THE SPAR TORPEDO
Although Robert Fulton never actually built a spar torpedo, on 4 September 1813 he had described to Captain Stephen Decatur a new method of torpedo attack he had devised. Fulton proceeded to draw a diagram showing a boat supporting two torpedoes on long spars which projected below the level of its keel, and which were to be exploded against the…
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