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Photographer: Kevin W.
Taken: October 30, 2016
Caption: Another torpedo just inside the waterfront entrance doors
Additional Description: While there is no placard identifying this type of torpedo, it is a US Navy Mark 13 Model 6 Torpedo. Deployed from aircraft and, after 1943, PT Boats, the Mark 13 torpedo was 13' 5" long with a diameter of 22' 4". The Mark 13 was also manufactured here at the U.S. Naval Torpedo Station during World War II.
Submitted: October 30, 2016, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p367942
File Size: 3.364 Megabytes

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