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Glossary Item: Torpedo Boat
Name Torpedo Boat
Description A relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle. They were created to counter battleships and other large, slow and heavily armed ships by their speed and agility. Destroyers were originally conceived to counter this type of ship.
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Name His Majesty's Submarines
Category Action at Sea
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Admiralty
Published Jul/1945
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Name Over to You, New Broadcasts by the R.A.F.
Category Air Reference
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For none
Published Dec/1943
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Name The Battle of the Atlantic, The Official Account of the Fight Against The U-Boats, 1939 - 1945
Category Action at Sea
Issued By Central Office Of Information
Issued For none
Published Oct/1946
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Name The Mediterranean Fleet, Greece to Tripoli. The Admiralty Account of Naval Operations: April 1941 to January 1943
Category Action at Sea
Issued By Ministry Of Information
Issued For Admiralty
Published Sep/1944
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