A monitor is a coastal or river boat with a very large gun, or guns, regardless of superstructure.
This is a bit of a predecessor, a flat-iron boat. A large gun incapable of transversing mounted on a small boat/ship with little freeboard built during the transition to purely iron/steel ships with steam power intended for coastal or river use.
Later ships, as technology evolved, added a superstructure. This gave a place to direct the gun(s) along with rangefinder.
It’s a monitor. The idea was that you put a massive fuckass battleship gun on a river boat and it can provide battleship level bombardment support in places battleships can’t reach such as rivers and shallow waters. Sometimes they were used in patrols of less important sea lanes during wars when battleships were needed elsewhere
Here’s another example with HMS Terror back in WW2
HMS Drudge: This was a British experimental gunboat launched in 1887.
Experimental armament: The ship is known for being equipped with a heavy 9.2-inch (234 mm) gun.
I think adding the monitor boats from the Vietnam War would be a splendid idea. Let’s keep to the modified versions though (plenty of innovations by the US “Brown Water Navy”).
Don’t forget General Wolfe, the queen of ridiculous monitors.
Originally a more standard monitor, she was modified (along with her sisters Lord Clive and Prince Eugene) to receive the 18 inch gun originally meant for the Furious-class Battlecruisers. These were at the time the biggest guns ever mounted on a warship.
It’s a modified Rendel gunboat, commonly called a “flatiron gunboat”. My Great Uncle was trained in gunnery on one of these (the delightfully named HMS Handy). They were originally built in the 1880s, and lasted a very long time.
Then this would have been the time when she was the gunnery school ship, when no matter what the original name, she would have been called HMS Excellent (the name of the gunnery school). Handy was Excellent for a while as well.
That was an enjoyable little Wikipedia pothole. I would love to know the story of why the Royal Navy was naming ships after French Napoleonic Marshalls though.
Sorry you're being down voted but I agree. My first thought was AI. I'm well aware of river monitors but the lack of corresponding ship info and seemingly great pic make me suspicious.
chef-rach-bitch@reddit
Dafuq is dat?!
Atholthedestroyer@reddit
If I remember correctly, it's essentially a tender, meant to transport a gun via rivers/canals to the ships they're going to be installed on
pontetorto@reddit
And the ocasional fireing test.
hifumiyo1@reddit
It’s a monitor. Small ship that is used for riverine bombardment where big ships can’t get to. One big gun
MissM0dular@reddit
zworkaccount@reddit
How does the recoil not capsize that boat?
hifumiyo1@reddit
Probably a strong counterweight below the waterline
Atholthedestroyer@reddit
The monitor has more of a superstructure and the gun is mounted on the stern
Plump_Apparatus@reddit
A monitor is a coastal or river boat with a very large gun, or guns, regardless of superstructure.
This is a bit of a predecessor, a flat-iron boat. A large gun incapable of transversing mounted on a small boat/ship with little freeboard built during the transition to purely iron/steel ships with steam power intended for coastal or river use.
Later ships, as technology evolved, added a superstructure. This gave a place to direct the gun(s) along with rangefinder.
TroubleFlat2233@reddit
so like a Tug Stug?
hifumiyo1@reddit
*chefs kiss*
chef-rach-bitch@reddit
It's beautiful!
TestyBoy13@reddit
It’s a monitor. The idea was that you put a massive fuckass battleship gun on a river boat and it can provide battleship level bombardment support in places battleships can’t reach such as rivers and shallow waters. Sometimes they were used in patrols of less important sea lanes during wars when battleships were needed elsewhere
Here’s another example with HMS Terror back in WW2
Stranger_NN@reddit
HMS Drudge: This was a British experimental gunboat launched in 1887.
Experimental armament: The ship is known for being equipped with a heavy 9.2-inch (234 mm) gun.
SavageHatesYouV2@reddit
Do now.
BriocheTressee@reddit
r/shippytechnicals
Obvious-Hunt19@reddit
Oh hell yeah!
