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human torpedo

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human torpedo

Torpedo fitted with seats for two men and steering controls and with a detachable warhead which can be attached to a target ship.

They were first used by the Italian Navy December 1941 in Alexandria harbour. The British battleships Queen Elizabeth and Valiant were so badly damaged in the attack that they were out of action for several months.



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