Gunboat
Naval watercraft designed with the sole purpose of carrying and utilizing firepower / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the boxer, see Gunboat Smith. For the video game, see Gunboat (video game).
Not to be confused with Gunship.
"Canonnière" redirects here. For the French frigate, see French frigate Minerve (1794).
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.