List of ship classes of World War II
The List of ship classes of the World War II is an alphabetical list of all ship classes that served in the World War II. Only actual classes are included as opposed to unique ships (They are still included if they were the only one of a class to be built, e.g: HMS Hood was planned to be one of the 4 Admiral Class battlecruisers, but the other 3 were cancelled.)
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The List of ships of World War II contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945. For smaller vessels, see also List of World War II ships of less than 1000 tons. Some uncompleted Axis ships are included, out of historic interest. Ships are designated to the country under which they operated for the longest period of the World War II, regardless of where they were built or previous service history.
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Ship Classes of WW2
Class |
Type |
Country |
Launch years |
Displacement (tons) |
Number
(wartime/total built) |
1934 |
destroyer |
Kriegsmarine |
1935 |
3156 |
4 |
1934A |
destroyer |
Kriegsmarine |
1935-37 |
3110 |
12 |
1936 |
destroyer |
Kriegsmarine |
1937-38 |
3415 |
6 |
1936A Mob |
destroyer |
Kriegsmarine |
1941-42 |
3,415 |
7 |
1936A Narvik |
destroyer |
Kriegsmarine |
1939-40 |
3,605 |
8 |
1936B |
destroyer |
Kriegsmarine |
1942-44 |
3,415 |
3 |
A |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1929-30 |
1,350 |
11 |
A |
submarine |
Royal Norwegian Navy |
approx. 1914 |
268 |
3 |
Abdiel (aka Manxman) |
minelayer |
Royal Navy |
1940-44 |
2,650 |
6 |
Acre |
destroyer |
Brazilian Navy |
1943-46 |
1,340 |
6 |
Admiral Hipper |
heavy cruiser |
Kriegsmarine |
1937-39 |
14,000 |
3 |
Admiralty (aka Scott) |
destroyer flotilla leader |
Royal Navy |
1918-19 |
1,610 - 1,810 |
6 / 8 |
Ægir |
submarine |
Royal Danish Navy |
1915 |
237 |
5 |
Aetos |
destroyer |
Hellenic Navy |
1911 |
1,050 |
4 |
Agano |
light cruiser |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1941-44 |
6,650 |
4 |
Ahven |
minesweeper |
Finnish Navy |
approx. 1937 |
17 |
6 |
Aigle |
destroyer |
French Navy |
1930-31 |
2,441 |
6 |
Akagi Maru |
armed merchant cruiser |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1941 |
7,389 |
3 |
Akatsuki |
destroyer |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1931-32 |
1,680 |
4 |
Akizuki |
destroyer |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1941-44 |
2,700 |
12 |
Alaska |
large cruiser |
United States Navy |
1943-50 |
29,779 |
2 |
Algerien |
destroyer |
French Navy |
1943-44 |
1,300 |
6 |
Algerine |
minesweeper |
Royal Navy |
1942-44 |
864 - 1,047 |
109 |
Allen M. Sumner |
destroyer |
United States Navy |
1943-44 |
2,200 |
70 |
Amiral Murgescu |
minelayer |
Romanian Naval Forces |
1939-44 |
1,068 |
2 |
Amphion (aka A or Acheron) |
submarine |
Royal Navy |
1944–1945 |
1,620 |
2 / 18 |
Andrea Doria |
battleship |
Regia Marina |
1913 |
23,800 |
2 |
Andromeda |
attack cargo ship |
United States Navy |
1943-45 |
6,761 |
34 |
Aoba |
heavy cruiser |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1926 |
10,822 |
2 |
Arethusa |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1934-36 |
5,250 |
4 |
Asashio |
destroyer |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1936-37 |
1,961 |
10 |
Asama |
cruiser |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1898 |
9,700 |
2 |
Atlanta |
light cruiser |
United States Navy |
1941-46 |
6,000 |
11 |
Avenger |
escort aircraft carrier |
Royal Navy |
1941-42 |
8,300 |
4 |
B |
destroyer |
Brazilian Navy |
1930 |
1,360 |
9 |
