Published Resources Details Letters Patent

Author
Maxim, H.
Title
Torpedo-boat
Imprint
United States Patent Office, 4539
Description

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1,028,473. Application filed November 21 1908.

Accession No.1462

Abstract

"The present invention relates to improvements in torpedo-boats, and has for its object mainly to provide a torpedo craft which shall be capable of passing safely through the danger zone of a battleship or other war vessel, to attack it with a sufficient quantity of high explosives to insure its destruction, and shall be capable of running close in upon the war vessel to plant the high explosive charge in a desired position or to ram the warship with a high explosive warhead below the armoured protection…"

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