Showing 183 items matching "torpedo"
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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumSketch - Pastel, Georg Rosenkranz, Loading a torpedo on Kormoran, 1941/2
... Loading a torpedo on Kormoran...Framed pastel sketch of crewmen loading a torpedo aboard the HSK Kormoran...Loading a torpedo at "Kormoran"...Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, drew this while at Graytown POW Camp. georg rosenkranz graytown pow camp hsk kormoran illustrations pastel Loading a torpedo at "Kormoran" Framed pastel sketch of crewmen loading a torpedo aboard the HSK Kormoran Loading a torpedo on Kormoran Sketch - Pastel Georg Rosenkranz ...Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, drew this while at Graytown POW Camp.Framed pastel sketch of crewmen loading a torpedo aboard the HSK KormoranLoading a torpedo at "Kormoran"georg rosenkranz, graytown pow camp, hsk kormoran, illustrations, pastel -
Friends of the Cerberus IncWhitehead Torpedo Manual, Victorian Naval Forces Torpedo Manual Whitehead Torpedoes 1889, 1889
... Victorian Naval Forces Torpedo Manual Whitehead Torpedoes 1889......torpedo...The Torpedo Manual was created in 1889 presumably as part of the training program of the Victorian Naval Torpedo Corps....Two sections:- Part 1 - Whitehead Torpedos and their component parts used in the Victorian Naval Forces. ...The Torpedo Manual was created in 1889 presumably as part of the training program of the Victorian Naval Torpedo Corps. ...The Torpedo Manual was created in 1889 presumably as part of the training program of the Victorian Naval Torpedo Corps.This item is significant partly because some of the information in the manual is not found elsewhere but also as it the only known copy of this manual. The manual is also evidence that a more professional approach to training was undertaken by the Victorian Naval Forces after the mid 1880s. Gunner/Instructor Corkle's of the Port Melboune Naval Brigade written in the manual is evidence of the manual's strong provenance.Victorian Naval Forces Manual printed in 1889 with 62 pages with a burgandy cover. Two sections:- Part 1 - Whitehead Torpedos and their component parts used in the Victorian Naval Forces. Part 2 - Electrical section describing firing circuits, cells, fuzes, dynamoes, search lights.Inside front cover - "Jno. Co[orkle] /Gunner & Instructor/oPort Melbourne Division/of/Naval Brigade/Port Melbourne/ January 1890." Inside back cover - "J Corkle GI/P.M.B. of N.B./January 1890" whitehead, torpedo, manual, torpedo corps. -
The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical CollectionAward - Trophy, Bangalore Torpedo Tip Award
... Bangalore Torpedo Tip Award...Wooden trophy constructed od 2 pieces of timber painted black and a bangalore torpedo tip on the right hand side. On the base of the plaque is an engraved brass plaque. ...Bangalore Torpedo Tip Award...Bangalore Torpedo Tip Award Wooden trophy constructed od 2 pieces of timber painted black and a bangalore torpedo tip on the right hand side. ...Wooden trophy constructed od 2 pieces of timber painted black and a bangalore torpedo tip on the right hand side. On the base of the plaque is an engraved brass plaque. On the verticle piece of timber is 11 black rectanglur plaques, none of which have been enscribed as it appears the trophy was never awarded.Bangalore Torpedo Tip Award -
Friends of the Cerberus IncSea-Cell Pamphlet, Henry Moors, On the Sea-Cell as a Possible Source of Danger in Torpedo Experiments, 1881
