Torpedo boat tender

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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1. What is the conceptual originator?Stepan Makarov, Russian naval engineer and officer
2. What is the first operational vessel?Velikiy Knyaz Konstantin (Russia)
3. Why did the Russian Navy create the first torpedo boat tender?Torpedo boats could not go far from their home ports on their own. Makarov turned a merchant ship into a tender so the boats could reach distant enemies and fight more effectively.
4. How did the Velikiy Knyaz Konstantin help the Russian torpedo boats win?The Velikiy Knyaz Konstantin carried the torpedo boats and their supplies. On January 14, 1878, it launched them to attack the Turkish ironclad Intibah, the first successful torpedo attack in history.

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