Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-03

q torpedo of the self-propeIIed sub
( marine type, having an extenually-
+ comfortable device for starting the
/ propelIing mechanism Of said tor
pedo; means for retaining said tor
/ pedo below said ship, and, on said
ship, means for operating said start
ing device and means for releasing
said retaining means.
/ Advantages of the Combination,
/ T. In combination with an airship,
( a torpedo Of the self-propelled sub
marine type, having an externally
controIlable device for starting the
: propelling mechanism of said tor
/ pedo; means for retaining said tor
pedo below said ship, and, on said
ship, a manuaIly c0ntTollabie lever
and transmitting mechanism aCtu-
ated by said leyer-frst, TO operate
said starting device. and, second, to
release said retaining means.
8. In combination with an airship,
q torpedo of the self-propelled sub
marine type, having an externally
comfortable device for starting its
pr8peIling mechanism, chocks for
said torpedo below said ship; a strap
! for retaining said torpedo in said
checks, a latch for said trap. and,
on said ship, a manuaIly controliable
/ lever for releasing said latch and
transmitting mechanism actuated by
. said lever for operating sair start
ling device.
I Easy 10 Control.
I My invention" says the appliCa-
ton Of Admiral Fiske, is especially
applicable to automobile torpedoes
and makes it possible to control the
movement OF a torpedo with great
/ certainty from shore, from the deck
. of ship or from lake"
+ Admiral Fiske flied his application
for a patent april u, 1912, and the
patent was issued July Is, 1912 He
describes his invention as a certain
new and useful improvement in
methods Of and apparatus for, de-
I livering submarine torpedoes from
airshiDs"
( The following is Admiral F'iske's
specification Of his torpedo boat;
Inventors Specifications.
THE invention is a method of, and
apparatus for directing and deliver
/ ing the attack If a propelled
submarine torpedo upon a floating
+ target"
I'm the accompanying drawings,
Figure / illustrates my apparatus
for supporting the torpedo upon an
aeroplane and fer releasing the same
therefrom, after the motor mocha
nism thereof has been started. Fig
ures . and 3 are enlarged end and
side views OF said apparatus. Figure
4 shows the torpedo directed upon its
target and falling by gravity after
its release, from the aeroplane to the
water
similar letters of reference indi-
cate like parts.
II carry out my method preferably
in the following way by the follow
ing means; The torpedo A, which
may be of the well known Whitehead
or fish type, is disposed in chocks B /
on the bottom or lower frame of the
airship c, preferably a swift flying
aeroplane. A strap . connected at
one end TO the ship passes below the |
torpedo, and is provided at its other |
end with a ring received upon a !
pivoted latch f, A hand lever F on
the airship is provided with a pro-
lection C which normally engages
the latch f,
How Torpedo Is Carried.
I'm this manner the torpedo is re- .
tanned suspended in the checks B in
rigid position, with its bow pointing in (
the same direction as that Of the /
airship. Torpedoes OF this type usu-
ally have a protruding lever H which, /
when operated, starts the propelling
mechanism. Connected by link II
with lever F is a pivoted lever which /
has a toe J suitably placed to operate /
said starting lever r.
The timing Of the mechanism is I
TO be such that when the hand lever
F is moved by the aviator the start
ing lever H Of the torpedo is first
actuated (see Fig 81 to start the
propeiling mechanism, and then the
latch F is freed. so that the ring on
strap D is released. The torpedo then
falls horizontally out OF the chocks
B and into the water.
To Within I,5Gl Yards.
IN directing and delivering the at