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warship

[wawr-ship] / ˈwɔrˌʃɪp /


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Depending on the model, a sea drone can cost anywhere from thousands to millions of US dollars, and take weeks or months to build -- still much cheaper and faster than a warship or submarine.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Fans of the franchise can also stare morosely at the oil painting of a warship being towed away for scrap, it having been bequeathed to the nation by the artist in 1851.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Families have welcomed home the thousands of crew members on board the USS Abraham Lincoln after the warship spent more than 300 days at sea.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

At a recent European Union defense ministers’ meeting outside Dublin, a British warship and submarine-hunting helicopter were deployed at Ireland’s request to provide security.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Then he saw the giant warship in its dry dock.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

In July, Royal Navy warships and helicopters spent 21 days monitoring Russian activity in UK waters and the North Atlantic - this was a 25% increase on previous time spent monitoring.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

More U.S. warships are en route, carrying thousands of Marines.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

An additional aircraft carrier strike group and Marine expeditionary unit are also poised to join an armada of roughly 20 other warships operating in the Middle East next month, although some ships could rotate out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The U.S. has around 20 warships in the region right now.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Instead of blocking Octavian’s troop ships as planned, Mark Antony’s warships sailed to defend supply stations that were under siege.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby


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