Battleships of WW2

AJ! · 09-01-08, 01:09 PM

Hi all

Ive got a question and had no idea which section of the forum i should post it in so i will try here

Can anyone give me a idea how many battleships each of the major powers had during the second world war. I don't mean how many classes but literally how many battleships did each navy posses.

Thanks

lesrae · 09-01-08, 01:25 PM

This site my have some of the info you want: http://www.naval-history.net/WW2CampaignRoyalNavy.htm.

Sailor Steve · 09-01-08, 07:27 PM

At a glance:

Chile: 1
Britain: 14
France: 9
Germany: 6
Italy: 7
Japan: 12
United States: 26 by my count

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...United_Kingdom

AJ! · 09-02-08, 12:42 PM

Thanks Steve.

Also thanks for the site link lesrae.

Raptor1 · 09-02-08, 01:38 PM

Don't forget that most of those ships (Especially the USN BBs) were quite outdated and even modernized, couldn't be used as CV escorts or to fight the more modern BBs

Oh, and I assume that the number of Battleships for Germany includes the Schlesien and Schleswig-Holstein, which were obsolete even by World War I

Oh, and Steve's list doesn't include the Soviet Union (3, 4 by the end of the war), Argentina (2) and Brazil (2)

AJ! · 09-02-08, 02:21 PM

Hey thanks raptor :p

Thats some interesting info. I didn't know about the Schleswig-Holstein :hmm:

Sailor Steve · 09-02-08, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Raptor1

Don't forget that most of those ships (Especially the USN BBs) were quite outdated and even modernized, couldn't be used as CV escorts or to fight the more modern BBs

True, but the simple question was how many, so...

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Oh, and Steve's list doesn't include the Soviet Union (3, 4 by the end of the war), Argentina (2) and Brazil (2)

Not only that, but the link I included was directly to the UK list, and not the general list for all nations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...II_battleships

Raptor1 · 09-02-08, 03:51 PM

Oh, and I forgot, Turkey had the Battlecruiser that Germany gave them in 1914, SMS Goeben, which was renamed TCG Yavuz and stayed in service until 1960

It's a shame the ship wasn't saved as a museum

09-01-08, 01:09 PM	#1
AJ! Commodore Join Date: May 2006 Location: That lil island above france Posts: 601 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Battleships of WW2 Hi all Ive got a question and had no idea which section of the forum i should post it in so i will try here Can anyone give me a idea how many battleships each of the major powers had during the second world war. I don't mean how many classes but literally how many battleships did each navy posses. Thanks __________________

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	At a glance: Chile: 1 Britain: 14 France: 9 Germany: 6 Italy: 7 Japan: 12 United States: 26 by my count http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...United_Kingdom __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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AJ! Commodore Join Date: May 2006 Location: That lil island above france Posts: 601 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks Steve. Also thanks for the site link lesrae. __________________

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Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Don't forget that most of those ships (Especially the USN BBs) were quite outdated and even modernized, couldn't be used as CV escorts or to fight the more modern BBs Oh, and I assume that the number of Battleships for Germany includes the Schlesien and Schleswig-Holstein, which were obsolete even by World War I Oh, and Steve's list doesn't include the Soviet Union (3, 4 by the end of the war), Argentina (2) and Brazil (2) __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory Last edited by Raptor1; 09-02-08 at 02:28 PM.

09-02-08, 02:21 PM	#6
AJ! Commodore Join Date: May 2006 Location: That lil island above france Posts: 601 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hey thanks raptor :p Thats some interesting info. I didn't know about the Schleswig-Holstein :hmm: __________________

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lesrae Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 932 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	This site my have some of the info you want: http://www.naval-history.net/WW2CampaignRoyalNavy.htm.

09-02-08, 03:51 PM	#8
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Oh, and I forgot, Turkey had the Battlecruiser that Germany gave them in 1914, SMS Goeben, which was renamed TCG Yavuz and stayed in service until 1960 It's a shame the ship wasn't saved as a museum __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory