US1067371A

US1067371A - Submarine or submersible torpedo-boat.

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Publication number: US1067371A
Application number: US69669112A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edward Lasius Peacock
Original assignee: LAKE TORPEDO BOAT Co
Current assignee: LAKE TORPEDO BOAT Co
Priority date: 1912-05-11
Filing date: 1912-05-11
Publication date: 1913-07-15
Anticipated expiration: 1930-07-15

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B. L. PEACOCK.

SUBMARINE 0R SUBMERSIBLE TORPEDO BOAT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11, 1912.

Patented July 15, 1913.

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E. L. PEAGOOK. SUBMARINE 0R SUBMERSIBLE TORPEDO BOAT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11, 1912. 1,067,371, Patented July 15, 1913.

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E. L. PEACOCK. SUBMARINE OR SUBMERSIBLE TORPEDO BOAT. APPLIOATION FILED MAY 11, 1912.

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SUBMARINE 0R SUBMERSIBLE TORPEDO BOAT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11,1912.

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E. L. PEAGOGK.

SUBMARINE 0R SUBMERSIBLE TORPEDO BOAT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11, 1912.

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UNITED STATEggriLlENT OFFICE.

EDWARD LASIUS PEACOCK, OFBRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE LAKE TORPEDO BOAT COMPANY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SUBMARINE OR SUBMERSIBLE TORPEDO-BOAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1913.

[ alt whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD LASIUS PEA- COCK, a subject of the King of Great Britain, at present residingat Bridgeport, in the county of F airfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Submarine or Submersible Torpedo-Boats, of which the. following is a specification. e

The invention provides a submarine or submersible torpedo boat that is particularly adapted for coast and harbor defense.

-The main features of'the invention are, first, a peculiar construction of hull where by a'greater number of torpedo expulsion tubes may be installed, and, certain storage and other compartments provided for; and second, an arrangement of the said tubes whereby the torpedoes may be fired in various directions from the boat without maneuvering the boat from its station in the event of hostile vessels approaching from various quarters; and, third, means for anchoring the boat either upon or below 2'5 the surface of the watenand' for swinging the boat in a horizontal direction at its mooring so that all ofthe torpedo tubes may be fired in a given direction in the event of anattack by a-hostile fleet approaching from one quarter only.

The invention consists in these features, singly and in combination, as will be hereinafter fully explained and, claimed.

In the drawings illustrating the invention, in the several figures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure 1 is a side elevation, Fig. 2 a plan view, and Fig.

3 a bow view of the boat. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section of the boat, and Fig. 406 is a horizontal section of the same on a larger scale. Fig. 6 is avertical transverse section drawn through the bow, on a larger scale, on the line AA of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a detail horizontal section drawn on a larger 46 scale on the line BB of Fig. 6. -Fig. 8 is a section drawn on the ,line CC of 7.

Fig. 9 is a vertical transverse section drawn on a larger scale on the line DD of Fig. 4.

Fig. 10' 1s a horizontal section drawn on the 59 line E-E of-Fig. 6, the battery cells being omitted. Fig.11 is'a'diagrammaticverticallongitudinal section drawn through the bow illustrating adifierent arrangement of they torpedo expulsion tubes. Fig. 12 is a horizontal' section drawn on the line FF of Fig. 11. Fig. 13 is a diagrammatic horizontal section drawn through the bow showing another arrangement of the torpedo expulsion tubes. Fig. 14 is a detail sideeleva- 4 tion of the truck for moving the torpedoes into position to be inserted in the tubes.

Fig. 15 is a vertical longitudinal section of the boat illustrating the arrangement of a rotatable torpedo turret carried by and at the bow end of the boat. Fig. 16 is a horizontal' section drawn on the line G-G of Fig. 15. Fig. 17 is a detail sectional view illustrating one way of holding the rotatable turret to the main j-hull section. F ig. 18 is a similar view illustrating a slightly diflerent construction to that shown in F ig..

