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Capital ship
Leading ship of a naval fleet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The capital ships of a navy are its most important warships; they are generally the larger ships when compared to other warships in their respective fleet. A capital ship is generally a leading or a primary ship in a naval fleet.[1]
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