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warship

[wawr-ship] / ˈwɔrˌʃɪp /


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The Russian frigate, Neustrashimy, was also being monitored by a French military aircraft which made radio contact with the warship asking it to clarify its intentions, the BBC has been told.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Germany on Wednesday pulled the plug on its largest naval order in decades after the anti-submarine warship project suffered delays, a setback for the country's ambitions to overhaul its military.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

TOKYO—Among the more eye-catching products in Tokyo’s new defense shopfront: a sleek and stealthy warship that can hunt submarines, deploy underwater drones and operate with a lean crew.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

A fifth warship joined to the east in 2024 and, since then, a sixth ship has also usually been present on that side.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

A small ship with big sails, she was faster than any warship afloat, or so her captain had claimed.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Last month, Chinese and Russian naval warships sailed through a strait in the Kuril islands during a joint patrol.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Rescuers with backup from two Indonesian warships and a navy surveillance aircraft were searching for survivors even as estimates of the number of missing people kept changing.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

The country has used its low-cost, unmanned platforms to take out valuable Russian targets, including warships, aircraft and infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Russian warships regularly pass through international waters in the Channel, which are separate from UK and French territorial waters.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

So the Astrea, and some four hundred other vessels, started in a vast convoy, guarded by British warships.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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