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A privately owned ship authorised by a national power (by means of a letter of marque) to conduct hostilities against an enemy. prize A property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, e.g. an enemy warship or merchant vessel. prize crew Members of a warship's crew assigned to man a vessel taken as a prize. promenade deck
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A term used for warships of many sizes and roles over the past few centuries Galleass A sailing and rowing warship, equally well suited to sailing and rowing Galleon A sixteenth century sailing warship Galley A warship propelled by oars with a sail for use in a favourable wind Galliot Name refers to several types of sailing vessel, usually two ...
AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...
A United States Navy Atlantic Fleet task force underway in 1959. The ships include an aircraft carrier, two submarines, and seven destroyers.. A naval ship (or naval vessel) is a military ship (or sometimes boat, depending on classification) that is used by a navy.
Warship International. The Development of the 'A Class' Cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy: Part VI. 20 (3). International Naval Research Organization: 232– 282. JSTOR 44888424. Lacroix, E. (1984). "The "Mogami" "B Class" Cruisers modified to "A Class" standard, etc". Warship International. The Development of the "A Class" Cruisers in the ...
A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous purposes, such as identifying the vessel's mode of propulsion, purpose, or ownership/nationality. In the modern environment, prefixes are cited inconsistently in civilian service, whereas ...
A warship or combatant ship is a ship that is used for naval warfare. Usually they belong to the navy branch of the armed forces of a nation , [ 1 ] though they have also been operated by individuals, cooperatives and corporations .