torpedo
self-propelled underwater weapon
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Summary
torpedo is a weapon type[1]. torpedo ranks in the top 6% of weapon type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,895 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: ranged weapon[3], underwater weapon[4], explosive weapon[5], explosive device[6]
- Has use: torpedo launch[7]
- Commons category: Torpedoes[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Torpedoes[9]
- Commons gallery: Torpedo[10]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[11], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[15], The New Student's Reference Work[16]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox torpedo[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]
- Model item: Kaiten-class human torpedo[19], aerial torpedo[20]
- P14470: Objects/Torpedo[21]
- P14870: ont00000280[22]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for torpedo include torpedo dessert[23], a dish[24].
Why It Matters
torpedo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] torpedo is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]
Entities named for torpedo include torpedo dessert[23], a dish[24].