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NH 82825 Exploding Spar Torpedo

Exploding Spar Torpedo
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Title: Exploding Spar Torpedo
Caption: Newport harbor, Rhode Island, 1874. Reported to be the first photograph ever taken of an exploding torpedo.
Description: Copied from an original negative held by Naval Underwater Systems Center Newport Rhode Island
Catalog #: NH 82825
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1870
Before this Year: 1879
Original Medium: BW Photo
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