Organisation Naval Torpedo Station (1869 - )
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- 1869
Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America
Summary
The Naval Torpedo Station was established by the U.S. Navy in 1869 on Goat Island, Rhode Island to allow for experiments with torpedoes and general explosive technology.
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Published resources
Books
- Gray, Edwyn, Nineteenth Century Torpedoes and Their Inventors, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2004. Details
Newspaper Articles
- 'Newport's Torpedo Station. To again test submarine explosion - the Cunningham Rocket', The New York Times, 24 December 1893. Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Gray, Edwyn, Nineteenth Century Torpedoes and Their Inventors, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2004.
Prepared by: Rebecca Rigby