Sentence examples for combatant vessels from inspiring English sources

The ship bombing, against a Libyan missile patrol boat in Surt harbor, came two days after allied warplanes struck eight Libyan naval combatant vessels in three ports, including Surt, that allied commanders said were threatening humanitarian relief efforts as well as NATO ships enforcing a maritime embargo against the Colonel Qaddafi's government.

Comparison of combatant vessels (English measurement methods used for both ships; dimensions from Gardiner (2006) pp. 25, 32 and armament from Padfield p. 140) As the American ship approached, Broke spoke to his crew, ending with a description of his philosophy of gunnery, "Throw no shot away.

The PLA Navy PLANnownow has around 190 "major combatants", vessels mostly designed and built in China.

A 2009 Pentagon report estimated Chinese naval forces at 260 vessels, including 75 "principal combatants" — major warships — and more than 60 submarines.

We then apply this model to simulate the flow around naval combatant DTMB 5415 and the research vessel Athena.

Methods that provide this information are particularly valuable for novel ship types, designs containing emerging technologies, or densely outfitted vessels such as naval combatants and submersibles.

A now-updated December 2010 analysis by the Financial Times estimates Chinese overall naval forces to be around 304 vessels, including 79 "principal combatants" -- i.e., major warships -- and 66 submarines (of which at least 29 are armed with antiship cruise missiles).

Before a ride on one of the vessels on Friday, three crew members – they are special warfare combatant-craft crewmen – launched themselves in their Zodiac and sped to remove a long rope tied from pier to pier, so the Mark V could leave the pier.

Two replenishment vessels ( and ) and six survey vessels (the Leeuwin and Paluma classes) support these combatants.

In addition to traditional surface combatants, aircraft carriers, and amphibious ships, navies also rely heavily on a range of other support vessels, such as the hospital ship shown here.

The city is "home to the majority of the U.S. Pacific Fleet's surface combatants, all of the Navy's West Coast amphibious ships and a variety of Coast Guard and Military Sealift Command vessels".