mortar-boat

Besides these there are the two mortar-boat divisions and the cruisers sent to Seattle, while the armored cruiser _Iwate_ and two destroyers were sent to Magdalen Bay.

Banzai! by Parabellum Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff 1903

Confederate succeeded in reaching the deck of the mortar-boat, but while making his way across the deck tripped and fell.

The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 (of 2) Willis J. Abbot 1898

She advanced swiftly along the Arkansas shore, passing close by the mortar-boat and above the Cincinnati; then rounding to she approached the latter at full speed on the starboard quarter, striking a powerful blow in this weak part of the gunboat.

The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. 1877

It was the daily custom for one of the gunboats to tow down a mortar-boat and place it just above Craighead's, remaining near by during the twenty-four hours as guard.

The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. 1877

The mortar-boat bore her share creditably in the fight, levelling her piece as nearly as it could be and keeping up a steady fire.

The Gulf and Inland Waters The Navy in the Civil War. Volume 3. 1877

After eight hours of incessant firing the ironclads drew off, leaving, however, the mortar-boat still engaged, which kept throwing shell into the fort the greater portion of the night.

Illustrations of the War in America 1863

There were three turreted ironclads and a mortar-boat engaged, each ironclad being armed with a 15-inch and 11-inch gun.

Illustrations of the War in America 1863

The attention of the Southerners appeared to be at first directed towards a mortar-boat which lay under the bank about a mile below the rest of the Federal fleet, and their object was evidently to sink or capture it before assistance could arrive.

The Civil War in America 1862

Each mortar-boat had a crew of fifteen men; three of them were Mississippi flatboatmen, who understood all about the river, the currents and the sand-bars.

My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field Charles Carleton Coffin 1859

Rangoon, a flotilla of gun-vessels and a mortar-boat were sent up under

How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 William Henry Giles Kingston 1847