▁( Pub lish er : ▁Bis el ▁Class ics ) ▁ ▁References ▁F an fare ▁Lied ▁and ▁Art ▁Song ▁Text s ▁ ▁Journal ▁of ▁Sing ing , ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Te ach ers ▁of ▁Sing ing , ▁Vol . ▁ 6 3 / No . ▁ 4 , ▁March / A pril ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Compos er ' s ▁website ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁classical ▁compos ers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁compos ers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁classical ▁compos ers ▁Category : American ▁classical ▁compos ers ▁Category : American ▁male ▁classical ▁compos ers ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Hollywood , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁compos ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁male ▁mus icians ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁male ▁mus icians <0x0A> </s> ▁HMS ▁Hot sp ur ▁was ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁iron cl ad ▁ram ▁– ▁a ▁war ship ▁armed ▁with ▁guns ▁but ▁whose ▁primary ▁weapon ▁was ▁a ▁ram . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁recogn ised ▁since ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁or ▁before ▁that ▁a ▁ship , ▁while ▁it ▁might ▁carry ▁weapon ry , ▁was ▁itself ▁a ▁pot ent ▁weapon ▁if ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁miss ile ▁against ▁other ▁ships . ▁In ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁sail - power ed ▁war ships ▁with ▁their ▁intr insic ▁limitations