It is probable that the conversion at first consisted simply of a concentration of weapons in the hands of a raiding party. The first craft fitted purposely to make war were conversions of the dugouts, inflatable bladders, papyrus rafts, or hide boats used in everyday transport. For early naval cannon, see military technology for guided antiship and antiaircraft missiles, see rocket and missile system for naval airplanes, jets, and helicopters, see military aircraft. Detailed discussion of weapons used by warships can be found in other articles. For a discussion of submarines, which operate below the surface, see submarine. This article traces the development of the major surface warships and craft from their beginnings to the present day. In the modern era the word craft has come to denote small surface vessels that operate usually in coastal waters. In order to accomplish these objectives, naval ships have been designed from earliest times to be faster and sturdier than merchant ships and to be capable of carrying offensive weapons. Naval ships are also used in blockade-i.e., in attempts to prevent an enemy from importing by sea the commodities necessary for prosecution of the war. Warships protect the movement over water of military forces to coastal areas where they may be landed and used against enemy forces warships protect merchant shipping against enemy attack they prevent the enemy from using the sea to transport military forces and they attack the enemy’s merchant shipping. Warship, the chief instrument by which military power is projected onto the seas. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.
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