Refimprove date October 2009 two other uses the self propelled weapon the pre 1900 naval meaning of torpedo naval mine Image Bundesarchiv DVM 10 Bild 23 61 40, Fiume Torpedo L ngsschnitt.jpg thumb German torpedo, 1900 Image Bundesarchiv DVM 10 Bild 23 61 28, Am Torpedorohr.jpg thumb Launching a torpedo in 1915 during World War I The modern torpedo is a self propelled weapon with an explosive warhead ..., automobile, locomotive or fish torpedo colloquially called a fish . The term torpedo was originally ... about 1900, torpedo has been used strictly to designate an underwater self propelled weapon. The original torpedo fish torpedo is a kind of fish an electric ray . While the battleship had evolved primarily around engagements between armoured ships with Naval artillery large caliber guns , the torpedo allowed torpedo boat s and other lighter surface ships, submarine submersible s, and later, aircraft ... a variety of platforms. Etymology The word torpedo comes from a genus of electric ray s in the order ... The concept of a torpedo existed many centuries before it was developed as a working device. The earliest ... has been supposed to be a torpedo, which al Rammah called the egg which moves itself and burns , with the text ... ?id 30IJLnwpc8EC ref In a MythBusters 2011 season Episode 164 Torpedo Tastic 2011 episode of Mythbusters , Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage constructed a replica of al Rammah s torpedo and after several tries, discovered it was indeed a plausible weapon. Before the invention of the self propelled torpedo ... laying torpedoes in Charleston Harbor Although the term torpedo was not coined until 1800, the early ... torpedo to refer to a naval explosive was by American inventor Robert Fulton . In 1800, Fulton launched ... Fulton called a torpedo. The submarine would tow the torpedo, submerging beneath an enemy vessel and dragging the torpedo into contact with it. Fulton successfully destroyed demonstration targets ... s experiments ceased in 1805. During the American Civil War , the term torpedo was used for what is today ... more details
Torpedo Junction may refer to The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Torpedo Junction , a 1989 novel by Homer Hickam Torpedo Junction novel Torpedo Junction , a 2011 novel by Sourdough Jackson disambig ... more details
Torpedo Stadium may refer to one of the following stadia Torpedo Stadium Kokshetau in Kazakhstan Eduard Streltsov Stadium Torpedo Stadium Moscow in Russia , now known as Eduard Streltsov Stadium Torpedo Stadium Togliatti in Russia Torpedo Stadium Vladimir in Russia Torpedo Stadium Zhodino in Belarus Torpedo Stadium Mahilyow in Belarus disambig ... more details
Torpedo Gorky may refer to one of the following Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod , an ice hockey club A soccer club currently known as FC Torpedo NN Nizhny Novgorod disambig ... more details
Wiktionary torpedo A torpedo , or locomotive torpedo, is a self propelled explosive projectile that operates underwater. Torpedo may also refer to Torpedo genus Torpedo genus , the genus of electric rays ... device placed in water, to destroy vessels land torpedo , an obsolete term for land mine Aerial torpedo , a naval term for early flying bomb s and pilotless aircraft weapons Aerial torpedo , a self propelled torpedo dropped into the water from aircraft Bangalore torpedo , an explosive device for land use Human torpedo , also called Chariot , a variety of swimmer delivery vehicle of World War Two. Transport Torpedo car car body style. An early form of usually large touring coachwork with smooth shape from front to rear Detonator railway Railroad torpedo , a device to warn approaching trains upon entering protected trackage Narco submarine Narco torpedo Narco torpedo , a type of underwater cargo barge, towed behind boats to clandestinely transport illicit materials In fiction Torpedo comics Torpedo comics or Torpedo 1936 , a Spanish comic book series Torpedo Marvel Comics , a Marvel Comics character Torpedo G.I. Joe , a character in the G.I. Joe universe Photon torpedo , fictional weapon popularized by the science fiction saga Star Trek Torpedo Bob s Burgers , an episode of the animated series Bob s Burgers In sport FC Torpedo Kutaisi , a Georgian Football Club FC Torpedo Moscow , a Russian Football Club FC Torpedo RG , a Russian Football Club FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhya , a Ukrainian Football Club FC Torpedo ZIL , a defunct Russian Football Club, now FC Moscow FC Torpedo Zhodino , a Belarusian Football Club Torpedo punt , a specialised kick used in Australian Rules Football