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The goal of this frightening little beauty was to allow a submarine to destroy an enemy sub at long distance by firing a rocket out of a torpedo tube.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 July 2024
In addition, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers usually have at least two torpedo tubes and a helipad for the Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
If the cruise missile is wider than the torpedo tube, designers must pick a different launch scheme.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
Earlier Israeli submarines did not have this larger sail and launched cruise missiles from their torpedo tubes.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1891, in the meaning defined above
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“Torpedo tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torpedo%20tube. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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