Torpedo Practice on board H.M.S. “Thunderer” – Preparing to Launch a Whitehead “Fish” Torpedo
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Testing the first self-propelled torpedo in the British Navy.
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Description
This interesting print shows a group of British sailors hard at work loading a Whitehead torpedo into it’s launcher for test practice. The ‘fish’ was the first self-propelled torpedo and was in use by navies all across the globe. It was first used to successfully sink a ship during the Russo-Turkish war – the same year of publication.
Issued in the June 15, 1878 issue of Harper’s Weekly magazine.
Map Details
Publication Date: 1878
Author: Harper's Weekly
Sheet Width (in): 21.40
Sheet Height (in): 15.40
Condition: A
Condition Description: Light toning around the outer edges of the sheet and a bit of creasing along the vertical centerfold.
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