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John Adams Howell 1840-1918, American naval officer and inventor, b. Bath, N.Y., grad. Annapolis, 1858. He served as a lieutenant throughout the Civil War, fighting under Admiral Farragut at Mobile Bay (1864). In the Spanish-American War he commanded a squadron of the North Atlantic Fleet and was promoted (1898) to rear admiral. Howell originated the gyroscopic steering torpedo, invented a flywheel torpedo, and developed torpedo-launching apparatus.

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Howell, John Adams (1840–1918) career naval officer, born in Bath, New York. Howell participated in several Civil War battles with the Union fleet and commanded a squadron blockading Cuba during the Spanish-American War (1898). Howell is remembered less for his wartime achievements than for his innovations in ordnance. He invented the self-steering torpedo and also patented torpedo launchers, gyroscopes for the guidance of torpedoes, explosive shells, a disappearing gun carriage for shore defense emplacement, and an amphibious lifeboat.

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