An item reported that at the end of May 1948 700 tons was transported from Brno and Pilsen, Czechoslovakia to the Fiume torpedo factory [Rijeka, Yugoslavia/Croatia, the former Whitehead plant at Fiume, Austria-Hungary]. Of this amount was a minor part supplied to the naval shipyards at Fiume. By October 1947 was enough steel available for producing 3 torpedoes. Engineer Filaus was director of the of the torpedo factory.(1)
Note
1. Founded in the 1850’s, joined by the British engineer Robert Whitehead in 1858 and started building large machinery for the Austrian navy. In 1864was Whitehead joined by naval captain Giovanni Biagio Luppis for building an exploding boat. On 20 December 1866 however was the first torpedo presented followed by the founding of the Torpedofabrik Whitehead&Comp. Demolished during the Second World War was the factory first named Jadran, since 1947 Aleksandar Rankovic and in 1953 renamed Engine Factory Torpedo. Around 1965/1966 ended the production of torpedoes.
Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP83-00415R001200020003-2
Note
1. Founded in the 1850’s, joined by the British engineer Robert Whitehead in 1858 and started building large machinery for the Austrian navy. In 1864was Whitehead joined by naval captain Giovanni Biagio Luppis for building an exploding boat. On 20 December 1866 however was the first torpedo presented followed by the founding of the Torpedofabrik Whitehead&Comp. Demolished during the Second World War was the factory first named Jadran, since 1947 Aleksandar Rankovic and in 1953 renamed Engine Factory Torpedo. Around 1965/1966 ended the production of torpedoes.
Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP83-00415R001200020003-2
