Navy Dolphins find rare torpedo

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steve58

May 21, 2013, 06:26:17 AM
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Two bottlenose dolphins trained by the U.S. Navy's marine mammal program have discovered a rare 19th-century Howell torpedo off the coast of San Diego.

In all, 50 Howell torpedoes were made between 1870 and 1889, and the only other known example is on display at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Wash., the Los Angeles Times reported.

Made of brass, the 11-foot-long elegant torpedo was the first such device to be able to follow a track and not leave a wake in the water.


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May 21, 2013, 07:33:36 AM
Very cool story.
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May 21, 2013, 08:30:45 AM
Neat. I had no idea they went back that far.
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May 21, 2013, 08:46:21 AM
Not exactly steam punk

More like wind up giant robot punk.  Still very interesting I wonder if this would be a good project for an engineering school to see if they could solve the problems and improve on the design

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howell_torpedo

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May 21, 2013, 11:50:32 AM
Cool story. Thanks for sharing, Steve.
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May 21, 2013, 02:22:00 PM
Very interesting.
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