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A Navy ship is equipped with cannons and guns and is a lot bigger. However, it is on the water, which makes it an easier target. A submarine is only equipped with torpedoes, but it is underwater, which makes it a bit safer usually, unless the enemy detects the submarine's movement and targets it.

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