enemy ships
Foes at sea
Enemy ships are vessels belonging to a hostile military force or nation at war.
The phrase appears in naval warfare contexts and strategy games alike: The admiral ordered the fleet to engage enemy ships.
In gaming, enemy ships are targets to be destroyed or evaded: I took out three enemy ships before they got me.
- battleshipsHeavily armed naval vessels
- cruisersArmed naval ships
- U-boatsGerman military submarines
- aircraft carriersWarships with flight decks
- privateersLicensed wartime ship raiders
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