naval power
Fleet-based military dominance
Naval power is military strength at sea—the warships, submarines, and personnel a nation can project across oceans.
A country with significant naval power can protect trade routes, blockade enemies, and deploy forces to distant shores.
The term also describes nations themselves: The United States and China are the world's leading naval powers.
Historically, naval power has been decisive in establishing empires and controlling global commerce.
- battleshipArmored naval capital vessel
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- aircraft carrierWarship with flight deck
- task forceTemporary goal-oriented team
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
dreadnought · ship of the line · gunboat diplomacy · sonar · Age of Sail · amphibious warfare · arms race · cruiser · sea lanes · submarine · corvette · colonial expansion · radar · convoy · torpedo · flagship · fleet admiral · harbor
- Navyadmiral, battleship, destroyer, aircraft carrier, cruiser
- Ancient MediterraneanGreek influence, treaties, alliances, colonization, conquests
- naval historybattleships, admiral, battleship, navies, admirals
- naval warfarebattleship, destroyer, sea battles, warship, cruiser
- ancient AthensAcropolis, Parthenon, Agora, agora, Pericles
- ancient naviestrireme, bireme, galley, Greek fire, corvus
naval powerland power
Military strength on terrain
army · ground forces · air power · land forces · air force