USS Texas a huge battleship that fought in both world wars
Contents Battle Machines Battleships The First Warships Ancient Sea Battles Medieval Warships Ships of the Line Ironclads Battleships The Rise of Carriers Modern Warships Modern Aircraft Carriers Inside a Warship Timeline Fact File Glossary Index 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 29 30 32
BATTLE MACHINES BATTLESHIPS Warships are the weapons of a navy which is a country’s military force at sea These battle machines protect their own ships and attack enemy ships aircraft and forces ashore Since their invention there have been dozens of different types of warship These days the main types are frigates destroyers cruisers and aircraft carriers the largest of all modern battleships USS Nimitz aircraft carrier 6
Battle of Trafalgar 1805 Old and New The two pictures show how warships have changed over time Above is British Vice Admiral Nelson’s ship HMS Victory with other ships of the line at the Battle of Trafalgar These were wooden sailing ships armed with dozens of cannons On the left is the steel supercarrier USS Nimitz Its weapons are its devastating strike aircraft so this enormous ship presents a whole new world of battleship technology 7
