type, and consists of a central row of fixed the firing ‘pin. When the torpedo enters the water, STATES NAVY. blades and two wheels, one 11% inches and the other It is always difficult to ascertain just what other navies are doing in’ torpedo work, because special nearly 12 inches in diameter.… … diaphragm on one side, and the springs a range, guaranteed by contract, of pressing the diaphragm in the oppo- The Tail of the Torpedo. 3,500 yards, and its speed is 28 knots site direction on the other side. The at this range and 36 knots at 1,200 springs are adjusted so that their pressure shall…
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