11M NSW RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat)
The Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) was developed in the late 1960’s and was originally conceived of for the role of life boats. Development took place at Atlantic College in Wales and the patented was awarded to Admiral Desmond ...

Admiral Kuznetsov (CV Project 1143-5/6)
Do to historical and political considerations carrier development got off to a slow start in the Soviet Union. The debate over large decked carriers has been ongoing for decades starting the 1930’s with Stalin; however two c...

Charles de Gaulle (R 91)
The Charles de Gaulle (R 91) is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier currently in service with the French Navy. She stands as the first French-produced nuclear-powered surface craft ever and features a variety of modern high-t...

F470 CRRC (Combat Rubber Raiding Craft)
Zodiac of North America announced the EVO 7 Futura Commando 470 (F470) Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC) will begin delivering to military customers in August 2007. Special Operations Forces, U.S. Navy SEALs and RECON Mar...

Frunze (Admiral Lazarev)
The Frunze battlecruiser was a product of the Cold War, part of the Kirov-class of cruisers. Though serving in her intended role for years, she was later renamed as the Admiral Lazarev after 1992. Though traditionally classif...

Giuseppe Garibaldi (551)
The Giuseppe Garibaldi is a conventionally-powered aircraft carrier in active service with the Italian Navy. She is designed to field the Harrier II series of VTOL aircraft and serves as the flagship of the Italian naval bran...

HMCS Victoria 876
The Upholder-class were the last class of diesel boats built for the Royal Navy for a couple of reasons. Firstly, they were cheaper to produce than their nuclear counterparts and, secondly, they were able to be constructed in...

HMS Vanguard (S28)
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HSV2 Swift
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INS Hetz / Nirit Sa'ar 4.5
An Israeli Naval Ship (INS), the Hetz/Nirit-class Sa'ar 4.5 is a missile boat that was launched sometime in 1991. The Hetz - and her class - are designed with a multiple mission set in mind: "brown water" patrol close to the ...

Jamaran
Little is known in the West of the lead ship in the Jamaran-class of guided missile destroyers serving the Iranian Navy (formally as the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy). The destroyer was laid down sometime in 2006 and officia...

Jeanne d'Arc (R 97)
The Jeanne d'Arc (R 97) can be classified as an "aircraft" carrier in the general sense through her design is such that she primarily serves rotary-wing aircraft (helicopters) and is therefore officially classified as a helic...

Kiev (Project 1143 Krechyet)
The Kiev Class was a larger version of the Moskva Class and her design was a bold step in achieving a through-deck carrier. Lacking catapults and arrester gear she was only able to operate V/STOL fixed-wing aircraft along wit...

Kilo-class
The Kilo-class submarine was laid down by the Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering and officially commissioned in 1982. Only some 16 remain in avtive service of the 57 or so constructed during its production run. The ...

La Fayette (F710)
Since the age of sail France has been on the cutting edge, designing warships like the Napoleon I, the first warship ever to use a screw shaft propeller. The debut of the La Fayette-class would be no different. In 1985, the F...

LCAC (Landing Craft, Air Cushioned)
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NAe Sao Paulo
The NAe Sao Paulo is a conventionally-powered aircraft carrier and the flagship of the Brazilian Navy. She was the property of the French Navy when launched back in 1959 but sold to Brazil in 2000, saving her from the scrap h...

Patrol Boat Mark V Special Operations Craft (SOC)
The Mark V SOC (Special Operations Craft) primarily serves the United States Navy's Navy SEALs special forces group as a high-speed insertion/extraction vessel with the ability to carry up to 16 SEAL specialists along with it...

PBL (Patrol Boat, Light)
The PBL (or "Patrol Boat, Light") is another in the United States Navy's long line of surface vessels built on speed and quick strike / interdiction. Such qualities are often prized by special forces units and the capabilitie...

Principe de Asturias (R 11)
The Principe de Asturias is a conventionally-powered aircraft carrier in service with the Spanish Navy and is of all Spanish construction. Though fielding a relatively limited air arm (when compared to her contemporaries), sh...

RFS Dmitri Donskoi (TK-208) / (Typhoon)
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RTN Chakri Naruebet (CVS-911)
The RTN (Royal Thai Navy) HMTS (His Majesty's Thai Ship) Chakri Naruebet (911) is Thailand's first and only aircraft carrier and is the smallest serving carrier in the world. The name "Chakri Naruebet" was given by King Bhumi...

SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Mk VIII
The SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) MK VIII was developed in 1975 by United States UDT (Underwater Demolition Team) / SEAL (SEa, Air and Land) teams as a reusable, submersible underwater vehicle. US Navy SEALs are essentially th...

