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What US naval force sank more than half of Japans merchant fleet?
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Submarine Force
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What countries had the most powerful navy in the world in the early 1900s?
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What first fleet ships were naval escorts?
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Japan attacked the US fleet in Pearl Harbor with naval aircraft, sinking many ships and killing many people.
After losing the battle of thermopylae to the Persians?
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What naval force sank more than half of Japan's merchant fleet?
Submarine Force
Where did the Athenian navy turn back the Persians by destroying their fleet?
The Athenian naval force was part of a joint naval force from 30 city-states which defeated the Persian fleet at Salamis in 480 BCE.
What is a group name for naval ships?
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How did German submarines change the rules of naval warfare?
By engaging in Guerre de Course (merchant warfare) instead of the traditional Guerre de Escadre (Fleet to Fleet sea battles).
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A battle fleet is an operational naval task force designed to operate as a coordinated unit, which is subdivided into battle groups.
What is the difference between a naval fleet and a merchant fleet?
Essentially, merchant ships carry cargo, warships are armed for war. The line was blurred somewhat in WWII becasue merchant ships were, in many cases, armed for defence against German submarines and aircraft (although the guns were manned by RN crews on British ships).
What was a flgship?
A flagship is the lead naval vessel of any military fleet, or seaborne task force.
What countries had the most powerful navy in the world in the early 1900s?
1. The greatest naval fleet of the 20th century was the USN. 2. The largest empire and the greatest naval fleet of the 20th century was Japans.
What happened to a large portion of your naval fleet and planes at pearl harbor?
they were bombed and sunk by the Japanese air force
What battle was japans first naval defeat?
Battle of Midway.
What different between naval academy and merchant marine academy?
The US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, trains naval officers; the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY, trains officers of the Merchant Marine.
What six letter word with 3 letter A's that means a Naval Fleet?
Armada is a six letter word for a naval fleet.
