naval ram

underwater prolongation (usually 2–4 m) of the bow of a ship that can be driven into an enemy ship to sink or disable it. 

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CSS Arkansas 1862

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São João Baptista 1534

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Frameless

A ship on a Carthaginian Hispanic coin, 220-230 BC

Bronze naval ram of a warship (or imitation of a ram) shaped like a ketos (sea monster). 3rd or 2nd century BC. Kanellopoulos Museum at Athens, X 138.

HMS Camperdown damaged bow

HMS Dreadnought (1875) in drydock USNHC NH 88835

HMS Inflexible' s ram at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard (1876) (50652485413)

Ivlia6

PolyphemusRam

Polyphemus in drydock Malta 3

Ramm

Rostro navale di acquadroni, in bronzo, III-I secolo ac. (messina, polo museale regionale) 02

USS Boston in drydock

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
weapon		rostrum	nautical term, ship element, weapon family, naval ram		Wikidata
vessel	1862	CSS Arkansas	ironclad warship, Confederate States Navy, shipwreck, Confederate States of America		Wikidata
vessel	1534	São João Baptista	Portuguese Navy, galleon		Wikidata
image		A ship on a Carthaginian Hispanic coin, 220-230 BC			Wikimedia
image	2022	Bronze naval ram of a warship (or imitation of a ram) shaped like a ketos (sea monster). 3rd or 2nd century BC. Kanellopoulos Museum at Athens, X 138.			Wikimedia
image	1893	HMS Camperdown damaged bow			Wikimedia
image		HMS Dreadnought (1875) in drydock USNHC NH 88835			Wikimedia
image	2020	HMS Inflexible' s ram at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard (1876) (50652485413)			Wikimedia
image	1991	Ivlia6			Wikimedia
image	1881	PolyphemusRam			Wikimedia
image	1881	Polyphemus in drydock Malta 3			Wikimedia
image		Ramm			Wikimedia
image	2020	Rostro navale di acquadroni, in bronzo, III-I secolo ac. (messina, polo museale regionale) 02			Wikimedia
image	1888	USS Boston in drydock			Wikimedia

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