# Whitehead torpedo

> first effective self-propelled torpedo, invented by Robert Whitehead in 1866

**Wikidata**: [Q4461275](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4461275)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehead_torpedo)  
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## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013