EPISODE · Jan 10, 2018 · 3 MIN

Preble Gun Boat

from A History of the Navy in 100 Objects · host United States Naval Academy

Video 66 in the series "A History of the Navy in 100 Objects" presented by the United States Naval Academy. This is about the the ship model.

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Naval officers must be professional, competent and, as we learn today...creative. This model of a gun boat was designed by Edward Preble, a naval officer, to answer the need for a naval militia force in the early days of the US Navy. It's unlike any other boat you've seen, so tune in to learn about this inventive design and the reason for it.

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