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On 28 November 1940 , Admiral Richardson wrote Stark that he thought torpedo
nets within Pearl Harbor were neither necessary nor practicable . “ The area is
too restricted . . . ships not within torpedo range of the entrance . " Earlier that ...
On 28 November 1940 , Admiral Richardson wrote Stark that he thought torpedo
nets within Pearl Harbor were neither necessary nor practicable . “ The area is
too restricted . . . ships not within torpedo range of the entrance . " Earlier that ...
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But the others were so spanking new that final alterations and additions still were
being made . It would be many months before the horrifying truth had been
brought to light - not a single torpedo in that potentially powerful force was worth ,
in ...
But the others were so spanking new that final alterations and additions still were
being made . It would be many months before the horrifying truth had been
brought to light - not a single torpedo in that potentially powerful force was worth ,
in ...
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Their wakeless , 49 - knot “ long lance ” torpedo could break ships ' backs with a
1 , 000 - pound warhead . Approximately 500 - pound U . S . Navy warheads ,
mounted on torpedoes that ran one - fifth the Japanese distance at lower speed ...
Their wakeless , 49 - knot “ long lance ” torpedo could break ships ' backs with a
1 , 000 - pound warhead . Approximately 500 - pound U . S . Navy warheads ,
mounted on torpedoes that ran one - fifth the Japanese distance at lower speed ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Cruise of the Lanikai: Incitement to War |
| Author | Kemp Tolley |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Krieger Publishing Company, 1982 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 7 Nov 2008 |
| ISBN | 0898745268, 9780898745269 |
| Length | 345 pages |
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