Spar torpedo

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(Naut.)	a torpedo carried on the end of a spar usually projecting from the bow of a vessel, and intended to explode upon contact with an enemy's ships.
	a canister or other vessel containing an explosive charge, and attached to the end of a long spar which projects from a ship or boat and is thrust against an enemy's ship, exploding the torpedo.

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No references found			Their weapon was a spar torpedo, a ninety-pound charge at the end of a long pole jutting forward from the Hunley's bow. The submarine, 1776-1918 by Uhlig, Frank Jr. / Naval War College Review Hunley became the first submarine to sink an opposing vessel in time of war when, on 17 February 1864, it detonated a spar torpedo against the hull of USS Housatonic, which was on blockade duty off Charleston, South Carolina. The CSS H.L. Hunley: Confederate Submarine by Galvani, William / Naval War College Review			Spanish topaz Spanish War Spanish West Africa Spanish West African Spanish white Spanish windlass Spanish-American Spanish-American War Spanish-speaking Spanishness spank spanker Spanker boom spanking spanking breeze spanless spanner spannishing spanpiece spanspek spansule spanworm SPAR spar buoy Spar deck Spar torpedo spar varnish Spar-hung sparable Sparada Sparadrap Sparage sparaxis Sparaxis tricolor Sparble spare spare part spare room spare time spare tire spare tyre spare wheel spare-part surgery spare-time activity Spareful Spareless sparely Spareness Sparer sparerib spareribs			SPAPL SPAPN SPAPP SPAQ SPAQA spar spar spar spar spar Spar (sail) Spar (sail) Spar (sail) Spar (sailing) Spar (sailing) Spar (sailing) Spar (store) Spar (store) Spar (store) spar buoy spar buoy spar buoys spar buoys spar dash spar deck spar deck spar decks spar decks spar finish spar piece Spar torpedo spar varnish spar varnish spar with Spar-hung Spar-Und Darlehnskasse Sparable sparables Sparada Sparadrap Sparafucile Sparage sparagmite Sparagmite Series Sparaxis Sparaxis tricolor sparaxises Sparble SPARC SPARC SPARC - Scalable Processor ARChitecture SPARC International SPARC International, Inc. SPARC International, Inc. Sparc Linux Loader SPARC Linux Xterminal SPARC Storage Array SPARC Xterminal 1

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