Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

HMS Thunder Child (Fiction)

Fictional Royal Navy ironclad torpedo ram in H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds.

Also searchable as HMS Thunder Child, HMS Thunderchild, Thunder Child.

Related time notes

  1. Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...
    1:12:10Choosing a captain for HMS Thunder ChildQ&A
  2. Bruships 137: Naval Aviation Books Discussed & Naval History Questions Answered
    1:43:47Thunder Child and Pendennis Castle as unused Royal Navy namesQ&A
  3. Ship Shape & Running on Gas
    17:41Why small fast craft suited early gas turbinesNotable Point
  4. Starting with Building HMS Thunderchild...
    1:58HMS Thunder Child's fictional last standChapter
  5. Starting with Building HMS Thunderchild...
    3:34Turning Thunder Child into an 1890s warship designChapter
  6. Starting with Building HMS Thunderchild...
    28:02Torpedo rams and the engagement-range problemNotable Point