Torpedo ... Torpedo petroleum , explosive used in an oil well to start or increase the flow of oil Torpedo, Pennsylvania Torpedo , 1920s slang for a hit man or hired gun Torpedo , in American cigar slang, a cigar ... a cracker ball An Italian alternative music band A meat filled Kibbeh snack disambiguation de Torpedo ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Leopard torpedo image Torpedo panthera.jpg image width 240 px status DD status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Chondrichthyes ordo Torpediniformes familia Torpedinidae genus Torpedo genus Torpedo species T. panthera binomial Torpedo panthera binomial authority Ignaz von Olfers Olfers , 1831 synonyms The leopard torpedoTorpedo panthera is a species of fish in the Torpedinidae family. It is found in Djibouti , Egypt , Eritrea , India , Iran , Oman , Pakistan , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Sudan , and Yemen . Its natural habitat is open sea s. Source Commons category Torpedo panthera Torpedo panthera de Carvalho, M.R. & McCord, M.E. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 60134 all Torpedo panthera . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007. Chondrichthyes stub Category Torpedo de Bogenstirn Zitterrochen fr Torpedo panthera pt Torpedo panthera vi Leopard torpedo ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Smalldisk torpedo image status DD status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Chondrichthyes ordo Torpediniformes familia Torpedinidae genus Torpedo genus Torpedo species T. microdiscus binomial Torpedo microdiscus binomial authority Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin Parin & Aleksandr N. Kotlyar Kotlyar , 1985 synonyms The smalldisk torpedoTorpedo microdiscus is a species of fish in the Torpedinidae family. Its natural habitat is open sea s. Source Lamilla, J. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 60133 all Torpedo microdiscus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007. Chondrichthyes stub Category Torpedo pt Torpedo microdiscus vi Smalldisk torpedo ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Argentine torpedo image status DD status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Chondrichthyes ordo Torpediniformes familia Torpedinidae genus Torpedo genus Torpedo species T. puelcha binomial Torpedo puelcha binomial authority Fernando Lahille Lahille , 1928 synonyms The Argentine torpedoTorpedo puelcha is a species of fish in the Torpedinidae family. It is found in Argentina , Brazil , and Uruguay . Its natural habitat is open sea s. Source Stehmann, M.F.W, San Martin, J. & de Carvalho, M.R. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 60135 all Torpedo puelcha . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007. Chondrichthyes stub Category Torpedo pt Torpedo puelcha vi Argentine torpedo ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Torpedo genus Taxobox name Torpedo fossil range Fossil range Early Eocene Recent ref ref name FB image Torpedotorpedo corsica2.jpg image width 240px image caption Common torpedo Common torpedo T. torpedo regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Chondrichthyes subclassis Elasmobranchii ... Bonaparte , 1838 genus Torpedo genus authority Martinus Houttuyn Houttuyn , 1764 type species Common torpedo Raja torpedo type species authority Carl Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 Torpedo is a genus of Batoidea rays , commonly known as electric rays , torpedo rays , or torpedoes . It is the sole genus ... two extant species. ref ITIS id 160830 taxon Torpedo accessdate October 12, 2008 ref ref FishBase genus genus Torpedo month February year 2011 ref The Navy naval weapon known as the torpedo was named ... the ray s electric shock. Electricity The largest species is the Atlantic torpedo , Torpedo nobiliana ... neurobiological research because of its unique properties. Description Torpedo rays are flat ... Genus Torpedo small Martinus Houttuyn Houttuyn , 1764 small Torpedo acarinata small Adnet, 2006 small Torpedo adenensis small Marcelo Rodrigues de Carvalho M. R. de Carvalho , Matthias Stehmann Stehmann & Leonid G. Manilo Manilo , 2002 small Aden Gulf torpedoTorpedo alexandrinsis small Mazhar, 1987 small Alexandrine torpedoTorpedo andersoni small Harvey R. Bullis Bullis , 1962 small Florida torpedoTorpedo bauchotae small Jean Cadenat Cadenat , Christian Capap Capap & Martine Desoutter M niger Desoutter , 1978 small Rosette torpedoTorpedo californica small William Orville Ayres Ayres , 1855 small Pacific electric ray Torpedo fairchildi small Frederick Wollaston Hutton F. W. Hutton , 1872 