There are too many names to list but here are some of the different types of ships: Aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, submarines, patrol ships, amphibious warfare, combat logistics, mine warfare, coastal defense, salvage, submarine rescue, ocean tugs, salvage and rescue and the list continues. For a greatter listing go to the following site: www.nvr.navy.mil/class.htm
What country? For the US, a Fleet is an Area Of Responsibility, not a group of ships, which also has many names. Be more specific.
American
The number of ships needed to to make up an Armada is different depending on what type of Armada you are making. It can take anywhere from 30 to 150 ships to make up an Armada.
1970s
The US came to Japan to demand trading rights.
The Japanese Imperial Fleet attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
(The noun fleet is a group of ships, the adjective means fast or quick.)Our ship was part of the fleet.Our ship was very fleet compared with some of the older and slower ships.
The Great White Fleet, when a battle fleet painted their ships white and sailed around the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_White_Fleet
The Atlantic Fleet region, or 2nd Fleet AOR (Area Of Responsibility), covers the entire Atlantic Ocean, Carribean, North to South until the Mediteranean Sea and Indian Ocean. The ships making the fleet are stationed at various ports. Any ship operating in the 2nd Fleet AOR can be considered part of the Atlantic Fleet, including ships that come over from the West Coast to the east coast.
8 ships? Whose 8 ships? The US had more than eight ships in the harbor; and Japan had more than eight warships in their attack fleet.
I think you are referring to 'The Great White Fleet." It was a fleet of ships that traveled around the world. They demonstrated the might of the American Navy and made it clear that the US was a power to be reckoned with.
In 1941, the Pacific Fleet was comprised of 3 aircraft carriers, 9 battleships, 12 heavy cruisers, 11 light cruisers, 80 destroyers, and 55 submarines.