ships of war
Armed military vessels
Ships of war are vessels designed and equipped for naval combat—warships.
The phrase is formal and somewhat archaic, appearing in historical documents, treaties, and legal texts: The treaty prohibited ships of war from entering the harbor.
Modern usage favors warship or naval vessel, but ships of war persists in literary and historical contexts.
- battleshipArmored naval capital vessel
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- galleonLarge historical sailing ship
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- dreadnoughtHeavily armored warship type
triremes · cruiser · submarine · armada · carrier · vessels · corvette · warship · torpedo · gunboat · minesweeper · Viking longships · privateer · patrol boat · prize court · naval blockade · letters of marque · Jutland
ships of warmerchant ships
Vessels for transporting goods
merchant vessels · merchant marine · cargo ships · freighters · commercial vessels
ships of warhospital ships
Vessels equipped for casualties
rescue vessels · research vessels · lifeboats · supply ships · troopships
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