A fleet.
Fleet?!?
A collection or group of ships is called a fleet. There are more specific terms for a group of ships. A substantial group of warships is called a naval fleet while a group of small ships is called a flotilla.
The spelling "nay" is an expression equivalent to a "no." A similar word is "navy" - a collection of warships.
the hull
triremes
These ships were called ironclads.
A convoy
Privateer
Armada, as in "The Spanish armada".
A fleet of warships is usually called a fleet, and it includes many auxiliary vessels as well as warships to keep the fleet supplied and operational. Over the centuries smaller units of warships have been known by various names; task force, task group, flotilla, squadron, armada, and others.
the two ironclad warships were called the Laird rams.
Dutch: eskader English: squadron