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Also known as gunvessel

thumb|right|300px|A gunboat, built for the Royal Navy in 1886

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  • Pre-steam era
  • Steam era
  • World War II
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Soviet Union
  • Vietnam War
  • Surviving vessels (incomplete)
  • See also
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thumb|right|300px|A gunboat, built for the Royal Navy in 1886

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.

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