11. Fig. 19 is a perspective'view of the construction shown in Figs. 15 and 16. g

The hull (Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 5) is constructed of a substantially globular bow section 1 which is of sufficient strength to withstand the pressure incident 0 subm'ergence, and from this section extends the amidships section 2 of cylindrical form in'cross'section, and from the after end of the amidships section extends the after or stern section 3 which is of gradually decreasing di ameter from the amidships section 2 to the extreme after end of the boat. The

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2 and 3 are also constructed of sufiicient strength to withstand the external pressure when submerged. All of the said ,sections are constructed of ribs of frames 4 and shell platings 5, the latter being connected to said ribs or frames and to each other in the usual manner. I have purposely omitted the showing of the ribs or frames in the globular section 1 in the diagrammatic figures of the drawings to avoid confusion of the parts and to more clearly bring out the form and arrangement of the hull sections, the torpedo expulsion tubes and other devices arranged in the hull, but it will of course be understood that all of the said sections will be suitably staved'and braced according to the practice followed in the construction of the class of boats to which my invention relates and. I therefore do not wish to be limited to'fsueh details nor do I desire to be limited to t e arrangement of the ribs as shown in the gi'obular section of the hull as the ribs may be arranged either vertically or horizontally without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In order to preserve the lines of the hull and to provide it witha gradually tapering form, from the bow section 1 to the extreme after end of the boat I arrange a fairwater housing or casing 6 around the amidships section 2 that extends forward from the inner or forward end of the after section 3 and has its forward end connected to and extended from the periphery of the globular section 1 on a tangent line. Built upon the housing 6 isa superstructure 6 providing a deck to the boat and the space between the deck and the housing and the space between the housing 6 and the intermediate section 2 are designed to be open to the surrounding water when the boat is submerged and therefore the said deck and housing are made of light weight frames and plating and are not intended to withstand the external pressure as are the main hull sections when the boat is submerged.

The globular section 1 is provided with horizontal partitions or decks 7 which divide the said section into a lower water ballast compartmentS, an intermediate tor pedo' compartment or magazine 9 and an upper compartment 10 which provides a navigating room and otficers quarters. In the lower compartment 8 is arranged a tank .11 that provides a battery compartment for the storage battery cells from which power is derived for operating the boat when below the surface of the water and which communicates with the central torpedo compartment 9 through a hatchway 12 controlled by a hatch-cover 13 opening into the compartment 9. Arranged in the lower side of the shell of the globular section 1 is an opening which is surrounded by a substantially funnel-shape casing 14, Fig. 6, that extends upwardly through the battery compartment 11 and through the lower partition or deck 7 into the central compartment 9, the said casing providing an anchor well for housing a mushroom anchor 15 Sup ported by an anchor cable 16 which extends from a drum 17 arranged in the intermediate compartment 9. The drum isoperated by a suitable motor 18 which is wired to the batteries in the usual manner.

I 19 designates lead ballast arranged in the bottom of the compartment 8.

20 designates the torpedo expulsion tubes located in the central or intermediate compartment 9, and arranged radially in said compartment so as to extend through the hull throughout nearly its entire circumferenoe with their inboard ends arranged sufiiciently far apart to permit of the loading of the tubes, the operation of the firing gear (not shown) and the firing of more than one torpedo at the same time. The

outer ends of these tubes are inclosed in a belt or housing 1' substantially rectangular. in cross-section and which extends entirely around the circumference of the globular section either from the sides of the intermediate hull section 2 or from the sides of the housing or casing 6 to which they are connected. The belt or housing is constructed of light weight frames which are covered by light weight shell plating and the space 21 formed thereby is designed to be open to the sea when the boat is' submerged or to be partly filled with water to trim the boat when it is operating on the surface. The outboard ends of the tubes are covered by caps which are opened and closed by suitable gearing-(not shown) operated from the interior of the boat.

In order to permit the loading of the tubes from the interior of the-boat, I so arrange and group them that they will be out of horizontal or vertical alinement or so grouped that snflicient space is left between the tubes to permit of a torpedo being first moved upbetween any two or more tubes on one side of the compartment into alinement with the tube to be loaded and then moved forwardly into the tube.

In Figs. 4, 5 and 6 I show the groups of tubes on each side of the compartment with their inner ends out of alinement with the inner ends of the tubes on the opposite side of said compartment whereby the tubes may be loaded as stated; but inasmuch as there are no tubes extended through the after side of the hull section 1 the tubes at the bow or forward side may be arranged in any position desired irrespective of the other tubes as sufiicient space is afiorded between the inner ends of the tubes and the the torpedoes being run into the tubes without interference with any of the other tubes.

