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
see also Taran

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naval weapon, Q2684524, weapon functional class, cold weapon, bow, 

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  Botafogo 1534
  
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  CSS Arkansas 1862
  

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Botafogo

1862-04-24T00:00:00Z

CSS Arkansas

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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)

Polyphemus in drydock Malta 3

PolyphemusRam

Ramm

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

USS Boston in drydock

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
weapon	rostrum		nautical term, ship element, weapon family, naval ram		Wikidata
vessel	Botafogo	1534	Portuguese Navy, galleon		Wikidata
vessel	CSS Arkansas	1862	ironclad warship, Confederate States Navy, shipwreck, Confederate States		Wikidata
image	A ship on a Carthaginian Hispanic coin, 220-230 BC				Wikimedia
image	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.	2022			Wikimedia
image	HMS Camperdown damaged bow	1893			Wikimedia
image	HMS Dreadnought (1875) in drydock USNHC NH 88835				Wikimedia
image	HMS Inflexible' s ram at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard (1876) (50652485413)	2020			Wikimedia
image	Polyphemus in drydock Malta 3	1881			Wikimedia
image	PolyphemusRam	1881			Wikimedia
image	Ramm				Wikimedia
image	Rostro navale di acquadroni, in bronzo, III-I secolo ac. (messina, polo museale regionale) 02	2020			Wikimedia
image	USS Boston in drydock	1888			Wikimedia