[PAR] [TLE] Grillo-class tracked torpedo motorboat [SEP] The "Grillo"-class was a class of torpedo armed motorboats in service with the "Regia Marina" (the Royal Navy of Italy) during the First World War.  The notable feature of these vessels was that each was equipped with a pair of spiked continuous tracks, intended to allow them to climb over harbour booms and attack enemy shipping at anchor.  In 1918, two attempts to use them to penetrate Austro-Hungarian harbour defences both ended in failure. [PAR] [TLE] Torpedo boat [SEP] A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle.  The first designs rammed enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes, and later designs launched self-propelled Whitehead torpedoes.  They were created to counter battleships and other slow and heavily armed ships by using speed, agility, and the power of their torpedo weapons.  A number of inexpensive torpedo boats attacking en masse could overwhelm a larger ship's ability to fight them off using its large but cumbersome guns.  An inexpensive fleet of torpedo boats could pose a threat to much larger and more expensive fleets of capital ships, albeit only in the coastal areas to which their small size and limited fuel load restricted them.
[PAR] [TLE] Grillo - class tracked torpedo motorboat [ SEP ] The " Grillo"-class was a class of torpedo armed motorboats in service with the " Regia Marina " ( the Royal Navy of Italy ) during the First World War . The notable feature of these vessels was that each was equipped with a pair of spiked continuous tracks , intended to allow them to climb over harbour booms and attack enemy shipping at anchor . In 1918 , two attempts to use them to penetrate Austro - Hungarian harbour defences both ended in failure . [PAR] [TLE] Torpedo boat [ SEP ] A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle . The first designs rammed enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes , and later designs launched self - propelled Whitehead torpedoes . They were created to counter battleships and other slow and heavily armed ships by using speed , agility , and the power of their torpedo weapons . A number of inexpensive torpedo boats attacking en masse could overwhelm a larger ship 's ability to fight them off using its large but cumbersome guns . An inexpensive fleet of torpedo boats could pose a threat to much larger and more expensive fleets of capital ships , albeit only in the coastal areas to which their small size and limited fuel load restricted them .
Which country used small and fast naval ships designated to carry torpedoes into battle during the First World War?
Which country used small and fast naval ships designated to carry torpedoes into battle during the First World War ?
Italy
Italy