HMS Polyphemus (1881)
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The third HMS Polyphemus was a Royal Navy torpedo ram, serving from 1881 until 1903. A shallow-draft, fast, low-profile vessel, she was designed to penetrate enemy harbours at speed and sink anchored
HMS Polyphemus
The layout of Polyphemus as depicted in Brasseys Naval Annual 1888
HMS Polyphemus in dry dock
HMS Polyphemus' ram and bow rudders. A torpedo tube ran down the centre of the ram.
HDMS Tordenskjold (1880)
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Tordenskjold was a torpedo ram built for the Royal Danish Navy in the early 1880s. The ship was sold for scrap in 1908.
HMS Polyphemus (1881)
…term loosely, given that numerous European warships were described as either 'torpedo rams' or 'torpedo ram cruisers'; an example of the former being Tordenskjold and the latter including Giovanni Bausan. This explanation is more likely given that the fictional ship does not match the other particulars, such as…
Tordenskjold