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  Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search "Naval" and "Naval Force" redirect here. For other uses of "Naval", see   Naval (disambiguation) . For other uses of "Navy", see   Navy (disambiguation) . The   Spanish Armada   fighting the   English   navy at the   Battle of Gravelines   in 1588 British and Danish navies in the   line of battle   at the   Battle of Copenhagen (1801) A flotilla from the   Indian Navy's   Western Fleet   escorts the aircraft carriers   INS  Viraat   and   INS  Vikramaditya   through the   Arabian Sea   in 2014. A   navy ,   naval force , or   maritime force   is the branch of a nation's   armed forces   principally designated for   naval   and   amphibious warfare ; namely,   lake -borne,   riverine ,   littoral , or   ocean -borne   combat ...