gunport造句

• Though photographs show the gunport, the gun itself was probably never fitted.
• Cannonballs sometimes did penetrate the hull by going through a porthole or gunport.
• "Alagoas " carried a single gunport through which splinters and shells could enter.
• A shot penetrated " Tamandar?" through a gunport killing or wounding 14 of her crew.
• The gun was to be installed in a turf-covered concrete dome with a gunport for the barrel.
• Their armor protected the crews, but several ships suffered damage that impaired their fighting abilities, such as jammed turrets and gunport stoppers.
• Unlike with turret ironclads, the guns had to fire through fixed gunports and therefore aiming was done by moving the gun relative to the gunport.
• For this reason, the gunport lids are made with a double lip which is designed to seal well enough to keep out most of the water.
• These are complimented with one of their own seasonal beers such as Hornblower or Brass Monkey in the Spring; and Gunport Stout, or Black Pig in the Autumn and Winter.
• The only significant hit on the ironclad batteries was one shell that entered a gunport on " D関astation ", which killed two men but otherwise caused no serious damage to the ship.
• Ships with multiple tiers of gunports normally had to sail with the lowest tier closed, since the pressure of wind in the sails would usually push the hull over until the lower gunport sills were under water.
• However, the latter were gradually phased out, as the low freeboard ( the height of the lower deck gunport sills above the waterline ) meant that it was often impossible to open the lower deck gunports in rough weather.
• However, these were gradually phased out, as the low freeboard ( i . e ., the height of the lower deck gunport sills above the waterline ) meant that in rough weather it was often impossible to open the lower deck gunports.
• But then consider how Forester could stretch out the telling of his battle scenes with discussions of strategy and tactics, subjects that would be beyond the knowledge of an ordinary seaman whose view of the battle is limited to what he might glimpse through his cannon's gunport.
• As they passed each other, " Ar閠huse " came about and fired her broadside at " Amelia " that cut the braces of her topsail; " Amelia " answered in kind, and then veered and abruptly decreased her speed, her davit touching " Ar閠huse " at starboard . " Ar閠huse " fired another broadside a point-blank range, and for the following hour and a half, the two frigates remained entangled, exchanging volleys, gunners from both sides snatching the ramrods of their opponents and duelling with sabres from one gunport and the other, but neither side attempting to board the other.