Torpedo Boat

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A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle.
Top: A, platform; B, torpedo; C, water tight pine box; D, pin to be drawn.
Lower: A, vessel at anchor; B, her cable; E, F, two torpedoes; C, D, the coupling lines.

Keywords

American Civil War, ship, weapon, mine, bomb, explosive, torpedo boat confederate, water missile

Galleries

1861-1865 Civil War Naval Battles

Source

Benson John Lossing, ed. Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (vol. 9) (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1912)

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