Fire ship
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fire-ship-163-11631697
title:
Fire ship
text:
A fire ship or fireship is a large wooden vessel set on fire to be used against enemy ships during a ramming attack or similar maneuver. Fireships were used to great effect against wooden ships throughout naval military history up until the advent of metal-hulled ships; they could also serve a considerable function in shock and awe strategies to harm the morale of enemy crews. Ships used for fireship tactics were sometimes surplus, obsolete or purpose-build vessels filled with gunpowder or other
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Ships deliberately set on fire during battle
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_ship
date created:
2003-09-27T00:44:59Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T12:14:00Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
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