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An illustration of a man and woman walking in front of a rebel torpedo boat.

Torpedo Boat

An illustration of a man and woman walking in front of a rebel torpedo boat.

Fulton destroyed a vessel of two hundred tons burden by using the torpedo, and he convinced the spectators that any ship might be so demolished.

Fulton's Torpedo

Fulton destroyed a vessel of two hundred tons burden by using the torpedo, and he convinced the spectators…

A Holland submarine torpedo boat, devised by John P. Holland with the U.S. Navy.

The Holland Submarine Torpedo-Boat

A Holland submarine torpedo boat, devised by John P. Holland with the U.S. Navy.

British ships firing on kegs thought to be full of gunpowder.

The Battle of the Kegs

British ships firing on kegs thought to be full of gunpowder.

This singularly formed fish, the torpedo, has two electrical batteries-that is, machines for making electricity or lighting, (Hooker, 1886).

Ray

This singularly formed fish, the torpedo, has two electrical batteries-that is, machines for making…

Torpedo is a group of rays, commonly called electric rays or torpedoes. It is the only genus in the family Torpedinidae, in the order Torpediniformes. They are slow-moving bottom-dwellers capable of generating a electricity as a defense and feeding mechanism. There are 15-22 extant species.

Torpedo

Torpedo is a group of rays, commonly called electric rays or torpedoes. It is the only genus in the…

A tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a torpedo is fired

Torpedo Tube

A tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a torpedo is fired