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[Transcriber's Notes: Mathematical problems could not be represented as
in the original as we cannot stack numbers. The following rules were
used:

Parentheses added to groupings of numbers.

Bracket and "rt" square roots. [3rt]

Carets and curly brackets indicate a superscripted number, letter or
symbol. 4^{3}

An underscore and curly brackets indicate a subscript. H_{2}O

Bold text is surrounded by =equal signs= and italic text is surrounded
by _underscores_.]


[Illustration: _The "Suna" before the Explosion._]

[Illustration: _The Torpedo._]

[Illustration: _The "Suna" after the Explosion._]


    Griffin & C^{o.} Portsmouth.    W.F. Mitchell del.




    TORPEDOES

    AND

    TORPEDO WARFARE:

    CONTAINING A

    COMPLETE AND CONCISE ACCOUNT OF THE

    RISE AND PROGRESS OF SUBMARINE WARFARE;

    ALSO A

    DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ALL MATTERS APPERTAINING THERETO,
    INCLUDING THE LATEST IMPROVEMENTS.

    BY
    C. W. SLEEMAN, ESQ.,
    LATE LIEUT. R.N., AND LATE COMMANDER IMPERIAL OTTOMAN NAVY.


    _WITH FIFTY-SEVEN FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS, DIAGRAMS,
    WOODCUTS, &c._


    PORTSMOUTH:
    GRIFFIN & CO., 2, THE HARD,
    (_Publishers by Appointment to H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh._)
    LONDON AGENTS: SIMPKIN, MAR