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GCSE History · key term
Going aboard an enemy ship to fight its crew and attempt to capture it.
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Revise: Development of Naval WarfareWhen ships fought, crews could exchange missiles before boarding the opposing vessel for hand-to-hand combat. Ships were sometimes fastened together to form a fighting platform. The objective was usually to capture a valuable ship, not destroy it.
Explain how a change in ship design affected tactics: faster, more manoeuvrable Tudor ships helped the English fight at a distance rather than allow boarding.
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