B |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1943 |
1,253 |
9 |
B |
submarine |
Royal Norwegian Navy |
1923-29 |
365 |
6 |
Bahia |
scout cruiser |
Brazilian Navy |
1910 |
3,100 |
2 |
Bagley |
destroyer |
United States Navy |
1936-37 |
1,646 |
8 |
Balao |
submarine |
United States Navy |
|
2,429 |
120 |
Baltimore |
heavy cruiser |
United States Navy |
1942-51 |
14,472 |
19 |
Bangkok Maru |
armed merchant cruiser |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1937 |
5,351 |
2 |
Bangor |
minesweeper |
Royal Navy |
1940-44 |
600 |
128 |
Bathurst |
corvette |
Royal Australian Navy |
|
1,025 |
60 |
Battle |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1943-45 |
2,315-2,574 |
26 |
Benham |
destroyer |
United States Navy |
1938-39 |
1,637 |
10 |
Benson |
destroyer |
United States Navy |
1939-41 |
1,620 |
30 |
Benson-Gleaves (aka Bristol) |
destroyer |
United States Navy |
1941-43 |
1,839 |
64 |
Bird |
minesweeper |
Royal Navy |
c1938-40 |
607 |
45 |
Bismarck |
battleship |
Kriegsmarine |
1939 |
41,700 - 42,900 |
2 |
Black Swan |
sloop |
Royal Navy |
1939-45 |
1,250 |
37 |
Bogue |
escort aircraft carrier |
United States Navy |
1941-44 |
16,890 |
10 |
Bogue (Attacker) |
escort aircraft carrier |
Royal Navy |
1941-43 |
16,890 |
11 |
Bogue (Ruler) |
escort aircraft carrier |
Royal Navy |
1943-44 |
16,890 |
23 |
Bourrasque |
destroyer |
French Navy |
1924-25 |
1,298 |
12 |
Bretagne |
battleship |
French Navy |
1913 |
22,200 |
3 |
Argo |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1936 |
810 |
2 |
Archimede |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1936 |
985 |
2 |
Balilla |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1928 |
1484 |
4 |
Bandiera |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1930 |
937 |
4 |
Bragadin |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1931 |
982 |
2 |
Calvi |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1935 |
1550 |
3 |
Foca |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1937 |
1333 |
3 |
Fieramosca |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1931 |
1556 |
1 |
Glauco |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1935 |
1035 |
2 |
Liuzzi |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1939-1940 |
1166 |
2 |
Mameli |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1929 |
880 |
4 |
Marconi |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1940 |
1195 |
6 |
Micca |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1935 |
1570 |
1 |
Pisani |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1930 |
880 |
4 |
Settembrini |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1932 |
953 |
1 |
Squalo |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1930 |
933 |
4 |
Marcello |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1939 |
1060 |
11 |
Perla |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1936 |
697 |
10 |
Sirena |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1934 |
678 |
12 |
Acciaio |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1935 |
697 |
13 |
Argonauta |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1932 |
667 |
10 |
Adua |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
1936 |
697 |
17 |
Brin |
submarine |
Regia Marina |
|
1,016 |
5 |
Brooklyn |
light cruiser |
United States Navy |
1936-38 |
9,767 |
9 |
C |
submarine |
Royal Danish Navy |
|
369 |
3 |
C (Caroline) |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1914-15 |
4,180 |
1 / 6 |
C (Caledon) |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1916-17 |
4,180 |
3 / 4 |
