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a large sandwich on a long split roll
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The gunner responsible for launching torpedoes had only seconds to choose the exact moment at which to fire.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
In November 2024, military officials in England announced that a shipwreck discovered off the coast of Scotland was confirmed to be the HMS Hawke, a British cruiser sunk by a torpedo during World War I, killing more than 500 crew members on board.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The find brings new clarity to a tragedy that unfolded in the final weeks of World War I, when the Tampa was struck by a German torpedo and sank in a matter of minutes.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The Tampa was lost on Sept. 26, 1918, just weeks before the end of World War I, when it was struck by a torpedo from the German submarine UB-91 in the Bristol Channel.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
In November 2024, military officials in England announced that a shipwreck discovered off the coast of Scotland was confirmed to be the HMS Hawke, a British cruiser sunk by a torpedo during World War I, killing more than 500 crew members on board.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The find brings new clarity to a tragedy that unfolded in the final weeks of World War I, when the Tampa was struck by a German torpedo and sank in a matter of minutes.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The Tampa was lost on Sept. 26, 1918, just weeks before the end of World War I, when it was struck by a torpedo from the German submarine UB-91 in the Bristol Channel.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedo
submarine
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The upcoming at-sea demonstrations will therefore serve as one of the most important real-world evaluations yet of the Navy’s vision for a future fleet in which autonomous vessels operate alongside destroyers, submarines, aircraft, and carrier strike groups.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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Russia’s Main Directorate of Deep Sea Research has developed specialist submarines for such surveillance missions, according to previous CNN reporting.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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“Torpedo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedo. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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