Sentence examples for own navies from inspiring English sources

During the Revolution, several states operated their own navies.

With the exception of Western Australia, the colonies also operated their own navies.

As Dominions of the British Empire formed their own navies during the 20th century, further countries began using the rank of midshipman.

Argentina and Chile immediately annulled the 1902 treaty that had ended their naval arms race, and both planned to expand their own navies, though Chile was delayed by a financial depression in 1907 and a major earthquake the next year., the lead ship, was laid down by Armstrong on 17 April 1907, while her sister ship followed thirteen days later at Vickers.

It has its own navy, air force, and ground troops, as well as specialist wings.

Nādir had been the first modern Iranian leader to perceive the importance of having his own navy, and in 1734 he had appointed an "admiral of the gulf".

In this opening event, the artist Eva Melas will lead children 5 and older in making their own navy from found objects, like coffee cups and cardboard boxes.

It has its own air force (Air Tigers), its own navy (Sea Tigers), an elite fighting unit (the Charles Anthony Regiment) and a dedicated suicide squad (Black Tigers).

Italy has coordinated the rescues by its own navy and coast guard, a French ship acting on behalf of the European border control agency, merchant ships of various nationalities and one vessel run by the privately funded Migrant Offshore Aid Station.

France completed its first nuclear submarine, Le Redoutable, in 1971 and effectively abandoned diesel-electric construction for its own navy in 1976, though it still builds conventional submarines for export.

Somalia, which does not have its own navy, has had 16 years of anarchy and violence, and the transitional government formed in 2004 with the United Nations' help has struggled to assert control.