Good Afternoon All,
Attached is a very interesting article I found on the Whitehead torpedo, published in 1891 by "The Engineer" which seems to be the first British public publication on the technical aspects of Whitehead's torpedo. Bear in mind that Whitehead refused to patent his torpedo designs, reasoning that it could easily be copied via the patents (obviously Schwartzkopf found other means to copy it).
The article also provides a comprehensive technical description stating how the Mk 1 pistol operates and states that the pistol was introduced with the 1886 torpedo (Fiume 14" Mk 4?).
[Another source indicates that he had produced a highly sophisticated system by which a safety "fan", operating a spindle, prevented the striker from making contact with the detonator until the torpedo had traveled a certain distance in water > the Mk1 pistol]
Enjoy!
Cheers
Drew
BTW - Sorry I have not found the second part to the article.
Attached is a very interesting article I found on the Whitehead torpedo, published in 1891 by "The Engineer" which seems to be the first British public publication on the technical aspects of Whitehead's torpedo. Bear in mind that Whitehead refused to patent his torpedo designs, reasoning that it could easily be copied via the patents (obviously Schwartzkopf found other means to copy it).
The article also provides a comprehensive technical description stating how the Mk 1 pistol operates and states that the pistol was introduced with the 1886 torpedo (Fiume 14" Mk 4?).
[Another source indicates that he had produced a highly sophisticated system by which a safety "fan", operating a spindle, prevented the striker from making contact with the detonator until the torpedo had traveled a certain distance in water > the Mk1 pistol]
Enjoy!
Cheers
Drew
BTW - Sorry I have not found the second part to the article.
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