Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 913
wing Torpedoes.—The towing torpedo isattached to a rope and al-lowed to drag astern of afast vessel, whose duty itis to move rapidly past theenemy. The course is sodirected as to bring thetorpedo in contact and ex-plode the charge under his bottom. This is accomplished by skillfully causing the…
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