What were Bomb Vessels? Bomb Vessels were the most specialized sailing warships in Nelson's Navy. Find out why they were built and what they were used for. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » paypal donation - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TFHEY4P4YU3NY »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« » minds.com - https://www.minds.com/militaryhistoryvisualized » facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ » twitter - https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized » SOURCES « Lavery, Brian: The Line of Battle – The Sailing Warship 1650-1840 Lavery, Brian: Nelson’s Navy – The Ships, Men and Organisation 1793-1815 Tucker, Spencer C.: Handbook of 19th Century Naval Warfare Goodwin, Peter: The Bomb Vessel – Granado 1742 – Anatomy of the Ship https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_(weapon) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone