Which preposition to use with torpedoed

in Occurrences 7%

The men aboard the attacked ship have no warning of their impending death except a thin sheaf of water that follows on the surface in the wake of the submerged torpedo and which lasts only an instant. RUN BY COMPRESSED AIR By a compressed air arrangement motive power is furnished the torpedo in transit for its propellers.

on Occurrences 7%

The British liner California, formerly of the Anchor Line, was torpedoed on the seventh day, and sank with a loss of 100 lives.

without Occurrences 6%

March 21Russian forces cross Persian border into Turkish territory; American oil steamer Healdton torpedoed without warning.

at Occurrences 5%

"Then I loosed one of my torpedoes at the middle ship.

of Occurrences 5%

It is generally believed the principal harbors and fortifications in England are heavily supplied with torpedoes of the new type.

from Occurrences 4%

[Illustration: FOUNDERING OF THE BRITISH CRUISER ABOUKIR A few minutes after the Aboukir was struck by a torpedo from the German submarine U-9 early on September 22, 1914, she listed to port at an angle of 45 degrees and the captain sang out from the bridge: "Every man for himself!"

under Occurrences 3%

I questioned several of them as to their experiences, and many of the men had had their ships torpedoed under them three, four or five times.

off Occurrences 2%

The 16,000-ton battleship Britannia was torpedoed off the entrance to the straits of Gibraltar, November 9, and sank in three and one-half hours.

by Occurrences 2%

The forward torpedo gear consists of one torpedo gun, adapted for ejecting the Whitehead torpedo by means of gunpowder, now preferred on account of its simplicity.

after Occurrences 1%

This time I sent a second torpedo after the first to make the strike doubly certain.

over Occurrences 1%

"His armor is too thick for us," gravely remarked the admiral; "get boom torpedoes over the bows!"

to Occurrences 1%

Young Beulah had rung the church bell at midnight, cast its torpedoes to earth in the early morning, flung its fire-crackers under the horses' feet, and felt somewhat relieved of its superfluous patriotism by breakfast time.

as Occurrences 1%

And it cannot be too widely noted that after the Huns had become suspicious the "Q" boat had to invite a torpedo as a preliminary to real business.

about Occurrences 1%

Tom frothed at the mouth and seemed like a fizzing torpedo about to explode.

during Occurrences 1%

On May 12 the British warship Goliath was sunk by a Turkish torpedo during the continued attack by the Allies on the Dardanelles.

for Occurrences 1%

you could see the cheering of the fleet's crews, which the ear could barely gather out of the far uproar, and just as it floated to the gazers they beheld the Tecumseh turn square toward them and head straight across the double line of torpedoes for the Tennessee.

against Occurrences 1%

And a man who appeared so complacent had committed such butchery without encountering any danger whatever!hidden in the water with his eye glued to the periscope, he had coldly ordered the sending of a torpedo against this floating and defenseless city?...

into Occurrences 1%

The Spanish admiral now ceased firing voluntarily and sent a message by flag-of-truce announcing his intention to continue the throwing of balloon torpedoes into the city until it capitulated, and, in order to avoid further destruction of property, he renewed the proposal already made.

near Occurrences 1%

Of the others, some ran aground on the bank, some were sunk, and not one succeeded in exploding her torpedo near a Spanish vessel.

Which preposition to use with  torpedoed