This is a bibliography of World War II warships. This list aims to include historical sources and literature (but not fictional works) related to individual warships of World War II. This article forms a part of the larger bibliography of World War II.
The article covers works about warship classes and groups of ships as well as books about individual warships. Works are sorted primarily into their respective types of warships (aircraft carriers, battleships, etc.) and then secondarily into national categories (Germany, United Kingdom, etc.).
Bibliography
Aircraft carriers
Germany
Italy
Japan
United Kingdom
— HMS Formidable — HMS Ark Royal
United States
— USS Savo Island — USS Belleau Wood — USS Enterprise — USS Wasp — USS Makin Island — USS Hornet — USS Lexington — USS Enterprise — USS Lexington
Battlecruisers
United Kingdom
— HMS Repulse (Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse) — HMS Repulse — HMS Hood — HMS Repulse
Battleships
France
Germany
Bismarck
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Tirpitz
Italy
Japan
United Kingdom
— HMS Prince of Wales (Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse) — HMS Prince of Wales — HMS Prince of Wales — HMS Prince of Wales
— HMS Royal Oak — HMS Royal Oak — HMS Rodney
United States
— USS Washington — Iowa class — Nevada class, Pennsylvania class, New Mexico class — Tennessee class, Colorado class — Essex class (USS Essex, USS Yorktown, etc.)
Destroyers
Germany
Japan
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
— HMS Electra
— HMS Intrepid — HMS Kelly — HMS Kelly — HMS Faulknor — HMS Laforey; L-class destroyers (Lance, Gurkha, Lively, Legion, Lightning, Lookout, Loyal)
United States
— USS O'Bannon
Heavy cruisers and pocket battleships
Germany
— Admiral Scheer
Italy
Japan
United Kingdom
United States
— USS Minneapolis — USS Indianapolis
— USS Louisville — USS Pensacola
Light cruisers
Australia
— HMAS Sydney — HMAS Perth — HMAS Sydney — HMAS Sydney
Germany
Italy
Japan
New Zealand
— HMNZS Leander — HMNZS Leander
United Kingdom
— HMS Penelope
— HMS Trinidad — HMS Edinburgh — HMS Coventry
United States
— USS Helena
Motor gunboats
United Kingdom
Sloops
Australia
— HMAS Yarra
Submarines
France
Germany
Japan
United Kingdom
— HMS Thule
— HMS Tally-Ho — HMS Thetis/Thunderbolt
United States
— USS Seawolf — USS Bullhead
Torpedo boats
Germany
Japan
United Kingdom
United States
See also
Bibliography of World War II Bibliography of World War II battles and campaigns in East Asia, South East Asia and the Pacific Bibliography of World War II battles and campaigns in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East List of ship classes of World War II List of ships of World War II
Further reading