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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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• H.M.S. Dido (1896)
  ...ied 75% of her 6-in ammunition and did not carry any torpedoes for her own torpedo tubes.{{UKShipArmament1914|April 1914 p. 26-27}} * Stern 18-in Torpedo Tube removed late in 1915 (G.27913/15).{{UKShipArmament1914|April 1915 p. 29}}
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• Eclipse Class Cruiser (1894)
  There were three 18-in torpedo tubes, with original torpedo allocation as follows:{{ARTS1894|pp. 72-73}} ...between them) for exercise, depressed 3 degrees and bearing abeam; axis of tube was 6 feet below load water line and 10 inches above the deck.{{UKTorpM1909
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• Tangent Bar
  ...ged broadside tubes, or desirable on ships where the aiming and control of torpedo fire was deemed better kept near the command centre. ...pain in the ass. They greatly increased the operational complexity of the torpedo director and compromised its rigidity. In exchange, they solved a problem
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• Hallett's Director
  ...ett]]{{ARTS1911|pp. 44}} and tried at sea and rejected by the Royal Navy's Torpedo School in 1914.{{ARTS1914|p. 30}} ...ctor was intended to exploit, with improvements, an old practice of French torpedo boat tactics{{ARTS1887|pp. 111-112 (not read by editor)}} The geometry of
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• Acasta Class Destroyer (1912)
  ...rough conditions, it was found that the centre 4-in gun fouled the torpedo tube and enjoyed firing arcs of only 35 degrees.{{March|p. 127}} ...t gun, although ''Acasta'' later surrendered hers in favour of an enhanced torpedo outfit. Other units had a single 2-pdr pom-pom by 1920.{{March|p. 131}}<re
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• Laforey Class Destroyer (1913)
  They were the first Royal Navy destroyers to ship twin torpedo tubes, effectively doubling their outfit. [[File:ARTS1913Plate15.jpg|thumb|512px|'''21-in D.R. [Double Revolving] Torpedo Mounting Mark II'''{{ARTS1913|Plate15}}<br>The "L" Class's Mark I mounting
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• Beagle Class Destroyer (1909)
  ...small differences in construction limited the arcs of fire for the forward tube in {{UK-Racoon}}, {{UK-Renard}}, {{UK-1Wolverine}} to 25 degrees abaft the ...eir arcs of fire as follows, and the {{UK-Rattlesnake}} needed her forward tube elevated 9 inches to achieve any arc at all):{{ARTS1917|p. 91}}
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• Clear Range Indicator
  The '''Clear Range Indicator''' was a British [[Torpedo Control|torpedo-control]] instrument developed in a series of Marks. Apparently, these were first described in Torpedo Order No. 12 of 1916.{{GFGTO|No. 133}}
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• Line of Sight Indicator
  ...was to permit these values to be passed on for placing on the sight at the tube. ...s graduated up to 40 knots. The sighting arm functioned as one would on a torpedo director, and a possible shot strip was clamped alongside.
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• Robinson's Disc
  [[File:ARTS1914Plate11.jpg|thumb|400px| '''Robinson's Disc on a Torpedo Director Pattern 2390'''{{ARTS1914|Plate 11}}]] ...the line of sight to be read off directly.<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915'', p. 59.</ref>
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• Annual Report of the Torpedo School
  ...e work in all facets of its broad charter &mdash; torpedoes, electricity, torpedo and fire control instruments &mdash; and a vital resource for developing an ...sorted under ADM 189/(year of report - 1880). Thus, Annual Report of the Torpedo School for 1914 is ADM 189/34.
