Home›Naval Vessels And Torpedoes›Weapon Class›Tank / Armored VehicleBrowse ByTank / Armored VehicleFactsTank / Armored VehicleSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1866 1Tank / Armored VehicleFilter Results2 entriesWeapon FamilyAllBattleships and Ironclads (1)Naval Guns (1)Introduced EraAll1859 (1)1885 (1)ManufacturerAllHotchkiss et Cie (1)OperatorAllRoyal Navy (1)CaliberAll57mm (1)Service StatusAllRetired (2)Country of OriginAllFrance (1)Wars Used InAllAmerican Civil War (1)First Balkan War (1)War of the Pacific (1)Winter War (1)World War I (2)World War II (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2Ironclad WarshipTank / Armored VehicleQF 6-pounder HotchkissTank / Armored VehicleSources1. Wikipedia: Torpedotier 2WikipediaTorpedo, Invention of the modern torpedo sectionQuote, Torpedo, Invention of the modern torpedo sectionIn 1866, Whitehead invented the first effective self-propelled torpedo, the eponymous Whitehead torpedo, the first modern torpedo.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.