Stridsbat 90H-class
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Triomphant (S616)
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Type 092 (Daqingyu)
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Type 094
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USAV GEN Frank S. Besson, Jr. (LSV-1)
Today, up to 90% of all supplies delivered to US forces are by waterborne logistics. Army watercraft help provide Army and joint forces in theater opening missions or resupply operations. The Army has close to 300 watercraf...

USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)
The USNS Comfort is one of two hospital ships in the Mercy-class maintained by the United States Navy. Hospital ships in service with the USN were originally assigned two mission sets that continue to this day: firstly, they...

USNS Grasp (T-ARS-51)
The USNS Grasp (T-ARS-51) is a Safeguard-class salvage ship constructed by Peterson Builders in 1983 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and was commissioned in the United States Navy in December of 1985. Originally commissioned as ...

USNS Henson (T-ASG-63)
The USNS Henson is an oceanographic survey ship owned by the United States Navy and is used to collect data for the purpose of geophysical, biological, physical and acoustical surveys. Because of its expansive reach, the Amer...

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) became the fifth Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in operation with the United States Navy on November 11th, 1989. Throughout her time abroad, she has primarily operated in the Pe...

USS America (LHA-6)
The USS America is slated to replace the Tarawa-class of ships in 2013. As the lead ship in her America-class family, she will take the role of amphibious assault ship a feature top-of-the line systems and resources in suppor...

USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)
The USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) is the first in the Arleigh Burke-class of guided missile destroyers, systems that offer up a multi-pronged offensive and defensive approach in her destroyer role. The ship is classified as a “...

USS Avenger (MCM-1)
The USS Avenger (MCM-1) is categorized in the United States Navy as a mine countermeasures vessel. She is the lead ship of her class of 14-strong and the third US Navy vessel to take on the Avenger name. Her class includes th...

USS Cole (DDG-67)
The USS Cole is perhaps best known for the dastardly Al-Qaeda attack that left 17 US sailors dead back on October 12th, 2000. Despite the loss and subsequent damage to both hull and spirit, the USS Cole treads water today and...

USS Cyclone (PC-1)
The USS Cyclone (PC 1) was developed as a coastal patrol craft for use with special forces operatives. Though a promising design and full of capabilities, the vessel found itself being too large for true special ops work and ...

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)
The USS Harry S. Truman is another in the long line of Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. With her mighty air wing and the ability to be called upon anywhere in the world, t...

USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7)
The LHD-7 is the second ship of this type to have the name of the famous island battle in World War 2, “Iwo Jima”. The LHD is a helicopter dock landing amphibious assault ship. The ships design was built around the needs and ...

USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)
The USS John C. Stennis is the fifth in the line of 10 Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. The Stennis provides a powerful air arm and limitless range making it a prime opera...

USS New York (LPD-21)
The USS New York represents the fifth vessel in the San-Antonio class and the sixth ship to be named after the great American city. The San Antonio-class is the United States Navy's premiere amphibious transport dock (LPD) wh...

USS Osprey (MHC-51)
The USS Osprey (MHC 51) represented the lead ship in her Osprey-class consisting of a total of twelve vessles. The class was constructed specifically to deal with various types of enemy naval mines by locating, identifying an...

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
The USS Ronald Reagan is the ninth vessel in the ten-strong Nimitz-class nuclear-powered submarines beginning with the initial USS Nimitz (CVN 69). The vessels are a powerful family of warship, providing a myriad of combat op...

USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) Flight IIA
The USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) is an Arleigh Burke-class of guided-missile destroyers in service with the United States Navy and has become the U.S. Navy's only active destroyer class. The class is named after Admiral Arleigh "...

USS San Antonio (LPD-17)
The USS San Antonio represents the lead ship in her 9-strong San Antonio-class of 21st Century amphibious transport dock ships (or Dock Landing Ship). Her primary role is in the delivery of marine forces via sea or land and d...

USS Seawolf (SSN-21)
The USS Seawolf was designed and developed during the Cold War though by the time she was made available, the Cold War was all but over. Some 29 vessels of her Seawolf-class were originally ordered though the collapse of the ...

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is a Nimitz class carrier and was the 4th ship of 10 built. As a class they currently are the largest nuclear powered capital ships in service not only in the USN but in the world. The a...

USS Virginia (SSN-774)
The USS Virginia is a relatively new class and breed of attack submarine in service with the United States Navy. She has since completed her first deployment throughout 2005 and was brought back into port for review and adjus...

USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000)
The Zumwalt-class of destroyer (named after former Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Elmo R. "Bud" Zumwalt, Junior) was born out of the DD(X) advanced destroyer program for the United States Navy and is set to enter service ...