The Polyphemus class was a semi-submerged
torpedo cruiser armed with eight
torpedoes, proposed in 1914. There had been an argument about the naval estimates at the start of 1914, with
Liberal opinion, including
Chancellor of the ExchequerDavid Lloyd George, objecting to ever-escalating naval expenditure, especially with a General Election due within a year or so.
Winston Churchill (
First Lord of the Admiralty) wanted to substitute 15
submarines for one planned
battleship and six Polyphemuses for another. On 24 July 1914 Admiral
Doveton Sturdee submitted two memos criticising the high cost of these new ships, as well as their low
freeboard (making them unusable in rough seas) and vulnerability to enemy
destroyers.[1]
Bell, Christopher (2012). Churchill and Sea Power. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
ISBN0-19969-357-9.
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The Polyphemus class was a semi-submerged
torpedo cruiser armed with eight
torpedoes, proposed in 1914. There had been an argument about the naval estimates at the start of 1914, with
Liberal opinion, including
Chancellor of the ExchequerDavid Lloyd George, objecting to ever-escalating naval expenditure, especially with a General Election due within a year or so.
Winston Churchill (
First Lord of the Admiralty) wanted to substitute 15
submarines for one planned
battleship and six Polyphemuses for another. On 24 July 1914 Admiral
Doveton Sturdee submitted two memos criticising the high cost of these new ships, as well as their low
freeboard (making them unusable in rough seas) and vulnerability to enemy
destroyers.[1]
Bell, Christopher (2012). Churchill and Sea Power. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
ISBN0-19969-357-9.
List of ships with the same or similar names
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.