Which preposition to use with warships

of Occurrences 19%

Here we see the grand San Bernardino range of mountains; the Spanish Bight on the Mexican shore; the pretty city of San Diego climbing its hills, with the placid bay in front, where float the warships of the Pacific Squadron; the broad stretch of orange and lemon groves, hedged with towering palm trees; Santa Catalina and the Coronado Islands; the blue Pacific rolling in front and rugged Loma with its rocky cliffs behind.

in Occurrences 12%

Our courts have convicted and sentenced to 18 months' penal servitude three high German officials of the Hamburg-American Steamship Line for a conspiracy to help German warships in defiance of our laws.

on Occurrences 5%

Even on the third day of June, 1916, when the German warship on which Jack, Frank and Harris were prisoners steamed into Bremen the port was alive with activity.

for Occurrences 4%

"Monsieur Barlow," he demanded, "do you know that the warship for which you cabled your Secretary of State makes herself to arrive?"

at Occurrences 3%

A watery moon showed up the various warships at anchordim grey formless shapes, marked by blurred lights.

from Occurrences 3%

Turkey began reconstructing her navy under British guidance; and Greece purchased warships from the United States.

to Occurrences 3%

An entente concluded between the maritime powers, resulted in the sending of five warships to Bermudan waters.

with Occurrences 3%

Newspapers and civic organizations all over the United States joined in gathering from young and old the contributions that freighted a United States warship with a cargo of gifts worth over two million dollars, and at Yuletide these gifts were systematically distributed among the innocent victims of the war in all the countries concerned.

under Occurrences 2%

December 4, 1918President Wilson and a numerous staff sailed for Europe from New York aboard the George Washington, escorted by warships under command of Admiral Mayo, to attend the Peace Conference at Versailles, France.

behind Occurrences 1%

They have had no warships behind them, no diplomatic support, no political ambitions, no economic concessions.

out Occurrences 1%

Jefferson ordered all British warships out of American waters and forbade the people to supply them with provisions, water, or wood.

below Occurrences 1%

Of these a few of the more important may be mentioned, such as the surface condenser, distiller, and evaporator, forced draft for combustion, placing machinery of warships below the water-line, and their protection by coal, ventilation by fan-blowers, together with a vast variety of items involved in the conception and design of the "Monitor" as a whole, and in his other naval designs.

during Occurrences 1%

He was detained on board one of the British warships during the fight.

like Occurrences 1%

He is not mercurial enough for the quick changes of an orator's or journalist's fancy, whereby he is called on, one day, to dig the German warships like rats out of their harbour, and, not many days later, to spend his last shilling on the purchase of the last bullet to shoot at the German invader.

through Occurrences 1%

If they'd sent us here two months ago instead of fooling round trying to get warships through the Straits, the job would have been done by now.

Which preposition to use with  warships