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	AllRefer.com - torpedo boat (Naval And Nautical Affairs) - Encyclopedia
		The first modern torpedo boat was the Lightning, built for the British navy in 1877 by the shipyards of Sir John Isaac Thornycroft.
		Torpedo boats were adopted by most of the world's major navies, but as they increased in size the destroyer was developed as an effective defense against them.
		At that time torpedo boats, often referred to as PT boats, were commonly used in attacking enemy coastal shipping and light naval forces under cover of darkness and bad weather.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/torpedob.html (283 words)

	Torpedo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bangalore Torpedo, invented in 1912, is a cylindrical explosive device` on the end of a pipe used to clear minefields and barbed wire.
		From the deck-mounted torpedo launcher of a vessel on the surface.
		In the case of deck or tube launched torpedoes, the diameter of the torpedo is obviously a key factor in determining the suitability of a particular torpedo to a tube or launcher, similar to the calibre of the gun.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torpedo (1606 words)

	Torpedo boat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first recorded launch of torpedoes from a torpedo boat (which itself was launched from a tender) in an actual battle was by Russian admiral Stepan Makarov on January 16, 1877, who used self-propelled Whitehead's torpedoes against a Turkish armed ship "Intibah" during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78.
		The result was a small torpedo boat, perhaps 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) in length with high speed 30 to 50 knots (56 to 93 km/h), carrying 2 to 4 torpedoes, fired from simple fixed launchers, and several machine guns.
		Today a number of navies operate boats of the same general size and concept as the older torpedo boats, but armed with long-range anti-shipping missiles that can be used at ranges between 30 and 70 km.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torpedo_boat (954 words)

	Torpedo boat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The result was the torpedo boat, a small boat perhaps 50 feet (15 m) in length with high speed, carrying a small number of torpedoes.
		The introduction of the torpedo boat resulted in a flurry of activity in the fleets around the world, as smaller and faster guns were added to existing ships to ward off the new threat.
		Torpedo boats remained useful until World War II, in particular the German E Boats and US PT Boats served their users well.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/t/to/torpedo_boat.html (627 words)

	Torpedo article - Torpedo Sopwith Cuckoo weapons submarines ships helicopters aircraft - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Torpedoes are weapons that may be launched from submarines, surface ships, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, and from unmanned naval mines.
		In naval usage, the term "torpedo" was first used by Robert Fulton who used it in reference to his Nautilus submarine in 1800.
		The torpedo was powered by compressed air and had a explosive charge of gloxyline or gun-cotton.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Torpedo (763 words)

	Report of Trial of Holland Submarine Boat
		and with the boat underway at a speed of some 5.3 knots, the electric motor at the time making 275 revolutions. The torpedo ran near the surface and with several breaches, for a distance of some 300 yards, and was picked up by a launch sent for the purpose.
		The mechanism for raising and lowering the boat in the water and for altering her trim, worked satisfac- torily and was certain in its action.
		Boat was able to make surface run of reasonable length, and we believe can be made to run under water 4 to 5 miles, though she failed to do two miles on this trial.
	www.geocities.com /gwmccue/Documents/Trial_Report_1898.html (650 words)

	Torpedo Boat
		The torpedo boat is merely an agent for rendering more effective the torpedo, and need of it was felt long before the idea was conceived of designing a boat for this special purpose.
		Becanse of their destructive character nothing was more demoralizing to an enemy than torpedoes, and the moral effect of being equipped for this kind of warfare was not to be despised, especially where the object of a navy is, as it shonid be, to keep peace.
		The torpedo boat was struck during this attack three times in the hull and thirty-five times in the upper works, but sustained no serious damage, and the only person hurt aboard was a cadet, who lost his finger.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/tb.htm (3315 words)

	THORNYCROFT TORPEDO BOAT - The New Zealand Maritime Record - NZNMM
		The first modern torpedo boat was built for the British navy in 1877 by the shipyards of Sir John Isaac Thornycroft (1843-1928).
		However, it seems that after the first flush of enthusiasm the torpedo boat was rarely taken out and was kept mostly out of the water, because of her galvanised steel plating, in the shed at Baker's Bay.
		A torpedo corps was formed at Lyttelton soon after this and trained in the use of mines and little more was heard of the torpedo launch.
	www.nzmaritime.co.nz /thornycroft.htm (1034 words)

	Torpedo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Torpedoes could be launched from tubes aboard vessels of various sizes, including the new, highly touted but ineffectual torpedo boats.
		The British perfected the spar torpedo where an electronically fired explosive charge was placed on the end of a forty foot long spar that projected ten feet under water outward from the hull of the "attacking" vessel.
		The torpedo required the development of counter-measures, caused an alteration of tactics, and was useful as a weapon of terror.
	www.spanamwar.com /torpedo.htm (957 words)

	torpedo boat on Encyclopedia.com
		The boat was moved by tug from Ft. Lauderdale to Edgewate
		South Korea claims to sink North torpedo boat in shootout.
		The boat was moved from Ft. Lauderdale to Edgewater, Florida.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/t1/torpedob.asp (571 words)

