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Six of these were ordered in 1913.<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913'',  p. 31.</ref>
 
Six of these were ordered in 1913.<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913'',  p. 31.</ref>
  
Seven of them were undergoing trial at sea around 1915.<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915'',  p. 30.</ref>
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Seven of them were undergoing trial at sea around 1914.<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1914'',  p. 30.</ref>
  
By its name, it was likely not merely a [[Torpedo Director|torpedo director]], but a device to help frame the approach to a firing or to coordinate the fire of multiple ships.{{INF}}
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It was a [[Torpedo Director|torpedo director]], but a device to help frame the approach to a firing or to coordinate the fire of multiple ships.{{INF}}
  
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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[[Category:Torpedo Control]]
 
[[Category:Torpedo Control]]
 
[[Category:Shipboard Equipment]]
 
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Revision as of 21:49, 16 September 2011

Lambert's Attack Director was a torpedo control device invented by Lieutenant W. O. H. Lambert.

Six of these were ordered in 1913.[1]

Seven of them were undergoing trial at sea around 1914.[2]

It was a torpedo director, but a device to help frame the approach to a firing or to coordinate the fire of multiple ships.[Inference]

TODO: add photos of one which has been found in a modern collection.

[TO BE CONTINUED - TONE]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913, p. 31.
  2. The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1914, p. 30.

Bibliography