Ship

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General terminology

Ships may occur collectively as fleets, flotillas or squadrons. Convoys of ships commonly occur.

Related Topics:
Fleet - Flotilla - Squadron - Convoy

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A collection of ships for military purposes may compose a navy or a task force.

Related Topics:
Navy - Task force

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In the past, people counting or grouping disparate types of ship may refer to the individual vessels as bottoms. Groups of sailing ships could constitute, say, a fleet of 40 sail. Groups of submarines (particularly German U-boats in the 1940s) may hunt in packs (derived from the notion of a "wolf pack").

Related Topics:
Vessel - Bottom - Sail - Submarine - U-boat - Pack

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