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Gunboat

Naval watercraft designed with the sole purpose of carrying and utilizing firepower / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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.

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Bramble-class gunboat, built for the Royal Navy in 1886