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.... ''[[USS Saratoga (CV-3)]]'' was out of action, undergoing repair after a torpedo attack, and ''Yorktown'' sailed after three days' work to repair her flight *****Torpedo squadron VT-3, LCDR Lance Massey

The integral bomb bay will carry [[gravity bomb]]s, Raytheon [[Mark 54 torpedo]]es and [[depth charge]]s. [[Air-to-surface missile]]s will be installed on ...submarine torpedoes, experiments to marry JDAM guidance with a lightweight torpedo. The combination, called Longshot, would allow high-altitude drops both fro

...mercial shipping between the wars, but returned to the navy in 1923 as a [[torpedo]] specialist. On 2st October, 1937, he became Rear Admiral Commanding Destr

*[[Mark 46 torpedo]] *[[Mark 50 torpedo]]

...Naval Academy class of 148, he first specialized in navigation, then in [[torpedo]]es and [[convoy]]ing. [[Kiyohide Shima]] was among his classmates. He was

...he unit's "blower bulge" (just aft of the cab) and displaced roof-mounted "torpedo tube" air reservoirs, its signature features, are clearly visible.<ref>{{AT ...h entered the San Bernadino shops in January, 1973. Its four roof-mounted "torpedo tube" air reservoir tanks were removed to allow for the installation of a n

**Six [[Mk46 torpedo]]es (from two triple mounts)

U.S. torpedoes, the standard issue Mark XIV torpedo and its Mark VI exploder were both defective, problems not corrected until Germany developed the first submarine-launched [[guided missile|guided torpedo]], intended for use against convoy escorts, such as [[destroyer]]s and less

...ce her complement of 815 and 819 Squadrons. Twenty-four Fairey Swordfish]] torpedo bombers were available instead of the planned thirty-six.<ref name=RN>{{cit

...or one hour. As the first waves of boats moved toward the beaches, enemy [[torpedo bombers]] attacked. For almost an hour, [[torpedoes]] and bombs fell throug ...man [[E-boat]]. She lost it, and, as she rejoined the convoy, was hit by a torpedo from another E-boat and sank within one minute. The rest of the ships in th

...se capabilities were not yet fully understood by the Allies, the [[Type 95 torpedo]].<ref>{{citation

Asymmetrical threats to battleships began, in the early 20th century, with [[torpedo]]es from [[fast attack craft]] and [[mine (naval)|mines]]. These [[#The und | title = BATTLESHIP SUPREME SAYS THE NAVAL BOARD; Torpedo Craft Generally Unsuccessful in Present War. NO TEST FOR THE CRUISERS State

...aft guns brought the enemy down, but not before he was able to release his torpedo. The air-dropped "fish" struck ''Shadwell'' just forward of amidships on th

...e submarine contacts by firing torpedoes from her six MK 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes or, for contacts at greater ranges, Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Ro *AN/[[SLQ-25|SLQ-25A]] Nixie torpedo decoy system

Carrying [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]], the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 11, a U.S. Military Government unit, and part of a Mobile Nav

...vil War]]. Again, the submarine was muscle powered. Her weapon was a "spar torpedo", or barrel of gunpowder, with a trigger on a long cord, at the end of a wo *A free-running [[torpedo]], derived from the Whitehead design of 1866, which let the submarine make

...ete unloading and get underway with her tow, an enemy submarine launched a torpedo her way, and Japanese surface forces were reported moving in. As two other

He also patrolled around [[Papua New Guinea]] in [[fast attack craft|motor torpedo (PT) boats]]. In the [[Guadalcanal Campaigh]], made three trips up “the S

...-140)|USS ''S-35'']] won the award in 1934 for the highest merit in battle torpedo practice of submarines.

* Friedman, Norman. ''U.S. Naval Weapons: Every Gun, Missile, Mine and Torpedo Used by the U.S. Navy from 1883 to the Present'' (1983), highly detailed gu

...lectronic warfare#electronic support|electronic warfare receivers, and two torpedo/missile pylons.

