Torpedo

launched a surprise attack on the U.S. near Honolulu, Hawaii. This attack was called Pearl Harbor. The first wave of Japanese pilots came in at around 7:50 am. The Japanese pilots were called torpedo bombers. Torpedo bombers dropped bombs that had propellers on the back of the bomb which would then push the torpedo into the desired target. Around 7:53a.m, more pilots from the first wave came in and the pilots were called dive bombers, these pilots had to swoop down and then drop their bombs on…

Navy had invented the self-propelled torpedo which changed sea warfare forever. With the invention of these torpedoes combined with small cheap speed boats known as torpedo boats caused real trouble for the larger combat vessels known as battleships. Torpedo boats did this by either overwhelming them with their sheer numbers combined with their tremendous speed and maneuverability which was proven during the Chilean war. Since the invention of the torpedo boats there was a clear call for the…

bad so people hated them and joined the army. Another way they made them want to join is by drawing cartoon figures on vehicles to unite people. Well I was in charge of drawing on the Navy's torpedo boats and when i’m done with that I have to help in making some films. After I finished drawing on the torpedos I was supposed to I went to the studio where they made the films, when I entered they were brainstorming ideas for the next episode. I thought if we made an episode about donald duck…

prepare the passengers they readied the lifeboats on the ship. On May 7, 1915, without any warning, a German U-boat sent a torpedo into the bridge of the ship before a second torpedo made contact. The Lusitania was only 11 miles from the coast of Ireland, but there was no way to get the ship to safety. It only took a total of 18 minutes for her to completely sink after the second torpedo hit.…

doubt on the event. While some of the reports claim there were enemy ships near, some claim that they did not see anything in the immediate area. These reports conflict the reports made by the crew members on the Maddox and Turner Joy that there were torpedo wakes and enemy lights…

up Charleston but they didn't have ships to go head on with the stronger and better-made Union warships. The obvious solution to them was the torpedo. There were still issues with that solution though because torpedoes of the Civil War era were immobile and instead they were anchored to the bottom of harbors and river channels. A wire ran from the torpedo to the coast…

stations and be ready to launch torpedos on my command!” Steven and Jake rushed to their battle stations with the fear of the ship being hit by a torpedo in both of their minds. When they got to their battle stations they checked their scanners to see if they could see the sub. And they saw it. Not just one, not two, there were 5 submarines. Steven got on his radio “Sergeant I am seeing five submarines on the scanner.” The sergeant replied “Fire!” They shot their torpedos and they swerved…

Limited. He is noted for having partially designed and built the first Royal Naval torpedo boat as well as designing and improving upon the machinery involved in this class of ship. Thornycroft is also credited with modifying the hull and propeller designs of naval ships as well as designing ship stabilizers. In particular Thornycroft's company is noted for its work on streamlining Naval designs, its work on torpedo ships, and Naval Destroyers. John Isaac Thornycroft was born on February 1,…

The gulf of Tonkin incident helped cause greater involvement in the Vietnam War for the United States. In the Gulf of Tonkin incident, North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin, off of Vietnam coast, in a couple of attacks on August 2 and 4, of 1964. The USS Turner Joy also reported being attacked on August 4, 1964. The Tonkin incident was the source for the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which committed major American forces to the war in Vietnam. After time had…

In 1963, the streets of Saigon and the surrounding cities of Southern Vietnam were flooded with Viet Cong (VC). These were Vietnamese Communists who lived all throughout Vietnam. The towns became overrun and soon the South started to lose control. As a result, the United States sent around 16,000 military “advisers” to Southern Vietnam. Their job was to aid the South in their efforts to drive the VC out of their country. This, however, was rarely the case as there was a thin line between…