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The '''14-in Fiume Mark II Torpedo''' was an early torpedo manufactured by the [[Whitehead & | The '''14-in Fiume Mark II Torpedo''' was an early torpedo manufactured by the [[Whitehead & Company]]. | ||
At the start of 1881, Portsmouth had 24 in store. They ended the year with 9.{{ARTS1881|p. 34}} | |||
By the end of 1884, the [[Royal Navy]] had purchased 25 of them as it sought to compare Whitehead-manufactured specimens with their domestically licensed weapons built at the [[Royal Laboratory]].{{ARTS1884|p. 47}} | By the end of 1884, the [[Royal Navy]] had purchased 25 of them as it sought to compare Whitehead-manufactured specimens with their domestically licensed weapons built at the [[Royal Laboratory]].{{ARTS1884|p. 47}} | ||
These torpedoes, along with 14-in torpedoes R.L. Marks I-III and Fiume | These torpedoes, along with 14-in torpedoes R.L. Marks I-III and the [[14-in Fiume Mark I Torpedo|Fiume Mark I]] were deemed obsolete in 1892.{{ARTS1892|p. viii}} | ||
An extensive report on torpedoes being adjusted at the test ranges shows they are not in use in 1896.{{ARTS1896|pp. 42-44}} | |||
==Manufacture and Use== | |||
===1918=== | |||
All 203 remaining torpedoes were ordered broken up in 1918.{{ARTS1918|p. 10. (G. 8472/18)}} | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:04, 7 April 2018
The 14-in Fiume Mark II Torpedo was an early torpedo manufactured by the Whitehead & Company.
At the start of 1881, Portsmouth had 24 in store. They ended the year with 9.[1]
By the end of 1884, the Royal Navy had purchased 25 of them as it sought to compare Whitehead-manufactured specimens with their domestically licensed weapons built at the Royal Laboratory.[2]
These torpedoes, along with 14-in torpedoes R.L. Marks I-III and the Fiume Mark I were deemed obsolete in 1892.[3]
An extensive report on torpedoes being adjusted at the test ranges shows they are not in use in 1896.[4]
Manufacture and Use
1918
All 203 remaining torpedoes were ordered broken up in 1918.[5]
Footnotes
Bibliography
See Also