This warship is specifically designed for blue-water operations with strong naval capabilities.

blue-water 是由 blue（蓝色的）和 water（水）组成的复合词。blue 在这里象征"开阔的、远离陆地的"，water 指"水域"。 blue-water operations 是海军术语，指"远洋作战"，即在远离本国海岸的开阔海域进行的军事行动，区别于近岸的"brown-water"（褐水）作战。