After the outbreak of the Second World War that year, her remaining guns were removed to be used in shore defences.

In the same year, 'Inflexible' was included in the bombardment force against the Turkish shore defences in the Dardanelles, in which she sustained significant damage.

Secrecy was tight: to prevent the British discovering Thétis mission, even the local shore defences were not informed of the frigate's departure early on 10 November 1808.

Fire support went beyond the suppression of shore defences overlooking landing beaches and was also used to break up enemy concentrations as the troops moved inland.

Lieutenant Guion, who directed the operations, made a feint of retreating, to decoy the enemy from their shore defences, when suddenly turning on them, they fled.

The French used their batteries in 1855 against the defenses at Kinburn on the Black Sea, where they were effective against Russian shore defences.

While the frigates attacked the galleons, Blake's heavier warships sailed into the harbour to bombard the shore defences.

Shipborne guns have been used against shore defences since the early days of naval warfare.

The plan was to destroy the boom with English and Dutch ships, whilst the troops from the fleet would silence the shore defences.

The Walney, leading the Hartland into the harbour came under heavy fire from French shore defences and warships.