small New Zealand torpedoTorpedo formosa small Diane Lee Haas Haas & David A. Ebert Ebert , 2006 small Taiwan TorpedoTorpedo fuscomaculata small Wilhelm Peters W. K. H. Peters , 1855 small Black spotted torpedoTorpedo mackayana small Jan Marie Metzelaar Metzelaar , 1919 small Ringed torpedoTorpedo ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Chilean torpedo image status DD status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Chondrichthyes ordo Torpediniformes familia Torpedinidae genus Torpedo genus Torpedo species T. tremens binomial Torpedo tremens binomial authority Don Fernando de Buen y Lozano de Buen , 1959 synonyms The Chilean torpedo or torpedo electric ray Torpedo tremens is a species of fish in the Torpedinidae family. It is found in Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Ecuador , and Peru . Its natural habitat is open sea s. Source Lamilla, J. & Romero, M. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 60137 all Torpedo tremens . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007. Chondrichthyes stub Category Torpedo de Torpedo tremens pt Torpedo tremens vi Chilean torpedo ... more details
File HMS Spider.png thumb HMS Spider 1887 , an early model of torpedo gunboat . In late 19th century naval terminology, torpedo gunboats or, in north European usage, torpedo cruisers , were a form of gunboat armed with torpedo es and designed for hunting and destroying smaller torpedo boats . By the end of the 1890s torpedo gunboats were superseded by their more successful contemporaries, the torpedo boat destroyers . A number of torpedo gunboats, such as the Alarm class torpedo gunboat Alarm class and the Dryad class torpedo gunboat Dryad class , were built for the Royal Navy during the 1880s and the 1890s similar vessels were also constructed or otherwise acquired by a number of European nations and Japan. Essentially very small cruiser s, torpedo gunboats were equipped with torpedo tubes and an adequate gun armament, intended for hunting down smaller enemy torpedo boat. In practice they failed in their primary objective, as they were not fast enough to keep up with torpedo boats. One of the faster torpedo gunboats was the Spanish warship Destructor Spanish warship Destructor , commissioned in 1887. Sources Roger Chesneau, Eug ne Kolesnik Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships, 1860 1905 , Conway Maritime Press, London, 1979, ISBN 0 85177 133 5. Category Ship types mil ship stub de Torpedokreuzer es Ca onero torpedero ja no Torpedokrysser pl Kanonierka torpedowa ru sv Torpedkryssare ... more details
Yu 7 7 torpedo is the Chinese development of the US Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 light ASW torpedo incorporating technologies of the A244 S torpedo. Many domestic Chinese sources have considered Yu 7 torpedo as the Chinese equivalent of US Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 3 torpedo . Development According to official information released by the Chinese government, several US Mark 46 torpedo es had been recovered by Chinese fishermen in the 1970s and 1980s, with the most advanced version the Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 1 Block 2 torpedo recovered in October, 1978 from South China Sea . Decision was given to reverse engineer the American torpedo under the name Project 109 to produce the badly needed Anti submarine warfare ASW light torpedo for the Chinese military. 705th Institute also called Xi an Precision ... involved in assisting the four major enterprises to develop the torpedo. 705th Institute also known ... control systems of the torpedo and Northwestern Polytechnical University was responsible for the deep water control systems of the torpedo. The Yu 7 torpedo is composed of over 5,000 parts and 4,500 ... in the 750 Testing Range 750 in Kunming in December 1985. By 1989 the Yu 7 torpedo had successfully ... 7 torpedo obtained a great boost from USA technical support in 1985, when China signed a US 8 million deal with USA in purchasing Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 torpedo es with technological support for licensed ... and many human rights activist groups for delivering the last batch of Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 torpedo to China after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 , but the George H. W. Bush Bush .... Another great benefit to the Yu 7 torpedo program was the Chinese purchase of 40 or so Italian ... to reverse engineer this torpedo as well. The incorporation of technologies of the Italian Alenia A244 S light Anti submarine warfare ASW torpedo caused design changes and thus delayed the schedule ... standards. The Yu 7 torpedo finally received certification in 1994 and went into full production ... more details
