Some of history's most important and decisive battles have taken place at sea. Major engagements, including the Battle of Trafalgar and the Battle of Midway, are well known. But there are many other equally bloody and brutal confrontations that you may not be aware of and yet they changed the course of wars and campaigns, and often rewrote the tactical and strategical rule book.
Click through the following gallery, set sail, and relive these historic sea battles.