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NH 95129 "Illustrations of Torpedo Warfare"

Photo #: NH 95129 "Illustrations of Torpedo Warfare"
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Title: "Illustrations of Torpedo Warfare"
Description: Photo #: NH 95129 Illustrations of Torpedo Warfare Line engraving published in Harper's Weekly, 14 July 1877, depicting (from top to bottom): 1. American Torpedo Vessel Alarm, with her torpedo projecting equipment deployed; 2. Outrigged Torpedo Pinnace attacking an Iron-clad; 3. A Launch laying down Submarine Mines to protect Entrance to Harbor; 4. Electrical Pinnace with Counter-Mines; and 5. Whitehead Torpedo. This engraving accompanied an article entitled Torpedo Warfare, which is reproduced in Photo # NH 95129 (extended caption). Courtesy of the U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 95129
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