...of vessel, whose nomenclature is the root of "destroyer", has been called "torpedo boat" and exists in new forms generically called fast attack craft. ...rotected warship type, but relatively slow and not extremely maneuverable. Torpedo boats were generally not capable of long-range steaming or being seaworthy

...arbor approaching the harbor, her crew got their first taste of war when a torpedo fired by a German submarine, possibly U-155 or U-158, passed close aboard o ...she transported 178 pilots and ground crew of Scouting Squadron (VS) 3 and Torpedo Squadron (VT) 8 from Noumea to the base at Espiritu Santo (code named “Bu

...tion line were ordered to be finished; these were the remainder of the T8W torpedo bomber seaplanes and six G1B's (ordered by Finland). * '''T8W Torpedo bomber;''' The T8W was used both by the British, escaped versions in the (D

...burg]], where his father (who had invented modern [[plywood]]) started a [[torpedo]] works. In 1859 this was left to the care of the second son, Ludvig Nobel

...lerts on [[13 November]], and ''Capricornus'' joined in splashing the lone torpedo plane which attacked her group. She returned from Leyte to Manus [[19 Novem

...s such as hanging chains over the sides of ships to foul the screws of the torpedo boats, or encircling the ships with wooden booms to trap the torpedoes at a

...underway with wounded soldiers on board. Bound for [[Fedhala]], she was [[torpedo]]ed on the starboard side. [[USS Cole (DD-155)]] took off all of ''Electra'

...em to stern by an explosion. At first, it was thought that she had been [[torpedo]]ed; but it was soon learned that she had been attacked by a Japanese suici

...e done. When the CAPTOR senses a target, it releases a Mark 46 lightweight torpedo, the same that an antisubmarine helicopter would drop, which actively chase

...e retiring to Tulagi that afternoon, her convoy was attacked by Japanese [[torpedo bomber]]s. Her gunners assisted in the destruction of five enemy planes, an

{{r|B5N2 (bomber)|Najakima B5N2 "Kate"}} torpedo/horizontal bombers

...rch on material properties of Portland Cement Concrete and the behavior of torpedo nets. For this early research work, he received the Wason Medal for Researc

...y enemy air attack. Deadly antiaircraft fire downed 17 of the 25 attacking torpedo planes before they could launch torpedoes, but got through to strike ''McCa

...rplay, while lengthy US tour helped to raise their profile further. ''Silk Torpedo'' was their first ever charting album in the US. But their next Swan Song r

...t at 275 miles; submarines sank two of its carriers. Mitscher launched 230 torpedo planes and dive bombers to attack immediately. He then discovered that the

...e developed independently, in 1888, by Charles E. Munroe of the U.S. Naval Torpedo Station. They were used only in mining, however, until World War II.<ref>{{

* Friedman, Norman. ''U.S. Naval Weapons: Every Gun, Missile, Mine and Torpedo Used by the U.S. Navy from 1883 to the Present'' (1983), highly detailed gu

...island, spotted the reinforced invasion convoy and gave warning, but their torpedo attacks had no effect.

...tle = Victor over U-boat describes his attack: Submarine Missed With Torpedo, Then Charges Crippled It

...completed the turn and steadied on her new course when she was struck by a torpedo fired from U-155. Kapitanleutnant Adolf Piening's marksmanship proved deadl ...One day out of their destination, the transports were attacked by Japanese torpedo planes ([[Nakajima B6N||"''Jills''"]]), one of which closed to visual range

...]. She was anchored off Lunga Point at 0616 on [[28 November]], when two [[torpedo]]es from the Japanese submarine 1-16 exploded on the vessel's port side. At

...mpleted on the 29th and the vessel sailed for Espiritu Santo. At 2354, a [[torpedo]] from the Japanese submarine ''I-16'' struck the ship in the area of the n

In 1940, at the [[Battle of Taranto]], [[torpedo]]-equipped warplanes launched from a Royal Navy [[aircraft carrier]] provid

...hese ports, preferably New York with its two widely separated exits, while torpedo boats should defend the other harbors. This concentration of the U.S. fleet

...efore tensions flared suddenly in [[Southeast Asia]]. [[North Vietnamese]] torpedo boats attacked [[USS Maddox (DD-731)]] and [[USS Turner Joy (DD-951)]] on 2

...attacked by German [[submarine]]s. Although three consorts fell victim to torpedo attacks, ''Alcyone'' completed her trip unscathed and arrived back at Charl

In general, warships are most concerned about being struck by a [[torpedo]] or [[mine (naval)|mine]], which explode below the waterline, than from [[

...parture time of a troop ship in war time and inviting the enemy to shoot a torpedo at it than this. Here's a program where there's no allegation of abuse."

