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!).
privately owned warships
The battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia changed the way warships were built. The two ships were both ironclad warships.
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state-run Cochin Shipyard Limited
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.
a flotilla of warships
The collective nouns are a fleet of warships, an armada of warships, a flotilla of warships.
Keep them from advancing, until we had the warships to begin pushing them back.
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!).
"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 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.
It has built warships and ocean liners.
a flotilla of warships