U.S. World War 2 Warships (1941-1945) - Fleet Surface Ships and Attack Submarines of the United States Navy in the Second World War

Born from the ashes of Pearl Harbor, the United States Navy became a force to be reckoned with in the Second World War.

There are a total of 118 U.S. World War 2 Warships (1941-1945) - Fleet Surface Ships and Attack Submarines of the United States Navy in the Second World War in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator.

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ELCO PT Boat (Patrol Torpedo)
The ELCO 80-foot type PT class American Navy boats were ultra-critical to Allied success in the Pacific Theater during World War 2.

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Flower (class)
The Flower-class corvette warships of British design were critical to victory in the Battle of the Atlantic and elsewhere during the fighting of World War 2.

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Higgins Boat LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel)
With production ranging from 1941 to 1950, some 20,000 Higgins Boats were produced during the rush of World War 2 and beyond.

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Higgins PT Boat (Patrol Torpedo)
While fewer of the Higgins PT Boats were produced than the competing ELCO series, many more of the line survived the test of wartime wear-and-tear.

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HMS Victorious (R38)
HMS Victorious proved critical to Atlantic, Pacific and Far East operations for the British and American fleets during World War 2.

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Huckins PT Boat (Patrol Torpedo)
The Huckins 78-foot PT boats did not see combat like her ELCO and Higgins sisters in WW2 - instead relegated to training and patrol.

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Landing Craft Infantry (Large) (LCI(L))
Over 900 Landing Craft Infantry ships were produced for the United States, Britain, and others during the final push to victory in World War 2.

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Landing Ship, Tank Mk II (LST2)
LST vessels proved critical to Allied amphibious operations dotting the World War 2 battlescape.

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SS John W. Brown B4611
Liberty Ships such as the SS John W Brown were critical to Allied victory in World War 2.

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USCGC Eagle (WIX-327)
The USCGC Eagle training ship was originally commissioned by Nazi Germany in 1936 and taken as a war prize by the Americans in 1946.

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USS Alabama (BB-60)
Commissioned in 1942, USS Alabama BB-60 survived her tours in World War 2 and lives on today as a museum ship in Mobile Bay, Alabama.

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USS Alamance (AKA-75)
USS Alamance served as an attack cargo ship during World War 2 - decommissioned in 1946 and serving in merchant life until 1971.

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USS Antietam (CV-36)
Part of the large World War 2-era Essex-class, USS Antietam built her combat record in the ensuing Korean War of 1950-1953.

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USS Appalachian (AGC-1)
The AGC-1 took part in some of the bloodiest amphibious landings of World War 2.

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USS Arizona (BB-39)
USS Arizona and her sister ship were among the most powerful in the world when launched.

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USS Arkansas (BB-33)
A World War 1 veteran, USS Arkansas BB-33 lived long enough to fight in World War 2 and earned four Battle Stars during her career.

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USS Attu (CVE-102)
USS Attu CVE-102 escort aircraft carrier saw service through the final years of World War 2, eventually being sold for scrapping in 1947.

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USS Balao (SS-285)
USS Balao SS-285 led the storied United States Navy Balao-class during the fighting of World War 2.

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USS Bali (ID-2483)
USS Bali freighter originated in The Netherlands, was commandeered by the United States during World War 1 and was lost under the Greek flag during World War 2.

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USS Bass (SS-164) / (V-2 (SF-5)
USS Bass emerged during the Interwar years and saw service into World War 2 across several roles.

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USS Bluefish (SS-222)
USS Bluefish survived the latter-half of World War 2 to be recommissioned again in 1952 and ultimately scrapped in 1960.

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USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)
USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31 managed a service career from 1944 until 1971 - being decommissioned several times along the way.

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USS Bowfin (SS-287)
The USS Bowfin became one of the more successful USN submarines of World War 2, surviving the war and becoming a floating museum.

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USS Cabot (CVL-28)
A veteran of World War 2, USS Cabot CVL-28 was loaned to the Spanish Navy where she ended her days as the Dedalo.

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USS California (BB-44)
USS California BB-44 made up one part of the two-strong Tennessee-class of battleships, earning seven Battle Stars for her service in World War 2.

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USS Canberra (CA-70)
The USS Canberra survived World War 2, the Vietnam War and the Cold War as two different class of fighting ship.

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USS Chicago (CA-29)
A pre-World War 2 design, USS Chicago CA-29 met her fate during the Battle of Rennell Island in January of 1943.

