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Torpedo practice on board HMS Thunderer, preparing to launch a Whitehead Fish Torpedo..., 1878. Creator: Unknown.

Torpedo practice on board HMS Thunderer, preparing to launch a Whitehead Fish Torpedo..., 1878. Creator: Unknown.

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Torpedo practice on board HMS Thunderer, preparing to launch a Whitehead Fish Torpedo, in Portland, 1878. It was designed in the mid 1860's by Robert Whitehead. On board the British warship "Thunderer", liutenant Wilson, director of torpedo construction in England, examined the new torpedo-fish constructed from thin sheets of hardened steel. From "La Ilustración Española y Americana", 1878

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  1. Abelardo de Carlos y Almansa: Spanish: Writer, editor, journalist
  2. Robert Whitehead: British: Engineer
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