, 1879-08-13
THE POLYPHEMUS.

FHE P0LYPHEMUS.
A New Naval s1on.tor-unllk. Any othsr
wnr-shtp IN the World-A Fult Dsscrlp'
tlon Of tho Wllat-Is-It.
Esndon 71mfs. July Ia -
The torpedo-ram Potyrhcm,is, now being con-
str,,ctca In Chatham Dockyard, Hppcars likely
10 he the most extraordinary ship TINT hns yet
been built. She Is novc1 and peculiar alike In
fosm structure, fittings. and arrangement OF
armor protection; whtlo her weapons OF attack
are such as will ncccssttats her being fought
differently from nnr other war-shlp. Her design
WAS described By the late Mr Ward Hunt In The
House OF Commons on tho 18th Of March, 1917
an being I" OF kind as yet unknown In anv part
Of the world, bnt which Inns been mitch talked
about, and has been at last forced upon me by
TINT gallant otTscur who stnn1s at the head Of
the veteran list Of the uavy-viz.: Sir George
Sartorue, who has shown that although hfs'n9e
Is great, Ills mind is still youthful, and TINT hc
Is willing to rccelys new ideas aid able to incul-
cate them"
The leading fcntures Of the Po1yphemus arc
n strong ram bow, powerful torpedo battery,
ercat speed and hant'lnets. moderate stxe and
small extent Of aurfutc abore water exposed 10
thu cnetny's fire, suc portion Of tho ycsscl as Ia
above the water-liue being convex IN form, 50 Us
to defect any proloctfle TINT may strike 1t. The
appearances shc will present when at sea will
be that Of cylinder, floating OH ITS ssde md
ts h.. a,,,t .,.-, RIA IN ~ tbn cylinder
,s ~ f,, an INV a., rcb.. shops ihe 1ater.!ine
snd N, " % h. duitcncd nyrr inrre portion Of its
area 10 form deck. The wtolo of ILLS lattcned
cylindrical surface will bo plated over with steel
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