Hockey team team Torpedo Sofia color Red color text White logo logosize city Sofia , Bulgaria league conference division founded 2006 arena Sofia Winter Sports Palace colours Red, Blue coach GM website name1 dates1 name2 dates2 Torpedo Sofia is an ice hockey team in Sofia , Bulgaria . The club was founded in 2006, and plays in the Bulgarian Hockey League . External links http www.eurohockey.net teams teaminfo.cgi?team Torpedo Sofia Club profile on eurohockey.net Category Ice hockey teams in Bulgaria Category Sport in Sofia Category Sports clubs established in 2006 cs Torpedo Sofia fi Torpedo Sofia ... more details
unreferenced date April 2008 Image PolyphemusShip.jpg thumb 150px The torpedo ram HMS Polyphemus 1881 HMS Polyphemus . A torpedo ram is a type of torpedo boat combining a Naval ram ram with torpedo tubes ... a monitor, torpedo rams operated with very little freeboard, sometimes with only inches of hull rising ... in their turrets, they also were equipped with torpedoes. Early designs incorporated a spar torpedo ... self propelled torpedo es, but retained the concept of ramming, resulting in designs like HMS Polyphemus 1881 HMS Polyphemus , which had five torpedo tubes, two each port and starboard and one mounted in the center of her reinforced ram bow. The torpedo ram concept came about at a time when the self propelled torpedo, pioneered by Robert Whitehead , had only just been invented. The earliest self ... about how best to employ the torpedo. During the 1870s a large number of proposals emerged for torpedo carrying warships. The torpedo ram, like most of the early torpedo carrying warship designs, was intended to attack enemy warships while they were still at anchor in harbor. The torpedo ram s low ... for their attacks to take place at night. Once it reached the harbor, the torpedo ram was to smash ... its torpedoes before they could get underway. Once this was done, the torpedo ram would exit the harbor ... The 1874 USS Intrepid in dry dock, note the torpedo projection device at her forefoot It soon became clear that this proposition was not a practical one. Because of this, torpedo rams were never ... practical, classes of torpedo carrying warships emerged. Only a handful were built. The best remembered ... 1874 USS Intrepid . Neither saw a great deal of active service and they were mostly used for torpedo ... them, the torpedo ram can be said to have caught public attention in a manner which far exceeded .... G. Wells s science fiction classic The War of the Worlds novel The War of the Worlds was a torpedo ... that, in view of the limited military value the torpedo ram demonstrated, Wells s immortalization ... more details
Yu 5 5 torpedo is the first wire guided torpedo developed by China. It is an Anti submarine warfare ASW torpedo designed for conventional diesel electric submarine s. ref cite book title The Naval Institute ... as the Chinese copy of Soviet TEST 71 torpedo, which is completely wrong because the Soviet torpedo ... technologies of Soviet TEST 71 torpedo, which was not purchased by China until 1993, four years after the Yu 5 torpedo had already entered service. Citation needed date September 2009 China had begun ... of Yu 3 torpedo developmental program, Chinese military realized that an Anti submarine warfare ASW torpedo was needed for its conventional diesel electric submarine fleet in addition to the ASuW torpedo under development Yu 4 torpedo . As a result, Yu 5 torpedo was developed, and it was decided to utilize the wire guidance technology. The development of Yu 5 torpedo begun around the same time of Yu 4 torpedo in the early 1970s, but due to the backward of the Chinese technological and industrial ... 5 torpedo benefited greatly from the US Mark 46 torpedo recovered by the Chinese fishermen for the Otto fuel II research and then some technological supports for license production of Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 torpedo in China of the 1985 deal signed between two countries. Other unconfirmed reports have claimed that during the development of Yu 5 torpedo, advanced American and Japanese commercial .... In fact, Yu 5 torpedo program started around the same time with Yu 4 torpedo program but the latter ... vehicle for newer technologies for later torpedoes such as the Yu 6 torpedo , for example, optical fiber wire guidance had been tested on Yu 5 torpedo since 1986 However, although the tests were considered somewhat satisfactory, it was not adopted for Yu 5 torpedo, which used the traditional copper wire . The Yu 5 torpedo was finally accepted into the service in 1989 and the series production begun the next year in 1990. The torpedo is initially guided by wire guidance for most of the time, and at the final ... more details
