Editing Naval ship (section)

==Auxiliary ships==
[[File:Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Royal Navy ship conducts replenishment at sea..jpg|thumb|The {{USNS|Patuxent|T-AO-201}} [[replenishment oiler]] resupplying {{HMS|Dauntless|D33}} in 2012]]
[[File:Norwegian training ship KNM Haakon VII (A537) off Washington D.C. (USA), on 9 March 1970 (K-81807).jpg|thumb|[[USS Gardiners Bay (AVP-39)|HNoMS ''Haakon VII'' (A537)]], a [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] [[training ship]], off [[Washington, D.C.]] in 1970. The vessel formerly served as the {{USS|Gardiners Bay|AVP-39}} until 1958.]]
Navies also use [[auxiliary ship]]s for transport and other non-combat purposes. They are classified by different names according to their roles:
*[[Ammunition ship]]s are ships to transport and replenish [[ammunition]] for [[warships]] and [[naval aircraft]].
*[[Barracks ship]]s are ships or [[barge]]s for temporary accommodation for sailors, soldiers and other [[military personnel]].
*[[Collier (ship)|Colliers]] were ships used to transport and replenish coal for warships during the [[Steam-powered vessel|Age of Steam]].
*[[Command ship]]s are the [[flagship]] of the commander of a [[Naval fleet|fleet]].
*[[Combat stores ship]]s are ships to transport supplies and replenish ships in the high seas.
*[[Depot ship]]s are ships used as mobile or fixed bases for [[destroyer]]s, [[fast attack craft]], [[minesweeper]]s, [[submarine]]s, [[patrol vessel]]s, [[landing craft]] and other small ships.
*[[Fast combat support ship]]s are a type of auxiliary ships designed with high speed to keep up with the [[carrier battle group]]/[[carrier strike group]], while the multi-product station is capable of supplying all types of necessities for the fleet.
*[[Hospital ship]]s are ships functioning as floating hospitals and are used to provide medical treatment in the high seas. The [[Second Geneva Convention]] prohibits military attacks on hospital ships that meet specified requirements, though belligerent forces have right of inspection and may take patients, but not staff, as [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]].
*[[Repair ship]]s are ships to provide maintenance and repairs to warships.
**[[Aircraft repair ship]]s are repair vessels to provide maintenance and repairs to [[naval aircraft]].
*[[Rescue and salvage ship]]s are ships to aid stricken vessels.
**[[Submarine rescue ship]]s are used for [[submarine rescue]] and deep sea [[Marine salvage|salvage]] operations.
*[[Research ship]]s are ships to research military concerns, such as [[sonar]] or weapons trails.
*[[Replenishment oilers]] are ships to transport oil and refuel ships in the high seas.
*[[Spy ship]]s are dedicated ships to collect [[Military intelligence|intelligence]].
*[[Survey ship]] is any type of ship or boat that is used for [[underwater survey]]s.
*[[Ship's tender]] is a type of ship used to serve other boats, submarines, ships or seaplanes.
**[[Destroyer tender]]
**[[Submarine tender]]
**[[Torpedo boat tender]]
***[[Motor torpedo boat tender]]
**[[Seaplane tender]]
*[[Troopship]]s are ships, usually repurposed [[passenger ship]]s used to transport [[marines]] and [[soldiers]].
*[[Training ship]] are ships to train students into [[sailor]]s. [[Sail training]] ships are used to provide an unconventional and effective way of building many useful skills on and off the water.
*[[Torpedo trials craft]] are ships used by navies for the development of new naval [[torpedoes]] and during practice firings. These craft are designed to track and monitor, locate and retrieve the spent torpedo for analysis and refurbishment for reuse.
*[[Tracking ship]]s are a type of ship fitted with antennas and electronics to support the launching and tracking of [[rocket]]s and [[missiles]].