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Behind the Screens of Smoke and Sea


image of smoke screen made for protection

The British destroyer "Kennet" making a smoke screen to protect the Allied fleet from the fire of the Turkish batteries in the Dardanelles. Oil is poured on the fires and dense clouds pour forth to hide ships from the enemy. The ruse is used by all navies

image of torpedoes being filled with air

Torpedoes for the submarine in the background are being filled with compressed air at a pressure of one ton to the square inch. This compressed air runs the motor which sends the projectile at express "speed, as well as the gyroscope spinning devices

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