Note

length, beam, and draft, or depth in hold (dph), given in feet and meters.

usually given in gross registered tons (grt), displacement (disp).

hull material, usually wood, iron or steel.

complement, including crew and/or passengers.

armament, including the number of guns and caliber or weight of projectile, in either standard or metric measurement. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of turrets and guns per turret: 8×15" (4×2) means eight 15-inch guns, in four turrets mounting two guns each.

antisubmarine rocket

carronade

depth charge (projector)(track)

howitzer

machine gun

pounder

quadruple

surface-to-air missile/antisubmarine

surface-to-surface missile

torpedo tube(s)

maximum thickness of belt (or side) and deck armor.

machinery, including type of propulsion, horsepower, number of screws, and speed.

designer.

builder, place, and year of commissioning.