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British Torpedoes Pre-World War I ... Notes: Earliest versions dated to before World War I. Still used on old ships during World War II. Also used on ex-US Lend-Lease Flush Deck destroyers during World War II. The earliest version had a high speed setting for 3,000 yards (2,700 m) at 45 knots, but it was erratic at...
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www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTBR_PreWWII.htm
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In the opening months of World War II, US submarines were plagued by faulty ordnance.
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www.historynet.com/us-torpedo-troubles-during-world-war...
www.historynet.com/us-torpedo-troubles-during-world-war-ii.htm
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PT Boats, or Patrol Torpedo Boats, were a secondary element in World War 2 navies, but an essential one. ... They were armed with two torpedoes and with machine guns. During the war they operated mainly along the North African coast and against the British in Malta and against British convoys in the central Mediterranean.
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www.2worldwar2.com/pt-boats.htm
www.2worldwar2.com/pt-boats.htm
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World War 2 submarines - they almost defeated Britain, and paralyzed Japan. ... World War 2 submarine torpedoes usually carried a 300kg warhead, and ran through the water at speeds between 30 knots (the German electric powered type) to 49 knots (Japanese and Italian torpedoes).
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www.2worldwar2.com/submarines-2.htm
www.2worldwar2.com/submarines-2.htm
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Electric Torpedoes: ... During World War I, the standard American submarine torpedo was the 18-inch Mark 7. This had a maximum range of 5 ... This was a destroyer torpedo, but Japanese submarines were equipped with the 21-inch Type 95 oxygen torpedo, with an 893-pound warhead (increased to 1,213 pounds in the Model 2 version.
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www.fleetsubmarine.com/torpedoes.html
www.fleetsubmarine.com/torpedoes.html
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Wynn, Kenneth U-BOAT OPERATIONS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR - Volume 1: Career Histories, U1 - U510 - Volume 2: Career Histories, U511 -UIT25 Caxton Editions 2003 ... HELLIONS OF THE DEEP: Development of American Torpedoes in WWII...
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In mid-Atlantic, they were relentlessly attacked by 45 U-Boats operating individually and in "wolfpacks," who fired 90 torpedoes, sinking 22 ships, and resulting in 372 dead. Germany called it the "greatest convoy battle of all time." ... graph of World War 2 ships built and ships sunk...
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www.usmm.org/ww2.html
www.usmm.org/ww2.html
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Aircraft of World War II - Warbird Forums > Other Eras > Modern ... 2 - The sub slowly let water in and you drown. 3 - Same situation as #2 but you manage to make it to a "secured" area of the ship and you wait for help until you die asphyxiated.
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www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/modern/very-high-speed-torped...
www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/modern/very-high-speed-torpedoes-3628-2.html
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Information on coastal forces in the Second World War ... Coastal Forces of World War Two ... They were armed with 2 torpedo tubes for either 18” or 21” torpedoes. In 1940, it was thought that a similar craft could be built to complement the MTBs, and the MGBs were created.
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www.royalnavalmuseum.org/info_sheets_CoastalForcesWW2.h...
www.royalnavalmuseum.org/info_sheets_CoastalForcesWW2.htm
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