During the Second World War, several notable battleships played pivotal roles in naval warfare. The Russian Sevastopol, also known as Paris Commune, served in both the Russian Imperial Baltic Fleet and the Red Army.
New Jersey (BB-62) is an American Iowa—class battleship. Built at a shipyard in Philadelphia, USA. She was launched on December 7, 1942.
Admiral Graf Spee
Admiral Graf Spee was a German Deutschland—class heavy cruiser of the Second World War.
Missouri
USS Missouri (BB-63) is a United States battleship, the third Iowa—class ship and the third warship of that name.
Musashi
The Musashi is the second battleship in the Yamato series of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The flagship of the United Fleet of Japan.
King George
HMS King George V is the second British battleship of that name (the first was in 1911). She was laid down as the lead ship of the new series in 1937.
littorio
Littorio (later "Italy") was an Italian Littorio—class battleship of the Second World War.
Richelieu
The Richelieu is a battleship of the French Navy, the lead ship of the Richelieu type. Named after Cardinal Richelieu.
Scharnhorst
Scharnhorst (German: Scharnhorst) is a battleship (also can be defined as a battlecruiser) The German Navy in World War II. It is named in honor of General and reformer of the Prussian Army Gerhard von Scharnhorst and in memory of the World War I cruiser Scharnhorst, sunk in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in December 1914.
Sevastopol
Sevastopol (in 1921-1943 — Paris Commune) was a dreadnought battleship of the Russian Imperial Baltic Fleet and the Red Army. The lead ship is about
Bismarck
The Bismarck is a battleship of the German Navy, one of the most famous ships of the Second World War. It is named after the first Chancellor of the German Empire, Otto von Bismarck. During her first and only cruise in May 1941, the ship sank the British battlecruiser Hood in the Danish Strait. The British navy's hunt for the Bismarck, which began after that, ended three days later with the sinking of the flagship.
Iowa
USS Iowa (BB-61) is the lead ship of a series of four Iowa—class battleships of the United States Navy. Named after the state of Iowa.
Yamato
Yamato was a Yamato—class battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. One of the largest warships in the history of mankind ever sunk in the course of hostilities.