Australia:  Able Seaman, Communications Specialist, Natalie Haumu, retrieves a signal flag, aboard the RAN Durance Class Underway Replenishment Tanker, HMAS Success as the ship begins a Refuel At Sea operation with the US Navy

Canada:  Able Seaman Paul Tucker receives pointers from Leading Seaman Derek Buchanan, on the controls found at the Throttleman station on the bridge of HMCS Athabaskan

China:  A Chinese sailor, armed with a Type 56 assault rifle, stands watch at a welcoming ceremony given in honour of the first visit by US Navy ships to China in 40 years. The People's Liberation Army Navy has 250,000 personnel and can deploy 57 submarines, 77 principal surface combatants and 84 amphibious warfare ships

Denmark:  Danish navy SF300 vessel Støren (P555) getting under way. The Danish navy has some relatively large ships in the fleet, despite the smallness of the country, primarily due to its strategic maritime location as the NATO member controlling access to the Baltic

France:  Seaman of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during the celebrations of Bastille Day 2008 in Paris. The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale, is often called La Royale. It consists of a full range of vessels, from patrol boats to guided missile frigates, and operates one nuclear aircraft carrier and ten nuclear submarines. The motto of the French Navy is Honneur, Patrie, Valeur, Discipline (“Honour, Fatherland, Valour, Discipline”). These words are found on the deck of every ship of the Navy

Great Britain :  HMS Jupiter. The Royal Navy is the oldest of the British armed services and since the 18th century until well into the 20th century it was the largest navy in the world. There are currently 88 commissioned ships in the Royal Navy including aircraft carriers, ballistic missile submarines, frigates, and patrol vessels. There is also the support from 22 vessels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The Royal Navy’s ability to project power globally is considered second only to the US Navy.

Greece :  HS Tolmi (P-229) preparing for underway mail transfer. The motto of the Hellenic Navy is “Great is the country that controls the sea”

Holland:  The Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen, fifth from left, transits in formation with other vessels from the Standing NATO Maritime Group

India:  INS Sindhuvijay. The Indian Navy currently maintains a fleet of 16 diesel powered submarines. These are primarily of Russian and German origin. The Indian Navy has approximately 55,000 personnel on active duty, including 5,000 members of the naval aviation branch and 2,000 marine commandos, making it the world's fifth largest navy

Italy:  The aircraft carrier Cavour is named after the Italian statesman and politician Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour

Russia:  The Imperial Russian Navy's headquarters in St. Petersburg, famed for a gilded steeple topped by a golden weather-vane in the shape of a small ship. The Soviet Navy, often referred to as the Red Fleet, was formed out of the remnants of the old Imperial Navy in 1917. The Soviet Navy was reformed into the Russian Navy after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991

Spain:  The Spanish aircraft carrier SPS Principe De Asturias steams through the Atlantic Ocean while participating in Majestic Eagle, a multinational exercise being conducted off the coast of Morocco.

Taiwan:  Republic of China Navy Lafayette-class frigate with S-70C helicopter. Traditionally, most ROCN equipment is purchased from the United States, though several ships have been built domestically under licence or through domestic development

United States:  The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest combined. It also has the world's largest carrier fleet, with 11 in service and one under construction. U.S. Navy Lt. Sean McCarthy gives the signal to launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise