|
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Development of the U.S. Navy Torpedoes," vol. VI, Torpedo Station
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(UNCLASSIFIED).
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Armstrong, G. E., Torpedoes and Torpedo Vessels, Bill & Sons, London,
1896 (UNCLASSIFIED).
Beggs, J. M., and T. H. Campbell, Jr., "Underseas Missiles at
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Beloshitskiy, V. P., and Y. M. Baguisky, Underwater Weapons, Military
Publishing House, Moscow, 1960 (UNCLASSIFIED).
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1945-1946 (UNCLASSIFIED).
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(UNCLASSIFIED).
Bliss-Leavitt 5.2 m x 45 cm Torpedo Mk VII and U.S. Navy Torpedo 12 ft
x 45 cm Type D, OP 436, Bureau of Ordnance, Washington, D. C.,
January 1914 (UNCLASSIFIED).
Bradford, R. B., "History of Torpedo Warfare," Torpedo Station Publication, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R. I., 1882 (UNCLASSIFIED).
Bureau of Ordnance Demonstration of Phase A Rocket-Assisted Torpedo,
(U), NAVORD Report 4979, Naval Ordnance Torpedo Station, Pasadena,
Calif., 2 September 1955 (CONFIDENTIAL).
Cavanaugh, C. C., The Evolution of the U.S. Navy Torpedo Exploder
Mechanism, (U), Torpedo Station Consecutive Report 62, Naval
Torpedo Station, Newport, R. I., 7 March 1946 (CONFIDENTIAL).
"Chronological Record 1869-1945," vol. I, Torpedo Station Publication,
Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R. I., 1946 (UNCLASSIFIED).
Coggeshall, W. J., and J. E. McCarthy, "History of the Naval Torpedo
Station, Newport, R. I. (1858-1925)," Torpedo Station Publication,
Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R. I., circa 1925 (UNCLASSIFIED).
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Washington, D. C., Government Printing Office, 1962 (UNCLASSIFIED).
Ellis, W. A. "Torpedoes," A List of References in the New York Public
Library, circa 1917 (UNCLASSIFIED).
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OP/V181/X11, Commander Operational Development Force, 23 April
1956 (SECRET).
Final Report on the Development of the Torpedo Mk 42, (U), NAVORD Report
2050, Naval Ordnance Torpedo Station, Pasadena, Calif., 17 August
1943 (CONFIDENTIAL).
123
BIBLIOGRAPHY (Cont'd)
Gray, E., The Devil's Device, Seeley, Service, and Co. Ltd., London, 1975
(UNCLASSIFIED).
Howell Torpedo, Honeywell, Inc., circa 1972 (UNCLASSIFIED).
Inventory Notes, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R. I., 17 July 1913
(UNCLASSIFIED).
Kiby, G. J., "History of the Torpedo," Journal of the Royal Scientific
Service, circa 1973 (UNCLASSIFIED).
Maxwell, F. H., "Torpedo Propulsion Systems," Journal of American Rocket
Society, December 1949 (UNCLASSIFIED).
Miklowitz, G. D., "Physical and Operational Characteristics of Torpedoes
Mk 13 Through Mk 43X," (U), NOTS Technical Memorandum 571, Naval
Ordnance Torpedo Station, Pasadena, Calif., 1 October 1951 (SECRET).
Morison, S. E., Two-Ocean War, Ballantine Books, Inc., New York, 1972
(UNCLASSIFIED).
Mueser, R. E., "Tabulation and Description of 84 American and Foreign
Torpedoes," (U), ORL Technical Note 9.0000-12, Ordnance Research
Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, 7 October 1947 (SECRET).
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of Ordnance Pamphlet No. 316), Bureau of Ordnance, Washington, D. C.,
18 June 1913 (UNCLASSIFIED).
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Torpedoes, Electric - Chemical - Aircraft Torpedoes; Exploders,"
vol. VII, Torpedo Station Publication, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport,
R. I., 1946 (UNCLASSIFIED).
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(UNCLASSIFIED).
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(UNCLASSIFIED).