... On the Sea-Cell as a Possible Source of Danger in Torpedo Experiments....The Sea-Cell pamphlet was written by Captain Henry Moors of the Land Forces Signal & Torpedo Corps. In the pamphlet Captain Moors investigates the theory that the zinc case of the torpedo, the iron hull of Cerberus and the sea water combined to form a sea-cell. ...Eleven page pamphlet measuring 137 mm x 215 mm exploring the possibility that the Cerberus torpedo accident was caused by a Sea-Cell effect....The Sea-Cell pamphlet was written by Captain Henry Moors of the Land Forces Signal & Torpedo Corps. In the pamphlet Captain Moors investigates the theory that the zinc case of the torpedo, the iron hull of Cerberus and the sea water combined to form a sea-cell. ...The Sea-Cell pamphlet was written by Captain Henry Moors of the Land Forces Signal & Torpedo Corps. In the pamphlet Captain Moors investigates the theory that the zinc case of the torpedo, the iron hull of Cerberus and the sea water combined to form a sea-cell. (battery) Captain Moors investigates whether this sea-cell could have resulted in a current being produced that was strong enough to detonate the torpedo.Eleven page pamphlet measuring 137 mm x 215 mm exploring the possibility that the Cerberus torpedo accident was caused by a Sea-Cell effect.sea-cell torpedo -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageBook - Reference/History/Naval Armaments Technical Manual, Griffin & Co. (Publishers by appointment to Her Majesty and H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburugh), Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare, 1889
... Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare...Its focus on defensive torpedo warfare, submarine mines, and evolving naval tactics shows that it was part of the broader shift in which torpedoes were becoming a major naval weapon. ...Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare, by C. Sleeman. ...Its focus on defensive torpedo warfare, submarine mines, and evolving naval tactics shows that it was part of the broader shift in which torpedoes were becoming a major naval weapon. ...Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare is a late-19th century naval history/manual about the development of submarine warfare, torpedoes, mines, and the vessels and tactics used to deploy them. It was originally written as a technical survey of the weapon’s rise and practical use, with diagrams and detailed descriptions. The book traces the evolution of torpedo warfare from early submarine mines through the introduction of electric detonation and later improvements. It is part history, part technical handbook.Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare, by C. Sleeman. Containing a complete account of the progress of submarine warfare; also a detailed description of matters appertaining thereto, including the latest improvements, with 83 full-page illustrations, diagrams etc. Second Edition. 1889. Published by Griffin & Co, U.K. Hard-cover, bound book, red with gold lettering. Inscription inside the cover. non-fictionTorpedoes and Torpedo Warfare is a late-19th century naval history/manual about the development of submarine warfare, torpedoes, mines, and the vessels and tactics used to deploy them. It was originally written as a technical survey of the weapon’s rise and practical use, with diagrams and detailed descriptions. The book traces the evolution of torpedo warfare from early submarine mines through the introduction of electric detonation and later improvements. It is part history, part technical handbook. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, c. sleeman author, torpedo warfare, submarine warfare -
Stawell Historical Society IncRealia, W & J Waters, Torpedo Bottle Pleasant Creek
... W & J Waters, Torpedo Bottle Pleasant Creek...Green Torpedo Shaped Bottle ...Factory and Land in Frayne Street Stawell Manufacturing W & J Waters Pleasant Creek Green Torpedo Shaped Bottle W & J Waters, Torpedo Bottle Pleasant Creek Realia ...William & John Waters were a Cordial Manufacturing Business William Waters died in 1870 and was buried in Stawell. Factory and Land in Frayne Street StawellGreen Torpedo Shaped Bottle W & J Waters Pleasant Creekmanufacturing -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Bottle, Green Glass Torpedo Bottle. Marked John Maddocks Cordial Manufacturer Stawell, 1880's
