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A-cockbill was an old naval term for an anchor which hangs down by its ring from the cathead.
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A-hull was an old nautical term describing a sailing ship with the sails furled and the helm lashed on the leeside, causing the vessel to lie nearly with her side to the wind and sea, and her head inclined somewhat in the direction of the wind. This situation affording the vessel protection against the fury of a storm.
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Abaft means towards the rear of a ship.
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The USS Abbot was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme. The USS Abbot was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She carried a complement of 353 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; six 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; ten 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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HMS Abdiel was a British Abdiel class minelayer of 2650 tons displacement launched in 1940. HMS Abdiel was armed with six 4.7-inch anti-aircraft guns and several smaller guns. She was powered by Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 40 knots.
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Abdiel Class (formerly Latona Class) was a class of British minelayers used during the Second World War to transport supplies through the Mediterranean to Malta during 1941 and 1942.
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The Ahmed Yani (formerly the Evertsen) is an Indonesian Van Spiejk Class frigate launched in 1966 and transferred to the Indonesian navy from the Netherlands in the mid-1980s. She has a displacement of 2225 tons and is powered by two Werkspoor/English Electric double reduction geared turbines rated at 30000 shp providing a top speed of 28.5 knots and a maximum range of 7200 km at 12 knots. She is manned by a crew of 180. Armaments consist of two Short Bros Seacat anti-aircraft quad missile launchers; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose gun and six 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes arranged in two triple arrangements, firing the Honeywell Mk 46 anti-submarine torpedo. A Westland Westland Wasp helicopter is also carried.
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The Abdul Rahman Al Fadel is a Bahrainian Lurssen FPB 45 type missile corvette of 259 tons (fully loaded) and a top speed of 40 knots. She is armed with two Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 ship-to-ship missile launchers and one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun, two Breda 40 mm/70 (twin) guns and three 7.62 mm machine-guns.
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The Abdullah is a British-built Jordanian Hawk Class fast attack craft delivered in early 1990. The Al Hussein has a displacement of 124 tons fully loaded and carries a crew of three officers and 13 men. Two MTU 16V 396 TB 94 diesel engines provide a top speed of 32 knots and a range of 750 miles at 15 knots and 1500 miles at 11 knots. Armaments consist of two Oerlikon GCM-A03 30 mm guns arranged as a single pair; one Oerlikon GAM-B01 20 mm gun and two machine-guns.
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HMS Abercrombie was a British monitor of 7850 tons displacement launched in 1942. HMS Abercrombie was powered two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers and was armed with two 15 inch guns; eight 4 inch dual-purpose guns; twelve 2 pdr guns and twenty 20 mm anti-aircraft guns. After the end of the Second World War, HMS Abercrombie served as a Gunnery Training Ship.
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HMS Aberdare was a British improved Hunt Class minesweeper of 710 tons displacement built under the Emergency War Programme during the Great War and launched sometime between 1917 and 1919, seeing action during the Second World War. HMS Aberdare was powered by Yarrow coal-fired boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots and a range of about 2400 km at top speed. She carried a complement of 73 and was armed with a 4-inch anti-aircraft gun and one smaller gun.
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HMS Aberdeen was a British Aberdeen Class escort sloop of 990 tons displacement built at the Devonport Dockyard and launched in 1936. She was armed with four 4-inch anti-aircraft guns and nine smaller guns. Two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers provided a top speed of 16.5 knots and she carried a complement of 100.
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The Aberdeen Line was a British steamship company founded in 1824 and plying between London and Australia via the Cape.
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The USS Abilene was an American frigate of 1430 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Abilene had a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 194. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and four depth-charge throwers.
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HMS Abingdon was a British improved Hunt Class minesweeper of 710 tons displacement built under the Emergency War Programme during the Great War and launched sometime between 1917 and 1919, seeing action during the Second World War. HMS Abingdon was powered by Yarrow coal-fired boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots and a range of about 2400 km at top speed. She carried a complement of 73 and was armed with a 4-inch anti-aircraft gun and one smaller gun.
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Able seaman is nautical terminology for a skilled seaman, as distinct from a trained, but not skilled seaman known as an ordinary seaman, and an untrained or inexperienced seaman who is known as a boy.
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The USS Abner Read was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme and sunk during the Second World War. The USS Abner Read was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She carried a complement of 353 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; six 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; ten 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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HMS Aboukir was a British armoured cruiser of 12000 tons displacement. She was launched in May 1900 and sunk in the North Sea with the loss of 25 officers and 502 men, in September 1914 after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-9. HMS Aboukir was armed with two 9.2 inch, twelve six inch and twelve 12-pdr guns and two torpedo tubes and had a top speed of 21 knots.
The name Aboukir was first applied to the French 74-gun ship Aquilon, taken at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. British Ships-of-the-Line of the same name of 74 and 90 guns were launched in 1807 and 1848 respectively.
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The Abraham Crijnssen was a Dutch mine sweeper of 525 tons displacement launched in 1936. The Abraham Crijnssen was powered by oil-fired engines providing a top speed of 16 knots and carried a complement of 46. She was armed with one 3 inch gun; four 12.7 mm anti-aircraft guns and one machine-gun.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln is an American Nimitz Class aircraft carrier of 73973 tons displacement launched in 1988. USS Abraham Lincoln is powered by two pressurised-water cooled A4W/A1G nuclear reactors driving four geared steam turbines providing a top speed in excess of 30 knots. She carries a crew of 6054 comprising 3184 ships crew including 203 officers; 2800 aircrew including 366 officers; and 70 flag crew including 25 officers. Armaments consist of three Raytheon GMLS Mk 29 octuple surface-to-air missile launchers taking the NATO Sea Sparrow missile and four General Electric/General Dynamics 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx 6-barrel Mk 15 guns. She can carry twenty F14 Tomcat; twenty F/A-18 Boeing Hornet; six EA-6B Prowler; twenty A-6E Intruder; five E-2 Hawkeye; ten S-3A/B Viking aircraft in addition to six Sea King helicopters.
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The Abraham Van Der Hulst was a Dutch mine sweeper of 525 tons displacement launched in 1936 and sunk in action with German invasion forces in May 1940. The Abraham Van Der Hulst was powered by oil-fired engines providing a top speed of 16 knots and carried a complement of 46. She was armed with one 3 inch gun; four 12.7 mm anti-aircraft guns and one machine-gun.
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The Abraham Van Der Hulst is a Dutch multi-purpose Karel Doorman Class frigate used for anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface operations and air defence. The ship is equipped with two quad launchers for the AGM-84 (Harpoon) Block 1C anti-ship missile. For short-range air defence, the ship has a Mk 48 vertical launch system for the Raytheon Sea Sparrow (RIM-7M) missile, and carries 16 missiles. The ship's main gun is a 76 mm Otobreda Mk 100 which is capable of firing 100 rounds per minute with a range of 16 km anti-surface and 12 km anti-air. The Signaal Goalkeeper close-in weapon system (CIWS) is fitted to provide close-in air defence. Also fitted are two Oerlikon 20 mm light cannon which fire at 800 rounds per minute to a range of 2 km. Two twin Mk 32 Mod 9 torpedo tubes are fitted and they fire the Honeywell Mark-46 Mod 5 lightweight anti-submarine torpedoes. The ship carries one GKN Westland Lynx SH-14D helicopter for anti-submarine warfare (ASW).
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The Abukuma was a Japanese Natori Class second class cruiser of 5170 tons displacement launched in 1922. The Abukuma was powered by twelve Kanpon boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and carried a complement of 438 and one aircraft. She was armed with seven 5.5 inch guns; two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; two machine-guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Acasta was a British A class destroyer of 1350 tons built by John Brown and launched in 1929. She was sunk by the German battleship Scharnhorst off Narvik, Norway, while escorting the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious, with HMS Ardent in June 1940.
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An accommodation ladder is a light ladder hung over the side of a ship at; the gangway to facilitate ascending from, or descending
to, boats.
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HMS Achates was a British Achates Class destroyer of 1350 tons displacement built under the 1927 War Programme which saw action during the Second World War before being sunk by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper in the Barents Sea while escorting convoy JW.51B in 1942. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers with super heaters providing a top speed of 35 knots and carried a complement of 138.
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The Acheron was a French Redoutable Class submarine of 1379 tons displacement launched in 1929. She was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and electric motors providing a top speed of 10 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 67 and was armed with one 3.9 inch anti-aircraft gun; two machine guns and eleven 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Acheron was a British A class destroyer of 1350 tons built by Thornycroft and launched in 1930. During trials in 1940 after repairs due to bomb damage in an air raid on Portsmouth, she struck a mine about eight miles from The Needles, Isle of Wight and sank in four minutes.
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The Acheron was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1947 for service in the Pacific. The Acheron was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Achille was a French Redoutable Class submarine of 1379 tons displacement launched in 1930. She was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and electric motors providing a top speed of 10 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 67 and was armed with one 3.9 inch anti-aircraft gun; two machine guns and eleven 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The name Achilles has been used for British war ships since 1744 and is associated with the capture of the St Florentine in 1759 and the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. In 1863 a first-class cruiser was launched and named Achilles. That Achilles was decommissioned in 1901.
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HMS Achilles was a British light cruiser of 7030 tons displacement of the Leander Class launched in 1932, that saw action during the Second World War. She was armed with eight 6-inch guns, four 4-inch anti-aircraft guns, four 3-pounder anti-aircraft guns, ten smaller guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quadruples. She was powered by four Admiralty 3-drum type oil boilers providing a top speed of 32.5 knots. She carried a crew of 550 and one aircraft.
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HMS Achilles was a British Leander Class frigate of 2500 tons displacement built by Yarrow and launched in 1968. HMS Achilles was powered by two oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 260 and was armed with one quad Seacat missile launcher; twin 4.5 inch guns and two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and a Limbo anti-submarine mortar. She carried a Wasp helicopter. During 1974 and 1975 she was part of the 3rd Frigate Squadron and assisted in the evacuation of British Citizens from Vietnam. In 1975 she collided with the Greek tanker Olympic Alliance in the Dover Strait. She was decommissioned in 1990 and sold to Chile as the Ministro Zenteno.
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The Aconit was a British-built French Lobelia Class corvette of 925 tons displacement launched in 1941 as HMS Aconite. The Aconit was powered by two oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 15.5 knots and carried a complement of 85. She was armed with one 4 inch anti-aircraft gun; two 57 mm anti-aircraft guns; one 40 mm anti-aircraft gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and six depth charge throwers.
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The Aconit is a French La Fayette class multi-purpose stealth frigate. The Aconit is armed with Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 surface-to-surface missiles; a DCN 100 mm gun; two Giat 20 millimetre Model 20F2 guns. The Aconit is powered by a combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement based on four SEMT Pielstick 12 PA6 V 280 STC diesel engines providing a top speed of 25 knots and, at an economical speed of 12 knots, a range of 9,000 nautical miles. The Aconit carries a complement of 164.
