Author

Eardley-Wilmot, S M

Title

Torpedo

In

The Encyclopaedia Britannica

Edition

11

Imprint

The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, New York, 1911, pp. 53-58

Description

Accession No.1534

Abstract

This entry in the Eleventh edition of The Encyclopaedia Britannica reviews the developments made in torpedo warfare between 1805 and 1911. Topics covered include: spar torpedoes, controlled locomotive torpedoes (Lay, Sims-Edison and Brennan); uncontrolled torpedoes (Howell and Whitehead); Gyroscopic control mechanisms; torpedo carriages and discharge; the use of torpedoes in naval warfare and their effect on naval tactics.

Related entries

Inventions

• The Brennan Torpedo (1882 - )
• The Howell Torpedo
• The Lay Torpedoes
• The Sims-Edison Torpedo (c. 1883 - )