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Torpedo Collection

Background imageTorpedo Collection: A £3000 war-ship destroyer that is steered by 'wireless'; the Gabet Torpedo-craft, 1909

A £3000 war-ship destroyer that is steered by "wireless"; the Gabet Torpedo-craft, 1909. Creator: Topical Press Agency
A £3000 war-ship destroyer that is steered by "wireless"; the Gabet Torpedo-craft, 1909. 'This remarkable torpedo-craft is steered by "wireless, " or, to use more scientific language

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Sections of the hull of H.M.S. Terpsichore, showing effect of the torpedo explosion at Chatham

Sections of the hull of H.M.S. Terpsichore, showing effect of the torpedo explosion at Chatham, 1865 Creator: Unknown
Sections of the hull of H.M.S. Terpsichore, showing effect of the torpedo explosion at Chatham, 1865. Official drawings...by Mr. P

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: blowing-up of the Terpsichore by a 75-pounder, 1865

Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: blowing-up of the Terpsichore by a 75-pounder, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: blowing-up of the Terpsichore by a 75-pounder, 1865. Preparations were now made for destroying the Terpsichore, 18-gun sailing-frigate

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: explosion of a 440-pounder, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: explosion of a 440-pounder, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Experiments with torpedo-shells at Chatham: explosion of a 440-pounder, 1865....Mr. Donald M'Kay, the extensive shipowner, of Boston

Background imageTorpedo Collection: British torpedo after practice run, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

British torpedo after practice run, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
British torpedo after practice run, between c1915 and c1920. British sailors hoisting a spent torpedo on board a British torpedo boat destroyer after a practice run

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Life in the trenches in Champagne; A torpedo explodes at some distance... 1917. Creator: Unknown

Life in the trenches in Champagne; A torpedo explodes at some distance... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; A torpedo explodes at some distance, shaking the parapets, mowing down everything around with its splinters, 1917

Background imageTorpedo Collection: A torpedoing immediately avenged; The 'Chateaurenault' hit by a torpedo'.. 1917. Creator: Unknown

A torpedoing immediately avenged; The "Chateaurenault" hit by a torpedo'.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
A torpedoing immediately avenged; The "Chateaurenault" hit by a torpedo, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageTorpedo Collection: A torpedoing immediately avenged; The commander of UC-38, seated in the middle... 1917

A torpedoing immediately avenged; The commander of UC-38, seated in the middle... 1917. Creator: Unknown
A torpedoing immediately avenged; The commander of UC-38, seated in the middle, with five of his men, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

Background imageTorpedo Collection: A torpedoing immediately avenged; Prisoners of the UC-38 aboard transport... 1917. Creator: Unknown

A torpedoing immediately avenged; Prisoners of the UC-38 aboard transport... 1917. Creator: Unknown
A torpedoing immediately avenged; Prisoners of the UC-38 aboard transport taking them back to France, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

Background imageTorpedo Collection: A torpedoing immediately avenged; On December 14, 1917, in the Ionian Sea... 1917. Creator: Unknown

A torpedoing immediately avenged; On December 14, 1917, in the Ionian Sea... 1917. Creator: Unknown
A torpedoing immediately avenged; On December 14, 1917, in the Ionian Sea, the "Chateaurenault" sank by the bow, at 9 o'clock in the morning

Background imageTorpedo Collection: At sea; Shipwreck survivors hoist themselves aboard the lifeboat, 1917. Creator: Unknown

At sea; Shipwreck survivors hoist themselves aboard the lifeboat, 1917. Creator: Unknown
At sea; Shipwreck survivors hoist themselves aboard the lifeboat, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageTorpedo Collection: At sea; Amid the lifeboatds, rafts and swimmers, a French gunboat arrives... 1917. Creator: Unknown

At sea; Amid the lifeboatds, rafts and swimmers, a French gunboat arrives... 1917. Creator: Unknown
At sea; Amid the lifeboatds, rafts and swimmers, a French gunboat arrives to collect the shipwreck survivors of the "Sontay", 1917

Background imageTorpedo Collection: At Sea; After the 'Sontay' was torpedoed on April 16, 1917, at noon: the last passenger... 1917

At Sea; After the "Sontay" was torpedoed on April 16, 1917, at noon: the last passenger... 1917
At Sea; After the "Sontay" was torpedoed on April 16, 1917, at noon: the last passengers board into lifeboats. The "Sontay" was going from Marseille to Salonika

Background imageTorpedo Collection: A bord des sous-marins allemands; Embarquement de mines et torpilles avant le depart pour... 1918

A bord des sous-marins allemands; Embarquement de mines et torpilles avant le depart pour... 1918. Creator: Unknown
A bord des sous-marins allemands; Embarquement de mines et torpilles avant le depart pour une expedition, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

Background imageTorpedo Collection: U.S.S. New York, torpedo tube, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson

U.S.S. New York, torpedo tube, between 1893 and 1901. Creator: William H. Jackson
U.S.S. New York, torpedo tube, between 1893 and 1901

Background imageTorpedo Collection: U.S.S. Massachusetts, torpedo tube, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Unknown

U.S.S. Massachusetts, torpedo tube, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Massachusetts, torpedo tube, between 1896 and 1901

Background imageTorpedo Collection: U.S.S. Maine, torpedo tube, (1896?). Creator: Unknown

U.S.S. Maine, torpedo tube, (1896?). Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Maine, torpedo tube, (1896?)