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The Acre was a Brazilian destroyer of 1376 tons displacement launched in 1945. The Acre was powered by three 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 35.5 knots and carried a complement of 150. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; seven smaller guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quadruples.
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The USS Acree was an American Bostwick Class escort destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Acree had a top speed of 19 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; depth charge throwers and three 21 inch torpedo tubes in a triple mount.
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HMS Actaeon was a British modified Black Swan Class sloop of 1430 tons displacement launched in 1945. HMS Actaeon was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 192. She was armed with six 4 inch dual purpose guns and eight 2 pdr anti-aircraft guns.
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The Acteon was a French Redoutable Class submarine of 1379 tons displacement launched in 1929. She was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and electric motors providing a top speed of 10 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 67 and was armed with one 3.9 inch anti-aircraft gun; two machine guns and eleven 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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Actinauts were torpedoes propelled by self-contained power and steered on or beneath the water by a distant operator through the medium of a ray or electric current without the intervention of wires. They were first invented around 1900 and described in the New Liberal Review of June 1901.
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HMS Active was a British Achates Class destroyer of 1350 tons displacement built under the 1927 War Programme which saw action during the Second World War, taking part in Operation Catapult in 1940 and sinking the German submarine U-179 with depth charges off South Africa in 1943 before being sold and broken up at Dalmuir in 1947. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers with super heaters providing a top speed of 35 knots and carried a complement of 138.
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HMS Active is a British Amazon Class frigate of 3100 tons displacement launched in 1972. HMS Active is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines and two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines for cruising providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 6400 km at 17 knots. She carries a crew of 175 including 13 officers and has accommodation for 192. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale MM38 Exocet surface-to-surface cruise missiles; a Short Bros Seacat GWS 24 quad surface-to-air missile launcher; one Vickers 4.5 inch/55 Mk 8 dual-purpose gun; two Oerlikon 20 mm guns and six 324 mm Plessey STWS Mk 2 torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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HMS Acute was a British Algerine Class minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched in 1942. HMS Acute was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16.5 knots. She carried a peacetime complement of 85 and between 104 and 138 in war. For defence she was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge throwers.
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HMS Adamant was a British submarine depot ship of 12500 tons displacement launched in 1939. HMS Adamant had a top speed of 17 knots and was armed with eight 4.5 inch guns and two multiple pompoms.
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The USS Adams was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Adams was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The Adatepe was a Turkish destroyer of 1250 tons displacement launched in 1931. The Adatepe was powered by three Thornycroft boilers providing a top speed of 38 knots and carried a complement of 149. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes in two triple mountings.
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HMAS Adelaide was an Australian Chatham Class light cruiser of 5400 tons displacement launched in 1918. HMAS Adelaide carried a complement of 390 and was powered by Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 25 knots. Armaments consisted of eight 6-inch guns; three 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3-pdr guns; twelve smaller guns and two 21-inch submerged broadside torpedo tubes. In 1938 she was completely refitted, with her funnels reduced from four to three and armaments modified.
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The USS Adjutant was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Adjutant was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Admirable was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Admirable was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Admiral Graf Spee was a German pocket battleship. She was launched in April 1933 and was scuttled off Montevideo, Uruguay after engaging three British cruisers in the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939. The Admiral Graf Spee was armed with six 11 inch and eight six inch guns and had a top speed of 28 knots.
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The Admiral Hipper was a German Hipper Class heavy cruiser (schwere kreuzer) of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1937. The Admiral Hipper had a top speed of 32 knots and carried a complement of 830. She was armed with eight 8 inch guns; twelve 4.1 inch anti-aircraft guns; twelve 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in four triples and carried four aircraft.
During the invasion of Norway in 1940 it was rammed by the British destroyer HMS Glowworm, which sank as a result. It remained in Norwegian waters as part of the German force harassing Allied convoys to the USSR. An attack led by the Admiral Hipper in December 1942 caused the Battle of the Barents Sea, a disaster for the Germans which caused Hitler to decommission most of the German Navy's major warships.
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The Admiral Kuznetsov is a Russian Kuznetsov Class aircraft carrier of 58500 tons displacement, launched in 1985. The Admiral Kuznetsov supports strategic missile carrying submarines, surface ships and maritime missile-carrying aircraft of the Russian fleet. The ship is capable of engaging surface, subsurface and airborne targets.
The flight deck area is 14,700 square metres and aircraft take-off is assisted by a bow ski-jump angled at 12 degrees. The flight deck is equipped with arrester wires. Two starboard lifts carry the aircraft from the hangar to the flight deck. The ship has the capacity to support 16 Yakovlev Yak-41M (Freestyle) and 12 Sukhoi Su-27K (Flanker) fixed wing aircraft and a range of helicopters including four Kamov Ka-27-LD (Helix) , 18 Kamov Ka-27 PLO, and two Ka-27-S.
The ship has a Granit anti-ship missile system equipped with 12 surface to surface missile launchers. The air defence gun and missile system includes the Klinok air defence missile system with 24 vertical launchers and 192 anti-air missiles. The system defends the ship against anti-ship missiles, aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and surface ships. The ship is equipped with an Udav-1 integrated anti-submarine system with 60 anti-submarine rockets. The ship has a maximum speed of 29 knots, and the range at maximum speed is 3800 miles. The ship provides a maximum range of 8500 miles at a speed of 18 knots.
The Admiral Kuznetsov is a large ship, carrying a complement of 1960 crew including 200 officers, and can accommodate an additional 626 aircrew and 40 flagship staff. The ship's 3857 rooms include 387 cabins, 134 crew accommodation spaces with 50 shower rooms, 6 mess rooms, 120 store room and 6000 metres of gangways and alleyways.
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The Admiral Makaroff was a Russian armed cruiser of the Baltic Fleet of 7900 tons displacement launched in 1906 and completed in 1908 and had a top speed of 22.5 knots. The Admiral Makaroff was armed with two 8-inch guns, eight 6-inch guns, twenty 12-pdr guns, four 6-pdr guns, six smaller guns and two submerged torpedo tubes. The Admiral Makaroff carried a crew of between 568 and 593 persons
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The Admiral Nakhimov is a Russian Kirov Class Heavy Missile Cruise Ship. The ship is armed with the Granit long range anti-ship missile system, known in the west as the Shipwreck missile. Twenty Granit anti-ship missiles are installed under the upper deck, mounted at a 60 degree elevation. An S-300F Air Defence Missile Complex is installed on the ship, with 12 launchers and 96 vertical launch air defence missiles. The ship has two Osa-Ma double launchers and 40 air defence missiles. The ship is also fitted with a 130 mm AK-130 multipurpose two barrel gun. The ship's 30 mm artillery system is the AK-630 used to engage airborne targets including sea skimming anti-ship missiles, small sea vessels, floating mines and light armoured land based targets.
The ship accommodates three Kamov Ka-27PL or Ka-25RT helicopters. The ship has ten missile or torpedo tubes with 20 Vodopad-NK anti-submarine missiles or torpedoes. The ship has two anti-submarine and anti-torpedo rocket systems, the Udav-1 with 40 anti-submarine rockets and the RBU-1000. The ship has two RBU-1000 six-tube anti-submarine rocket launchers, with 102 rockets. The propulsion system provides a full speed of 31 knots. When operating on the auxiliary boilers the ship's speed is 14 knots and the ship has an endurance of 60 days.
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The Admiral Scheer was a German Armoured Ship (Panzerschiffe or Pocket Battleship) warship of the Second World War. The Admiral Scheer was launched in 1933 and had a displacement of 10000 tons. She was armed with six 11 inch guns and eight 5.9 inch guns, six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns, eight 3-pdr anti-aircraft guns, ten 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes. The Admiral Scheer also carried two catapult launched aircraft. She was powered by eight sets of M.A.N. diesel engines providing a top speed of 26 knots and a range of 20000 miles at 15 knots. She carried a crew of 926.
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The admiralty was the board of state charged with the provision, organisation and control of the royal navy. It was founded by Henry VIII and amalgamated in 1964 into the ministry of defence.
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The USS Admiralty Islands was an American Casablanca Class light fleet aircraft carrier of 6730 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Admiralty Islands had a top speed of 18 knots and carried a complement of 800 and about 30 aircraft. She was armed with one 5 inch gun and twenty-four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Adopt was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Adopt was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Adrias was a British-built Greek Adrias Class destroyer of 1050 tons displacement launched in 1941 as HMS Border and transferred to Greece during the Second World War only to be scrapped in 1943 after a mine blew away her forecastle. The Adrias was powered by two 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and carried a complement of 168. She was armed with four 4 inch guns; one four barrelled 2 pdr pompom; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and two 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Adrias was a British-built Greek Adrias Class destroyer of 1050 tons displacement launched in 1942 as HMS Tanatside and transferred to Greece during the Second World War. The Adrias was powered by two 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and carried a complement of 168. She was armed with four 4 inch guns; one four barrelled 2 pdr pompom; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and two 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Adsteam Surrey (formerly the Sun Surrey) is a British harbour tug of 378 tons displacement built in 1992. She has a speed of 13 knots and is used in port of Southampton.
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The Adua was an Italian Gemma Class coastal submarine of 620 tons displacement launched in 1936. The Adua was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and 8.5 knots submerged and could dive to a depth of 50 fathoms. Armaments consisted of one 3.9 inch gun; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Aduma was a Japanese coastal defence ship of 8640 tons displacement launched in 1899 and still in service in 1940. The Aduma was powered by twenty-four Belleville coal-fired boilers which originally provided a top speed of 21 knots, which had reduced to 16 knots by 1940. In 1940 she carried a complement of 644 and was armed with four 8 inch guns; eight 6 inch guns; four 3 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and four torpedo tubes.
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HMS Adventure was a British cruiser-minelayer of 6740 tons displacement launched in 1926. HMS Adventure was the first vessel to be designed and built for the British Navy as a dedicated minelayer. HMS Adventure was armed primarily with 340 mines which were for laying, and also with four 4.7-inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3-ponder guns; one multiple pompom and twenty smaller guns. HMS Adventure was powered by Parsons geared turbines with diesel engines and electric drive for cruising. HMS Adventure carried a complement of 400.
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The Aegir was a Danish-built Icelandic fishery protection vessel of 497 tons displacement launched in 1929. The Aegir was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots and carried a complement of 25 and was armed with a 57 mm gun.
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The Aegon (formerly the Weser A 62) is a Greek depot ship built by Elsflether Werft during the early 1960s. She has a displacement of 2940 tons fully loaded and is powered by six Maybach 16-cylinder diesel engines rated at 14400 shp providing a top speed of 20.5 knots and a range of 1625 km at 15 knots. She is manned by a crew of 110. Armaments consist of two DCN 100 mm dual-purpose guns capable of a rate of fire of between 60 and 80 rounds per minute; four Bofors 40 mm/70 dual-purpose guns; and six 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes arranged in two triple arrangements.
