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TORPEDO [100 records]

Record 1 2025-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Carangidae.

Key term(s)
  • hard-tail scad

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Carangidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Naval Forces)
CONT

Called surface ship torpedo defence(SSTD), the system includes highly sensitive acoustic sensors, which are towed some distance behind a ship and can identify and pin-point the location of an incoming torpedo.

Key term(s)
  • surface ship torpedo defense

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces navales)

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes
  • Naval Forces
DEF

The radius around a ship or group of ships that defines the range at which a torpedo could successfully be fired by an enemy submarine and very likely hit the ship or group of ships.

OBS

torpedo danger zone; TDZ : designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles
  • Forces navales
OBS

zone d'efficacité des torpilles : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 4 2021-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
DEF

A contact that has been sighted and positively identified as a submarine.

OBS

Various parameters used to classify these contacts include surfaced and submerged submarines, submarine masts, antennas, periscopes or snorkels, missiles emerging from the sea, and torpedo or torpedo wakes sighted without a nearby surface vessel.

OBS

certain submarine contact; CERTSUB: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)
OBS

contact sous-marin confirmé; CERTSUB : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 5 2021-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Torpedo marmorata(marbled electric ray) is a species of electric rays in the family [Torpedinidae].

Key term(s)
  • common cramp fish
  • numb fish

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 6 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

aerial torpedo : an item in the "Aerospace Transportation Tools and Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

torpille aérienne : objet de la classe «Outillage et équipement de transport aérospatial» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 7 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

torpedo net : an item in the "Water Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

filet anti-sous-marin : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport maritime» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 8 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

torpedo boat : an item in the "Water Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

torpilleur : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport maritime» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 9 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

torpedo : an item in the "Armaments" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

torpille : objet de la classe «Armement» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 10 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

well torpedo : an item in the "Mining and Mineral Harvesting Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

torpille de forage : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement d'exploitation minière et d'extraction minérale» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 11 2021-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Sea Operations (Military)
DEF

[A] craft, of about 50 meters in length, with a 100 to 200 tons displacement and a crew of 20 to 30 personnel, and travelling at a speed of up to 55 knots.

CONT

Equipped with powerful engines, torpedoes, light naval guns and machine guns, the Canadian [motor torpedo boats] operated chiefly at night in the English Channel as fast attack boats that disrupted enemy shipping off the coast of occupied Europe, and defended Allied shipping from the German's own fast attack boats and midget submarines.

OBS

They are either hull vessels or hydrofoils, fitted with light guns, missiles or torpedo tubes, are designed primarily for attacking surface vessels and shipping in coastal waters and do not have prolonged endurance or ocean-going capacity.

Key term(s)
  • fast-strike craft

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
CONT

Munies de moteurs puissants, de torpilles, de canons navals de faible calibre et de mitrailleuses, les [vedettes lance-torpilles] étaient actives dans la Manche, surtout la nuit, comme navires d'attaque rapide pour désorganiser le transport des marchandises ennemies le long de la côte de l'Europe occupée, et défendaient le transport des marchandises alliées contre l'attaque par les navires d'attaque rapide et les sous-marins de poche de l'Allemagne.

Spanish

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Record 12 2019-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Counter-Measures (Military operations)
  • Torpedoes
OBS

torpedo countermeasure; TCM : The plural form of this designation(torpedo countermeasures) and the abbreviation are standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • torpedo countermeasures
  • torpedo counter-measure
  • torpedo counter-measures

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
  • Torpilles
OBS

mesure antitorpille; TCM : La désignation au pluriel (mesures antitorpilles) et l'abréviation sont normalisées par l'OTAN.

Key term(s)
  • mesures antitorpilles
  • mesure anti-torpille
  • mesures anti-torpilles

Spanish

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Record 13 2019-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship Communications (Military)
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
CONT

The incident is reported to have involved water entering the boat through the submerged signal ejector(SSE). The SSE is a small torpedo tube-like device used to send signal markers to the surface when the submarine is submerged.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications en mer (Militaire)
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)

Spanish

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Record 14 2019-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes
PHR

underground torpedo battery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles
CONT

Ignorant l'existence d'une batterie lance-torpille et voyant les geysers d'eau des explosions sous-marines sur le Blücher, le commandant du croiseur lourd [...] suppose que le vaisseau amiral a été touché par des mines.

