DK: Gunboats
Following the capture of its fleet after the First Battle of Copenhagen, Denmark-Norway engaged in a programme of rapid construction of cheap gunboat vessels to replace the lost ships as quickly as possible. This led to the Gunboat War of 1807-1814.
Please note, this model is so small as to only really be worth trying to print in resin!
Gunboats of four types were built:
Kanonchaluppen: These were the larger type of gunboat. Each was armed with two 24-pounder cannon and four 4-pounder howitzers and had a wartime establishment of 69 – 79 men.
Kanonjollen: These were the smaller type of gunboat. Each was armed with one 24-pounder cannon and two 4-pounder howitzers, and had wartime establishment of 41 men.
Morterchaluppen: These were the larger, mortar-armed gunboats. Each was armed with one 100-pounder mortar and two 4-pounder howitzers, and had a wartime establishment of 40 men.
Morterbarkasserne: These were smaller, mortar-armed gunboats. Each was armed with one mortar and had a wartime establishment of 19 men. They were little more than ordinary ships’ boats into which a mortar had been set. They had a tendency to leak badly after 5 – 7 mortar shells had been fired. Their crews then had to bring them back into harbour, remove the mortar, and recaulk their vessels.
This gunboat model is based on a Swedish design by Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, which is very similar to some of those used by the Danes.
Please note, this model is so small as to only really be worth trying to print in resin!
Gunboats of four types were built:
Kanonchaluppen: These were the larger type of gunboat. Each was armed with two 24-pounder cannon and four 4-pounder howitzers and had a wartime establishment of 69 – 79 men.
Kanonjollen: These were the smaller type of gunboat. Each was armed with one 24-pounder cannon and two 4-pounder howitzers, and had wartime establishment of 41 men.
Morterchaluppen: These were the larger, mortar-armed gunboats. Each was armed with one 100-pounder mortar and two 4-pounder howitzers, and had a wartime establishment of 40 men.
Morterbarkasserne: These were smaller, mortar-armed gunboats. Each was armed with one mortar and had a wartime establishment of 19 men. They were little more than ordinary ships’ boats into which a mortar had been set. They had a tendency to leak badly after 5 – 7 mortar shells had been fired. Their crews then had to bring them back into harbour, remove the mortar, and recaulk their vessels.
This gunboat model is based on a Swedish design by Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, which is very similar to some of those used by the Danes.
| Filename | Size | Last updated |
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| Gunboats-1.0-Resin-only.zip | 809.8 KiB | 2024-02-28 |
