Sujet

Torpedo practice on board HMS Thunderer, preparing to launch a Whitehead Fish Torpedo..., 1878. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Torpedo practice on board HMS Thunderer, preparing to launch a Whitehead Fish Torpedo, in Portland, 1878. It was designed in the mid 1860's by Robert Whitehead. On board the British warship "Thunderer", liutenant Wilson, director of torpedo construction in England, examined the new torpedo-fish constructed from thin sheets of hardened steel. From "La Ilustración Española y Americana", 1878

Date

1878

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/LTL

Notre référence

HRM26A20_380

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NA

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NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40.1Mo (6.7Mo) / 38.0cm x 26.4cm / 4488 x 3120 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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