page_title: Vale-class gunboat
hierarchical_section_title: Vale-class gunboat
caption_attribution_description: English: A 2. class gunboat, built for the en:Royal Norwegian Navy. Photo taken 1874. Note the shield around the RLM gun in front, and the small overall size of the vessel.
context_page_description: The Vale class was a class of five Rendel gunboats built for the Royal Norwegian Navy between 1874 and 1878. Small, nimble vessels, they were armed with a single large calibre muzzle-loading gun for offensive purposes and several small, quick firing guns for self-defence.
context_section_description: The Vale class was a class of five Rendel (or "flat-iron") gunboats built for the Royal Norwegian Navy between 1874 and 1878. Small, nimble vessels, they were armed with a single large calibre muzzle-loading gun for offensive purposes and several small, quick firing guns for self-defence.
caption: Vale-class gunboat
  Note shield protecting RLM gun, and small overall size.
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