Naval ship

A naval ship is a military ship (or sometimes boat, depending on classification) used by a navy. Naval ships are differentiated from civilian ships by construction and purpose. Generally, naval ships are damage resilient and armed with weapon systems, though armament on troop transports is light or non-existent.

Naval ships designed primarily for naval warfare are termed warships, as opposed to support (auxiliary ships) or shipyard operations.

Naval ship classification

Naval ship classification is a field that has changed over time, and is not an area of wide international agreement, so this article currently uses the system as currently used by the United States Navy.

Aircraft carrier – ships that serve as mobile seaborne airfields, designed primarily for the purpose of conducting combat operations by Carrier-based aircraft which engage in attacks against airborne, surface, sub-surface and shore targets.

Surface combatant – large, heavily armed surface ships which are designed primarily to engage enemy forces on the high seas, including various types of battleship, battlecruiser, cruiser, destroyer, and frigate.

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Widows lose appeal over pilot deaths on 'unreasonably dangerous' destroyer

San Diego Union-Tribune 16 Aug 2018

An appeal in a lawsuit filed by the widows of two Navy pilots killed in a 2013 accident was dismissed by a three-judge panel last week, the latest blow in a three-year legal fight that began shortly after the Navy partially blamed bad judgment and flawed ship design. The pilots, Lt. Cmdr. Landon... ....

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National news briefs: Colorado baker says no cake for gender transition celebration

Akron Beacon Journal 16 Aug 2018

DENVER. Another cake request refused. A Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds — a stance partially upheld by the U.S ... ANCHORAGE, Alaska. Part of WWII ship discovered. Scientists say they have discovered part of a ship that was blown off a U.S. Navy destroyer during World War II in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands ... It was the only one of the war fought on North American soil ... LOS ANGELES....

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Team Freedom Lays Keel on Nation's 23rd Littoral Combat Ship

Market Watch 15 Aug 2018

Navy's 23 [rd] Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Cooperstown, in a ceremony held at Fincantieri Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin ... "Ships and their crews have a special bond with their namesake, and I know the village of Cooperstown will proudly support this ship throughout her construction, and when she is commissioned and enters the Navy fleet."....

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The One-Man Blockade of Great Britain – Thomas Boyle and the “Pride of Baltimore”

War History Online 15 Aug 2018

He did it without the support of the United States Navy, and his total military force was one sixteen-gun clipper ship, the . Despite this, he panicked British shipping, caused a precipitous rise in insurance rates, and caused seventeen Royal Navy warships to hold stations in defense of British waters rather than being used elsewhere....

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Navy carriers: Expensive in birth and death

Federal News Radio 15 Aug 2018

The ship was formally decommissioned in 2017 ... As the first nuclear carrier launched and the first to be scrapped, the ship is a trendsetter in death as in birth ... The Navy isn’t sentimental about these things, and few ships escape this fate ... US Navy. Welding problem found on missile tubes for new subs Business News Navy’s first female admiral has died Navy US Navy ship’s water no longer testing positive for E....

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This Tragedy At Sea Still A Mystery

War History Online 15 Aug 2018

Navy ship just vanished into thin air ... No mayday call, no SOS to a passing ship ... The Navy soon admitted bewilderment at what could have happened to the vessel. “The disappearance of this ship has been one of the most baffling mysteries in the annals of the Navy, and all attempts to locate her have proved unsuccessful,” reads its official position on the ship’s fate....

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If you want peace, prepare for war

Watertown Public Opinion 15 Aug 2018

The protracted strategy, of which this enormous operation — 15 nations’ navies, 250 ships, more than 1,000 aircraft — was a harbinger, came to be referred to by some Soviets as the “Lehman strategy.” In “Oceans Ventured ... Navy to 600 ships and using it for purposes beyond merely keeping sea lanes open to deliver supplies for land forces....

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George Will - Book underlines axiom that if you want peace, prepare for war

The Crescent News 15 Aug 2018

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Shipping Corporation's crude tanker suffers explosion; three missing, one injured

DNA India 15 Aug 2018

As per the statement issued by Shipping ... “Assistance has been sought from the Oman Royal Navy and other ships in the vicinity ... United Arab Emirates Oman Mumbai India Business Report Oil tanker SCI Shipping Corporation of India M T Desh Vaibhav Oman Royal Navy....

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'Eastern Naval Command is combat ready'

Deccan Herald 15 Aug 2018

He reviewed the platoons of naval personnel drawn from various ships, establishments and Defence Security Corps ... He highlighted ENC’s increasing engagement with friendly, foreign navies towards strengthening our capabilities and interoperability. He also commended the personnel manning and supporting the ships for smooth ... Navy....

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Stern of US destroyer found near Alaska as researchers map little-known campaign of WWII

Stars and Stripes 15 Aug 2018

In addition to the destroyer’s stern, the Navy said many ships, aircraft and submarines from the United States and Japan were lost during the 15-month campaign ... After it was torn apart, the portion of the ship that remained afloat was towed to one of the islands, patched up and sent to the Pugent Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton, Wash., where it was reconstructed with a new stern....

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The tale of INS Khukri, and its brave Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla

The Times of India 15 Aug 2018

It’s a tale that has been told before, but there is now more information about the INS Khukri and its Captain, Mahendra Nath Mulla, who died with the ship during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war ... Mulla’s act, however, had a worried Indian Navy send out an order to all its officers, "While the highest traditions of a Captain going down with his ship are fully appreciated, the Royal Navy cannot afford to lose experienced commanding officers....

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Indian oil tanker suffers explosion off Oman, 3 crew missing

Arabnews 15 Aug 2018

It says the Omani navy and other ships responded to the fire ... “The fire has been extinguished and the ship is fully manned and operational.” The company did not identify the nationalities of the missing....

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