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English: Torpedoes & Torpedo Boats. Plate 1.

First torpedo invented by Fulton in 1805

Cross-section of Confederate torpedo

Gun cotton Electric torpedo designed for the defence of Venice in 1859

Harvey's torpedo

Whitehead locomotive torpedo Woolwich pattern

Whitehead torpedo fort
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Source The National Encyclopaedia : A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge"; by writers of Eminence in Literature, Published by William Mackenzie, London - Volume 13 (1887)
Author Unknown authorUnknown author

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