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Six of these were ordered in 1913.<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913'', p. 31.</ref> | Six of these were ordered in 1913.<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1913'', p. 31.</ref> | ||
Seven of them were undergoing trial at sea around | Seven of them were undergoing trial at sea around 1914.<ref>''The Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1914'', p. 30.</ref> | ||
It was a [[Torpedo Director|torpedo director]], but a device to help frame the approach to a firing or to coordinate the fire of multiple ships.{{INF}} | |||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[[Category:Torpedo Control]] | [[Category:Torpedo Control]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:49, 16 September 2011
Lambert's Attack Director was a torpedo control device invented by Lieutenant W. O. H. Lambert.
Six of these were ordered in 1913.[1]
Seven of them were undergoing trial at sea around 1914.[2]
It was a torpedo director, but a device to help frame the approach to a firing or to coordinate the fire of multiple ships.[Inference]
TODO: add photos of one which has been found in a modern collection.
[TO BE CONTINUED - TONE]
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