ET52 torpedo is the Chinese development of the Italy Italian Alenia A244 S light Anti submarine warfare ASW acoustic homing torpedo, and is considered by many domestic Chinese sources as Chinese equivalent of the A244 S Mod. 2 version. ET52 is essentially the A244 S torpedo with technologies of US Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 torpedo incorporated. China purchased around 40 Italy Italian Alenia A244 S light ASW torpedo in 1987 for evaluation and reverse engineering. ref cite book title The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems author Norman Friedman ref At the time, China was in the process of mastering the license production of the US Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 torpedo according to the deal first signed between China and USA in 1985 . The 705th Institute also known as Xi an Precision Machinery Research Institute, tasked to evaluate and reverse engineering the A244 S torpedo was also responsible for Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 torpedo program in China, with many of the team members working on both projects. Chinese researchers suggested that since Otto fuel II powered torpedo could cost as much as three times of electrically powered torpedo, the cheaper electrically powered torpedo should be developed also. The suggestion was accepted, and it was decided to that the technologies of both the Mark 46 torpedo Mk 46 Mod. 2 torpedo and A244 S torpedo should be applied to each other to enhance the performance, and 705th Institute also known as Xi an Precision Machinery Research Institute, was put in charge of A244 S torpedo project in addition to the Mk 46 Mod. 2 torpedo project. Although incorporating the best features to each other certainly improved the performance for both torpedoes, the greatest benefit by far was that due to many shared components, production techniques, and other technologies, the logistic support was significantly reduced and the overall cost was also significantly lowered. A derivative of ET52 has been exhibited ... more details
The T11 was a torpedo developed for Germany German U boats during World War II . The torpedo was electric and had an effective range of 5,700 meters at a speed of 24 knots 44 km h . This torpedo employed acoustic, passive homing to find its target after a straight run of 400 meters. This evolution of the G7es torpedo was created to counter the Allies Foxer noise maker countermeasure. This weapon was never actually employed in wartime as Germany had surrendered by the time testing was fully completed. Three T11 torpedoes were aboard U 534 when it was sunk in 1945 and these were salvaged in 1993. ref cite book title The Story of U 534 publisher Merseytravel year 2009 ref See also G7e torpedo List of World War II torpedoes of Germany References reflist External links http uboat.net technical torpedoes.htm A brief synopsis of German torpedo evolution during WWII at uboat.net Category World War II German torpedoes Weapon stub ... more details
dablink A torpedo tube in Rail terminology T Rail terminology refers to a type of long, thin air reservoir ... Navy File Torpdorohr eines Torpedoschnellbootes.jpg thumb Rear Torpedo tube of a former German Jaguar class fast attack craft Jaguar class Schnellboot motor torpedo boat MTB File FS Redoutable torpilles.jpg thumb Torpedo tubes of the French SNLE French submarine Redoutable Redoutable A torpedo tube is a device for launching torpedo es. There are two main types of torpedo tube underwater tubes fitted to submarine s and some surface ships, and deck mounted units also referred to as torpedo launchers installed aboard surface vessels. Deck mounted torpedo launchers are usually designed for a specific type of torpedo, while submarine torpedo tubes are general purpose launchers, and are often also ... inch 533 mm diameter for heavy torpedoes underwater tubes , although other sizes of torpedo tube have been used see TorpedoTorpedo classes and diameters Torpedo classes and diameters . Submarine torpedo tube A submarine torpedo tube is a more complex mechanism than a torpedo tube on a surface ship, because the tube has to accomplish the function of moving the torpedo from the normal atmospheric .... Thus a submarine torpedo tube operates on the principle of an airlock . Torpedo tube operation File Submarine torpedo tube.svg thumb A simplified diagram of a submarine torpedo tube File Torpedo tube on holland 1.jpg thumb right The torpedo tube on HMS Holland 1 The accompanying diagram illustrates the operation of a submarine torpedo tube. The diagram is somewhat simplified but shows the workings of a submarine torpedo launch. A torpedo tube has a considerable number of interlock engineering .... The submarine torpedo launch sequence is, in simplified form Open the breech door in the torpedo room. Load the torpedo into the tube. Hook up the wire guide connection and the torpedo power cable. Shut and lock the breech door. Turn on power to the torpedo. A minimum amount of time is required ... more details
