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In the US Carriers book, Friedman mentions that after the war, considerations had to be made in carrier designs for a "14-inch rocket", that did not progress far enough to enter service:
The only information on this rocket I could find comes from the Wikipedia article on the Tiny Tim:
(I would assume that these two 14" rockets are the same.)
The source for this passage is from Popular Mechanics:
...which provides images:
Does anyone have any more information on this weapon (e.g. technical specifications, drawings, data tables)?
(Side note: "Fourteen-inch Richard" is quite a name for a rocket weapon. Certainly it will "penetrate" a lot of ships...)

The only information on this rocket I could find comes from the Wikipedia article on the Tiny Tim:

(I would assume that these two 14" rockets are the same.)
The source for this passage is from Popular Mechanics:
Popular Mechanics
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...which provides images:

Does anyone have any more information on this weapon (e.g. technical specifications, drawings, data tables)?
(Side note: "Fourteen-inch Richard" is quite a name for a rocket weapon. Certainly it will "penetrate" a lot of ships...)