How submarines fire torpedoes, 1939
Drawing to explain how a British submarine's twelve torpedoes are fired. Here six torpoedoes are shown in their tubes, and a further six are in storage and have, when required, to be moved up to the rear door of the tube by slinging out a running cradle. The outer (sea) doors are opened and closed by rods operated hydraulically
Picture No
10583030
Media ID
46094238
Size
3400px x 5178px
(1.7MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustrated by Chatworthy (sp?) in the Sphere, 14 October 1939
Date
1939
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