16-in Torpedo (UK)
From The Dreadnought Project
The 16-in R.L. Torpedo was the first British-made torpedo; 112 were manufactured by the Royal Laboratory between 1872 and 1887, at which time production was switching over to the 14-in Mark I torpedoes.[1]
In 1881, some 7 were repaired at Portsmouth for use in the ironclad battleships Temeraire and Minotaur.[2]
In 1893, all of these weapons were to be broken up except for those in the ironclad frigate Agincourt and six spares.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1884. p. 47.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1881. p. 34.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1893. p. 36.
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