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A submarine is a watercraft that can operate independently below water, as distinct from a submersible that has only limited underwater capability. The term submarine most commonly refers to large manned autonomous vessels, however historically or...
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When used in a nautical sense, a cutter is:
Traditionally the sloop rig was a rig with a single mast located forward of 70% of the length of the sailplan. In this traditional definition a sloop could have multiple jibs on a fixed bowsprit. Cutters...
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| Research vessel |
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A research vessel (R/V) is a ship designed and equipped to carry out research at sea. Research vessels carry out a number of roles. Some of these roles can be combined into a single vessel, others require a dedicated vessel.
Due to the demanding...
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| Container ship |
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Container ships are cargo ship that carry all of their load in truck-size containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.
The earliest container ships were converted tanker,...
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Submarine aircraft carriers are submarines equipped with fixed wing aircraft for observation or attack missions. These submarines saw their most extensive use during World War II, although their operational significance remained rather small. The...
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In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range but powerful attackers (originally torpedo boat...
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A battleship is a large, heavily armored warship with a main battery consisting of the largest calibre of gun. Battleships are larger, better armed, and better armored than cruiser and destroyer.
Battleship design continually evolved to incorporate...
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| Heavy cruiser |
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The heavy cruiser was a type of cruiser, a naval warship designed for long range, high speed and an armament of naval guns roughly 8in in calibre. The heavy cruiser can be seen as a lineage of ship design from 1915 until 1945, although the term ...
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| Cruiser |
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A cruiser is a large type of warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. The first cruisers were intended for individual raiding and protection missions on the seas. Over the years, the nature and role...
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A light cruiser is a warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armoured cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armour in the same way as an armoured cruiser; a protective belt and deck. Prior to this smaller cruisers had been of...
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| Aircraft carrier |
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An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a sea-going airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power great distances without having to depend on local...
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| Escort aircraft carrier |
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The escort aircraft carrier or escort carrier (popularly known as the jeep carrier), was a small aircraft carrier utilized by the Royal Navy, the Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States Navy in World War II. In the Atlantic the escort carriers...
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| Light aircraft carrier |
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A light aircraft carrier is an aircraft carrier that is smaller than the standard carriers of a navy. The precise definition of the type varies by country; light carriers typically have half to two thirds of the aircraft complement of a full-sized...
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| Supercarrier |
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A supercarrier is a warship belonging to the largest (unofficial) class of aircraft carrier, and generally has a displacement greater than 75,000 tons deep load. Few countries operate carriers with displacements larger than 40,000 tons (such as '...
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| Hospital ship |
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A hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a medical treatment facility or hospital; most are operated by the military forces or navies of various countries around the world, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones....
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A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ [frĭg'-ĭt] is a warship. The term has been used for warship of many sizes and roles over the past few centuries.
In the 18th century, the term referred to ships which were as long as a ship-of-the-line and were square-rigged on...
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| Cargo ship |
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A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade. Cargo...
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A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more mast. Schooners were first used by the Dutch in the 16th or 17th century, and further developed in North America from the early 18th century...
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A sloop (from Dutch sloep) is a sailboat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter. A sloop's fore-triangle is smaller than a cutter's, and a sloop usually bends only one headsail, though this distinction is...
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