	The loss of torpedo boat S 2
		Torpedo boat S 2 was one of three of its class.
		The boats were typical turn of the century torpedo boats, long and narrow and a top-heavy look.
		The boat was a 25 years old coal-burner, well kept but the structure and machinery were worn during war time service and yearly excercises.
	users.tkk.fi /~jaromaa/Navygallery/Misc/loss-s2.htm (1489 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		(Torpedo Boat No. 33) was laid down on March 16, 1899 at the yards of the William R. Trigg Co. of Richmond, VA. She was launched on May 15, 1900, sponsored by Miss Mary Thornton Davis.
		In November and December of 1902, the torpedo boat moved south to the West Indies for combined winter maneuvers.
		Recommissioned on June 19, 1907, she was assigned to the 3d Torpedo Flotilla and over the next several years she operated along the Eastern Seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico.
	www.steelnavy.com /ISWThorntonEdGrune.htm (1023 words)

	PT Boat Info - PT Boat History
		Unfortunately, by the time most of these boats were built and readied for testing, their design and performance was found to be inadequate.
		It was recommended that the overall length be increased to accommodate the standard U.S. torpedo and the hull structure be re-engineered to strengthen it for heavier seas.
		ELCO received the lion share (385 boats by the end of the war), Higgins was second (199 boats by the end of the war) and Huckins with the smallest contract (18 boats by the end of the war).
	www.ptboats.org /20-01-05-ptboat-001.html (773 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Obituaries -- Cmdr. James Culp, 86; motor torpedo boat volunteer
		Many of the 78 volunteers in the Navy's fledgling Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three were killed or taken prisoner in the early stages of World War II.
		Early in 1941, Cmdr. Culp's torpedo boat was grounded during a night raid.
		Later, when his torpedo boat squadron was attacked in Manila Bay, Cmdr. Culp helped shoot down a Japanese plane, his son said.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/obituaries/20030810-9999_1m10culp.html (744 words)

	Encyclopedia: Motor torpedo boat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Motor Torpedo Boats (MTB) was the name given to fast torpedo boats by the US and Royal Navies.
		The US Navy boats were usually called by their hull classification symbol of "PT" which stood for Patrol Torpedo, hence PT boats.
		She was initally designated a "Insect" class coastal destroyer, but was later reclassified as torpedo boat.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Motor-torpedo-boat (245 words)

	MkXIII torpedo
		As you can see the hubs are tapered to match the shape of the torpedo body so the front prop has a larger hub than the rear and different size holes -2mm and 1mm for the shaft within the shaft.
		A brand new complete "production" torpedo (it's a pity the photo doesn't do it justice but it will look better when it's painted) there are still a couple of issues to fix but it's damn close now.
		This is the first torpedo housing with the smaller fins, I will be doing another body design because after much research this one's shape is not quite right and the horizontal and vertical fins were actually different.
	www.pt-boat.com /torpedo/torpedo.html (1629 words)

	[No title]
		The first A-1 was the submarine torpedo boat originally laid down as Plunger (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 2) on 21 May 1901 at Elizabethport, N.J., by the Crescent Shipyard of Lewis Nixon, a subcontractor for the John P. Holland Torpedo Boat Co.
		Upon her arrival that af ternoon, the submarine torpedo boat moored alongside the tug and prepared for a visit by the Chief Executive.
		The small electric stoves with which t he boats are supplied can not furnish heat enough, hence they are cold and damp at certain seasons of the year and, in rough weather when water is shipped down the conning tower hatch, which must be kept open, they are wet and extremely uncomfortable.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/submar/ss2.htm (850 words)

	The PT Boat Page
		The PT Boat was a small, wooden craft that carried enough firepower to sink a battleship, was faster than anything on the water, and could sneak right up to shore to perform reconnaissance or drop off troops.
		The boats were always considered expendable and the Navy made good on that assessment after the war.
		I have obtained a picture of these boats (Thanks, Dave!) and was able to identify the boats as PTFs of the Viet Nam era, built by John Trump and Sons.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/mandm/ptboatp1.htm (1397 words)

	M-Hobby Publishing - Armada series ARM-019 G-5 Torpedo Boat on www.Aviapress.com. Model kits, Military Books and ...
		It was proposed to use boats which did not pass final acceptance inspections for the RC role.
		As was the case with U.S. patrol and torpedo (PT) boats and British motor torpedo boats (MTB), the main enemy targets turned out to be trawlers, high-speed landing barges, and enemy torpedo boats, rather than battleships and cruisers.
		A G-5 torpedo boat in one of the Korean ports.
	www.aviapress.com /viewonekit.htm?ARM-019 (529 words)

