-
there is an
intact example at
Castle Doornenburg in the Netherlands.
Gunports were
keyhole shaped, with a
circular hole at the
bottom for the weapon...
-
caravel pierced with
gunports; a
relation of the
Siege of Rhodes,
printed in Ulm in 1496, that
mentions a ship with 10
gunports; and a text that mentions...
- anti-personnel weapons, they had to be
placed lower in the ships, and fire from
gunports, to
avoid ships becoming unstable. In
Northern Europe the
technique of...
- One of Äpplet's
upper gundeck gunports History Sweden Launched 1629 Fate Sunk as part of
defenses near Vaxholm...
-
black and
yellow paint along the
sides of the hull,
broken up by
black gunports. In the 18th and 19th centuries,
vessels of all
nations were
painted in...
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stability their lowest gundeck had to be very
close to the
waterline and its
gunports could not be
opened in
anything but the
calmest of seas. To do otherwise...
- the
gunports having to be cut
through the
structural wales,
which also
follow this curve. The
later layout means that the
lower gundeck gunports are a...
- the guns had to fire
through fixed gunports and
therefore aiming was done by
moving the gun
relative to the
gunport. This was labor-intensive and often...
-
strong enough to
accommodate the
weight of guns. It was
easier to fit
gunports in a
carvel hull. As
vessels became larger and the
demand for ship-building...
- MiG-29UB on display,
showing gunport...
