18-in Mark III Torpedo (UK)
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe 18-in R.G.F. Mark III Torpedo was a British torpedo developed at the Royal Gun Factory in 1894.[Fact Check]
It may have been built in both long and short versions, but the short version is not clear.
Mark III
It carried a charge of 170 pounds, 15 ounces – about 18 punds less than the Mark II torpedo.[1]
In 1895, 56 were in service.
Manufacture and Use
1918
12 of just 40 remaining torpedoes were broken up in 1918.[2]
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