1.   British warships began shelling German positions along the coast.

2.   Allied warships began softening up German defensive positions along the Normandy coast.

3.   A British Royal Navy warship begins a goodwill mission to Russia this week to improve defense links between the two countries.

4.   German warships began patrolling the shipping lanes in early February.

5.   It was the worst violence since American warships began intercepting Cuban refugees at sea in August to halt a mass exodus from the island.

6.   It was the worst violence since American warships began intercepting Cuban refugees at sea in August to halt an exodus from the island.

7.   Italian warships began patrolling Albanian waters.

8.   Munasinghe said two Sri Lankan warships have begun escorting cargo vessels carrying food and fuel to the isolated north because of rebel threats to attack the supply ships.

9.   New Delhi followed Tuesday by announcing that Indian warships have begun moving away from waters near Pakistan in the northern Arabian Sea.