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Launching Apparatus," Torpedo Station Publication, Naval Torpedo
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Development, (U), NAVORD Report 1760, part II, sec. 8, Naval
Ordnance Systems Command, Washington, D. C., 29 December 1950
(CONFIDENTIAL).
124
BIBLIOGRAPHY (Cont'd)
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ASROC Weapon System, (U), NAVWEPS Report 7595, NOTS T2585, Naval
Ordnance Torpedo Station, Pasadena, Calif., 21 November 1960
(CONFIDENTIAL).
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1970 (UNCLASSIFIED).
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England, 1880 (UNCLASSIFIED).
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England, 1889 (UNCLASSIFIED).
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D. C., circa 1910 (UNCLASSIFIED).
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Prepared by the Torpedo Survey Panel of the Office of Scientific
Research and Development, under assignment to the Navy Department,
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23 November 1953 (CONFIDENTIAL).
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1954 (CONFIDENTIAL).
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Ordnance Systems Command, Washington, D. C., 19 March 1951
(UNCLASSIFIED).
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circa 1913 (UNCLASSIFIED).
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(UNCLASSIFIED).
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Newport, R. I., 1978 (UNCLASSIFIED).
125
BIBLIOGRAPHY (Cont'd)
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Ordnance, Washington, D. C., Government Printing Office, October 1915
(UNCLASSIFIED).
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March, May 1958 (UNCLASSIFIED).
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Station, Newport, R. I., 1960 (SECRET).
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D. C., 15 October 1945 (UNCLASSIFIED).
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1 January 1973 (CONFIDENTIAL).
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1977 (UNCLASSIFIED).
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Station, Newport, R. I., 1901 (UNCLASSIFIED).
126
APPENDIX A
CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
A-1/A-2
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| Date |
Event |
Page Number
Where Discussed |
|
1862-
1866 |
Development and manufacture of the the first Whitehead Auto-mobile "Fish" Torpedo. |
7 |
| 1869 |
U.S. Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I., established. Intended to be an experimental station for the U.S. Navy for development of torpedoes, torpedo equipment, explosives and electrical equipment |
9 |
| 1870 |
Development of the first U.S. Navy "Fish" Torpedo, USNTS, Newport, R.I. |
9 |
| 1870 |
Royal Navy (U.K.) receives first delivery of Whitehead Torpedoes. |
8 |
| 1870 |
Germany (Schwartzkopff) purchases rights to manufacture Whitehead Torpedoes. |
8 |
| 1871 |
Royal Navy (U.K.) purchases manufacturing rights for Whitehead Torpedo. |
8 |
| 1871 |
LCDR John Howell, U.S.N., granted Patent No. 121052 for Howell Torpedo. |
17 |
| 1871 |
Rendel granted patent for counter-rotating propellers for torpedo propulsion. |
20 |
| 1871 |
Test of first U.S.N. "Fish" Torpedo. |
10 |
| 1873 |
A Lay Torpedo purchased by U.S. for experimental purposes. |
|
| 1874 |
Development of second U.S.N. "Fish" Torpedo. |
10 |
| A-3
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| Date |
Event |
Page Number
Where Discussed |
|
| 1874 |
Test of second U.S.N. "Fish" Torpedo. |
10 |
| 1877 |
First Whitehead Torpedo ever fired against a hostile ship by HMS SHAH (U.K.) on Peruvian ironclad HUASCAR, in operation as a pirate. Unsuccessful, due to extreme range. |
10 |
| 1878 |
(Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878) Attack on Turkish ships by two Russian torpedo boats with Whitehead Torpedoes. Successful. Turkish revenue steamer INTIBAKH sunk. |
|
| 1880 |
Whitehead Torpedo, employing engine developed by Peter Brotherhood, Royal Laboratories, Woolrich, England, adopts counterrotating propellers and shaft exhaust. |
20 |
| 1880 |
U.S.N. discontinues issue of towing torpedoes to ships. |
|
| 1886 |
U.S.N. purchases USS STILLETTO, prototype torpedo boat from Herreshoff, Bristol, R.I. |
28 |
| 1888 |
Hotchkiss Ordnance Co., Providence, R.I., purchases manufacturing rights for Howell Torpedo. |
61 |
| 1889 |
Hotchkiss receives order for 30 Howell Torpedoes for U.S.N. First U.S.N. quantity purchase of torpedoes. |
61 |
| 1890 |
First U.S.N. torpedo boat, USS CUSHING, commissioned. Two 18-inch torpedo tubes installed. |
28 |
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| Date |
Event |
Page Number
Where Discussed |
|
| 1890 |
First capital ship sunk by Whitehead Torpedo under wartime conditions -- Chilean battleship "BLANCO ENCALADA" -- 3500 tons. |
19 |
| 1892 |
E. W. Bliss Co. negotiates manufacturing rights for U.S. manufacture of Whitehead Torpedo. |
19 |
| 1892 |
U.S. Navy orders 100 Whitehead 3.55-meter Mk 1 torpedoes from E. W. Bliss Co. |
19 |
| 1893 |
Trainable mounts installed on USS CUSHING torpedo tubes. Design attributed to Lt. F. F. Fletcher, U.S.N. |
28 |
| 1894 |
L. Obry granted patent for steering gyro. Similar devices -- Kaselowski (Schwartzkopff), Petrovich (Whitehead). |
19 |
| 1898 |
12 Schwartzkopff Torpedoes purchased by U.S.N. |
21 |
| 1898 |
Development of Whitehead 5-meter Torpedo Mk 1 with gyro (Obry gear) control in azimuth. |
19 |
| 1899 |
Development of Whitehead 5-meter Torpedo Mk 2. |
20 |
| 1900 |
USS HOLLAND, first U.S.N. submarine to USNTS, Newport, R.I., for demonstration and test. |
28 |
| 1901 |
USS HOLLAND operated by U.S. Navy crew from USNTS, Newport, R.I. successfully gained USS KEARSARGE (BB 5) without detection. Three Whitehead Torpedoes Mk 2 carried in HOLLAND. |
28 |
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| Date |
Event |
Page Number
Where Discussed |
|
| 1901 |
Development of use of smokeless powder for impulse launching from surface tubes, USNTS, Newport, R.I. |
|
| 1901 |
Development of Whitehead hot-running Torpedo Mk 5 with three-speed/range adjustment. |
21 |
| 1901 |
First U.S. Navy torpedo boat destroyer, USS BAINBRIDGE (DD 1) launched. Outfitted with two 18-inch torpedo tubes. |
28 |
| 1904 |
Development of Bliss-Leavitt vertical turbine, hot-running Torpedo Mk 1 completed. |
22 |
| 1904 |
Development of anticircular-run (ACR) device started at USNTS, Newport, R.I. |
25 |
| 1905- |
Development of Bliss-Leavitt Torpedoes 1908 Mk 2, Mk 3, and Mk 4; two-stage vertical turbine driven, hot-running. |
22 |
| 1907 |
Construction of factory at USNTS, Newport, R.I. |
25 |
| 1908 |
First order for torpedoes to USNTS, Newport, R.I. -- Whitehead Torpedoes Mk 5. |
25 |
1900-
1908 |
Austrian Capt. J. Giszetsky experiments with hot air device with water cooling. |
22 |
| 1910 |
Seaman Gunner rating in U.S. Navy replaced by Torpedoman rating. |
|
| A-6
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| Date |
Event |
Page Number
Where Discussed |
|
| 1911 |
Development of Bliss-Leavitt Torpedo Mk 6 -- horizontal turbine driven. |
26 |
| 1911 |
Development of Bliss-Leavitt Torpedo Mk 7 -- first steam torpedo. |
26 |
| 1911 |
Development of Bliss-Leavitt Torpedo Mk 8 for use in destroyer standard 21-inch torpedo tube. |
28 |
| 1914 |
ACR mechanism installed in warhead adopted. |
25 |
| 1915 |
Development of Bliss-Leavitt Torpedo Mk 9 and Mk 10. |
29 |
| 1915- |
Development of Sperry Electric 1918 Torpedo (unsuccessful). |
30 |
| 1917 |
USS CALDWELL (DD 69) first flush deck, four-stack destroyer with 12 21-inch torpedo tubes. First standard 21-inch torpedo tube installation. |
28 |
| 1917 |
Development of type "D" torpedo -- Washington Navy Yard (Short Mk 7). |
74 |
| 1917 |
Development of Jacoby torpedo (German Navy Electric). |
30 |
1918-
1919 |
R-class submarines commissioned Rl(SS 78) - R20(SS 97). Standard 21-inch submerged torpedo tubes installed. |
29 |
| 1919 |
Navy Experiment Station, New London, Conn., abandoned. |
30 |
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| Date |
Event |
Page Number
Where Discussed |
|
| 1919 |
Development of type "EL" electric torpedo transferred from Navy Experiment Station, New London, Conn. to USNTS, Newport, R.I. -- Electric Torpedo Mk 1. |
30 |
| 1918 |
Gould Island, R.I., acquired by U.S. Navy as high-explosive storage site. |
|
| 1920 |
Experimental torpedo launching from aircraft started at USNAS, Anacostia, D.C., with Torpedo Mk 7 Mod 5. |
31 |
| 1921 |
Torpedo Station Air Detail established at Gould Island, R.I. |
32 |
| 1922 |
Battleship use of torpedoes discontinued. |
29 |
| 1922 |
All torpedoes of design prior to Torpedo Mk 7 condemned and withdrawn from service use. |
31 |
| 1923 |
All torpedo work at locations other than Newport, R.I. terminated. (Washington Navy Yard; USNTS, Alexandria, Va.; and E. W. Bliss Co.) |
30 |
1923-
1926 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 11 started at Washington Navy Yard, completed by USNTS, Newport, R.I. Selectable three-speed capability. First all-Navy design. |
31 |
| 1927 |
Air blowing exercise head developed. |
|
| 1928 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 12, USNTS, Newport, R.I. |
31 |
| A-8
|
| Date |
Event |
Page Number
Where Discussed |
|
| 1930 |
Electric Torpedo Mk 1, type "EL" changed from 18-inch to 21-inch configuration. |
|
| 1931 |
Hammond radio-controlled torpedo patents purchased by BuOrd. |
|
| 1931 |
Electric Torpedo Mk 1, type "EL" development cancelled by BuOrd. |
|
| 1931 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 14 by USNTS, Newport, R.I. |
34 |
1931-
1937 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 13 and Mk 15 by USNTS, Newport, R.I. |
34 |
| 1936 |
Use of torpedoes on cruisers discontinued. |
|
| 1940 |
Development of "Navol" Torpedo Mk 17 by USNTS, Newport, R.I. |
39 |
| 1940 |
National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) established by President Roosevelt. |
35 |
| 1941 |
Development of Electric Torpedo Mk 1 cancelled in 1938, reactivated by BuOrd as Electric Torpedo Mk 2 at USNTS, Newport, R.I. |
30 |
| 1942 |
German G7e Electric Torpedo taken from captured "U 570." |
35 |
| 1942 |
Development of Electric Torpedo Mk 18 -- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Sharon, Pa. |
35 |
| A-9
|
| Date |
Event |
Page Number
Where Discussed |
|
| 1942 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 19, electric control version of Mk 18 -- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Sharon, Pa. |
46 |
1942-
1943 |
Development of Mine Mk 24 -- National Defense Research Committee/Bell Telephone Laboratory, Murray Hill, N.J. First acoustic homing ASW weapon. |
36 |
1942-
1943 |
Development of Mine Mk 30 -- Brush Development Co., Cleveland, Ohio. Parallel/backup development to Mine Mk 24. |
36 |
1942-
1945 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 32 -- General Electric Co., Pittsfield, Mass. First active acoustic torpedo. |
38 |
| 1943 |
Electric Torpedo Mk 2 redesignated Torpedo Mk 20. |
42 |
1943-
1946 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 33 -- General Electric Co., Pittsfield, Mass./Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, N.J. Aircraft/ submarine-launched acoustic torpedo. |
47 |
| 1943 |
German homing Torpedoes T4 and T5 in operational use. |
36 |
| 1943 |
Mine Mk 24 operational. Credited with sinking U 160, July 1943. |
37 |
| 1943 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 27 Mod 0 -- Western Electric Co., Kearney, N.J. Submarine-launched version of Mine Mk 24. |
37 |
| A-10
|
| Date |
Event |
Page Number
Where Discussed |
|
| 1943 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 16 ("Navol") -- USNTS, Newport, R.I. |
41 |
1943-
1946 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 25 -- National Research Defense Committee sponsored development of replacement for Torpedo Mk 13. |
41 |
