Barber Street (left photo) at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport is named for Lt. F.M. Barber, who while stationed at the Naval Torpedo Station in the 1870s, co-designed a rocket torpedo that included a 48-pound warhead and 51 pounds of rocket propellant. Porter Street is named for U.S. Navy Adm. David Dixon Porter (right photo) and his father David Porter, a commodore in the Navy.
| Date Taken: | 08.18.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 08.24.2023 15:00 |
| Photo ID: | 7988600 |
| VIRIN: | 230818-N-N1810-1003 |
| Resolution: | 600x347 |
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| Location: | NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, US |
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