Torpedo Drill Book 1908
Torpedo Drill Book
1908
(corrected to December 1907)
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451including index |
10.5cm x 12.75cm
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This is a small handbook seemingly for compact, on-board reference by torpedomen. It seems an earlier version of the Torpedo Drill Book 1914, though it has a more compact form factor.
PART I.
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Page |
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I.-- |
Glossary of Terms |
1 |
| Chapter |
II.-- |
Batteries and Cells |
16 |
| Chapter |
III.-- |
Cables and Junctions |
32 |
| Chapter |
IV.-- |
Testing |
51 |
| Chapter |
V.-- |
Detonators, Tubes and Fuzes, &c |
61 |
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VI. -- |
Guncotton and Dynamite |
70 |
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VII.-- |
Fitting and joining up Charges, Firing Keys |
80 |
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VIII.-- |
Fitting and testing Mining Cables, &c |
85 |
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IX.-- |
Mining and Observation Mines |
96 |
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X.-- |
Countermining |
120 |
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XI.-- |
Forcing Submarine Defences |
136 |
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XII.-- |
Net Defence, forcing Passive Obstructions and Demolitions |
150 |
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XIII.-- |
Gun and Whitehead Circuits, Night Sights and Dynamo Firing |
162 |
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XIV.-- |
Bells, Telephones, Telegraph Instruments, &c |
183 |
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XV.-- |
Fire Control |
228 |
PART II.
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Page |
| Chapter |
I.-- |
Dynamos and Motors |
241 |
| Chapter |
II.-- |
Switchboards |
257 |
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III.-- |
Search Lights and Arc Lights |
268 |
| Chapter |
IV.-- |
Internal Lighting |
285 |
| Chapter |
V.-- |
Management of Circuits and Temporary Lighting |
301 |
PART III.
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Page |
| Chapter |
I.-- |
Detail of Torpedoes |
310 |
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II.-- |
Torpedo Discharges and Adjustments of Torpedoes |
352 |
| Chapter |
III.-- |
Whitehead Drill |
364 |
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IV.-- |
Gyroscope and Director |
403 |
NOTES
In keeping with the Torpedo Section's focus on providing electrical services and repair for all fittings on the ship, the portions of this manual which touch on telephones and fire control devices are not very good sources for modeling them or grasping entirely their functionality. Rather, the focus is on wiring and electrical components.
p. 433 offers a list of "three groups of Whitehead torpedoes in the Service..." "...the torpedoes in each particular group being similar to others in the same group."
I. |
R.L. type |
14-inch, Mark VIII. |
II. |
R.G.F. type |
14-inch, Marks IX., X., X*., and XI.
18-inch, Marks I*, II*., III,., IV., V., V*., VI., and VI*. |
III. |
Fiume type |
14-inch, Wey. Mark I.
18-inch Fiume, Mark II.
18-inch Fiume, Mark III., III*., III**. |
Following sections outline practice collision head parameters for each, buoyancy, air charges, firing pistols, etc.
Tables offer specifics about the various types of torpedoes.
This volume lacks the discussion of directors and aiming principles found in the 1914 edition.
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