Warship
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A warship is a ship carrying weapons, which is used by the navy. Some warships also carry aircraft.
Warships come in many different sizes. Here is a list of different kinds of warships, from the largest to the smallest of World War II:
- Battleship - about 35,000 tons with 12" to 18" guns
- Battlecruiser - about 25,000 tons with 10" to 12" guns
- Cruiser -- 10,000 tons. Heavy cruiser had 8" guns or larger. Light cruiser had less than 8" guns.
- Destroyer -- 2,000 tons with 4" to 6" guns.
- Frigate -- 1,500 tons with 3" to 5" guns
- Submarine -- 1,500 tons with torpedoes
- Corvette, patrol craft, minesweeper, torpedo boats.
A submarine is a special kind of warship able to go under the sea.
An aircraft carrier is like an airport on a ship.
[change] Today
All warships today have missiles and many have nuclear power. Battleships and battlecruisers are not used today.
- Aircraft carriers, about 100,000 tons, carry a number of jets which can be launched from the ship.
- Cruisers, 10,000 tons, are used against aircraft.
- Destroyers, 9,000 tons, are used against submarines.
- Frigates, 4,000 tons, are little destroyers.
- Submarines, 7,000 tons, are used against ships and submarines.
- Ballistic, 17,000 tons, are a new group of submarines that carry ballistic missiles that can be used against cities or other large targets that cannot move.