Background imageTorpedo Collection: U.S.S. Maine, torpedo tube, (1896?). Creator: Unknown

U.S.S. Maine, torpedo tube, (1896?). Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Maine, torpedo tube, (1896?)

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Destroyer, torpedo tube, between 1882 and 1901. Creator: Unknown

Destroyer, torpedo tube, between 1882 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
Destroyer, torpedo tube, between 1882 and 1901

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Destroyer between decks, between 1882 and 1901. Creator: Unknown

Destroyer between decks, between 1882 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
Destroyer between decks, between 1882 and 1901

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Destroyer, between 1882 and 1901. Creator: Unknown

Destroyer, between 1882 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
Destroyer, between 1882 and 1901

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Target Practice - Torpedoes, 1913. Creator: Unknown

Target Practice - Torpedoes, 1913. Creator: Unknown
Target Practice - Torpedoes, 1913

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Target Practice - Torpedo, 1913. Creator: Unknown

Target Practice - Torpedo, 1913. Creator: Unknown
Target Practice - Torpedo, 1913

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Target Practice - Hauling Torpedoes On Board, 1913. Creator: Unknown

Target Practice - Hauling Torpedoes On Board, 1913. Creator: Unknown
Target Practice - Hauling Torpedoes On Board, 1913

Background imageTorpedo Collection: La flotte Francaise en orient; Une torpille repechee est rentree par un sabord, 1916

La flotte Francaise en orient; Une torpille repechee est rentree par un sabord, 1916. Creator: Unknown
La flotte Francaise en orient; Une torpille repechee est rentree par un sabord, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Background imageTorpedo Collection: La flotte Francaise en orient; Repechage de torpilles apres un exercice de lancement, 1916

La flotte Francaise en orient; Repechage de torpilles apres un exercice de lancement, 1916. Creator: Unknown
La flotte Francaise en orient; Repechage de torpilles apres un exercice de lancement, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Background imageTorpedo Collection: The Naval Manoeuvres - Torpedo Drill on board an Ironclad: Ready !, 1891

The Naval Manoeuvres - Torpedo Drill on board an Ironclad: Ready !, 1891. Creator: Charles Joseph Staniland
The Naval Manoeuvres - Torpedo Drill on board an Ironclad: Ready !, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Confederate Torpedoes Taken from James River, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Confederate Torpedoes Taken from James River, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Confederate Torpedoes Taken from James River, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Captain Zalinski, printers sample for the Worlds Inventors souvenir album (A25

Captain Zalinski, printers sample for the Worlds Inventors souvenir album (A25) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Background imageTorpedo Collection: David Against Goliath: British Torpedo-Boat Destroyer Makes an End of German Battleship, 1916

David Against Goliath: British Torpedo-Boat Destroyer Makes an End of German Battleship, 1916. HMS Spitfire in action at the Battle of Jutland, May 31st, 1916

Background imageTorpedo Collection: The Fairey Albacore, 1941. Creator: Unknown

The Fairey Albacore, 1941. Creator: Unknown
The Fairey Albacore, 1941. British single-engine torpedo bomber built by Fairey Aviation, used during the Second World War

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Torpedo Entering the Water, (1919). Creator: Unknown

Torpedo Entering the Water, (1919). Creator: Unknown
Torpedo Entering the Water, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919. From " The History of the Great European War: its causes and effects", Vol. X, by W. Stanley Macbean Knight

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Chariot manned torpedo, World War II, 1945. Creator: Unknown

Chariot manned torpedo, World War II, 1945. Creator: Unknown
Chariot manned torpedo, World War II, 1945. The Human Torpedo. From " His Majestys Submarines". [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1945]

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Hoisting a Chariot manned torpedo on board a ship, World War II, 1945. Creator: Unknown

Hoisting a Chariot manned torpedo on board a ship, World War II, 1945. Creator: Unknown
Hoisting a Chariot manned torpedo on board a ship, World War II, 1945. A human torpedo is hoisted inboard. From " His Majestys Submarines". [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1945]

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Torpedo tubes of a British submarine, World War II, 1945. Creator: Unknown

