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Page 74
Admiral , I notice in the estimates it is proposed to rehabilitate the naval torpedo
station at Alexandria , Va . , as it develops ... and supplying all of the necessary
torpedoes for the fleet and the air force , and of modernizing obsolete torpedoes .
Admiral , I notice in the estimates it is proposed to rehabilitate the naval torpedo
station at Alexandria , Va . , as it develops ... and supplying all of the necessary
torpedoes for the fleet and the air force , and of modernizing obsolete torpedoes .
Page 333
( h ) Enlarging the torpedo supply : The volume of construction of destroyers and
submarines has brought about an acute situation in the manufacture of torpedoes
. The sole source of supply is the Naval Torpedo Station , Newport , R . I . , there ...
( h ) Enlarging the torpedo supply : The volume of construction of destroyers and
submarines has brought about an acute situation in the manufacture of torpedoes
. The sole source of supply is the Naval Torpedo Station , Newport , R . I . , there ...
Page 352
They have been supplied , but a lot of the destroyers that are in commission have
not been supplied with torpedoes that ... When you use a torpedo for practice
purposes , as 1 understand it , you recover the torpedo and refill it for another dis
...
They have been supplied , but a lot of the destroyers that are in commission have
not been supplied with torpedoes that ... When you use a torpedo for practice
purposes , as 1 understand it , you recover the torpedo and refill it for another dis
...
Page 367
TORPEDO PROCUREMENT SITUATION During the World War , manufacture of
torpedoes was undertaken at four places , Alexandria , Naval Gun Factory ,
Newport , and E . W . Bliss Co . , Brooklyn . After the war , contracts with Bliss
were ...
TORPEDO PROCUREMENT SITUATION During the World War , manufacture of
torpedoes was undertaken at four places , Alexandria , Naval Gun Factory ,
Newport , and E . W . Bliss Co . , Brooklyn . After the war , contracts with Bliss
were ...
Page 368
This estimate does not include torpedoes required for ships which will probably
be appropriated for in 1940 and subsequent ... From a standpoint of national
security , it is considered advisable to have at least two plants tooled - up for
torpedo ...
This estimate does not include torpedoes required for ships which will probably
be appropriated for in 1940 and subsequent ... From a standpoint of national
security , it is considered advisable to have at least two plants tooled - up for
torpedo ...
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| Title | Hearings |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations |
| Published | 1938 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 18 May 2005 |
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