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The Jeffersonian gunboats had a very political basis, and by no means was it exclusively penury: Jefferson was opposed to professional militaries, and viewed the gunboats as a way of creating a naval militia. He also viewed merchants, a group of which he was not fond (possibly because Jefferson was, in his personal life, a spendthrift), as the sole... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (emc) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/sreply/57087 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:40:44 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/reply/56511/t/Gunboat-utility-.html#reply-56511 feeds@yuku.com (bennett0) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/sreply/56511 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 03:44:54 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/reply/56495/t/Gunboat-utility-.html#reply-56495 feeds@yuku.com (USS Clarence E Walsh) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/sreply/56495 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:01:29 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/reply/49244/t/Gunboat-utility-.html#reply-49244
To work, the gunboats would have had to operate in concert, which would require significant planning and ongoing training. According to Chappelle's History of the American Sailing Navy feeds@yuku.com (emc) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/sreply/49244 Thu, 17 May 2007 16:59:17 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/reply/49243/t/Gunboat-utility-.html#reply-49243
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The closest thing I can think of to answer your question regards gunboats against oceangoing warships, are the British monitors against the SMS Konigsberg, though she wasn't a capitol class vessel. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Van Owen) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/sreply/49242 Thu, 17 May 2007 07:43:38 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/reply/49241/t/Gunboat-utility-.html#reply-49241
Intrinsically they have huge strategic disadvantages. Their lack of ocean mobility and lack of living quarters means that they actually can only defend a limited area. That means a large number would be required to defend all potential landing areas.

They pose little or no threat that the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jonnm) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/sreply/49241 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:52:52 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/reply/49240/t/Gunboat-utility-.html#reply-49240
Gunboats had several problems

1. Lack of fire power since they usually only had one or maybe two major guns. Also while a gunboat may have a 32 pounder and the small ship may only have 9 pounders, the 9 pounder has as much effect against the small gunboat as the 32 pounder has against the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (hoist40) http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/sreply/49240 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:22:35 GMT http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/topic/3765/t/Gunboat-utility-.html

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