Jane's Fighting Ships is an annual reference book (also published online, on CD and microfiche) of information on all the world's warships arranged by nation, including information on ship's names, dimensions, armaments, silhouettes and photographs, etc. A book is a collection of leaves of paper, parchment or other material, bound together along one edge within covers. ... Image of a recordable compact disc (pencil included for scale) A compact disc (or CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... Microfiche machines may be available at libraries or record archives. ... USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga class cruiser. ...

It was originally published by John F. T. Jane (usually known as "Fred T.") in 1898 as Jane's All the World's Fighting Ships. Its success launched a number of military publications carrying the name "Jane's". It is a unit of Jane's Information Group, which is now owned by the Woodbridge Company. John Fredrick Thomas Jane (1865- 1916) He published All the Worlds Fighting Ships in 1898 after beginning to sketch warships in his teens. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...