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The rudders steered the gunboat. They were controlled by steering cables attached to the wheel in the pilothouse. A gunboat would be disabled if a shell cut the steering cables. Long pins called gudgeons attached the rudders to pintels on the rudder posts. If damaged, the rudder could easily be removed for repairs.
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- Title: Rudders
- Contributor: Vicksburg National Military Park, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/vick/cario_today/Rudder.html
- Source: Vicksburg National Military Park
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