The '''14-in V.<small>D<small><sub>2</sub></small></small> Above-Water Tube''' was a sin {{CatAWTube|14-in|UK}}
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  • The '''14-in Mark XI Torpedo''' was a British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Gun Factory]] at Woolwich. The torpedo was introduced in 1903, and featured a nickel steel air vessel and a more p
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  • The '''14-in Mark I Torpedo''' (or '''14-in R.L. I''') was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]]. ...d 1880, at which time production was switching over to the [[14-in Mark II Torpedo (UK)|Mark II torpedoes]].{{ARTS1884|p. 47}}
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  • ...4-in R.L. Mark II Torpedo''' (or '''14-in R.L. II''') was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]]. ...ime production switched over to the [[14-in Mark III Torpedo (UK)|Mark III torpedo]].{{ARTS1884|p. 47}}
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  • The '''14-in R.L. Mark III Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]]. ...ction then switched right over to the [[14-in Mark IV Torpedo (UK)|Mark IV torpedo]].{{ARTS1884|p. 47}}
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  • The '''14-in Fiume Mark I Torpedo''' was an early torpedo manufactured by the [[Whitehead & Company]]. These torpedoes, along with 14-in torpedoes R.L. Marks I-III and Fiume Marks I-II were deemed obsolete in 189
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  • The '''14-in Fiume Mark II Torpedo''' was an early torpedo manufactured by the [[Whitehead & Company]]. ..., along with 14-in torpedoes R.L. Marks I-III and the [[14-in Fiume Mark I Torpedo|Fiume Mark I]] were deemed obsolete in 1892.{{ARTS1892|p. viii}}
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  • The '''14-in Fiume Mark III Torpedo''' was an early torpedo manufactured by the [[Whitehead & Company]]. ...K}} 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}}
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  • The '''14-in Fiume Mark IV Torpedo''' was an early torpedo manufactured by the [[Whitehead & Company]]. ...itehead on a significant scale since the 236 units of [[14-in Fiume Mark I Torpedo|Fiume Mark I]] production.{{ARTS1885|p. 13}}
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  • [[File:ARTS1883Plate12.jpg|thumb|600px|'''14-in R.L Mark IV'''{{ARTS1883|Plate 12}}]] The '''14-in R.L. Mark IV Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]].
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  • The '''14-in R.L. Mark V Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]]. The torpedoes' design improvements over the [[14-in Mark IV Torpedo (UK)|Mark IV]] were counted as nine in number. Deviation in the 24 test ru
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  • ...al Laboratory]] and later at the [[Royal Gun Factory]] when control of the Torpedo Factory at Woolwich was transferred. These torpedoes were now to be stampe The fully charged torpedo weighed 706 pounds.{{ARTS1894|p. 53}}
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  • The '''14-in R.L. Mark VII Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo. Some of these were referred to as "Leeds torpedoes", which likely means t ...er malarkey. These parts were noted as being stronger in the newer {{Torp|14-in Mark VIII|UK}}es.{{ARTS1890|p. 22-23}}
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  • The '''14-in R.L. Mark VI Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]] at Woolwich. The genesis and specifics of this torpedo family is a little mysterious, owing to a gap in our primary source documen
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  • [[File:ARTS1893Plate10edit.jpg|thumb|640px|'''14-in R.G.F. Mark IX Torpedo'''{{ARTS1893|portion of Plate 10}} ]] The '''14-in Mark IX Torpedo''' was a British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Gun Factory]] at Woolwich.
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  • The '''14-in Mark X Torpedo''' was a British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Gun Factory]] at Woolwich. ...vice production in 1898, building upon its very successful [[14-in Mark IX Torpedo (UK)|Mark IX predecessor]].{{ARTS1898|pp. vi-vii}}
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  • The '''14-in Weymouth Mark I Torpedo''' was a torpedo manufactured by [[Whitehead & Company]] at their Weymouth works. It and the [[14-in Mark X Torpedo (UK)|14-in R.G.F. Mark X]] and a portion of the {{Torp|18-in Mark IV|UK}}es ordered in
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  • #REDIRECT [[14-in Mark X Torpedo (UK)#Mark X*]]
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  • The '''14-in VII.<small>B</small> Above-Water Tube''' was a single revolving tube used b {{CatAWTube|14-in|UK}}
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  • ...by the [[Sharpshooter Class Torpedo Gunboat (1888)|''Sharpshooter'' class torpedo gunboats]]. {{CatAWTube|14-in|UK}}
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  • '''14-in Torpedo Dropping Gear''' was an assembly for dropping torpedoes into the water abre The torpedo would start when it was released.
