It is a group of motor torpedo boats operating together.
The duration of Torpedo Squadron is 480.0 seconds.
Torpedo Squadron was created on 1942-09-06.
Russell E. Schuster has written: 'Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 34 history' -- subject(s): American Naval operations, Campaigns, History, Torpedo-boats, United States, United States. Navy. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 34, World War, 1939-1945
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The 135th Torpedo Boat Squadron, North Viet Navy on 02 August 1964.
With the exception of one crewman, the total annihilation of Torpedo Squadron 8.
"Torpedo Boats" (not gun boats) of the North Vietnamese Navy's 135th Torpedo Boat Squadron attacked the destroyer USS Maddox in the Tonkin Gulf on 02 August 1964.
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The number of aircraft assigned to a squadron varies depending on the type of squadron and the nationality. For World War Two, most of the time: United States: Army Air Force-Fighter Squadron is 25+ Army Air Force-Bomber Squadron is 12 to 16 Navy Fighter Squdron is 16 to 32 Navy Dive Bomber, Torpedo Bomber or Scout Bomber Squadron is 12 to 18 Japan: Army Fighter or Bomber Squadron (Chutai) is 9 to 12 Navy Fighter or Bomber Squadron (Chutai) is 6 to 12 Great Britain: RAF Fighter Squadron is 12 RAF Bomber Squadron is 6 to 12 France 1939-1940: Army Fighter or Bomber Squadron (Escadrille) is 9 Germany: Luftwaffe Fighter Squadron (Staffel) is 12 Luftwaffe Bomber Squadron (Staffel) is 9
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Maddox fired over 280 5-inch shells at three attacking P4 torpedo boats from the NVN 135th torpedo squadron on 02 August '64. The torpedo boats launched 6 torpedoes (each with a 550 lb warhead of TNT), all were misses; and fired 14.5mm machineguns at the Maddox; Maddox was struck by only one projectile.