A green-water navy is a maritime force that is capable of operating in its state's littoral zones and has limited competency to operate in the surrounding...

"blue-water navy" is a maritime geographical term in contrast with "brown-water navy" (littoral waters and near to shore) and "green-water navy" (near...

Brown-water navies are contrasted with seaworthy blue-water navies, which can independently conduct operations in the open ocean. Green-water navies, which...

oceans to "green" and the term all but disappeared. After the Cold War, US amphibious taskforces were sometimes referred to as the green-water navy, in contrast...

littoral applications (brown-water navy), open-ocean applications (blue-water navy), and something in between (green-water navy), although these distinctions...

and deployable than a navy that just maintains corvettes or gunboats. A frigate navy can be a green water navy or a brown water navy, depending on how logistics...

Ukrainian counteroffensive reached the border of Crimea. Blue-water navy Green-water navy Exercise RIMPAC Expeditionary maneuver warfare Expeditionary...

South Pacific. The Royal Australian Navy was initially a green-water navy, as the Royal Navy provided a blue-water force to the Australian Squadron, which...

advocate for renewed attention toward limited command of the seas as a green-water navy operating in the marginal seas within the range of coastal air parity...

conventional green-water navy, as it mostly operates regionally, namely in the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and northwest quarter of the Indian Ocean. The Navy aims...

Navy has had command of the sea. Few navies can operate as blue-water navies, but "many States are converting green-water navies to blue-water navies...

applications (brown-water navy), open-ocean applications (blue-water navy), between riverine/littoral and open-ocean applications (green-water navy), although...

the ROK Navy has engaged in several peacekeeping operations since the turn of the 21st century. The ROK Navy aims to become a blue-water navy in the 2020s...

known as the Royal Hellenic Navy (Βασιλικόν Ναυτικόν, Vasilikón Naftikón, abbreviated ΒΝ). The Hellenic Navy is a Green-water navy. The total displacement...

nation's navy, coast guard, police, or customs, and may be intended for marine ("blue water"), estuarine ("green water"), or river ("brown water") environments...

tubes. The British were the first to operate scout cruisers, when the Royal Navy acquired 15 ships divided into two distinct groups - the eight vessels all...

its engine power alone as it may exit the atmosphere. The United States Navy's hull classification symbols for cruise missile submarines are SSG and SSGN...

transferred led in part to its adoption by navies worldwide. One of the first generation of "blue-water" navy oiler support vessels was the British RFA...

first submarine depot ship was HMCS Shearwater. The term used in the Chilean Navy is "submarine mother ship", as for example the BMS (buque madre de submarinos)...

The fast combat support ship (US Navy hull classification symbol: AOE) is a type of replenishment auxiliary ship. Different from traditional logistic ships...

up as a German minelayer, and Ramb IV was converted for the Italian Royal Navy to a hospital ship.) These commerce raiders carried no armour because their...

keep the English Channel clear of mines. A Trawler Section of the Royal Navy Reserve became the predecessor of the mine sweeping forces with specially...

In addition to the usual tasks of a green water navy, the Colombian Navy (Spanish: Armada de la República de Colombia - "ARC") also performs coast guard...

anti-missile or ballistic-missile defense role. This is especially true for navies that no longer operate cruisers, so other vessels must be adopted to fill...

carrier, is an aircraft carrier smaller than the standard carriers of a navy. The precise definition of the type varies by country; light carriers typically...

Netherlands Navy will have 10 large oceangoing vessels ranging from medium/low to high combat action ships. The renewed Dutch Navy will be a green-water navy, having...

elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. Several navies currently operate this kind of ship. The ships are generally designed to...

by buildings. The first seaplane carrier appeared in 1911 with the French Navy La Foudre, following the invention of the seaplane in 1910 with the French...

nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines beginning in 1960. Imperial Japanese Navy I-400-class submarines are considered the strategic predecessors to today's...

way of building many useful skills on and off the water. Torpedo trials craft are ships used by navies for the development of new naval torpedoes and during...