<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">bomb vessels</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31465090</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:05:10</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bomb ketches</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bomb vessel</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bombs</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">bombships</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ketches, bomb</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">vessels, bomb</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Sailing warships carrying one or more heavy mortars or howitzers mounted on specially constructed platforms or in heavily reinforced pits; often ketch-rigged to give mortars a clearer field of fire forward and used in bombarding coastal towns or fortresses. ]]></dc:description></metadata>