... Green Glass Torpedo Bottle. Marked John Maddocks Cordial Manufacturer Stawell...Green Glass Torpedo Shaped Bottle....Stawell Green Glass Torpedo Shaped Bottle. Green Glass Torpedo Bottle. ...Green Glass Torpedo Shaped Bottle.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Bottle, Torpedo or Teardrop Bottle. No Makers name
... Torpedo or Teardrop Bottle. No Makers name ...Torpedo Glass Bottle. Slightly sandblasted....Stawell None Torpedo Glass Bottle. Slightly sandblasted. ...Torpedo Glass Bottle. Slightly sandblasted.None stawell -
Stawell Historical Society IncFunctional object - Bottle, Torpedo Glass Bottles
... Torpedo Glass Bottles...Torpedo Glass Bottles (John Maddocks Stawell)...Stawell Torpedo Glass Bottles (John Maddocks Stawell) Torpedo Glass Bottles Functional object Bottle ...Torpedo Glass Bottles (John Maddocks Stawell)stawell -
Stawell Historical Society IncFunctional object - Bottle, Smaller Torpedo Glass Bottle. J Maddocks
... Smaller Torpedo Glass Bottle. J Maddocks...Smaller Torpedo Glass Bottle. J Maddocks...Stawell Smaller Torpedo Glass Bottle. J Maddocks Smaller Torpedo Glass Bottle. ...Smaller Torpedo Glass Bottle. J Maddocksstawell -
Stawell Historical Society IncFunctional object - Bottle, Torpedo Glass Bottles John Maddocks Stawell
... Torpedo Glass Bottles John Maddocks Stawell ...Torpedo Glass Bottles (John Maddocks Stawell)...Stawell Torpedo Glass Bottles (John Maddocks Stawell) Torpedo Glass Bottles John Maddocks Stawell Functional object Bottle ...Torpedo Glass Bottles (John Maddocks Stawell)stawell -
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Realia, W & J Waters, Stawell Torpedo Bottle
... W & J Waters, Stawell Torpedo Bottle...Green Torpedo Shaped Bottle with broken neck ...Factory and Land in Frayne Street Stawell Found at Stawell Butter Factory Manufacturing W & J Waters Stawell Green Torpedo Shaped Bottle with broken neck W & J Waters, Stawell Torpedo Bottle Realia ...William & John Waters were a Cordial Manufacturing Business William Waters died in 1870 and was buried in Stawell. Factory and Land in Frayne Street Stawell Found at Stawell Butter FactoryGreen Torpedo Shaped Bottle with broken neck W & J Waters Stawellmanufacturing -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Realia, Torpedo Shaped Glass Bottles McDougal and Hunter c1870
... Torpedo Shaped Glass Bottles McDougal and Hunter c1870...Green Glass Torpedo Shaped Bottle with Broken Neck ...Found near Main Drain Stawell Manufacturer of Cordial Opposite Pleasant Creek Hospital Established 1869 Manufacture McDougall and Hunter STawell Green Glass Torpedo Shaped Bottle with Broken Neck Torpedo Shaped Glass Bottles McDougal and Hunter c1870 Realia ...Found near Main Drain Stawell Manufacturer of Cordial Opposite Pleasant Creek Hospital Established 1869Green Glass Torpedo Shaped Bottle with Broken Neck McDougall and Hunter STawellmanufacture -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPhotograph - Print of "COUNTESS of HOPETOUN", Photographer unknown, 1986
... Torpedo Boat...Black & white photograph of the HMVS 1st class Torpedo boat the Countess of Hopetoun....Reverse: " Countess of Hopetoun - Torpedo Boat 1st Class - M. A. A. V. (Tarnutt) "...Torpedo Boat Torpedo Boat .Reverse: " Countess of Hopetoun - Torpedo Boat 1st Class - M. ...Torpedo BoatRealism, historical accuracyBlack & white photograph of the HMVS 1st class Torpedo boat the Countess of Hopetoun.Reverse: " Countess of Hopetoun - Torpedo Boat 1st Class - M. A. A. V. (Tarnutt) "torpedo boat -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPhotograph, Photographer unknown
