-
gases when fired. The
Coehorn mortar gained quick po****rity,
necessitating a new form of
naval ship, the bomb
vessel.
Mortars pla**** a
significant role in...
- NEMO (from "NEw
MOrtar") is a
single barrelled 120 mm remote-controlled
mortar turret currently being developed by
Patria Land Oy in Finland. It is a lighter...
-
became a
lightvessel in 1821, a
watch vessel in 1834 and was
broken up in 1859. HMS Havock (1855) was a
mortar vessel launched in 1855, and
renamed MV5 later...
-
cannons (long guns or carronades) –
although bomb
vessels carried a few
cannons for self-defence – but
mortars mounted forward near the bow and
elevated to...
-
launched in 1834,
converted to a
survey vessel in 1843, and
broken up in 1853. HMS Blazer (1855) was a
mortar vessel launched in 1855,
renamed MV3
later that...
- brig Eolo,
captured in 1852 by HMS Orestes. The
fifth Pickle was a
mortar vessel launched in 1855 and
broken up in 1865. The
sixth Pickle was an Albacore-class...
- HMS
Surly was a
mortar vessel of the
Royal Navy
built at
Blackwall Yard in 1855.
Later that year she
served with Anglo-French
forces at the Bombardment...
- brig-sloop
launched in 1808 and
wrecked in 1822. HMS Drake (1834) was a
mortar vessel launched in 1834 as a
dockyard lighter and
converted in 1854. She was...
- in 1830. She was
converted to a ****
frigate in 1847, then a ****
mortar vessel in 1856. She was
renamed Lavinia and used as a coal hulk in 1870 and...
- Cacafuego, all
being colloquial Spanish for "Spit****" or "****fire".
Mortar vessel: The
first mention of a
Cacafuego occurred in 1797. Rear-Admiral Horatio...
