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Battleships of the Second World War

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.

Battleships of the Second World War

Battleships of the Second World War

New Jersey

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.