C (Ceres) |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1917-18 |
4,290 |
5 |
C (Carlisle) |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1916-18 |
4,200 |
5 |
C |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1931-32 |
1,397 |
5 |
C (1943) |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1943-46 |
1,740 |
32 |
Cachalot |
submarine |
United States Navy |
|
1,100 |
2 |
Caledon |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1916-17 |
4,180 |
3 |
Cannon |
destroyer escort |
United States Navy |
1943-44 |
1525 tons |
72 |
Capetown = Carlisle |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1917-18 |
4,290 |
5 |
Captain |
frigate |
Royal Navy |
1942-43 |
1,500 |
78 |
Capitani Romani |
light cruiser |
Regia Marina |
1940-42 |
3,686 |
3 |
Casablanca |
escort aircraft carrier |
United States Navy |
1943-45 |
7,800 |
50 |
Castle |
corvette |
Royal Navy |
|
1,060 |
44 |
Cavendish = Hawkins |
heavy cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1917-21 |
9,860 |
5 |
Ceres |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1917 |
4,290 |
5 |
Chacal (aka Jaguar) |
destroyer |
French Navy |
1924 |
2,126 |
6 |
Chang Ning |
patrol boat |
Republic of China Navy |
|
400 |
10 |
Clemson |
destroyer |
United States Navy |
1918-21 |
1,190 |
156 |
Cleveland |
light cruiser |
United States Navy |
1941-46 |
11,744 |
38 |
Colony |
frigate |
Royal Navy |
1943-45 |
1,400 |
21 |
Colorado |
battleship |
United States Navy |
1920-21 |
32,600 |
4 |
Colossus |
light aircraft carrier |
Royal Navy |
1943-44 |
13,200 |
10 |
Commencement Bay |
escort aircraft carrier |
United States Navy |
|
10,900 |
11 |
Condottieri (Alberto da Giussano) |
light cruiser |
Regia Marina |
1930 |
6,470 |
4 |
Condottieri (Cadorna) |
light cruiser |
Regia Marina |
1931-32 |
5,239 |
2 |
Condottieri (Montecuccoli) |
light cruiser |
Regia Marina |
1934 |
7,404 |
2 |
Condottieri (Duca d'Aosta) |
light cruiser |
Regia Marina |
1934-35 |
8,400 |
2 |
Condottieri (Duca degli Abruzzi) |
light cruiser |
Regia Marina |
1936 |
11,350 |
2 |
Conte di Cavour |
battleship |
Regia Marina |
1911 |
23,600 |
2 |
County (Kent) |
heavy cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1926-27 |
9,850-10,900 |
7 |
County (London) |
heavy cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1927-28 |
9,850 |
4 |
County (Norfolk) |
heavy cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1928-29 |
9,925-9,975 |
2 |
Courbet |
battleship |
French Navy |
1911-12 |
23,200 |
2 |
Crown Colony (Ceylon) |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1941-42 |
8,712 |
3 |
Crown Colony (Fiji) |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1939-41 |
8,530 |
8 |
Currituck |
seaplane tender |
United States Navy |
1943-44 |
14,000 |
4 |
D |
submarine |
Royal Danish Navy |
|
369 |
2 |
D |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1931-32 |
1,397 |
9 |
Danae |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1917-19 |
4,850 |
8 |
Deutschland |
heavy cruiser |
Kriegsmarine |
1931-34 |
12,100 |
3 |
Dido |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1939-41 |
5,600 |
11 |
Dido (Bellona) |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1942 |
5,950 |
5 |
Dragen |
destroyer |
Royal Danish Navy |
1929-34 |
290 |
9 |
Draug |
destroyer |
Royal Norwegian Navy |
1910-13 (approx) |
578 |
3 |
Duguay-Trouin |
light cruiser |
French Navy |
1923-24 |
7,250 |
3 |
Dunkerque |
battleship |
French Navy |
1935-36 |
26,500 |
2 |
E |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1934 |
1,428 |
18 |
Edsall |
destroyer escort |
United States Navy |
1943-44 |
1,253 |
85 |
