Torpedo shell
Definition of Torpedo shell
1.
(Ordnance)
A
shell
longer
than
a
deck-piercing
shell
,
with
thinner
walls
and
a
larger
cavity
for
the
bursting
charge
,
which
consists
of
about
130
pounds
of
high
explosive
.
It
has
no
soft
cap
,
and
is
intended
to
effect
its
damage
by
the
powerful
explosion
which
follows
on
slight
resistance
.
It
is
used
chiefly
in
12-inch
mortars
.
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Torpedo
Torpedo boat
Torpedo body
Torpedo boom
Torpedo catcher
Torpedo nettings
-Torpedo shell-
Torpedo station
Torpedo stern
Torpedo tube
Torpedo-boat destroyer
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