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  • H.M.S. Formidable (1898)
    ...er a list of 20 degrees. 45 minutes later she was struck by a second torpedo. The pinnace and launch along with two other boats (one of which capsized ...submerged tubes could be fired four times sequentially, starting with the tube loaded and the bar out, the ship's crew was able to do this in one minute,
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  • London Class Battleship (1899)
    * two forward, depressed 1 degree and angled directly abeam, axis of tube 10 foot 8 inches below load water line and 2 foot 5 inches above the deck. ...o aft, depressed 1 degree and angled at 20 degrees abaft the beam; axis of tube 10 foot 8 inches below load water line and 2 foot 5 inches above the deck.
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  • Duncan Class Battleship (1901)
    ...forward, depressed 1 degree and angled 10 degrees before the beam, axis of tube 11 foot 3.5 inches below load water line and 2 foot 3 inches above the deck ...o aft, depressed 1 degree and angled at 25 degrees abaft the beam; axis of tube 11 foot 3 inches below load water line and 2 foot 3 inches above the deck.
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  • Triumph Class Battleship (1903)
    ...merged 18-in tubes forward, undepressed and angled directly abeam; axis of tube 10 feet 6 inches below load water line and 3 feet above the deck.{{UKTorpM1 ===Torpedo Control===
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  • King Edward VII Class Battleship (1903)
    ...to remove all of them, but this would have left the ships too weak against torpedo craft or in low visibility. Eventually, it was decided to remove the ten c ...em and the weapons proved to have little effectiveness at the ranges where torpedo attack became deeply worrying.
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  • Lord Nelson Class Battleship (1906)
    ...em and the weapons proved to have little effectiveness at the ranges where torpedo attack became deeply worrying. ...forward, depressed 1 degree and angled 10 degrees before the beam, axis of tube 11 feet below load water line and 2 foot 5 inches above the deck.
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  • H.M.S. Agincourt (1913)
    ...s soon as possible and proceed to the vicinity of Loch Ewe for gunnery and torpedo practice.<ref>"Grand Fleet Operations - Narrative of Events." Jellicoe Pap [[File:ARTS1914Plate20.jpg|thumb|400px|'''Elswick 21-in side-loading tube'''{{ARTS1914|Plate 20}}]]
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  • H.M.S. Canada (1913)
    [[File:ARTS1914Plate20.jpg|thumb|400px|'''Elswick 21-in side-loading tube'''{{ARTS1914|Plate 20}}]] Her tubes fired a unique type of torpedo, a [[21-in Mark II*** Torpedo (UK)|21-in Mark II*** V.B.]], which seemed to cause her to miss out on an "
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  • H.M.S. Eagle (1918)
    ==Planned Torpedo Armament== [[File:ARTS1918Plate133.jpg|thumb|400px|Planned Torpedo Control Installation{{ARTS1918|Plate 133}}]]
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  • H.M.S. Erin (1913)
    [[File:ARTS1914Plate20.jpg|thumb|400px|'''Elswick 21-in side-loading tube'''{{ARTS1914|Plate 20}}]] ...eymouth torpedoes in England were purchased: ten [[21-in Weymouth Mark II Torpedo]]es intended for Japan were given to ''Erin'', but her Elswick type submerg
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  • U.S.S. Indiana (1893)
    ...for six 18-in torpedo tubes, ''Indiana'' was only outfitted with four. The torpedo tubes fired [[Whitehead & Company|Whitehead]] torpedoes and were mounted on An armoured tube 7 inches thick with an inside diameter of 12 inches extended from the conni
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  • Challenger Class Cruiser (1902)
    ...d on the broadside forward, depressed 3 degrees and bearing abeam; axis of tube was 6 foot 6 inches below load water line and 1 feet 8 inches above deck.{{
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  • Torpedo Attack Table
    ...Torpedo Attack Table''' was a [[Torpedo Control]] teaching aid to practice torpedo attacks. [[File:ARTS1915Plate9.jpg|thumb|200px| '''Torpedo Attack Trainer'''{{ARTS1915|Plate 9}}<br>Early design sketch ]]
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  • Torpedo Director Pattern 2391
    ...pg|thumb|400px| A [[Pattern]] 2391 director<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909'', p. 23.</ref>]] ...I* heater torpedo (35 knots to 4,000 yards)<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1909'', p. 23.</ref>]]
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  • H.M.S. Renown (1895)
    * one stern above water tube ...dside tubes forward, depressed 1 degree and angled directly abeam; axis of tube was 10 foot 7 inches below load water line and 2 foot 5 inches above the de
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  • Centurion Class Battleship (1892)
    * one above water fixed tube astern, horizontal. ...d broadside forward, depressed 1 degree and angled directly abeam; axis of tube was 9 foot 5 inches below load water line and 2 foot 4 inches above the dec
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  • William Henry May
    ...ed to the steam frigate ''Inconstant'', on 24 August, 1880. May served as Torpedo Lieutenant. Two weeks later ''Inconstant'' became flagship of a Detached S ...d Baronet|Arthur Wilson]] of ''Vernon'' in evaluating a new Fiume Mark III torpedo against the service's R.L. torpedoes Marks I and II, carrying out these tes
