Washers, rubber, 2, 56 Water, amount in wet gun-cotton, 44 ” caps. (See Stuffing-Boxes). Weights, reeving-line, 20, 53 Wet gun-cotton, amount of water in, 44 ” ” ” packing and stowage of, 39 ” ” ” removed in priming, where placed, 17, 22 ” primers. (See Primers). Will, to fire at, contact torpedo, using circuit-closer, pattern B, 24 Wire-box, boat‘s, 7, 54 ” ” ship‘s, 6, 7, 53 Wire, continuity of, testing the, 32, 38 ” insulation of, 37 ” ” ” not to be damaged, 37 ” ” ” testing the, 32 ” splice, insulating, 38 Wires, contact spar leading, pattern B, 7, 22, 23, 24 ” lead-covered, 14 ” machine connecting, 6, 7, 52, 53, 54 ” permanent. (See Permanent). ” ” plan of, to be furnished to, 52 ” spar leading, how marked, 7 ” ” ” boats, 7 ” ” ” ” to be led through spar, 20 Wires, spar leading, never to be connected to terminals, battery, or machine until, 20, 21 ” ” ” ship‘s, 6, 54 ” ” ” ” to be stopped to spar, 19 ” splicing, 37 Wrench, monkey, 52 Wrenches open-end, 52 PLATES. =PLATE I.= SERVICE TORPEDO.—PATTERN D. _A_ barrel. _B_ lower head. _C_ upper ” _g_, _h_ splices between leading-wires and detonator-wires. _K_ handle. _l_ lugs for handle. _k_ ” ” spindle. _i_, _i_ screw-holes for attaching circuit-closer. _n_ screw-rib for screw-cover. _r_ projection on handle shipping into spindle. _t_ screw-bolts securing spindle to lugs. _H_ spindle. _L_ spar leading-wires. _M_ water-cap. _P_ primer-case. _O_ screw-cover. _w_ rubber washer. _G_ spherical rubber packing. _D_, _D_ dry gun-cotton primer. _x_ detonator. _Y_ wet charge. [Illustration: PLATE I.] =PLATE II.= EXERCISE TORPEDO.—PATTERN D. _c_ case. _d_ lower loop. _e_, _e_ loops for transportation thumb-screw and for spindle. _f_ throw-back hinge with thumb-screw. _H_ spindle. _O_ cover. _w_ rubber washer. _M_ water-cap. _G_ spherical rubber packing. _Y_, _Y_, _Y_, _Y_ wet charge. _D_, _D_, _D_, _D_ dry primer. _x_ detonator. _L_ spar leading-wires. _g_, _h_ splices between leading-wires and detonator-wires. [Illustration: PLATE II.] =PLATE III.= CIRCUIT-CLOSER.—PATTERN B.—CONTACT TORPEDO.