The early torpedo boats were designed for spar torpedoes, but when a new generation of self-propelled torpedoes arrived from Whitehead in 1876, the torpedo boat really found its form.
Værftets første torpedobåde var beregnet til at medføre stangtorpedoer, men da en ny generation af selvbevægelige torpedoer blev udviklet af Whitehead i 1876, fandt torpedobåden sin endelige form.