	Osprey Publishing - British Motor Torpedo Boat 1939—45
		The first successful torpedo attack by an MTB was made in September 1940, some three months after the Germans began operating coastal convoys in the English Channel.
		It was discovered that using stealth, boats could manoeuvre themselves to within 500 yards of a target vessel in moonlit conditions, and even closer on darker nights.
		While the boat’s radio operator called in reports of enemy strengths and positions (allowing other attacks to be made), controllers on the shore would then vector in other attacks, or send reinforcements to cover the retreating MTBs.
	www.ospreypublishing.com /title_detail.php?title=S5007&view=spread&view=extract (735 words)

	The Story of PT-518
		PT518 was one of the 12 boats of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 35.
		During day light hours the boats would be dispatched from the line to do a variety of chores including the sinking of floating mines and ferrying personnel from ship to ship.
		PT boats were called upon to do other duties such as carring mail and dispatches to the ships in the invasion area and to ferry VIPs about the vessels in the invasion beach area.
	members.cox.net /ptboat518 (1250 words)

	USN Ships--USS Fox (Torpedo Boat # 13)
		USS Fox, a 155-ton Davis class torpedo boat built at Portland, Oregon, was commissioned in July 1899.
		USS Davis (Torpedo Boat # 12) and USS Fox (Torpedo Boat # 13) are alongside.
		Torpedo boats in the right distance are USS Davis (Torpedo Boat # 12) and USS Fox (Torpedo Boat # 13).
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-f/tb13.htm (656 words)

	Chinese Defence Today :: Type 25 (Huchuan Class) Torpedo Boat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Type 25 (NATO codename: Huchuan class) is a small torpedo boat that was developed to replace the Soviet P-6 torpedo boat in service with the PLA Navy since the late 1950s.
		It is estimated that all Type 25 torpedo boats have been retired from operational service by the late 1990s, with only few serving with navy schools for training purpose.
		The Type 25 (Huchuan class) torpedo boat was widely used in the PLA Navy in the 1960s/70s
	www.sinodefence.com /navy/littoral/huchuan.asp (140 words)

	Torpedo Boat Detroyers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The invention of the Whitehead torpedo and the building of Torpedo Boats was a major development in Naval warfare during the closing decades of the 19th Century.
		The Torpedo Boat Destroyers FUROR, PLUTON and TERROR were attached to Admiral Cervera's Cape Verde Squadron when it sailed from Spain at the outbreak of the Spanish American War.
		The Torpedo Boat Destroyers soon came under heavy attack by the Armed Yacht USS GLOUCESTER, under the former First Officer of USS MAINE, Lt. Commander Richard Wainwright, the Battleships INDIANA and IOWA and, a little later, the Armored Cruiser NEW YORK.
	www.spanamwar.com /tbd.htm (721 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The submarine torpedo boat A-4 was originally laid down as Moccasin (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 5) on 8 November 1900 at Elizabethport, N.J., by the Crescent Shipyard of Lewis Nixon, a subcontractor for the John P. Holland Torpedo Boat Co. o f New York, launched on 20 August 1901, sponsored by a Mrs.
		On 20 July 1909, the submarine torpedo boat was loaded on board the collier, Caesar, which sailed soon thereafter for the Philippine Islands.
		Recommissioned on 10 February 1910, the submarine torpedo boat was assigned to the First Submarine Division, Asiatic Torpedo Fleet, basing on the Manila area.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/submar/ss5.htm (293 words)

	Trumpeter 1/72 PT-815 Torpedo Boat by Greg Ewald
		The patrol and torpedo boat has been around for quite a while, and really came into it’s own during world war 2, when daring skippers made fast raids against enemy shipping off the coasts of almost every continent, popularized by such movies as “They Were Expendable”,”PT-109” and others.
		The modern patrol boat is not much different, the hulls are larger, and the engines bigger, but the role is just about the same…hunt down and destroy larger targets of opportunity, and in today’s clandestine world, stop pirates and spies from infiltrating ocean space.
		With the development of the hydrofoil boats, the PT (or PG, as they are referred to on some military websites) fell into disfavour in larger navies, and were sold off to smaller coastal navies or scrapped.
	modelingmadness.com /reviews/misc/ships/ewaldpt.htm (1033 words)

	Agence France Presse English: JFK's famous WWII torpedo boat located@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Explorer Robert Ballard has found what is believed to be the remains of John F. Kennedy's World War II torpedo boat, PT 109, National Geographic announced.
		Ballard, who found the Titanic, discovered the PT 109's remains in May; a team of naval scholars has studied his underwater footage and concluded it is likely that of the PT 109.
		Kennedy's boat was rammed by a Japanese destroyer early on August 2, 1943.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:54280843&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (188 words)

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