Catalogue description 3 photographs extracted from ADM 1/6238 showing: (1-2) A 150 pounder torpedo fired by a...

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Details of CN 1/30
Reference: CN 1/30
Description:

3 photographs extracted from ADM 1/6238 showing:

(1-2) A 150 pounder torpedo fired by a frictional machine from a boom in a steam launch, 26 September 1871.

(3) A 100 pounder torpedo fired from a spar attached to the cutwater of US Frigate Itabash in Boston Harbour, 1 November 1871.

Sizes between 8 cm x 7 cm and 14 cm x 19 cm.
Date: 1871
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in The National Archives: ADM 1/6238
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Physical description: 3 photograph(s)
Dimensions: see description
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Restrictions on use: Photographs may remain in copyright

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