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- Seven U.S. Navy cruisers, nine destroyers, the abandoned aircraft carrier Hornet (CV-8), and additional Allied ships were sunk by Type 93 torpedoes during World War II (over 3,100 U.S. Sailors killed), in most cases when the target ships, believing themselves to be safely out of torpedo range, were hit by surprise.
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The most significant military ship sunk by a torpedo boat during World War II was the cruiser HMS Manchester which was attacked by two Italian torpedo boats (M.S. 16 and M.S. 22) during Operation Pedestal on 13 August 1942.
The Gustave Zédé made history with the first submarine torpedo strike against an underway warship, the ironclad Magenta (left); had the test-torpedo carried an actual charge, “the Magenta would have been sunk.”
Sep 15, 2015 · (b) NORTHAMPTON possibly sunk by submarine torpedoes. (c) Torpedoes which struck QUINCY and VINCENNES probably from sub. (d) JUNEAU damaged by destroyer torpedo.
From January to June, 1942, a total of 397 ships were sunk in American-protected waters! Off the North Carolina coast, where, as the U-boat commanders realized, Cape Hatteras served as a navigational focal point, so many merchant ships were sunk that captains referred to the area as "Torpedo Junction."
Seven U.S. Navy cruisers, nine destroyers, the abandoned aircraft carrier Hornet (CV-8), and additional Allied ships were sunk by Type 93 torpedoes during World War II (over 3,100 U.S. Sailors...
Torpedo boats, such as MTBs, PT boats, or S-boats, enabled the relatively small but fast craft to carry enough firepower, in theory, to destroy a larger ship, though this rarely occurred in practice. The largest warship sunk by torpedoes from small craft in World War II was the British cruiser Manchester , sunk by Italian MAS boats on the night ...
Sep 22, 2009 · Running out of big ships in late 1942, the U.S. Navy tries an experiment – it brings into battle a small group of wooden- hulled, high speed torpedo boats. These Torpedo Patrol Boats (PT) boats offer a high level of firepower for their weight. They also have serious disadvantages.