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[[File:ARTS1909Plate2.jpg|thumb|600px|'''Short 18-in Torpedoes, 1890'''{{ARTS1909|Plate 2}}]] | [[File:ARTS1909Plate2.jpg|thumb|600px|'''Short 18-in Torpedoes, 1890'''{{ARTS1909|Plate 2}}]] | ||
The '''18-in Weymouth Mark I Torpedo''' was a torpedo built by Whitehead and ordered in small quantity in 1908-09.{{ARTS1908|p. 7}} | [[File:ARTS1908Plate12.jpg|thumb|600px|'''18-in Weymouth Mark I Torpedo'''{{ARTS1908|Plate 12}}]] | ||
The '''18-in Weymouth Mark I Torpedo''' was a heater torpedo built by Whitehead and ordered in small quantity in 1908-09.{{ARTS1908|p. 7}} | |||
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The warhead contained 161.75 pounds dry guncotton which weighed 198 pounds with 22.5 parts moisture.{{ARTS1908|p. 10}} | The warhead contained 161.75 pounds dry guncotton which weighed 198 pounds with 22.5 parts moisture.{{ARTS1908|p. 10}} | ||
Its overall length including 4.5-in long pistol was 17 feet, 6 inches (see Plate).{{ARTS1908|p. 18}} | |||
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The final design's characteristics are detailed in the ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901''.{{ARTS1901|pp. 36-7}} | The final design's characteristics are detailed in the ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1901''.{{ARTS1901|pp. 36-7}} | ||
Revision as of 18:04, 27 November 2012
Short 18-in Torpedoes, 1890[1]
18-in Weymouth Mark I Torpedo[2]
The 18-in Weymouth Mark I Torpedo was a heater torpedo built by Whitehead and ordered in small quantity in 1908-09.[3]
Development and History
In 1908-09, twenty S.L. units were ordered.[4]
Particulars
The warhead contained 161.75 pounds dry guncotton which weighed 198 pounds with 22.5 parts moisture.[5]
Its overall length including 4.5-in long pistol was 17 feet, 6 inches (see Plate).[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909. Plate 2.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1908. Plate 12.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1908. p. 7.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1908. p. 7.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1908. p. 10.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1908. p. 18.
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