... Undated black & white photo of HMVS Childers torpedo boat...Black & white phot of HMVS Childers torpedo boat, with a moored lifeboat in the foreground and tri-masted square-rigged boat and steamship in the background ....On the reverse - Childers Torpedo Boat, RAN 1911, 1st Class, Gift MAAV T. ...Undated black & white photo of HMVS Childers torpedo boat lifeboat torpedo boat On the reverse - Childers Torpedo Boat, RAN 1911, 1st Class, Gift MAAV T. ...Undated black & white photo of HMVS Childers torpedo boatRealismMr T ArnottBlack & white phot of HMVS Childers torpedo boat, with a moored lifeboat in the foreground and tri-masted square-rigged boat and steamship in the background .On the reverse - Childers Torpedo Boat, RAN 1911, 1st Class, Gift MAAV T. Arnottlifeboat, torpedo boat -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaPhotograph - Photograph, Sepia, Torpedo Tubes and Search Lights Anzac and Success
... Torpedo Tubes and Search Lights Anzac and Success ...torpedo...torpedo destroyers success fan album 1928 on page 7 Torpedo Tubes and Search Lights Anzac and Success Photograph Photograph, Sepia ...on page 7torpedo, destroyers, success, fan album, 1928 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - No.6 OTU, Base Torpedo Unit, and R.A.A.F. Beaufort Torpedo Operations, John Lever, 1999
... No.6 OTU, Base Torpedo Unit, and R.A.A.F. Beaufort Torpedo Operations...No.6 OTU, Base Torpedo Unit, and R.A.A.F. Beaufort Torpedo Operations Book No.6 OTU, Base Torpedo Unit, and R.A.A.F. ... -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPhotograph, Photographer unknown
... Black & white phot of HMVS Childers torpedo boat, with a moored lifeboat in the foreground and tri-masted square-rigged boat and steamship in the background ....On the reverse - Childers Torpedo Boat, RAN 1911, 1st Class, Gift MAAV T. ...Arnott Black & white phot of HMVS Childers torpedo boat, with a moored lifeboat in the foreground and tri-masted square-rigged boat and steamship in the background . ...Undated black & white photo of a painting of the Shortland's Bluff timber 'high' lighthouse at QueenscliffeRealismBlack & white phot of HMVS Childers torpedo boat, with a moored lifeboat in the foreground and tri-masted square-rigged boat and steamship in the background .On the reverse - Childers Torpedo Boat, RAN 1911, 1st Class, Gift MAAV T. Arnottqueenscliffe, shortland's bluff, timber construction, lighthouse -
Mission to Seafarers VictoriaPhotograph - Photograph, Black and white, Search lights and torpedo tubs, 1928
... Search lights and torpedo tubs...fan album 1928 Search lights and torpedo tubs Photograph Photograph, Black and white ...fan album, 1928 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, John Wingate, Torpedo strike : with Cunningham in the Mediterranean, at Taranto and Matapan with the Fleet Air Arm, 1964
... Torpedo strike : with Cunningham in the Mediterranean, at Taranto and Matapan with the Fleet Air Arm....world war 1939-1945 - fiction war stories Account of naval battles in the Mediterranean during World war II p.192. Torpedo strike : with Cunningham in the Mediterranean, at Taranto and Matapan with the Fleet Air Arm. ...Account of naval battles in the Mediterranean during World war IIp.192.fictionAccount of naval battles in the Mediterranean during World war IIworld war 1939-1945 - fiction, war stories -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - RAAF Torpedo Mk46/ Mod 1 Weapons Systems Inspections, Royal Australian Air Force Torpedo Mk46/ Mod 1 Weapons Systems Non Destructive Inspection
... Royal Australian Air Force Torpedo Mk46/ Mod 1 Weapons Systems Non Destructive Inspection...RAAF Royal Australian Air Force Torpedo Mk46/ Mod 1 Weapons Systems Non Destructive Inspection Manual RAAF Torpedo Mk46/ Mod 1 Weapons Systems Inspections ...RAAF -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - RAAF manuals on - Balanced Flow Limiter, Torpedo exploder Mk.1S, Underwater sound signal launcher, M158A1 Rocket Launcher, Accumulator
