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Weapon consisting of a bomb at the end of a long pole attached to a boat
A spar torpedo is a weapon consisting of a bomb placed at the end of a long pole, or spar, and attached to a boat. It was used by driving the spar directly
Spar_torpedo
Small, fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle
enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes. Later evolutions launched variants of self-propelled Whitehead torpedoes. Torpedo boats were (and still are)
Torpedo_boat
Steam-propelled warship protected by armor plates
threat from the spar torpedo was taken seriously. The U.S. Navy converted four of its monitors to become turretless armored spar-torpedo vessels while under
Ironclad_warship
1877 naval battle
Kingdom. Named Rândunica, she was a 10-ton launch armed with a single spar torpedo. She was powered by a steam engine giving her a top speed of 8 knots
Action_off_Măcin
(English: "The Swallow") was the first torpedo boat of the Romanian Navy. A small British-built spar torpedo boat, she was commissioned in 1875 and fought
NMS_Rândunica
19th century offensive naval design attribute
guns in their turrets, they also were equipped with torpedoes. Early designs incorporated a spar torpedo that could be extended from the bow and detonated
Torpedo_ram
Self-propelled underwater weapon
an electrically-detonated mine. Spar torpedoes were also used; an explosive device was mounted at the end of a spar up to 10 metres (30 ft) long projecting
Torpedo
tugboats and harbour vessels and 7 rowing boats, which had been armed with spar torpedoes to protect the Elbe and Weser during the Franco-Prussian War. 6 boats
Torpedo-boats of the German Navy (1871–1919)
Torpedo-boats_of_the_German_Navy_(1871–1919)
and torpedo boats. In the 1880s, in response to the Russian scares, coastal defences were established, a mine-laying steamer was ordered, and spar torpedo
Early naval vessels of New Zealand
Early_naval_vessels_of_New_Zealand
American torpedo boat
launched in early 1864. Her design was a form of launch armed with a spar torpedo. Initially serving on the James River as a flag of truce boat, she snuck
CSS_Squib
spar torpedo boat CSS Juno, steam torpedo boat CSS Midge, steam torpedo boat, captured: February, 1865 CSS Scorpion, spar torpedo boat CSS Squib, spar torpedo
List of ships of the Confederate States Navy
List_of_ships_of_the_Confederate_States_Navy
Submarine of the Confederate States of America
Instead, a spar torpedo—a copper cylinder containing 135 pounds (61 kilograms) of black powder—was attached to a 22-foot (6.7 m)-long wooden spar, as seen
H._L._Hunley
Torpedo boat of the United States Navy
the U.S. Navy at the time, had been impressed by the potential of the spar torpedo during the American Civil War, and felt that this weapon could play a
USS_Intrepid_(1874)
Conflict fought during the 1877-78 Russo-Turkish war
consisted of three gunboats: Ştefan cel Mare, România and Fulgerul and one spar torpedo boat, Rândunica. The three gunboats displaced 352, 130 and 85 tons respectively
Romanian_War_of_Independence
1863 French submarine, first to be propelled by mechanized power
to break holes in the hull of enemy ships, and an electrically fired spar torpedo, fixed at the end of a pole, though later Admiral Bourgeois (who was
French_submarine_Plongeur
Battle of the American Civil War
CSS Torpedo, gunboat CSS Scorpion, torpedo boat, 1 spar torpedo CSS Wasp, torpedo boat, 1 spar torpedo CSS Hornet, torpedo boat, 1 spar torpedo The Confederate
Battle_of_Trent's_Reach
The Șoimul class was a pair of spar torpedo boats of the Romanian Navy. They were built in 1882 and served until the end of the 1940s. The two boats were
Șoimul-class_torpedo_boat
of innovations in naval warfare, including the first torpedo boats, which carried spar torpedoes, steam propulsion and steel ships. Clements Robert Markham
Torpedo boats in the War of the Pacific
Torpedo_boats_in_the_War_of_the_Pacific
Incident during the American Civil War
detection until the last moments, then embedded and remotely detonated a spar torpedo that rapidly sank the 1,240 long tons (1,260 t) sloop-of-war with the
Sinking_of_USS_Housatonic
Torpedo boat of the United States Navy
the U.S. Navy at the time, had been impressed by the potential of the spar torpedo during the American Civil War, and felt that this weapon could play a
