The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FLAGSHIP which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 1996.
Navy vessel crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FLAGSHIP | 20 % | 8 |
| GUNBOAT | 20 % | 7 |
| LST | 20 % | 3 |
| OILER | 20 % | 5 |
| DESTROYER | 20 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Navy vessel
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- flagship
- destroyer
- gunner
- frigate
- bosun
- bounty
- brig
- captain
- commodore
- corvette
- mates
- minesweeper
Crossword Answer definitions
FLAGSHIP noun- (maritime) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
- (maritime) The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
- (by extension) The most important one out of a related group.
- To act as a flagship for
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result FLAGSHIP
- Main member of the fleet
- Commander's vessel
- Headquarters of a squadron.
- Admiral's post.
- Bon Homme Richard, e.g.
- The Santa Maria, e.g.
- Fleet commander's vessel
- Admiral's vessel
- Main vessel of a sea-going line
- Naval headliner
More clues leading to the result GUNBOAT
- John Kerry's station in Vietnam
- Small armed warship
- River patrol.
- Navy vessel.
- Small armed ship.
- PT 109, e.g.
- Small, armed warship
- Port threatener
More clues leading to the result LST
- Mil. craft
- WWII craft
- WWII landing craft
- Omaha Beach craft
- WWII vessel
- Utah Beach vessel
- D-Day craft
- Amphibious warfare craft: Abbr.
- Normandy Invasion vehicle
- The Invasion of Normandy's HMS Boxer, e.g.
More clues leading to the result OILER
- Fuel ship
- Tennessee pro
- Naval vessel
- Ship of fuels?
- Tank ship
- One doing drudge work
- Vessel at Valdez
- Former Houston gridder
- Wayne Gretzky, once
- Edmonton pro