Torpedo

World War I started sometime 1914 and ended in 1918 when the Treaty of Versailles was signed. There were German U-boats patrolling all around the Atlantic Ocean during the war. The ship that is unfortunately caught in this patrol was the RMS Lusitania. John Joseph Protasio, from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and currently resides in Ohio, earned a Bachelor’s of Art in History at Lycoming College, and a Master’s of Art in History at Arkansas State University. He also wrote To the Bottom of the Sea,…

Devastators, Enterprise and Yorktown groups arrived, being met with a maneuver by the Japanese fleet that prolonged their exposure to antiaircraft and fighter fire effectively, but despite the opposition, the attack was effective. There were three torpedo hits on the large carrier and one of the smaller carriers. Of the 14 planes of Enterprise’s squadron, four returned, of the 12 planes of Yorktown’s squadron, only two returned, and of the 15 planes of the LCDR Waldron’s squadron from Hornet,…

Of course, Beauregard would not have this and asked his friends to petition Davis to have him regain his position, but Davis was still angry and Pierre and quoted "If the whole world were to ask me to restore General Beauregard to the command which I have already given to General Bragg, I would refuse it." (Davis). Davis Assigned Beauregard back at Charleston and was given control of coastal defenses replacing John C. Pemberton. Beauregard was not too happy about this and felt as though he…

Lamarr asked Antheil to help her develop an idea to aid the American cause. She envisioned a frequency changing machine that could be broadcasted to American torpedos, which may have been inspired when she listened to her first husband talk to his fellow engineers about his ideas. The use of this constantly changing frequencies would allow the torpedos to reach their intended target without enemy interference. Lamarr hoped Antheil’s experience with composing music and knowledge of frequencies…

Japanese carrier aircraft launched an attack on Midway Island doing severe damage. During this attack, Midway launched all aircraft on the island to fire torpedos at the main carrier fleet that is made up of the four carriers that had attacked Pearl Harbour earlier. This fleet was attacked by five waves of bombers from Midway but no bombs or torpedos hit and many of the US aircraft were shot down. The following attack was later that day where a squadron of dive bombers was launched from US…

Under the command of Captain Lieutenant Walther Schwieger and holding a crew of 35 personnel, the U boat seen the ship within its periscope and according to numerous accounts, fired one torpedo towards the Lusitania. The torpedo struck the cruise liner and caused total chaos onboard and just like the Titanic before, everyone was caught by surprise and trying to survive the attack. One of the survivors who was on the Lusitania at them time of the sinking…

Hydraulic Fracturing for oil and natural gas is possibly one of the most misunderstood parts of drilling around. The term itself is almost as bad for some as racial slanders. Countries have banned the process and even some states such as Colorado have placed embargos on the process until more research is available. Environmental groups storm capitals at the sound of the word demanding more regulations. What many don’t realize is that the oil business has been using the same process for 70 years…

intervened in Vietnam after the US Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which allowed Johnson to take whatever action he thought was appropriate after the Gulf of Tonkin incident. The incident was that the USS Maddox claimed North Vietnamese torpedo boats had once again attacked US patrol ships. Even though Captain Herrick sent a later message claiming that he was mistaken about the attack, the final part of the message was ignored by Johnson and his advisors who continued with the…

intelligence gathered about North Vietnam to South Vietnam. The destroyer was highly equipped in relays and espionage equipment as well as defenses. Not long into entering the Gulf of Tonkin the USS Maddox was under heavy attack by multiple enemy torpedo patrol boats. This distress information was relayed to the United States who responded ordering them to exit the gulf immediately. This was on August 2nd of 1964. Only two days later the Maddox returned into the gulf. The ship relayed…

Throughout the books An Edible History of Humanity, and Gunpowder it is expressed that agriculture and gunpowder have played a major role in the continual development of the world we know today. Agriculture opened the doors to a greater knowledge of the scientific world, and because of this scientific growth, gunpowder technology advanced. These advances led to the discovery and creation of lucrative and nourishing crops, along with ammo that increased the power and productivity of war. The Du…