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  • [[File:ARTS1893Plate10edit.jpg|thumb|640px|'''14-in Fiume Mark V Torpedo'''{{ARTS1893|portion of Plate 10}} ]] The '''14-in Fiume Mark V Torpedo''' was an early torpedo manufactured by the [[Whitehead & Company]], first tested in 1893.
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  • ...r, six armoured cruisers, eighteen light cruisers, seventeen gunboats, 110 torpedo boats, and 229 submarines.<ref>Herwig. ''"Luxury" Fleet''. p. 222.</ref>
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  • ...-division was improved to decrease the possibility of sinking from mine or torpedo attack. Unlike ''Dreadnought'' the ''Bellerophon'' class were given two tr ...[[18-in R.G.F. Mark VI* Torpedo|Mark VI* H.]] or [[18-in R.G.F. Mark VI** Torpedo|Mark VI** H.]].{{ARTS1909|pp. 13-4}}
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  • ...[[18-in R.G.F. Mark VI* Torpedo|Mark VI* H.]] or [[18-in R.G.F. Mark VI** Torpedo|Mark VI** H.]].{{ARTS1909|pp. 13-4}} ...with with [[18-in Mark VI** Torpedo (UK)|Mark VII*]] or [[18-in Mark VI** Torpedo (UK)|Mark VI**]].{{ARTS1913|p. 8}} The Admiralty had simultaneously impose
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  • * three 21-in submerged tubes:<ref>''Addenda (1911) to Torpedo Manual, Vol. III., 1909'', p. 155.</ref> Also, some number (perhaps about 5, as often provided elsewhere) {{Torp|14-in Mark X|UK}}es for use by boats.{{ARTS1909|p. 14}}
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  • The ships had three 21-in submerged torpedo tubes. ''Orion'''s broadside tubes were angled at 90 degrees, and the othe ...d WL and axis 1 foot, 8.625 inches above the deck.<ref>''Addenda (1911) to Torpedo Manual, Vol. III., 1909'', p. 155.</ref>
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  • * Torpedo Control Tower: 6 inches, 3 inch roof ...ook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', Plate 46, ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'', p. 145}}
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  • ...s that there were plans to store three or more [[14-in Mark X Torpedo (UK)|14-in Mark X torpedoes]] on the middle deck, well aft on the port side, presumabl By 1918, two additional 9-foot instruments were also to be provided for torpedo control, abreast the captain's sea cabin, except on {{UK-IronDuke}}, where
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  • ...''' was one of thirty-six first-class torpedo boats of the [[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|''Cricket'' class]]. {{Footer Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)}}
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  • * Torpedo control tower: 15ft [[F.T. 24]] on [[M.Q. 10]] ...of 6-in Director Firing Circuits'''<br>As shown in ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915''. ]]
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  • ...n of the fire control outfits of these ships in the ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915''. By 1918, two additional 9-foot instruments were also to be provided for torpedo control. On ''Ramillies'', these were situated on each side of the lower s
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  • [[File:ARTS1913Plate53.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Torpedo Control Systems'''{{ARTS1913|Plate 53}}]] The ships had five submerged 18-in torpedo tubes:{{UKTorpM1909III|p. 265}}
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  • ...[[18-in R.G.F. Mark VI* Torpedo|Mark VI* H.]] or [[18-in R.G.F. Mark VI** Torpedo|Mark VI** H.]].{{ARTS1909|pp. 13-4}} ...ot rangefinder on an open mounting was to be added specifically to augment torpedo control.{{ARTS1917|p. 198. (C.I.O. 481/17)}}
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  • ==Torpedo Control== ...ol|those of the ''King George V.'' class]], except that she lacked a stern torpedo tube.{{ARTS1913|p. 63}}
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  • ...hts, located near the assistant trainer's seat.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 19156'', p. 146.</ref> * Two 9-ft on fore bridge (for torpedo control)
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  • ...There were no reloads for these tubes, and the submerged tubes had their torpedo outfits reduced from 10 to 7 as part of the same decision.{{ARTS1917|pp. 24 There is significant information on this in ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915''.{{ARTS1915|p. 239}}
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  • ...e; if there were a Pattern 50 light bulb, could there also be a Pattern 50 torpedo director? The numbers appeared after 1885, as no mention is found in ARTS ...e by Siemens, in use in ''Dreadnought'' c 1911.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1911'', p. 95.</ref>
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  • ===Fleet Torpedo Officer=== <div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Fleet Torpedo Officer, East Indies" nat="UK">
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  • ===Torpedo Control===
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  • * Four 350mm torpedo tubes, ten torpedoes
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  • ===Torpedo Control=== ...uf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type B]] and one of the first nine [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type F]]s manufactured by Elliott Brothers.{{ARTS1919|p