Image WWI style ship armor.PNG thumb right Diagram of common elements of warship armor. The torpedo bulkhead is the line denoted by D . A torpedo bulkhead is a type of armor common on the more heavily armored warships , especially battleship s and battlecruiser s of the early 20th century. It is designed to keep the ship afloat even if the hull was struck underneath the belt armor by a shell or by a torpedo . After the lessons learned during World War I , many capital ship s were refitted with double, triple, or even quadruple torpedo bulkheads, as well as anti torpedo bulge s to the exterior of the hull. ref name ItNA 185 Gillmer and Johnson, p.185 ref For example, the last US battleship designs during United States Navy in World War II World War II had up to four torpedo bulkheads and a triple bottom. ref name ItNA 185 The innermost bulkhead is commonly referred to as the holding bulkhead , and often this bulkhead would be manufactured from high tensile steel that could deform and absorb the pressure pulse from a torpedo hit without breaking. If the final bulkhead was at least 37mm thick, it may also be referred to as an armored bulkhead , as it would be capable of stopping splinters and shells with low striking velocities. Footnotes references References cite book last Gillmer first Charles coauthors Johnson, Bruce title Introduction to Naval Architecture year 1982 location Annapolis publisher Naval Institute Press isbn 0870213180 Category Naval armour Navy stub de Torpedoschott ... more details
Image Yu 2 Torpedo.jpg 250px right thumb A Yu 2 Torpedo at the Beijing Military Museum. Yu 2 2 torpedo was a Chinese development of the unguided straight running Soviet ASuW RAT 52 torpedo with passive ... torpedo and Yu 4 torpedo . Contrary to the higher number assigned, Yu 2 torpedo was the first Chinese domestically produced torpedo entering service, ahead of the Yu 1 torpedo . Background In August 1958 ... of Soviet advisers initially sent to China for these torpedo programs was just five. The Soviet Union ... 52 rocket powered torpedo at No. 123 Factory, while others were assigned to teach the Chinese ... propulsion system and electronics of the passive acoustic homing torpedo had also been completed, while ... two boats and a torpedo . The two boats were a torpedo boat and a submarine , the torpedo being classed as a heavy torpedo of 533 mm diameter. In July, 1962, researchers at 705th Institute concluded ... a steam powered torpedo, and then the electrically powered acoustic homing torpedo. Though the Yu 2 torpedo was not part of this project, due to its earlier commencement, it did benefit from it. One of the two torpedo factories China had set up in the 1950s was assigned as the primary contractor for the Yu 2. However, due to the political turmoil in China, the development of Yu 2 torpedo was subject ... project developed the unguided version of the torpedo. The second project developed micro ... be merged together. Development Image Yu 2 Torpedo nose.jpg right thumb A Yu 2 Torpedo nose at the Beijing ... in Russian, meaning rocket airborne torpedo rocket propelled Anti submarine warfare ASW torpedo in 1954 and accumulated considerable experience in maintaining and handling the torpedo. ref cite book ... completed. Despite the Soviet withdrawal of technical assistance, a planned torpedo test was carried ... torpedo testing ranges the cause could not be determined. The development of Yu 2 torpedo was put on hold. In 1964 the development of the Yu 2 torpedo resumed in China in No. 374 Factory. From July to September ... more details
