Fleet of small ships (8)
I believe the answer is:
flotilla
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">fleet of small ships</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for flotilla that I've seen before include "Group of small craft" , "Group of boats or small warships" , "number of boats" , "number of vessels" , "set of boats" .)