It appeared especially so for those who were defeated by gunboats and railways from the nineteenth century on.
Secondly, there is the gunboat diplomacy of threatening to leave if we do not get just what we want.
We no longer impose our will by gunboat diplomacy.
I was the first officer in this country to fuel a submarine from a gunboat.
They complained that we had not given them any gunboats to allow them to defend their borders more effectively.
Would we use gunboats and insist on boarding such vessels?
There may be some people who still believe in gunboats, but most sensible people on both sides want to see mutual arms reductions.
The number of special vessels—gunboats, mining vessels, repair ships, etc.
