naval warfare
Combat at sea
Naval warfare is military combat conducted on the sea, involving warships, submarines, and naval aircraft.
It encompasses everything from ancient battles between oared galleys to modern operations with aircraft carriers, guided missiles, and nuclear submarines.
The term covers tactical engagements between fleets as well as broader strategic objectives like blockades, amphibious landings, and control of shipping lanes.
The Pacific theater in World War II saw some of the most intense naval warfare in history.
- admiralSenior naval commander
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- battleshipArmored naval capital vessel
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
submarine · torpedo · aircraft carrier · ship of the line · fog of war · rules of engagement · depth charges · fire at will · sailor · all hands on deck · corsairs · galley · seaborne · radar · mines · sonar · convoy · Battle of Midway
- naval gamesBattleship, fleet command, sea battle, depth charges, sea battles
- naval lifesailors, shipboard life, crew quarters, enlisted sailors, shore leave
- Roman warfarelegion, cohort, centurion, Caesar, testudo
- maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
- maritime historysailors, ships, seamen, sailing ships, celestial navigation
- naval forcesnavy, fleet, warships, Royal Navy, US Navy
naval warfareground combat
Fighting on terrain
land battle · army operations · trench warfare · desert warfare · jungle warfare
fare, marine, warfare, warring, maritime, naval, nautical, warship, seafaring