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Navy Ships of World War 2
Accounting for the last great naval battles of the 20th Century.
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Admiral Graf Spee
The Admiral Graf Spee was a pre-war vessel of the Deutschland-class of German ships. Designed and built during a time when Germany somewhat still heeded the limitations of the Treaty of Versailles, a treaty stating that no si... |

1936 |
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Andrea Doria
The Andrea Doria was one of two battleships in the Andrea Doria-class serving the Italian Navy in th 20th century. Construction was handled between the shipyards of La Spezia and Castellammare from 1912 onwards until the vess... |

1913 |
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Aquila
The Aquila (meaning "Eagle") was a proposed aircraft carrier whose construction began in 1941 but was never completed due to the Italian armistice in 1943. She was a conversion of the Italian passenger liner Roma and offered ... |

1941 |
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Bearn
The French aircraft carrier Bearn was based on the hull of the Normandie-class of French battleships and was designed as an experimental aircraft carrier from the outset. Appearing in the relatively peaceful interwar years, t... |

1927 |
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HIJMS RO-100 (Kaisho / Type KS)
Development and production of the RO-100 series (sometimes referred to as "Kaisho" or "small" or simply Type "KS") of Japanese submarines was started in earnest beginning in 1940. The vessels (eighteen in total) were designed... |

1942 |
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HMS Prince of Wales (53)
The HMS Prince of Wales served the British Navy for a few short years in World War 2 taking part in the damaging that would lead to the eventually sinking of the mythical KMS Bismarck. She was a class of five King George V-cl... |

1941 |
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IJN Akagi
The IJN Akagi was born from a battlecruiser class design consisting of the Akagi and the Amagi. These cruisers were under construction by the time of the end of the First World War and the Washington Naval Treaty signed enact... |

1925 |
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IJN Asahi
The IJN Asahi was a pre-dreadnought battleship vessel in service with the Imperial Japanese Navy. She saw extensive combat in the war against Russia where she incurred some damage from a mine but survive through the conflict ... |

1900 |
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IJN Yamato
As the KMS Bismarck was to the Atlantic Theater so too was the IJN Yamato to the Pacific Theater. Undoubtedly the most powerful battleship ever built, the Yamato was a mammoth ship design bristling with cannon and machine gun... |

1941 |
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KMS Bismarck
The KMS Bismarck is undoubtedly one of the most famous sea-going vessels of the 20th Century. The Germany super battleship was single-handedly responsible for tying a good portion of the British Royal Navy who dedicated thems... |

1940 |
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Type VII
Type VII u-boats made up a large part of the u-boat fighting force in the Atlantic. This class of fighting ship helped the German Navy reign the high seas between America and England for years and became the face of the U-boa... |

1936 |
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Type XXI
The Type XXI series of German U-boats were a phenomenal revolutionary design brought about in 1944. Their type was designed specifically for lengthy underwater operations centered around proven high-powered electrical machine... |

1944 |
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Type XXIII
The Kriegsmarine Type XXIII were developed as smallish coastal submarines to operate in the shallow waters between England and France and the Mediterranean Sea. These boats were part of the all-new electric boat designs pione... |

1944 |
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Type XXVII Seehund (Seal)
The Seehund (seal) was the most successful of several Nazi Kriegsmarine attempts to perfect a midget submarine designed in 1944 known as the XXVII B 5, also known as Type 127. Their small size and evasive action made them vir... |

1944 |
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USS Appalachian (AGC-1)
The USS Appalachian was an amphibious support ship in service with the United States Navy during the course of World War 2. Her exploits took her into some of the most intense landing operations of the entire conflict in supp... |

1943 |
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USS Arizona (BB-39)
The USS Arizona was in service as early as 1914 and saw action alongside British friendlies in World War 1. The battleship was one of the most powerful of its type when launched in 1915 and, along with her sister ship USS Pen... |

1915 |
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USS Attu (CVE-102)
The USS Attu was an escort aircraft carrier serving with the United States Navy in World War 2. She operated primarily in the Pacific Theater and served to resupply and replenish task force groups with fresh aircraft and pilo... |

1944 |
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USS Canberra (CA-70)
The USS Canberra was a United States naval warship that was put into action in the middle years of World War 2 and survived long enough to take part in some of the most critical years of the Cold War and the Vietnam conflict.... |

1943 |
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USS Enterprise (CV-6)
The original "Big E", the USS Enterprise of World War 2 fame, became one of the most storied vessels of the war. By far a superior product of pre-war design, the vessel found itself through the toughness and determination of ... |

1938 |
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USS Grunion (SS-216)
The USS Grunion (SS 216) is best known for her mysterious dissappearance. Until recently, little was known of the last whereabouts of the vessel and her 70 crew members. It was known that she had been attacked after experienc... |

1942 |
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USS Intrepid (CV-11)
The USS Intrepid served the United States Navy throughout World War 2 and beyond. The vessel was designed from the new Essex-class of aircraft carriers and was officially added to the navy inventory in 1943. The Intrepid woul... |

1943 |
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USS Iowa (BB-61)
The USS Iowa was the first in the line of Iowa-class battleships that was joined by sisters USS New Jersey, USS Missouri and USS Wisconsin. The battleship was born out of a need to deter the Imperial Japanese Navy from contin... |

1943 |
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USS Ling (SS-297)
The Ling (SS-297) is a late model Balao class and was the result of an improved Gato class submarine which 77 were produced. A major difference between the two boats was an improved pressure hull in the Balao class having 7/... |

1943 |
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USS Missouri (BB-63)
The USS Missouri and her three sister ships were designed, laid down and launched during World War 2 and represented some of the most powerful vessels of their type in the conflict. The power brought to bear from her massive ... |

1944 |
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USS New Jersey (BB-62)
Designed and operated in the early 1940's, the USS New Jersey saw extensive combat actions in the Pacific Theater of War assisting in task force duties, amphibious marine assaults and flagship protection (herself becoming a f... |

1942 |
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USS Wisconsin (BB-64)
Though numbered before the USS Missouri (BB 63), the USS Wisconsin (BB 64) actually completed construction before her sister and is part of the Iowa-class of battleships that includes the USS Iowa and USS New Jersey. These ma... |

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There are a total of 31 Navy Ships of World War 2 in the Military Factory. |
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