Eidsvold |
coastal battleship |
Royal Norwegian Navy |
1899 |
4,233 |
2 |
Emerald |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1919-20 |
7,580 |
2 |
Erebus |
monitor |
Royal Navy |
1916 |
7,200 |
2 |
Essex |
aircraft carrier |
United States Navy |
1942-45 |
31,300 |
24 |
F |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1934 |
1,428 |
18 |
Fargo |
light cruiser |
United States Navy |
1945-46 |
11,744 |
2 |
Farragut |
destroyer |
United States Navy |
1934-35 |
1,395 |
8 |
Fletcher |
destroyer |
United States Navy |
1941-44 |
2,325 |
175 |
Florida |
battleship |
United States Navy |
1910-11 |
21,825 |
2 |
Flower |
corvette |
Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy |
1939 - 1944 |
940 |
225 |
Flower (Modified) |
corvette |
Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy |
1939 - 1944 |
1,015 |
69 |
Fubuki |
destroyer |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1927-31 |
1,750 |
20 |
Furutaka |
heavy cruiser |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1925 |
7,100 |
2 |
Fusō |
battleship |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1914-15 |
34,700 |
2 |
G |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1935 |
1,340-1,350 |
9 |
Gabbiano |
corvette |
Regia Marina |
1942 |
672 |
40 |
Gangut |
battleship |
Soviet Navy |
1911 |
25,850 |
4 |
Gato |
submarine |
United States Navy |
|
1,825 |
73 |
Gearing |
destroyer |
United States Navy |
1945-51 |
2,616 |
98 |
Gleaves |
destroyer |
United States Navy |
1939-41 |
1,630 |
18 |
Glorious |
aircraft carrier |
Royal Navy |
|
26,500 |
2 |
Gridley |
destroyer |
United States Navy |
1936-38 |
1,590 |
4 |
Grom |
destroyer |
Polish Navy |
1936 |
2,144 |
2 |
Guépard |
destroyer |
French Navy |
1928-30 |
2,436 |
6 |
H |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1936 / 39 |
1,340-1,350 |
15 |
H |
submarine |
Royal Danish Navy |
|
407 |
4 |
Halcyon |
minesweeper |
Royal Navy |
|
1,330 |
21 |
Hatsuharu |
destroyer |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1932-34 |
1,490 |
6 |
Hawkins |
heavy cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1917-21 |
9,860 |
5 |
Hiyō |
aircraft carrier |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
|
24,140 |
2 |
Hōkoku-Maru |
ocean liner |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1940-42 |
17,000 |
3 |
Hunt |
destroyer escort |
Royal Navy |
1939-43 |
1,000-1,170 |
86 |
I |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1936-41 |
1,390 |
11 |
Illustrious |
aircraft carrier |
Royal Navy |
|
23,000 |
6 |
Implacable |
aircraft carrier |
Royal Navy |
|
23,000 |
2 |
Independence |
aircraft carrier |
United States Navy |
|
11,000 |
9 |
Iowa |
battleship |
United States Navy |
1942-50 |
45,000 |
4 |
Ise |
battleship |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1916-17 |
31,762 |
2 |
Isles |
naval trawler |
Royal Navy |
1940-44 |
554 |
145 |
Isles (Dance) |
naval trawler |
Royal Navy |
1940 |
554 |
20 |
Isles (Shakespearian) |
naval trawler |
Royal Navy |
1940 |
554 |
12 |
Isles (Tree) |
naval trawler |
Royal Navy |
1939-40 |
545 |
20 |
Izumo |
armored cruiser |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1898 |
9,750 |
2 |
J |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1938-39 |
1,690 |
9 |
Java |
light cruiser |
Royal Netherlands Navy |
1920-21 |
6,670 |
2 completed |
K |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1938-39 |
1,690 |
8 |
Kagerō |
destroyer |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1938-41 |
2,033 |
18 |
Kamikawa Maru |
seaplane tender |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
|
