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The '''14-in VII.<small>B</small> Double-Revolving Above-Water Tube''' was a double revolving tube used by the [[Sharpshooter Class Torpedo Gunboat (1888)|''Sharpshooter'' class torpedo gunboats]] and on the [[125 Footer Class Torpedo Boat (1885)|125 Footer class torpedo boats]].
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[[File:UKTorpM1909IIIPlate28.jpg|thumb|600px|'''General Arrangement'''{{UKTorpM1909III|Plate 28}}]]
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[[File:UKTorpM1909IIIPlate29.jpg|thumb|600px|'''Tube sections'''{{UKTorpM1909III|Plate 29}}]]
  
It weighed 4,433 pounds, complete with its two tubes.{{UKTorpM1909III|pp. 232-3}}
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The '''14-in VII.<small>B</small> Double-Revolving Above-Water Tube''' was a double revolving tube used by the [[Sharpshooter Class Torpedo Gunboat (1888)|''Sharpshooter'' class torpedo gunboats]].
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The two tubes were splayed 5 degrees apart.
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It weighed 3,855 pounds.{{UKTorpM1909III|pp. 232-3}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Latest revision as of 12:41, 1 November 2013

General Arrangement[1]
Tube sections[2]

The 14-in VII.B Double-Revolving Above-Water Tube was a double revolving tube used by the Sharpshooter class torpedo gunboats.

The two tubes were splayed 5 degrees apart.

It weighed 3,855 pounds.[3]

Footnotes

  1. Torpedo Manual, Vol. III, 1909. Plate 28.
  2. Torpedo Manual, Vol. III, 1909. Plate 29.
  3. Torpedo Manual, Vol. III, 1909. pp. 232-3.

See Also