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Parent topics
- Warship [r]: A ship designed to employ weapons and sensors in direct naval warfare [e]
- Sailing [r]: The use of wind to move an object. [e]
Subtopics
- Ship of the line [r]: A major sailing warship, intended to fight in fleet actions (i.e., in line of battle) [e]
- Frigate (sail) [r]: A fast, moderately heavily gunned sailing warship, with enough firepower to overcome slower vessels and enough speed to outrun more powerful ships; used on independent operations and scouting; cf. cruiser [e]
- Sloop-of-war [r]: A light sailing warship, armed with 16-20 guns, typically used for patrols and scouting where contact with larger warships was not expected; commanding officer usually a commander (naval) but sometimes a junior captain; WWII sloops were ocean escorts [e]
