This is a list of types of watercraft which have seen naval use.

Sailing vessel types

• Barque
• Barquentine
• Bireme
• Boat
• Bomb vessel
• Brig
• Brigantine
• Caravel
• Clipper
• Cog
• Corvette
• Cutter
• Dromon
• Flyboat
• Frigate
• Full-rigged ship
• Galley
• Galleon
• Hulk
• Junk
• Liburnian
• Longship
• Man-of-war
• Quadrireme
• Quinquereme
• Rocket vessel
• Schooner
• Ship of the line
• Sloop-of-war
• Trireme
• Xebec

Modern vessel types

• Aircraft carrier
  • Anti-submarine warfare carrier
  • Helicopter carrier
• Air-cushioned landing craft
• Amphibious assault ship
• Battlecruiser
• Battleship
  • Pocket battleship
• CAM ship
• Corvette
• Cruiser
  • Armored cruiser
  • Light cruiser
  • Heavy cruiser
  • Aircraft cruiser
• Destroyer
• Dreadnought
• Escort aircraft carrier
• Frigate
  • Steam frigates, including steam sloops and corvettes
• Fast attack craft
• Gunboat
• Hospital ship
• Hydrofoil
• Ironclad
• Landing craft
• Littoral combat ship
• Mine planter
• Minesweeper
• Missile boat
• Monitor (warship)
• Patrol boat
• Torpedo boat
• Patrol Torpedo (PT) boat
• Q-ship
• Seaplane tender
• Submarine including U-boat
  • Submarine aircraft carrier
• Submarine chaser
• Survey ship
• Troopship