A Whitehead torpedo just after its discharge from an above-water tube. The air exhaust from the torpedo is clearly visible, passing astern from the after end of the torpedo.



Source: Steve Kirch, collector, and creator of a great website about SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN in the past

Restoration by: magscanner

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Monday 6 February 2012

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Monday 6 February 2012

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A Whitehead torpedo just after its discharge from an above-water tube. The air exhaust from the torpedo is clearly visible, passing astern from the after end of the torpedo.



Source: Steve Kirch, collector, and creator of a great website about SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN in the past

Restoration by: magscanner