TOP 10 WARSHIPS IN THE WORLD

INTRODUCTION :-

A warship is a ship that is built and primarily intended for combat. As well as being armed, warships are designed to withstand damage and are usually faster and more maneuverable than merchant ships. Unlike a merchant ship, which carries cargo, a warship typically only carries weapons, ammunition and supplies for its crew. Warships usually belong to a navy, though they have also been operated by individuals or companies.

In wartime, the distinction between warships and merchant ships is often blurred. In war, merchant ships are often armed and used as auxiliary warships, such as the Q-ships of the First World War and the armed merchant cruisers of the Second World War. 

HERE IS THE LIST OF TOP TEN WARSHIPS IN THE WORLD :-

10) HMS HOOD (51) :-

Namesake:	Admiral Samuel Hood
Ordered:	7 April 1916
Builder:	John Brown & Company
Laid down:	1 September 1916
Launched:	22 August 1918
Commissioned:	15 May 1920
In service:	1920–1941
Identification:	Pennant number: 51
Motto:	Ventis Secundis
Nickname:	Mighty Hood
Fate:	Sunk 24 May 1941
Badge:	A Cornish Chough bearing an anchor facing left over the date 1859
General characteristics
Class & type:	Admiral-class battlecruiser
Displacement:	46,680 long tons (47,430 t) deep load
Length:	860 ft 7 in (262.3 m)
Beam:	104 ft 2 in (31.8 m)
Draught:	32 ft 0 in (9.8 m)
Installed power:	144,000 shp (107,000 kW)
Propulsion:	4 shafts Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines 24 Yarrow water-tube boilers
Speed:	1920: 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) 1941: 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range:	1931: 5,332 nautical miles (9,870 km; 6,140 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement:	1919: 1,433 1934: 1,325
Sensors and processing systems:	Type 279 air-warning radar Type 284 gunnery radar
Armament:	As built: 4 × 2 – BL 15-inch Mk I guns 12 × 1 – BL 5.5-inch Mk I guns 4 × 1 – QF 4-inch Mark V anti-aircraftguns 6 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1941, as sunk: 4 × 2 – 15-inch (381 mm) guns 7 × 2 – QF 4-inch Mk XVI AA guns 3 × 8 – QF 2-pdr "pom pom" AA guns 5 × 4 – 0.5-inch Vickers machine guns 5 × 20-barrel "Unrotated Projectile" mounts 2 × 2 – 21-inch above water torpedo tubes
Armour:	Belt: 12–6 in (305–152 mm) Deck: 0.75–3 in (19–76 mm) Barbettes: 12–5 in (305–127 mm) Turrets: 15–11 in (381–279 mm) Conning tower: 11–9 in (279–229 mm) Bulkheads: 4–5 in (102–127 mm)
Aircraft carried:	1 fitted 1931–32 1 catapult

9) DEUTSCHLAND CLASS CRUISER :-

Name:	Deutschland
Succeeded by:	Admiral Hipper class cruiser
Built:	1929–1936
In service:	1933–1945
Completed:	3
Lost:	2 scuttled, 1 sunk
General characteristics
Displacement:	Standard: 10,600 long tons (10,800 t) Full load: 14,290 long tons (14,520 t)
Length:	186 m (610 ft 3 in)
Beam:	21.69 m (71 ft 2 in)
Draft:	7.25 m (23 ft 9 in)
Propulsion:	Eight MAN diesel engines Two propellers 52,050 shp (38,810 kW)
Speed:	28 knots (52 km/h)
Range:	10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement:	33 officers 586 enlisted
Armament:	6 × 28 cm (11 in) in triple turrets 8 × 15 cm (5.9 in) in single turrets 8 × 53.3 cm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes
Armor:	main turrets: 140 mm (5.5 in) belt: 80 mm (3.1 in) deck: 45 mm (1.8 in)
Aircraft carried:	Two Arado Ar 196 seaplanes
Aviation facilities:	One catapult