... RAAF manuals on - Balanced Flow Limiter, Torpedo exploder Mk.1S, Underwater sound signal launcher, M158A1 Rocket Launcher, Accumulator,...RAAF manuals on - Balanced Flow Limiter, Torpedo exploder Mk.1S, Underwater sound signal launcher, M158A1 Rocket Launcher, Accumulator, Manual RAAF manuals on - Balanced Flow Limiter, Torpedo exploder Mk.1S, Underwater sound signal launcher, M158A1 Rocket Launcher, Accumulator, ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item) - Bristol Beaufort Production Information Booklet, Beaufort Torpedo Bomber Production in Australia
... Beaufort Torpedo Bomber Production in Australia...Collection of loose-leaf papers stored within a plastic sleeve. Beaufort Torpedo Bomber Production in Australia Document Bristol Beaufort Production Information Booklet ...Possibly a report to the government or cabinet, submitted November 1942. Probably a photocopy. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Drawing (item) - Bristol Beaufort Front-on Technical Drawing, Front Elevation of Beaufort Torpedo Bomber
... Front Elevation of Beaufort Torpedo Bomber...Large technical drawings on paper Front Elevation of Beaufort Torpedo Bomber Drawing Bristol Beaufort Front-on Technical Drawing ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Photograph (item) - Approx 50 photos of the Wackett aircraft in various stages of construction at CAC, Wackett torpedo bomber
... Wackett torpedo bomber...very good photos in brown folder Wackett torpedo bomber Photograph Approx 50 photos of the Wackett aircraft in various stages of construction at CAC ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - Ansett Airways Limited Priority Production Manufacturing Division Beaufort Torpedo Bomber
... Ansett Airways Limited Priority Production Manufacturing Division Beaufort Torpedo Bomber....Ansett Airways Limited Priority Production Manufacturing Division Beaufort Torpedo Bomber. Document Ansett Airways Limited Priority Production Manufacturing Division Beaufort Torpedo Bomber. ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Magazine - DIVE AND TORPEDO BOMBERS, J. V. Mizrahi, 1967
... DIVE AND TORPEDO BOMBERS...DIVE AND TORPEDO BOMBERS Magazine DIVE AND TORPEDO BOMBERS J. ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Model (Item) - Blackburn Firebrand Royal Navy Torpedo Bomber 121 Squadron EK766 scale 1:72
... Blackburn Firebrand Royal Navy Torpedo Bomber 121 Squadron EK766 scale 1:72...Blackburn Firebrand Royal Navy Torpedo Bomber 121 Squadron EK766 scale 1:72 Model Blackburn Firebrand Royal Navy Torpedo Bomber 121 Squadron EK766 scale 1:72 ... -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, Ralph Barker et al, THE SHIP BUSTERS(The story of the R.A.F TORPEDO - BOMBERS), 1957
... THE SHIP BUSTERS(The story of the R.A.F TORPEDO - BOMBERS)...THE SHIP BUSTERS(The story of the R.A.F TORPEDO - BOMBERS) Book Ralph Barker CHATTO & WINDUS ... -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, [Age], A day in the life of Australia : 268 lost as torpedo sinks hospital ship, [circa 1980 to 1991]
... A day in the life of Australia : 268 lost as torpedo sinks hospital ship...A day in the life of Australia : 268 lost as torpedo sinks hospital ship Newspaper Newspaper clipping [Age] Keith Dunstan ...Reprint of an article from 18 May 1943 [The Age] about the sinking of the Australian hospital ship Centaur off Stradbroke Island in Queensland. Photograph of Ellen Savage the only nurse to survive the sinking, article features information about the sinking and the courage displayed by Sister Savage.Newspaper clipping with column title, drawing of column author, article title, two columns of text and a photo embedded in one of the text columns.ellen savage, ahs centaur, australian hospital ship centaur, wwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll
