The Asheville-class gunboats were a class of small warships built for the United States Navy in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The class is named for a city in western North Carolina …

May 25, 2018 · Gunboats evolved form small rowed vessels with one or two guns, to a class of sea-going ships, smaller than cruisers, taking over the roles of the corvettes and brigs of the …

Oct 4, 2024 · River gunboats. Insect class (1915) The Insect-class gunboats were a class of small, but well-armed Royal Navy ships designed for use in shallow rivers or inshore. Several of …

Flat-iron gunboats (more formally known as Rendel gunboats) were a number of classes of coastal gunboats generally characterised by small size, low freeboard, the absence of masts, …

Jan 7, 2019 · Media in category "Gunboats of the United States" The following 98 files are in this category, out of 98 total. "Monterey" gunboat in Port Orchard dry dock, ca. 1896 - DPLA - …

A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for …

River gunboats required shallow draft for river navigation. They would be armed with relatively small caliber cannons, or a mix of cannons and machine guns. If they carried more than one …

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Gunboats were used since prior to the stream era, they changed with it. They were used in the American Civil War and were also used in e.g. World War I and II, and the Vietnam War.

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For more than half a century, American gunboats were the ships often responsible for policing small crises and provided deterrence and fast-response capabilities around the world - …

USS Wake (PR-3) was a United States Navy river gunboat operating on the Yangtze River.Originally commissioned as the gunboat Guam (PG-43), she was redesignated river …

A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for …

Sep 29, 2024 · Gunboats, as pivotal vessels in naval history, have played significant roles in various conflicts across time. Their adaptability and firepower enable them to engage …

The Gunboat War (Danish: Kanonbådskrigen, Norwegian: Kanonbåtkrigen, Swedish: Kanonbåtskriget; 1807–1814) was a naval conflict between Denmark–Norway and Great …

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