British forces in India were considerably stronger than the French , with the British Indian Army supported Supporting by British Army detachments and a Royal Navy squadron under Rear-Admiral William Cornwallis .

Nearby ships felt the initial explosion Attack and a second , much larger , explosion Attack , yet the Russian Navy did not realise Know that an accident had occurred Presence and did not initiate Process_start a search Scrutiny for the sub for more than six hours .

By the time the Navy declared Expressing_publicly an emergency 11 hours later , the crew were — unknown to anyone — all dead Death .

President Vladimir Putin initially continued his vacation at a seaside resort ; he only authorised Preventing_or_letting the Russian Navy to accept Receiving British and Norwegian offers of assistance Assistance five days after the incident .

The Government of Russia and the Russian Navy came Causation under intense criticism Judgment_communication over the incident .

Vice-Admiral Valery Ryazantsev drew Motion attention to systemic faults in the Russian Navy , such as the risky use Using of highly volatile HTP torpedoes known Know to have caused Causation the sinking Motion_directional of .

Moreover , they concluded Process_end that the rescue Rescuing operation was unjustifiably delayed Change_event_time and that the Russian Navy was completely unprepared Response to respond Response to the disaster Catastrophe .

Eventually , in 1972 , the bridge was destroyed Destroying by USAF F-4 Phantoms using Using laser-guided bombs and US Navy Vought A-7s with advanced Cause_to_make_progress and conventional bombs .

After negotiations Communication broke down Process_end in 1904 , the Japanese Navy opened Process_start hostilities by attacking Attack the Russian Eastern Fleet at Port Arthur , China , in a surprise attack Attack .

During the Dardanelles Operation Military_operation in September 1806 , Britain pressured Convincing Sultan Selim III to expel Extradition Sebastiani , declare Expressing_publicly war Hostile_encounter on France , cede the Danubian Principalities to Russia , and surrender Surrendering the Ottoman fleet , together with the forts on the Dardanelles , to the Royal Navy .

The Bali Strait Incident was an encounter between a squadron of six French Navy frigates and six British East India Company ( EIC ) East Indiamen in the Bali Strait on 28 January 1797 .

The Attack Attack on Mers-el-Kébir ( 3 July 1940 ) also known as the Battle Military_operation of Mers-el-Kébir , was part of Operation Military_operation Catapult , a British naval attack Attack on French Navy ships at the naval base at Mers El Kébir on the coast of French Algeria .

The attack Attack by air-and-sea was conducted Action by the Royal Navy after France had signed Sign_agreement armistices with Germany and Italy that came into effect on 25 June .

Of particular significance to the British were the five battleships of the `` Bretagne '' and `` Richelieu '' classes , and the two fast battleships of the Dunkerque class , the second largest force of capital ships in Europe after the Royal Navy .

The British War Cabinet feared Change_sentiment that France would hand Giving the ships to the German Navy ( `` Kriegsmarine '' ) , giving Giving the Axis assistance Assistance in the Battle Military_operation of the Atlantic or Battle Military_operation of the Mediterranean .

Admiral François Darlan , commander of the French Navy , promised Commitment the British that the fleet would remain under French control Control but Winston Churchill and the War Cabinet judged Deciding that the fleet was too powerful to risk Risk an Axis take-over Conquering .

The Action of 9 September 1796 was an inconclusive minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter between small French Navy and British Royal Navy squadrons off northeastern Sumatra , near Banda Aceh , during the French Revolutionary Wars Hostile_encounter .

The Action of 9 September 1796 was an inconclusive minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter between small French Navy and British Royal Navy squadrons off northeastern Sumatra , near Banda Aceh , during the French Revolutionary Wars Hostile_encounter .

Beginning Process_start the offensive , United States Marine Corps and United States Army forces , with support Supporting from the United States Navy , executed landings on Saipan in June 1944 .

In response , the Imperial Japanese Navy 's Combined Fleet sortied to attack Attack the U.S. Navy fleet supporting the landings .

In response , the Imperial Japanese Navy 's Combined Fleet sortied to attack Attack the U.S. Navy fleet supporting the landings .

After the convoy Patrolling was blocked Hindering by the Sri Lanka Navy , India instead chose Choosing to airdrop Bringing supplies Supply to the besieged Besieging city in a mission codenamed Operation Poomalai .

The unexpected fighting Hostile_encounter ability of the newly re-established U.S. Navy , which concentrated Aiming on attacking Attack the French West Indian privateers , together with the growing Expansion weaknesses and final overthrow Change_of_leadership of the ruling French Directory , led Causation Foreign Minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord ( better known as Talleyrand ) to reopen Openness negotiations Communication with the US .

All eight U.S. Navy battleships were damaged Damaging , with four sunk Self_motion .

`` Réunion '' was later repaired Recovering and commissioned Request into the Royal Navy , while Saumarez was knighted Change_of_leadership for his success Earnings_and_losses .

