HMS Hotspur (1870)
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HMS Hotspur was a Victorian Royal Navy ironclad ram – a warship armed with guns but whose primary weapon was a ram.
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A 12-inch (305 mm) 25-ton muzzle-loading rifle on a broadside mounting aboard Hotspur. The deck beneath the mounting was a turntable which allowed the gun to rotate between several gunports within a fixed circular armored turret. One of the gun's shells is hanging in the gunport in front of the gun.
A rear view of a 12-inch (305 mm) 25-ton gun aboard Hotspur.
Hotspur with her anti-torpedo net deployed
Naval ram
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A naval ram is a weapon fitted to varied types of ships, dating back to antiquity. The weapon comprised an underwater prolongation of the bow of the ship to form an armoured beak, usually between 2 an
HMS Hotspur (1870)
…HMS Hotspur was a Victorian Royal Navy ironclad ram – a warship armed with guns but whose primary weapon was a ram. It had been recognised since the time of the Roman Empire or before that a ship, while…
A ram on the bow of Olympias, a modern reconstruction of an ancient Athenian trireme
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