| 1943 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 21 Mod 0 -- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Sharon, Pa. Aircraft-launched, passive-homing, electric torpedo. |
88 |
| 1943 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 23 -- USNTS, Newport, R.I. Single-speed (high) version of Torpedo Mk 14. |
35 |
1943-
1945 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 21 Mod 2 -- Ordnance Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University. Passive homing Torpedo Mk 13. |
47 |
| 1944 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 22 -- Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, N.J. Fixed-depth, active acoustic homing, electric torpedo. |
47 |
| 1944 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 26 -- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Sharon, Pa. Seawater-activated battery. |
46 |
| 1944 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 28 -- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Sharon, Pa. Passive homing, full-size electric. |
38 |
| A-11
|
| Date |
Event |
Page Number
Where Discussed |
|
1944-
1947 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 29 -- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Sharon, Pa. Improved Mk 28. |
47 |
1944-
1950 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 30 -- Ordnance Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State. No torpedo -- investigation of wake homing as torpedo control system. |
47 |
1944-
1946 |
Torpedo Mk 31 development -- Harvard Underwater Sound Laboratory/ORL, Pennsylvania State University. High-speed, acoustic homing version of Mk 18. |
47 |
1944-
1945 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 34 Mod 1 -- U.S. Mine Warfare Test Station, Solomons, Md. Two-speed Mine Mk 24. |
48 |
1944-
1952 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 35 -- General Electric Co., Pittsfield, Mass. Universal passive/active acoustic homing electric. |
49 |
1945-
1950 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 36 -- General Electric Co., Pittsfield, Mass. High-speed, long-range, nonhoming torpedo. |
106 |
1946-
1954 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 37 -- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Sharon, Pa. Active/passive acoustic, electric. |
49 |
| 1946 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 27 Mod 4 -- ORL, Pennsylvania State University. Improved version of Torpedo Mk 27 Mod 0. |
96 |
| A-12
|
| Date |
Event |
Page Number
Where Discussed |
|
| 1946 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 38 -- deferred due to development of Torpedo Mk 37. |
109 |
1946-
1951 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 39 -- Vitro Corp., Silver Spring, Md./ Naval Underwater Ordnance Station, Newport, R.I. Wire-guided (course correction after launch). |
54 |
| 1946 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 40 -- Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, Calif. High-speed aircraft torpedo. |
111 |
1949
1952 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 41 -- General Electric Co., Pittsfield, Mass. Aircraft-launched version of Torpedo Mk 35. |
55 |
1949
1953 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 42 -- multilab program. Pattern-running torpedo. |
55 |
1950-
1953 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 43 Mod 0 -- General Electric Co., Pittsfield, Mass. Lightweight, electric, ASW torpedo. |
50 |
1950-
1952 |
Reactivation of Torpedo Mk 32. Conversion to Torpedo Mk 32 Mod 2 -- Philco Corp., Philadelphia, Pa./NOTS, Pasadena, Calif. Active acoustic ASW torpedo. |
102 |
1950-
1952 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 43 Mod 1 -- Brush Development Co., Cleveland, Ohio. Lightweight electric, ASW torpedo. |
50 |
| A-13
|
| Date |
Event |
Page Number
Where Discussed |
|
1953-
1957 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 44 -- General Electric Co., Pittsfield, Mass. Second-generation, light-weight, ASW torpedo. |
50 |
1953-
1957 |
