Hello, all-Alan1, Lefa, Dronic,Natter,Dreamk, ANTOON, Chris, Burney-Davis & Tim G, it has been 8 years since the last flurry of interest, and I cannot believe that between you all, much new information has not come to light.
Sadly, two leading lights have either died, or disappeared. Denis of Melbourne, who apart from researching the Whitehead and trying to preserve the two Thorneycroft Torpedo Boats, now resting on the bottom, had donated his library to the Reykjavik institute, was still trying to ensure that the torpedoes on display n the open were properly protected at the time of his death.
Ben Turnbull has disappeared, just as he was about to publish a history of the Admiralty, following a massive analysis of the financial acounts. He came across rhe "Pioneer" Net Cutter, covered by a secret patent to Arthur "Tuck" Wilson, HMS Vernon. He was about to write a monagraph on the subject.
The "Pioneer" had four blades, set at 90deg to each other The inwardly directed cutting edges were provided with vee notches, the apexes of which faced rearwadly
Sadly, two leading lights have either died, or disappeared. Denis of Melbourne, who apart from researching the Whitehead and trying to preserve the two Thorneycroft Torpedo Boats, now resting on the bottom, had donated his library to the Reykjavik institute, was still trying to ensure that the torpedoes on display n the open were properly protected at the time of his death.
Ben Turnbull has disappeared, just as he was about to publish a history of the Admiralty, following a massive analysis of the financial acounts. He came across rhe "Pioneer" Net Cutter, covered by a secret patent to Arthur "Tuck" Wilson, HMS Vernon. He was about to write a monagraph on the subject.
The "Pioneer" had four blades, set at 90deg to each other The inwardly directed cutting edges were provided with vee notches, the apexes of which faced rearwadly