Sentence examples for type of warship from inspiring English sources

Ironclad, type of warship developed in Europe and the United States in the mid-19th century, characterized by the iron casemates that protected the hull.

THE COMPANY -- Named for a type of warship, the Corvette was conceived by the automotive designer Harley Earl in 1951 and was introduced, with its fiberglass body, for the 1953 model year.

Now a venue for events, parties and conferences, HMS President, formerly HMS Saxifrage, was the first type of warship built specifically for anti-submarine warfare and would have been dazzle decorated during the war.

According to the Swedish navy, the first of the Visby Class corvettes, which is currently sitting in the naval dockyard in Karlskrona, is a completely new type of warship: a frigate that is lighter and faster than a conventional ship and almost invisible to enemy detection.

This, in turn, means greatest size for each type of warship.

A new type of warship was produced, the monitor, based on the principle of the original.

Engines for all the types of warships steadily improved as stronger metals made possible higher steam pressures and weight reduction.

Construction of the new sub will cost over $5 billion annually in the next decade at a time when the Navy will need to replace other types of warships built in the Reagan era that are approaching retirement.

Under the plans, the Royal Navy will also face restructuring and a reduction of some 5,000 personnel by 2015, along with a reduction in numbers of some types of warships.

The vessels used in the search, for the Soviet side as well as the Allied side (U.S., South Korea, Japan) were both civilian trawlers, especially equipped for both the SAR and SAS operations, and various types of warships and support ships.

Ship of the line, type of sailing warship that formed the backbone of the Western world's great navies from the mid-17th century through the mid-19th century, when it gave way to the steam-powered battleship.