Fire ship (disambiguation)

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A fire ship was a ship filled with combustibles, deliberately set on fire.

Fire ship ship filled with combustibles, deliberately set on fire and steered (or, when possible, allowed to drift) into an enemy fleet, in order to destroy ships, or to create panic and make the enemy break formation

A fire ship or fireship, used in the days of wooden rowed or sailing ships, was a ship filled with combustibles, deliberately set on fire and steered into an enemy fleet, in order to destroy ships, or to create panic and make the enemy break formation. Ships used as fire ships were either warships whose munitions were fully spent in battle, or surplus ones which were old and worn out, or purpose-built inexpensive combustible vessels rigged to be set afire, steered toward targets, and abandoned quickly by the crew.

Fire ship may also refer to:

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