Thread: Torpedos in Split - Any Interest?

Hello Jordan,

Any chance of a photo or two of the catcher? If it fits I use an old baking tray perched on the ways under the chuck. Could stand some improvement.

Bob.

Originally Posted by Anorak Bob

In 1875 the idea of twin non coaxial propellers was tried and abandoned. The sectioned '87 torpedo reveals a three cylinder compressed air driven engine made predominantly from bronze. Later engines incorporated heaters to increase air pressure and to also produce steam.

Sorry mate
Contra rotating propellers are still in, they are used on the old Mk46, the new Mk 54 and also the new(ish) Mk 48 mod 7. They prevent the torque of a very powerful engine twisting the torpedo.
Willy

Torpedo Engineer

Originally Posted by Hunch

Funny, a mate is currently doing work with torpedoes over in WA.

May I ask who it is?
Willy

Originally Posted by Willy Nelson

Contra rotating propellers are still in,

I think you missed the "non coaxial" part.

Stuart

Originally Posted by Willy Nelson

Sorry mate
Contra rotating propellers are still in, they are used on the old Mk46, the new Mk 54 and also the new(ish) Mk 48 mod 7. They prevent the torque of a very powerful engine twisting the torpedo.
Willy

Torpedo Engineer

Willy,

I know FA about torpedos. The majority of the torpedos in exhibit had, I thought, contra rotating props. It was the non coaxial version below that had counter rotating propellers.

Bob.

Originally Posted by Willy Nelson

May I ask who it is?
Willy

I suspect you wouldn't know given you actually work with the torpedos. They've been doing sub-contract work for some sort of upgrade at the facility over there for a while - for the last month or so, seems they fly over early in the week and return on Fridays.

I've said he should buy his sparky a ten gallon hat and park him on one of the orange excercise torpedos a la Dr Strangelove.....rather than send me pics of him passed out on his bed in hi-vis gear, after 1 beer!!

Originally Posted by Anorak Bob

Hello Jordan,

Any chance of a photo or two of the catcher? If it fits I use an old baking tray perched on the ways under the chuck. Could stand some improvement.

Bob.

This one isn't mine, but it's identical. Well actually, I had to make the bend in front of the gearbox, as mine didn't have that - must have been for an A or B model.
If you want dimensions I'll supply those.

Jordan

It really is amazing and quite sad in a way, the engineering that goes into a device with a working life measured in minutes or even seconds. If you consider torpedos, the V2 rocket, proximity fuses in anti aircraft munitions, various missiles etc, so much fine engineering and workmanship destined to be blown to smithereens.

Originally Posted by Anorak Bob

I took a number of photographs. Here's one of 1950's version. I can post more if there is interest.

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Thanks Bob...really marvelous stuff

wonder if one is allowed to own a dud one for display?...would love to get my hands on one if so

Thanks Bob just spotted this.

During the 70's 80's I knew a chap who was working at Sydney West Head designing torpedo & building them and at the testing range he used to have some amazing tails of fail's

Must ask son's FiL what he knows of the museum being Croatian.