HMS Thunder Child
Title
HMS Thunder Child
Subject
Destroyer
Description
The HMS Thunder Child is a fictional ironclad torpedo ram of the Royal Navy. The Thunder Child was placed off the mouth of the Essex River and protecting several refugee ships that were escaping the Martian invasion. Torpedo rams are specially designed ships used to ram or torpedo enemy ships up close. These vessels had a low profile, speed, armor and torpedoes. Torpedo tubes were built into these ships some having forward facing torpedo tubes and also side-firing tubes.
Creator
Royal Navy
Source
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Contributor
Jared Lampe
Files
Citation
Royal Navy, “HMS Thunder Child,” The Museum of Fictional Literary Artifacts, accessed April 17, 2024, https://mfla.omeka.net/items/show/86.