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What were the earliest successes for locomotive torpedos? Success = use in battle, with ships being damaged or sunk. Also, which types?

This is the earliest piece I've found so far:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwartzkopff_torpedo

During the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895), both the Chinese and Japanese navies were equipped with Schwartzkopff torpedoes.......during the Battle of Weihaiwei, the Japanese sent torpedo boats to attack the Chinese fleet. Firing eleven Schwartzkopff torpedoes, the Japanese managed to sink three Chinese warships. It was the most successful deployment of torpedoes at that point in history

Anything before this?
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