Published Resources Details Journal Article

Title
Admiral Porter's torpedo ship
In
Engineering
Imprint
vol. 23, 13 April 1877, pp. 283-284
Description

Accession No.801

Abstract

A detailed description of the torpedo ram Alarm (length 172 feet, beam 27 feet 6 inches, draught 11 feet; displacement 700 tons) based on a description published in the Scientific American. Armament; one 15-inch smooth bore gun, one bow spar torpedo, and two side spar torpedoes.

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