Torpedo Collection (page 8)

Torpedoes from the air at Taranto by G. H. Davis
Torpedoes from the air: the technique of torpedo-plane attack, which caused havoc to Italys fleet at Taranto during the Second World War. Date: 1940

Poster, Red Cross hospital ship, WW1
First World War poster: What a Red Rag is to a Bull, the Red Cross is to the Hun. Showing a German U-boat torpedoing a clearly marked British hospital ship

Tactics in a torpedo action by G. H. Davis
What happens inside a British submarine when she sights enermy vessels and attacks with torpedoes. 1943

Submarine HMS C32 launching torpedo, WW1
A submarine, the British HMS C32, sinks below the surface of the sea to launch a deadly torpedo, which leaves a visible track as it speeds towards its target. Date: 1914

Torpedo workshops at Gosport

Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Torpedo Boat Squadron returns to base having engaged the enemy. Date: circa 1904

Christmas Greetings from The Australian Airforce. An RAF Hawk is flying in with a large bomb to take out a Japanese submarine, which is spouting curses via its periscope! Date: 1942

Short Type 184 Seaplane during torpedo practice

Fairey Swordfish I L2781 in flight armed with a torpedo
Fairey Swordfish I, L2781, in flight armed with a torpedo

A formation of Fairey Swordfish Is from No 785 Torpedo Training Squadron at Crail in 1942. Date: 1942

Early Blackburn installation of a MkIX torpedo on a Sopwith Cuckoo

Fokker TIV Lorraine bomber and torpedo carrier used by the Royal Dutch Naval Air Force in India. 1927. Date: 1927

Sopwith Cuckoo N7151 dropping a MkIX torpedo
Sopwith Cuckoo, N7151, dropping a MkIX torpedo

Sopwith Cuckoo, dropping a torpedo
Sopwith Cuckoo of the Torpedo Aeroplane School, East Fortune, dropping a torpedo in Firth of Forth near Dunbar

Sopwith Cuckoo N6954 dropping a MkIX torpedo
Sopwith Cuckoo, N6954, dropping a MkIX torpedo

Sopwith Cuckoo N6950 dropping a MkIX torpedo
Sopwith Cuckoo, N6950, dropping a MkIX torpedo

Bristol Beaufort carrying a torpedo

The first prototype of the de Havilland Sea Mosquito TR33, LR387, seen here carrying a torpedo. The Mosquito was the first British twin-engined aircraft to land on an aircraft carrier

Russian-Japanese War (1904-1905). Battle of Port Arthur (8th February 1904). Assault of the Japanese to the Russian counter torpedo boat Reichitelme in the port of Ci-Fu. Engraving. FRANCE. Paris

Firing a Torpedo
Charging a torpedo-tube aboard a U-boat, of the type which sank three British cruisers in the North Sea during the first weeks of World War One - a warning of things to come... Date: September 1914

The Japanese torpedo destroyers, the Asagiri and Hayadori, attacking the Russian Men-of-war. Print showing Japanese torpedo boats sinking Russian battleships. Date 1904

Japan splits the Russian torpedo fleet. Print shows a Japanese sailor splitting a Russian torpedo boat. Date 1904 or 1905

The Japanese torpedo boat delivers a knock-out blow to Russian man-of-war. Print shows two figures wearing boxing gloves, one with a Japanese torpedo boat as its head punches the other figure with a

A scheme to save the Russian fleet when Japanese torpedo boats come. Print shows two Russian men watching a battleship with hot-air balloons attached rise from a tub of water. Date 1904 or 1905

Lusitania - First sight of the approaching Torpedo 1915
Passengers that were on the deck of the Lusitania, were looking out to sea, suddenly they saw a white streak close to the surface coming straight for the vessel. 7 May 1915

Sea Scouts on Motor Torpedo Boat 102
Motor Torpedo Boat 102 of the 1st Blofield and Brundal Sea Scouts. 1977

Ship struck by torpedo, Salonika, WW1
A ship struck by a torpedo at Salonika (Salonica, Thessaloniki, Greece) during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Sailors with a torpedo
Two sailors with a torpedo, 1955. Date: 1955

Taranto, Italy - Torpedo Boat
A Torpedo boat at Taranto, Italy passes through the canal connecting the Little Sea with the Great Sea. Date: circa 1910s

Italian steamer torpedoed by German U-boat, WW1
An Italian steamer torpedoed by a German U-boat during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

German torpedo boats at Zeebrugge, Belgium, WW1
German torpedo boats at the sea port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: May 1918

Commer Charabanc - 2
Commer Torpedo Char-a-banc built up to 7 rows of seats to carry up to 33 passengers. Date: 1914

Destroyer at Speed 2
A torpedo boat destroyer of the Royal Navy traveling at 36 knots. Their high speed and manoeuvrability make these ships ideal for scouting and escort duties. Date: circa 1914

Wreck of HMS Invincible, Battle of Jutland, WW1
Scene during the Battle of Jutland, in the North Sea near Denmark, during the First World War, showing the wreck of the British battlecruiser HMS Invincible

SMS Csikos, Austro-Hungarian destroyer, WW1
SMS Csikos, an Austro-Hungarian torpedo boat (Huszar class destroyer), at sea during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Sopwith T1 Cuckoo biplane launching torpedo, WW1
A British Sopwith T1 Cuckoo bomber biplane launching a practice torpedo over the sea towards the end of the First World War. It was powered by a Sunbeam Arab V8 200 horsepower engine. Date: circa 1918

Italian ship at sea, damaged by a torpedo
An Italian ship at sea, damaged by a torpedo. Date: 20th century

Italian torpedo boat crew occupying a port, post-WW1
An Italian torpedo boat crew occupying the port of recaptured territory just after the end of the First World War. Date: December 1918

Giuseppe Garibaldi cruiser sinking in Adriatic, WW1
The Giuseppe Garibaldi armoured cruiser (launched 1899) sinking in the Adriatic during the First World War, having been hit by an enemy torpedo. Date: 18 July 1915

Italian MAS boat at sea with balloon attached
An Italian MAS boat (Motoscafo Armato Silurante, Torpedo Armed Motorboat) at sea with a balloon attached, probably during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918

HMS Achates, British destroyer, pre-WW1
HMS Achates, British Acasta-class torpedo boat destroyer, launched 1912, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1921. Date: April 1914

British torpedo boat destroyer at sea, WW1
An unnamed British torpedo boat destroyer at sea during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

HMS Grafton, British cruiser, WW1
HMS Grafton, British Edgar-class cruiser, launched 1892, served in the Gallipoli Campaign, First World War, decommissioned 1920

HMS Lochinvar, British destroyer, WW1
HMS Lochinvar, British Laforey-class torpedo boat destroyer, launched 1915, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1921. Date: 1915-1918

HMS Majestic, British battleship, capsized, WW1
HMS Majestic, British predreadnought battleship, launched 1895, served before and during the early part of the First World War including the Dardanelles

HMS Majestic, British battleship, sinking, WW1
HMS Majestic, British predreadnought battleship, launched 1895, served before and during the early part of the First World War including the Dardanelles

British fleet with torpedo craft, WW1
View of the British fleet, with torpedo craft, at sea during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Sinking of the French liner Sontay, Mediterranean, WW1
Scene 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

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