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 ferrying troops or supplies.
Gunboat
Kanonbåt (norwegian bokmål), Kanonbåt (swedish)
Description
Relatively small warships armed with one or more guns; such vessels are most commonly used for local defense and inland patrol, but gunboats of the late 19th and early 20th centuries could be quite substantial.
Broader concept
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Label
Gunboat
English
Kanonbåt
Kanonbåt
Description
Relatively small warships armed with one or more guns; such vessels are most commonly used for local defense and inland patrol, but gunboats of the late 19th and early 20th centuries could be quite substantial.
English
Wikipedia (via Wikidata)
Broader concept
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