In Figs. 11 and 12, I show the tubes arranged helically, so that the tubes on one side of the compartment are either above or below those on the opposite side for the same purpose. In Fig. 13 I show still another arrangement of the tubes in which the globular section of the hull is made larger in diameter than the constructions shown in Figs. 4;, 5, 11 and 12, which permits of the spacing of the inboard ends of the tubes far enough apart, about 22 feet, to allow 10 after side of the compartment to permit of way 22 (Fig. 4) extending from the after side of the section 1 up through the deck of the housing 6 and through a hatch 23 arranged in the upper deck 7. This hatch also provides a passage from the interior of the boat to the navigating compartment 10. The inboard and outboard ends of the hatchway 22 are controlled by hatch covers 24 and the hatch 23 is controlled by a Cover 25, which last and the innermost cover 24 open into the navigating compartment.

26 designates a conning tower built upon the top of the globular section 1 in the top of which is arranged a covered hatch 27 through which access to the navigating compartment may be had from the exterior of the boat.

28 indicates observing instruments extended upwardly through the conning tower. It will be understood that the steering wheel and other devices for operating the boat (not shown, but of-any approved construction) will be arranged and controlled from within the navigating compartment.

. The after end of the amidships section 2 is connected to a bulkhead 29 which is arranged at the inner end of the after section 3 and is provided with a door-way 30 through which access may be had to the after compartment in the boat, and within thesaid section 2 adjacent to its forward end is arranged a bulkhead 31 that is provided with a doorway 32 which is surrounded by a flanged casting or casing 33 which connects the said bulkhead with the after side of the globular section 1 and which also surrounds an opening 34 forming a doorway in said globular section 1 which is controlled by a door 35 that opens into the torpedo compartment 9. The amidships section 2 is divided longitudinally by a horizontal floor or partition 36 which extends from the forward to the after bulk head and'the space thus formed below the partition 36 is subdivided by athwartship partitions36' into a series of water ballast compartments into which water is let to partially overcome the buoyancy of the boat when it is to be submerged. Above the partition 36 and forward of the center of the amidships section is arranged a partition or bulkhead 37 that divides the upper space in said section into an engine compartment and a living compartment for the crew. The partition or bulkhead is provided with a door-way 38 that is controlled by a door 39. To the after side of the bulkhead 37 is a11:l gedthe switch-board 37 controlling zontal floor or partition 42 into a lower water-ballast compartment 43 and an upper dynamo and motor compartment, and in which also may be located other appurtenances of the boat. Arranged athwartship adjacent to the after end of the section 3 is a horizontal tubular casing 44 in which is arranged a propeller 45 that is geared to the main motor and by which the after end of the boat may be swung around when the boat is anchored either upon or below the surface of the water, as will be hereinafter explained.

46' designates a hatch-way leading into the engine compartment from the deck of the boat, which l1atch-way is controlled by a hatch cover 47. a

48 designates a pneumatically operated and vcushioned wheel which is adaptedto be projected through the keel of the boat when the boat is operating adjacent to or near the bot-tom. v

50 designates trimmin or submergence rudders or hydroplanes Figs. 6, 7 and 8) arranged in casings 51 located in the space formed by the belt 1', and these rudders are adapted to be extended from the sides of the globular section 1 of the hull. Each of these rudders is connected by a stem or piston rod that extends from a piston 52 \vhich operates in a cylinder 53 also fixed in thespace in the belt 1'. To the opposite ends of the cylinders 53 are connected air pipes 54through which compressed air is supplied to the cylinders upon opposite sides of the pistons for forcing the pistons outwardly and inwardly and likewise the rudders or hydroplanes, when the latter are to be brought into and out of use. The tilting or rocking of the rudders or hydroplanes is controlled by any suitable gearing arranged within the torpedo compartment, and for purpose of illustration I show the inner end of the piston'rod extended into the said compartment and provided with elongated gear teeth whichare meshed by and slidably engage pinions 56 held in supports 57, and which pinions are operated by hand levers 58 as shown. .By this arrangement it will be understood that when the rudders or hydroplanes are to be brought into use air is supplied to the inner ends of the cylinders to force the rudders out beyond the sides of the hull when they may berocked to incline their surfaces to exert either a downward or upward influence to the movement of the boat as it is propelled through the water. I make'no claim to the broad idea of this feature of the boat as its use and operation is well known in submarine boats.

