Torpedo station

Torpedo station
Torpedo station Torpedo station A headquarters for torpedo vessels and their supplies, usually having facilities for repairs and for instruction and experiments. The principal torpedo station of the United States is at Newport, R.I. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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