The Corfu Channel Incident Incident consists of three separate Forming_relationships events involving Cause_to_be_included Royal Navy ships in the Channel of Corfu which took place Process_start in 1946 , and it is considered an early episode of the Cold War Military_operation .

During the first incident Incident , Royal Navy ships came under fire Attack from Albanian fortifications .

The second incident Incident involved Cause_to_be_included Royal Navy ships striking Attack mines and the third incident Hostile_encounter occurred Coming_to_be when the Royal Navy conducted Action mine-clearing operations Military_operation in the Corfu Channel , but in Albanian territorial waters , and Albania complained Judgment_communication about them to the United Nations .

The second incident Incident involved Cause_to_be_included Royal Navy ships striking Attack mines and the third incident Hostile_encounter occurred Coming_to_be when the Royal Navy conducted Action mine-clearing operations Military_operation in the Corfu Channel , but in Albanian territorial waters , and Albania complained Judgment_communication about them to the United Nations .

United States Navy diver Robert Stethem was murdered Killing , and his body was thrown Motion onto the apron .

The Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Algeciras ( also known as the Battle of the Gut of Gibraltar ) was a naval battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter on the night of 12 July 1801 ( 23 messidor an IX of the French Republican Calendar ) between a squadron of British Royal Navy ships of the line and a larger squadron of ships from the Spanish Navy and French Navy in the Gut of Gibraltar .

The Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Algeciras ( also known as the Battle of the Gut of Gibraltar ) was a naval battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter on the night of 12 July 1801 ( 23 messidor an IX of the French Republican Calendar ) between a squadron of British Royal Navy ships of the line and a larger squadron of ships from the Spanish Navy and French Navy in the Gut of Gibraltar .

The Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Algeciras ( also known as the Battle of the Gut of Gibraltar ) was a naval battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter on the night of 12 July 1801 ( 23 messidor an IX of the French Republican Calendar ) between a squadron of British Royal Navy ships of the line and a larger squadron of ships from the Spanish Navy and French Navy in the Gut of Gibraltar .

The Confederate fleet consisted Cause_to_be_included of the ironclad ram `` Virginia '' ( built Building from the remnants of the under-construction steam frigate , newest warship for the United States Navy / Union Navy ) and several supporting vessels .

The Confederate fleet consisted Cause_to_be_included of the ironclad ram `` Virginia '' ( built Building from the remnants of the under-construction steam frigate , newest warship for the United States Navy / Union Navy ) and several supporting vessels .

On the first day of battle Hostile_encounter , they were opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act by several conventional , wooden-hulled ships of the Union Navy .

To man the blockade , Britain pressed Motion American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy .

After the mining , U.S. Navy divers recovered Recovering other mines in the area .

It also marked Recording the U.S. Navy 's first exchange of anti-ship missiles with opposing ships and the only occasion since World War II on which the US Navy sank a major surface combatant .

It also marked Recording the U.S. Navy 's first exchange of anti-ship missiles with opposing ships and the only occasion since World War II on which the US Navy sank a major surface combatant .

Taking Gold was to be the responsibility of the British Army , with sea transport Military_operation , mine sweeping Scouring , and a naval bombardment force Military_operation provided Supply by the Royal Navy as well as elements from the Dutch , Polish and other Allied navies .

`` Swiftsure '' was later commissioned into the French Navy and fought Hostile_encounter at the Battle Hostile_encounter of Trafalgar in 1805 , where the ship was recaptured Conquering by the British and rejoined Becoming_a_member the Royal Navy .

`` Swiftsure '' was later commissioned into the French Navy and fought Hostile_encounter at the Battle Hostile_encounter of Trafalgar in 1805 , where the ship was recaptured Conquering by the British and rejoined Becoming_a_member the Royal Navy .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of the Coral Sea , fought Hostile_encounter from 4–8 May 1942 , was a major naval battle Hostile_encounter between the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia , taking place Process_start in the Pacific Theatre of World War II .

The U.S. learned Know of the Japanese plan Arranging through signals intelligence , and sent Sending two United States Navy carrier task forces and a joint Australian-U.S. cruiser force to oppose Response the offensive .

During the action , three U.S. Marine companies were surrounded Surrounding by Japanese forces Causation , took Conquering heavy losses Earnings_and_losses , and barely escaped Escaping with assistance from a U.S. Navy destroyer and landing Motion craft manned by U.S. Coast Guard personnel .

The Action of 11 January 1944 was a minor naval action that resulted in Causation the sinking Motion_directional of the light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy by the British Royal Navy submarine .

The Action of 11 January 1944 was a minor naval action that resulted in Causation the sinking Motion_directional of the light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy by the British Royal Navy submarine .

The Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife was an amphibious assault Attack by the Royal Navy on the Spanish port city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands .

The Alraigo Incident Catastrophe occurred Coming_to_be on 7 June 1983 , when a lost British Royal Navy Sea Harrier fighter aircraft landed Arriving on the deck of a Spanish container ship .