naval ship is a ship (or sometimes boat, depending on classification) used by a navy.

Naval ships are differentiated from civilian ships by construction and purpose. Generally, naval ships are damage resilient and armed with weapon systems, though armament on troop transports is light or non-existent. Naval ships designed primarily for combat are termed warships, as opposed to support (auxiliary ships) or shipyard operations.
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1 Naval ship classification 2 Size 3 See also 4 External links

Naval ship classification[edit source]

Naval ship classification is a field that has changed over time, and is not an area of wide international agreement, so this article currently uses the system as currently used by the United States Navy. Aircraft carrier ships that serve as mobile seaborne airfields, designed primarily for the purpose of conducting combat operations by aircraft which engage in attacks against airborne, surface, subsurface and shore targets. Surface combatant large, heavily armed surface ships which are designed primarily to engage enemy forces on the high seas, including various types of battleship, battlecruiser, cruiser, destroyer, and frigate. Submarine self-propelled submersible types regardless of whether they are employed as combatant, auxiliary, or research and development vehicles which have at least a residual combat capability. Patrol combatant combatants whose mission may extend beyond coastal duties and whose characteristics include adequate endurance and sea keeping providing a capability for operations exceeding 48 hours on the high seas without support. Amphibious warfare ships having organic capability for amphibious assault and which have characteristics enabling long duration operations on the high seas.

Combat logistics ships that have the capability to provide underway replenishment to fleet units. Mine warfare ships whose primary function is mine warfare on the high seas. Coastal defense ships whose primary function is coastal patrol and interdiction. Mobile logistics ships that have the capability to provide direct material support to other deployed units operating far from home base.

Support ships, such as oilers, designed to operate in the open ocean in a variety of sea states to provide general support to either combatant forces or shore based establishments. (Includes smaller auxiliaries which, by the nature of their duties, leave inshore waters).

Service type craft navy-subordinated craft (including non-self-propelled) designed to provide general support to either combatant forces or shore-based establishments.

See also Hull classification symbol

Size[edit source]
In rough order of tonnage (largest to smallest), modern surface naval ships are commonly divided into the following different classes. The larger ships in the list can also be classed as capital ships: supercarrier aircraft carrier battleship helicopter carrier battlecruiser pocket battleship cruiser destroyer frigate corvette offshore patrol vessel fast attack craft

Some classes above may now be considered obsolete as no ships matching the class are in current service. There is also much blurring / gray areas between the classes, depending on their intended use, history, and interpretation of the class by different navies.

MT Desh Viraat, the largest Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) of India has joinedShipping Corporation of India (SCI) on October 29. Unfortunately on the day the vessel was taken over by SCI, MT Desh Viraat collided with a Cambodian craft. Some of the interesting features of MT Desh Viraat are:

The VLCC was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) at Okpo Shipyard in Republic of Korea. The vessel is one of the two Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), for which the SCI had placed an order in October 2005. The second vessel is expected to be delivered to SCI in June 2009. The vessel is of 3,19,000 DWT and is the largest vessel in the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS).(Very Large Crude Carrier is a crude oil tanker between 200,000 and 320,000 DWT)

The VLCC has been classed with ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) and IRS. The average size of VLCC is:

Length Overall: 331.4 metres Breadth: 58.2 metres Draft: 21.2 metres Barrel Intake: 2,044,000 bbls (One bbl = 159 litres approx) Speed: 15.2 knots

The Indian Union Minister of Shipping, T.R. Baalu presided over the naming ceremony of M.T. Desh Viraat (H5299) on October 13 at DSME, Korea.

On October 29, the day the vessel was taken over by SCI, MT Desh Viraat with thirty-six Indian sailors on board collided with a Cambodian craft in South Korean waters. The vessel was on her maiden voyage from Okpo to Yosu port in South Korea. The Cambodian craft sank and its 12 crew were rescued by the Korea Coast Guard. Subsequently, the vessel was taken to Busan Port for investigations into the incident. The master and second engineer are with the marine police for investigation. Here is an interesting video clip of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), Okpo Shipyard. Here is an interesting video clip of VLCC. Read more from Press Information Bureau and Thaindian. Posts in MarineBuzz on this day a year before: