The List of ships of the Second World War 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 Second World War, regardless of where they were built or previous service history. Submarines show submerged displacement.
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+ List of ships of World War II (U)ShipCountry or organizationClassTypeDisplacement (tons)First commissionedFateType IA submarine9826 April 1936Sunk 1 August 1940U-37 – U-44Type IX submarine1,152U-65, U-66U-103 – U-111U-122 – U-124Type IXB submarine1,178U-66 – U-68U-125 – U-131U-153 – U-166U-171 – U-176U-501 – U-524Type IXC submarine1,232U-167 – U-170U-183 – U-194U-525 – U-550U-801 – U-806U-841 – U-846U-853 – U-858U-865 – U-870U-877 – U-881U-1221 – U-1235Type IXC/40 submarine1,257 U-877 was sunk by on 27 December 1944. All 56 members of the crew were saved.Type IXC/40submarine1,25724 September 1942Surrendered to RCN 11 May 1945, commissioned 19 May, paid off 24 July 1947, scuttled October 21, 1947Type IXC/40submarine1,2574 August 1944Surrendered to RCN 10 May 1945, commissioned 14 May, paid off December 1945, scuttled 1947U-177 – U-182U-195 – U-200U-847 – U-852U-859 – U-864U-871 – U-876Type IXD submarine1,799U-459 – U-464U-487 – U-490Type XIV submarine tender ("Milchkuh")1,932U-459 – U-464U-487 – U-490Type XXIsubmarine ("Elektroboot")1,819U-D1Htraining submarine4411915Sold to Netherlands 1917, scuttled and refloated by Germany 1939, paid off 23 November 1943light cruiser8,80021 October 1944Transferred to RCN as 21 October 1944, renamed 14 January 1952, scrapped 1961Udestroyer1,77730 June 1943Paid off 1977, scrapped 1980Udestroyer1,77723 December 1943Paid off 1963, scrapped 1970Udestroyer1,7773 March 1944Paid off 1974, sunk as target 1978Buckleydestroyer escort1,67315 November 1943Sunk 24 July 1945Udestroyer1,77723 December 1943Scrapped November 1965aircraft maintenance carrier16,51012 March 1943Scrapped 1960Unryūaircraft carrier17,1506 August 1944Sunk 19 December 1944Taiyōescort carrier17,83031 August 1942Sunk 15 September 1944Udestroyer1,77723 December 1943Paid off November 1966Udestroyer1,77724 September 1943Paid off 1964, scrapped 1967Udestroyer1,77718 January 1944Scrapped 1971radio controlled target-ship and anti-aircraft training ship21,82531 August 1911Former Florida-class battleship, recommissioned in 1932, sunk 7 December 1941
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