HMS Thunder Child HMS Thunder Child HMS "Thunder Child" is a fictional ironclad torpedo ram of the Royal Navy, destroyed by Martian fighting-machines in H. G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds" whilst protecting a refugee rescue fleet of civilian vessels. Torpedo rams were constructed in the 1870s and 1880s after the ramming and sinking of the "Re d'Italia" at the Battle of Lissa in 1866 by the Austrian flagship, "Ferdinand Max". Despite the Italian warship being stationary at the time, the successful attack influenced naval thinking for the next few decades. The result was specially designed low profile, fast, armoured vessels equipped
Sci-Fi Valley Con raised in the charity auction for the Shriners Hospital for Children. Sci-Fi Valley Con, Part 3 was held on June 27–29, 2014 in Altoona, Pennsylvania at the Jaffa Shrine Center. Unlike the previous year, the convention utilized both floors of the venue for exhibitors and guests. In addition, it was the year the con debuts their first official convention vehicle; which was a Jurassic Park Jeep Wrangler (#12). It was built and funded entirely by the Sci-Fi Valley Con's promoting company, Assett Conventions LLC. The 2014 show also featured several other movie cars, such as; the Back to the Future