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Warship Class list
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| Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate |
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Ship class | Frigate |
The Oliver Hazard Perry class (sometimes referred to as the Perry class or FFG-7 class), is a class of frigate named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. The class was designed in the United States in the mid-1970s as general-purpose escort vessels,...
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Ship type | Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate |
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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| Aircraft carrier |
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Ship type | Escort aircraft carrier |
An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing 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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Ship type | Aircraft carrier |
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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Ship type | Aircraft carrier |
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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| CAM ship | Aircraft carrier |
A CAM ship was a World War II-era British merchant ship used in convoy as a quick emergency solution to the shortage of escort carrier.
"CAM" was an acronym for "Catapult Aircraft Merchantman" and a CAM ship was equipped with a rocket-propelled...
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| Merchant aircraft carrier | Aircraft carrier |
Merchant aircraft carriers (MAC) were minimal aircraft carrier used during World War II by Britain and the Netherlands as an emergency measure until United States-built escort carriers became available in useful numbers.
The Merchant Aircraft...
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| Battlecarrier | Aircraft carrier |
A battlecarrier is a ship that is a combination of an aircraft carrier and a battleship. The Iowa class battleship are one such candidate for the change. They are also mentioned in the PS2 game series Naval Ops.
The only real battlecarriers in...
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| Submarine aircraft carrier | Ship type | Aircraft carrier |
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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| Helicopter carrier |
Helicopter carrier is a term for an aircraft carrier whose primary purpose is to operate helicopter. The term is sometimes used for both ASW carrier and amphibious assault ship.
Helicopter carriers can either have a full-length aircraft deck like...
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| Lexington class battle cruiser | Battlecruiser | ||||
| Battlecruiser |
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Lexington class battle cruiser |
Battlecruisers were large warships in the first half of the 20th century that were first introduced by the British Royal Navy. The battlecruiser was developed as the successor to the armoured cruiser, but their evolution was more closely linked to...
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| Alaska class cruiser |
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Ship | Cruiser |
The Alaska class of large cruisers was a series of two vessels built for service with the United States Navy during the later stages of World War II. The class was originally planned to include six vessels, although only two were completed. All were...
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Ship type | Alaska class cruiser |
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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| Battleship |
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Ship type | South Carolina class battleship |
A battleship is a large, heavily armored warship with a main battery consisting of the largest calibre of gun. Battleships were larger, better armed, and better armored than cruiser and destroyer. The last battleships were withdrawn from possible...
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| South Carolina class battleship |
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Ship | Battleship |
The United States Navy's South Carolina class consisted of two battleship; and , both of which were launched in 1908. They were designed before , and according to the same all-big-gun principle as that famous ship, but their construction proceeded...
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| Ship of the line |
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A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century, the culmination of a naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the...
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