A naval fleet is a collection of warships operating under a single command. It is a generic term describing any organized group of military vessels. For example, a nation might possess multiple fleets stationed in different ocean regions to maintain a naval presence.
An armada, on the other hand, denotes a particularly large and imposing naval fleet, often assembled for a specific, large-scale military operation. Historically, the term is associated with the Spanish Armada of 1588, signifying a powerful and strategically significant naval force intended for invasion.
