Between February and May 1794 " Nonsuch " was at Chatham, being cut down and fitted as a floating battery.
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The British destroyed three of the floating batteries, which blew up as the'red-hot shot'did its job.
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In addition, several British and French warships in the canal served as floating batteries and there were several aircraft available for reconnaissance.
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During the Napoleonic Wars, the Royal Navy commissioned several vessels of the Musquito-class floating battery and Firm-class floating battery.
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During the Napoleonic Wars, the Royal Navy commissioned several vessels of the Musquito-class floating battery and Firm-class floating battery.
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The armada was supplemented by several canal boats converted into floating batteries, mounting boat howitzers and protected by sandbags and bales of hay.
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In January 1941 " Rorqual " attacked the tug " Ursus " and a floating battery mounted on a lighter.
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The British made limited use of floating batteries during the " Firm "-class floating batteries, and some individual vessels.
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The British made limited use of floating batteries during the " Firm "-class floating batteries, and some individual vessels.
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Experimental ironclad vessels that proved too cumbersome or were underpowered were often converted into floating batteries and posted for river and coastal waterway control.
