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Bomb ketch

A bomb ketch is a wooden ship with two masts. Its primary armament was not cannons (long guns and carronades), but rather mortarss mounted forward near the bow. Useful for assaulting fixed positions on land. An awkward vessel to handle in terms of seamanship.

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