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British fleet with torpedo craft, WW1View of the British fleet, with torpedo craft, at sea during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Sinking of the French liner Sontay, Mediterranean, WW1Scene during the sinking of the French liner Sontay in the Mediterranean after being torpedoed by a German submarine during the First World War, with passengers and crew escaping into lifeboats
HMS Repulse with torpedo boats and submarine, WW1HMS Repulse, British Renown-class battlecruiser, launched 1916, served briefly during the First World War, served during the Second World War, sunk off Malaya 1941
HMS Nubian, British destroyer, pre-WW1HMS Nubian, British Tribal-class torpedo boat destroyer, launched 1909, served during the first part of the First World War, torpedoed during the Battle of Dover Strait (October 1916)
British torpedo boat destroyer launching, SouthamptonA British torpedo boat destroyer launching at Southampton a few months before the start of the First World War. It is probably HMS Lance, a Laforey-class destroyer
HMS Laurel, British destroyer, WW1HMS Laurel, British Laforey-class torpedo boat destroyer, launched 1913, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1921. Seen here travelling at full speed. Date: 1914-1918
British torpedo boat destroyers at sea, WW1British torpedo boat destroyers at sea during the First World War, making a smoke screen to protect a convoy. Date: 1914-1918
Oiling and Coaling on landLight labour and hard labour: oiling and coaling on land. The new method and the old- a contrast. The top image shows a torpedo boat taking in oil fuel through a hose linking her with a tank in
Air Scouts climbing on plane with Lord OlivierAir Scouts climbing on a Fairey Albacore plane with Lieutenant/Sir Laurence Olivier. 1940s
HM torpedo gunboat, Hazard and seaplane. Participated in a Victoria Cross action in Crete in 1898. Dryard Class torpedo gunboat, she sank in 1918 after colliding with the SS Western Australia
WWI - Launch of a German TorpedoThe launch of a torpedo from the deck of a German warship during World War One
WWII recycling: Torpedo foot warmer / W H RobinsonA resourceful couple in bed make use of an old torpedo as a foot warmer. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
French torpedoes WWIFrench aerial torpedoes being carried during World War I
Aerial torpedoes designed by an Australian engineer, Mr A Dunbar Wigram. They were expected to revolutionise the methods of modern warfare, by speeding over land and sea with a deadly aim
Towed Derelict TorpedoRecovery of a lost torpedo by a fishing boat or patrol vessel. Finders received 5 pounds for salvaging derelict torpedoes and returning them to the Admiralty authorities
Torpedo-Dropping AircraftThis photograph shows an aircraft making an attack on a merchant vessel
The Wreckage of West VirginiaThe photograph shows the battleship West Virginia on the sea bed of Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, after torpedo strike by the Japanese
How the Torpedo is dropped from the air
British Submarine L53 at Herceg Novi, MontenegroPhotograph taken at Herceg Novi (Montenegro) of the British Submarine L53 loading a torpedo
Russian Torpedo Boats, 1878Engraving showing three views of a Russian torpedo boat, built in St. Petersburg in 1878
Torpedo Room of a U-boat, pre-Second World WarPhotograph showing the crew of a German submarine (U-boat) relaxing in their bunks in the bow torpedo chamber, c.1938. This photograph shows the cramped conditions typically of the submarines that
The Mohne Dam before the Dambusters Raid; Second World WarAerial photograph showing the Mohne Dam and reservoir (top) before the Dambusters raid of 16th May 1943. Anti-torpedo nets can be seen just above the dam in this photograph
Torpedo-shellA French soldier about to fire a torpedo-shell from a trench-gun. The winged shell kept a straight course and exploded laterally, causing widespread damage to its target
Ludlows Flying Machine and a United States Warship, 1907Photograph of the Flying Machine built by Mr. Israel Ludlow at the Aeronautical Building in the Jamestown Exhibition, 1907
Cant Z. 506 AironeThe CANT Z-506 Airone (Heron) is a seaplane built for Ala Littorias Adriatic routes; when war comes it will be adapted as a torpedo bomber
FAIREY SWORDFISHBest known of British naval aircraft, this torpedo bomber is in active service until the end of WW2, proving more effi- -cient than more up-to-date aircraft meant to replace it
Japanese Sea Battle / WwiiJapanese inflict serious damage on American warships off Solomon Islands, sinking four ships and only losing one Date: December 1942
Tsushima (P. Parisien)BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT Togo loses only three torpedo boats while destroying or capturing most of the Russian fleet - the greatest naval battle since Trafalgar
Tsushima (P. Journal)BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT Togo loses only three torpedo boats while destroying or capturing most of the Russian fleet - the greatest naval battle since Trafalgar
Bathing / Torpedo C1910A little girl is afraid to get into the bathtub: Willie said he saw a torpedo when he was in there!
Bath / Torpedo 1917A little girl in her bath: " I hope to goodness I shan t be torpedoed!"
Soviet Torpedo BoatsA Russian torpedo boat squadron in the Black Sea
Russian Torpedo BoatRe-arming a Soviet torpedo boat at Poti, on the Black Sea
Holland & SubmarineJohn Philip Holland, American inventor, looking out of his diving torpedo boat called the " Holland" after her designer
U-Boat Torpedo-TubesThe torpedo-tubes, in the bows of an untersee-boot (it must be one of U-9 to U-20)
U-Boat Torpedo RoomIn the engine-room of a German U-boat
German Torpedo BoatA German torpedo-boat at sea
Whitehead Torpedo LaunchA Whitehead torpedo is launched from a torpedo boat
Introducing the TorpedoFiat Experimentum-! Britannia introduces the torpedo to the British navy
Sailors in DufflesFour crew members on the deck of the torpedo boat destroyer Sturgeon, wrapped up against the elements in duffle coats
WWI / 1915 / TORPEDOA British bomber aims a torpedo towards its target
George V / Jubilee / YachtAt the helm is the yachts owner, king George V, a keen sailor who in his early days commanded a torpedo boat
Making TorpedoboatsBuilding a torpedo-boat in a German shipyard
Robert WhiteheadROBERT WHITEHEAD English engineer, inventor of the self-propelling torpedo; had a factory in Fiume
Renault Loses its WayThe owner of a Renault Sports Torpedo has lost his way, and stops to inquire directions of a lady out walking her dog, with a yoke over her shoulder bearing a bag at each end
Amphibious Torpedo BoatAmphibious Torpedo-Boat
Blackburn Cubaroo BomberTorpedo bomber, on the ground, with crew
Tsushima (Schon - 3BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA STRAIT Russian admiral Rozhdestvensky transfers from the sinking Borodino to the torpedo boat Buinis, just part of the overwhelming Russian defeat