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USS Clamagore (SS-343)
USS Clamagore SS-343 was a late entry in World War 2 but managed a lengthy service life into the 1970s.

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USS Cleveland (CL-55)
World War 2 veteran USS Cleveland served as the lead ship of her Cleveland-class cruiser warship group.

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USS Cowpens (CVL-25)
USS Cowpens CVL-25 was part of the nine-strong Independence-class light carrier group serving during World War 2.

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USS Cuttlefish (SS-171)
Commissioned in June of 1934, USS Cuttlefish SS-171 survived all of World War 2 to be broken up and sold off for scrapping in 1947.

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USS Dixmude (A-609)
The American-built Dixmude served with British forces through World War 2 via Lend-Lease then with French forces before being returned to the US in 1966.

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USS Downes (DD-375)
Commissioned in 1937, USS Downes DD-375 served in the destroyer role for U.S. Navy during World War 2 - decommissioned twice in her storied career ending in 1947.

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USS Drum (SS-228)
USS Drum SS-228 was the twelfth boat of the large and storied Gato-class attack submarines of the USN in World War 2.

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USS Enterprise (CV-6)
The USS Enterprise CV-6 aircraft carrier went on to become one of the most storied warships of World War 2.

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USS Essex (CV-9)
USS Essex CV-9 was lead ship of her Essex-class and proved critical to USN operations in the Pacific during World War 2.

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USS Fall River (CA-131)
The USS Fall River was delivered July of 1945 and decommissioned a short time later in October of 1947.

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USS Fletcher (DD-445)
The large Fletcher-class of World War 2 was led by USS Fletcher DD-445 herself, operating in active service until 1969.

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USS Franklin (CV-13)
USS Franklin CV-13 made up a critical portion of the all-important Essex-class escort carrier group of the United States Navy during World War 2.

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USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42)
Ordered and built during the latter half of World War 2, USS Roosevelt failed to see combat in the conflict but still managed an operational existence until 1977.

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USS Gato (SS-212)
The Gato-class formed the backbone of the US Navy submarine fleet in the Pacific Theater, containing and ultimately helping to destroy Japanese shipping in the region.

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USS Gleaves (DD-423)
USS Gleaves DD-423 arrived in June of 1940, just in time for service in World War 2.

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USS Growler (SS-215)
USS Growler, an early-World War 2 veteran, met her end off the Philippine coast on November 8th, 1944.

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USS Grunion (SS-216)
The final resting place of USS Grunion remained a mystery until recent events unfolded showing the exact location of the submarine.

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USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60)
USS Guadalcanal CVE-60 was born as the USS Astrolabe Bay AVG-60.

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USS Hancock (CV-19)
USS Hancock CV-19 belonged to the Essex-class of warships serving the United States Navy in World War 2 - the vessel participated in the Vietnam Conflict.

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USS Harris (APA-2)
A lengthy war record during World War 2 could not save the storied USS Harris attack transport in the end.

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USS Hornet (CV-12)
The USS Hornet CV-12 survived all of World War 2, the Korean War and the Vietnam War to become a floating museum ship.

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USS Hornet (CV-8)
The USS Hornet CV-8 became the last full-size American aircraft carrier to be lost to action in World War 2, this on October 27th, 1942.

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USS Houston (CA-30)
USS Houston CA-30 was completed and readied for service in 1930 but met her fate when sunk during the Battle of Sunda Straight in March 1942.

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USS Improve (AM-247)
USS Improve, a minesweeper in U.S. Navy service, managed to survive World War 2 fighting at both fronts.

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USS Independence (CVL-22)
USS Independence CVL-22 survived critical operations of World War 2 only to be expended as a target in atomic tests following the conflict.

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USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
The Japanese submarine I-58 struck the USS Indianapolis on July 30th, 1945, eventually killing 300 sailors and sending another 800 into the sea.

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USS Intrepid (CV-11)
The USS Intrepid survived the perils of World War 2 to fight on through the Vietnam War, eventually to retire as a floating museum.

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USS Iowa (BB-61)
The USS Iowa World War 2-era battleship was recipient of no fewer than 11 battle stars during her reign of the seas.

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USS John C. Butler (DE-339)
The John C. Butler destroyer escort received five Battle Stars for her service in World War 2 and fought on in the Korean War to follow.

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USS John D. Ford (DD-228)
The USS John D. Ford was the recipient of four Battle Stars for her service in World War 2.

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USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68)
Escort carriers like USS Kalinin Bay CVE-68 strengthened the United States Navy aircraft carrier inventory considerably during World War 2.