8) ESSEX-CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER :-

Name:	Essex-class aircraft carrier
Builders:	Newport News Shipbuilding Fore River Shipyard Brooklyn Navy Yard Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Operators:	United States Navy
Preceded by:	Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, Wasp-class aircraft carrier
Succeeded by:	Midway-class aircraft carrier
Cost:	68–78 million USD (1942), ~1 billion USD (2011)
Built:	1941–1950
In commission:	1942–1991
Planned:	32
Completed:	24
Cancelled:	8
Active:	0
Retired:	24
Preserved:	USS Yorktown (CV-10) USS Intrepid (CV-11) USS Hornet (CV-12) USS Lexington (CV-16)
General characteristics (all stats as built)
Type:	Aircraft carrier
Displacement:	Design: 27,100 long tons (27,500 t) std, 33,000 long tons (34,000 t) full Actual: 30,800 long tons (31,300 t) std, 36,380 long tons (36,960 t) full
Length:	820 ft (249.9 m) pp 870 ft (265.2 m) oa (short-bow units); 888 ft (270.7 m) oa (long-bow units) 862 ft (262.7 m) flight deck (short-bow units); 844 ft (257.3 m) flight deck (long-bow units).
Beam:	93 ft (28.3 m) wl; 147.5 ft (45.0 m) max
Draught:	23 ft (7.0 m) std; 27.5 ft (8.4 m) fl
Installed power:	150,000 shp
Propulsion:	Westinghouse geared turbinesconnected to 4 shafts; 8 Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Speed:	32.7 knots (60.6 km/h)
Range:	20,000 nmi (37,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Crew:	ca. 2,170 (ship), 870 (air wing), 160 (flag)
Sensors and processing systems:	1 × SK air-search radar 1 × SC air-search radar 2 × SG surface-search radar 1 × SM fighter-direction radar (later units) 2 × Mk 4 fire-control radar (earlier units) 2 × Mk 12 fire-control radar (later units) 2 × Mk 22 height-finding radar (later units) 10–17 × Mk 51 AA directors
Armament:	12 × 5-inch (127 mm) /38 caliber guns (4 × 2 and 4 x 1) 32 to 72 × 40 mm Bofors guns (8 to 18 × 4) 55 to 76 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannon
Armor:	2.5 in (64 mm) STS hangar deck; 1.5 in (38 mm) STS 4th deck; 3.5 to 4 in (88 to 100 mm) Class B + .75 in (13 mm) STS belt; 4 in (100 mm) Class B transverse bulkheads
Aircraft carried:	90–100 (Lexington 110 aircraft)
Notes:	Basic class design was repeatedly modified, chiefly by additional AA and radar. Transverse hangar-deck catapult in CV-10, 11, 12, 17, 18 (later removed). CV-9 commissioned with no flight deck catapults; CV-10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20 with one; all others with two. CV-34 completed postwar to much-altered design

7) BISMARCK-CLASS BATTLESHIP :-

Name:	Bismarck-class battleship
Operators:	Kriegsmarine
Preceded by:	Scharnhorst class
Succeeded by:	H class (planned)
Completed:	2: Bismarck, Tirpitz
Lost:	2: Bismarck, Tirpitz
General characteristics
Type:	Battleship
Displacement:	Bismarck: 41,700 t (41,000 long tons; 46,000 short tons) standard 50,300 t (49,500 long tons; 55,400 short tons) full load Tirpitz: 42,900 t (42,200 long tons; 47,300 short tons) standard 52,600 t (51,800 long tons; 58,000 short tons) full load
Length:	241.6 m (793 ft) waterline 251 m (823 ft) overall
Beam:	36 m (118 ft)
Draft:	9.3 m (31 ft) standard
Propulsion:	12 Wagner superheated boilers; 3 geared turbines; 3 three-blade propellers Bismarck: 150,170 shp (111.98 MW) Tirpitz: 163,026 shp (121.568 MW)
Speed:	30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h)
Range:	Bismarck: 8,525 nmi (15,788 km; 9,810 mi) at 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph) Tirpitz: 8,870 nmi (16,430 km; 10,210 mi) at 19 kn
Complement:	103 officers 1,962 enlisted men
Armament:	8 × 38 cm (15 in) SK C/34 (4 × 2) 12 × 15 cm (5.9 in) (6 × 2) 16 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/33 (8 × 2) 16 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 (8 × 2) 20 × 2 cm (0.79 in) FlaK 30 (20 × 1)
Aircraft carried:	4 × Arado Ar 196
Aviation facilities:	1 double-ended catapult

