Each spread features a key category of vessel or armament, with an easy to follow diagram or chart allowing the reader to compare speeds, range, performance, capacity, and so forth at a glance. Includes specially-created charts, graphs, and artwork and accompanied by an explanation of the key characteristics of each vessel and weapon type.

"First published in 2012 by Amber Books Ltd."--T.p. verso.

Corvettes and patrol craft -- Frigates 1 -- Frigates 2 -- Frigates: anti-submarine warfare -- Guided missile destroyers -- Destroyers -- Ship-to-ship missiles -- Aircraft carriers 1 -- Aircraft carriers 2 -- Littoral operations vessels -- Landing ships and support ships -- Nuclear attack subs -- Fourth-generation nuclear submarines -- Conventional attack submarines 1 -- Conventional attack submarines 2 -- Patrol submarines head to head -- Missile submarines -- Submarine-launched torpedoes -- Land attack missiles -- Submarine-launched ICBMs.