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The spar torpedo was first effectively used to sink ships during the US Civil War (1861).

The automotive torpedo was first effectively used in the Russo-Turkish War (1877).

The first major use of self propelled torpedoes (automotive torpedoes) was the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05).

All torpedoes mentioned above were launched from torpedo boats or torpedo boat destroyers.

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The first successful 20th century usage of torpedos was during the Battle of Tsushima in 1905, when IJN destroyers torpedoed the Russian battleship (and flagship) Prince Suvorov and sunk her.

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