Spar-torpedo instructions for the United States Navy
by United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ordnance
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Chapters (160)
- SPAR-TORPEDO INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
- LIST OF PLATES.
- CHAPTER I. SPAR-TORPEDO OUTFIT.
- GENERAL DESCRIPTION.—CARE AND PRESERVATION.
- SERVICE TORPEDO.
- EXERCISE TORPEDO.
- STUFFING-BOXES.
- CIRCUIT-CLOSER.—CONTACT TORPEDO.
- SECONDARY SPARS.
- TORPEDO PINS.
- REEL BOX.
- SHIP‘S WIRE-BOX.
- BOAT‘S WIRE-BOX.
- CONTACT SPAR LEADING-WIRES.
- SPAR-BANDS.
- SUPPLY-BOX.
- BOAT-FITTINGS.
- BOAT SPARS.
- DETONATORS.
- DETONATOR BLOCKS.
- DUMMY DETONATORS.
- IGNITERS.
- GUN-POWDER FUZES.
- BOX CONTAINING GUN-POWDER FUZES AND IGNITERS.
- GLASS JARS FOR DRY PRIMERS.
- GUN-COTTON DRYING APPARATUS.
- CHEMICAL BOX.
- PERMANENT WIRES.
- ELECTRIC SWITCHES.
- TERMINALS.
- ARTICLES OF TORPEDO OUTFIT SUPPLIED AT NAVY YARDS.
- CHAPTER II. PREPARATION OF TORPEDOES.
- SERVICE TORPEDO.
- EXERCISE TORPEDO.
- PREPARATION OF THE CONTACT TORPEDO.
- IMPROVISED TORPEDOES.
- USE OF THE PERMANENT WIRES AND ELECTRIC SWITCHES.
- CHAPTER III. ELECTRICAL APPARATUS.
- FIRING-BATTERIES.
- THE CELL.
- FIRING-BATTERY FOR SHIPS.
- FIRING-BATTERY FOR BOATS.
- BATTERY TESTER.
- MANAGEMENT AND CARE OF FIRING-BATTERIES.
- HAND-FIRING KEY.
- THE TESTING-MAGNETO.
- FARMER‘S DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINE, PATTERN A, AND FIRING-KEY.
- FARMER‘S DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINE.
- WIRES.
- CHAPTER IV. GUN-COTTON.—HOW PACKED.—STOWAGE.—CARE. —INSPECTION AND DRYING.
- PACKING AND STOWAGE OF WET GUN-COTTON.
- MARKS ON BOXES.
- PACKING-AND STOWAGE OF DRY GUN-COTTON.
- WET GUN-COTTON.
- DRY PRIMERS.
- CARE OF GUN-COTTON AND DETONATORS.
- INSPECTION OF GUN-COTTON.
- INSPECTION OF DRY GUN-COTTON.
- INSPECTION OF WET GUN-COTTON.
- PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN INSPECTION.
- ALKALINE SOLUTION.
- RULES FOR DRYING GUN-COTTON.
- DRYING BY EXPOSURE IN A STEAM-DRIER.
- DRYING BY EXPOSURE TO CALCIUM CHLORIDE (Ca Cl₂).
- DRYING BY EXPOSURE IN A DRY ATMOSPHERE.
- MISCELLANEOUS DATA.
- APPENDIX.
- GUN-COTTON MAGAZINE.
- TORPEDO STOREROOM.
- BATTERY LOCKER.
- SHIP‘S SPARS AND FITTINGS.
- PERMANENT WIRES.
- INDEX.
- PLATES.
- PLATE I.
- PLATE II.
- PLATE III.
- PLATE IV.
- PLATE V.
- PLATE VI.
- PLATE VII.
- PLATE VIII.
- PLATE IX.
- PLATE X.
- PLATE XI.
- PLATE XII.
- PLATE XIII.
- PLATE XIV.
- PLATE XV.
- PLATE XVI.
- Plate XVII.
- PLATE XVIII.
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