Bomb vessel
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A bomb vessel, bomb ship, bomb ketch, or simply bomb was a type of wooden sailing naval ship. Its primary armament was not cannons – although bomb vessels carried a few cannons for self-defence – but
Model of a mortar aboard Foudroyante, a French bomb vessel of the 1800s
British bomb vessels attacking Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in 1814
Model of a 'Granado' bomb vessel, launched in 1742. It has two mortars inline. National Maritime Museum, London.
Fort Pulaski under fire. 1 May 1862.
HMS Terror (1813)
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HMS Terror was a specialised warship and a newly developed bomb vessel constructed for the Royal Navy in 1813. She participated in several battles of the War of 1812, including the Battle of Baltimore
Bomb vessel
…exploration of the Arctic and Antarctic regions, where pack ice and icebergs were a constant menace. Most famously, these ships included HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. In this case, the volcanoes – Mount Erebus and Mount Terror on Ross Island in Antarctica – were named after the ships, instead of vice versa. Although…
HMS Terror in the Arctic
A painting by Admiral Sir George Back showing HMS Terror anchored near a cathedral-like iceberg in the waters around Baffin Island
"Erebus" and "Terror" in New Zealand on the Ross expedition, August 1841, by John Wilson Carmichael
Sample of dishware carried by Terror, showing vessel name and the cypher for King George.