torpedoman
noun
a petty officer or warrant officer responsible for the maintenance, use, and repair of underwater weapons and equipment.
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The torpedomen stood ready in their compartment, a watchman on the watertight door.
From Time Magazine Archive
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