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The Aemelia was the flagship of Admiral Tromp when his fleet of some 100 assorted ships destroyed a 70-strong Spanish fleet bound for Holland in October 1639. The Aemelia was built in 1637 and was armed with 56 guns. She was lost sometime prior to 1646 when a new 28-gun ship of the same name joined the Dutch navy.
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The Aerecis was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1945 for service in the Pacific. The Aerecis was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Aetos was a Greek Aetos Class destroyer of 1050tons displacement launched in 1911. The Aetos was powered by four Yarrow oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of about 150. Armaments consisted of four 4-inch guns; two 2 pdr pom-poms and six 21-inch torpedo tubes, and forty mines were also carried for mine-laying.
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The Affondatore was an Italian turret battleship. She was launched in November 1865 and retired from service with the Italian navy in 1907. She was armed with two 10 inch muzzle-loading rifled guns and had a top speed of 12 knots. The Affondatore was an iron-hulled schooner rigged vessel with two turrets each designed by the British navy's Captain Cowper Coles. She acted as the flagship of Admiral Persano's fleet at the Battle of Lissa in July 1866.
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The Affray was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1944 for service in the Pacific. The Affray was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Africa was a British first-class battleship of the King Edward class launched in 1905.
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HMS Afridi was a British Tribal Class destroyer of 1870 tons displacement launched around 1941 and sunk during the Second World War. HMS Afridi was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots and carried a crew of 190. She was armed with eight 4.7 inch dual-purpose guns; seven smaller guns and four 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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In nautical terms, the term after refers to the rear of a ship.
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HMS Agate (formerly the Mavis Rose) was a British armed trawler of 627 tons displacement launched in 1934 and used by the British navy during the Second World War for anti-submarine training. HMS Agate had a top speed of 12 knots and was armed with one 4-inch gun and depth charges.
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The USS Agerholm was an American Gearing Class destroyer of 2400 tons displacement launched in 1946. The USS Agerholm was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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HMS Agincourt was a British 64-gun ship launched in 1796 that took part in the Battle of Camperdown in 1797.
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HMS Agincourt was a British battleship originally built of 32000 tons displacement, reduced to 27500 tons displacement when she was transferred to the British Navy. She was built for Brazil as the Rio de Janeiro and launched in 1862. She had fourteen 12-inch guns in the main battery and twenty 6-inch and ten 12-pdr guns in a secondary battery. HMS Agincourt was launched in 1913 and taken over by the Turkish navy as the Birinji Osman before in 1914 being finally appropriated by the British Navy, had a top speed of 15 knots and saw action at the Battle of Jutland under the command of captain H M Doughty. HMS Agincourt was eventually broken up in 1960.
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HMS Agincourt was a British Battle Class destroyer of 2315 tons displacement designed for operation in the Pacific Ocean during the Second World War and launched in 1945. HMS Agincourt was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 250 in peace time and 337 during the Second World War. She was armed with two pairs of 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns mounted forward and one 4.5 inch dual purpose gun mounted in the 'Q' position; eight 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge howitzers; ten 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Agosta was a French Redoutable Class submarine of 1379 tons displacement launched in 1934. She was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and electric motors providing a top speed of 10 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 67 and was armed with one 3.9 inch anti-aircraft gun; two machine guns and eleven 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Agosta is a French Agosta class patrol submarine of 1490 tons displacement launched in 1974. She is powered by two SEMT-Pielstick 16 PA4185VG diesel engines of 3600 hp and one electric motor 4600 hp and one cruising motor of 23 kW providing a top speed of 20 knots dived and a range of 13600 km snorkelling. She carries a single crew of 58 personnel, including seven officers. Armaments consist of Aerospatiale SM 39 Exocet anti-ship missiles launched from four 533 mm bow torpedo tubes; ECAN L5 Mod 3 dual purpose and ECAN F17 Mod 2 wire-guided torpedoes; or 36 mines carried in lieu of torpedoes.
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The Ahmad El Fateh is a Bahrainian Lurssen FPB 45 type missile corvette of 259 tons (fully loaded) and a top speed of 40 knots. She is armed with two Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 ship-to-ship missile launchers and one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun, two Breda 40 mm/70 (twin) guns and three 7.62 mm machine-guns.
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The Ahmed Yani (formerly the Tjerk Hiddes) is an Indonesian Van Spiejk Class frigate launched in 1965 and transferred to the Indonesian navy from the Netherlands in the mid-1980s. She has a displacement of 2225 tons and is powered by two Werkspoor/English Electric double reduction geared turbines rated at 30000 shp providing a top speed of 28.5 knots and a maximum range of 7200 km at 12 knots. She is manned by a crew of 180. Armaments consist of eight McDonnell Douglas Harpoon anti-ship missiles; two Short Bros Seacat anti-aircraft quad missile launchers; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose gun and six 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes arranged in two triple arrangements, firing the Honeywell Mk 46 anti-submarine torpedo. A Westland Westland Wasp helicopter is also carried.
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The Aidea was a British-built Chilean Serrano Class destroyer of 1090 tons displacement launched in 1928. The Aidea was powered by three Thornycroft 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 35 knots. She carried a complement of 130 and was armed with three 4.7 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns; two depth charge throwers; six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples and had provision for carrying mines.
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The Aigaion was a British-built Greek Themistoklis Class destroyer of 1050 tons displacement launched in 1941 as HMS Lauderdale. The Aigaion was powered by two 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and carried a complement of 168. She was armed with six 4 inch guns; one four barrelled pompom and three 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Aigle was a French Aigle Class destroyer (contre-torpilleurs) of 2441 tons displacement launched in 1931 and scuttled at Toulon in November 1942. The Aigle had a top speed of 39 knots and a range of 4800 km at 18 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with five 5.5 inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; four depth charge throwers and six 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Aigli was a Greek Aigli Class torpedo boat of 123 tons displacement launched in 1913. The Aigli had a top speed of 25 knots. Armaments consisted of two 6 pdr Bethlehem guns and two 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Ainsworth is an American Knox Class frigate of 3011 tons standard displacement launched in 1972. The USS Ainsworth is powered by two Combustion Engineering boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 6400 km at 22 knots running on one boiler. She carries a crew of 288 including 17 officers and is armed with eight McDonnell Douglas Harpoon surface-to-surface missiles; a Honeywell ASROC Mk 16 octuple anti-ship launcher; one FMC 5 inch/54 Mk 42 Mod 9 dual-purpose gun; a General Electric/General Dynamics 20 mm/76 6-barrelled Mk 15 Vulcan Phalanx gun and two pairs of 324 mm Mk 32 torpedo tubes taking the Honeywell Mk 46 and Mk 50 torpedoes. A SH-2F LAMPS I helicopter is also carried.
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HMS Airedale was a British No 1 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1000 tons displacement designed for escort duties, launched in 1940 and sunk during the Second World War. HMS Airedale was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 27.5 knots and carried a complement of 146. She was armed with four 4 inch anti-aircraft guns; one 2 pdr gun and two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Airone was an Italian Partenope Class torpedo boat of 679 tons displacement launched in 1938. She was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 94. Armaments consisted of three 3.9 inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and four 18-inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Aisne was a British Battle Class destroyer of 2315 tons displacement designed for operation in the Pacific Ocean during the Second World War and launched in 1945. HMS Aisne was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 250 in peace time and 337 during the Second World War. She was armed with two pairs of 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns mounted forward and one 4.5 inch dual purpose gun mounted in the 'Q' position; eight 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge howitzers; ten 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Ajax was a British light cruiser of 6985 tons displacement of the Leander Class launched in 1934, that saw action during the Second World War including the Battle of the River Plate in 1939. She was armed with eight 6-inch guns, eight 4-inch anti-aircraft guns, four 3-pounder anti-aircraft guns, ten smaller guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quadruples. She was powered by four Admiralty 3-drum type oil boilers providing a top speed of 32.5 knots. She carried a crew of 550 and two aircraft.
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HMS Ajax was a British Leander Class frigate of 2500 tons displacement launched in 1962 and decommissioned in 1985. She was armed with two quad Seacat missile launchers; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; one Ikara and one Limbo anti-submarine mortar. She carried a Wasp helicopter and carried a complement of 257.
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The Ajax was a French Redoutable Class submarine of 1379 tons displacement launched between 1929 and 1937. She was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and electric motors providing a top speed of 10 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 67 and was armed with one 3.9 inch anti-aircraft gun; two machine guns and eleven 21.7 inch torpedo tubes. The Ajax was sunk at Dakar in September 1940.
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The Ajuricaba was a Brazilian destroyer of 1376 tons displacement launched in 1945. The Ajuricaba was powered by three 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 35.5 knots and carried a complement of 150. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; seven smaller guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quadruples.
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The Akagi was a Japanese aircraft carrier of 26900 tons displacement launched in 1925. She was designed as a battle cruiser but as a result of the Washington Treaty the design was altered and she was converted into an aircraft carrier to despatch up to 60 aircraft (normal complement thirty aircraft). The Akagi was powered by nineteen Kanpon boilers providing a top speed of 28.5 knots. She was armed with ten 8-inch guns; sixteen 4.7-inch anti-aircraft guns and twenty-eight machine-guns.
The Akagi led the Japanese aircraft carrier assault on Pearl Harbour in 1941. She was sunk at the Battle of Midway in 1942 by American dive bombers.
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The Akatuki was a Japanese Hibiki type Hubuki Class destroyer of 1700 tons displacement launched in 1932. The Akatuki was powered by four Kanpon oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 197. She was armed with six 5 inch guns; four anti-aircraft machine-guns and nine 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three triple mountings.
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The Akebono was a Japanese Amagiri type Hubuki Class destroyer of 1700 tons displacement launched in 1930. The Akebono was powered by four Kanpon oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 197. She was armed with six 5 inch guns; four anti-aircraft machine-guns and nine 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three triple mountings.
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The Akikaze was a Japanese Akikaze Class destroyer of 1215 tons displacement launched in 1920. The Akikaze was powered by four Kanpon oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 148. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; two anti-aircraft machine-guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three pairs.
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The Akula Class (Bars class Project 971) is a type of Russian nuclear powered submarine. The submarines were built by the Amur Shipbuilding Plant Joint Stock Company at Komsomolsk-on-Amur and at the Severodvinsk shipbuilding yard. Seven Akula I submarines were commissioned between 1986 and 1992, and three Improved Akula between 1992 and 1995. One Akula II was commissioned in 1992 and two more are being built. The Akula submarine design is under constant upgrade and Russia claims the Akula is the quietest of its domestically built submarines and is fitted with acoustic countermeasure equipment. The multi-purpose submarine is capable of strikes against groups of hostile ships and against coastal installations.
