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It was very similar to the Mark I version, but had a strengthened head joint and could be set for 5 to 22 foot running depth.{{ARTS1893|p. 52}} | It was very similar to the Mark I version, but had a strengthened head joint and could be set for 5 to 22 foot running depth.{{ARTS1893|p. 52}} | ||
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It carried a charge of 188 pounds.{{ARTS1895|p. 30}} | It carried a charge of 188 pounds.{{ARTS1895|p. 30}} | ||
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==Mark II*== | ==Mark II*== | ||
First mentioned in ARTS 1894.{{ARTS1894|p. 40}} | First mentioned in ARTS 1894.{{ARTS1894|p. 40}} | ||
==Manufacture and Use== | |||
===1918=== | |||
12 of just 33 remaining Mark II and II* torpedoes were broken up in 1918.{{ARTS1918|p. 10. (G. 8472/18)}} | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 19:16, 3 December 2012
The 18-in R.G.F. Mark II Torpedo was a British torpedo torpedo developed at the Royal Gun Factory in 1893.[1]
It may have been built in both long and short versions, but the short version is not clear.
It was very similar to the Mark I version, but had a strengthened head joint and could be set for 5 to 22 foot running depth.[2]
Mark I
It carried a charge of 188 pounds.[3]
In 1895, 126 were yet in service.
Mark IIa
First mentioned in ARTS 1894.[4]
Mark II*
First mentioned in ARTS 1894.[5]
Manufacture and Use
1918
12 of just 33 remaining Mark II and II* torpedoes were broken up in 1918.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1893. p. 52.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1893. p. 52.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1895. p. 30.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1894. p. 40.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1894. p. 40.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918. p. 10. (G. 8472/18).
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