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  • By the end of 1915, she had been equipped with a [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark I]] in her {{TCT}}. This probably made he ...apital ship possible an additional effective 9-foot rangefinder to support torpedo control, ''Centurion'' proposed one centrally on the fore bridge.{{ARTS1918
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  • Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II]] in the {{TCT}}.{{HTC1916|p. 38}}{{ART ...apital ship possible an additional effective 9-foot rangefinder to support torpedo control, ''Ajax'' proposed one centrally on the fore bridge.{{ARTS1918|p. 1
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  • ...wer steam trial. She would leave on 4 August for the gun trials, with the torpedo trials expected on 5 August before returning to Birkenhead.<ref>"Naval And ...hawsers to the tugs anticipated from Belfast.<br><br>I personally with the Torpedo and Gunnery Lieutenants [note: these were actually Lt. Cdrs. [[Robert Stedm
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  • The ships had three 21-in submerged torpedo tubes. ''Orion'''s broadside tubes were angled at 90 degrees, unlike her s
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  • ...ss than previously. This required issuance of a new deflection disc for [[Torpedo Control Disc Mark III*]] numbered T. 226A to all ships carrying these weapo
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  • Three 18-in submerged tubes:<ref>''Addenda (1911) to Torpedo Manual, Vol. III., 1909'', p. 155.</ref> ...with with [[18-in Mark VI** Torpedo (UK)|Mark VII*]] or [[18-in Mark VI** Torpedo (UK)|Mark VI**]].{{ARTS1913|p. 8}} The Admiralty had simultaneously impose
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  • In a torpedo firing practice exercise on 1 July, 1918, ''Benbow'' reloaded a submerged t ...competitive firing trials as part of the Mediterranean Fleet, her forward torpedo flat fired at intervals of 135, 70, 65 and 96 seconds, and the aft flat at
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  • ...competitive firing trials as part of the Mediterranean Fleet, her forward torpedo flat fired at intervals of 48, 66, 47, and 69 seconds, and the aft flat at
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  • ...petitive firing trials as part of the [[Mediterranean Fleet]], her forward torpedo flat fired at intervals of 62, 70, 93 and 132 seconds, and the aft flat at In a torpedo firing practice exercise on 1 July, 1918, ''Iron'' reloaded a submerged tub
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  • ...competitive firing trials as part of the Mediterranean Fleet, her forward torpedo flat fired at intervals of 58, 67, 77 and 203 seconds, and the aft flat at A propeller was damaged by a torpedo on 29 June 1927. Their Lordships informed Captain [[Frederick Charles Fish
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  • ...r, it was desired to provide an effective additional 9-foot instrument for torpedo control purposes, ''Barham'' was to skip getting one on the assumption this ===Torpedo Control===
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  • ...apital ship possible an additional effective 9-foot rangefinder to support torpedo control, ''Malaya'' proposed a pair of transversing mountings atop the beef ===Torpedo Control===
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  • ...r, it was desired to provide an effective additional 9-foot instrument for torpedo control purposes, ''Queen Elizabeth'' was to skip getting one on the assump ===Torpedo Control===
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  • Lieutenant-Commander [[Brian Egerton]] served as torpedo officer and first Lieutenant-Commander of ''Valiant'' between March 1915 un Between late 1915 and mid 1917, she was fitted with a [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II]] in the TCT.{{HTC1916|p. 38}}{{ARTS191
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  • ...d of 1915, she (along with ''Queen Elizabeth'') had been equipped with a [[Torpedo Control Plotting Instrument Mark II]] in her TCT.{{HTC1916|p. 38}} ...apital ship possible an additional effective 9-foot rangefinder to support torpedo control, ''Warspite'' reported that the top of the charthouse was not avail
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  • ...f Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type B]]s and one of the first nine [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type F]]s manufactured by Elliott Brothers.{{ARTS1919|p
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  • ==Torpedo Control==
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  • In a torpedo firing practice exercise on 1 July, 1918, ''Royal Sovereign'' reloaded a su
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  • ...ed cover for British destroyers when the Germans attempted to press home a torpedo-boat attack.<ref>Buxton. ''Big Gun Monitors''. p. 52.</ref> Afterwards,
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  • ...s, Raglan achieved the best trial speed of any of the monitors, whose anti-torpedo bulges and poor hull form slowed them considerably. Her best speed on the m
