The warships make up a formidable defence front on sea for any nation.They constitute a part of the fleet of warships such as aircraft carriers,and different classes of warships including mineswipers and submarines.
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Two ships fought but neither could hurt the other this make all wooden warships obsolete
a flotilla of warships
Warships are for fighting (combat); they can only do that in the open sea. Keeping warships blocked up in harbor is the same as keeping your car locked up in the garage. If the warships are locked up (in harbor) they are pretty well useless. What good is a car if you can't drive it!
The collective nouns are a fleet of warships, an armada of warships, a flotilla of warships.
"Fleet" can be used for both warships and peaceable merchant ships. "Convoy" requires some warships, but may involve merchant ships being protected by the warships.
privately owned warships
The USN. British warships were considered "short legged" by the USN. HMS warships were built for re-fuelling at naval bases; and had not learned nor were they equipped for "Fuelling At Sea" as USN warships could do; and nearly all Australian warships were British built. Consequently, British/Australian warships were often left out of the battle when battle did come. The British were by no means happy about this. But it couldn't be helped...the US had a war to win (keep up or be left behind!).
It has built warships and ocean liners.
a flotilla of warships
to make it though rough cataracts in rivers and seas without being destroyed
Warships - 1898 was released on: USA: May 1898