Published Resources Details Journal Article
- Title
- Abstract of Patent: Conveying and Launching Torpedoes
- In
- Engineering
- Imprint
- vol. 40, 28 August 1885, p. 216
- Description
Accession No.2430
- Abstract
Abstract of Patent No. 11,897, C. A. McEvoy, London. Conveying and Launching Torpedoes. Submitted September 2, 1884. 'The boat or vessel for conveying and launching torpedoes is constructed so that it can be directed electrically or mechanically from a distance through wires or cables, and that the discharging of a torpedo from it can also be effected through a wire or cable from the distant point. The torpedoes may be discharged by means of a coiled spring compressed by any suitable means.' (Accepted June 19, 1885).