WWII USN Torpedo Scandal

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.wearethemighty.com/history/ww2-navy-torpedo-problems-mk14?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3
https://www.defensemedianetwork.com...kwood-the-mark-14-and-the-bureau-of-ordnance/
https://www.realcleardefense.com/ar...e_torpedo_scandal_of_world_war_ii_113037.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_14_torpedo

 

[Jemiba]

Torpedoes were a delicate device back then (and certainly still are !), an experience not only made by the USN,
but by the Deutsche Kriegsmarine (German Navy), too:
https://uboat.net/articles/23.html
http://www.uboataces.com/articles-wooden-torpedoes.shtml

 

[Grey Havoc]

A little more background on the Torpedokrise:
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1599&context=etd