military vessel

Armed sea vehicle

A military vessel is a ship or boat operated by a nation's armed forces, typically the navy.

The category includes warships designed for combat—destroyers, frigates, aircraft carriers, submarines—as well as support vessels like supply ships and hospital ships.

The military vessel entered the harbor under escort.

Related

frigate · submarine · aircraft carrier · gunboat · corvette · torpedo · battle station · fleet · navy · admiral · deck · hull · cannon · armada · convoy · patrol · anchor · stern

Opposites
purpose/function

military vesselcargo ship

Vessel for transporting goods

merchant ship · commercial vessel · passenger ship · cruise ship · fishing boat

operational domain

military vesselmilitary aircraft

Armed forces' aerial vehicles

warplane · tank · military helicopter · fighter jet · armored personnel carrier

Family

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