Luppis, G. (English spelling) LuppisG

Japanese: Luppis,G.(英語表記)LuppisG
Luppis, G. (English spelling) LuppisG

...An unmanned underwater vehicle equipped with explosives, a weapon that destroys ships by underwater explosions. It was invented by Austrian naval officer Giovanni Luppis in 1864, and British engineer R. Whitehead succeeded in building a prototype in 1866. In the Russo-Turkish War of 1878, a Russian torpedo boat sank a steamship. Torpedo boats equipped with torpedo tubes appeared in 1877, and as their threat increased, destroyers were developed in 1893 to eliminate them, influencing the organization and use of the navies of various countries. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Luppis, G." is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…爆薬を搭載した無人の水中航走体で,水中爆発により艦船を破壊する兵器。1864年オーストリアの海軍士官ルピスGiovanni Luppisが考案し,66年にイギリス人技師R.ホワイトヘッドが試作に成功,78年の露土戦争ではロシア軍の魚雷が汽船を撃沈している。魚雷発射管を搭載した水雷艇は1877年に登場,その脅威が増すとともに93年にはこれを排除する駆逐艦が生まれるなど,各国海軍の編成や用法にも影響を及ぼした。…

※「Luppis,G.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Lupinus termis (English spelling) Lupinus termis

>>:  lupulin

Recommend

Royal Air Force

...The lessons learned from World War I and the a...

Hemimorphite

It is a solo silicate mineral. It occurs as flat ...

Alexander the Great

… 【history】 Geographically, Macedonia is consider...

Storyteller - Kataribe

A group or people whose job it was to orally recit...

Nohgaku

Noun: A Japanese performing art. From the Northern...

Icon

… [Graphical user interface and direct operation]...

Fiberboard

Also known as fiberboard. A building material made...

Jiraiya

Also written as Jiraiya. A phantom thief who appea...

Sending insects away - Mushiokuri

This is a magical event to banish rice pests, mai...

Mrs. - Mrs.

One of the positions in the harem under the ryo s...

poetry

...The situation is particularly complicated when...

Record of the visit to Mount Godai - Santendaigodaisanki

A travelogue from the late Heian period. Eight vol...

Awaseuchi - Awaseuchi

...Except for Shiki Sanban (Okina), each piece is...

Potassium - Kariumu (English spelling) potassium English

It belongs to Group 1 of the periodic table and i...

School infectious disease

The School Health Act defines infectious diseases ...