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USS Laffey (DD-459)
Commissioned in 1942, USS Laffey DD-459 led a short wartime service life as she was sunk by enemy action before the end of the year.

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USS Laffey (DD-724)
Through World War 2, the Korean War and the Cold War, nothing - it seems - could sink the USS Laffey.

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USS Lake Champlain (CV-39)
USS Lake Champlain, an Essex-class aircraft carrier, was a latecomer to World War 2 but served in the Korean War and beyond.

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USS Langley (CV-1)
The aircraft carrier USS Langley CV-1 was converted from the collier USS Jupiter, Collier Number 3 and went on to see service in World War 2.

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USS Langley (CVL-27)
USS Langley CVL-27 carried the Langley name - first aircraft carrier of the USN - throughout World War 2.

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USS Lapwing (AM-1)
Lapwing served as a minesweeper for a short time in World War 1 and was stiil available for service in World War 2, now converted to a Seaplane Tender.

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USS Lexington (CV-2)
Originally designed as a battlecruiser, the USS Lexington CV-2 aircraft carrier was lost to action against Japanese forces in the Battle of Coral Sea on May 8th, 1942.

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USS Ling (SS-297)
The USS Ling was based on an improved series of Balao-class submarines.

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USS Lionfish (SS-298)
The USS Lionfish survived World War 2 to become a museum ship at Battleship Cove, Massachusetts.

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USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56)
The USS Liscome Bay was tragically sunk by a Japanese submarine on November 24th, 1943 with the loss of 644 of her crew.

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USS Manley (DD-74)
USS Manley DD-74 became a product of American involvement in World War 1 and survived long enough to see decommissioning at the end of World War 2 in 1945.

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USS Maryland (BB-46)
The USS Maryland dreadnought battleship of 1921 survived the attack on Pearl Harbor and all of World War 2 only to be decommissioned in 1947 and sold for scrapping in 1959.

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USS Massachusetts (BB-59)
Like her sister, USS Alabama, USS Massachusetts survived World War 2 to become a floating museum.

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USS McCalla (DD-253)
Part of the Clemson-class destroyer group, USS McCalla DD-253 began service with the USN and ended her days with the Royal Navy as HMS Stanley I73.

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USS McCalla (DD-488)
USS McCalla DD-488 was born during the fighting of World War 2 and finished her career in service to the Turkish Navy.

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USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
The USS Minneapolis was nearly destroyed in a violent torpedo strike but lasted the whole of the war and beyond.

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USS Missouri (BB-63)
USS Missouri and her sister battleships saw an equal amount of combat service in World War 2 and in the decades making up the Cold War.

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USS Montana (BB-67)
USS Montana was to have been the most powerful battleship ever devised for the USN but the emergence of the aircraft carrier during World War 2 sealed her fate.

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USS Narwhal (SS-167)
USS Narwhal SS-167 was introduced for service in 1930 but managed a complete career through World War 2 - eventually being broken up and sold off.

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USS Nevada (BB-36)
The USS Nevada was lead ship of her two-strong class and was present during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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USS New Jersey (BB-62)
The USS New Jersey went on to become the most decorated battleship in United States Navy history.

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USS New Mexico (BB-40)
USS New Mexico BB-40 arrived too late to serve in World War 1 but more than made up for her lateness with actions throughout all of World War 2.

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USS New Orleans (CA-32)
A Pearl Harbor survivor, USS New Orleans CA-32 went on to have one of the most storied wartime careers for the United States Navy in World War 2.

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USS New York (BB-34)
The US New York became a proven warhorse, seeing combat service in World War 1 and World War 2 before used as a target during atomic testing.

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USS North Carolina (BB-55)
The USS North Carolina earned 15 Battle Stars for her service in World War 2.

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USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
The USS Oklahoma BB-37 battleship saw service throughout World War 1 and was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
The USS Pennsylvania served as lead ship of the two-strong class of battleships that included its sister - the USS Arizona.

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USS Phoenix (CL-46)
The USS Phoenix survived the rigors of World War 2 under the flag of the USN only to meet her demise in the Falklands Conflict under the banner of the Argentine Navy,

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USS Pillsbury (DE-133)
USS Pillsbury DE-133 received five Battle Stars and a Presidential Unit Citation during her storied sea-going career.

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USS Piranha (SS-389)
The USS Piranha SS-389 submarine is the only USN vessel named after the carnivorous fish.

