The story of the world’s most
valuable torpedoes...Priča o najvrjednijim
torpedima svijeta...
Among the precious holdings of the Croatian Maritime Museum Split, a
group of artefacts that form an integral part of The weapons and weapon
systems Collection particularly stands out. It can be argued that its status
within the wider collection is somewhat hiding much greater significance
and value of this weapon in comparison to all other belonging to the same
collection. U bogatom fundusu Hrvatskoga pomorskog muzeja Split posebno se isti-
če skupina predmeta koja je sastavni dio Zbirke oružja i oružanih sredstava.
Smještaj unutar šire zbirke donekle skriva puno veću važnost i vrijednost
ovog oružja spram ostalih u spomenutoj zbirci. Riječ je o torpednom nao-
ružanju koje tvori jednu iznimnu cjelinu, nezaobilaznu za svako relevantno
istraživanje i prezentiranje razvoja torpeda koje je dugo godina bilo oružje
bez premca u mornaričkom ratovanju.
Preparing torpedoes for firingPriprema torpeda za gađanje
Sailors on deck of the Austro-Hungarian torpedo boat SMS Aspern next to a
torpedo lifted from sea after an excercise launch. For raising 1,600 kg (3,500
Ib), which was the weight of each of the two 450 mm caliber torpedoes,
sailors used a boat lifting crane and ropes and pushed torpedoes to the
launching tubes using small carts.59
Mornari na palubi austrougarske torpiljarke SMS Aspern pored torpeda po-
dignutog iz mora nakon probnog ispaljivanja. Posada se za podizanje 1.600
kg, koliko je težio svaki od dva torpeda kalibra 450 mm, koristila nosačima
čamaca i konopcima, a do lansirne cijevi mornari su ga gurali pomoću ma-
lenih kolica.
Procedure after shootingPostupak nakon gađanja
Using the tools contained in box, torpedo boat sailors handled the TR 53/IV torpedo. The corresponding booklet contains a list of supplied parts.
Each was marked with a number and had its corresponding place inside
the box so that sailors manage more easily. Set was handed over to the
military base Divulje near the town of Trogir in 1971.Uz pomoć alata koji je sadržavala kutija, torpedisti su rukovali torpedom TR 53/IV. Pripadajuća knjižica sadrži popis isporučenih dijelova. Svaki je
bio obilježen brojem i imao je odgovarajuće mjesto u kutiji kako bi se
torpedistima olakšalo snalaženje. Komplet je 1971.
