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Evening Star, Issue 19002, 25 July 1925, Page 2

Forty-eight- years ago the Whitehead torpedo was fired for the first time in anger. The occurrence 1 was remarkable as being the occasion of a duel in time of peace, between H.M.S. Shah and the British-built ironclad Hmi'scar, which the Peruvian Government had proclaimed a pirate. The action lasted about two hours at ;i range of i/‘ooyds, until the British ship seized the first opportunity of closing upon her opponent. The Peruvian also closed, intending to ram, but when within -100yds turned away. As she went about the Shah fired a Whitehead torpedo, but as its speed was only nine knots and that of the Huascar at least ten in the same direction, nothing happened. Had the Huascar stood on her fute vould certainly have been sealed. Morning, evening, noon, or night, “Camp's” the Coffee sets you right. -[AdvtJ