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USS Porpoise (SS-172)
The USS Porpoise was a pre-World War 2 attack submarine that managed to survive the conflict, see retirement and was sold for scrapping in the late-1950s.

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USS Portland (CA-33)
As lead ship of her Portland-class of cruisers, USS Portland CA-33 managed 16 Battle Stars for her service in World War 2.

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USS Ranger (CV-4)
The USS Ranger CV-4 spent most of her wartime service in the Atlantic Ocean and survived all of World War 2.

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USS Rudderow (DE-224)
Led by USS Rudderow DE-224, some 252 Rudderow-class destroyer escorts were originally planned - twenty-two being completed.

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USS Sable (IX-81)
Born from the sidewheel steamer, USS Sable IX-81 served the USN as an aviator training platform for her part in American naval history.

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USS Salmon (SS-182)
Developed through a class of six boats, USS Salmon led the way while serving throughout all of World War 2.

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USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
The USS Samuel B Roberts became known as The Destroyer Escort That Fought Like a Battleship

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USS San Diego (CL-53) (CLAA-53)
The second-most decorated USN ship of World War 2 became the storied USS San Diego light cruiser.

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USS San Jacinto (CVL-30)
CVL-30 began life as the USS Newark CL-100 before being renamed as the USS Reprisal and, finally, the USS San Jacinto of 1943.

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USS Saratoga (CV-3)
The USS Saratoga CV-3 survived all of World War 2 and was withdrawn from service shortly after, used in an Atomic bomb test on July 25th, 1946.

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USS Serpens (AK-97)
Unheralded logistical ships like the USCG USS Serpens helped to win the war effort in the Pacific Theater.

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USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84)
USS Shamrock CVE-84 was part of the large Casablanca-class escort carrier group serving the United States Navy during World War 2.

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USS Shangri-La (CV-38)
The American Navy carrier USS Shangri-La CV-38 managed a career that took her through World War 2 and the Vietnam War.

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USS South Dakota (BB-57)
The USS South Dakota was the lead ship of her class and her crews earned the ship 13 Battle Stars for its actions in World War 2.

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USS St. Lo (CVE-63)
The escort carrier USS St Lo CVE-63 of the American Navy fell victim to a Kamikaze attack on October 25th, 1944.

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USS St. Louis (CL-49)
USS St Louis CL-49 was the lead ship of her two-strong class that included USS Helena - both built just prior to World War 2.

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USS Tennessee (BB-43)
The USS Tennessee BB-43 battleship was an interwar product, survived all of World War 2 and was sold for scrapping in 1959.

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USS Texas (BB-35)
The USS Texas BB-35 was the second of the two-strong New York-class battleship family and saw combat in both World Wars.

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USS Ticonderoga (CV-14)
USS Ticonderoga CV-14 was yet-another aircraft carrier of the USN to see its live begin in the fighting of World War 2.

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USS Utah (BB-31)
USS Utah BB-31 was one of the American warships to be lost in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during December 7th, 1941.

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USS Wahoo (SS-238)
The Gato-class USS Wahoo SS-238 attack submarine became a casualty of World War 2, sunk by the Japanese on October 11th, 1943.

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USS Wainwright (DD-419)
USS Wainwright DD-419 lived a relatively short service life with the USN, though its career took her through all of the American involvement in World War 2.

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USS Washington (BB-56)
The USS Washington and her sister, the USS Carolina, were the first American battleships to be built after the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty.

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USS Wasp (CV-7)
The USS Wasp CV-7 aircraft carrier of World War 2 was lost to enemy action on September 15th, 1942.

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USS West Virginia (BB-48)
USS West Virginia survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and finished out the war in active fashion - earning five Battle Stars along the way.

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USS Wisconsin (BB-64)
The USS Wisconsin was decommissioned for the final time on September 30, 1991.

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USS Wolverine (IX-64)
USS Wolveringe IX-64 joined USS Sable IX-81 as the only side paddlewheel steamer-based aircraft carriers to serve the USN in its history.

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USS Wrangell (AE-12)
USS Wrangell AR-12 served as a dedicated ammunition ship across World War 2, the Korean War, and into the Vietnam War.

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USS Yorktown (CV-10 / CVA-10 / CVS-10)
USS Yorktown CV-10 survived World War 2, the Vietnam Conflict and the Cold War to become a floating museum in Charleston, South Carolina.

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USS Yorktown (CV-5)
The USS Yorktown CV-5 was lost at the Battle of Midway against the Japanese, sunk on June 7th, 1942 and officially struck from the register on October 2nd, 1942.