HMS Nelson
An item reported that British naval experts invented a wireless controlled motorboat which was more or less a giant torpedo with a speed of 40 knots and able to blow up the largest battleships like the Nelson. Two years of very satisfying testing resulted in a report handed over to the First Sea Lord admiral Sir E. Chatfield.(1)
Notes
1. Her building was ordered in 1922, laid down on 28 December at Armstrong-Whitworth, Newcastle launched on 3 September 1925, commissioned on 15 August 1927, 1941-1942 extensively repairs needed as a result of an Italian torpedo, decommissioned in February 1948 and on 15 March a year begun her breaking up.
2. Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield (27 December 1873 Southsea, Hampshire England-15 November 1967 Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire, England), served in the British Royal Navy between 1886-1938 ending his career in the rank of Admiral of the Fleet. First Sea Lord between 21 January 1933-7 September 1938.
