torpedo boat
Small warship type
A torpedo boat is a small, fast naval vessel designed to attack larger ships by launching torpedoes.
These craft emerged in the late 19th century and changed naval warfare by allowing smaller vessels to threaten battleships.
The term now largely refers to historical vessels, as modern navies use different classifications for similar roles.
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
- corvetteLight, fast warship
- depth chargeTimed underwater anti-submarine munition
- hit and runLeaving after causing accident
- night raidAttack launched after dark
warship · submarine · flotilla · coastal defense · gunboat · steam turbines · naval tactics · monitor · naval mine · World War II · fleet · sea battle · naval warfare · attack · blockade running · harbor · wake · swift
- boatsship, canoe, kayak, yacht, ferry
- Navieswarships, ships, cruiser, battleship, sailors
- shipsship, vessel, freighter, tanker, cargo ship
- Royal NavyRoyal Navy, admiral, warship, HMS Victory, battleship
- Civil War ShipsMonitor, Merrimack, Virginia, ironclads, monitors
- fast boatsspeedboat, jet ski, hydrofoil, powerboat, hydroplane
torpedo boatbattleship
Armored naval capital vessel
dreadnought · capital ship · superdreadnought · ship of the line · aircraft carrier
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