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The '''14-in R.L. Mark III Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]]. | The '''14-in R.L. Mark III Torpedo''' was an early British torpedo manufactured by the [[Royal Laboratory]]. | ||
A total of just 48 were manufactured between 1882-83, a particularly short life span. Production then switched right over to the [[14-in | A total of just 48 were manufactured between 1882-83, a particularly short life span. Production then switched right over to the [[14-in Mark IV Torpedo (UK)|Mark IV torpedo]].{{ARTS1884|p. 47}} | ||
These torpedoes, along with 14-in torpedoes R.L. Marks I-III and Fiume Marks I-II were deemed obsolete in 1892.{{ARTS1892|p. viii}} | |||
An extensive report on torpedoes being adjusted at the test ranges shows they are not in use in 1896.{{ARTS1896|pp. 42-44}} | |||
In 1919, it was approved to break up all 14-in torpedoes except for a reserve of fifty each of {{Torp|14-in Mark X*|UK}} and {{Torp|14-in Mark XI|UK}}.{{ARTS1919|p. 11}} | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{CatTorpedo | {{CatTorpedo|14-in|UK}} | ||
Latest revision as of 19:51, 27 March 2014
The 14-in R.L. Mark III Torpedo was an early British torpedo manufactured by the Royal Laboratory.
A total of just 48 were manufactured between 1882-83, a particularly short life span. Production then switched right over to the Mark IV torpedo.[1]
These torpedoes, along with 14-in torpedoes R.L. Marks I-III and Fiume Marks I-II were deemed obsolete in 1892.[2]
An extensive report on torpedoes being adjusted at the test ranges shows they are not in use in 1896.[3]
In 1919, it was approved to break up all 14-in torpedoes except for a reserve of fifty each of 14-in Mark X* torpedo and 14-in Mark XI torpedo.[4]
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