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Turret ship
19th century warship type / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the type of late 19th century commercial steam vessel with an unusual hull shape, see turret deck ship.
Turret ships were a 19th-century type of warship, the earliest to have their guns mounted in a revolving gun turret, instead of a broadside arrangement.
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