It was sheer chance that the liner became such a convenient target, since "U-20" could hardly have caught the fast vessel otherwise.

He selected the fast vessel he had used before.

The Cossacks developed a large fleet of fast light vessels.

He'd sent swift hunters and a small, fast vessel of his own to find Hadanelith and bring him back.

The fast vessels roared overhead again, long streamers crackling behind them.

They were fast vessels for their day, reaching speeds of up to 26.5 knots.

She was a fast vessel, with a very small silhouette.

But these fast naval vessels were much more than directional aids.

At her maximum speed, 22 miles per hour, Rossland was easily the fast vessel on the lakes.

In any case, destroyers are lightly armored and fast vessels meant to survive by avoiding being hit at all.