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The bickering survivors of the Canterbury, led by reluctant captain Jim Holden (Steven Strait), become an unlikely band of freedom fighters/kingmakers after commandeering a Martian warship and rebranding it as the Rocinante (named after Don Quixote's horse).
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 14 Dec. 2025
In recent days, China has deployed groups of warships—including aircraft carriers—in the region to signal its naval power.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
In 2013, Japan said a Chinese warship locked fire-control radar on one of its destroyers in the East China Sea.
—CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
Salvage operations concentrated on warships.
—Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 14 Dec. 2025
In recent days, China has deployed groups of warships—including aircraft carriers—in the region to signal its naval power.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
In 2013, Japan said a Chinese warship locked fire-control radar on one of its destroyers in the East China Sea.
—CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
Salvage operations concentrated on warships.
—Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Warship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warship. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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warship
noun
war·ship
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌship 
: a ship armed for combat
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