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Bomb Vessel, The - Shore Bombardment Ships of the Age of Sail

By: Naval Institute Press

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Naval Institute Press)

Last Stocked on 6/6/2024

Product Info

Title
Bomb Vessel, The - Shore Bombardment Ships of the Age of Sail
Category
Author
Chris Ware
Publish Year
1994
Pages
110
Dimensions
10.75x11x.75"
NKG Part #
2148121192
Type
Hardcover

Description

One of the first specialist warships, the bomb vessel was a floating siege engine carrying huge shell-firing mortars for the purposes of bombarding stationary targets, such as towns, fortifications or harbor installations. In its day it was a complex and high-tech weapons system; used by the British in every conflict from 1689 to the War of 1812.