In Figs. 15, .16 and 19, I illustrate a differ ent construction of the globular section of the hull and a different arrangement of the torpedo tubes, anchor and bottom wheel.

.would cause it to sink,

In this form of the hull I construct the substantially globular section 1 with a concaved top 59 andmount therein a rotatable torpedo turret 60 which is substantially elliptical in cross-section and is provided with suitable roller bearings 61 (Fig. 17) which are carried by brackets depending from the lower side of the turret 60 and over the rollers I arrange an annular track or flanged ring 62 fixed to the top 59. This arrangement serves to securely hold the turret in place and at the same time permits of its being rotated. In this construction the bracket supporting the roller bearings may be secured to the rotatable turret in any suitable way whereby the bracket can be released from the interior of the turret so as to permit of the turret being detached in the event of such an accident to the boat as In such case the detachable turret would serve as an escape cage or compartment to the boat.

In Fig. 18 I show a slightly different arrangement in which the roller supports are made in the form of brackets 62 carried by stems that extend upwardly into the rotatable compartment or turret and held in place in a bracket by nuts as shown. Depending from the center of the lower side of the turret is a cylindrical shaft 63 which is journaled in a bearing formed in the top of the concave top-59 and which is provided with a stuffing box and gland to prevent leakage into the interior of the main section of the hull. The lower end of the cylindrical shaft (33 is closed by a head having a hatch-Way controlled by a cover 6% that opens downwardly into the torpedo compartment 9. Arranged within and extending through the shell of the revoluble turret aretwo torpedo tubes 65 and on the top of said section is arranged a conning'tower 66 through the top of which extends a sighting instrument 67 through which the operator takes observations when the hull of the boat is submerged and only the upper endof the instrument projects above the surface of the water. In order-.that the operator may conveniently take observations I mount a chair or platform on the inner ends of the torpedo tubes 65 in such position that the operator may conveniently look through the instru-v ment as shown in Fig. 15. 68 designates a loading hatch-way leading into the turret and controlled by ahatch cover 69. In the lower side of the compartment of thefturret is arranged a horizontal divisional platform and communication between the upper toredo compartment and the main hull is atforded through a hatch-way 70 controlled by covers 71 arranged at each end of the hatchway. The lower or main section of the globular hull section 1 is divided by a horizontal platform or deck 72 below which is suspended a battery compartment 73 which tubes.

is completely surrounded by a water-ballast compartment formed by the deck T2. The space in the hull above the said deck pro vides a torpedo compartment T l in which is arranged a series of torpedo tubes 75 that open through the shell of the hull. The side tubes, as shown in Fig. 16, are arranged out of longitudinal alinement so that the torpedoes may be readily loaded into the tubes as shown in dotted lines. The outboard ends of the. tubes are incased in a belt 76 similar to the belt 1' shown in Figs, -t and In the construction shown in Figs. 15; 16 and 19 the amidships section 2 of the hultis divided by a bulkhead T7. the space between which and the after side of the globular section provides a torpedo storage comparb ment 78 for spare torpedoes; and below this compartment is arranged a storage compartment 79 for the war heads of the torpedoes. Extending upwardly from the amidships section 2 is a navigating turret 80 which communicates with the torpedo storage compartment through a hatch-way 81 controlled by a cover 82. 83 designates a loading hatch opening into the storage compartment through which torpedoes are loaded into the boat.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 'Z inclusive, I show a casing 84 that extends from the upper and lower edges of the belt 1 and entirely surrounds the globular section of the bull to which the casing is connected, thereby providing fair-lines to the bow section of the' boat, the spaces thus formed being designed to be open to the surrounding body of water when the boat is submerged. I do not wish, however, to be limited to the arrangement of the casing as the same may be omitted as shown in Figs.