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• Torpedo Director Pattern 1192
  ...r",{{HTC1916|p. 16}} was a large, semi-circular British [[Torpedo Director|torpedo director]] designed for use with training broadside tubes. It entered serv It was a contemporary instrument to the [[Torpedo Director Pattern 1193|Pattern 1193]],{{INF}} which had a 60 degree arc and
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• Torpedo Director Pattern 1193
  ...6.</ref> was a British [[Torpedo Director|torpedo director]] used in early torpedo craft. It was used for torpedoes fired from fixed tubes and from dropping ...tern 1192]] whose semi-circular design was amenable for use with trainable torpedo tubes.{{INF}}
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• Torpedo Director Pattern 1895
  ...1895''' was a British [[Torpedo Director|torpedo director]] used in early torpedo craft featuring a 60 degree arc. ...d, it was similar, but made stronger in its pivots and sighting bar.<ref>''Torpedo Drill Book, 1914'', p. 564.</ref>
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• Torpedo Director Pattern 2006
  ...ngent bar]] allowed the lateral offset between the director and the firing tube to be accounted for. ...rnon}} and at sea in 1904.{{ARTS1904|pp. 54-55}} It is described in the ''Torpedo Drill Book, 1905'' as the "new" director.{{TorpDB1905|p. 376, figure opposi
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• Torpedo Director Pattern 2390
  ...a British [[Torpedo Director]] available by 1912 at least, and supplied to torpedo craft with heater torpedoes. ...and was a suitable substitute for an 1895 or 1193.<ref>''Addenda (1911) to Torpedo Manual, Vol. III., 1909'', p. 170.</ref>
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• Line of Sight Director
  ...RTS1915Plate10.jpg|thumb|400px| Original Design<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915'', Plate 10.</ref>]] ...vice was reported to feature, at least by 1918.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918'', p. 165.</ref>]]
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• Torpedo Deflection Sight Mark IV
  ...rpedoControl1916Plate9.jpg|thumb|400px| Telescope model <ref>''Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916'', Plate 9.</ref>]] ...pedoControl1916Plate10.jpg|thumb|400px| Telescope model <ref>''Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916'', Plate 10.</ref>]]
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• Torpedo Deflection Sight Mark III
  ...Director Pattern 2391a]] converted to a T.D.S. Mark III.<ref>''Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916'', p. 26, Plate 14.</ref><br>Note that the deflection ring B ...400px| '''Modified Rings for T.D.S. Mark III'''<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1918'', Plate 109.</ref><br>Handles added to alter setting shown in
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• Gyro Angle
  ...pg|thumb|400px| Gyro Angle Setting Fittings<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1910'', Plate 16.</ref>]] ...pedo Gyro Angle''') is an angular turn of a given number of degrees that a torpedo equipped with a gyroscope and some additional hardware could be set to assu
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• River Class Destroyer (1903)
  ...nge. In the case of the Rivers, the torpedo was to be the [[18-in Mark VI Torpedo (UK)|Mark VI]] S.R..{{ARTS1907|p. 32}} ...I]], [[18-in Mark VII* Torpedo (UK)|Mark VII*]] or [[18-in Weymouth Mark I Torpedo|Weymouth Mark Is]].{{ARTS1909|p. 14}}
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• Chadburn's Torpedo Telegraph
  [[File:ARTS1916Plate67.jpg|thumb|300px| Chadburn's Submerged Tube Torpedo Telegraph Transmitter.{{ARTS1916|Plate 67}}]] ...ark I Fire Control Instruments#Torpedo Control Instruments|Barr and Stroud torpedo control instruments]] as well as the [[Wise Pressure Telegraphy System]].
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• Fore Bridge Firing Gear
  ...permit torpedoes to be fired from a ship's fore bridge rather than at the torpedo tubes themselves. The British had an on-again, off-again love affair with ...had electrically-fired powder charges which rammed the firing shaft of the tube. It worked, albeit with some missfires most often attributable to bad grou
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• Usborne Fall of Shot Indicator
  ...he target. It was illustrated and described in the ''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1916'',{{ARTS1916|p. 152}} printed in May 1917. ...e was designed for. The balls would be automatically returned to the feed tube for successive use.
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• H.M.S. Fearless (1912)
  ...e access, and the collision head to be filled while the torpedo was in the tube.{{ARTS1911|p. 48}}{{ARTS1912|p. 36}}
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• "M" Class Destroyer (1914)
  [[File:ARTS1913Plate15.jpg|thumb|480px|'''21-in D.R. [Double Revolving] Torpedo Mounting Mark II'''{{ARTS1913|Plate15}}<br>The "M" Class's Mark III was sim * two [[21-in D.R. Torpedo Tube (UK)|21-in D.R. Mark III torpedo tubes]] on the centreline (2x2) enjoying 50&deg; arcs centered on the beam.
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• "R" Class Destroyer (1916)
  * two double revolving 21-in torpedo tubes on the centreline ...e access, and the collision head to be filled while the torpedo was in the tube.{{ARTS1911|p. 48}}{{ARTS1912|p. 36}}
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• "A" Class Destroyer (1894)
  ...rs five 6-pdr guns (though the 26 knotters could mount five by landing the torpedo tubes).{{Conways1860|pp. 90-91}} It appears these were removed by late in ...bow tube which was removed from most although some boat retained only this tube.{{Conways1860|pp. 90-91}}
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• Sim:Main Page
  ===Torpedo Aiming Systems=== ...id="xq-4Z8UDCYI" height="150" width="200" desc="Aiming Torpedoes from the Tube" frame="true"/>
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• "W" Class Destroyer (1917)
  ...V" Class Destroyer (1917)|"V" class]], but incorporated the triple torpedo tube mounts that had not been ready in time for the "V"s. * Two [[21-in T.R. Mark I Torpedo Tube (UK)|21-in T.R. Mark I tubes]] (2x3){{ARTS1917|p. 210}}
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