page_title: Boarding net
hierarchical_section_title: Boarding net
caption_attribution_description: English: DESCRIPTION Physical Description Forged steel blade on wooden handle. General History The compact boarding axe was an effective weapon in close combat. While an effective in hand-to-hand combat, it was more effective as a tool. The boarding axe was used to clear the decks of lines and broken timbers. It was invaluable at removing hot shot which caused devastating fires on board ships. The hook of the axe was used to drag debris across the decks and over the side. ASSOCIATED PLACE United Kingdom: Great Britain PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION iron (overall material) MEASUREMENTS overall: 8 1/2 in x 22 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 21.59 cm x 57.15 cm x 3.81 cm ID NUMBER 1980.0399.0323 COLLECTOR/DONOR NUMBER M-0016 ACCESSION NUMBER 1980.0399 CATALOG NUMBER 1980.0399.0323 CREDIT LINE Charles Bremner Hogg Jackson SUBJECT Naval History RELATED EVENT Revolution and the New Nation SEE MORE ITEMS IN Armed Forces History: Armed Forces History, Naval Military ThinkFinity EXHIBITION Price of Freedom EXHIBITION LOCATION National Museum of American History DATA SOURCE National Museum of American History
context_page_description: A boarding net is a type of rope net used by ships during the Age of Sail to prevent boarding by hostile forces. Designed to hang from a ship's masts and encircle its deck, the boarding net could be deployed during battle or at night when a ship was at anchor in unknown or hostile waters. In the Royal Navy, boarding nets first gained widespread use in the 1790s.
context_section_description: A boarding net is a type of rope net used by ships during the Age of Sail to prevent boarding by hostile forces. Designed to hang from a ship's masts and encircle its deck, the boarding net could be deployed during battle or at night when a ship was at anchor in unknown or hostile waters. In the Royal Navy, boarding nets first gained widespread use in the 1790s.
caption: A British boarding axe held by the National Museum of American History
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