List of naval battles

This list of naval battles is a chronological list delineating important naval battles that have occurred throughout history, from the beginning of naval warfare with the Hittites in the 12th century BC to piracy off the coast of Somalia in the 21st century. If a battle has no commonly used name it is referred to as "Action of (date)" within the list below.

Ancient

Middle Ages

16th century

17th century

Early 17th century

Later 17th century

18th century

Early 18th century

Later 18th century

19th century

Early 19th century

Mid 19th century

Late 19th century

20th century

Early 20th century

Mid-20th century

Later 20th century

21st century

See also

• List of single-ship actions
• List of ships captured in the 19th century
• List of ships captured in the 18th century
• Maritime timeline
• Naval warfare

References

External links

• War index
• Naval history in Russian
• Naval history in English
• Naval-History.Net, Naval History of the 20th Century, World Wars 1, 2, post-war and Falklands War – navies, campaigns and battles