Goat Island and the U.S. Naval Torpedo Station: Guncotton, Smokeless Powder and Torpedoes by Richard V. Simpson

Goat Island and the U.S. Naval Torpedo Station: Guncotton, Smokeless Powder and Torpedoes

Richard V. Simpson

192 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history
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Weak maritime nations have always sought to augment the strength of their coastal defenses and navies by the use of "diabolical" contrivances for destroying an invader's ships. The history of the adoption of the torpedo as a recognized implement o...

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