Hyder used these ports to establish a small navy.

Qatar has a small 1,800-man navy, including its marine police force and coastal defence artillery.

There was a small navy, hardly equal in numbers or experience to England's.

How many more had slipped past Zuwayza's small, not very energetic navy, he couldn't begin to guess.

With about fifty ships under his command, the position was equivalent to being commander in chief of a small navy.

In the 14th century, the Ottomans had only a small navy.

Triremes continued to be the mainstay of all smaller navies.

Malawi has a very small navy as it is landlocked.

Under Gordon this small navy dwindled to two steamers, subsequently increased to six.