Spanish

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Record 15 2019-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Naval Forces
  • Torpedoes
  • Remote Sensing
OBS

The Canadian range vessels-two torpedo and ship ranging vessels(TSRVs) and a sonobuoy recovery vessel(YAG-680)-deploy a variety of targets, and also measure temperature and salinity vs. depth, as well as underwater noise.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Forces navales
  • Torpilles
  • Télédétection

Spanish

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Record 16 2019-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bombs and Grenades
CONT

A bouncing bomb is a bomb designed to bounce to a target across water in a calculated manner to avoid obstacles such as torpedo nets, and to allow both the bomb's speed on arrival at the target and the timing of its detonation to be pre-determined, in a similar fashion to a regular naval depth charge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bombes et grenades

Spanish

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Record 17 2019-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
  • Weapon Systems (Naval Forces)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces navales)
  • Torpilles
OBS

porte du tube lance-torpille : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 18 2019-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 19 2019-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Safety (Water Transport)
CONT

A Newport team recovers a Mk-48 exercise torpedo on board a range craft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Sécurité (Transport par eau)

Spanish

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Record 20 2019-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
CONT

Russia's nuclear submarines include ballistic missile submarines that are designed to launch nuclear weapons, guided cruise missile submarines, torpedo attack submarines, and special mission purpose submarines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)

Spanish

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Record 21 2019-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes
  • Naval Forces
OBS

torpedo danger area; TDA : designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles
  • Forces navales
OBS

zone de danger de torpillage; TDA : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 22 2019-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes
CONT

The MH-60R [helicopter] is equipped with a highly sophisticated combat systems designed to employ Hellfire air-to-surface missiles and the Mark 54 anti-submarine torpedo.

Key term(s)
  • antisubmarine torpedo
  • antisubmarine warfare torpedo

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles
CONT

Le personnel navigant était régulièrement évalué sur sa connaissance des mots-codes abrégés pour des éléments comme un sous-marin ennemi ou une torpille ASM en dépit du fait que la plupart n'avaient jamais transporté une torpille et encore moins lancé un tel engin.

Spanish

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Record 23 2018-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 24 2018-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Minesweeping and Minehunting
  • Magnetism
CONT

The application of [a] degaussing system started during the World War II to prevent the naval ships from magnetic mines and torpedoes. When the ship used to come near a magnetic mine or a magnetic torpedo, the magnetic field of the ship used to actuate the firing mechanism and cause the mine or torpedo [to] explode. Thus, degaussing systems were installed to counteract the ship's magnetic field by cancelling the changes in earth's field around the hull of the ship.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dragage et chasse aux mines
  • Magnétisme
CONT

Les navires [...] ont besoin d'une protection pour mener des opérations dans une zone de danger mines où pourraient se trouver des mines magnétiques à influence. Pour cela, ils on recours à leur système de démagnétisation [...]

Spanish

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Record 25 2018-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
  • Military Materiel Management
OBS

A forced-air heater used by the Canadian Forces.

OBS

The Vacan heater is used in particular to heat modular tents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage
  • Gestion du matériel militaire
OBS

Aérotherme utilisé par les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

La chaufferette Vacan sert notamment à chauffer les tentes modulaires.

Spanish

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Record 26 2017-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
XA
occupation code
OBS

XA: trade specialty qualification code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
XA
occupation code
OBS

XA : code de qualification de spécialiste (métiers).

Spanish

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Record 27 2016-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Torpedoes
  • Naval Forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Torpilles
  • Forces navales

Spanish

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Record 28 2016-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 29 2016-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Torpedoes
Key term(s)
  • torpedo armorer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 30 2016-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A tropical forage plant.

OBS

Panicum repens (L.).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante fourragère tropicale.

OBS

Panicum repens (L.).

Spanish

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Record 31 2016-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Torpedinidae.

OBS

Torpedo nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Torpedinidae.

Spanish

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Record 32 2015-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Engineering (Military)
  • Military Materiel Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie construction (Militaire)
  • Gestion du matériel militaire

Spanish

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Record 33 2015-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 34 2015-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

A rather crude example was the "land torpedo, "an armoured tractor packed with about 400 kilograms of explosives, intended to be detonated after it reached enemy trenches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
CONT

La «torpille terrestre», un véhicule plutôt rudimentaire, en est un exemple probant. Il s'agissait d'un tracteur blindé contenant approximativement 400 kilogrammes d'explosifs que l'on devait faire exploser lorsqu'il avait atteint les tranchées de l'ennemi.

Spanish

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Record 35 2014-12-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A streamlined metal device placed in the path of flow of the plastic material in the heating cylinder of injection moulding machines or extruders, or in extrusion dies to spread the melt into thin layers and force it into contact with the heating areas.

OBS

torpedo : term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Pièce en métal profilé, placée sur le trajet du flux de plastique, dans le cylindre chauffant des machines à mouler par injection ou des extrudeuses (boudineuses) ou dans les filières d'extrusion, pour étaler le produit fondu en couches minces et le forcer au contact des surfaces chaudes.

OBS

torpille : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Dispositivo metálico aerodinámico colocado en la trayectoria de flujo del material plástico en el cilindro de calentamiento de las máquinas de moldeo por inyección o extrusoras, o en las boquillas de extrusión, para dispersar el producto fundido en capas delgadas y forzarlo a hacer contacto con las áreas calientes.

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Record 36 2014-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
6Z
occupation code
OBS

6Z: occupational specialty qualification code for non-commissioned members.

OBS

Title and code of occupational specialty qualification officially approved by the Department of National Defence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
6Z
occupation code
OBS

6Z : code de qualification de spécialiste pour les militaires du rang.

OBS

Titre et code de qualification de spécialiste officialisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale.

OBS

Les titres et codes de qualification de spécialistes en anglais et en français figureront dans la version mise à jour de la CFP-A-PD-123-001.

Spanish

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Record 37 2014-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 38 2014-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 39 2014-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 40 2014-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 41 2014-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 42 2014-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 43 2014-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 44 2014-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 45 2014-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 46 2013-12-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 47 2013-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Counter-Measures (Military operations)
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
DEF

An expendable broadband acoustic jammer, which is used to counter torpedo and enemy sonar systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
  • Guerre électronique
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
DEF

Brouilleur acoustique à large bande, non réutilisable, qui sert à leurrer les torpilles et les sonars ennemis.

Spanish

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Record 48 2013-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Officers
  • Torpedoes
Universal entry(ies)
BO
occupation code, see observation
OBS

BO: military occupation code for officers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires des officiers
  • Torpilles
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
BO
occupation code, see observation
OBS

BO : code de groupe professionnel militaire pour les officiers.

Spanish

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Record 49 2013-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes
  • Military Training

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles
  • Instruction du personnel militaire

Spanish

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Record 50 2013-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes
Key term(s)
  • non-running practise torpedo

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 51 2013-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 52 2013-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 53 2013-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes
Key term(s)
  • super-cavitation torpedo
  • supercavitating torpedo

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles
Key term(s)
  • torpille à super-cavitation

Spanish

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Record 54 2013-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 55 2013-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 56 2013-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes
Key term(s)
  • active/passive anti submarine warfare torpedo

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 57 2013-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
DEF

All guns, torpedo tubes, searchlights or missile launchers of the same size or calibre or used for the same purpose, either installed in one ship or otherwise operating as an entity.

OBS

battery: term and definition standardized by NATO.

OBS

battery; bty: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
DEF

Ensemble des canons, tubes lance-torpilles, projecteurs ou rampes de lancement de même taille, de même calibre ou de même utilisation, qui sont montés sur un même bâtiment ou qui agissent isolément.

