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==Torpedoes==
 
==Torpedoes==
 
Both ships, along with [[Admiral Class Battleship (1884)|''Anson'']] lost torpedoes fired from their above-water stem tubes on a single day on 20 November 1895.  The issue arose when the mouths of these tubes became submerged above certain speeds, prompting a cessation of practice and a review of whether these tubes should be used in practice, action, or simply abolished.  The consensus was that battleships did not require these tubes, but "cruizers" and torpedo boats might yet.  The thinking was that these ships were not strong enough for safely ramming, and the bow tubes, when fired at slow to moderate speeds offered, in effect, an extended ram and the only torpedo fire into undisturbed water.{{ARTS1896|pp. 34-6}}
 
Both ships, along with [[Admiral Class Battleship (1884)|''Anson'']] lost torpedoes fired from their above-water stem tubes on a single day on 20 November 1895.  The issue arose when the mouths of these tubes became submerged above certain speeds, prompting a cessation of practice and a review of whether these tubes should be used in practice, action, or simply abolished.  The consensus was that battleships did not require these tubes, but "cruizers" and torpedo boats might yet.  The thinking was that these ships were not strong enough for safely ramming, and the bow tubes, when fired at slow to moderate speeds offered, in effect, an extended ram and the only torpedo fire into undisturbed water.{{ARTS1896|pp. 34-6}}

Revision as of 12:07, 23 September 2012

Overview of 2 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
Nile Pembroke Royal Dockyard 8 Apr, 1886 27 Mar, 1888 1910 Sold 9 Jul, 1912
Trafalgar Portsmouth Royal Dockyard 18 Jan, 1886 20 Sep, 1887 Mar, 1890 Sold 9 Mar, 1911

Torpedoes

Both ships, along with Anson lost torpedoes fired from their above-water stem tubes on a single day on 20 November 1895. The issue arose when the mouths of these tubes became submerged above certain speeds, prompting a cessation of practice and a review of whether these tubes should be used in practice, action, or simply abolished. The consensus was that battleships did not require these tubes, but "cruizers" and torpedo boats might yet. The thinking was that these ships were not strong enough for safely ramming, and the bow tubes, when fired at slow to moderate speeds offered, in effect, an extended ram and the only torpedo fire into undisturbed water.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1896. pp. 34-6.

Bibliography



Trafalgar Class Second Class Battleship
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