Quotes About Gunboat

The moon's tip appeared above the sea. A gunboat fired: deep, booming note – the voice of an old solitary hound.

In 1846, this career came to an abrupt end when Hayes was court-martialled for the crime of hanging twenty-five Chinese pirates without bothering with the formality of a trial. After quitting in disgrace, he joined the Imperial Chinese Navy and took command of a gunboat.