Еще интересно -что изменилась базовая статья в ВиКи - там ранее говорилось что Уайтхед работал в США в Ньюпорте.
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At first, the United States tried to develop their own torpedo before buying the Whitehead. In 1892, the Whitehead torpedo joined the U.S. Navy after the E.W. Bliss Company secured manufacturing rights. Five types of models were purchased – MK 1, MK 2, and MK 3 units in multiple sizes... Between 1896 and 1904, the Bliss Company produced 300 Whitehead torpedoes.
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