Gundalow
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A gundalow is a type of flat bottom cargo vessel once common in Maine
and New England
rivers. Up to 70 feet (21.3 m) long, they characteristically employed tidal currents for propulsion, shipping a single lateen sail to harness favorable winds.
Cannon-sporting gunboat
style gundalows were built and deployed on Lake Champlain
by both British and American forces during the American Revolutionary War
, meeting in combat at the Battle of Valcour Island
.
A replica gundalow, the Captain Edward H. Adams, is maintained by a New Hampshire non-profit and employed extensively in grade school educational programs and raising environmental awareness among neighboring New Hampshire and Maine seacoast communities.
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
and New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
rivers. Up to 70 feet (21.3 m) long, they characteristically employed tidal currents for propulsion, shipping a single lateen sail to harness favorable winds.
Cannon-sporting gunboat
Gunboat
A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...
style gundalows were built and deployed on Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada—United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec.The New York portion of the Champlain Valley includes the eastern portions of...
by both British and American forces during the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
, meeting in combat at the Battle of Valcour Island
Battle of Valcour Island
The naval Battle of Valcour Island, also known as the Battle of Valcour Bay, took place on October 11, 1776, on Lake Champlain. The main action took place in Valcour Bay, a narrow strait between the New York mainland and Valcour Island...
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A replica gundalow, the Captain Edward H. Adams, is maintained by a New Hampshire non-profit and employed extensively in grade school educational programs and raising environmental awareness among neighboring New Hampshire and Maine seacoast communities.