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  • Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Baronet
    ...tee appointed to examine the capabilities of the Whitehead, or locomotive, torpedo in 1870. He then served afloat for six years, during which time his profes ...,{{NLJul78|p. 249}} a hulk in Portsmouth harbour recently established as a torpedo school. For the next three years Wilson devoted his great talent and energ
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  • Torpedo Director Pattern 3340
    ...ol1916Plate6.jpg|thumb|300px|Pattern 3340 Elevation View<ref>''Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916'', Plate 6.</ref>]] ...Control1916Plate5.jpg|thumb|300px|Pattern 3340 Plan View<ref>''Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916'', Plate 5.</ref>]]
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  • H.M.S. Tiger at the Battle of Jutland
    * Torpedo officer: Lt. Comr. [[Walter Neville Lapage|W. N. Lapage]] ...w, and one of our torpedo boat destroyers appeared to "loaf" up to her and torpedo her—our destroyer appeared to be half-disabled herself too (this was the
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  • H.M.S. Marlborough at the Battle of Jutland
    ...ed by witnesses about 1,000 yards on the starboard beam. No track of this torpedo was observed, though looked for by several observers immediately after the At 7.10 p.m. fired a torpedo at a disabled German ship with three funnels. This may have been the same
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  • Salvage of H.M.S. Vanguard
    ...sed by the forward movement of the ship which would jam the torpedo in the tube. One of these ramps were salvaged later by my colleague, some seven tons of ...e about to be redeemed, not without consequences! Enclosed photograph of a torpedo ramp. Note the last picture of the double-acting pump still had cordite att
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  • Enemy Inclination Indicator
    ...ly use but one eyepiece, however, and observe the model through a separate tube. The size of the model was such that it was hoped that it would appear the ...design did not make these alterations simple to effect. [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|''Vernon'']] recommended a redesign before manufacturing a
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  • The British Navy
    her guns and fired a torpedo from her submarine tube and opened fire on the "Alcantara." The torpedo
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  • H.M.S. Warspite at the Battle of Jutland
    An escort of torpedo boats and destroyers was sent, but just as the first two were sighted at 11 ...a large piece 2' 6" deep and extending round half the circumference of the tube was broken out, as shown in the illustrations.[See here.]
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  • Additional Report of B.C.F. Gunnery Committee
    Some ships complain of interference from torpedo destroyers' smoke, and this raises the question as to whether the position ...ch a position they are advantageously placed for delivering and countering torpedo craft attacks, and smoke interference will be reduced.
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  • Duke of Edinburgh Class Cruiser (1904)
    The ships had three submerged 18-in torpedo tubes:{{UKTorpM1909III|p. 265}} ...on broadside forward, depressed three degrees and bearing abeam; axis of tube was 8 foot 3 inches below load water line and 1 feet 6 inches above deck.
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  • India Office Class Torpedo Boat (1887)
    ...st-class boats for the Royal Indian Marine based on the [[125 Footer Class Torpedo Boat (1885)|125 Footer class]] of two years previous, but by 1892, these ha Five 14-in torpedo tubes. Two 1-in twin-barrelled Nordenfeld guns. An alternative armament p
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  • Admiral Class Battleship (1882)
    Five tubes, one forward and four beam. The forward torpedo tube was above water. The aft tubes were angled fully 70 degrees abaft the beam ...t slow to moderate speeds offered, in effect, an extended ram and the only torpedo fire into undisturbed water. The ''Admiral'' class was noted as being keen
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  • Devonshire Class Cruiser (1903)
    ...oadside tubes forward, depressed three degrees and bearing abeam; axis of tube was 7 foot 6 inches below load water line and 1 feet 6 inches above deck.{{ ===Torpedo Control===
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  • Minotaur Class Cruiser (1906)
    ...em and the weapons proved to have little effectiveness at the ranges where torpedo attack became deeply worrying. The ships had five submerged 18-in torpedo tubes:{{UKTorpM1909III|p. 265}}
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  • Warrior Class Cruiser (1905)
    The ships had three submerged 18-in torpedo tubes, the details may be the same as those of the [[Duke of Edinburgh Clas ...on broadside forward, depressed three degrees and bearing abeam; axis of tube was 8 foot 3 inches below load water line and 1 feet 6 inches above deck.
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  • 18-in Mark I Torpedo (UK)
    [[File:ARTS1891Plate5.jpg|thumb|600px|'''18-in R.G.F. Torpedo Tail, 1891'''{{ARTS1891|Plate 5}}]] ...o (UK)|Mark II model]], it was commonly referred to as the '''18-in R.G.F. Torpedo'''.
