Published Resources Details Letters Patent
- Title
- Speed -regulating mechanism for torpedoes
- Imprint
- United States Patent Office, 12 July 1892
- Description
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 478,814. Application filed March 26 1892.
Accession No.1361
- Abstract
"My invention relates to speed-regulating mechanism for marine torpedoes and other vessels by which any variation in speed of rotation of the propeller-shaft automatically varies the pitch of the propeller-blades thus equalizing the speed of the torpedo or other vessel throughout its course…"