Contains

• destroyer

  A small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship.

• cruiser

  A large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer.

• battleship

  Large and heavily armoured warship.

• carrier

  A large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings.

• submersible

  A warship designed to operate under water.

• man-of-war

  A warship intended for combat.

• torpedo boat

  Small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters.

• naval gun

  Naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship.

• frigate

  A United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser.

• destroyer escort

  Warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys.

• conning tower

  An armored pilothouse on a warship.

• privateer

  A privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships...

• three-decker

  A warship carrying guns on three decks.

• frigate

  A medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries.

• surface ship

  A warship that operates on the surface of the water.

• corvette

  A highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer.

• capital ship

  A warship of the first rank in size and armament.

• ironclad

  A wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor.

• guard ship

  A warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness...

• sloop of war

  A sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck.