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A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about Warship.
See also changes related to Warship, or pages that link to Warship or to this page or whose text contains "Warship".

Parent topics

  • Naval warfare [r]: The military history of the organized navies of the world from 300 BCE to the present. [e]
  • Ship [r]: Vessel larger than a boat for transporting people, goods, or defence by sea, and capable of crossing open waters. [e]

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  • Battlecruiser [r]: A large warship with guns comparable to those of a battleship, equal or greater speed, but less armor; "can catch what it can kill and run away from what can kill it"; had disastrous experiences when fighting true battleships [e]
  • Battleship [r]: A heavily-armored, warship optimized for fighting other warships using large-caliber guns; certain armor requirements differentiated from cruisers; obsolete by end of World War II. [e]
  • Monitor (warship) [r]: An armored warship, possibly limited to coastal waters, with large-caliber guns in one or more turrets [e]
  • Ship of the line [r]: A major sailing warship, intended to fight in fleet actions (i.e., in line of battle) [e]

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