15, 16 and 17, in which construction the casing is arranged only at the bow to provide fair-lines or a ship-shape bow to the boat. The bow torpedo tubes open into pockets 85 formed in this casing and the outboard covers of the said tubes open in said casing when the torpedoes areto be fired from the This construction provides a deck around the bow of the boat which not only affords an exercising deck for the crew but also a surface to facilitate the handling of the boat when making a landing or when taking on supplies. When the storage battery compartment is suspended from the deck 72' and where the casing or fair-lino section is arranged only at the bow of the boat, I may arrange the wheel 48 and the anchor casing 14 at the extreme bow section as shown in Fig. 15.

As stated; the boat is particularly designed for coast and harbor defense and when stationed to defend the entrance to a harbor or a certain section of the coast, it

will be anchored in surface trim and upon the approach of hostile vessels the will' be submerged until only her observing in- I struments are projecting above the surface of the water, inyvhich condition the boat may be maneuvered until it is how on to the approaching fleet at which the torpedoes are to be fired the moment the vessels of the fleet come within range of the torpedoes, and owing to the arrangement of the tor edo tubes in the boat, whereby the torpe oes may be fired throughout a radius of practically 280, a very great advantage is obtained especially should the fleet approach rom different directions, as practically no maneuvering of the boat is necessary to adjust it into position to fire the torpedoes. However, should a fleet approach in column formation, the boat may (by operating the propeller 45), after discharging the torpedoes from all of the tubes on one side of the boat, be swung around its mooring in either direction so as to bring the loaded tubes into line with the approaching vessels and into the proper firmg position.

It will thusibe seen that I provide a highly eflicient boat of the class described which has an advantage over its class since by its ability to carry a great number of torpedoes, it is independent of a parent ship and at the same time is capable of moving under its own power to any oint or station and of submergence to a sa e depth should a vessel approach within a dangerous zone.

It has been found from experiments that a hull of the shape shown in Fig. 1, that is,

a substantially conical or a spindle-shape hull with a blunt rounding nose or bow provides a very efiicient form for submerged speed, since the blunt -nose or bow gives a minimum wetted surface at the bow and the cone or spindle body a fine run aft and consequently an easy entrance and clearance through the water. Thearrangement of the fairwater' casing forward and aft of the globular section hull.

What I claim is:

1. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, having bow, amidships and stem sections, and an interposed substantially globular hull section containing an interior compartment provided with tor edo expulsion tubes whose inboard or loa ing ends open within said compartment.

2. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, having bow, amidships and stern sections, and an interposed substantially globular hull section containing an interior compartment provided with torpedo expulsion tubes whose inboard or loading ends open within said compartment, said tubes arranged out of allnement with one another so as to permit of the loading of theseveral tubes from within the compartment without interference provides-easy lines to the- 3. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, having spindle-shape amidships and stern sections, a blunt rounding nose, and an intermediate substantially globular hull section, said globular section divided into upper and lower compartments and an in- .termediate compartment, the last having torpedo expulsion tubes which may be loaded from within said intermediate compartment and extend thence through the globular section and the nose.

4. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, having spindle-shape amidships and stern sections, a blunt bow section, and an ranged in said bow section.

6. A, submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially globular bow section, a substantially cylindrical amidships section, and an after section of gradually decreasing diameter from said amidships section toward its after end, partitions arranged in said how section providing a lower water-ballast compartment, a central torpedo compartment, and an upper navigatin compartment, and torpedo expulsion to es arranged in said torpedo compartment.

7. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially globular bow section, an amidships section extending from the after side thereof and communicating therewith, and an after or stem section of gradually decreasing diameter from said amidships section toward its after end, and torpedo expulsion tubes arranged in said bow section and extending through the hull thereof in diverging directions.

8. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially globular bow section, a substantially cylindrical amidships section extending therefrom and communicating therewith, and an after or stern section extendingfrom said amidships section, torpedo expulsion tubes arranged in and opening through the bow and sides of said bow section, means for mooring the boat by the head or how, and means for swinging the boat horizontally at its moor- 111g.

9. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially globularl bow section, a substantially cylindrical l amidships section, an after section of gradually decreasing diameter from said amid ships section to its after end, a casing surrounding said amidships section extending from the forward end of said after section to said how section, said casing being of gradually decreasing diameter from its for-- ward toward its after end, and torpedo expulsion tubes arranged in and open ng through said bow section.

10. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially globular bow section, a substantially cylindrical amidships hull section extending therefrom, and an after hull section extending from said amidships section, a. conning-tower arranged on said bow section, and torpedo expulsion tubes arranged in said how, section.

11. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially. globular bow section, a substantially cylindrical amidships section, and an after section of gradually decreasing diameter from said amidships section toward its after end, a fairwater casing arranged over'said amidships section, horizontal partitions or decks arranged in said bow section providing alower water-ballast compartment, an upper navigating compartment, and a central torpedo compartment, a conning-tower or ranged on said bow section, and torpedo.ex. pulsion tubes arranged in said torpedo compartment and opening through the bow and sides of said bow section.

12. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially lobular bow section, a substantially cy mdrical amidships section, and an miter section ofgradually decreasing diameter from said amidships section toward its after end, a fairwater casing surroundin said amidships section whereby to provlde the outline of the hull of gradually decreasing diameter from the bow toward the after end of the boat, a conning-tower arranged on said bow section, partitions arranged 1n said bow section provlding a torpedo com artment, torpedo expulsion tubes arrange infiand extending throu h the hufi'plating of said compartment, a liousi-ng arranged over the outer ends of said tubes, and afairwater casing extendin-g'from the outer edges of housing to the said globular section of the hull.

13. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially obular bow section, a. substantially cy mdrical amidships section of less diameter than said bow section, and an after section of gradually decreasing diameter from its, forward toward its after end, a fairwater casing surrounding'saad amidsbi 5 section, a torpedo coinpartment arrange in said bow section, torpedo expulsion woes arranged in said compartment and extending through the hull plating thereof, a housing arranged over the outer ends of said tubes providing a deck around said how section, and a fairwater casing or shield extending from said housing to said bow section.

14. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially globular bow section providing a torpedo compartment, an amidships section of less diameter than said bow section, and an after section of gradually decreasing diameter from said amidships section toward its after end, a fairwater casing surrounding said amid ships section, torpedo expulsion tubes arranged in said torpedo compartment and extendin through the hull plating ther.eof,. an 'anc ior well arranged in said bow section, an anchor carried therein, means within the boat for controlling the position of the anchor, and means for swinging the boat horitontally at its mooring when said anchor is in use.

15. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially globular bow section, an amidships section of less diameter than said bow section extending therefrom, the center of which is arranged in longitudinal alinement with the center of said bow section, and an after section of gradually decreasing diameter from said amidships section toward its after end, a fairwater casing surrounding said amidships section, a torpedo compartment arranged in said bow section, and torpedo expulsion tubes arranged in and extending through the bow and sides of said bow section.

16. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially globular bow section, a substantially cy indrical amidships section of less diameter than said bow section, and an after section of gradually decreasing diameter from its forward toward its after end, a fairwater casing; surrounding said amidships section, horizontal partitions arranged in said amidships and said after section dividing said sections into compartments as specified, horizontal partitions arranged in said bow section providinga lower water-ballast compartment, an upper navigating compartment and a central torpedo compartment, torpedo expulsion tubes arranged in said com rtment and extending through the hull tl reof in diverging directions, a conning-tower arranged on said how sectiomand a, storagebattery-eompartment arranged in saidwater ballast com rtment.

17. A s marine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially globular hull section havin a ooncaved top, a, doubleconvexed or hol 'ow substantially circular s indle-slmpe turret rotatably mounted t ereon, and torpedo expulsion tubes or ranged in said hull section and in said turret.

18. A submarine or submersible torpedo.

b0at, comprising a substantially globular hull section havin a eoncaved top, a turret double-convex in cross-section rotatably mounted on said hull section and having torpedo expulsion tubes extending therefrom, means establishing communication between said lmll section and said turret, and torpedo expulsion tubes arranged in said hull section and extending therefrom in diverging directions.

19. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially globular hull section having a concaved top. a turret rotatably mounted thereon having torpedo expulsion tubes arranged therein and extending therefrom, a conning tower arranged on said turret, torpedo expulsion tubes arranged in said globular hull section, and a torpedo storage compartment communicating Willi said hull section.

20. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising 'a substantially globularshape bow section having a concaved top, a double-convex turret rotatably mounted thereon, torpedo expulsion tubes mounted in and opening through the Wall of said turret, torpedo expulsion tubes arranged in and extending from said bow section in diverging directions, a housing arranged over the outer ends of said bow tubes, providing a deck around the bow of the boat, and a fairwater shield arranged at the bow of the boat incasing said housing.

21. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially globularshape bow section having a concaved top, a turret mounted thereon, an amidships section extending from said bow section and conmnmicating therewith, and an after section extending from said amidships section, torpedo expulsion tubes carried by said bow section and by said turret, a torpedo storage compartment? arranged in said amidships section, a c0m1ing-tower mounted upon said amidships section, and a conningtower on said turret.

Q2. Asublnarine or submersible torpedo boat, having a substantially globular-shape bow section provided with a rotatable seetion providing a torpedo turret, torpedo expulsion tubes carried thereby and by said how section, an amidships section extending from and communicating with said bow section, and an after section of gradually decreasing diametertoward its after end extending from said amidships section, a torpedo storage conuiartment arranged in said amidships section, a conning tower extending from said section and communicating with said storage compartment, and a conning tower extending from said turret. 23. A submarine ori submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially globularshape bow section, having a rotatable section detachably mounted thereon providing a torpedo turret, a substantially cylindrical amidships hull section, and an after hull section of gradually decreasii'ig diameter from said amidships section toward its after end, a conning tower arranged on said turret, and a conning tower arranged on said amidships section, torpedo expulsion tubes arranged in said turret, torpedo expulsion tubes arranged in said bow section and 'extending therefrom in diverging directions, and a torpedo storage compartment arranged in said amidships section.

24. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially globularshape bow section having a rotatable sec tion mounted thereon providing a torpedo turret, a substantially cylindrical amidships section of less diameter than said bow section, and an after section ofgradually decreasing diameter from'said amidships section toward its after end, a fair-water casing surrounding said amidships section, tor pedo expulsion tubes extending from said turret, torpedo expulsion tubes carried by and extending from the bow and sides of said bow section, a housing inclosing the outer ends of said last mentioned tubes providing a deck around said bow section, a fairwater shield extending from said housing to said bow section, a navigating turret extending from said amidships section, and a conning tower extending from said tUL" pedo turret.

25. A hull construction for submarine or submersible torpedo boats, comprising a substantially globularshape bow section of sufiicient strength to withstand the pressure due to submergence, providing a torpedo compartment, a substantially cylindrical amidships section of less diameter than said bow section, the center of which is in longitudinal alinement with the center of said bow section, and an after section of gradually decreasing diameter from its forward toward its after end, said amidships and after sections also being of suflicient strength to withstand the pressure due to sulunergenee, and a fair-water easing surrounding said amidships section.

26. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, having a substantially globular hull section providing a torpedo compartment, and torpedo expulsion tubes arranged in said compartment and opening through the hull ther of throughout the greater portion of its circumference, and a housing inclosing the outer ends of said tubes, the top of said housing providing a deck.

27. A submarine or submersible torpedo l at, having a substantially globular-shape bow, torpedo tubes arranged therein and extending therefrom, and a housing inclosing the outboard ends of said tubes, said houstubes carried by said turret, and torpedo expulsion tubes carried by said hull section.

A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially globular hull section, torpedo expulsion tubes carried thereby and extending through the hull plating thereof, a housing arranged over the outboard ends of said tubes, hydroplanes carried in said housing, and means for extending said hydroplanes beyond the said housing.

30. A submarine or submersible torpedo boat, comprising a substantially globular m was emww, ,t

hull section, a rotatable section providing a turret detachably mounted thereon, torpedo expulsion tubes carried by said turret and by said hull section, a fairwater casing arranged forward and aft of said hull section, hydroplanes carried by the hull, and means for extending the said hydroplanes beyond the lines of the hull.

31. In a submarine or submersible torpedo boat, a detachable floatable section providing a torpedo turret rotatably mounted on the hull of the boat, torpedo expulsion tubes carried thereby, and releasable means for holding said turret to said hull where- .by said turret may be utilized as an escape chamber as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of May, A. D. 1912.

EDWARD LASIUS PEACOCK.

Witnesses:

WM. C. FOLEY, MERCER D. BDONDELL.

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