Discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century (1905)
Routledge, Robert · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 281
d the water, the men working the reelspay out the line steadily, occasionally checking the torpedo to keep it nearthe surface, but avoiding a sudden strain upon the slacked tow-rope, whichwould cause the torpedo to dive, and in shallow water this might lead tothe injury or loss of the torpedo. The… … Fig. 118.—Harveys Torpedo. bight astern of the torpedo, but avoiding such a strain as would break theyarn holding the safety-key in its place. The distance to which the tow-line may be paid will depend upon the circumstances of the attack. More
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