Back سفن رئيسية Arabic Buque capital AST Kapitalni brod BS Vaixell capital Catalan Großkampfschiff German Buque capital Spanish Ontzi kapital Basque کشتی پایگاه Persian Capital ship French אוניית ראשה HE

Capital ship

Aircraft carriers form the main capital ships of most modern-era blue-water navies.
Battleships became the main form of capital ship after sailing vessels fell out of use, and remained so up to World War II. Shown is the German SMS Helgoland.
Ships of the line (of battle) were the capital ships of the era of sail. Pictured is the Spanish Santa Ana, a very large example with 112 guns.

The capital ships of a navy are its most important warships; they are generally the larger ships when compared to other warships in their respective fleet. A capital ship is generally a leading or a primary ship in a naval fleet.[1]

  1. ^ Keegan, John (1989). The Price of Admiralty. New York: Viking. p. 276. ISBN 0-670-81416-4.

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