LOSS OF A TORPEDO
FIRED FROM H.M.S. DUNEDIN
(By Telegraph. Press Association.) AUCKLAND, This Day. Search for a torpedo, worth about £2OOO, lost from H.M.S. Dunedin in the Hauraki Gulf, is being made by the mine sweeper Wakakura. Torpedoes are buoyant and, after losing the momentum of discharge, normally remain afloat and are recovered. This torpedo was discharged from the Dunedin during exercises, which took place toward the end of May, and it sank in 20 fathoms of water several miles off Flat Rock. A party from the warship searched for several days, but had not recovered the projectile before the Dunedin had to leave on its island cruise. At that time the Wakakura was about to undergo refitting and, therefore, could not join in the search, for which her mine sweeping equipment renders her particularly suitable. The torpedo contains no explosive, but care must be taken not to touch the propellers, which are part of a delicate mechanism liable to suffer damage from any careless handling. The Dunedin carries 12 torpedoes, and they are worth about £24,000.
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Waipa Post, Volume 41, Issue 3185, 7 August 1930, Page 5
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178LOSS OF A TORPEDO Waipa Post, Volume 41, Issue 3185, 7 August 1930, Page 5
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