An item referred to the United Service Gazette reporting that the defence of Malta was further strengthened with a launching station for Brennan torpedoes.(1) The torpedoes were already prepared at Chatham, England and tested at Sheerness, England. A number of officers and engineers was trained in using the torpedoes and a detachment of them was sent to Malta to complete the launching station over there.
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1. Invented by Louis Brennan (28 January 1852 Castlebar, Ireland-17 January 1932 Montreux, Switzerland) in 1874-1877 driven by 2 contra-rotating screws resulting in speed of 27 knots and a range of 1,800 metres. With a length of 15 feet and a warhead weighing 81 kilo. Used by the Royal British Navy for more as 15 years in all parts of the British Empire. The torpedo was with the use of wired connected with the station at land guided to her potential target.
