"It has been found that there are certain objections to discharging torpedoes fro the broadside of a man-of-war during the movement of same. So it is now customary to discharge the torpedoes from the bow or stern of the ship. After the torpedo, fitted with my improved device, reaches the water compressed air is discharged from one side of the stern of the torpedo, so as to guide the same in either one or other direction. After some time the torpedo will be propelled in an entirely different direction than when it first reaches the water…"