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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== |
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The 18-in R.G.F. Mark IV Torpedo was a British torpedo developed at the Royal Gun Factory in 1894 or 1895.[Fact Check][1]
It may have been built in both long and short versions, but the short version is not clear.
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Particulars
It carried a charge of 170 pounds, 15 ounces – the same as in the Mark III torpedo.[2]
In 1895, none were yet in service.
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1893. p. 52.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1895. p. 30.
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