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This medieval torpedo from an English Third Family bestiary dated to 1220-1240 has unusually been illustrated as a starfish. #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #torpedo

JumblePublishing 6d ago

The medieval torpedo was said to be so strength that even its breath could create limb weakness. This disgruntled-looking fish is from the Bestiary of Ann Walsh, 1400-1425. #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #torpedo

JumblePublishing Mar 17

The medieval torpedo was said to paralyse who/whatever touched it even if it was touched at a distance using a spear. This image is from a version of "Der Naturen Bloeme" dated c1300-c1325. #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #torpedo

JumblePublishing Mar 16

The medieval torpedo was said to be a large fish that lived in the Indian Ocean. It was said to bury itself in mud and stun any fish that swam over it. This image is from a 13th century version of "Liber de natura rerum". #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #torpedo

YYYY in Canada Mar 14

1813 in Canada
#CanadianHistory
#history
#WarOf1812
#MilitaryHistory

Congress offers a bounty to "burn, sink, or destroy" British warships with "torpedoes, submarine instruments, or any other destructive machine"

https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/1812-04.asp

See also: A short description of the deployment of torpedoes
https://newspapers.lib.unb.ca/serials/165/issues/34617/pages/247627 (4th column)
A long description of a torpedo attack
https://newspapers.lib.unb.ca/serials/165/issues/34622/pages/247646 (4th column)
#torpedo #Congress

The Avalon Project : Statutes of the United States

getmisch Mar 8

"HIS FILES THEIR WAR YOUR KIDS"
Seen in Nashville this weekend
#fascist #USA #OurPutin #AnotherOrban #PresidentMusk #WhiskeyPete #Kegsbreath #Iran #MiddleEast #war for #oil #ChristoFascism #Armaggedon #SecondComing #bomb #SchoolGirls #GOP #KKK #DEI #DHS #ICE #DBP #concentration #camps #Israel #Palestine #WarCrimes #military #parade #unarmed #ship #sunk #submarine #torpedo #survivors

Mathrubhumi English Mar 6

Tensions escalated following reports of a US attack on the Iranian warship IRIS Dena https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/iranian-warship-crew-kochi-sri-lanka-tensions-e0bdhq45?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #israeliranwar #iranship #torpedo #submarine

Kooperation statt Konkurrenz Mar 5

Ist Euer Resthirn/-rückgrat auch "gesunken" @tagesschau? Oder ist es Euch vom Bösen da draußen mit #Torpedo-Volltreffer restlos versenkt worden? Spielt Ihr in der Redaktionskonferenz nur noch Schiffe versenken? Kreativ, wie Ihr #Kriegsverbrechen schönredet. #Iran #Trump #Israel.

NieuwsJunkies.nl Mar 5

📰 Gewonde Iraniërs aangekomen bij ziekenhuis Sri Lanka

https://nieuwsjunkies.nl/artikel/1ynD

🕔 16:55 | NOS Video
🔸 #Torpedo #Marineschip #Iran #SriLanka #USA

Gewonde Iraniërs aangekomen bij ziekenhuis Sri Lanka

Tientallen gewonde Iraniërs zijn aangekomen bij een ziekenhuis in Sri Lanka. Ze raakten gewond bij een Amerikaanse torpedo-aanval op een Iraans marineschip. Eerder werden ook tientallen omgekomen Iraniërs overgebracht naar een mortuarium in Sri Lanka.