Berny's photos with the keyword: torpedo

the mechanism

the mechanism

Berny
06 Jun 2018 14 4 487
Torpedo Launch Station - 8, this rusty old mechanism reminds me of a crossbow......
concrete frames

concrete frames

Berny
06 Jun 2018 11 11 462
Torpedo Launch Station - 6
concrete frames

concrete frames

Berny
06 Jun 2018 20 9 463
Torpedo Launch Station - 7
the important pillar

the important pillar

Berny
05 Jun 2018 15 5 362
Torpedo Launch Station - 2
Torpedo Launch Station - 5

Torpedo Launch Station - 5

Berny
05 Jun 2018 34 7 787
Torpedo Launch Station - 4

Torpedo Launch Station - 4

Berny
05 Jun 2018 18 8 595
Rijeka - Croatia, Torpedo Launch Station, view from east
Rijeka - Torpedo Launch Station - 1

Rijeka - Torpedo Launch Station - 1

Berny
04 Jun 2018 49 30 1333
The torpedo was invented in Rijeka in 1866 to protect the coast. This is the testing launch station as it was built in the 1930s, now completely abandoned, beneath the former torpedo factory, which closed 1966. It was here that Robert Whitehead, working off Giovanni Luppis’ prototypes, created and launched the first successful torpedo. His fish-like machine revolutionized maritime military defenses. For 100 years, the factory churned out more than 30 different models. The site is hidden in an industrial area and not easy to find and access.