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  • ...atform were rebuilt, and her forward searchlight battery reorganised. Her torpedo nets and booms were removed entirely. A rangefinder hood for a 9 foot rang ...ting Group]]. Having reformed the 3rd B.C.S. in the aftermath of a German torpedo attack Hood's ships joined the B.C.F. from the east, whence Beatty ordered
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  • ===Torpedo Control===
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  • ...dge|appt=17 December, 1896<ref>''List of Her Majesty's Ships, Vessels, and Torpedo Boats Present at Spithead 26th June 1897 Together with an Index of the Offi
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  • ...candidate for the rôle. She was the first vessel to be fitted with anti-torpedo bulges and she was also fitted with minesweeping gear designed by Admiral o
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  • * one 40-foot Steam Pinnace with dropping gear for 14-in torpedoes * two 56-foot Steam Pinnace with dropping gear for 14-in torpedoes
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  • She completed her two days torpedo trials at Spithead on the evening of 24 September, 1895. Firing from a sta ...one and within seven minutes ''Majestic'', betraying the lack of internal torpedo protection common to her generation, capsized. Forty men were killed, most
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  • ...still growing, these ships were to receive two [[18-in Fiume Mark III** H. Torpedo]]es each.{{ARTS1909|p. 14}}
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  • ..., she landed her 12-in armament as well as the aft 12-in turret as well as torpedo nets. She was left with an armament of three 6-in and one 4-in gun, presum
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  • ...still growing, these ships were to receive two [[18-in Fiume Mark III** H. Torpedo]]es each.{{ARTS1909|p. 14}}
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  • ...to remove all of them, but this would have left the ships too weak against torpedo craft or in low visibility. Eventually, it was decided to remove the ten c ...em and the weapons proved to have little effectiveness at the ranges where torpedo attack became deeply worrying.
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  • ...em and the weapons proved to have little effectiveness at the ranges where torpedo attack became deeply worrying. ...[[18-in R.G.F. Mark VI* Torpedo|Mark VI* H.]] or [[18-in R.G.F. Mark VI** Torpedo|Mark VI** H.]].{{ARTS1909|pp. 13-4}}
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  • ===Torpedo Control=== By the end of 1920, it was decided that she should also receive a [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type A]], as had been decided for {{UK-NewZealand}} the
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  • ===Torpedo Control=== In 1919, she was selected to receive a [[Renouf Torpedo Tactical Instrument Type B]].{{ARTS1919|pp. 118, 119}}
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  • ...icer, Lieutenant-Commander [[Evan Bruce-Gardyne]], on 13 March, 1914. The Torpedo Officer, Lieutenant-Commander Walter N. Lapage, was appointed on 19 June. * Four submerged 21-in torpedo tubes on the broadside
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  • ...re-commissioned at Devonport on 29 August, 1933 with Fighter Squadron 801, Torpedo Bomber Squadron 812 and Search/Reconnaissance Squadron 822 embarked.{{NLJul ...Courageous'' and ''Glorious'' should receive greatly augmented above-water torpedo armament. ''Furious'' was to receive four Triple Revolving Tubes on her qu
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  • ...s soon as possible and proceed to the vicinity of Loch Ewe for gunnery and torpedo practice.<ref>"Grand Fleet Operations - Narrative of Events." Jellicoe Pap The stern tube's torpedo outfit of 21-in Weymouth Mark III torpedoes was to be re-ranged for 21-knot
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  • The ten 14-in 45 calibre Mark E guns were in twin mountings. In respects to their sights Her tubes fired a unique type of torpedo, a [[21-in Mark II*** Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark II*** V.B.]], which seemed to cause her to miss out on an "
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  • ...eymouth torpedoes in England were purchased: ten [[21-in Weymouth Mark II Torpedo]]es intended for Japan were given to ''Erin'', but her Elswick type submerg ...on thereafter, she may have received some of the [[21-in Weymouth Mark III Torpedo]]es previously allotted to {{UK-Agincourt}}'s stern tube after they had bee
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  • ...l disc. The small handle on the left indicated orders such as "Attention, torpedo boats" and the small one on the right transmitted deflection in units 0-28,
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  • ...h a lathe and drilling machines both motor driven, vices and a bench.<br>A torpedo workshop is fitted on the main deck.<ref>Goodall. "The Ex-German Battleship
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  • ...for six 18-in torpedo tubes, ''Indiana'' was only outfitted with four. The torpedo tubes fired [[Whitehead & Company|Whitehead]] torpedoes and were mounted on ===Torpedo Control===