Torpedo tubes of a British submarine, World War II, 1945. Creator: Unknown
Torpedo tubes of a British submarine, World War II, 1945. The Business End of a submarine - the tubes from which her torpedoes are fired by compressed air. From " His Majestys Submarines"

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Naval Albacores were part of the striking force, c1942-1943, (1945). Creator: Unknown

Naval Albacores were part of the striking force, c1942-1943, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Naval Albacores were part of the striking force operating from Maltas cratered airfield. In the convoy action shortly to be described, they scored torpedo hits on a cruiser and two destroyers

Background imageTorpedo Collection: An aircraft which could carry torpedoes over many hundreds of miles, c1942-1943, (1945)

An aircraft which could carry torpedoes over many hundreds of miles, c1942-1943, (1945)
An aircraft which could carry torpedoes over many hundreds of miles would greatly increase out power of hitting Rommels supplies at sea, c1942-1943, (1945). From " R.A.F

Background imageTorpedo Collection: The sinking of the Lusitania, 7 May 1915

The sinking of the Lusitania, 7 May 1915. A German submarine sank the Lusitania off the Irish coast. Although unarmed, she was carrying munitions

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Examining a Torpedo, 1914

Examining a Torpedo, 1914. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War - 1914, Vol. I.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1914]

Background imageTorpedo Collection: The Majestic sinking after being torpedoed by an enemy submarine, 1915

The Majestic sinking after being torpedoed by an enemy submarine, 1915. HMS Majestic was a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Cleaning and adjusting torpedoes, c1917 (1919)

Cleaning and adjusting torpedoes, c1917 (1919). From The Wonder Book of the Navy for Boys and Girls, by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London, Melbourne and Toronto, 1919]

Background imageTorpedo Collection: The deadly effect of a torpedo, c1917 (1919). Artist: FC Coleman

The deadly effect of a torpedo, c1917 (1919). Artist: FC Coleman
The deadly effect of a torpedo, c1917 (1919). From The Wonder Book of the Navy for Boys and Girls, by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London, Melbourne and Toronto, 1919]

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Torpedo instruction on board HMS Theseus, 1896. Artist: W Gregory

Torpedo instruction on board HMS Theseus, 1896. Artist: W Gregory
Torpedo instruction on board HMS Theseus, 1896. Four sailors with a Whitehead torpedo. The Theseus was a cruiser launched in 1892

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Seaman Torpedoman, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman

Seaman Torpedoman, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Seaman Torpedoman, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Leading Torpedoman, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman

Leading Torpedoman, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Leading Torpedoman, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Hoisting a torpedo, HMS Courageous, 1937

Hoisting a torpedo, HMS Courageous, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Lieutenant Cushings attack on the Albemarle, c1880

Lieutenant Cushings attack on the Albemarle, c1880
Lieutenant William B Cushings attack on the Albemarle, 1864 (c1880). The Albemarle was a Confederate ironclad warship that operated in the coastal waters of North Carolina during the American Civil

Background imageTorpedo Collection: The lifeboats of RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). Artist: Samuel Begg

The lifeboats of RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). Artist: Samuel Begg
The lifeboats of RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). On 7 May 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank the Lusitania off the south-west coast of Ireland near Kinsale

Background imageTorpedo Collection: The sinking of RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). Artist: Oliver Bernard

The sinking of RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). Artist: Oliver Bernard
The sinking of RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). On 7 May 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank the Lusitania off the south-west coast of Ireland near Kinsale

Background imageTorpedo Collection: The moment a torpedo from German submarine U-20 hit the RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926)

The moment a torpedo from German submarine U-20 hit the RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). Artist: Oliver Bernard
The moment a torpedo from German submarine U-20 hit the RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). On 7 May 1915, a German submarine torpedoed

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Attempts at Rescue, 1901

Attempts at Rescue, 1901. The Drama of Russia, Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 27th January 1901

Background imageTorpedo Collection: French torpedo boats hunting porpoises, 1903

French torpedo boats hunting porpoises, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 28th February 1903

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Russian cruiser under fire, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5

Russian cruiser under fire, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5
Russian cruiser Varyag receiving her death-blows from the Japanese fleet at the Battle of Chemulpo, Russo-Japanese War, February 1904

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Japanese torpedo boats making surprise attack, Russo-Japanese War, 1904

Japanese torpedo boats making surprise attack, Russo-Japanese War, 1904
Opening of hostilities. Japanese torpedo boats making surprise attack on Port Arthur, 8 February 1904, Russo-Japanese War 1904-5. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 21 February 1904

Background imageTorpedo Collection: Russian ship sunk by Japanese torpedo, Russo-Japanese War, 1904

Russian ship sunk by Japanese torpedo, Russo-Japanese War, 1904
Russian ironclad Petropavlosk sunk by Japanese torpedo with loss of 600 lives, including Admiral Makharoff, 13 April 1904. Russo-Japanese War 1904-5. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 24 April 1904


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