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Show o One Man Is Crew. Recent naval tests laivo dlcloed the remarkable characteristics of o new form of miniature torpedo boat, so low In the water that l( has utmost the Invisibility of u submarine, according ac-cording to a recent announcement In Populnr Mechanics Magazine, accompanied ac-companied liy several Interesting Illustrations Il-lustrations of thu curious craft. It Is operated by one man. It Is but 40 feet long, nnd weighs 8.500 pounds with Its single torpedo. The entire forward half of tho boat Is the torpedo chamber, cham-ber, nnd thnt part of the hull Is U-shaped U-shaped to conform to the big projectile, projec-tile, whlto the deck above Is hinged along ono side to permit the torpedo to be hoisted In. To discharge It, the whole rounded bow plate Is lifted up like n gale, flooding tho chamber nnd permitting the torpedo to go forth on the power of Its own propeller. |