Whitehead Torpedo Works

It grew from its initial location at Fiume to Wyke Regis and to Livorno, but the former two plants closed by the end of World War II.

The Italian branch maintained the name Whitehead for a long time into the late 20th century, and still exists as Leonardo Sistemi di Difesa as of 2024[update].

In 1915, the company established a submarine subsidiary, the Ungarische Unterseebotsbau AG (known by its acronym UBAG; lit.

[4][5] The Wyke Regis factory continued to operate as a major anti-submarine and torpedo warfare centre in both the First and Second World Wars.

[6] The Whitehead Moto Fides continued the production of torpedoes in their Italian locations, and was renamed several times since, currently Leonardo Sistemi di Difesa.

The Torpedo Factory in Fiume in 1910 was located by the Adriatic Sea .