OBS

batterie : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

OBS

batterie; bie : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de combate (Fuerzas navales)
DEF

Todos los cañones, tubos lanzatorpedos, reflectores o lanzamisiles del mismo tamaño o calibre, o utilizados para el mismo propósito, instalados bien en un buque u otro elemento que opere como una entidad.

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Record 58 2013-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Torpilles
OBS

soute à torpilles : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 59 2013-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
  • Torpedoes
DEF

A tube for launching torpedoes, located in surface vessels below or close to the waterline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
  • Torpilles
DEF

Tube métallique du diamètre d'une torpille servant à lancer celle-ci et à la mettre en marche dans la direction choisie.

OBS

tube lance-torpilles : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas de combate (Fuerzas navales)
  • Torpedos
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Record 60 2013-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 61 2012-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

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Record 62 2012-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

Save record 62

Record 63 2012-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
  • Torpedoes
Key term(s)
  • torpedo defense system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

Save record 63

Record 64 2012-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
  • Torpedoes
Key term(s)
  • torpedo defense

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

Save record 64

Record 65 2012-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
BO
occupation code
OBS

BO: Military Occupation code for non-commissioned members.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
BO
occupation code
OBS

BO : code de groupe professionnel militaire pour les militaires du rang.

Spanish

Save record 65

Record 66 2012-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
572.08
occupation code
OBS

572.08: Military Occupation code for non-commissioned members.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
572.08
occupation code
OBS

572.08 : code de groupe professionnel militaire pour les militaires du rang.

Spanish

Save record 66

Record 67 2012-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
065.14
occupation code
OBS

065.14: occupational specialty qualification code for non-commissioned members.

OBS

Title and code of occupational specialty qualification officially approved by the Department of National Defence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
065.14
occupation code
OBS

065.14 : code de qualification de spécialiste pour les militaires du rang.

OBS

Titre et code de qualification de spécialiste officialisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale.

OBS

Les titres et codes de qualification de spécialistes en anglais et en français figureront dans la version mise à jour de la CFP-A-PD-123-001.

Spanish

Save record 67

Record 68 2012-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
571.05
occupation code
OBS

571.05: trade specialty qualification code.

OBS

This is an obsolete title.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
571.05
occupation code
OBS

571.05 : code de qualification de spécialiste (métiers).

OBS

Ce titre est d'usage périmé.

Spanish

Save record 68

Record 69 2011-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Torpedinidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Torpedinidae.

Spanish

Save record 69

Record 70 2011-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
571.24
occupation code
523.81
former designation, occupation code, see observation
OBS

571.24: trade specialty qualification code.

OBS

The code 523.81 is obsolete.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
571.24
occupation code
523.81
former designation, occupation code, see observation
OBS

571.24 : code de qualification de spécialiste (métiers).

OBS

Le code 523.81 est d'usage périmé.

Spanish

Save record 70

Record 71 2011-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
571.21
occupation code
523.80
former designation, occupation code, see observation
OBS

571.21: trade specialty qualification code.

OBS

The code 523.80 is obsolete.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
571.21
occupation code
523.80
former designation, occupation code, see observation
OBS

571.21 : code de qualification de spécialiste (métiers).

OBS

Le code 523.80 est d'usage périmé.

Spanish

Save record 71

Record 72 2011-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Officers
Universal entry(ies)
BV
occupation code
OBS

BV: classification specialty qualification code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires des officiers
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
BV
occupation code
OBS

BV : code de qualification de spécialiste (classifications).

Spanish

Save record 72

Record 73 2011-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Naval Forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Forces navales

Spanish

Save record 73

Record 74 2011-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies)
064.03
occupation code
OBS

064.03: trade specialty qualification code.

OBS

This is an obsolete title.

OBS

The code 062.03 had been converted to 064.03.

Key term(s)
  • 062.03

French

Domaine(s)
  • Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
064.03
occupation code
OBS

064.03 : code de qualification de spécialiste (métiers).

OBS

Ce titre est d'usage périmé.

