. "27.5"^^ . "3"^^ . . "The Whitehead Mark 1B torpedo, also designated as Torpedo Type B, was a variant of the Whitehead Mark 1 torpedo adopted by the United States Navy for use in an anti-surface ship role after the E. W. Bliss Company of Brooklyn, New York secured manufacturing rights in 1892. The primary differences between the Mark 1 and the Mark 1B were that the Mark 1B was longer, carried a heavier guncotton charge in the warhead and included an improved guidance system."@en . . "wet guncotton"@en . "220"^^ . . . . "1894"^^ . . "1160"^^ . . "Torpedofabrik Whitehead & Co."@en . . "yes"@en . . "17.7"^^ . "depth control, gyroscope"@en . . "800"^^ . . . "197"^^ . "yes"@en . . . . "Whitehead Mark 1B torpedo"@en . "Whitehead Mark 1B torpedo"@en . "1892"^^ . "yes"@en . "battleships and torpedo boats"@en . . . "War Nose Mk 1 contact exploder"@en . "Whitehead torpedo mechanism, published 1891"@en . "The Whitehead Mark 1B torpedo, also designated as Torpedo Type B, was a variant of the Whitehead Mark 1 torpedo adopted by the United States Navy for use in an anti-surface ship role after the E. W. Bliss Company of Brooklyn, New York secured manufacturing rights in 1892. The primary differences between the Mark 1 and the Mark 1B were that the Mark 1B was longer, carried a heavier guncotton charge in the warhead and included an improved guidance system."@en .