naval engagements
Warships fighting battles
Naval engagements are battles or military encounters fought at sea between opposing naval forces.
The term encompasses everything from small skirmishes between patrol boats to major fleet actions involving dozens of warships: The Pacific theater saw numerous naval engagements during World War II.
Engagement here carries its military sense of entering into combat.
- battleshipArmored naval capital vessel
- ship of the lineLarge armed sailing vessel
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- aircraft carrierWarship with flight deck
carrier strike group · sea battles · Battle of Midway · amphibious assault · blockade · submarine warfare · Jutland · skirmish · Trafalgar · line of battle · cruiser · electronic warfare · corvette · patrol boat · minesweeper · flagship · gunfire · torpedo attack
naval engagementsground operations
Activities conducted on land
trench warfare · siege warfare · aerial combat · dogfights · air warfare
naval engagementspeace treaties
Formal agreements ending wars
armistices · ceasefires · diplomatic negotiations · peaceful coexistence · détente
naval engagementsmerchant shipping
Commercial maritime freight transport
commercial shipping · maritime trade · fishing expeditions · pleasure cruises · exploration voyages