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Battleship

Command your fleet. Read the ocean. Sink them all.

Deploy your fleetPlace all 5 ships, then launch the battle.
Your shots0
Accuracy0%
Enemy ships5
Your ships5

Your Waters

Fleet positions and incoming enemy fire

Friendly
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Enemy Waters

Choose a coordinate and fire

Hostile
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Your FleetSelect a ship to place
Captain's ConsoleClassic 10 × 10
Deployment: select a ship below, rotate if needed, then click a square on Your Waters. Ships cannot overlap or leave the grid. Randomize can deploy the entire fleet instantly.
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Victory!

Fleet Command Online Free Access Browser Based
Priority Transmission

Enemy Fleet Somewhere Ahead.

The ocean looks empty. It isn't.

Welcome to Battleship online — a game of hidden fleets, calculated attacks, suspicious stretches of open water and that beautiful moment when a carefully chosen coordinate turns into a direct hit.

Deploy your ships. Scan the enemy grid. Fire into unknown waters. Follow the clues left behind by every hit and miss, then hunt down the Carrier, Battleship, Cruiser, Submarine and Destroyer before your opponent sends your own fleet to the bottom.

No Account Required
Deploy immediately
Battlefield
10 × 10
Fleet
5 Ships
Mission
Sink All
Tactical Radar
SECTOR SCAN // ACTIVE
Contact
Possible
Target
G-6
Weapons
Ready
Enemy Fleet Detected Coordinates Classified Commander: You
Classified
NAVAL OPERATIONS FILE
OPERATION:
SILENT WATER
Objective
Destroy hostile naval fleet.
Known Enemy Strength
5 concealed vessels.
Known Position
UNKNOWN.
Recommended Response
Search. Hit. Pursue. Sink.
DOCUMENT UG-BS-001
UNAUTHORIZED SURRENDER PROHIBITED
// Mission Briefing

What Is Battleship? A Guessing Game? Not Quite.

Battleship is a naval strategy game built around hidden information. Both sides command a fleet positioned secretly on a 10×10 coordinate grid. You can see your own ships. You cannot see the enemy's.

That single missing piece of information changes everything. The enemy Carrier could be stretched across the center of the map. The Destroyer might be hiding near an edge. The Submarine could be sitting beside a coordinate you ignored five turns ago.

You uncover the battlefield one shot at a time. Select a coordinate and fire. Empty water produces a miss. A successful strike produces a hit. Hit every occupied section of one vessel and the ship is sunk.

The first commander to destroy the opponent's complete fleet wins. Simple objective. Very different battle every time.

The ocean doesn't tell you where to shoot.
Your previous shots do.
Fleet Registry // 05 Vessels

Meet the Fleet.

Your ships do not all occupy the same amount of water. Their different lengths affect deployment, discovery and the way you search the enemy grid.

TOTAL OCCUPIED CELLS: 17
CV // Heavy
Carrier
5
Grid Spaces
BB // Heavy
Battleship
4
Grid Spaces
CA // Medium
Cruiser
3
Grid Spaces
SS // Stealth
Submarine
3
Grid Spaces
DD // Light
Destroyer
2
Grid Spaces
Rules of Engagement

How to Play Battleship Online

Battleship does not need a forty-page manual. You can understand the basic rules quickly. The interesting part begins once both fleets disappear from view.

01

Deploy

Position all five ships on your side of the ocean. Ships run horizontally or vertically and cannot occupy the same grid cells.

02

Select

Choose an untested coordinate on enemy waters. Think of every untouched square as a sealed envelope: you do not know what is inside until you open fire.

03

Fire

The result is revealed immediately. Miss? Mark the water and move on. Hit? The hunt just changed. Start checking nearby coordinates.

04

Sink

Hit every cell occupied by a vessel and it is destroyed. Repeat until the enemy has no ships left afloat.

Result 01
MISS

You found water. Not glamorous, but useful. That coordinate can now be removed from consideration.

Result 02
HIT

Contact. You have found part of a ship. Nearby coordinates immediately become more interesting.

Result 03
SUNK

Every section of that vessel has been hit. One ship removed. Four, three, two, one... until the sea belongs to you.

Enemy Waters
TARGET ANALYSIS
● LIVE
● Miss
✕ Hit
◎ Next?
Tactical Intelligence

Stop Guessing. Start Eliminating Possibilities.

A Battleship grid begins as a mystery. Good targeting gradually turns that mystery into a map of places where ships cannot be — and therefore places where they are increasingly likely to be.

Random shots can get lucky. A deliberate search pattern creates useful information even when it misses.

01
Spread Your Search

Avoid wasting your opening turns on a tiny cluster of neighboring cells. Explore the board and make misses eliminate meaningful areas.

02
A Hit Changes the Mission

Once you hit something, broad searching becomes less important. Investigate the cells immediately above, below, left and right.

03
Two Hits Reveal Direction

Two connected hits usually expose the ship's orientation. Stop searching sideways and follow the line.

Captain's Log

A Battle in Six Shots

Battleship becomes much easier to understand when you see how information builds from one turn to the next.

Combat Record
08:41
Fire at C3. MISS. Open water. C3 is removed from the search.
08:42
Fire at F6. HIT. Contact made. A ship occupies F6.
08:43
Fire at F5. MISS. The vessel does not extend upward.
08:44
Fire at G6. HIT. Two horizontal contacts. Direction identified.
08:45
Fire at H6. HIT. Continue along the same line.
08:46
Fire at I6. HIT — SHIP SUNK.
War Room // Advanced Briefing

Battleship Strategy That Actually Helps

There is no magic coordinate that guarantees victory. There are, however, ways to make your shots more informative and your fleet less predictable.

