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The Turtle ship, also known as
Geobukseon or
Kobukson, was a type of large warship belonging to the
Panokseon class in
Korea that was used intermittently by the
Royal Korean Navy during the
Joseon Dynasty from the early
15th century up until the
19th century.
The first references to older, first generation turtle ships, known as
Gwiseon , come from
1413 and
1415 records in the
Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, which mention a mock battle between a
gwiseon and a
Japanese warship. However, these early
turtle ships soon fell out of use as
Korea’s naval preparedness decreased during a long period of relative peace.
Turtle ships participated in numerous victories against
Japanese naval forces that supported
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attempts to conquer
Korea from 1
592-1598, inflicting heavy losses. However, their historical role may have been exaggerated since "the entire
Korean fleet probably did not have more than half a dozen
turtle boats in action at any one time".
Korean admiral
Yi Sun-sin is credited with designing the ship. His
turtle ships were equipped with at least five different types of cannon. Their most distinguishable feature was a dragon-shaped head at the bow (front) that could launch cannon fire or flames from the mouth. Each was also equipped with a fully covered deck that was shielded to deflect cannon fire, and with iron spikes to discourage enemy men from attempting to board the ship. -
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Navio tartaruga ou
barco tartaruga (também conhecidos como
Geobukseon ou
Kobukson pelo seu nome
coreano) eram grandes barcos de guerra pertencentes à classe de barcos
Panokseon, existente na
Coreia, usados pela dinastia Joseon entre os séculos
XV e
XVIII.
As primeiras referências aos
navios tartaruga são de
1413 e
1415. Esses barcos eram descritos como
"barcos-lança" ou
"barcos-ariete" e serviam para furar os cascos barcos dos
Jurchen e dos piratas
japoneses. Esses navios rapidamente cairam em desuso devido a um longo período de paz durante o qual a
Coreia floresceu.
O almirante coreano
Yi Sun-sin tem o mérito de ter desenhado e construído os navios tal como os conhecemos hoje. Os seus navios foram equipados com pelo menos cinco tipos diferentes de canhões durante a
guerra Imjin. Os navios de
Yi Sun-sin tinham o convés tapado e revestido de placas de ferro com pequenos picos. Ele teve entre três a cinco barcos deste tipo enquanto que em
1782 havia pelo menos 40.
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