It was in the Mediterranean that the first naval action of the First World War took place, when the British pursued the German warships and upon the outbreak of war.
A highly-capable missile defence system - especially a mobile one based upon warships and backed up by land-based radars - could represent a significant counter to a weapon that some have dubbed "the carrier-killer".
And if another war should ever get under way, with mirrors hanging in the sky to turn the sun's rays upon us, our warships might easily be burned before the Navy could weigh anchor.
Although the two planes were fired upon by Japanese warships in anchor, neither was hit, and the planes remained undetected for most of the mission's duration.
The plan, which he had drafted with Kinkaid, stated that radar-equipped destroyers were to scout in front of the cruisers and deliver a surprise torpedo attack upon sighting Japanese warships, then vacate the area to give the cruisers a clear field of fire.
But in April 1863 and again in July and August, Federal warships were repelled at Fort Sumter when they descended upon Charleston, and a Federal army under Quincy A. Gillmore fared little better when it tried to assist.
Still, while dolphins may not serve alongside US warships in an official capacity, occasionally dolphins take it upon themselves to act as unpaid privateers.
Spee had hoped to catch a British or Australian warship by surprise, but upon his arrival on 14 September, he found no warships in the harbor.
The lack of illustrations earlier than the 14th century means that nothing is known about the specifics of the early Muslim warships, although it is usually assumed that their naval efforts drew upon the existing Mediterranean maritime tradition.
Setting out from Martinique on April 8, a French fleet of 35 warships and 150 merchantmen under the comte de Grasse intended to descend upon Jamaica with Spanish help.
