Gunboat

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.

For the boxer, see Gunboat Smith. For the video game, see Gunboat (video game).
Not to be confused with Gunship.
"Canonnière" redirects here. For the French frigate, see French frigate Minerve (1794).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.