Published Resources Details Letters Patent

Author
Shonnard, H. W.
Title
Torpedo construction
Imprint
United States Patent Office, 5967
Description

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 1,181,548. Application filed August 31 1914.

Accession No.1470

Abstract

"…free oxygen is used to support the combustion of the fuel rather than the oxygen of compressed air. This however, is not broadly new. The invention consists rather in the modification of the torpedo structure so that the use of free oxygen will contribute to the desired end…"