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| + | In 60 degree water, 18-in H.B. torpedoes of Mark I* through IV were approved for the setting of 1,500 yards at 20.25 +/- 0.25 knots at 1,400 pounds pressure. The long-range S.L. torpedoes of the same Marks did the same at 1.5 knots greater speed at 1,350 pounds pressure.{{PQDNO1905|p. 440}} | ||
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Revision as of 22:01, 29 July 2014
The 18-in R.G.F. Mark III Torpedo was a British torpedo developed at the Royal Gun Factory in 1894.[Fact Check]
It may have been built in both long and short versions, but the short version is not clear.
Mark III
It carried a charge of 170 pounds, 15 ounces – about 18 punds less than the Mark II torpedo.[1]
In 1895, 56 were in service.
Manufacture and Use
1905
In 60 degree water, 18-in H.B. torpedoes of Mark I* through IV were approved for the setting of 1,500 yards at 20.25 +/- 0.25 knots at 1,400 pounds pressure. The long-range S.L. torpedoes of the same Marks did the same at 1.5 knots greater speed at 1,350 pounds pressure.[2]
1918
12 of just 40 remaining torpedoes were broken up in 1918.[3]
1919
In 1919, it was approved to break up all 18-in R.G.F. torpedoes Mark I* to Mark III.[4]
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