HMS Polyphemus (1881) HMS Polyphemus (1881) The third HMS "Polyphemus" was a Royal Navy torpedo ram, serving from 1881 until 1903. A shallow-draft, fast, low-profile vessel, she was designed to penetrate enemy harbours at speed and sink anchored ships. Designed by Nathaniel Barnaby primarily as a protected torpedo boat, the ram was provided very much as secondary armament. It has been suggested that H. G. Wells’ fictional HMS "Thunder Child" from his novel "The War of the Worlds" may have been based on this ship, in part because he described "Thunder Child" as an ironclad torpedo ram, and "Polyphemus" was the only ship
Sci-Fi (G.I. Joe) the designated pilot for the G.I. Joe "Starfighter". Sci-Fi was first released as an action figure in 1986. A new version of Sci-Fi was released in 1991. A new version of Sci-Fi was released in 1994 as part of the Star Brigade line. As part of the 30th Anniversary toy line, a new version of Sci Fi has been released in 2011 In the Marvel Comics "" series, he first appeared in issue #64 in a small cameo and appeared fully in #65. He is a supporting character in the storyline running through issues #145 - 149. He is part