Posted on 06/03/2016 9:44:30 AM PDT by C19fan
The HMVS Cerberus is a breakwater shipwreck that served as part of the Victorian Naval Forces when Australia was still a British colony and also as part of the Royal Australian Navy until 1924. It now rests just off the coast as a rusting scrap.
Named for Cerberus, the ferocious three-headed dog that guards the entrance to Hades, this 225-foot-long warship was built for the colony of Victoria in 1870. It was the first "breastwork monitor," an innovation of designer Edward James Reed. As such, the ship included a central, armored structure that contained rotating gun turrets, the bridge, funnels, and all other necessary operational pieces. This both lessened the chance that the ship would be sunk by breaking waves and placed its weapons at a strategically elevated height.
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I think this site is a counterfeit slate website.
There was no mention of Donald Trump sinking the ship and committing genocide.
4 10 inch muzzle loading guns in 2 turrets mounted fore and aft as main guns, secondary armament varied over the years.
Well, you probably won’t be seeing that one on the beautiful weapons thread...
Amazing that they could make such a good color picture of her when she was new!
Otherwise known to Harry Potter fans as "Fluffy.:
We need more Monitors in the US Navy! Only this time armed with rail guns.
VERY nice photo! Thanks.
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