The submarines have eight torpedo launch tubes, four 650 millimetre and four 533 millimetre tubes. The Improved Akula and Akula II have ten, with six 533 mm tubes. The four 650 mm tubes can be fitted with liners to provide additional 533 mm weapon launch capacity. The torpedo tubes can be used to launch mines instead of torpedoes. The Akula Class carry up to twelve Granat submarine launched cruise missiles. The missiles are fired from four 533 mm torpedo launch tubes. The submarine's anti-ship missiles are the Novator SS-N-15 Starfish and the Novator SS-N-16 Stallion and an air defence capability is provided by the Strela SA-N-5/8 portable missile launcher with 18 missiles. The Akula can launch a range of anti-submarine and anti-surface vessel torpedoes.
The main propulsion machinery of the Akula Class consists of a VM-5 pressure water reactor rated at 190 MW with a GT3A turbine developing 35 MW. Two auxiliary diesels rated at 750 hp provide emergency power. The propulsion system drives a seven bladed fixed pitch propeller. The propulsion system provides a maximum submerged speed of 33 knots and a surface speed of 10 knots. A reserve propeller system, powered by two motors rated at 370 kw, provides a speed of three to four knots. The submarine is rated for a diving depth to 600 metres. The submarine carries sufficient supplies for an endurance of 100 days and is operated by a complement of 73 crew.
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The Al Abdali is a Kuwaiti TNC 45 TYPE fast attack craft of 255 tons displacement. The Al Abdali is manned by a crew of five officers and thirty men and is powered by four MTU 16V 538 TB 92 diesel engines providing a top speed of 41 knots and a range of 1800 at 16 knots. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 surface-to-surface missiles; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose gun; two Breda 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement.
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The Al Ahmadi is a Kuwaiti TNC 45 TYPE fast attack craft of 255 tons displacement. The Al Ahmadi is manned by a crew of five officers and thirty men and is powered by four MTU 16V 538 TB 92 diesel engines providing a top speed of 41 knots and a range of 1800 at 16 knots. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 surface-to-surface missiles; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose gun; two Breda 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement.
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The Al Bat'Nah is a British-built Oman Province Class fast attack craft of 394 tons displacement fully loaded. The Al Bat'Nah is powered by four Paxman Valenta 18RP200 diesel engines providing a top speed of 38 knots and a range of 2000 miles at 18 knots. She caries a crew of 45 plus 14 trainees. Armaments consist of eight Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 cruise missiles; one OTO Melara 3 inch/62 compact gun; two Breda 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement and two 12.7 mm machine-guns.
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The Al Betteel is a Kuwaiti TNC 45 TYPE fast attack craft of 255 tons displacement. The Al Betteel is manned by a crew of five officers and thirty men and is powered by four MTU 16V 538 TB 92 diesel engines providing a top speed of 41 knots and a range of 1800 at 16 knots. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 surface-to-surface missiles; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose gun; two Breda 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement.
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The Al Boom is a Kuwaiti TNC 45 TYPE fast attack craft of 255 tons displacement launched in 1982. The Al Boom is manned by a crew of five officers and thirty men and is powered by four MTU 16V 538 TB 92 diesel engines providing a top speed of 41 knots and a range of 1800 at 16 knots. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 surface-to-surface missiles; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose gun; two Breda 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement.
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The Al Fahaheel is a French built, Kuwaiti Um Al Maradim Class missile attack craft. The attack craft are armed with two twin launchers for the Matra BAe Dynamics Sea Skua surface to surface missiles, mounted on the aft deck. The craft can be fitted with the Simbad twin missile launcher supplied by Matra BAe Dynamics, which fires the Mistral surface to air missile. The Simbad launcher is installed on the weapon deck to the stern of the radar mast. The vessel's main gun, the Otobreda 40 mm gun, is installed on the bow deck. The Giat type M621 20 mm gun is mounted at the stern and there are also two 12.7 mm general purpose machine-guns. The fast attack craft uses a steel hull construction and the full load displacement is 245 tons. The craft is operated by a crew of 24. The propulsion system is based on two MTU 2.94 MW diesel engines supplied by with two water jet systems. The patrol boat is capable of a maximum speed of 30 knots. At an economical speed of 15 knots, the range is over 1,300 miles.
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The Al Gariyah is a French-built Qatar Combattante III M Class fast attack craft of 345 tons displacement. The Al Gariyah is powered by four MTU 20V 538 TB 93 diesel engines providing a top speed of 38.5 knots. She carries a crew of 41 and is armed with eight Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 cruise missiles; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun; a twin arrangement of Breda 40 mm/70 guns and two twin arrangements of Oerlikon 30 mm/75 guns.
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The Al Hussan is a British-built Jordanian Hawk Class fast attack craft delivered in early 1990. The Al Hussein has a displacement of 124 tons fully loaded and carries a crew of three officers and 13 men. Two MTU 16V 396 TB 94 diesel engines provide a top speed of 32 knots and a range of 750 miles at 15 knots and 1500 miles at 11 knots. Armaments consist of two Oerlikon GCM-A03 30 mm guns arranged as a single pair; one Oerlikon GAM-B01 20 mm gun and two machine-guns.
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The Al Hussein is a British-built Jordanian Hawk Class fast attack craft delivered in early 1990. The Al Hussein has a displacement of 124 tons fully loaded and carries a crew of three officers and 13 men. Two MTU 16V 396 TB 94 diesel engines provide a top speed of 32 knots and a range of 750 miles at 15 knots and 1500 miles at 11 knots. Armaments consist of two Oerlikon GCM-A03 30 mm guns arranged as a single pair; one Oerlikon GAM-B01 20 mm gun and two machine-guns.
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The Al Jabiri is a Bahrainian Lurssen FPB 45 type missile corvette of 259 tons (fully loaded) and a top speed of 40 knots. She is armed with two Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 ship-to-ship missile launchers and one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun, two Breda 40 mm/70 (twin) guns and three 7.62 mm machine-guns.
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The Al Jawf is a British-built Saudi Arabian Sandown Class coastal mine hunter of 450 tons displacement launched in 1989. The Al Jawf is powered by two Paxman Valenta 6-RP 200E diesel engines providing a top speed of 13 knots and a range of 4800 km at 12 knots. The Al Jawf carries a crew of 34 and has accommodation for 40. The Al Jawf is armed with a twin arrangement of Emmerson Electric 30 mm guns.
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The Al Manama is a Bahrainian Lurssen FPB 62 type missile corvette of 632 tons and a top speed of 32 knots. She is armed with two Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 ship-to-ship missile launchers and one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun, two Breda 40 mm/70 (twin) guns and two Oerlikon GAM-BO1 20 mm/93 guns. She also carries a single SA 365F Dauphin 2 helicopter. The Al Manama is of an aluminium superstructure with a steel hull and is fitted with a helicopter platform which incorporates a lift to lower the aircraft into the hangar.
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The Al Mua'zzar is a British built, Oman Qahir Class corvette. The ship is based on a stealth version of the proven Mark 9 corvette. The hull and superstructure have been designed to minimise the radar cross section with features including the cladding of surfaces with radar absorbent material and angled sides to reduce the return signal to hostile radars. The Qahir Al Amwaj class has speed of 25 knots in rough conditions. The maximum speed is attainable up to Sea State 5 and speed in excess of 15 knots is attainable in Sea State 6.
The ship is equipped with the Exocet MM40 Block 2 missile. The two Exocet launchers each loaded with four missiles are located on the forecastle behind the Otobreda Super Rapid gun. The ship's short range surface-to-air missile system is the Thomson-CSF Crotale NG launch unit with the VT-1 missile. The Crotale eight-round launcher is mounted aft of the funnel. The electrically driven turret weighs four tons and includes a surveillance radar, identification friend or foe, an electro-optical system, and two banks of four VT-1 missiles. The launcher slews round to the detected target at five radians per second horizontally and one radian per second vertically. Installed on the forecastle of the corvette is an Otobreda 76 millimetre 62 Super Rapid gun, with a range of 16 kilometres and a firing rate of 120 rounds per minute. On each side of the ship on the port and starboard side decks is an Oerlikon/ BAE Systems 20 millimetre gun, model GAM-BO1. The flight deck aft is of sufficient size to launch or recover a helicopter to the size of a Super Puma. The ship is designed for operation with a complement of 60 crew. Accommodation is provided for nine officers, 21 senior ratings and 30 junior ratings.
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The Al Muharraq is a Bahrainian Lurssen FPB 62 type missile corvette of 632 tons and a top speed of 32 knots. She is armed with two Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 ship-to-ship missile launchers and one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun, two Breda 40 mm/70 (twin) guns and two Oerlikon GAM-BO1 20 mm/93 guns. She also carries a single SA 365F Dauphin 2 helicopter. The Al Muharraq is of an aluminium superstructure with a steel hull and is fitted with a helicopter platform which incorporates a lift to lower the aircraft into the hangar.
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The Al Saadi is a Kuwaiti TNC 45 TYPE fast attack craft of 255 tons displacement. The Al Saadi is manned by a crew of five officers and thirty men and is powered by four MTU 16V 538 TB 92 diesel engines providing a top speed of 41 knots and a range of 1800 at 16 knots. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 surface-to-surface missiles; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose gun; two Breda 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement.
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The Al Sanbouk is a Kuwaiti TNC 45 TYPE fast attack craft of 255 tons displacement launched in 1982. The Al Sanbouk is manned by a crew of five officers and thirty men and is powered by four MTU 16V 538 TB 92 diesel engines providing a top speed of 41 knots and a range of 1800 at 16 knots. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 surface-to-surface missiles; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose gun; two Breda 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement.
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The Al Sarea was an Egyptian motor patrol vessel of the Second World War of 20 tons displacement launched in 1936. The Al Sarea was powered by two Kermath 12-cylinder petrol engines providing a top speed of 35 knots and carried a complement of nine. She was armed with a 37 mm gun.
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The Al Sharqiyar is a British-built Oman Province Class fast attack craft of 394 tons displacement fully loaded. The Al Sharqiyar is powered by four Paxman Valenta 18RP200 diesel engines providing a top speed of 38 knots and a range of 2000 miles at 18 knots. She caries a crew of 45 plus 14 trainees. Armaments consist of eight Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 cruise missiles; one OTO Melara 3 inch/62 compact gun; two Breda 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement and two 12.7 mm machine-guns.
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The Al Taweelah is a Bahrainian Lurssen FPB 45 type missile corvette of 259 tons (fully loaded) and a top speed of 40 knots. She is armed with two Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 ship-to-ship missile launchers and one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 gun, two Breda 40 mm/70 (twin) guns and three 7.62 mm machine-guns.
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The Al Yamook is a French built, Kuwaiti Um Al Maradim Class missile attack craft. The attack craft are armed with two twin launchers for the Matra BAe Dynamics Sea Skua surface to surface missiles, mounted on the aft deck. The craft can be fitted with the Simbad twin missile launcher supplied by Matra BAe Dynamics, which fires the Mistral surface to air missile. The Simbad launcher is installed on the weapon deck to the stern of the radar mast. The vessel's main gun, the Otobreda 40 mm gun, is installed on the bow deck. The Giat type M621 20 mm gun is mounted at the stern and there are also two 12.7 mm general purpose machine-guns. The fast attack craft uses a steel hull construction and the full load displacement is 245 tons. The craft is operated by a crew of 24. The propulsion system is based on two MTU 2.94 MW diesel engines with two water jet systems. The patrol boat is capable of a maximum speed of 30 knots. At an economical speed of 15 knots, the range is over 1,300 miles.