Hunt Before You Target

During the opening phase, your job is discovery. Spread shots across viable areas instead of firing at neighboring squares without evidence.

Pursue Confirmed Hits

A hit is valuable information. Check adjacent cells methodically until you establish the vessel's orientation, then continue along that axis.

Think in Ship Lengths

If the Carrier is still alive, you need locations capable of fitting five connected cells. As large ships disappear, the remaining search changes.

Break Your Own Patterns

Do not deploy your fleet in the same attractive formation every game. Predictable commanders are easier to hunt.

Don't Fear the Edges

Ships can occupy edge areas too. Ignoring the perimeter because it “looks unlikely” can leave a small Destroyer alive for far too long.

Treat Misses as Intelligence

Missing is not the same as learning nothing. Every miss permanently removes a possible ship location from your mental map.

Tactical Warning

How Fleets Get Sunk Before They Need To.

Battleship mistakes rarely look dramatic when you make them. They look like one unnecessary shot, one predictable formation or one abandoned hit. Ten turns later, the cost becomes obvious.

01

Firing in Clumps Without a Reason

Five misses in one small corner may tell you less than five well-spaced shots covering different parts of the board.

02

Walking Away From a Hit

You already found metal. Unless the situation gives you a reason not to, nearby coordinates deserve immediate attention.

03

Making Your Fleet Look Too Neat

Symmetry looks excellent on a parade ground. On a hidden Battleship board, it can create patterns an opponent can exploit.

04

Forgetting Which Ships Remain

Hunting a five-cell Carrier is a different problem from searching for a two-cell Destroyer. Update your thinking as vessels sink.

Psychology of the Battle

Why Can a Grid Full of Water Feel This Tense?

Because every untouched square contains a possibility. That is the engine behind Battleship.

A blank coordinate might be nothing. It might be the bow of a Carrier. It might be the final untouched section of a Destroyer that has survived the entire match. You do not know until you commit to the shot.

Then comes the result. A miss closes one door. A hit suddenly opens several more. The game repeatedly shifts between wide-area searching and intense local pursuit, which gives Battleship its distinctive rhythm.

The rules stay simple while the battlefield keeps changing. That makes the game approachable for new players without making every match feel identical.

Hidden Information
You never see the complete battlefield.
Instant Feedback
Every shot changes what you know.
Simple Strategy
Easy rules with meaningful choices.
Fresh Battles
Different placement creates a new hunt.
Naval Dictionary

Battleship Terms Worth Knowing

Grid

The coordinate-based battlefield where ships are placed and attacks are recorded.

Miss

A shot that lands on a coordinate containing no ship.

Hit

A successful shot against one occupied section of an enemy vessel.

Sunk

A ship whose occupied grid cells have all been successfully hit.

Fleet

The complete group of ships under one player's command.

Deployment

The opening phase in which ships are positioned before firing begins.

Coordinate

A specific grid location selected as the target of an attack.

Targeting

Choosing where to fire based on unexplored areas and information from earlier shots.

Incoming Questions

Battleship FAQ

Rules, ships, targeting and online Battleship gameplay — decoded.

What is the objective of Battleship?
The objective is to locate and sink every vessel in the opposing fleet before all of your own ships are destroyed. You attack by selecting coordinates on the enemy grid and use the resulting hits and misses to narrow down hidden ship locations.
How do you play Battleship online?
Start by deploying your fleet. Once the battle begins, select an available coordinate on the enemy grid to fire. The game reveals whether your shot was a hit or miss. Continue until one side has lost every ship.
How many ships are used in this Battleship game?
The fleet contains five vessels: a Carrier occupying 5 spaces, a Battleship occupying 4 spaces, a Cruiser occupying 3, a Submarine occupying 3 and a Destroyer occupying 2.
What should I do immediately after getting a hit?
Investigate nearby coordinates. Because ships occupy connected horizontal or vertical cells, another adjacent hit can reveal the ship's direction. Once the orientation is known, continue firing along that line until the vessel sinks or the evidence tells you to change direction.
Is Battleship mostly luck or strategy?
Hidden ship placement means uncertainty is always part of the game, but targeting decisions matter. Search patterns, intelligent follow-up shots, awareness of remaining ship lengths and unpredictable fleet placement can all improve how efficiently you play.
Can ships touch each other?
Ship-placement rules can vary between Battleship versions. Follow the placement rules enforced by the game board when deploying your fleet.
Can I play this Battleship game on mobile?
The Battleship interface is designed for responsive browser gameplay, allowing compatible desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile devices to access the battle grid without requiring a separate game installation.
Is this online Battleship game free?
Yes. You can launch the browser-based Battleship game and begin playing without creating an account first.
What is a good Battleship strategy for beginners?
Start by spreading your search across the grid instead of clustering shots. When you score a hit, investigate neighboring coordinates methodically. Keep track of which enemy ships remain and vary your own deployment so your fleet does not become predictable.
Battle Stations // Battle Stations

Five Enemy Ships. One Very Large Ocean.

Your fleet is deployed. Weapons are ready. Somewhere behind that untouched grid, five enemy vessels are waiting to be found.

Pick a coordinate. Fire.

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