External Torpedo Reserves

Sailor Steve · 08-24-14, 02:56 PM

I just took a look at the relevant page and I believe he's referring not to external reloads, which could be transfered to the internal tubes, but to extra tubes mounted outside the pressure hull. These were in some British classes and could be fired once but there was no way to get to them from the boat, even surfaced.

Here is the 'T' class submarine HMS Thorn.

And HMS Triumph after hitting a mine in 1939. Fortunately none of the torpedo warheads were set off by the explosion.

08-24-14, 02:56 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I just took a look at the relevant page and I believe he's referring not to external reloads, which could be transfered to the internal tubes, but to extra tubes mounted outside the pressure hull. These were in some British classes and could be fired once but there was no way to get to them from the boat, even surfaced. Here is the 'T' class submarine HMS Thorn. And HMS Triumph after hitting a mine in 1939. Fortunately none of the torpedo warheads were set off by the explosion. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo