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The topredoes used in the World Wars traveled at fifty knots, much faster than any ship, and they may be faster today. Then again, the homing topedo (like the guided missile) may have made speed less important than it was then.
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When was the US navy's aviation torpedo squadron VS871 disbanded?
16th March 1959
How Vietnam use the ocean?
The North Vietnamese Navy had Patrol Torpedo Boats; the South Vietnamese Navy countered with (US) Swift Boats.
What branch of service was John F kenndey in?
He was in the navy, he served on a PT boat (patrol torpedo) in the pacific theatre
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The Iraqi Government did NOT send out it's Iraqi Navy Torpedo Boats to attack US Navy warships on the high seas. The North Vietnamese Navy DID attack US Navy warships upon the high seas. No comparison.
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LBJ started the bombing by attacking North Vietnamese Navy torpedo boat bases in North Vietnam; in retaliation for their attacks on US Navy destroyers in the Tonkin Gulf in August 1964.
Who attacked the us gunboats led to Vietnam war?
"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.
How fast is a torpedo underwater?
WW2-era US Navy Mk. 14s and Japanese "Long Lances" clocked about 40 knots. Modern torpedoes are even faster and the Russian Skval torpedo is rumored to speed along at about 100 knots, via a cavitating air bubble.
What does PT 109 stand for?
PT stands for Patrol Boat. PT boats were small fast torpedo boats used by the United States Navy during WWII. Their small size gave them a speed advantage over larger vessels such as destroyers and frigates. They would use their speed and small size to there advantage and close in on the size of their target ship then launch a series of torpedo's usually 4 and then speed away. They had a 5 to 7 man crew and were armed with .50 cal heavy machine guns as well for engaging small vessels and anti aircraft defense.
What was the Gulf of Tonkin 1954?
1964 (not 1954). Naval engagements between the North Viet Navy's 135th Torpedo Boat Squadron and the US Navy's destroyer USS Maddox (later Maddox and USS Turner Joy) in the Tonkin Gulf.
What was George H. W. Bush doing when he got shot down?
Flying a US Navy torpedo bomber, presumably against Japanese warships or other Japanese shipping.
What are the release dates for Trial Speed of H-M- Torpedo Boat Destroyer 'Viper' - 1900?
Trial Speed of H-M- Torpedo Boat Destroyer 'Viper' - 1900 was released on: USA: May 1900
What was one majoor battle of the Vietnam war?
The beginning of the war between America & North Vietnam; the naval engagements in the Tonkin Gulf between the US Navy destroyer USS Maddox and North Viet Navy's 135th Torpedo Boat Squadron in August 1964.