6) NORTH CAROLINA CLASS BATTLESHIP :-

Name:	North Carolina-class battleship
Builders:	New York Naval Shipyard (North Carolina) Philadelphia Naval Shipyard(Washington)
Operators:	United States Navy
Preceded by:	South Dakota class (1920) (planned) Colorado class (actual)
Succeeded by:	South Dakota class (1939)
Cost:	$60,000,000 each
In service:	1941–47
Completed:	2
Retired:	2
Preserved:	1
General characteristics
Class & type:	Battleship
Displacement:	1942: 36,600 long tons (37,200 t) (standard) 44,800 long tons (45,500 t) (full load) 1945: 46,700 long tons (47,400 t) (North Carolina full load) 45,370 long tons (46,100 t) (Washingtonfull load)
Length:	North Carolina: 728 ft 8.625 in (222.113 m) overall 713 ft 5.250 in (217.456 m) waterline Washington: 728 ft 11.625 in (222.190 m) overall 713 ft 8 in (217.526 m) waterline
Beam:	108 ft 3.875 in (33.017 m) maximum 104 ft 6 in (31.852 m) waterline
Draft:	North Carolina: 35 ft 6 in (10.820 m) maximum Washington: 34 ft 9 in (10.592 m) maximum
Propulsion:	four sets of General Electric geared turbines, providing 121,000 shp ahead and 32,000 astern eight Babcock & Wilcox three drum express type boilers fitted with two furnaces and double uptakes
Speed:	1941: 28 knots (32 mph; 52 km/h) 1945: 26.8 knots (30.8 mph; 49.6 km/h)
Endurance:	1941: 17,450 nmi (20,080 mi; 32,320 km) at 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h) 1945: 16,320 nmi (18,780 mi; 30,220 km) at 15 knots 5,740 nmi (6,610 mi; 10,630 km) at 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h)
Crew:	Design: 108 officers, 1,772 men 1945: 144 officers, 2,195 men 1947, North Carolina: 135 officers, 1,639 men 1947, Washington: 146 officers, 1843 men
Sensors and processing systems:	varied greatly during the war, see the"Electronics" section
Armament:	9 × 16 in (406 mm)/45 caliber Mark 6 guns 20 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber Mark 12 guns Smaller weapons, like Bofors 40 mm or Oerlikon 20 mm, varied greatly; see the"Smaller weaponry" section
Armor:	Belt: 12" on 0.75" STS (305 mm on 19 mm), inclined 15 degrees, tapering to 6.6" on 0.75" STS (168 mm on 19 mm) at lower edge Barbettes: centerline forward: 14.7" (373 mm) sides 16" (406 mm) centerline aft 11.5" (292 mm) Turrets: face plates 16" (406 mm) sides 9.8" (249 mm) back plates 11.8" (300 mm) roof plates 7" (178 mm) Secondary guns: mounts 1.95" (50 mm) magazines 1.95" (50 mm) Decks: Centerline main 1.45" (37 mm) second 1.4" + 3.6" (36 mm + 91 mm) third 0.62" (16 mm) total 7.07" (180 mm) Outboard 1.45" (37 mm) second 1.4" + 4.1" (36 mm + 104 mm) third 0.75" (19 mm) total 7.7" (196 mm) Conning tower: centerline sides 14.7" (373 mm) beam sides 16" (406 mm) roof sides 7" (178 mm) bottom plates 3.9" (99 mm) communication tube 14" (356 mm)
Aircraft carried:	Vought OS2U Kingfisher Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk
Notes:	Extensively detailed information and drawings can be found in Garzke and Dulin, United States Battleships, 62–69

5) FLETCHER-CLASS DESTROYER :-

Name:	Fletcher-class destroyer
Operators:	United States Navy Argentine Navy Brazilian Navy Chilean Navy  Colombian Navy Hellenic Navy Italian Navy  JMSDF Mexican Navy Peruvian Navy ROKN Spanish Navy ROCN Turkish Navy West German Navy
Preceded by:	Gleaves class destroyer
Succeeded by:	Allen M. Sumner class destroyer
Built:	3 March 1941 to 22 February 1945
In commission:	4 June 1942 to 1971 (USN), 2001 (Mexico)
Completed:	175
Lost:	19 and 6 not repaired
Preserved:	4 USS Cassin Young USS The Sullivans USS Kidd HNS Velos
General characteristics
Type:	Destroyer
Displacement:	2,050 tons (standard) 2,500 tons (full load)
Length:	376.5 ft (114.8 m)
Beam:	39.5 ft (12.0 m)
Draft:	12.5 ft (3.8 m)
Propulsion:	4 Babcock & Wilcox oil-fired boilers; 2 General Electric geared steam turbines, 30,000 shp (22 MW) each; 2 screws
Speed:	36.5 knots (67.6 km/h 42 mph)
Range:	5,500 miles at 15 knots (8,850 km at 28 km/h)
Complement:	329 officers and men
Armament:	• 5 × single 5 inch/38 caliber guns • 6–10 × 40 mm Bofors AA guns (early ships carried 4 × 1.1 inch/75 caliber guns) • 7–10 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannons, • 10 ×21 inch torpedo tubes (2×5; Mark 15 torpedos) • 6 × K-guns • 2 × depth charge racks