6,863 |
4 |
Kamikaze |
destroyer |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1922-25 |
1,400 |
9 |
Kashii Maru |
seaplane tender |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1934-41 |
8,600 |
3 |
Katori |
light cruiser |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1939-40 |
6,280 tons |
3 |
King George V |
battleship |
Royal Navy |
1939-40 |
42,000 |
5 |
Admiral |
battlecruiser |
Royal Navy |
1918 |
42,000 |
1 |
Kirov (Project 26) |
cruiser |
Soviet Navy |
1938-40 |
7,890 |
2 |
Kirov (Project 26-bis) |
heavy cruiser |
Soviet Navy |
1938-44 |
8,177 |
2 |
Kirov (Project 26-bis2) |
heavy cruiser |
Soviet Navy |
1938-44 |
8,400 |
2 |
Kondouriotis |
destroyer |
Hellenic Navy |
1931-32 |
1,389 |
4 |
Kongō |
battleship |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1912-13 |
31,720 |
4 |
Kongō Maru |
armed merchant cruiser |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1934 |
8,613 |
2 |
Königsberg = K |
light cruiser |
Kriegsmarine |
1927-28 |
6,650 |
3 |
Kuha |
minesweeper |
Finnish Navy |
|
18 |
6 |
Kuma |
light cruiser |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1919-20 |
5,019 |
5 |
Kyzikos |
torpedo boat |
Hellenic Navy |
1914-15 |
270 |
3 |
L |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1939-41 |
1,920 |
8 |
L |
submarine |
Royal Navy |
1916-1919 |
1,091-1,168 |
27 |
L'Adroit |
destroyer |
French Navy |
1926-29 |
1,356 |
14 |
La Galissonnière |
light cruiser |
French Navy |
1933-36 |
7,600 |
6 |
Le Fantasque |
destroyer (or light cruiser) |
French Navy |
1933-34 |
2,570 |
6 |
Le Hardi |
destroyer |
French Navy |
1938-47 |
1,772 |
11 |
Leander |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1931-34 |
7,270 |
5 |
Leander (Amphion) |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1931-34 |
6,830 |
3 |
Leipzig = Nurnberg |
light cruiser |
Kriegsmarine |
1929-34 |
6,515-6,980 |
2 |
Lexington |
aircraft carrier |
United States Navy |
1925 |
37,000 |
2 |
M |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1941-42 |
1,920 |
8 |
Mackerel |
submarine |
United States Navy |
|
825 |
2 |
Mahan |
destroyer |
United States Navy |
1935-36 |
1,488 |
18 |
Mărăşti |
destroyer |
Romanian Naval Forces |
1917-18 |
1,610 |
2 |
Marcilio Dias (also M) |
destroyer |
Brazilian Navy |
1940-41 |
1,500 |
3 |
Matsu |
destroyer escort |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1944 |
1,262 |
18 |
Minekaze |
destroyer |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1919-22 |
1,345 |
13 |
Minotaur |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1943-45 |
8,800 |
6 |
Mirabello |
destroyer |
Regia Marina |
1915-16 |
1,811 |
2 |
Mississippi |
battleship |
Hellenic Navy |
1905 |
13,000 |
2 |
Mogador |
destroyer (or light cruiser) |
French Navy |
1936-37 |
2,884 |
2 |
Mogami |
heavy cruiser |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1934-36 |
8,500 |
4 |
Momi |
destroyer |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1918-23 |
770 |
21 |
Momo |
destroyer |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1917-18 |
835 |
4 |
Mutsuki |
destroyer |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1925-27 |
1,315 |
12 |
Myōkō |
heavy cruiser |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1927-28 |
10,000 |
4 |
N |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1940-41 |
1,690 |
8 |
Nagara |
light cruiser |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1920-21 |
5,088 |
6 |
Nagato |
battleship |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1919-20 |
33,800 |
2 |
Năluca |
gunboat |
Romanian Naval Forces |
1914 |
266 |
3 |
Nelson |
battleship |
Royal Navy |
1925 |
33,310 |
2 |
Nevada |
battleship |
United States Navy |
|
29,000 |
2 |
New Mexico |
battleship |
United States Navy |
|
33,000 |
3 |
New Orleans (ex-Astoria) |
heavy cruiser |
United States Navy |
1933-36 |
10,136 |
7 |
New York |
battleship |
United States Navy |
|
27,000 |
2 |
North Carolina |
battleship |
United States Navy |
1940 |
37,200 |
2 |
Northampton |
heavy cruiser |
United States Navy |
1929-30 |
9,006 |
6 |
O |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1939-42 |
1,610 |
8 |
Odin |
submarine |
Royal Navy |
1926-29 |
1,922-2,060 |
12 |
Odin |
destroyer |
Royal Norwegian Navy |
1939 |
632 |
3 |
Omaha |
light cruiser |
United States Navy |
1920-24 |
7,050 |
10 |
Orzeł |
submarine |
Polish Navy |
|
1,100 |
2 |
Ōtori |
torpedo boat |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1935-37 |
840 |
8 |
P |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1939-42 |
1,610 |
8 |
P611 |
submarine |
Royal Navy |
1940 |
856 |
4 |
Parthian |
submarine |
Royal Navy |
1929 |
2,070 |
6 |
Pennsylvania |
battleship |
United States Navy |
|
33,000 |
2 |
Pensacola |
heavy cruiser |
United States Navy |
1929 |
9,100 |
2 |
Pichincha |
coast guard vessel |
Colombia |
|
120 |
3 |
Porpoise |
submarine |
United States Navy |
|
1,310 |
|
Porter |
destroyer |
United States Navy |
1936-37 |
1,834 |
8 |
Portland |
heavy cruiser |
United States Navy |
1931-32 |
10,258 |
2 |
Proussa |
torpedo boat |
Hellenic Navy |
1915-16 |
266 |
2 |
Q |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1941-42 |
1,705 |
8 |
Queen Elizabeth |
battleship |
Royal Navy |
1913-15 |
27,940 |
5 |
R (Admiralty) |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1916-17 |
940-1,052 |
1 / 62 |
R |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1941-42 |
1,705 |
8 |
R |
submarine |
United States Navy |
1918–1919 |
570 |
27 |
Rainbow |
submarine |
Royal Navy |
1930 |
2,000 |
6 |
MAC |
merchant aircraft carrier |
Royal Navy (para-military) |
1942-1945 |
7,950 - 9,133 |
10 |
MAC (Rapana) |
merchant aircraft carrier |
Royal Navy (para-military) |
1942-1945 |
8,010 |
9 |
Regele Ferdinand |
destroyer |
Romanian Naval Forces |
1928-29 |
1,400 |
2 |
Renown |
battlecruiser |
Royal Navy |
1916 |
32,000 |
2 |
Revenge = Royal Sovereign |
battleship |
Royal Navy |
1914-16 |
28,000 |
5 |
Richelieu |
battleship |
French Navy |
1939-40 |
35,000 |
2 |
River (RAN Group I) |
frigate |
Royal Australian Navy |
1943–1945 |
1,420 |
8 |
River (RAN Group II) |
frigate |
Royal Australian Navy |
1944–1945 |
1,537 |
4 |
River (RCN Group) |
frigate |
Royal Canadian Navy |
1941–1944 |
1,445 |
70 |
River (RN Group I) |
frigate |
Royal Navy |
1941–1944 |
1,370 |
23 |
River (RN Group II) |
frigate |
Royal Navy |
1941–1944 |
1,400 |
44 |
Royal Sovereign = Revenge |
battleship |
Royal Navy |
1914-16 |
28,000 |
5 |
Rudderow |
destroyer escort |
United States Navy |
1943-44 |
1,430 |
22 |
S |
submarine |
Royal Navy |
1931–1945 |
950 |
63 |
S |
submarine |
United States Navy |
|
900 |
48 |
S |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1942-43 |
1,710 |
8 |
S (Admiralty) |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1917-18 |
1,092 |
11 / 55 |
S (Thornycroft) |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1917-18 |
1,092 |
5 |
S (Yarrow) |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1917-18 |
1,092 |
7 |
Salmon |
submarine |
United States Navy |
|
1,430 |
6 |
Sangamon |
escort aircraft carrier |
United States Navy |
|
11,400 |
4 |
Sargo |
submarine |
United States Navy |
|
1,450 |
10 |
Scharnhorst (aka Gneisenau) |