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  • ...for Rio de Janeiro, keeping their guns manned all the while for a Spanish torpedo boat rumored to be in the area. Head seas and winds delayed them, and they
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  • ...ton Roads 8 December 1907, ''Rhode Island'' joined 15 other battleships, a torpedo boat squadron, and transports, for the great fleet review which began the c ...emaining ready for overseas deployment, ''Rhode Island'' undertook special torpedo proving trials during June 1918.
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  • ...rovided [[Voicepipe]]s, possibly with one for gun control and a second for torpedo control.{{HFCI1914|p. 67}} ===Torpedo Control===
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  • ...n, he would remain in her until 31 May, 1919. He was scolded for losing a torpedo in June, 1918 and in the next month subjected to a court of inquiry for cau
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  • Her torpedo officer was {{LCommRN}} [[Ralph Lyall Clayton]], originally appointed to he
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  • Four first-class torpedo boats were ordered in 1884 and were called '''113-Footers''' due to their l ...ed the aft swivel mount to be trained via voicepipe, and himself fired the torpedo electrically, which seems quite innovative for the era.{{NMI|30 Apr. 1885,
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  • ...ances, in the same manner as the officers who have specialised in gunnery, torpedo, and other branches. The organisation to which they belong while serving a
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  • ...he Japanese attacked. Outboard alongside ''Maryland'', ''Oklahoma'' took 3 torpedo hits almost immediately after the first Japanese bombs fell. As she began
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  • ...ng north to Norfolk on 16 December to test fire her battery and to conduct torpedo defense exercises in Tangier Sound. The battleship returned to her builders
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  • ==Torpedo Control==
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  • ...tsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[First Torpedo Flotilla|In Command, First Torpedo Flotilla]]'''<br>19 Jul, 1901{{USOfficerReg1904|p. 28}} &ndash; 1904{{USOff
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  • He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 9 September, 1883 to qualify as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 250}} He emerged with a first-class certificate in ...the German submarine which had fired the torpedo, ''U-24'', fired another torpedo into ''Formidable'', which sank at about 04:45. Despite the best efforts o
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  • He became a gunnery expert, founded the Navy's torpedo branch and upon joining the [[Board of Admiralty]] started a twenty-year pe ...truction. The torpedo school was established in the hulk [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] and subsequently became a separate command in
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  • ...pg|thumb|400px| A [[Pattern]] 2391 director<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909'', p. 23.</ref>]] ...I* heater torpedo (35 knots to 4,000 yards)<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909'', p. 23.</ref>]]
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  • ...} At the end of the year he went through the Lieutenants' short course of Torpedo on half pay, and on 1 January, 1885, commissioned as Commander (Second-in-C
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  • ...."<ref>Wester Wemyss. p. 33.</ref> On 12 October he was appointed to the torpedo depôt ship [[H.M.S. Hecla (1878)|''Hecla'']] in the Mediterranean. He wa ..., a family friend. On 6 May, 1892, he received his first command, that of Torpedo Boat 21, which was commissioned for training purposes.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42
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  • ...went to Woolwich Arsenal, London, for a seven day course of instruction in torpedo apparatus. Jackson had a strong interest in the scientific aspects of his ...ineteenth century and was the world's first effective self-propelled naval torpedo, developed by an English engineer, [[Whitehead & Company|Robert Whitehead]]
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  • ...cruisers and merchant ships that were frequently seen there. Cruisers and torpedo boats could guard the exposed flank since the [[High Sea Fleet]] would not ...ughts, five battlecruisers, six pre-dreadnoughts, 11 light cruisers and 61 torpedo boats (equivalent to British destroyers),<ref>Tarrant. “Jutland: The Germ
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  • ...ing Complements of Ships as affecting total numbers; system of gunnery and torpedo exercises of the Fleet, and tactical employment of air-craft, and all milit
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  • * two {{Torp|14-in Mark IX|UK}}es fitted with Side Lugs, in December ===Torpedo Control===
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  • ===Torpedo Control===
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  • | 6.&mdash;Inventions&mdash;relating to Ships, Machinery, Ordnance and Torpedo ''Matériel'', &c. | 12.&mdash;Ordnance and Torpedo ''Matériel'' and Stores.
