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Rams

Scope note

Use for steam-driven warships of the 19th and early 20th centuries equipped with an armored prow to be used as a primary weapon against other ships; for rowed warships equipped with ramming prows, use "galleys (watercraft)" or a descriptor under "<multilevel rowed watercraft>."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000232835

Broader Terms used

warships

Equivalent Terms used

ram

Created

13yrs ago

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