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The Alabama was a wooden steam vessel of 900 tons, with engines of 300 hp, constructed by Messrs Laird at Birkenhead for the confederate service, to act as a privateer. She was armed with eight 32-pounders and was launched on May 15th 1862 and sailed from the Mersey on July 28th. Before she was launched her destination was made known to the British government, but owing to some legal formalities the orders given for her detention did not reach Liverpool until the day after she had left that port - the 29th of July, 1862. She received her armament and stores at the Azores, and entered on her destructive career, capturing and burning merchant vessels, until she was sunk in a fight with the Federal war steamer Kearsarge, off Cherbourg, on the 19th of June, 1864.
As early as the winter of 1862 the United States government declared that they held themselves entitled at a suitable period to demand full compensation from Britain for the damages inflicted on American property by the Alabama and several other cruisers that had been built, supplied, or recruited in British ports or waters. After a long series of negotiations it was agreed to submit the final settlement of the question to a court of arbitration, consisting of representatives of Britain, and the United States, and of three other members, appointed by the King of Italy, the President of Switzerland, and the Emperor of Brazil. This court met at Geneva on the 17th of December, 1871, and a claim for indirect damages to American commerce having been abandoned by the United States government, the decree was given in September, 1872, that Britain was liable to the United States in damages to the amount of 15,500,000 dollars. After all awards were made to private claimants about 8,000,000 dollars still remain unclaimed.
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The USS Alabama was an American South Dakota Class battleship of 35000 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Alabama was powered by Foster Wheeler oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 30 knots and carried a complement of 2500 and three aircraft. She was armed with nine 16 inch guns; twenty 5 inch dual-purpose guns; sixty-eight Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and forty Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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HMS Alacrity was a British modified Black Swan Class sloop of 1430 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMS Alacrity was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 192. She was armed with six 4 inch dual purpose guns and eight 2 pdr anti-aircraft guns.
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HMS Alacrity is a British Amazon Class frigate of 3100 tons displacement launched in 1974. HMS Alacrity is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines and two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines for cruising providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 6400 km at 17 knots. She carries a crew of 175 including 13 officers and has accommodation for 192. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale MM38 Exocet surface-to-surface cruise missiles; a Short Bros Seacat GWS 24 quad surface-to-air missile launcher; one Vickers 4.5 inch/55 Mk 8 dual-purpose gun; two Oerlikon 20 mm guns and six 324 mm Plessey STWS Mk 2 torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Alagi was an Italian Gemma Class coastal submarine of 620 tons displacement launched in 1936. The Alagi was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and 8.5 knots submerged and could dive to a depth of 50 fathoms. Armaments consisted of one 3.9 inch gun; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Alagoas was a British-built Brazilian torpedo boat of 560 tons displacement launched about 1909 and scrapped some time prior to 1940. The Alagoas was powered by two double-ended Yarrow coal-fired boilers providing a top speed of 28 knots and a range of 2560 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 110 and was armed with two 4 inch guns; four 3-pdr guns and two 18-inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Alamein was a British Battle Class destroyer of 2315 tons displacement designed for operation in the Pacific Ocean during the Second World War and launched in 1945. HMS Alamein was powered by three Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a crew of 250 in peace time and 337 during the Second World War. She was armed with two pairs of 4.5 inch dual-purpose guns mounted forward and one 4.5 inch dual purpose gun mounted in the 'Q' position; eight 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge howitzers; ten 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Alaric was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1945 for service in the Pacific. The Alaric was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Alarm was a British Algerine Class minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched and lost during the Second World War. HMS Alarm was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16.5 knots. She carried a peacetime complement of 85 and between 104 and 138 in war. For defence she was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge throwers.
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The USS Alaska was an American Alaska Class battle cruiser of 27500 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Alaska was powered by eight Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed in excess of 33 knots and carried a complement of 1979 and four aircraft. She was armed with nine 12 inch guns; twelve 5 inch guns; fifty-six 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and thirty-four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The USS Alaska is an American Ohio Class submarine, designed to provide a virtually undetectable undersea launch platform of intercontinental missiles. The main propulsion machinery is a pressure water reactor GE PWR S8G with two turbines providing 60,000 horsepower and driving a single shaft. The submarine is equipped with a 325 horsepower Magnatek auxiliary prop motor. The propulsion provides a speed in excess of 18 knots surfaced and 25 knots submerged. The USS ALaska is equipped with the capacity for 24 Trident strategic ballistic missiles carried in two rows of 12. The submarine is fitted with four 533 millimetre torpedo tubes with a Mark 118 digital torpedo fire control system taking the Gould Mark 48 ADCAP torpedo.
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HMS Albacore was a British Algerine Class minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched in 1942. HMS Albacore was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16.5 knots. She carried a peacetime complement of 85 and between 104 and 138 in war. For defence she was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge throwers.
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The USS Albacore was an American Gato Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1942 and sunk during the Second World War. The USS Albacore had a top speed of 21 knots surfaced and carried a complement of between 65 and 74. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun; two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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The USS Albany was an American Oregon City Class heavy cruiser of 13700 tons displacement launched in 1945. The USS Albany was powered by Babcock and Wilcox oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and carried a complement of 1715 and four aircraft. She was armed with nine 8 inch guns; twelve 5 inch guns; forty-eight 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and forty 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Albatros was a French Aigle Class destroyer (contre-torpilleurs) of 2441 tons displacement launched in 1930 and rebuilt in 1947. The Albatros had a top speed of 42.6 knots and a range of 4800 km at 18 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with five 5.5 inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; four depth charge throwers and six 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Albatros was a German torpedo boat of 800 tons displacement launched in 1926. The Albatros had a top speed of 33 knots and carried a complement of 121. Armaments consisted of three 4.1 inch guns; two 1 pdr anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two parallel triples.
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The Albatros was an Italian submarine chaser, later reclassed as a destroyer, of 340 tons displacement, launched in 1934. The Albatros was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 25 knots. She was armed with two 3.9 inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; four depth charge throwers and two 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Albatros is a German Albatros class fast attack missile craft of 398 tons displacement commissioned in 1976. She is powered by four MTU 16V956 TB91 diesels providing a top speed of 40 knots and a range of 1300 miles at 30 knots. She carries a crew of 40 including four officers. Armaments consist of two twin Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 anti-ship missile launchers; two OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose guns; two 533 mm aft torpedo tubes taking the AEG Seeal wire-guided; active homing torpedo.
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HMS Albatross was a British training aircraft carrier of 4800 tons displacement launched in 1928. HMS Albatross was powered by four Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 22.5 knots. She carried a complement of 450 and had provision to carry nine seaplanes, in 1940 six Supermarine Walrus search-and-rescue flying boats were carried. HMS Albatross was armed with four 4.7 inch anti-aircraft guns and thirty-two smaller guns.
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The Alberico Da Barbiano was an Italian cruiser of 5069 tons displacement launched in 1930. The Alberico Da Barbiano was powered by six 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 37 knots and carried a complement of 500. She was armed with eight 6-inch guns; six 3.9-inch anti-aircraft guns; eight 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers; four 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two pairs; carried two aircraft and was equipped for mine laying.
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The USS Albert T Harris was an American Rudderow Class escort destroyer of 1450 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Albert T Harris had a top speed of 26 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with two 5 inch guns; two 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; six 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; depth charge throwers and three 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in a triple mount.
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The USS Albert W Grant was an American Improved Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Albert W Grant was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She carried a complement of 353 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; ten 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The Alberto Di Giussano was an Italian cruiser of 5069 tons displacement launched in 1930. The Alberto Di Giussano was powered by six 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 37 knots and carried a complement of 500. She was armed with eight 6-inch guns; six 3.9-inch anti-aircraft guns; eight 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; eight 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers; four 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two pairs and carried two aircraft.
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HMS Albrighton was a British No 3 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1050 tons displacement launched in 1941. HMS Albrighton was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 27 knots and carried a complement of 168. She was armed with six 4 inch anti-aircraft guns; one 2 pdr gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and two 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Albuquerque was an American frigate of 1430 tons displacement launched in 1943 and lent to the Soviet Navy during the Second World War. The USS Albuquerque had a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 194. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and four depth-charge throwers.
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HMS Albury was a British improved Hunt Class minesweeper of 710 tons displacement built under the Emergency War Programme during the Great War and launched sometime between 1917 and 1919, seeing action during the Second World War. HMS Albury was powered by Yarrow coal-fired boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots and a range of about 2400 km at top speed. She carried a complement of 73 and was armed with a 4-inch anti-aircraft gun and one smaller gun.
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The Alcala Galiano was a Spanish Churruca Class destroyer of 1536 tons displacement launched in 1930. The Alcala Galiano was powered by four 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 7200 km at 14 knots. She carried a complement of 175 and was armed with five 4.7 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; four machine-guns; two depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples. The original Alcala Galiano was sold to Argentina in 1927, and a replacement identical vessel subsequently built.
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The Alcide was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1945 for service in the Pacific. The Alcide was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Alcione was an Italian Partenope Class torpedo boat of 679 tons displacement launched in 1937. She was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 94. Armaments consisted of three 3.9 inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and four 18-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Aldebaran was an Italian Climene Class destroyer of 642 tons displacement, launched in 1936. The Aldebaran was powered by two 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots, and carried a complement of 94. She was armed with three 3.9 inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and four 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Aldenham was a British No 1 Type Hunt Class destroyer of 1000 tons displacement designed for escort duties, launched in 1940 and sunk during the Second World War. HMS Aldenham was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 27.5 knots and carried a complement of 146. She was armed with four 4 inch anti-aircraft guns; one 2 pdr gun and two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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The Alderney was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1945 for service in the Pacific. The Alderney was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Alderney is a British Island Class offshore patrol vessel of 925 tons displacement. HMS Alderney is powered by two Ruston RKCM 12-cylinder diesel engines providing a top speed of 16.5 knots and a range of 7000 miles at 12 knots. She carries a crew of 39 and is armed with a Bofors 40 mm Mk 3 gun; a DES/Oerlikon 30 mm/75 Mk 1 gun and two FN 7.62 mm machine-guns.
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The Aleksandr Nikolaev is a Russian Ivan Rogov Class Large Landing Ship providing sea-lift and landing of troops and equipment on the coast of enemy occupied territory. Military material is landed via a bow ramp and also via assault boats through the doors of the flooded well. The tank deck covers an area 54 metres by 12.3 metres to provide 660 square metres of floor area for the transportation of material and is accessed via the bow ramp. The docking bay, with doors at the stern of the ship, can be flooded for amphibious operations using small landing craft. The docking bay measures 67.5 metres by 12.3 metres. The ship has the capacity for the military lift of one battalion of 520 marines and 25 tanks. If no landing craft are carried then the additional space in the docking bay allows a total of 53 tanks or 80 armoured personnel carriers to be transported.
