Dogger Bank became a torpedo incident without an actual torpedo attack. A warship mistook fishing vessels for torpedo boats and opened fire. The episode shows how fear of a new weapon could shape decisions before the weapon itself appeared. Torpedoes affected naval behavior through rumor and misidentification as well as direct hits.
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Dogger Bank became a torpedo incident without torpedoes
Fear of torpedo boats led a warship to open fire on fishermen during the Dogger Bank incident even though no torpedo attack was under way.