Yu 4 4 torpedo is the Chinese development of the Russian SAET 50 ASuW passive acoustic homing torpedo, and it is the Russian SAET 50 torpedo incorporating active acoustic homing guidance. Yu 4 torpedo ... torpedo, ref cite book title The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems author Norman ... had not received any technical assistance on SAET 60 torpedo. The background of the development of Yu 4 torpedo is identical to that of Yu 1 torpedo and Yu 2 torpedo . Background In August, 1958, the deputy ... Soviet Union did not put too much emphasis on torpedo capability the total number of Soviet advisors initially sent to China for all of its torpedo programs was only five. The Soviet Union quickly ... the RAT 52 rocket powered torpedo at No. 123 Factory, while others were assigned to teach China about compressed oxygen powered torpedo and SAET 50 acoustic homing torpedoes. In July 1960, the first two ... system and electronics of the electrically powered passive acoustic homing torpedo had also been completed ... oxygen powered torpedo. In 1962, Yuan Shuai Field Marshal Nie Rongzhen ordered all resources to be concentrated on achieving the goal of fielding two boats and a torpedo Two boats torpedo boat and submarine , torpedo heavy torpedo of 533 mm diameter . In July, 1962, researchers at 705th Institute ... navy was not happy with oxygen powered torpedo either. Chinese researchers recommended steam powered torpedo instead, and in the following year, People s Liberation Army Navy PLAN issued an order to first develop steam powered torpedo, and then the electrically powered acoustic homing torpedo. The electrically powered Yu 4 torpedo program was put on hold despite the earlier successful development of components. Development The progress made in the development of the Yu 3 torpedo had encouraged the Chinese to resume the development of the Yu 4 torpedo after several years of dormancy ... in the development of the Yu 3 torpedo. However, the speed was low and other results were not satisfactory ... more details
File Ataquechocrane.png thumb 250px right Torpedo boat attack on the Chilean central battery ship Chilean ironclad Almirante Cochrane Cochrane during the Chilean Civil War of 1891. A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast navy naval ship vessel designed to carry torpedo es into battle. The first designs rammed enemy ships with explosive spar torpedo es, and later designs launched self propelled Torpedo Self propelled torpedoes Whitehead torpedo es. They were created to counter battleship s and other ... guns. This way an inexpensive fleet of torpedo boats could defend against much larger and more expensive ... them. The introduction of fast torpedo boats in the late 19th century was a serious concern ... the threat. These were essentially similar to the torpedo boats they faced, but mounted a light gun instead of torpedoes. As these designs became more formalized they became known as torpedo boat destroyers , and eventually evolved into the modern destroyer . Torpedo boats also evolved over time, notably ... . American Civil War File CSS David drawing.jpg right thumb 240px Drawings of the Confederate torpedo ... torpedo boats, which carried spar torpedo es. In 1861 President Abraham Lincoln Lincoln instituted ... on the Union Navy . One strategy to counter the blockade saw the development of torpedo boats ... David class of torpedo boats were steam powered with a partially enclosed hull. They were not true ... were above the water line. On a dark night, and burning smokeless anthracite coal, the torpedo boats ... . The CSS Midge CSS Midge and CSS St. Patrick CSS St. Patrick were David class torpedo boats. The CSS Squib CSS Squib and CSS Scorpion CSS Scorpion represented another class of torpedo boats that were ... century Spar torpedo boat.jpg thumb right 19th century spar torpedo boat. The Confederate torpedo boats were armed with spar torpedo es. This was a charge of powder in a waterproof case, mounted to the bow of the torpedo boat below the water line on a long spar. The torpedo boat attacked by ramming ... more details
Taxobox name Florida torpedo status DD status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2010 assessors Herndon, A.P. and G.H. Burgess year 2006 id 60132 title Torpedo andersoni version 2010.4 downloaded ... ordo Torpediniformes familia Torpedinidae genus Torpedo genus Torpedo species T. andersoni binomial Torpedo andersoni binomial authority Harvey R. Bullis Bullis , 1962 The Florida torpedoTorpedo ... coral habitat s. A small species growing up to convert 32 cm in abbr on long, the Florida torpedo ... torpedo were caught over the western Bahama Banks Grand Cayman Bank in November 1960 by the Silver ... 