...irst Group of the Atlantic Fleet's Torpedo Flotilla in 1912-13 and several torpedo boats and destroyers during the 'teens and 'twenties. Lieutenant Commander

...ey were part of the HMSNZF {sic} Leander's crew that was hit by a Japanese torpedo at the Battle of Kolombangara in July 1943. ...s on Leander were killed shortly after their ship was struck by a Japanese torpedo in the early morning hours of July 13, 1943.

..., made several attacks against the invasion fleet with [[fast attack craft|torpedo boats]] and [[submarines]], sinking several [[warships]] and transport vess

[[Image:Leyte-Princeton-2nd explosion.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Torpedo storage explosion on USS Princeton]] ...fatally damaged that carrier. During firefighting and rescue, Princeton's torpedo storage exploded and caused heavy casualties to ''USS Birmingham'' (CL-62),

...nes could sneak up on a big battleship and sink it with a torpedo, but the torpedo would probably miss a small destroyer. They could circle and sink subs with ...ttle fleet stayed in harbor. The troopships did get through; accidents and torpedo attacks killed only 1300 sailors and 700 troops.<ref> Halpern, ''A Naval Hi

...many were attacked by [[kamikaze]]s and other aircraft, and several were [[Torpedo|torpedoed]], but none were sunk or otherwise destroyed. Nine AKA's were pre

...at the convoy. During one of these attacks, a [[Nakajima B6N|''"Jill"'']] torpedo bomber dove out of a cloud and levelled off at 100&nbsp;feet for an approac

...in the Navy. He flew 58 combat missions in the Pacific as a [[TBF Avenger|torpedo bomber]] pilot based on the carrier [[USS San Jacinto (CVL-30)|''USS San J

...nese fighter plane. During the predawn darkness on [[10 January]], enemy [[torpedo boat]] attacks in the area prompted ''Thuban'' to establish a boat patrol t

[[Image:Japanese Kate in Pearl Harbor attack.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Japanese torpedo bomber taking off to attack Pearl Harbor.]]

...air-independent propulsion non-nuclear submarines, outside torpedo range. Torpedo range, especially in shallow water, is considered anything greater than 10 ...plosion of mines or torpedoes. Early in WWII, the US tried to put magnetic torpedo exploder far beyond the limits of the technology of the time, and had to di

...y grasped the potential for air power, and called for the development of a torpedo plane.

...PT boats as the first swarm, followed by destroyer squadrons prepared for torpedo attack. A line of battleships capped the T of the strait, with additional c The next set of swarms were three destroyer squadrons, making squadron-sized torpedo attacks starting at 0300, and continuing for over 30 minutes. The inflicted

...8</ref> starting with motorized junks. The first [[fast attack craft|motor torpedo boats]] were transferred to CIA in October 1962. At the end of 1962, raids .../>Track chart of USS ''Maddox'' (DD-731) and three North Vietnamese motor torpedo boats, during their action on 2 August 1964. Attacks by aircraft from [[USS

...y grasped the potential for air power, and called for the development of a torpedo plane.

...4,000 men and consisted of submarine chasers, patrol boats, missile boats, torpedo boats and Minesweeper (ship)|minesweepers of Soviet, British and Yugoslavia

...e done. When the CAPTOR senses a target, it releases a Mark 46 lightweight torpedo, the same that an antisubmarine helicopter would drop, which actively chase

...stub content for "First attacks by U.S. carrier aircraft, sacrifice of the torpedo squadrons". Creating that one-level/two-part structure, however, creates an

...bombs and rockets delivered by air. Against ships, submarine and surface [[torpedo]]es, and aerial [[gravity bomb]]s, became the most important weapons, with

...iles away and submarines sank two Japanese carriers. Mitscher launched 230 torpedo planes and dive bombers. He then discovered that the enemy was actually ano

...Italian capital ships in Taranto Harbor, but there was an assumption that torpedo nets were not needed at Pearl Harbor. It is not clear if the Pacific Fleet