It's kind of a missile that runs in water. It's got a warhead, an engine, a means of propulsion and a tank of fuel.
Since the 20th century that is essentially correct. Earlier a Torpedo was What today would be called a mine. IN the civil war the submarine CSS Hunely had a torpedo on a long pole. Earlier , in 1776, the the Submarine Turtle used a Spar Torpedo in the revolutionary war.
Today. A torpedo is most likely to be a self guiding, electrically driven weapon that could be compared to an underwater missile.
Type 95 torpedo, aka Long Lance; best (and deadliest torpedo of WWII).
Red Torpedo was created in 2009.
PCP Torpedo was created in 1998.
Torpedo Service was created in 1870.
Torpedo Service ended in 1978.
Torpedo - petroleum - was created in 1865.
Torpedo Sofia was created in 2006.
Spearfish torpedo was created in 1992.
Torpedo Rīga ended in 2000.
Silk Torpedo was created in 1974.
Threespot Torpedo was created in 1984.
The difference between a missile and a torpedo is that a torpedo travels in the waters and a missile flys through the air.