18-in Mark VII Torpedo (UK)
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The 18-in R.G.F. Mark VII Torpedo was a British torpedo developed at the Royal Gun Factory and first ordered for service in 1908 in its VII* variant.[Fact Check]
Development and History
Particulars
Manufacture and Use
The raw Mark VII torpedo was first ordered in 1910-1911; oddly, this is after the Mark VII* and Mark VII** variants in 1908-1909. More careful reading is required.
Mark VII*
Forty S.L. torpedoes were ordered in 1908-1909, but were somehow only reported the following year.[1]
Mark VII**
Some 53 Hook Bracket and 143 Side Lug specimens were ordered or given heaters in 1908-1909 – the source needs to be read more carefully.[Citation needed]
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909. p. 7.
Bibliography