naval fleet
Seagoing military force
A naval fleet is a large organized group of warships and support vessels operating under unified command.
Fleets typically comprise various types of ships—destroyers, aircraft carriers, submarines, supply vessels—working together for military operations or territorial defense.
Nations may maintain multiple fleets assigned to different regions or oceans.
The Pacific Fleet conducted exercises near the strait.
The term can also describe any substantial gathering of ships, military or commercial.
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- battleshipArmored naval capital vessel
- ship of the lineLarge armed sailing vessel
- aircraft carrierWarship with flight deck
submarine · Spanish Armada · cruiser · carrier strike group · amphibious warfare · high seas · armada · sea power · task force · corvette · minesweeper · guns blazing · convoy · maritime · warships · harbor · torpedo · home port
- fleet types
- maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
- Military Affairsmilitary, defense secretary, War Department, defense strategy, military policy
- military equipmenttanks, assault rifle, missiles, grenade, submarines
- naval forceswarships, fleets, battleships, destroyers, submarines
- weaponsknife, gun, sword, swords, rifle
naval fleetmerchant fleet
Commercial vessel collective
merchant marine · commercial shipping · fishing fleet · commercial fleet · cargo ships
naval fleetground forces
Military troops on land
army · army division · infantry · air force · armored division