BOMB VESSEL
Dictionary of Science, Literature and Art · 1842 · p. 6
A ship of war, intended for the bombardment of a town or place situated on the sea coast. They are of about 350 tons burthen, and carry one 13-inch and one 10-inch mortar, together with two 6-pounder guns, one 12-pounder, and eight 24-pounder carronades, having a crew of sixty-seven men, with the usual complement of officers, and a detachment of marine artillerymen for the purpose of working the guns. See Spearman's British Gunner. [s. 165]
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