Navy ships over the world.
Naval warfare | history
Naval warefare has envolved sice the days of the old wooden and sail creations that dotted the oceans. Such a naval ship, combatal ship or warship is a military ship (or sometimes boat, depending on classification) used by a navy of a certain country. Once iron became became a viable protection scheme, the ironclad was born and this forever changed the warplanner’s approach to naval combat. The steel capital ship was born. In general can be said that naval ships are differentiated from civilian ships by construction and purpose. Generally, naval ships are damage resilient and armed with big guns and other weapon systems.
In wartime, the distinction between warships and merchant ships is often blurred. Until the 17th century it was common for merchant ships to be pressed into naval service, and not unusual for more than half of a fleet to be composed of merchant ships. There was not a large difference in construction, unlike the difference between a heavily armoured battleship and an ocean liner. Until the 19th century it was a normal practice to arm larger merchant ships such as wooden galleons. Warships have also often been used as troop carriers or supply ships.
Read more about the history and evolution of warships on the history page or choose a country below to see more about the warships of that country……….