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  • |{{US-1Farragut|f=p}}||torpedo boat||16 Jul, 1898||Sold 9 Sep, 1919
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  • |{{US-Alarm|f=p}}||torpedo ram||13 Nov, 1873|| 28 Feb, 1898
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  • ...tain the berthing space that would be required to accommodate the fourteen torpedo boat destroyers that were expected to be delivered shortly from the contrac |{{UK-Polyphemus|f=p}}||torpedo ram||15 Jun, 1881||Broken up 1903
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  • ...Battle's effects required some immediate changes. {{UK-Marlborough}} had torpedo damage to repair, and so was removed from her role as flagship while she wa ===Squadron Torpedo Officer===
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  • ...rse in Gunnery, in which he obtained First Class marks, and a Second Class Torpedo certificate. He was appointed to the corvette {{UK-2Diamond}} on the [[Aust ...his return was appointed to ''Excellent'' for Short Courses in Gunnery and Torpedo, obtaining First Classes in both. On 17 July he was appointed to the cruise
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  • ===Fleet Torpedo Officer=== <div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Fleet Torpedo Officer, Reserve Fleet" nat="UK">
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  • ...l advise the First Sea Lord on all matters affecting the general system of torpedo exercises of the Fleet and all military questions connected therewith. ..., when required by the Second Sea Lord, advise on questions connected with torpedo training.
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  • ...nt two years in the [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] torpedo school with an additional six months as staff officer of that establishment In 1892 he was appointed Torpedo Lieutenant of the ''Royal Sovereign'', Flagship of the Channel Squadron, an
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  • ...{{LieutRN}} [[Cecil Stanley Sandford|Cecil S. Sandford]], ''Invincible'''s Torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJan15|p. 338}} They were rescued by the {{UK-Badger|f=t}}.
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  • ...2? 1883?) until May 1885, spending his last month commanding second-class torpedo boats.<ref>Service chits in Bethell I/1/3 at Liddell Hart Centre for Milita
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  • ...B, p. 6.</ref> He was appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} on 11 January, 1884 as a torpedo Lieutenant.{{NLJul84|p. 249}} ...ton was appointed in command of the torpedo school ship [[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|''Defiance'']] at Devonport on 1 November, 1897.<ref>"Nava
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  • ...he [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. Having specialised as a torpedo officer, he was employed intermittently at the [[Admiralty]] between period ...d was given another survey six weeks later and found fit on 2 April. As a torpedo officer he served in several battleships, including two years in the {{UK-M
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  • ===Squadron Torpedo Officer=== <div name=fredbot:officeFTO otitle="Squadron Torpedo Officer, Fourth Battle Squadron" nat="UK">
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  • ...K-1Inflexible}} (Captain [[Henry Coey Kane]]) to be target of a night time torpedo boat attack in Volo Bay. Four second-class boats, one from ''Benbow'', one
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  • ...mander, Kerr obtained his first seagoing command experience in a series of torpedo boat destroyer appointments, the first being {{UK-Bittern}}, dated 19 April
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  • ...dize, "Lieut. Cay is a dashing officer & would, I think, make a first rate Torpedo officer in war."<ref>Cay Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 66.</ref>
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  • ...tee appointed to examine the capabilities of the Whitehead, or locomotive, torpedo in 1870. He then served afloat for six years, during which time his profes ...,{{NLJul78|p. 249}} a hulk in Portsmouth harbour recently established as a torpedo school. For the next three years Wilson devoted his great talent and energ
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