Sentence examples for use of torpedo from inspiring English sources

The Russian Navy pioneered the wide-scale use of torpedo boats during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877 1878, mainly out of necessity because of the superior numbers and quality of ironclads used by the Turkish navy.

Lack of underwater protection was also a weakness of these pre-World War I designs which were developed before the use of torpedoes became widespread.

The Navy Department had not provided active support for Lee's experiments, but their successful result led to the use of spar torpedoes on ships throughout the fleet.

As such, the U.S. Navy made no combat use of the oxygen torpedo design during the Second World War.

The Soviet policy in those days for the use of that nuclear torpedo did not require the commander to go back to Moscow to get authorization, because the communication was so uncertain; but it did require that all three of the senior commanders agree to do that, and the other two did not agree.

The Wissard project involves the use of a remote torpedo-shaped submersible, about two and a half feet long.

The ancient Greeks and Romans used the electric shock of Torpedo to relieve diseases of the spleen, chronic headaches, and gout.

The Romans did it more than two milleniums ago, using the stunning effects of torpedo fish, a.k.a.a

Molecular modeling simulation of 4e was performed using three-dimensional structure of Torpedo californica AChE (TcAChE) enzyme to disclose binding interaction and orientation of this molecule into the active site gorge of the receptor.

While the model of torpedo in use changed over time, the first torpedo that the ship would have been equipped with was the M1904.

The growing use of the devices could also torpedo any plans to introduce "pay as you drive" insurance or road toll systems if the vehicle owner was able to block communications with monitoring systems.