Comment on Ask HN: UK Rescue Rocket Sheds/Houses InformationComments−fhdkweig5dI'm having difficulty googling what a "rescue rocket" is. I keep finding info on a video game and safety during space travel. What does "rocket" mean in a 1800s context?I found this: https://museum.maritimearchaeologytrust.org/2025/05/29/rocke...Is it a gunpowder rocket used to push a boat through the water instead of using rowing oars?Is it just a gun that sends the carrying cable, what makes it different from any other gunpowder gun? https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/52937/−Neil445dI wonder if it's for firing lines over to a shipwrecked vessel, to assist with getting people ashore.−trebligdivad5dYes, looks like it: https://heritage.wicklowheritage.org/topics/topics-miscellan...
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I'm having difficulty googling what a "rescue rocket" is. I keep finding info on a video game and safety during space travel. What does "rocket" mean in a 1800s context?
I found this: https://museum.maritimearchaeologytrust.org/2025/05/29/rocke...
Is it a gunpowder rocket used to push a boat through the water instead of using rowing oars?
Is it just a gun that sends the carrying cable, what makes it different from any other gunpowder gun? https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/52937/
I wonder if it's for firing lines over to a shipwrecked vessel, to assist with getting people ashore.
Yes, looks like it: https://heritage.wicklowheritage.org/topics/topics-miscellan...