1962 title A new species of Torpedo from the Florida Straits journal Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf ... ref This species belongs to the subgenus Torpedo , ref name navia et al cite journal author Navia, A. F. Mejia Falla, P. A. Caicedo, J. A. and De Carvalho, M. R. title First Record of Torpedo andersoni ... dec06 42 261 263.pdf ref and is most similar to the New Zealand torpedo T. fairchildi , the panther electric ray T. panthera , and the black spotted torpedo T. fuscomaculata . ref name bullis Distribution and habitat The two original specimens of the Florida torpedo came from a depth of convert 229 ... and flabby, the Florida torpedo has a nearly circular pectoral fin disc wider than long. The leading ... michael The maximum known length is convert 32 cm in abbr on . The only other Torpedo species in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean , the Atlantic torpedo T. nobiliana , is larger, uniformly dark in color ... navia et al Biology and ecology Virtually nothing is known of the natural history of the Florida torpedo ... species genus Torpedo species andersoni month December year 2010 ref Human interactions The International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN has noted the rare and range limited Florida torpedo ... Data Deficient at present. References reflist 2 Category Torpedo Category Fauna of the Cayman Islands de Torpedo andersoni pt Torpedo andersoni vi Florida torpedo ... more details
Infobox KHL team clubname HC Kazzinc Torpedo image Image KazzincTorpedoLogo.gif 100px fullname fullname HC Kazzinc Torpedo nickname Ustinka founded 1955 dissolved based in Ust Kamenogorsk arena Sport Palast capacity 4,400 league Russian Major League br Kazakhstani Championship division East conference uniform team color color box blue color box white owner Kazzinc gm Yury Petukhov head coach Oleg Bolyakin captain Sergey Aleksandrov honors affiliates website http kazzinc torpedo.kz fansite http www.ustinka.com Kazzinc Torpedo is a professional Kazakhstan i ice hockey team that plays in the Kazakhstani Championship . They play their home games at Sport Palast , located in Ust Kamenogorsk . Achievements Kazakhstani Championship Winners 13 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 Kazakhstani Cup Ice Hockey Winners 1 2008 NHL Alumni flagicon KAZ Evgeny Nabokov 1991 94 , flagicon KAZ Konstantin Pushkarev 1992 93 , flagicon KAZ Nik Antropov 1996 98 , flagicon KAZ Vitaly Kolesnik 1998 05 External links ru icon http www.kazzinc torpedo.kz Official Club Website ru icon http www.ustinka.com Fansite Category Ice hockey teams in Kazakhstan Kaztsink Torpedo Ust Kamenogorsk Euro icehockey team stub Kazakhstan sport stub cs Kazcink Torpedo Us Kamenogorsk de Kaszink Torpedo Ust Kamenogorsk fr Kazzinc Torpedo Oust Kamenogorsk pl Kazcink Torpedo ru sr fi HK Kaztsink Torpedo ... more details
Taxobox name Common torpedo image Torpedotorpedo corsica3.jpg image width 240px status DD status system ... Elasmobranchii ordo Torpediniformes familia Torpedinidae genus Torpedo genus Torpedo species T. torpedo binomial Torpedotorpedo binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 range map Torpedotorpedo rangemap.png range map width 240px range map caption Range of the common torpedo ref name iucn synonyms Raja torpedo small Linnaeus, 1758 small br Torpedo narke small Delaroche, 1809 small br Torpedo ocellata small Rafinesque, 1810 small br Torpedo oculata small Davy, 1834 small br Torpedo unimaculata small Risso, 1810 small The common torpedo , ocellate torpedo , or eyed electric ray Torpedotorpedo is a species of electric ray in the family biology family Torpedinidae , found in the Mediterranean ... torpedo can deliver a strong electric shock of up to 200 volt s. It is a solitary, nocturnal ... period of 4 8 months the specifics vary between geographical regions. The common torpedo s shock ... of Nature IUCN has listed it as Data Deficient . Taxonomy The common torpedo and other electric rays were familiar to the peoples of classical antiquity . Torpedo was the Ancient Rome Roman name ... and turton Carl Linnaeus , known as the father of taxonomy , scientifically described the common torpedo as Raja torpedo in the 1758 tenth edition of his Systema Naturae . However, the common torpedo also appeared in at least 52 pre Linnaean sources under various names such as Torpedo , Raja tota l vis , Torpedo maculosa , and Torpedo Sin s Persici . These early accounts, including Linnaeus s, confounded the common torpedo with other electric ray species. As Linnaeus did not indicate any type ... to refer to Torpedo as a genus , in his 1806 Zoologie analytique, ou m thode naturelle de classification des animaux . Dum ril did not name any Torpedo species the first author to do so was probably Charles Lucien Bonaparte , who assigned Linnaeus s Raja torpedo to the genus Torpedo in 1838. Since ... more details
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