Warships are armed naval fighting ships that range from small vessels to giant ships. The earliest known warships--called galleys by the Egyptians and Greeks--sailed nearly 3,000 years ago. They were long open warships that used square shaped sails and...

Diagrams of first and third rate warships, England, 1728 Cyclopaedia A warship is a ship that is built and primarily intended for combat . Warships are usually built in a completely different way than merchant ships. As well as being armed, warships...

SHIP'S LIBRARY Warship. A four-hour television documentary series produced by Granada Television for Thirteen/WNET New York. Executive producer: Beth Hoppe. Premiering on 7 and 14 November 2001 (Check local Public Broadcasting System listings). Television viewers who never tire of war documentaries on...

WARSHIP BONEYARDS By Kit & Carolyn Bonner 128 Ppgs, 150 Photos/Color, Softback, 8.5 x 11", ISBN 0-7603-0870-5 - $19.95. MBI Publishing Co., Osceola, WI 54020; 1-800-826-6600; www.motorbooks.com Author Kit Bonner and his wife Carolyn need no introduction to Sea Classics readers. For...

A Chinese warship dropped anchor off Tokyo on Wednesday in the communist nation's first military visit to Japan since World War II, symbolizing improving ties between the two Asian giants.The port call by the guided missile destroyer Shenzhen, with about 350 crew on board, was...

A senator sees it as a fair trade: a Korean battle flag captured in the 19th century for the USS Pueblo, taken in 1968.Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., reintroduced a resolution Wednesday demanding that North Korea return the Pueblo, and he sent a letter to Secretary...