Development of Rocket Assisted Torpedo (RAT) -- NOTS, Pasadena, Calif. Rocket projected torpedo. |
53 |
| 1956- |
Development of Anti-Submarine Rocket 1962 System (ASROC) -- NOTS, Pasadena, Calif./Minneapolis-Honeywell Ordnance Division, Hopkins, Minn. Follow-on development of RAT. |
53 |
| 1956 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 43 Mod 3 -- Clevite Research Corp., Cleveland, Ohio. Improved Mk 43 Mod 1. |
115 |
| 1957 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 45 (ASTOR) -- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Baltimore, Md./Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. Electric, seawater-activated battery, nuclear warhead. |
54 |
| 1960 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 46 -- Aerojet General Corp., Azusa, Calif./NOTS, Pasadena, Calif. Third-generation, lightweight ASW torpedo. |
51 |
| 1970 |
Torpedo Mk 47 proposed and cancelled due to Torpedo Mk 48. |
56 |
1965-
1974 |
Development of Torpedo Mk 48 -- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Baltimore, Md./Gould, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Advanced submarine-launched, acoustic, thermal propulsion. |
56 |
A-14
APPENDIX B
IDENTITY INDEX
Throughout this report the identities of the participating activities are
those which existed at the time of the particular event. Many changes have
occurred in both the Naval establishment and industries. The following
cross-reference list is provided to relate the former identities as noted in
the report to the current identities where the change was radical.
Intermediate changes in identities are omitted unless germaine to the report.
B-1/B-2
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| FORMER IDENTITY |
CURRENT OR LAST KNOWN IDENTITY |
| Bureau of Ordnance (BuORD) |
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) |
| Sperry Gyroscope Co. |
Sperry Division, General Dynamics Corp. |
| Navy Experiment Station, New London, Conn. |
Disestablished - 1919 |
| Naval Torpedo Station, Alexandria, Va. |
Disestablished - Post-World War II |
| Naval Aviation Unit, Gould Island, R.I. |
Disestablished - Post-World War II |
| Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAir) |
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) |
| National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) |
Disestablished -Post-World War II |
| Columbia University, Division of War Research |
Naval Underwater Sound Lab. (NUSL), New London, Conn. |
| Harvard Underwater Sound Lab. (HUSL) |
|
| Ship's Sonar |
Naval Underwater Sound Lab. (NUSL), New London, Conn. |
| Torpedoes |
Ordnance Research Lab, (ORL), Pennsylvania State College |
| Naval Underwater Sound Lab. (NUSL), New London, Conn. |
Naval Underwater Systems Center, New London (Conn.) Lab. |
| Ordnance Research Lab, (ORL), Pennsylvania State College |
Applied Research Lab. (ARL), Pennsylvania State University |
| Naval Torpedo Station (NTS), Newport, R.I. |
|
| Production |
Naval Ordnance Plant (NOPF), Forest Park |
| Research and Development |
Naval Underwater Ordnance Station (NUOS), Newport, R.I. |
B-3
| FORMER IDENTITY |
CURRENT OR LAST KNOWN IDENTITY |
| Naval Ordnance Plant (NOPF), Forest Park |
Disestablished - 1971 |
| Naval Underwater Ordnance Station (NUOS), Newport, R.I. |
Naval Underwater Systems Center (NUSC), Newport, (R.I.) Lab. |
| Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS), Pasadena, Calif. |
Naval Ocean Systems San Diego, Calif. Center (NOSC), |
| Naval Ordnance Laboratory (NOL), White Oak, Md. |
Naval Surface Weapons Center (NSWC), White Oak, Md. |
| Naval Mine Warfare Test Station, Solomons, Md. |
Naval Coastal Systems Lab. (NCSL), Panama City, Fla. |
| Vitro Laboratories Inc., Silver Springs, Md. |
Vitro Laboratories Division, Automation Industries, Inc., Silver Springs, Md. |
| Brush Development Co., Cleveland, Ohio |
Clevite Division, Gould, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio |
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| NPS, Monterey | 1 |
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