OBS

Le code 062.03 avait été changé pour 064.03.

Key term(s)
  • 062.03

Spanish

Save record 74

Record 75 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems (Naval Forces)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
DEF

Device fitted to head of torpedo [or] steel toothed structure on bow of submarine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes (Forces navales)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)

Spanish

Save record 75

Record 76 2011-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of NATO Publications
Universal entry(ies)
STANAG 1346
publication code
OBS

STANAGS (Standardization Agreements) are NATO publications used by the Department of National Defence as works of reference.

OBS

STANAG 1346: NATO standardization agreement code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres des publications de l'OTAN
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
STANAG 1346
publication code
OBS

STANAG 1346 : code d'accord de normalisation de l'OTAN.

Spanish

Save record 76

Record 77 2011-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of NATO Publications
Universal entry(ies)
STANAG 1342
publication code
OBS

STANAGS (Standardization Agreements) are NATO publications used by the Department of National Defence as works of reference.

OBS

STANAG 1342: NATO standardization agreement code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres des publications de l'OTAN
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
STANAG 1342
publication code
OBS

STANAG 1342 : code d'accord de normalisation de l'OTAN.

Spanish

Save record 77

Record 78 2011-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of NATO Publications
Universal entry(ies)
STANAG 1340
publication code
OBS

STANAGS (Standardization Agreements) are NATO publications used by the Department of National Defence as works of reference.

OBS

STANAG 1340: NATO standardization agreement code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres des publications de l'OTAN
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
STANAG 1340
publication code
OBS

STANAG 1340 : code d'accord de normalisation de l'OTAN.

Spanish

Save record 78

Record 79 2011-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of NATO Publications
Universal entry(ies)
STANAG 1417
publication code, see observation
OBS

STANAGS (Standardization Agreements) are NATO publications used by the Department of National Defence as works of reference.

OBS

STANAG 1417: NATO standardization agreement code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres des publications de l'OTAN
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
STANAG 1417
publication code, see observation
OBS

STANAG 1417 : code d'accord de normalisation de l'OTAN.

Spanish

Save record 79

Record 80 2011-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes
Key term(s)
  • rocket propelled torpedo

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

Save record 80

Record 81 2011-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Naval Dockyards
DEF

A boat designed for launching torpedoes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Arsenaux navals
DEF

Bâtiment de surface de faible tonnage dont l'arme principale était la torpille.

Spanish

Save record 81

Record 82 2011-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
  • Torpedoes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
  • Torpilles

Spanish

Save record 82

Record 83 2010-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
DEF

A high speed 60 to 100 ft motorboat mounting two or four torpedo tubes and antiaircraft machine guns and equipped with depth charges...

Key term(s)
  • torpedo launching boat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
DEF

Petit bâtiment de guerre très rapide.

CONT

Au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, les vedettes de combat furent utilisées dans les mers étroites [...]

Key term(s)
  • vedette lance torpilles

Spanish

Save record 83

Record 84 2010-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Form Titles (Armed Forces)
Universal entry(ies)
DND 1566
form code, see observation
OBS

DND 1566: Code of a form used by National Defence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires (Forces armées)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DND 1566
form code, see observation
OBS

DND 1566 : Code d’un formulaire employé par la Défense nationale.

OBS

Liste informatisée des Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Save record 84

Record 85 2007-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes
OBS

torpedo; torp : term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • tin fish

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles
OBS

torpille : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions.

OBS

torpille; torp : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Torpedos
Save record 85

Record 86 2007-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Torpedoes
OBS

homing head : An on-board electromagnetic, optical or acoustic device designed to automatically guide a missile or torpedo to its target.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Torpilles
OBS

autodirecteur : Dispositif de bord électromagnétique, optique ou acoustique, servant à guider automatiquement un missile ou une torpille vers l'objectif.