USS_Alarm_(1873)
Weapon for use in waters, triggered by the target's approach
were called torpedoes, a name probably conferred by Robert Fulton after the torpedo fish, which gives powerful electric shocks. A spar torpedo was a mine
Naval_mine
American engineer
and invented a spar torpedo used during the U.S. Civil War. Singer's torpedo was a large explosive device mounted on the tip of a long spar. It was detonated
E._C._Singer
Confederate States Navy ships
constructed in Richmond, Virginia, in 1864. All were armed with a single spar torpedo and were powered by steam engines. Squib damaged the gunboat USS Minnesota
Squib-class_torpedo_boat
the River Thames. As built the class was armed with a single McEvoy spar torpedo, which was designed to be rammed into a vessel and explode beneath the
Defender-class_torpedo_boat
Torpedo boat of the United States Navy
These same few vessels had a retractable spar torpedo added as well. As a result, Napa was converted to a torpedo vessel, 25 June 1864 and turned over to
USS_Napa_(1864)
Lead ship of the Pathfinder class of scout cruisers
by a self-propelled torpedo fired by submarine (the American Civil War sloop-of-war USS Housatonic had been sunk by a spar torpedo). She was built by Cammell
HMS_Pathfinder_(1904)
British and American casemate ironclad gunboat
reinforced by a series of vertical steel bars. In front of the ram was a spar torpedo that carried 50 pounds (23 kg) of black powder on a wooden pole connected
USS_Atlanta_(1861)
United States Navy ironclad ship
crew. Her only casualty in combat occurred when she was struck by a spar torpedo carried by the CSS David. Eight crewmen were awarded the Medal of Honor
USS_New_Ironsides
American naval architect
Navy's first purpose-built torpedo boat—a speed record breaking steam launch with a spar torpedo, 1876. Peruvian Torpedo boats in the War of the Pacific
Nathanael_Greene_Herreshoff
Confederate States Navy torpedo boat
replied with a blast from a shotgun and David plunged ahead to strike. Her spar torpedo detonated under the starboard quarter of the ironclad, throwing high
CSS_David
Torpedo boat of the United States Navy
(280 mm) Dahlgren cannon mounted. These same few vessels had a retractable spar torpedo added as well. After completion of the additional yard work, Casco was
USS_Casco_(1864)
Imperial Chinese Navy's wooden corvette
Fujian Fleet. Shortly after the start of the battle, she was damaged by a spar torpedo, causing a large explosion and the loss of the majority of her crew;
Chinese_corvette_Yangwu
Qing China military fleet (1678–1912)
successfully attacked with a spar torpedo and grounded. The despatch vessel Fuxing was also attacked, less successfully, with spar torpedoes, and was finally carried
Fujian_Fleet
Military unit
yacht), one purpose-built gunboat armed with one gun (Fulgerul) and one spar torpedo boat (Rândunica) as well as several coastal batteries. The Flotilla's
Romanian_Danube_Flotilla
Topics referred to by the same term
destroy vessels Spar torpedo, an explosive device affixed to a spar extending from a boat, used to attack other vessels land torpedo, an obsolete term
Torpedo_(disambiguation)
were originally armed with a single spar torpedo, but this was replaced in 1887 with two 14-inch automotive torpedoes. They were sold in 1902. The boats
Acheron-class_torpedo_boat
Former branch of the Royal Netherlands Navy
torpedo service was mainly focused on spar torpedoes. It was involved in the construction and maintenance of spar torpedo boats, while the service also helped
Torpedo_Service
Ironclad turret ship for the Imperial Russian Navy
exact date is not known. The decision between a ram and telescoping spar torpedoes in the ship's bow was not made until November 1870. The visit of the
Russian_ironclad_Petr_Veliky
of the Sino-French War. She was quickly sunk during the battle by a spar torpedo. Fuxing was the third ship to be constructed at the Foochow Arsenal,
Chinese_gunboat_Fuxing
Torpedo boat of the United States Navy
contract by J. S. Underhill at Greenpoint, Brooklyn, was completed as a spar torpedo vessel in June 1865. She had no active service, spending her entire Navy
USS_Modoc_(1865)
Chinese Tsukushi-class cruiser
