14-in Weymouth Mark I Torpedo
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The 14-in Weymouth Mark I Torpedo was a torpedo manufactured by Whitehead & Co. at their Weymouth works.
It was introduced into production for the Royal Navy in 1898.[1]
It and the 14-in R.G.F. Mark X and a portion of the 18-in Mark IV torpedoes ordered in 1898 would be among the first to employ gyroscopes.
Development and History
Mark I
The final design is laid out in the Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1898.{[2] [TO BE CONTINUED - TONE]
1898
100 are ordered and are under manufacture at Whitehead, Weymouth.[3]
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