Project Gutenberg 2014-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 120 Sleeman, Charles William Sleeman, C. W. 11031435 Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare Containing a Complete and Concise Account of the Rise and Progress of Submarine Warfare Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare" by Charles William Sleeman is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book addresses the evolution of torpedo warfare, detailing advancements in submarine technology and tactics from their inception to the time of writing. It notably covers various types of torpedoes, their mechanisms, and significant historical events associated with their use in naval conflicts. The opening of the book presents an overview of the early history of the torpedo, tracing its roots back to the 16th century with the use of explosive devices in naval warfare. Sleeman discusses prominent figures in the development of torpedo technology, such as Captain David Bushnell, who pioneered underwater explosives, and Robert Fulton, known for his submarine warfare experiments. The section highlights the challenges and failures faced in early attempts at using torpedoes effectively, setting the stage for the later advancements that would solidify their place in naval strategy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44990/44990-h/images/cover.jpg en Torpedoes V Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Science - General 1052874 1052876 2024-09-18T19:34:11.880367 2023-09-19T14:45:46.334450 text/html text/html 1016391 2017-12-13T04:20:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5031725 2017-12-13T04:20:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5372427 2024-09-18T19:34:32.683297 application/epub+zip 5384008 2024-09-18T19:34:15.253401 application/epub+zip 381077 2024-09-18T19:34:13.487392 application/epub+zip 5685551 2024-09-18T19:34:43.701211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5599841 2024-09-18T19:34:29.985295 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616265 2022-09-20T14:19:20.208530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 800640 800445 2024-09-18T19:34:07.712439 2023-09-19T14:45:42.374401 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 799344 2017-12-13T04:20:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 255696 2017-12-13T04:20:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 799491 2017-12-13T04:20:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 255565 2017-12-13T04:20:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19777 2024-09-18T19:34:43.910216 application/rdf+xml 16649 2024-09-18T19:34:13.729373 image/jpeg 2655 2024-09-18T19:34:13.609369 image/jpeg 5149760 2024-09-18T19:34:12.160413 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog