Whitehead torpedo

The Whitehead torpedo was the first self-propelled or "locomotive" torpedo ever developed. It was perfected in 1866 by British engineer Robert Whitehead from a rough design conceived by Giovanni Luppis of the Austro-Hungarian Navy in Fiume. It was driven by a three-cylinder compressed-air engine invented, designed, and made by Peter Brotherhood. Many naval services procured the Whitehead torpedo during the 1870s, including the US Navy. This early torpedo proved itself in combat during the Russo-Turkish War when, on 16 January 1878, the Ottoman ship Intibah was sunk by Russian torpedo boats carrying Whiteheads, though this story has been disputed in one book.

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Naval ships of Russia by Apostoli & Golike and Vilborg - 114. Mine explosion

Whitehead 1876 torpedo

Swedish Navy M 93 45 cm Torpedo

Naval ships of Russia by Apostoli & Golike and Vilborg - 125. Whitehead mine launching

Swedish Navy 38 cm M76 torpedo

Naval ships of Russia by Apostoli - 104. Whitehead Mine Explosion

FMIB 47797 Torpille Automobile Whitehead (coupe)

Torpedoes of the Swedish Navy

Whitehead torpedo General Profile, The Whitehead Torpedo U.S.N.1898 (cropped)

Swedish Navy M 80 torpedo

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Naval ships of Russia by Apostoli & Golike and Vilborg - 114. Mine explosion		Commons
commons	image		Whitehead 1876 torpedo		Commons
commons	image		Swedish Navy M 93 45 cm Torpedo		Commons
commons	image		Naval ships of Russia by Apostoli & Golike and Vilborg - 125. Whitehead mine launching		Commons
commons	image		Swedish Navy 38 cm M76 torpedo		Commons
commons	image		Naval ships of Russia by Apostoli - 104. Whitehead Mine Explosion		Commons
commons	image		FMIB 47797 Torpille Automobile Whitehead (coupe)		Commons
commons	image		Torpedoes of the Swedish Navy		Commons
commons	image		Whitehead torpedo General Profile, The Whitehead Torpedo U.S.N.1898 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Swedish Navy M 80 torpedo		Commons