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| Keywords: Kanonjolle drawing.gif A drawing of a Norwegian kanonjolle gun yawl These small cheap vessels were armed with one 24-pound cannon aft and sometimes two additional howitzers The main weapon was aimed backwards; on the drawing one can see where the cannon was placed in the aft of the boat where two skids are visible angling upwards towards the bow of the boat to reduce the recoil The cannon was fixed so to aim the cannon sideways the whole vessel had to be turned <br><br>In combat the vessel was rowed by its crew for longer trips masts were raised and sails were used The Norwegian Navy used and constructed these vessels from 1600 until the middle- and last part of the 1800s when they of course were completely obsolete Despite their size they made good use of themselves protecting the long coast and narrow fjords with great success against larger vessels such as the English frigate Tartar which escaped heavily damaged after a battle with three kanonjoller outside Bergen in 1808 known as the Battle of Alvøen <br><br>An English translation of the text below would be a Provisions b Round shots c Captain's locker d Artillerygoods e Bombs f Powder g Men's lockers H Bread K Crew's Cutlery L Chains Note that the letter I is missing probably due to possibility of confusion with other letters Norges Sjøforsvar 1814-1914 Norwegian Navy 1814-1914 C Sparre m fl Published in 1914 Unknown former copyright Aschehoug Co Author died more than 70 years ago Free PD-old Royal Norwegian Navy | ||||
