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It may either be sunk by a navy defending the waterway to prevent the ingress of attacking enemy forces, as in the case of [[HMS Hood (1891)|HMS ''Hood'']] at [[Portland Harbour]]; or it may be brought by enemy raiders and used to prevent the waterway from being used by the defending forces, as in the case of the three old [[cruiser]]s [[HMS Thetis (1890)|HMS ''Thetis'']], [[HMS Iphigenia|''Iphigenia'']] and [[HMS Intrepid|''Intrepid'']] scuttled during the [[Zeebrugge raid]] in [[1918]] to prevent the port from being used by the [[Germany|German]] navy. |
It may either be sunk by a navy defending the waterway to prevent the ingress of attacking enemy forces, as in the case of [[HMS Hood (1891)|HMS ''Hood'']] at [[Portland Harbour]]; or it may be brought by enemy raiders and used to prevent the waterway from being used by the defending forces, as in the case of the three old [[cruiser]]s [[HMS Thetis (1890)|HMS ''Thetis'']], [[HMS Iphigenia|''Iphigenia'']] and [[HMS Intrepid|''Intrepid'']] scuttled during the [[Zeebrugge raid]] in [[1918]] to prevent the port from being used by the [[Germany|German]] navy. |
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In the [[19th century]], '''blockships''' were mobile sea batteries developped by the Royal Commission on Coast Defense. They were made around [[1845]] by converting old [[battleship]]s into floating batteries, equipped with a steam/screw propulsion system. |
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A blockship is a ship deliberately sunk to prevent a river, channel, or canal from being used.
It may either be sunk by a navy defending the waterway to prevent the ingress of attacking enemy forces, as in the case of HMS Hood at Portland Harbour; or it may be brought by enemy raiders and used to prevent the waterway from being used by the defending forces, as in the case of the three old cruisers HMS Thetis, Iphigenia and Intrepid scuttled during the Zeebrugge raid in 1918 to prevent the port from being used by the German navy.
In the 19th century, blockships were mobile sea batteries developped by the Royal Commission on Coast Defense. They were made around 1845 by converting old battleships into floating batteries, equipped with a steam/screw propulsion system.