Apprehensive-Rip5936@reddit
Damn, that’s badass subreddit. Thx for the link! Got any of those narcosubs?
Astral_sailer@reddit
I love HMS drudge
Apprehensive-Rip5936@reddit
I think adding the monitor boats from the Vietnam War would be a splendid idea. Let’s keep to the modified versions though (plenty of innovations by the US “Brown Water Navy”).
_moondust@reddit
Floating frisbee
WolFlow2021@reddit
That is so cool. I want to have a model of that.
_moondust@reddit
Yep, just like Shaun said, it's the Russian Novgorod monitor
Shaun_Jones@reddit
Novgorod
hydrogen18@reddit
Roundboat can't hurt you, it's not real
burchkj@reddit
Do you have more info? Shippytechnicals are great also
xrelaht@reddit
It’s the HMS Drudge, a UK flat iron gunship. Built for testing battleship guns, later used for shore bombardment in WW1.
Dpek1234@reddit
Iirc Drach made a video on it on some point if you can find it
13curseyoukhan@reddit (OP)
That's where I saw it.
ShermanMcTank@reddit
Don’t forget General Wolfe, the queen of ridiculous monitors.
Originally a more standard monitor, she was modified (along with her sisters Lord Clive and Prince Eugene) to receive the 18 inch gun originally meant for the Furious-class Battlecruisers. These were at the time the biggest guns ever mounted on a warship.
Shaun_Jones@reddit
In some ways it’s still the biggest; although the Yamato was larger caliber by three millimeters, the British 18-inch fired a slightly heavier shell.
jnievele@reddit
If that's the queen, the Novgorod is the Tsar of monitors...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_monitor_Novgorod
shoobe01@reddit
Warboat.
MajorGef@reddit
HMS Drudge: Drachinifel did a segment on her here
foremastjack@reddit
It’s a modified Rendel gunboat, commonly called a “flatiron gunboat”. My Great Uncle was trained in gunnery on one of these (the delightfully named HMS Handy). They were originally built in the 1880s, and lasted a very long time.
13curseyoukhan@reddit (OP)
Thank you for that. I forgot to mention a key detail: It is the HMS Drudge.
foremastjack@reddit
Then this would have been the time when she was the gunnery school ship, when no matter what the original name, she would have been called HMS Excellent (the name of the gunnery school). Handy was Excellent for a while as well.
Houtaku@reddit
Can *not* fire sideways due to risk of tipping, *should* not fire *at all* due to risk of damage to the structure.
netsurf916@reddit
You send this in when you hope the sight alone does the trick.
Garote_Tabang_69@reddit
A good example here
emptyminder@reddit
That was an enjoyable little Wikipedia pothole. I would love to know the story of why the Royal Navy was naming ships after French Napoleonic Marshalls though.
Annie_Inked@reddit
If it fits it includes ships
darkmatter8825@reddit
Technical.....ly
TheYeast1@reddit
Monitor or transport?
IronWarhorses@reddit
that looks AI as all hell. where are the crew?
atxbikenbus@reddit
Sorry you're being down voted but I agree. My first thought was AI. I'm well aware of river monitors but the lack of corresponding ship info and seemingly great pic make me suspicious.
IronWarhorses@reddit
this is reddit i am used to it.
No_Database7746@reddit
This is the HMS EXCELLENT/DRYAD/DRUDGE
Built as a test vessel for Armstrong’s guns and mountings
It was later used to transport slag and then converted into a salvage vessel.
Launched: 8 June 1887 Scrapped: January 1969
https://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/D-Ships/drudge1887.html
hifumiyo1@reddit
Not really but river monitors do look odd
WinterDice@reddit
I’d take it out fishing for sure.
Needmoretp@reddit
One broad side shot and this thing will capsize.
IronWarhorses@reddit
monitors were for use bombarding places the navy had control over.
Ricochet_skin@reddit
The Great GrandUncle of our modern shitty technicals. Def belongs here