Talk:Havock-class destroyer

Ericsson as inventor
I thought torpedo boats were invented during the american civil war (CSS David, CSS Scorpion). Why is Ericcson listed in this article as their "inventor"? And in other articles too... Benvenuto (talk) 06:03, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
 * It depends what a "torpedo" is. Originally this meant an exploding device that could be thrown or, as in the case of the Civil War weapons, carried on a spar or ram sticking out in front of a small boat. Civil War nomenclature also used "torpedo" as a term for a mine, either a floating mine ("Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead" was in reference to floating mines) or even a land mine. With Whitehead's development of the locomotive torpedo (i.e. self-propelled) tactics changed yet again. Although Whitehead's torpedos were first intended for coast defence from shore batteries, Ericsson realised that a suitable fast ship to carry and launch them would also be useful. Andy Dingley (talk) 09:23, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Ferret and Lynx
I have removed the reference to these two Laird destroyers being identical to the succeeding Banshee class. The Laird Banshee class was significantly enlarged from Laird's first Ferret class. I also removed the reference to the 1913 reclassification as the "A" Class destroyers, since all six of these first six destroyers has been disposed of by the end of 1912. Rif Winfield (talk) 12:01, 31 October 2009 (UTC)