HMS Polyphemus

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 ships. Designed by Nathaniel Barnaby primarily as a protected torpedo boat, the ram was provided very much as secondary armament.

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1881  Wikimedia, Wikidata
torpedo ram, Chatham Dockyard, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

• Dreadnought Project page^@
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1881 HMS Polyphemus

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ship launching

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keel laying

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Frameless

HMS Polyphemus 2

HMS Polyphemus (1881)

HMS Polyphemus diagrams Brasseys 1888

HMS Polyphemus 2

HMS 'Polyphemus' and other sketches RMG PV2621

HMS Polyphemus (1881)

HMS Polyphemus diagrams Brasseys 1888

PolyphemusRam

Polyphemus in drydock Malta 3

PolyphemusShip

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Polyphemus 2		Commons
commons	image		HMS Polyphemus (1881)		Commons
commons	image		HMS Polyphemus diagrams Brasseys 1888		Commons
commons	image		HMS Polyphemus 2		Commons
commons	image		HMS 'Polyphemus' and other sketches RMG PV2621		Commons
commons	image		HMS Polyphemus (1881)		Commons
commons	image		HMS Polyphemus diagrams Brasseys 1888		Commons
commons	image		PolyphemusRam		Commons
commons	image		Polyphemus in drydock Malta 3		Commons
commons	image		PolyphemusShip		Commons