The ship has two air defence missile systems, the OSA-M (Gecko) Air Defence Missile System and the Strela-3M (Grail) portable air defence missile system. The OSA-M is installed at the aft of the superstructure to provide defence against anti-ship missiles, aircraft and surface targets. The system features a double launcher, a control system, a reloading system and the air defence missile. The ship carries 20 missiles. The range is up to 10 kilometres and the reaction time is up to 20 seconds. The system uses semi-active radar homing. The ship is equipped with two close range portable air defence missile systems, Strela-3M, each system having a quadruple launcher. The ship has a 75 mm AK-726 multi-purpose gun, with 1000 rounds of ammunition. The AK-726, provides defence against air, sea and coastal targets. The maximum firing range is 15.7 kilometres and the gun is capable of firing up to 100 rounds per minute. The range of ammunition which can be fired includes contact and proximity rounds and practice and discharge rounds. The gun incorporates two barrels in one cradle. Laying of the gun mount and the fire control can be carried out in automatic mode using the fire control radar system, in semi-automatic mode using the Prizma optical sighting device mounted on the turret or in manual mode using the gunner's sights. The ship is armed with four 30 mm AK-630 air defence guns. The AK-630 is for engaging airborne threats, small sea targets, floating mines and light armoured coastal targets. The ship has a 122 mm rocket launcher, Grad-M with 320 rockets.
The ship accommodates four helicopters. Landing parties can be air lifted by helicopter. The helicopter hangar is located within the superstructure. Helicopters can be brought out of the hangar through two exit doors, one leading to the helicopter landing pad forward of the superstructure and the other to the second landing pad behind the superstructure. Both landing pads are equipped with helicopter refuelling and replenishment stations. The ship's helicopters are the Kamov Ka-27 or Ka-29. The KA-27 (Helix) is a naval anti-submarine helicopter, and the KA-29 is the combat transport version. The helicopters are equipped with emergency flotation ballonets. The helicopter has the capacity to ferry 16 fully equipped and was armed troops. For cargo carrying, the helicopter can carry two tons in the cabin plus four tons on a sling. In the medical evacuation role the helicopter can carry four stretcher patients and seven seated patients with one medical officer.
The ship's propulsion is provided by two gas turbine engines, each rated at 18,000 horsepower. There are two shafts driving two fixed pitch propellers. The ship has two retractable thrusters for manoeuvring and position keeping. The range at the maximum speed of 19 knots is 6,000 miles. At a speed of 14 knots the range is increased to 7,500 miles.
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HMS Alert was a British Bay Class anti-aircraft frigate of 1600 tons displacement launched in 1945 as HMS Loch Scamadale, renamed HMS Dundrum Bay and finally renamed HMS Alert. She carried a crew of 157 and had a top speed of 19.5 knots. Armaments consisted of two 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in a pair; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; and one Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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USS Alexander Hamilton is an American strategic missile submarine of 8250 tons displacement dived launched in 1962. USS Alexander Hamilton is powered by a Westinghouse pressurised-water cooled S5W nuclear reactor providing a top speed of 25 knots dived. She carries a crew of 143 including 13 officers and is armed with 16 Lockheed Poseidon (C3) nuclear inter-continental ballistic missiles and four 21 inch Mk 65 bow torpedo tubes taking the Gould Mk 48 torpedo.
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The USS Alexander J Luke was an American Buckley Class escort destroyer of 1400 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Alexander J Luke had a top speed of 26 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with three 3 inch guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; depth charge throwers and three 21 inch torpedo tubes in a triple mount.
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HMS Alexandra was a British second-class battleship launched in 1875 and named after Alexandra, then Princess of Wales.
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The Alexandru Lahovari was a Romanian monitor of 680 tons displacement launched in 1908 and stationed on the Danube. The Alexandru Lahovari had a top speed of 13 knots and carried a complement of 110. She was armed with three 4.7 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; two 47 mm guns and two machine-guns.
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The Alfater (formerly the Turkmenetz-Stravropolski) was a Russian Markin Class torpedo boat of 580 tons displacement launched in 1904. The Alfater was powered by four Normand boilers providing a top speed of 25 knots and carried a complement of 88. She was armed with three 3.9 inch guns; one 1 pdr gun; two machine-guns; two 18-inch torpedo tubes and carried mines.
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The Alfonso De Albuquerque was a Portuguese 1st class sloop of 1811 tons displacement launched in 1934. The Alfonso De Albuquerque was powered by two Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 21 knots and a range of 12800 km at 10 knots. She carried a peace time complement of 189, rising to 229 in war and an aircraft. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge throwers and could also carry forty mines.
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The USS Alfred A Cunningham was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Alfred A Cunningham was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The Alfredo Oriani was an Italian Oriani Class destroyer of 1729 tons displacement launched in 1936. The Alfredo Oriani was powered by three 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 39 knots and carried a complement of 157. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; eight 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Algerie was a French cruiser of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1932 and scuttled in shallow water at Toulon in late November 1942 before being salvaged after the Second World War. The Algerie was a new design of cruiser at the time, developed in response to the Italian Zara type cruisers and fitted with a new longer range 8-inch gun. The Algerie was powered by eight Indret boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and a range of 8000 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 616 rising to 629 when operating as a flagship. Armaments consisted of eight 8-inch guns; twelve 3.9 inch anti-aircraft guns; eight 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; sixteen 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 21.7 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples and three aircraft were also carried.
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The Algerien was an American-built French Senegalais Class frigate of 1300 tons displacement launched in 1943. The Algerien was powered by diesel-electric engines providing a top speed of 19 knots and a range of 18400 km at 11 knots. She carried a complement of 185 and was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; twelve 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and eight depth charge throwers.
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HMS Algerine was a British Algerine Class minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched and lost during the Second World War. HMS Algerine was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16.5 knots. She carried a peacetime complement of 85 and between 104 and 138 in war. For defence she was armed with one 4-inch dual-purpose gun; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge throwers.
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The Algonquin was a British-built Canadian V type destroyer of 1710 tons displacement launched in 1943 as HMS Valentine, before being renamed HMS Kempenfelt and later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1944. The Algonquin was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots. She carried a complement of 230 and was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quadruples.
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The Alhathari was a Kenyan minesweeper of 380 tons displacement launched in 1928 as a tug, before being converted to a minesweeper and used for sea training at Zanzibar during the Second World War. The Alhathari carried a complement of 25 and had a top speed of 10 knots. She was armed with one 3-inch gun; two Lewis machine-guns and a depth charge thrower.
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The Alimarante Riveros is a British built Chilean Alimarante Class destroyer of 2730 tons displacement built by Vickers-Armstrong Ltd and launched in 1958. She is powered by two Parsons Pametrada geared turbines providing a top speed of 34.5 knots and a range of 6000 miles at 16 knots. She carries four Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 surface-to-surface missiles; two Short Bros Seacat quad launchers and is armed with four Vickers 4 inch/60 Mk(N)R guns; four Bofors 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft guns; two Admiralty Squid DC 3-barrelled anti-ship mortars and six 324 mm Mk 32 (arrange in two triple arrangements) torpedo tubes taking the Honeywell Mk 44 Mod 1 torpedo She was modernised by Swan Hunter in co-operation with Plessey during 1973 to 1975 and in the late 1980s was given a further extensive refit with the addition of modern electronic equipment.
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The Alimarante Williams is a British built Chilean Alimarante Class destroyer of 2730 tons displacement built by Vickers-Armstrong Ltd and launched in 1958. She is powered by two Parsons Pametrada geared turbines providing a top speed of 34.5 knots and a range of 6000 miles at 16 knots. She carries four Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 surface-to-surface missiles; two Short Bros Seacat quad launchers and is armed with four Vickers 4 inch/60 Mk(N)R guns; four Bofors 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft guns; two Admiralty Squid DC 3-barrelled anti-ship mortars and six 324 mm Mk 32 (arrange in two triple arrangements) torpedo tubes taking the Honeywell Mk 44 Mod 1 torpedo She was modernised by Swan Hunter in co-operation with Plessey during 1971 to 1974 and in the late 1980s was given a further extensive refit with the addition of modern electronic equipment.
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The Alk is a German Tiger Class fast attack missile craft of 265 tons displacement commissioned in 1975. She is powered by four MTU MD 872 16-cylinder diesels providing a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 570 miles at 30 knots and 1600 miles at 15 knots. She carries a crew of 30 including four officers. Armaments consist of two twin Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 anti-ship missile launchers; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact dual-purpose gun; one Bofors 40 mm/70 anti-aircraft gun; mine laying capability.
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The Alkyone was a Greek Aigli Class torpedo boat of 123 tons displacement launched in 1913. The Alkyone had a top speed of 25 knots. Armaments consisted of two 6 pdr Bethlehem guns and two 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Allen M Sumner was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Allen M Sumner was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The USS Allentown was an American frigate of 1430 tons displacement launched in 1943 and lent to the Soviet Navy during the Second World War. The USS Allentown had a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 194. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and four depth-charge throwers.
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The Allesandro Molaspina was an Italian Marconi Class ocean-going submarine of 1036 tons displacement launched in 1940. She was powered by Adriatico diesel engines providing a top speed of 18 knots surfaced, could dive to a depth of 60 fathoms, and was armed with two 3.9 inch guns; four machine-guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Alliance was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1945 for service in the Pacific. The Alliance was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Allington Castle was a British Castle Class frigate of 1100 tons displacement. She carried a crew of 96, and had a top speed of 16.5 knots. Armaments consisted of one 4 inch calibre Mk XIX gun; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement; two 20 mm guns in a twin arrangement; one squid three-barrelled anti-ship mortar; two depth charge launchers and fifteen depth charges.
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The Almeida Carvalho is an American-built Portuguese survey ship of 1400 tons displacement fully loaded. The Almeida Carvalho is powered by two Caterpillar D-378 diesel engines providing a top speed of 15 knots and a range of 1200 miles at 14 knots. The Almeida Carvalho carries a crew of 31 including six officers.
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The Almirante Alquera was a Spanish Churruca Class destroyer of 1536 tons displacement launched in 1930. The Almirante Alquera was powered by four 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 7200 km at 14 knots. She carried a complement of 175 and was armed with five 4.7 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; four machine-guns; two depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Almirante Brown was an Argentinean cruiser of 6800 tons displacement launched in 1929. The Almirante Brown was powered by six Yarrow oil fuelled boilers providing a top speed of 32 knots. She carried a complement of 600 and was armed with six 7.5-inch guns; twelve 3.9-inch anti-aircraft guns mounted in twin mountings; six 40 mm pompoms and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Almirante Brown is an Argentinean Meko 360 Type destroyer. She was built by Blohm and Voss in Hamburg and launched on the 28th of March 1981. She has a displacement of 2900 tons and is armed with eight Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 missiles, one OTO Melara 5in gun, eight Breda/Bofors 40 mm guns, six 324 mm ILAS 3 (2 triple) torpedo tubes and two Breda 105 mm SCLAR Chaff rocket launchers. She is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines providing 51600 shp and a top speed of 30.5 knots and a range of 7200 km. She carries two Aerospatiale SA 319B Alouette III helicopters for anti-submarine defence, and a crew of 26 officers and 174 men.
