Talk:Bliss-Leavitt torpedo

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Did you know... that the Bliss-Leavitt torpedo remained in service for 41 years, until the end of World War II?

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What does that even mean?[edit]

"This design became the Bliss-Leavitt Mark 1 torpedo, the first non-Whitehead design after the Howell torpedo."

So... is that not the second design after the Whitehead? That seems more important. Maury Markowitz (talk) 12:47, 5 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]