capital ship
Fleet's main warship
A capital ship is the largest and most powerful class of warship in a navy—historically battleships and aircraft carriers, the vessels around which fleets are built and battles decided.
The term reflects their importance: nations invest enormous capital in them, and losing one represents a strategic blow.
The treaty limited each signatory to twelve capital ships.
Heavily armored warship type
- battleshipArmored naval capital vessel
- aircraft carrierWarship with flight deck
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
- battlecruiserSpeed-focused capital warship
carrier · man-of-war · ironclad · superdreadnought · nuclear carrier · supercarrier · warship · combatant
Commander's principal vessel
- admiralSenior naval commander
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
- task forceTemporary goal-oriented team
commodore · bridge · operations · tactics · strategy · orders · coordination · formation
Maritime military force
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- armadaFleet of warships
- maritimeOf the sea
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
nautical · escort · convoy · blockade · sea power · blue-water · theater · deployment
Collective military weapons
- gunneryScience of heavy weaponry
- broadsideFierce written assault
- salvoSimultaneous weapons discharge
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
shell · projectile · penetration · caliber · bombardment · fire mission · volley · ordnance
Small projecting towers
- superstructureConstruction above the base
- main batteryHeaviest guns aboard
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- conning towerSubmarine's raised control structure
magazine · gun deck · bridge · flight deck · hangar · bulkhead · propulsion · boilers
Impressively grand in scale
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- mightyHaving great power
powerful · dominant · prestigious · awe-inspiring · legendary · iconic · sovereign · grandeur
dreadnought
Heavily armored warship type
- battleshipArmored naval capital vessel
- aircraft carrierWarship with flight deck
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
battlecruiser · carrier · man-of-war · ironclad · superdreadnought · nuclear carrier · supercarrier · warship · combatant · displacement
flagship
Commander's principal vessel
task force · commodore · bridge · operations · tactics · strategy · orders · coordination · formation · battle line
navy
Maritime military force
seafaring · nautical · escort · convoy · blockade · sea power · blue-water · theater · deployment · patrol
armament
Collective military weapons
barrage · shell · projectile · penetration · caliber · bombardment · fire mission · volley · ordnance · artillery
turrets
Small projecting towers
- superstructureConstruction above the base
- main batteryHeaviest guns aboard
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
conning tower · magazine · gun deck · bridge · flight deck · hangar · bulkhead · propulsion · boilers · smokestacks
imposing
Impressively grand in scale
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
mighty · powerful · dominant · prestigious · awe-inspiring · legendary · iconic · sovereign · grandeur · splendor
- Navyadmiral, battleship, destroyer, aircraft carrier, cruiser
- warshipsbattleship, turret, frigates, battleships, destroyers
capital shipdestroyer
One that ruins completely
patrol boat · corvette · frigate · gunboat · torpedo boat
capital shipescort
One who accompanies another
tender · auxiliary · merchantman · transport
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