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Recent Examples of torpedo boat
In 1967: Israeli fighter jets and torpedo boats attacked allies on the USS Liberty, a U.S. Navy research ship collecting intelligence near the Sinai Peninsula, amid the Six-Day War between Israel and neighboring Arab nations Egypt, Syria and Jordan.
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The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
Destroyers were invented in the 1880s, when they were called torpedo boat destroyers.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 2 Sep. 2022
In the late nineteenth century, for instance, France’s navy sought to counter British naval supremacy by investing heavily in submarines and torpedo boats.
—Julia Ciocca, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2021
The crew had commenced destroying classified materials and equipment, but the sailors could hold off the five torpedo boats and two aircraft only for so long.
—Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, 20 Feb. 2020
Its fleet ranges from torpedo boats to fast-moving patrol vessels and Zodiacs.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 14 June 2019
There were a lot of ex-colonials like Allen in the Service, infuriatingly dense regarding aspects of intelligence work that did not involve torpedo boats or sword canes.
—Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 17 June 2018
Towed behind a torpedo boat, the Shirley would sooner or later rise and fumble skyward, staying aloft exactly as long as its pilot's stamina held out and his sprocket chain stayed intact.
—Jamie Kitman, Car and Driver, 5 Nov. 2013
The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
Destroyers were invented in the 1880s, when they were called torpedo boat destroyers.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 2 Sep. 2022
In the late nineteenth century, for instance, France’s navy sought to counter British naval supremacy by investing heavily in submarines and torpedo boats.
—Julia Ciocca, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2021
The crew had commenced destroying classified materials and equipment, but the sailors could hold off the five torpedo boats and two aircraft only for so long.
—Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, 20 Feb. 2020
Its fleet ranges from torpedo boats to fast-moving patrol vessels and Zodiacs.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 14 June 2019
There were a lot of ex-colonials like Allen in the Service, infuriatingly dense regarding aspects of intelligence work that did not involve torpedo boats or sword canes.
—Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 17 June 2018
Towed behind a torpedo boat, the Shirley would sooner or later rise and fumble skyward, staying aloft exactly as long as its pilot's stamina held out and his sprocket chain stayed intact.
—Jamie Kitman, Car and Driver, 5 Nov. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedo boat
PT boat
Noun
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In the Pacific, by the end of World War II, at least 212 PT boats had gotten into the fight.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The PT boat became the bomber squadron of 15 bombers and their crews that Bentsen commanded at age 23.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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“Torpedo boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedo%20boat. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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