14-in Mark VII Torpedo (UK)
From The Dreadnought Project
The 14-in R.L. Mark VII Torpedo was an early British torpedo. Some of these were referred to as "Leeds torpedoes", which likely means they were manufactured by Greenwood and Batley.[Inference]
Mark VII*
Australia and Undaunted complained in 1890 that some Mark VII* Leeds torpedoes were defective due to bolts being sheared, causing bottoming and other malarkey. These parts were noted as being stronger in the newer Mark VIII torpedoes.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1890. p. 22-23.
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