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For other people named Robert Whitehead see Robert Whitehead (disambiguation). For the English cricketer see R Whitehead (cricketer).Robert Whitehead (3 January 1823 – 14 November 1905) was an English engineer. He developed the first effective self-propelled naval torpedo. His company located in the Austrian naval centre in Rijeka (Fiume) was the world leader in torpedo development and production up to the First World War.
