21-in Fiume Torpedo

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21-in Fiume Torpedo[1]

The 21-in Fiume Torpedo was a heater torpedo built by Whitehead at Fiume, developed around 1913 but with delivery of test torpedoes to the Royal Navy delayed by labour issues.[2]

Development and History

Particulars

The torpedo was 20 feet, 8 inches long when fitted with its pistol.[3]

Footnotes

  1. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. Plate 5.
  2. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1908. p. 7.
  3. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913. Plate 5.

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