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  • Pattern 185X Navyphones
    ...ase, approximately 15cm across.<ref>estimating from ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1902'', Plate 25.</ref> It had a push-to-talk lever marked ''Press ...orking with a [[Pattern 2140A Navyphone]] in the 1907 Annual Report of the Torpedo School, suggesting this was the 1855's successor model.{{ARTS1907|Plate 11}
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  • Barr and Stroud Mark I Fire Control Instruments
    ...edo tube. The TCT was able to send "Load", "Stand by" and "Fire", and the tube being able to signal "Loaded", "Ready", "Fired". Their report concluded:{{ ...al instruments were based upon dated Mark I equipment, and that the Mark I torpedo order instruments described below answered to a much more modern basis.{{IN
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  • Drake Class Cruiser (1901)
    ...oadside tubes forward, depressed three degrees and bearing abeam; axis of tube was 6 foot 10.5 inches below load water line and 1 feet 6 inches above deck ===Torpedo Control===
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  • Cressy Class Cruiser (1899)
    Some anti-torpedo boat guns and saluting guns.<ref>Form A. {{TNA|ADM 116/446}}.</ref> ...oadside tubes forward, depressed three degrees and bearing abeam; axis of tube was 7 foot 7.5 inches below load water line and 1 feet 6 inches above deck.
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  • Diadem Class Cruiser (1896)
    ...oadside tubes forward, depressed three degrees and bearing abeam; axis of tube was 6 foot 6 inches below load water line and 1 feet 6 inches above deck.{{ ===Torpedo Control===
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  • Powerful Class Cruiser (1895)
    There were four submerged 18-in torpedo tubes arranged for broadside fire:{{ARTS1896|pp. 39-40}} * two forward, depressed three degrees and angled directly abeam; axis of tube was 6 foot 10 inches below load water line and 1 feet 5 inches above deck.
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  • Blake Class Cruiser (1889)
    In 1896, {{UK-Blenheim}} had a torpedo hang up on firing from a submerged tube. It eventually was fired from the bar, but broke up and sank. The issue w ===Torpedo Control===
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  • Bristol Class Cruiser (1909)
    ...the axis of the tube 14.75 inches above the deck.<ref>''Addenda (1911) to Torpedo Manual, Vol. III., 1909'', p. 155.</ref> ==Torpedo Control==
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  • Weymouth Class Cruiser (1910)
    ...e axis of the tube 1 foot 5 inches above the deck.<ref>''Addenda (1911) to Torpedo Manual, Vol. III., 1909'', p. 155.</ref> ==Torpedo Control==
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  • Chatham Class Cruiser (1911)
    ...xis of the tube 1 foot 5.25 inches above the deck.<ref>''Addenda (1911) to Torpedo Manual, Vol. III., 1909'', p. 155.</ref> ...{UK-1Southampton}} fired a {{Torp|21-in Mark II**|UK}} from her starboard tube; various persons aboard thought a hit was achieved.<ref>Beatty Papers at th
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  • Arethusa Class Cruiser (1913)
    The ships had their torpedo and gun outfits augmented during the course of the war.{{UKTHVol4Part34|pp. ...e their torpedo armament, and each broadside got a second double revolving torpedo mount aft, just forward of the aft 6-in gun. These would have the torpedoe
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  • Caroline Class Cruiser (1914)
    ...isers" have three 52.5 kw dynamos at 105 volts.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School', 1916', p. 120.</ref> It is possible that this description encompa * two [[21-in D.R. Torpedo Tube (UK)|21-in Double Revolving torpedo tubes]] (2x2), mounted abreast
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  • Caledon Class Cruiser (1916)
    * four [[21-in D.R. Torpedo Tube (UK)|21-in D.R. Mark II torpedo tubes]] (4x2) disposed in pairs abreast, bearing 60-120 degrees. ...do tubes would use two impulse charges firing in a cascade to increase the torpedo discharge velocity and thus reduce the angle at which the torpedoes entered
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  • Ceres Class Cruiser (1917)
    ...isers" have three 52.5 kw dynamos at 105 volts.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School', 1916', p. 120.</ref> * four [[21-in D.R. Torpedo Tube (UK)|21-in D.R. Mark II torpedo tubes]] (4x2) disposed in pairs abreast, bearing 60-120 degrees.
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  • Capetown Class Cruiser (1918)
    ...isers" have three 52.5 kw dynamos at 105 volts.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School', 1916', p. 120.</ref> It is unclear whether this outfit was still * four [[21-in D.R. Torpedo Tube (UK)|21-in D.R. Mark II* (?)]] above water tubes (4x2) disposed in pairs ab
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  • Jellicoe:Lieutenant
    ...Excellent (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Excellent'']] for gunnery and torpedo training.<ref name=ADM/196/38-691>Jellicoe Service Record. The National Ar ...xcellent'' back in Portsmouth he obtained first classes in the gunnery and torpedo courses and on 16 May, 1884 he received a first class gunnery certificate.<
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  • South Carolina Class Battleship (1908)
    ...of the destroyer, these guns were soon seen to be inadequate, and the anti-torpedo batteries of subsequent U.S. battleships were of five-inch caliber. The cla Four torpedoes per tube were the war load, but generally six Bliss-Leavitt heaters were carried. A
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