Spanish

Save record 86

Record 87 2007-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Counter-Measures (Military operations)
  • Electronic Warfare

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
  • Guerre électronique

Spanish

Save record 87

Record 88 2007-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes
  • Counter-Measures (Military operations)
  • Electronic Warfare

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles
  • Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
  • Guerre électronique

Spanish

Save record 88

Record 89 2006-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
  • Wind Energy
DEF

A wind turbine rotor blade tip in the shape of a torpedo created in the early 1990's by Henrik Stiesdal, from the Bonus wind turbine firm, to reduce vorticity-induced noise.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Extrémité de pale du rotor d'une éolienne rappelant la forme d'une torpille, créée par Henrik Stiesdal, de la société d'éoliennes Bonus, en vue d'atténuer les bruits tourbillonnaires.

Spanish

Save record 89

Record 90 2006-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Exercises
  • Torpedoes
OBS

Nanoose is a bay near Vancouver Island where specialists are testing torpedoes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exercices militaires
  • Torpilles
OBS

Nanoose est une baie en bordure de l'Île de Vancouver, où les spécialistes effectuent des essais sur des torpilles. Consultation avec un réviseur-terminologue à la Section militaire et technique.

Spanish

Save record 90

Record 91 2006-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)

Spanish

Save record 91

Record 92 2005-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Air Forces
Key term(s)
  • torpedo bomber squadron

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Forces aériennes
Key term(s)
  • escadron de bombardiers torpilleurs

Spanish

Save record 92

Record 93 2005-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
CONT

[On the Iowa Class battleship] the armor belt is designed to stop fragments that penetrate the second torpedo bulkhead. This method should contain the damage and protect the machinery and other vital spaces.

Key term(s)
  • armour belt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Partes de los barcos
  • Sistemas de combate (Fuerzas navales)
OBS

Hace parte del blindaje de los acorazados.

Save record 93

Record 94 2005-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Naval Forces

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Forces navales

Spanish

Save record 94

Record 95 2005-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Ship's Organization (Military)
CONT

Another great concern to battleships was protection from torpedoes and mines. Modern ships had multiple layers of compartments in the hull that were designed to reduce the effectiveness of waterline explosions... Many of the old battleships were fitted with external "torpedo blisters" that were added to the hulls of these ships to provide extra layers of protection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Organisation du navire (Militaire)

Spanish

Save record 95

Record 96 2005-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Submarines (Naval Forces)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
DEF

The remote control electro-pneumatic system for giving torpedo firing orders and for discharging the torpedo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sous-marins (Forces navales)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
DEF

Système électro-pneumatique télécommandant l'autorisation de l'armement, puis le départ de la torpille.

OBS

commande de mise de feu : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Save record 96

Record 97 2005-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demolition (Military)
Key term(s)
  • Bangalore torpedo man

French

Domaine(s)
  • Destruction (Militaire)

Spanish

Save record 97

Record 98 2004-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes
CONT

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center(NUWC)... and Raytheon Company... today dedicated a new manufacturing facility on-base at NUWC to be used for torpedo assembly formerly performed at the Raytheon facility...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles

Spanish

Save record 98

Record 99 2004-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Torpedoes
DEF

An on-board electromagnetic, optical or acoustic device designed to automatically guide a missile or torpedo to its target.

OBS

homing device; homing head; seeker; seeker head: terms extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Torpilles
DEF

Dispositif de bord électromagnétique, optique ou acoustique, servant à guider automatiquement un missile ou une torpille vers l'objectif.

OBS

autodirecteur : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions.

OBS

autodirecteur; tête chercheuse; dispositif d'autoguidage : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

PHR

Autodirecteur actif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Misiles y cohetes
  • Torpedos
Save record 99

Record 100 2004-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Torpedoes
CONT

The Type-1 Kaiten [...] that attacked the USS Mississinewa was essentially a 48 foot long, 8. 3-ton, manned torpedo packed with 3418 pounds of high explosives.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Torpilles
CONT

Les marines de l'Axe utilisèrent toutes [...] des sous-marins miniatures qui allaient du véritable sous-marin miniaturisé au Kaiten japonais, lequel n'était autre qu'une torpille pilotée.

Spanish

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