Biographical entry Harvey, Frederick

Commander

Occupation
Naval captain

Summary

Commander Frederick Harvey was a naval officer and inventor.

The nephew of Captain John Harvey, he was instrumental in the development and promotion of his uncle's apparatus, the Harvey pulled torpedo.

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Chronology

1870
Career event - Appointed 'Captain' of the Excellent

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  • Harvey, John

    John Harvey and his nephew Frederick, were involved in developing Harvey pulled torpedo.

Published resources

Books

  • Gray, Edwyn, Nineteenth Century Torpedoes and Their Inventors, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2004. Details

Journal Articles

  • 'Harvey's Sea Torpedoes', Engineering, vol. 8, 1 October 1869, p. 227. Details
  • 'The Harvey Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 9, 18 March 1870, p. 180. Details
  • 'The Harvey Submarine Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 9, 8 April 1870, p. 241. Details
  • 'The Harvey Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 9, 18 March 1870, p. 180. Details
  • 'The Harvey Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 12, 28 July 1871, p. 63. Details
  • 'The Harvey Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 11, 17 February 1871, p. 124. Details
  • 'The Harvey Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 11, 13 January 1871, pp. 35-36. Details
  • 'The Harvey Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 14, 11 October 1872, p. 262. Details
  • 'The Harvey Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 13, 21 June 1872, p. 412. Details
  • 'The Harvey Torpedo', Engineering, vol. 13, 24 May 1872, p. 352. Details
  • 'Torpedoes and the Centennial', Engineering, vol. 23, 19 January 1877, pp. 54-55. Details
  • Harvey, J., 'Harvey's "Otter" Torpedo', Engineering, Letter to the Editor, vol. 11, 2 June 1871, p. 384. Details

Newspaper Articles

  • 'Offensive torpedoes', The Times, 29 October 1874, p. 8. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Gray, Edwyn, Nineteenth Century Torpedoes and Their Inventors, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2004.

Prepared by: Rebecca Rigby