Published Resources Details Journal Article
- Title
- American Torpedo Experiments
- In
- Engineering
- Imprint
- vol. 28, 12 December 1879, p. 462
- Description
Accession No.2264
- Abstract
'Some torpedo experiments have been made by Captain Ericsson, at Sandy Hook, to determine whether gunpowder is a fit substitute for compressed air, which has hitherto been used for discharging and propelling torpedoes from vessels below the water line…'