4) TICONDEROGA-CLASS CRUISER :-

Builders:	Ingalls Shipbuilding Bath Iron Works
Operators:	United States Navy
Preceded by:	Virginia-class cruiser
Succeeded by:	N/A
Built:	1980–1994
In commission:	1983–present
Completed:	27
Active:	22
Laid up:	4
Retired:	5 (CG-47 to 51)
Preserved:	1 donation on hold
General characteristics
Type:	Guided-missile cruiser
Displacement:	Approx. 9,600 long tons (9,800 t) full load
Length:	567 feet (173 m)
Beam:	55 feet (16.8 meters)
Draft:	34 feet (10.2 meters)
Propulsion:	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines, 80,000 shaft horsepower (60,000 kW) 2 × controllable-reversible pitch propellers 2 × rudders
Speed:	32.5 knots (60 km/h)
Range:	6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h); 3,300 nmi (6,100 km) at 30 kn (56 km/h).
Complement:	33 officers, 27 Chief Petty Officers, and approx. 340 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems:	AN/SPY-1A/B multi-function radar AN/SPS-49 air search radar AN/SPG-62 fire control radar AN/SPS-73 surface search radar AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare Suite AN/SQQ-89(V)1/3 - A(V)15 Sonar suite, consisting of: AN/SQS-53B/C/D active sonar AN/SQR-19 TACTAS, AN/SQR-19B ITASS, & MFTA passive sonar AN/SQQ-28 light airborne multi-purpose system
Electronic warfare & decoys:	Mark 36 SRBOC AN/SLQ-25 Nixie
Armament:	cruiser mark 26 2 × Mk 26 missile launchers 68 × RIM-66 SM-2, and 20 × RUR-5 ASROC 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 × Mark 45 5 in / 54 cal lightweight gun 2–4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) gun 2 × Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes cruiser mark 41 2 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems 122 × Mix of RIM-66M-5 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIB, RIM-156A SM-2ER Block IV, RIM-161 SM-3, RIM-162A ESSM, RIM-174A Standard ERAM,BGM-109 Tomahawk, or RUM-139A VL-ASROC 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 × Mk 45 Mod 2 5 in / 54 callightweight gun 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 gun 2–4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) gun 2 × Phalanx CIWS Block 1B 2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes for lightweight torpedoes
Armor:	limited Kevlar splinter protection in critical areas
Aircraft carried:	2 × Sikorsky SH-60B or MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters.

3) QUEEN ELIZABETH-CLASS BATTLESHIP :-

Name:	Queen Elizabeth class
Operators:	Royal Navy
Preceded by:	Iron Duke class
Succeeded by:	Revenge class
Planned:	6
Completed:	5
Lost:	1
General characteristics
Class & type:	Battleship
Displacement:	27,500 tons standard 36,500 tons full load
Length:	645 ft 9 in (196.82 m)
Beam:	90 ft 6 in (27.58 m)
Draught:	30 ft 2 in (9.19 m)
Propulsion:	Parsons direct drive steam turbines 24 boilers 4 shafts 75,000 shp, Bunkerage: 3,400 tons oil
Speed:	24 knots (44 km/h)
Range:	5,000 nmi (9,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement:	950–1300
Armament:	As built: 8 × Mk I 15-inch/42 guns (4 x 2) 16 (Queen Elizabeth) or 14 (other ships) × single Mk XII 6-inch guns 2 × single 3-inch anti-aircraft guns 4 × single 3-pdr (47 mm) saluting guns 4 × 21-inch (530 mm) submerged torpedo tubes
Armour:	As built armour: Belt: 13 inch tapering to 6 inch forward and 4 inch aft Upper belt: 6 inches Bulkheads: 6 inch and 4 inch forward; 6 in ch and 4 inch aft 15 inch Turrets: 11 inch sides; 13 inch faces; 4.25 inch top Barbettes: 10 to 7 inches above belt; 6 to 4 inches below belt 6 inch guns: 6 inch Conning tower: 11 inch side; 3 inch roof; 4 inch revolving hood Conning tower tube: 6 inches to upper deck; 4 inches below Torpedo conning tower: 6 inch Torpedo conning tower tube: 4 inches to upper deck As built protective plate: Vertical: Torpedo bulkheads: 1 inch + 1 inch Magazine-end bulkheads: 1 inch + 1 inch (extra 1 inch layer added afterBattle of Jutland) Funnel uptakes: 1.5 inches Horizontal: Forecastle: 1 inch over 6 inch battery Upperdeck 2 to 1.25 inches from A–Y barbettes Main deck: 1.25 inches at forward and aft ends Middle deck: 1 inch (2 inches after Battle of Jutland) Lower deck: 3 inches at extreme ends; 2.25 inches over steering gear; 1 inch forward

