An item reported that during the discussions dealing with the naval budget the American admiral Twinning (1) supplied more details about the used torpedoes. Except for the 45,6cm Whitehead torpedoes with a length of 5,2 metres were also 53,3cm torpedo does with a usual length of 6,5 metres used. With a speed of 27 miles was the range of the 53,3cm torpedoes 9,1 kilometres of the smaller 45,6cm torpedoes 3,6-4,6 kilometres with a speed of 35 miles. The Bliss-Leavitt torpedo was driven by a torpedo but had as benefit above the Whitehead torpedo that at the end of the range a smaller decrease in speed.
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1. Nathan Crook Twining (17 January 1869 Boscobel, Wisconson, USA)-4 July 1924 Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA), serving in the US Navy between 1885-1923 ending his career in the rank of rear admiral?
