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Overall walk-around of the torpedo's propellers.

Picture 2 of 6.

The torpedo's two propellers, the forward and the after propeller, spin in opposite directions to cancel out any gyroscopic effect that the propellers' rotation would otherwise have on the torpedo.

 
Propellers (forward and after) on Cutaway Mark 23 Torpedo Afterbody at Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Time picture taken Sat Sep 26 11:48:40 2015
Location picture taken Museum Galleries
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
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