until running aground on a reef. She was subsequently destroyed by a spar torpedo from a boat of the Japanese cruiser Chiyoda. The design for Yangwei was
Chinese_cruiser_Yangwei
September the same year. As built she was armed with a single McEvoy spar torpedo, which was designed to be rammed into a vessel and explode beneath the
HMS_Defender_(1883)
Confederate States Navy ironclad
able to break away and drift out of range. Miami first tried to use her spar torpedo and then to tangle the Confederate ram's screw propellers and rudder
CSS_Albemarle
List of ships with the same or similar names
letter in the Greek alphabet. USS Alpha (1864), a screw tug bearing a spar torpedo during the Civil War USS Alpha (SP-586), a motor yacht that patrolled
USS_Alpha
Torpedo boat of the United States Navy
July 1864. Hoyt and steam tugs USS Belle and USS Martin, fitted with spar torpedoes, were dispatched by Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee to join Union Naval
USS_Hoyt
American politician (1829–1897)
mines and spar torpedoes. With regard to self-propelled torpedoes, while engineers at the facility did study the design of the Whitehead torpedo (developed
George_M._Robeson
Navy Lt. William B. Cushing sank the ironclad CSS Albemarle using a "spar torpedo"—an explosive device mounted on a long pole and detonated underwater
List of destroyer classes of the United States Navy
List_of_destroyer_classes_of_the_United_States_Navy
Torpedo boat of the United States Navy
common use of the term in the 19th century, torpedo refers to a device sometimes rigged as a spar torpedo that would now be considered to be a type of
USS_Spuyten_Duyvil
Town in New London County, Connecticut
tried out a new weapon called the spar torpedo to rid themselves of the British blockade. They brought the torpedo from New York; it was 30 feet (9 m)
Groton,_Connecticut
History of the British Navy from 1837 to 1901
self-propelled torpedo. Among the principal types employed by the British Navy were the spar torpedo, the Harvey (outrigger) torpedo, and the locomotive
Royal Navy during the Victorian Era
Royal_Navy_during_the_Victorian_Era
Sloop-of-war of the United States Navy
the first sighting, the Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley rammed her spar torpedo into Housatonic's starboard side, forward of the mizzenmast, in history's
USS_Housatonic_(1861)
Squib-class torpedo boat procured late in 1864 by the Confederate States Navy
a Squib-class torpedo boat that served in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Armed with a single spar torpedo, she originally
CSS_Scorpion
Torpedo boat of the United States Navy
She was then converted to a torpedo boat, 4th rate, with one XI-inch Dahlgren smoothbore, and arid Wood-Lay spar torpedo equipment. Though the original
USS_Naubuc_(1864)
Naval melee weapon
direct enemy fire. They were equipped with torpedoes and guns in turrets. Early designs incorporated a spar torpedo that could be extended from the bow and
Naval_ram
Submarine built for the Confederate States Navy
characteristics Type Submarine Length 20 ft (6.1 m) Beam 3 ft (0.91 m) Height 6 ft (1.8 m) Propulsion Hand-cranked propeller Armament Spar torpedo (presumed)
Bayou_St._John_submarine
American politician (1812–1873)
result led to the use of spar torpedoes on ships throughout the fleet. (Less favorably for the Rebel cause, spar torpedoes were also immediately adopted
Stephen_Mallory
American engineer (1823–1863)
discovered that the spar torpedo exploded while still attached to the spar. The system was designed to have the submarine ram the torpedo barb into the hull
Horace_Lawson_Hunley
human-powered submarine H. L. Hunley sinks the Union sloop USS Housatonic with spar torpedo, off Charleston. The H. L. Hunley thus became the first submarine to
List_of_submarine_actions
Tugboat of the United States Navy
Union Navy during the American Civil War. It was later fitted with a spar torpedo and operated in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways
USS_Alpha_(1864)
Shipbuilding firm based in Glasgow, Scotland
patented by the company was known as the "Yarrow boiler", first used in a torpedo boat in 1887 and later used for a number of applications, from the propulsion
Yarrow_Shipbuilders
Battle of the American Civil War
