18-in Weymouth Mark I Torpedo
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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]
In 1909, these twenty were returned to Whitehead for "radical alterations in the engines", as they had been found not to be strong enough.[5] By 1910, the re-engined weapons were passing their range tests nicely.[6]
Particulars
The warhead contained 161.75 pounds dry guncotton which weighed 198 pounds with 22.5 parts moisture.[7]
Its overall length including 4.5-in long pistol was 17 feet, 6 inches (see Plate).[8]
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, 1909. p. 13.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1910. p. v.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1908. p. 10.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1908. p. 18.
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