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The Almirante Cervera was a Spanish first class cruiser of 7475 tons displacement launched in 1925. The Almirante Cervera was powered by eight Yarrow oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and a range of 8000 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 564 and was armed with eight 6 inch guns; four 4.1 inch anti-aircraft guns; two 3 pdr anti-aircraft guns; one machine-gun and twelve 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in triples in revolving mounts on the upper deck.
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The Almirante Condell was a Chilean Almirant Class destroyer of 1373 tons displacement launched in 1913 and rearmed in 1936. The Almirante Condell was powered by six White-Forster boilers providing a top speed of 33.4 knots. She carried a complement of 160 and was armed with six 4-inch guns; four 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and four 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Almirante Grau was a British-built Peruvian cruiser of 3200 tons displacement launched in 1906. The Almirante Grau was powered by eight Yarrow boilers, replaced in 1934, providing a top speed of 24 knots and a range of 5920 km at 10 knots. She carried a complement of 315 and was armed with two six inch guns; six 3 inch guns; two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; five machine-guns and two submerged 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Almirante Guise was a Russian-built Peruvian destroyer of 1350 tons displacement launched in 1915 as the Artoil before being captured by the British in the Baltic in 1918 and transferred to Estonia as the Lennuk before being sold to Peru in 1933. The Almirante Guise was powered by oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 3840 km. She carried a complement of 142 and was armed with five 4 inch guns; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; three machine-guns and nine 18 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three triples.
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The Almirante Jorge Montt (formerly the RFA Tidepool) is a British built Chilean tanker of 8531 tons displacement. She has a top speed of 18.3 knots, carries a crew of 110 and has a cargo capacity of 18000 tons of liquids. Designed for military use, she is armed with four Oerlikon 20 mm Mk 9 guns and four Browning 12.7 mm in two twin arrangements machine-guns. She was eventually transferred to Chile in August 1982, after being delayed by the British in April 1982 for use in the Falklands' campaign.
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The Almirante Juan Ferrandiz was a Spanish Churruca Class destroyer of 1536 tons displacement launched about 1928 and sunk in September 1936 during the Spanish Civil War. The Almirante Juan Ferrandiz was powered by four 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 7200 km at 14 knots. She carried a complement of 175 and was armed with five 4.7 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; four machine-guns; two depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples. The original Alcala Galiano was sold to Argentina in 1927, and a replacement identical vessel subsequently built.
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The Almirante Latorre was a Chilean battleship of 28000 tons displacement launched in 1913 as the Valparaiso, before having her name changed to Almirante Latorre. On the outbreak of the Great War she was purchased by Britain and renamed HMS Canada. In 1920 she was bought back by Chile. The Almirante Latorre was powered by twenty-one Yarrow oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 22.75 knots and a range of 7040 km at 10 knots. She carried a complement of 1176 and was armed with ten 14 inch guns; fourteen 6 inch guns; four 4 inch anti-aircraft guns; four 3-pdr guns; twelve machine-guns and four submerged 21-inch torpedo tubes. The Almirante Latorre was fitted with a catapult for launching an aircraft.
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The Almirante Lynch was a Chilean Almirant Class destroyer of 1373 tons displacement launched in 1912 and rearmed in 1936. The Almirante Lynch was powered by six White-Forster boilers providing a top speed of 33.4 knots. She carried a complement of 160 and was armed with six 4-inch guns; four 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and four 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Almirante Miranda was a Spanish Churruca Class destroyer of 1536 tons displacement launched in 1931. The Almirante Miranda was powered by four 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 7200 km at 14 knots. She carried a complement of 175 and was armed with five 4.7 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; four machine-guns; two depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Almirante Padilla is a Colombian Type FS 1500 frigate of 1500 tons displacement, launched in 1982. She is powered by four MTU 20V 1163 TB92 diesel engines of 28000 hp providing a top speed of 27 knots and a range of 11200 km. She carries a crew of 94 and is armed with eight Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 ship-to-ship missiles; one OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact gun; two Breda 40 mm/70 (twin) anti-aircraft guns; four Oerlikon 30 mm/75 Mk 74 (in two twin arrangements) guns; six 324 mm Mk 32 (in two triple arrangements) torpedo tubes and carries one MBB BO 105 CB helicopter for anti-submarine warfare.
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The Almirante Simpson was a British-built Chilean submarine of 1412 tons displacement launched in 1928. The Almirante Simpson had a top speed of 15 knots surfaced and 9 knots submerged and was armed with a 4.7 inch gun and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes, six at the bow and two at the stern.
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The Almirante Valdes was a Spanish Churruca Class destroyer of 1536 tons displacement launched in 1930. The Almirante Valdes was powered by four 3-drum type oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 7200 km at 14 knots. She carried a complement of 175 and was armed with five 4.7 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; four machine-guns; two depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Almirante Villar was a Russian-built Peruvian destroyer of 1150 tons displacement launched in 1915 as the Mikula Maklei, later renamed the Spartak before being captured by the British in the Baltic in 1918 and transferred to Estonia as the Vambola before being sold to Peru in 1933. The Almirante Villar was powered by oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 4000 km. She carried a complement of 142 and was armed with four 4 inch guns; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; three machine-guns and nine 18 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three triples. She could also carry and deploy eighty mines
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HMS Alnwick Castle was a British Castle Class frigate of 1100 tons displacement. She carried a crew of 96, and had a top speed of 16.5 knots. Armaments consisted of one 4 inch calibre Mk XIX gun; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement; two 20 mm guns in a twin arrangement; one squid three-barrelled anti-ship mortar; two depth charge launchers and fifteen depth charges.
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The Alor Star is a Singapore-built Malaysian Improved PX Class police boat of 92 tons displacement launched in 1972. The Alor Star is powered by two MTU diesel engines providing a top speed of 25 knots and a range of 1440 km at 15 knots. The Alor Star carries a crew of 15 and is armed with two Oerlikon 20 mm machine-guns.
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The alpine butterfly bend is a nautical knot used for joining two ropes together securely.
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The Alpino was an Italian Aviere Class destroyer of 1620 tons displacement launched in 1938. The Alpino was powered by three 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 39 knots and carried a complement of 165. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and six 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Alpino Attilio Bagnolini was an Italian Liuzzi Class ocean-going submarine of 1031 tons displacement launched in 1939. She was powered by Tosi diesel engines providing a top speed of 18 knots surfaced, could dive to a depth of 60 fathoms, and was armed with two 3.9 inch guns; four machine-guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Alresford was a British improved Hunt Class minesweeper of 710 tons displacement built under the Emergency War Programme during the Great War and launched sometime between 1917 and 1919, seeing action during the Second World War. HMS Alresford was powered by Yarrow coal-fired boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots and a range of about 2400 km at top speed. She carried a complement of 73 and was armed with a 4-inch anti-aircraft gun and one smaller gun.
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The Alsacien was a French torpedo boat destroyer of 1100 tons displacement launched in 1941 as the German vessel T 23 and acquired by the French navy in 1946. The Alsacien was powered by four Wagner oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 32 knots and carried a complement of 186. She was armed with four 4.1 inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; twelve 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; two machine-guns; six depth charge throwers; six 21 inch torpedo tubes and could carry 70 mines.
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The Alsedo was a Spanish Alsedo Class destroyer of 1145 tons displacement launched in 1922. The Alsedo was powered by four Yarrow oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 70. She was armed with three 4 inch guns; two 2 pdr anti-aircraft guns and four 21 inch torpedo tubes in two twin mountings.
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The Altair was an Italian Climene Class destroyer of 642 tons displacement, launched in 1936. The Altair was powered by two 3-drum type oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots, and carried a complement of 94. She was armed with three 3.9 inch guns; six 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; two depth charge throwers and four 18 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Altair was a Swedish patrol boat of 105 tons displacement launched between 1908 and 1910 as a torpedo boat. The Altair had a top speed of 25 knots and was armed with one 57 mm gun and one 18 inch torpedo tube.
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The USS Altamaha was an American light fleet aircraft carrier of 7800 tons displacement converted from a mercantile hull and launched in 1942. The USS Altamaha was powered by Foster Wheeler type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots and carried a complement of 650 and 21 aircraft. She was armed with one 5 inch gun; sixteen 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns and twenty 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns.
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The Altmark was a German fleet oiler and supply ship of the Second World War charged with secretly supplying the Graf Spee in the South Atlantic. In 1940 she took on board 300 prisoners-of-war from the Graf Spee and headed back to Germany. However, the British were aware of her cargo and the prisoners-of-war were rescued by the British destroyer Cossack in the neutral waters around Norway. After boarding the Altmark was allowed to continue to Germany.
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The Alula was a Japanese-built Italian gunboat of 308 tons displacement launched in 1912 as the Sekijyo Mara and acquired by the Italian government in 1917. The Alula had a top speed of 13 knots, carried a complement of 27 and was armed with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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The Alvares Cabral is a Portuguese Vasco De Gama Class frigate of 2900 tons displacement launched in 1989. The Alvares Cabral is powered by two General Electric LM 2500 gas turbines and two MTU 12V 1163 TB83 diesel engines providing a top speed of 31 knots running on gas and 20 knots diesel and a range of 41440 km at 18 knots. She carries a crew of 184 and is armed with two quad McDonnell Douglas Harpoon surface-to-surface missile launchers; a Raytheon Sea Sparrow Mk 29 Mod 1 octuple surface-to-air missile launcher; one Creusot Loire 100 mm/55 Mod 1968 CADAM dual-purpose gun; one General Electric/General Dynamics Vulcan Phalanx 20 mm Mk 15 Mod 11 anti-missile defence and two triple arrangements of US Mk 32 torpedo tubes taking the Honeywell Mk 46 torpedo. Two Super Sea Lynx helicopters are also carried.
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The Alvise da Mosto was an Italian Navigatori Class destroyer of 1628 tons displacement launched in 1929. The Alvise da Mosto was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 45 knots and carried a complement of 185. She was armed with six 4.7-inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; six 13 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two pairs and was equipped for mine laying.
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The Amagiri was a Japanese Amagiri type Hubuki Class destroyer of 1700 tons displacement launched in 1930. The Amagiri was powered by four Kanpon oil-fired boilers providing a top speed of 34 knots and carried a complement of 197. She was armed with six 5 inch guns; four anti-aircraft machine-guns and nine 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in three triple mountings.
