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human torpedo

type of rideable submarine used as secret naval weapons in World War II
Class type of: midget submarine, underwater weapon Q816356
human torpedo
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Facts

7 properties
Instance of
weapon type
Subclass of
midget submarine, underwater weapon[2][3]
Conflict
World War II
Different from
Living torpedoes[8]
Participated in conflict
World War II[4]
Source of energy
electricity[5]
Used by
Royal Italian Navy, Royal Navy[6][7]
🏷️ Also known as
en human torpedo ar طوربيد بشري cs řiditelné torpédo de Bemannter Torpedo de Maiale de Torpedoreiter es torpedo humano fa اژدر سرنشین‌دار fi Maiale fi Siluro a lenta corsa fi Siluro San Bartolomeo fi SLC fr torpille humaine he טורפדו מאויש he חזיר ים (כלי נשק) it Maiale (arma) it Siluro a Lenta Corsa it Siluro umano ja 人間魚雷 nl bemande torpedo
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Freebase ID
/m/03x11f
Topic's main category
Category:Human torpedoes

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🔗 Connections
Subtypes 5
Kaiten-class human torpedo, Neger-class human torpedo, Siluro Lenta Corsa, Chariot manned torpedo, Siluro San Bartolomeo
Used by 2
Royal Navy, Royal Italian Navy
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Source of energy 1
electricity
Subclass of 1
midget submarine
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Summary

human torpedo is a weapon type[1].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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