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Four square towers survive around the walls here, mostly somewhat reduced in height from their original medieval form, and with their gunports converted to windows.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Three gunports faced forward, four were on each side, and two aft.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Later accounts repeat the explanation that the ship heeled over while going about and that the ship was brought down because of the open gunports.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The medieval castle walls were updated with new gunports.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This gate was equipped with gunports and also served as a jail.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The reconstructed walls also saw the introduction of gunports.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The castle measures 29.7m by 21.2m and the corner towers are 6.5m square with gunports.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When a strong gust of wind hit the sails at a critical moment, the open gunports proved fatal, the ship flooded and quickly foundered.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Both ships fired a last broadside and closed their gunports.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The gunports designed for handcannon can be seen on the outside, and the roof was designed to hold larger cannon.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He then requested his 4-pounders be upgraded to 6-pounders, but his gunports were not big enough.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It had one full gundeck of 22 (24 in the ships built before 1790) 12-pounders in a regular broadside arrangement, firing through gunports.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The roof had gunports in the parapets.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Burgate was rebuilt in brick from 1475 onwards, again thanks to public contributions, but it was not completed until 1525, furnished with gunports and anachronistic battlements.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The sides hold small gunports.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was determined that had the gunports and doors at deck level been closed so that water was prevented from entering this way, then the ship would not have capsized.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nelson later had the gunports painted black as well, creating the distinctive chequer pattern.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For this reason, thegunportlids are made with a double lip which is designed to seal well enough to keep out most of the water.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The hull and single funnel amidships were both finished in black paint, with a single white stripe running the length of the hull highlighting a row of false gunports.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The analysis of the 1514 inventory combined with hints of structural changes in the ship both indicate that the gunports on the main deck were indeed a later addition.
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