battleship |
Kriegsmarine |
1936 |
31,840 |
2 |
Schleswig-Holstein |
modernized pre-dreadnought |
Kriegsmarine |
1906 |
12,100 |
2 |
Sendai |
light cruiser |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1923-25 |
5,113 |
3 |
Serrano |
destroyer |
Chilean Navy |
1928 |
1,090 |
6 |
Sims |
destroyer |
United States Navy |
1938-39 |
1,764 |
12 |
Shiratsuyu |
destroyer |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1935-37 |
1,685 |
10 |
Sleipner |
destroyer |
Royal Norwegian Navy |
1936-38 |
597 |
3 |
Søbjørnen |
minesweeper |
Royal Danish Navy |
|
270 |
6 |
Soldati |
destroyer |
Regia Marina |
1937-42 |
1,620 |
19 |
Navigatori |
destroyer |
Regia Marina |
1929-31 |
2,380 |
12 |
Leone |
destroyer |
Regia Marina |
1924 |
2,003 |
3 |
Poeti |
destroyer |
Regia Marina |
1937 |
2,320 |
4 |
Maestrale |
destroyer |
Regia Marina |
1934 |
2,025 |
4 |
Dardo |
destroyer |
Regia Marina |
1930 |
2,116 |
19 |
Mirabello |
destroyer |
Regia Marina |
1917 |
1,570 |
2 |
Folgore |
destroyer |
Regia Marina |
1931 |
1,830 |
4 |
Turbine |
destroyer |
Regia Marina |
1927-1928 |
1,090 |
8 |
Sauro |
destroyer |
Regia Marina |
1926-1927 |
1,137 |
4 |
Sella |
destroyer |
Regia Marina |
1927-1927 |
1,480 |
2 |
Somers |
destroyer |
United States Navy |
1937-38 |
2,047 |
5 |
South Dakota |
battleship |
United States Navy |
1941-42 |
35,000 |
4 |
Spica |
torpedoboat |
Regia Marina |
1936-38 |
640 |
30 |
Pegaso |
torpedoboat |
Regia Marina |
1938 |
840 |
4 |
Pilo |
torpedoboat |
Regia Marina |
1915 |
770 |
7 |
Sirtori |
torpedoboat |
Regia Marina |
1917 |
845 |
4 |
La Masa |
torpedoboat |
Regia Marina |
1917 |
840 |
8 |
Generali |
torpedoboat |
Regia Marina |
1921 |
832 |
6 |
Palestro |
torpedoboat |
Regia Marina |
1921 |
1033 |
4 |
Curtatone |
torpedoboat |
Regia Marina |
1923-1924 |
967 |
4 |
Suffren |
heavy cruiser |
French Navy |
1927-30 |
9,940 |
4 |
T |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1942-43 |
1,710 |
8 |
T2 |
auxiliary oil tanker |
United States Navy |
1940-45 |
|
500 |
Tachibana |
destroyer |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1919-22 |
1,289 |
14 |
Tacoma |
frigate |
United States Navy |
|
1,400 |
96 |
Takao |
heavy cruiser |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1930-31 |
9,850 |
4 |
Taiyō |
escort aircraft carrier |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1939-40 |
20,000 |
3 |
Tambor |
submarine |
United States Navy |
|
1,475 |
12 |
Tench |
submarine |
United States Navy |
|
1,826 |
31 |
Tennessee |
battleship |
United States Navy |
|
33,000 |
2 |
Thornycroft |
destroyer flotilla leader |
Royal Navy |
1918-19 |
1,480 |
3 / 5 |
Tjerk Hiddes |
destroyer |
Royal Netherlands Navy |
1939-40 |
1,316 |
1 |
Tomozuru |
torpedo boat |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1933 |
535 |
4 |
Tone |
heavy cruiser |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1937-38 |
11,215 |
2 |
Tordenskjold |
coastal defence ship |
Royal Norwegian Navy |
|
3,852 |
2 |
Town (Southampton) |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1936 |
9,100 |
5 |
Town (Gloucester) |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1937 |
9,400 |
3 |
Town (Edinburgh) |
light cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1938 |
10,400 |
2 |
Town |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1917-19 |
1,020-1,190 |
50 |
Trad |
torpedo boat |
Royal Thai Navy |
1935-37 |
262 |
9 |
Treasury |
USCG high endurance cutter |
United States Navy |
1936-37 |
2,700 |
7 |
Trento |
heavy cruiser |
Regia Marina |
1926-32 |
10,511-10,890 |
3 |