Carolina deployed the newly built semi-submersible CSS David to attach a spar torpedo to the hull of USS New Ironsides. Though the attack is regarded as a
Attack_on_USS_New_Ironsides
Tugboat of the United States Navy
and, since she carried a spar torpedo, as a torpedo boat, capable of ramming and sinking another ship with her explosive torpedo. Gamma was built in 1863
USS_Gamma
April 1863, 1 killed Spuyten Duyvil, an innovative semi-submersible spar torpedo boat, effectively employed in the Civil War. Katahdin, an ironclad harbor
List of monitors of the United States Navy
List_of_monitors_of_the_United_States_Navy
Military unit
shipyard. The next ship to enter service with the Romanian Navy was the spar torpedo boat NMS Rândunica in 1875. These ships represented the Romanian Flotilla
Romanian_Naval_Forces
Ironclad of the Confederate States Navy
were positioned on each broadside. The ship was also equipped with a spar torpedo at her bow. Other sources concur with the total of four guns, but state
CSS_Richmond
American naval officer (1781–1813)
and USS Argus. In 1810, he also took part in trials of an experimental spar torpedo. Promoted to the rank of Master Commandant in November 1810, he took
James_Lawrence
double-barreled cannon. 1864 Spar torpedo The spar torpedo consists of a bomb placed at the end of a long pole, or spar, and attached to a boat. The weapon
Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890)
Timeline_of_United_States_inventions_(before_1890)
Torpedo boat of the United States Navy
11 inch Dahlgren cannon mounted. These same few vessels had a retractable spar torpedo added as well. The ironclads of this class were considered of poor design
USS_Chimo_(1864)
Watercraft capable of independent underwater operation
the Whitehead torpedo, designed in 1866 by British engineer Robert Whitehead, the first practical self-propelled torpedo. The spar torpedo that had been
Submarine
picket, and flag-of-truce boat. In July 1863 she was outfitted with a spar torpedo to permit attacks against Union monitors then threatening the defense
CSS_Juno
Naval campaign that took place from 1879 to 1884
Commons has media related to Ships of the War of the Pacific. Chilean torpedo boat Colo Colo Sater 2007, pp. 113–4 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFSater2007
Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific
Naval_campaign_of_the_War_of_the_Pacific
submarine had a long pole with an explosive charge in the bow, called a spar torpedo. The sub had to approach an enemy vessel, attach the explosive, move
History_of_submarines
283) Armstrong, George Elliot (1896). Torpedoes and Torpedo Vessels. London: George Bell and Sons. p. 166. "Torpedo Launches" (PDF). Engineering 1877-06-08
List of ships built at John I. Thornycroft & Company, Chiswick
List_of_ships_built_at_John_I._Thornycroft_&_Company,_Chiswick
torpedo tubes) NMS Vedea NMS Argeșul NMS Trotușul NMS Teleorman Converted from unarmed river craft NMS Bujorescu NMS Catinca Converted from old spar torpedo
Romanian Navy during World War I
Romanian_Navy_during_World_War_I
Opening engagement of the Sino-French War
successfully attacked with a spar torpedo by Torpedo Boat No. 46 (lieutenant de vaisseau Douzans) and grounded. The French torpedo boat suffered damage to
Battle_of_Fuzhou
Branch of underwater warfare
U-boats was also examined, as was a destroyer, HMS Starfish, fitted with a spar torpedo. To attack at set depths, aircraft bombs were attached to lanyards which
Anti-submarine_warfare
with two 14-inch torpedoes carried in bow recesses, and a spar torpedo, but in 1888, she was modified to carry the two 14-inch torpedoes in locally developed
HMVS_Lonsdale
Type of small naval craft
steam launch). The boat was armed with a 12-pounder Dahlgren gun and a spar torpedo, of which the latter was employed in sinking Albemarle. The Union's Potomac
Picket_boat
1885 battle
made an extremely dangerous approach and successfully exploded their spar torpedoes against Yuyuen's hull, crippling the Chinese frigate. Both launches
Battle_of_Shipu
machine guns. Originally she carried one spar torpedo and later had two sets of dropping gear for 14 inch torpedoes. Like HMQS Mosquito, she was never commissioned
HMQS_Midge
Calendar year
hand-propelled submarine H. L. Hunley sinks the USS Housatonic (1861), using a spar torpedo in Charleston Harbor, becoming the first submarine to sink an enemy ship