2) NIMITZ-CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER :-

Name:	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Builders:	Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Operators:	United States Navy
Preceded by:	Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier and Enterprise-class aircraft carrier
Succeeded by:	Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier
Subclasses:	Theodore Roosevelt class and Ronald Reagan class
In commission:	3 May 1975
Planned:	10
Completed:	10
Active:	USS Nimitz (CVN-68) USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) USS George Washington (CVN-73) USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
General characteristics
Type:	Aircraft carrier
Displacement:	100,000 to 104,600 long tons (100,000–106,300 t)
Length:	Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m) Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m)
Beam:	Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m) Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draft:	Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m) Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)
Propulsion:	2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors 4 × steam turbines 4 × shafts 260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed:	30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Range:	Unlimited distance; 20-25 years
Complement:	Ship's company: 3,200 Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and processing systems:	AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars AN/SPN-43C air traffic control radar AN/SPN-41 landing aid radars 4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems 4 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare & decoys:	SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures
Armament:	16–24 × RIM-7 Sea Sparrow or NATO Sea Sparrow missiles 3 or 4 × Phalanx CIWSs or RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles
Armor:	2.5 in (64 mm) Kevlar over vital spaces
Aircraft carried:	85–90 fixed wing and helicopters

1) IOWA CLASS BATTLESHIP :-

Name:	Iowa-class battleship
Builders:	New York Naval Shipyard (BB-61 & BB-63) Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (BB-62, BB-64, & BB-65) Norfolk Naval Shipyard (BB-66)
Operators:	United States Navy
Preceded by:	South Dakota-class battleship
Succeeded by:	Montana-class battleship (planned)
Cost:	US$100 million per ship
In commission:	1943–58, 1968–69, 1982–92
Planned:	6
Completed:	4
Cancelled:	2
Retired:	4
Preserved:	4
General characteristics
Type:	Battleship
Displacement:	45,000 tons (Standard); 52,000 tons (mean war service); 57,000 tons (pre 1980s full load);58,000 tons (post 1980s full load)
Length:	861¼ ft (262.5 m) pp 887 ft (270 m) oa
Beam:	108 ft (33 m)
Draft:	36 ft (11 m) maximum
Installed power:	212,000 shp (158,000 kW)
Propulsion:	4 screws; GE geared turbines; 8 B&W boilers; G.E. (BB-61, BB-63);West. (BB-62, BB-64, BB-66)
Speed:	31 knots (36 mph; 57 km/h) normal operating
Range:	14,890 miles (23,960 km) @ 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h); 11,700 miles (18,820 km) @ 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Complement:	~2,700 officers and men (WWII, Korea) ~1,800 officers and men (1980s)
Electronic warfare & decoys:	1980s: AN/SLQ-32(V) AN/SLQ-25 Nixie Mark 36 SRBOC
Armament:	World War II, Korea: 9 × 16-inch (406 mm)/50 cal. Mark 7guns 20 × 5-inch (127 mm)/38 cal. Mark 12guns 80 × 40 mm/56 cal. Bofors 49 × 20 mm/70 cal. Oerlikon Vietnam: 9 × 16-inch/50 cal. Mark 7 guns 20 × 5-inch/38 cal. Mark 12 guns Cold War, Gulf War: 9 × 16-inch / 50 cal. Mark 7 guns 12 × 5-inch/38 cal. Mark 12 guns 32 × BGM-109 Tomahawk 16 × RGM-84 Harpoon 4 × 20 mm (.78 inch).Phalanx CIWS
Armor:	Belt: 12.1 in (310 mm), Bulkheads: 11.3 in (290 mm), Barbettes: 11.6 to 17.3 in (295 to 439 mm), Turrets: 19.7 in (500 mm), Decks: 7.5 in (190 mm)
Aircraft carried:	World War II: 3 × Vought OS2U Kingfisher/Curtiss SC Seahawk Korea/Vietnam: 3 × helicopters Cold War/Gulf War: 5 × RQ-2 Pioneer Unmanned aerial vehicle
Notes:	Final battleship class completed by the United States

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