-
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...
-
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...
- 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...
- Cacafuego, all
being colloquial Spanish for "Spit****" or "****fire".
Mortar vessel: The
first mention of a
Cacafuego occurred in 1797. Rear-Admiral Horatio...
- Bomb
vessels were
designed to
bombard enemy positions on land, such as
towns and fortresses. For this they were ****ed with one or two
mortars that could...
- Lime
mortar or
torching is a
masonry mortar composed of lime and an
aggregate such as sand,
mixed with water. It is one of the
oldest known types of mortar...
- (1856), 166 ton
mortar vessel No 50 (1856), 166 ton
mortar vessel No 51 (1856), 166 ton
mortar vessel No 52 (1856), 166 ton
mortar vessel Ernest (1856)...
- 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 Grappler (1845) was an iron
paddle vessel launched in 1845 and sold in 1850. HMS Grappler (1856) was a
mortar vessel launched in 1856,
renamed MV18 later...
