This list of auxiliary vessels of 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 classified by 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.
+ List of auxiliary ships of World War II Ship Country or organization Class Type Displacement (tons) First commissioned Fate armed merchant cruiser22,1811927Scrapped 1958Q-ship7,50031 August 194221 March 1946Special Service Ship1,030paid off March 1941Q-ship6,610March 1942transferred to Coast Guard 16 December 1943 converted to weather shipQ-ship6,6105 March 1942sunk 26 March 1942auxiliary cruiser7,86219 December 1939Sunk 21 November 1941Q-ship15 April 19426 May 1946 Special Service Ship5,945paid off March 1941Q-ship3195 March 1942paid off 4 October 1944PSpecial Service Ship6101918paid off March 1941Coronelauxiliary cruiser12,70013 August 1938ran aground 21 November 1984Special Service Ship4,398paid off March 1941armed merchant cruiser15,0077 September 1939sunk 28 August 1940Special Service Ship4,702sunk 29 June 1940Special Service Ship 2,45624 September 1940sunk 30 December 1942Hansaauxiliary cruiser9,1382 February 1944scrapped 1971Q-ship28326 August 194316 December 1943armed merchant cruiser14,164October 1940sunk 5 November 1940Kometauxiliary cruiser7,5002 June 1940sunk 14 October 1942Kormoranauxiliary cruiser19,9009 October 1940 19 November 1941 Special Service Ship5,119paid off March 1941 Special Service Ship1,030paid off March 1941 Special Service Ship5,072paid off March 1941Michelauxiliary cruiser10,9007 September 1941sunk 17 October 1943 armed merchant cruiser4,92530 August 1940Decommissioned 18 June 1943, then landing shipauxiliary cruiser15,7009 December 1939sunk 4 May 1945 armed merchant cruiser11,31412 September 1939sunk 4 November 1940Pinguinauxiliary cruiser17,6006 February 1940sunk 8 May 1941 armed merchant cruiser23,45028 November 1939training merchant aircraft carrier from July 1943, reconverted to passenger linerarmed merchant cruiser5,73628 December 1940Broken up 1951armed merchant cruiser6,8933 November 1940paid off July 1946armed merchant cruiser6,892December 1940paid off 10 December 1945 Special Service Ship4,443sunk 21 June 1940armed merchant cruiser16,568December 1939sunk 13 April 1941Ramb Iarmed merchant cruiser3,66710 June 1940sunk 27 February 1941Ramb IIarmed merchant cruiser3,66710 June 1940to Japanese as Calitea II; sunk on 12 January 1945Ramb IIIarmed merchant cruiser3,66710 June 1940to Germany 9 September 1943, then in post-war service with the Yugoslav NavyStierauxiliary cruiser11,00025 November 1939sunk 27 September 1942auxiliary cruiser9,20015 March 1940accidentally burnt 30 November 1942 armed merchant cruiser16,9235 October 1939sunk 10 August 1940Widderauxiliary cruiser16,80030 November 1939became repair ship Neumark 1941
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