A navy warship accidentally fired a 45kg torpedo into a dockyard wharf, it has emerged. HMS Argyll was on a training exercise in Plymouth when the 9ft missile was ‘jettisoned unexpectedly’. It tore through a security fence at the Devonport naval base before slamming into a storage container. The Royal Navy said the Test Variant Torpedo was a dummy weapon that did not contain any explosives. Base: The scene at Devonport after a boat accidentally discharged a torpedo earlier this week Blunder: No one was hurt in the accident, which took place during a training exercise It said there was only minor damage to the security fence and no one was injured in the incident on Wednesday afternoon, but training has been suspended while an investigation is carried out.
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HMS Argyll was taking part in a training drill at Devonport base in Devon
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The 45kg projectile flew 200 yards through the air and hit a metal container
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The base is used to refuel and repair Britain's nuclear submarines
HMS Argyll is currently the oldest serving Duke Type 23 frigate in the @placeholder, having been launched in 1989.