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British 18-inch torpedo, the Glossary

There have been a number of 18-inch (45cm) torpedoes in service with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.^[1]

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Torpedoes of the United Kingdom

Aerial torpedo

An aerial torpedo (also known as an airborne torpedo or air-dropped torpedo) is a torpedo launched from a torpedo bomber aircraft into the water, after which the weapon propels itself to the target.

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Blackburn Firebrand

The Blackburn Firebrand was a British single-engine strike fighter for the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy designed during World War II by Blackburn Aircraft.

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Bristol Beaufighter

The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter (often called the Beau) is a British multi-role aircraft developed during the Second World War by the Bristol Aeroplane Company.

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There have been a number of 21-inch (53.3cm) torpedoes in service with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. British 18-inch torpedo and British 21-inch torpedo are torpedoes and torpedoes of the United Kingdom.

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Fall of Singapore

The fall of Singapore, also known as the Battle of Singapore, took place in the South–East Asian theatre of the Pacific War.

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Fleet Air Arm

The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is the naval aviation component of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy (RN).

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List of torpedoes by name

The list of torpedoes by name includes all torpedoes operated in the past or present. British 18-inch torpedo and list of torpedoes by name are torpedoes.

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Motor torpedo boat

A motor torpedo boat is a fast torpedo boat, especially of the mid 20th century.

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Nitrocellulose

Nitrocellulose (also known as cellulose nitrate, flash paper, flash cotton, guncotton, pyroxylin and flash string, depending on form) is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through exposure to a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid.

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RAF Coastal Command

RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force (RAF).

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River-class destroyer (1903)

The River-class destroyer (re-designated in 1913 as the E class) was a class of torpedo boat destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the first few years of the 20th century, and which saw extensive service in World War I. These 37 vessels (33 formally ordered under three annual construction programmes, plus another three built on speculation and then purchased by the Admiralty, and a final unit building in Italy for the Portuguese Navy and purchased in 1915) were all constructed to disparate builders' designs, just like the preceding classes.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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TNT

Trinitrotoluene, more commonly known as TNT (and more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene), and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3.

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Torpedo

A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. British 18-inch torpedo and torpedo are torpedoes.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_18-inch_torpedo

Also known as 18 inch Mark VIII torpedo, 18 inch Mark XII torpedo, 18 inch Mark XV torpedo, British 18 inch torpedo.

British 18-inch torpedo, the Glossary

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