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Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare

by Charles William Sleeman

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A former Royal Navy lieutenant who also served as a commander in the Ottoman navy, Charles William Sleeman wrote this 1880 survey of torpedoes and mines. He traces the early history of the torpedo, then describes defensive mines, mechanical and electrical, with their fuzes, cables, batteries and firing arrangements.

Offensive weapons follow: drifting, towed, locomotive and spar torpedoes. A chapter on torpedo boats covers the designs of Thornycroft, Yarrow, Schibau and Herreshoff, and the book carries fifty-seven full-page illustrations, diagrams and woodcuts.

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Pages
289
Language
English
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