1864
American inventor
promoted to 1st assistant engineer on October 15, 1863. He designed the spar torpedo which was used by Lieutenant William B. Cushing to destroy the Confederate
John_Louis_Lay
was a steam-powered Civil War casemate ironclad. She was fitted with a spar torpedo instead of an iron ram and was built in 1863–1864 by the Confederate
CSS_Raleigh_(1864)
steam barges that could be fitted with 1-pounder revolver cannon and a spar torpedo. In 1897, another six 1-pounder revolver cannon were added to strengthen
HDMS_Iver_Hvitfeldt_(1886)
1884–1885 conflict between France and China
American vessels (the battle was one of the first occasions on which the spar torpedo was successfully deployed), Courbet's Far East Squadron annihilated China's
Sino-French_War
Harbour in Wellington, New Zealand
Kaiwharawhara, between 1885 and 1887. HMS Poneke was one of four Defender class spar torpedo boats built by Thornycroft & Company in London. Poneke (yard number 171)
Wellington_Harbour
Ironclad of the Confederate States Navy
Brooke rifles, two 7.0-inch (178 mm) Brooke rifles, and a bolted-on spar torpedo fitted to her bow. Tennessee II's armor was three layers of 2-inch (51 mm)
CSS_Texas_(1865)
Naval blockade of the Confederacy in the U.S. Civil War
constructed torpedo boats, tending to be small, fast steam launches equipped with spar torpedoes, to attack the blockading fleet. Some torpedo boats were
Union_blockade
Monitor built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the 1870s
bow, and prominent bridge wings were added. A telescoping boom for a spar torpedo was fitted at the same time. In 1875, the ship made a port visit to Taganrog
Russian_monitor_Novgorod
Gunboat of the United States Navy
waterways. During the war, she participated in the operation of placing a spar torpedo into the ironclad CSS Albemarle, allowing Shamrock to sail on with the
USS_Shamrock
Small ironclad warship with large guns
class of semi-submersible monitors, and a class of monitors armed with spar torpedoes.[citation needed] In the 1860s and 1870s several nations built monitors
Monitor_(warship)
Spruance-class destroyer
traditional maritime symbol and its sharp points suggest offensive action. The spar torpedo is dark blue alluding to the dark night and the covert nature of the
USS_Cushing_(DD-985)
525ihp, La Seyne 1x34mm RC N, 1x25mm RC N, 2xTT 355mm WH, 1xMacEvoy spar torpedo May 1885 1885 Aug. 1885 1885 Oct. 1885 1902 unfit for service 31 Jul
List of major surface ships of the Ottoman steam navy
List_of_major_surface_ships_of_the_Ottoman_steam_navy
Prolonged naval conflict between German submarines and the Allied navies during WWI
ensnare U-boats, and one case equipped the destroyer Starfish with a spar torpedo. U-boat action did not ultimately cause the damage necessary to halt
Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I
Atlantic_U-boat_campaign_of_World_War_I
US Navy Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (1842–1886)
many previous attacks, but Harley and his picket boat, equipped with a spar torpedo, succeeded in passing the enemy pickets. They were then able to destroy
Bernard_Harley
of vessels employed in watching her. The picket boat, equipped with a spar torpedo, succeeded in passing the enemy pickets within 20 yards without being
List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: G–L
List_of_American_Civil_War_Medal_of_Honor_recipients:_G–L
inch Dahlgren cannon mounted. These same few vessels had a retractable spar torpedo added as well. Tunxis would be the first monitor of the class to keep
USS_Tunxis_(1864)
Russian armoured cruiser
torpedo boats and destroyers, Admiral Nakhimov was visible, turning on searchlights. Around 21.30 – 22.00 hours she was hit at the bow by a torpedo,
Russian cruiser Admiral Nakhimov (1885)
Russian_cruiser_Admiral_Nakhimov_(1885)
Bay
from the same quarry in Wales where the original tiles had been made. A spar torpedo boat, HMS Defender built by John I. Thornycroft & Company in 1883 arrived
Magazine_Bay_(Canterbury)
Tugboats of the Union and US Navy
shipyards across the US. Fortune and Triana were converted into experimental spar torpedo boats in 1871 and Palos was rebuilt as a gunboat that saw action in the
Fortune-class_tugboat
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