Tribal |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1937–1946 |
1,854-1,927 |
27 |
Tromp |
light cruiser |
Royal Danish Navy |
1937-39 |
3,450 |
2 |
Trygg |
torpedo boat |
Royal Norwegian Navy |
1919 (approx) |
220 |
3 |
Type I |
submarine |
Kriegsmarine |
|
|
2 |
Type II |
submarine |
Kriegsmarine |
|
300 |
50 |
Type VII |
submarine |
Kriegsmarine |
1935-44 |
626-1084 |
743 |
Type IX |
submarine |
Kriegsmarine |
|
1032-1616 |
193 |
Type 23 |
torpedo boat |
Kriegsmarine |
1926 |
923 |
6 |
Type 24 |
torpedo boat |
Kriegsmarine |
1926-27 |
923 |
6 |
Type 35 |
torpedo boat |
Kriegsmarine |
1937-39 |
844 |
12 |
Type 37 |
torpedo boat |
Kriegsmarine |
1938-40 |
853 |
9 |
Type 39 (aka Elbing) |
torpedo boat |
Kriegsmarine |
1941-44 |
1,295 |
15 |
Type 40 |
torpedo boat |
Kriegsmarine |
1942-43 |
2,566 |
12 (3 launched but not completed) |
Type 41 |
torpedo boat |
Kriegsmarine |
1943-44 |
|
12 (8 launched but not completed) |
Type C1 ship |
auxiliary cargo ship |
United States Navy |
1942-45 |
6,240-8,015 |
408 |
Type C2 ship |
auxiliary cargo ship |
United States Navy |
1944-45 |
13,910 |
173 |
Type C3 ship |
auxiliary cargo ship |
United States Navy |
1940-47 |
|
465 |
Type C4 ship |
auxiliary cargo ship |
United States Navy |
1940-47 |
11,757-12,420 |
75 |
U |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1942-43 |
1,777-1,808 |
8 |
Unryū |
fleet aircraft carrier |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1943-44 |
22,534 |
3 |
V (Admiralty) |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1917-18 |
1,100 |
17 / 23 |
V (Admiralty leader) |
destroyer flotilla leader |
Royal Navy |
1917 |
1,207 |
3 / 5 |
V (Thornycroft) |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1917-18 |
1,120 |
2 |
V |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1942-43 |
1,777-1,808 |
8 |
V7 |
river gunboat |
Romanian Naval Forces |
1943 |
|
2 |
Van Galen |
destroyer |
Royal Netherlands Navy |
1927-28 |
1,316 |
4 |
Van Ghent |
destroyer |
Royal Netherlands Navy |
1926-27 |
1,316 |
4 |
Vasilefs Georgios |
destroyer |
Hellenic Navy |
1938 |
1,350 |
2 |
Vauquelin |
destroyer |
French Navy |
1931-32 |
2,441 |
6 |
Vedenia |
motor torpedo boat |
Romanian Naval Forces |
1943-44 |
30 |
6 |
Littorio |
battleship |
Regia Marina |
1937-40 |
40,724 |
3 |
Väinämöinen |
coastal defence ship |
Finnish Navy |
1931-32 |
3,900 |
2 |
W (Admiralty) |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1917-18 |
1,100-1,140 |
32 / 33 |
W (Thornycroft) |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1917-18 |
1,120 - 1,140 |
4 |
W |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1943-44 |
1,710 |
8 |
Wakatake |
destroyer |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1922-23 |
900 |
6 |
Wicher |
destroyer |
Polish Navy |
1928-29 |
1,540 |
2 |
Wickes |
destroyer |
United States Navy |
1917-19 |
1,090 |
33 |
Wyoming |
battleship |
United States Navy |
1911 |
27,000 |
2 |
X |
submarine |
Royal Navy |
1943-1945 |
30 |
14 |
XE |
submarine |
Royal Navy |
1943-1945 |
33 |
12 during war |
XT |
training submarine |
Royal Navy |
1943-1945 |
30 |
6 |
Yamato |
battleship |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1940 |
71,111 |
2 |
York |
heavy cruiser |
Royal Navy |
1928-29 |
8,300 |
2 |
Yorktown |
aircraft carrier |
United States Navy |
1936-40 |
23,000 |
3 |
Yūgumo |
destroyer |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
1941-44 |
2,077 |
20 |
Z |
destroyer |
Royal Navy |
1943-44 |
1,710 |
8 |
Zara |
heavy cruiser |
Regia Marina |
1930-31 |
11,680 |
4 |
Single Ship "Classes"
See also
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