To: Bull Snipe
Screw gunboat? First I’ve heard of that designation.
2 posted on
05/09/2019 2:57:43 PM PDT by
JimRed
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To: JimRed
As opposed to a side wheeler.
3 posted on
05/09/2019 3:01:00 PM PDT by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: JimRed
Steam powered through hull shaft with propeller.
4 posted on
05/09/2019 3:13:23 PM PDT by
PeaRidge
To: JimRed
Screw gunboat?
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5 posted on
05/09/2019 3:13:27 PM PDT by
xrmusn
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To: JimRed
ship designations in the 1850s-60s was evolving with the change from sail to side wheel, to propeller propulsion systems.
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