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The Amatsukaze is a Japanese Amatsukaze Class destroyer of 3050 tons displacement launched in 1963. Two Ishikawajima geared steam turbines provide a top speed of 33 knots and a range of 7000 miles at 18 knots. The Amatsukaze carries a crew of 290. Armaments consist of 40 GDC Pomona Standard SM-1MR surface-to-air missiles; one Honeywell ASROC Mk 112 octuple launcher anti-ship rocket launcher; 4 USN 76 mm/50 Mk 33 guns arranged as two twins; two triple torpedo tubes taking the Honeywell Mk 46 Mod 5 torpedo; 2 USN Hedgehog Mk 15 trainable anti-ship mortar rocket launchers
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The Amatukaze was a Japanese Kagero Class destroyer of 2000 tons displacement launched in 1939. The Amatukaze was powered by three Kanpon boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She was armed with six 5 inch guns; two machine-guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Amazon was a West India mail steam ship. She left Southampton on her first voyage on Friday 2nd of January 1852 and on Sunday morning, January 4th, she was destroyed by fire at sea, about 175 km west-south-west of Scilly. Of 161 persons on board 102 perished.
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HMS Amazon was a British A Type destroyer of 1350 tons standard displacement launched in 1926, which saw action during the Second World War. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triple mountings. She was powered by Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 37 knots and carried a complement of 138.
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HMS Amazon is a British Amazon Class frigate of 3100 tons displacement launched in 1971. HMS Amazon is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines and two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines for cruising providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 6400 km at 17 knots. She carries a crew of 175 including 13 officers and has accommodation for 192. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale MM38 Exocet surface-to-surface cruise missiles; a Short Bros Seacat GWS 24 quad surface-to-air missile launcher; one Vickers 4.5 inch/55 Mk 8 dual-purpose gun; two Oerlikon 20 mm guns and six 324 mm Plessey STWS Mk 2 torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Amazonas was a British-built Brazilian torpedo boat of 560 tons displacement launched about 1909 and scrapped some time prior to 1940. The Amazonas was powered by two double-ended Yarrow coal-fired boilers providing a top speed of 28 knots and a range of 2560 km at 15 knots. She carried a complement of 110 and was armed with two 4 inch guns; four 3-pdr guns and two 18-inch torpedo tubes.
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The Amazonas was an American-built Peruvian river gunboat of 250 tons displacement launched in 1934 and assigned to the Upper Amazon Flotilla. The Amazonas was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 15 knots and carried a complement of 35 and was armed with four 3 inch anti-aircraft guns; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and two machine-guns.
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The Amazonas was a Brazilian destroyer of 1376 tons displacement launched in 1943. The Amazonas was powered by three 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 35.5 knots and carried a complement of 150. She was armed with four 4.7 inch guns; seven smaller guns and eight 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quadruples.
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The Amazone was a French Diane Class submarine of 571 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1931. The Amazone was powered by two diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and an electric motor providing a speed of 9 knots submerged and a range of 4800 km surfaced. She carried a complement of 48 and armaments consisted of one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; one machine-gun and eight 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Amber (formerly the Cape Barfleur) was a British armed trawler of 700 tons displacement launched in 1934 and used by the British navy during the Second World War for anti-submarine training. HMS Amber had a top speed of 12 knots and was armed with one 4-inch gun and depth charges.
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The USS Amberjack was an American Gato Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1942 and lost during the Second World War. The USS Amberjack had a top speed of 21 knots surfaced and carried a complement of between 65 and 74. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun; two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns; six 21 inch bow torpedo tubes and four 21 inch stern torpedo tubes.
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USS Amberjack was an American Corsair Class submarine of 1570 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Amberjack was armed with one 5 inch gun; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Amberley Castle was a British Castle Class frigate of 1100 tons displacement launched in 1943. She carried a crew of 96, and had a top speed of 16.5 knots. Armaments consisted of one 4 inch calibre Mk XIX gun; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns in a twin arrangement; two 20 mm guns in a twin arrangement; one squid three-barrelled anti-ship mortar; two depth charge launchers and fifteen depth charges.
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The Ambra was an Italian Gemma Class coastal submarine of 615 tons displacement launched in 1936. The Ambra was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and 8.5 knots submerged and could dive to a depth of 50 fathoms. Armaments consisted of one 3.9 inch gun; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Ambuscade was a British A Type destroyer of 1350 tons standard displacement launched in 1926, which saw action during the Second World War. She was armed with four 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes arranged in two triple mountings. She was powered by Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 37 knots and carried a complement of 138.
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HMS Ambuscade is a British Amazon Class frigate of 3100 tons displacement launched in 1973. HMS Ambuscade is powered by two Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines and two Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines for cruising providing a top speed of 30 knots and a range of 6400 km at 17 knots. She carries a crew of 175 including 13 officers and has accommodation for 192. Armaments consist of four Aerospatiale MM38 Exocet surface-to-surface cruise missiles; a Short Bros Seacat GWS 24 quad surface-to-air missile launcher; one Vickers 4.5 inch/55 Mk 8 dual-purpose gun; two Oerlikon 20 mm guns and six 324 mm Plessey STWS Mk 2 torpedo tubes arranged in two triples.
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The Ambush was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1945 for service in the Pacific. The Ambush was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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USS America is an American Kitty Hawk Class aircraft carrier of 60300 tons standard displacement launched in 1964. USS America is powered by eight Foster-Wheeler boilers driving four Westinghouse geared turbines providing a top speed of 32 knots and a range of 6400 km at 30 knots. She carries a crew of 4782 including 1782 aircrew and is armed with three Raytheon GMLS Mk 29 octuple surface-to-air missile launchers taking the NATO Sea Sparrow missile and three General Electric/General Dynamics 20 mm Vulcan Phalanx 6-barrel MK 15 guns. She typically carries twenty F14 Tomcat; twenty FA-18 Boeing Hornet; four EA-6B Prowler; twelve A-6E Intruder; four E-2 Hawkeye and ten S-3A/B Viking aircraft in addition to six SH-3G/H/SH 60F Sea King helicopters.
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The Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian military training ship of 3543 tons displacement launched in 1930. The Amerigo Vespucci was a sailing ship with a sail area of 22600 square feet also equipped with two Fiat diesel engines providing a top speed of 10.5 knots. She carried a complement of 400 plus 150 midshipmen and was armed with four 3-inch anti-aircraft guns and two machine-guns.
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The Amethyste is a French Rubis class nuclear submarine with a displacement of 2400 tons launched in 1988. She is powered by two turbo alternators; one main motor (with an emergency electric motor); one CAS 48 pressurised water-cooled nuclear reactor rated at 48 MW; one Jeumont-Schneider auxiliary diesel electric motor, providing a top speed of 25 knots. Two alternating crews each of 67 personnel provide the ships complement. Armaments consist of Aerospatiale SM 39 Exocet anti-ship missiles launched from four 533 mm torpedo tubes; ECAN L5 Mod 3 dual purpose torpedoes; or up to 32 FG 29 mines carried in lieu of torpedoes.
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The Ametista was an Italian Sirena Class coastal submarine of 590 tons displacement launched in 1933. The Ametista was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and 8.5 knots submerged and could dive to a depth of 50 fathoms. She carried a complement of 41 and was armed with one 3.9 inch gun; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Amick was an American Bostwick Class escort destroyer of 1240 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Amick had a top speed of 19 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; four 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; depth charge throwers and three 21 inch torpedo tubes in a triple mount.
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The Amiens was a French Arras Class patrol vessel of 644 tons displacement launched in 1919. The Amiens was powered by two oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and a range of 4800 km at 11 knots and carried a complement of about 110. She was armed with two 5.5 inch guns; one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; two machine-guns and depth charges.
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The Amiral Charner was a French sloop of 1969 tons displacement launched in 1932 for service in the Tropics. The Amiral Charner was powered by two sets of diesel engines providing a top speed of 15.5 knots and a range of 14400 km at 10 knots. She carried a complement of 136 and was armed with three 5.5 inch guns; four 37 mm anti-aircraft guns; six machine-guns and carried 50 mines and a seaplane.
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The Amiral Charner is a French Commandant Riviere Class frigate of 1750 tons displacement launched in 1960. She carries a crew of 150 ratings and nine officers and is powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 25 knots and a range of 12000 km at 15 knots. She is armed with four Aerospatiale Exocet MM38 anti-ship missiles; two DCN 100 mm/55 Mod 1953 automatic dual purpose guns; two Hispano Suiza 30 mm/70 guns; six 550 mm torpedo tubes arranged in two triple arrangements taking the ECAN L3 anti-submarine torpedo; one Mortier 305 mm 4-barrelled anti-ship mortar.
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The USS Ammen was an American Fletcher Class destroyer of 2050 tons displacement built under the 1940-41 programme. The USS Ammen was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots. She carried a complement of 353 and was armed with five 5 inch guns; six 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns; ten 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets.
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The Ammiraglio des Geneys was an Italian coastal Pisani Class submarine of 791 tons displacement launched in 1928. The Ammiraglio des Geneys was powered by two Tosi diesel engines providing a top speed of 17.5 knots surfaced and electric motors providing a top speed of 9 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 46 and was armed with one 4 inch gun; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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HMS Amphion was a British frigate of 38 guns, blown up while riding at anchor in Plymouth Sound, killing her entire crew of more than 250 persons on September 22nd 1796.
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HMS Amphion was a British light cruiser of 3440 tons displacement completed in 1913. Under the command of Captain Cecil Fox, the Amphion and four destroyers in company sank the German mine-layer Konigin Luise in the North Sea in August 1914 during the Great War, only to strike mines laid by the Konigin Luise the next morning and sink with the loss of 148 lives.
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The Amphion was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1944 as the Anchorite for service in the Pacific. The Amphion was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Amphitrite was a French Diane Class submarine of 571 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1930. The Amphitrite was powered by two diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and an electric motor providing a speed of 9 knots submerged and a range of 4800 km surfaced. She carried a complement of 48 and armaments consisted of one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; one machine-gun and eight 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The USS Amsterdam was an American Cleveland Class light cruiser of 10000 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Amsterdam was powered by eight Babcock and Wilcox boilers providing a top speed of 33 knots and carried a complement of 900 and three aircraft. She was armed with twelve 6 inch guns; twelve 5 inch dual-purpose guns arranged in pairs; twenty-four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and nineteen 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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HMS Amethyst was a British modified Black Swan Class sloop of 1430 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Amethyst was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 192. She was armed with six 4 inch dual purpose guns and eight 2 pdr anti-aircraft guns.
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The Amyot D'Inville is a French D'Estienne D'Orves (Type A 69) class frigate of 950 tons displacement launched in 1974. She is crewed by 83 ratings and 7 officers and has a top speed of 23 knots and a range of 7200 km at 15 knots. She is armed with four Aerospatiale Exocet MM40 anti-ship missiles; one DCN 100 mm/55 Mod 68 CADAM automatic dual-purpose gun; two Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft guns; four fixed torpedo tubes taking the ECAN L3 anti-submarine torpedo; one Creusot Loire 375 mm Mk 54 6-tubed trainable anti-ship mortar launcher.
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