Talk:Whitehead Mark 1 torpedo
Latest comment: 5 years ago by 80.6.22.83 in topic Gyroscope or not
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Gyroscope or not edit
Disputed: The Whitehead Torpedo Mk1 did not have a gyroscope, the Mk3 changed that.
Claim: true for the 140 inches/3.55m aka L/4 one, false for the 197 inches/5m aka L/5 one (it always had a gyroscope). Also, the Mk3 exists only in the 140 inches/3.55m variant
Source: Data on https://www.history.navy.mil/museums/keyport/html/part2.htm
80.6.22.83 (talk) 12:48, 26 February 2019 (UTC)