World War II Battleships and Battlecruisers

NameClassCountryYear of Launch
Alabama  South Dakota-class Battleship  United States  1942  
Alaska  Alaska-class Large Cruiser  United States  1943  
Anson  King George V (1939)-class Battleship  United Kingdom    
Arizona  Pennsylvania-class Battleship  United States  1915  
Barham  Queen Elizabeth-class Battleship  United Kingdom  1914  
Bismarck  Bismarck-class Battleship  Germany  1939  
Bretagne  Bretagne-class Battleship  France  1913  
California  Tennessee-class Battleship  United States    
Centurion  King George V (1911)-class Battleship  United Kingdom  1911  
Colorado  Colorado-class Battleship  United States  1921  
Conte di Cavour  Conte di Cavour-class Battleship  Italy  1911  
Duke of York  King George V (1939)-class Battleship  United Kingdom    
Dunkerque  Dunkerque-class Battleship  France  1935  
Fuso  Fuso-class Battleship  Japan  1914  
Giulio Cesare  Conte di Cavour-class Battleship  Italy  1911  
Gneisenau  Gneisenau-class Battlecruiser  Germany  1936  
Guam  Alaska-class Large Cruiser  United States  1943  
H (Planned)  H-class Battleship  Germany  1941 (Projected, not actual)  
Haruna  Kongo-class Battleship  Japan  1913  
Hiei  Kongo-class Battleship  Japan    
Hood  Admiral-class Battlecruiser  United Kingdom  1918  
Howe  King George V (1939)-class Battleship  United Kingdom  1940  
Hyuga  Ise-class Battleship  Japan  1917  
Impero  Vittorio Veneto-class Battleship  Italy  1939  
Indiana  South Dakota-class Battleship  United States  1941  
Iowa  Iowa-class Battleship  United States  1942  
Ise  Ise-class Battleship  Japan  1916  
J (Planned)  H-class Battleship  Germany  1941 (Projected, not actual)  
Jean Bart  Richelieu-class Battleship  France  1940  
K (Planned)  H-class Battleship  Germany  1942 (Projected, not actual)  
Kilkis  Mississippi-class Battleship  Greece    
King George V  King George V (1939)-class Battleship  United Kingdom  1939  
Kirishima  Kongo-class Battleship  Japan  1913  
Kongo  Kongo-class Battleship  Japan  1913  
L (Planned)  H-class Battleship  Germany  1940 (Projected, not actual)  
Lemnos  Mississippi-class Battleship  Greece  1905  
Littorio  Vittorio Veneto-class Battleship  Italy  1937  
Lorraine  Bretagne-class Battleship  France  1913  
M (Planned)  H-class Battleship  Germany  1942 (Projected, not actual)  
Malaya  Queen Elizabeth-class Battleship  United Kingdom  1915  
Maryland  Colorado-class Battleship  United States    
Massachusetts  South Dakota-class Battleship  United States  1941  
Mississippi  New Mexico-class Battleship  United States    
Missouri  Iowa-class Battleship  United States  1944  
Musashi  Yamato-class Battleship  Japan  1940  
Mutsu  Nagato-class Battleship  Japan  1920  
N (Planned)  H-class Battleship  Germany  1943 (Projected, not actual)  
Nagato  Nagato-class Battleship  Japan  1919  
Nevada  Nevada-class Battleship  United States  1914  
New Jersey  Iowa-class Battleship  United States  1942  
New Mexico  New Mexico-class Battleship  United States  1917  
New York  New York-class Battleship  United States  1912  
North Carolina  North Carolina-class Battleship  United States  1940  
O (Planned)  O-class Battlecruiser  Germany  1941 (Projected, not actual)  
Oklahoma  Nevada-class Battleship  United States    
Oregon  Indiana-class Battleship  United States  1893  
P (Planned)  O-class Battlecruiser  Germany  1941 (Projected, not actual)  
Parizhskava Kommuna  Gangut-class Battleship  Russia  1911  
Pennsylvania  Pennsylvania-class Battleship  United States  1915  
Prince of Wales  King George V (1939)-class Battleship  United Kingdom    
Provence  Bretagne-class Battleship  France  1913  
Q (Planned)  O-class Battlecruiser  Germany  1942 (Projected, not actual)  
Queen Elizabeth  Queen Elizabeth-class Battleship  United Kingdom  1913  
Renown  Renown-class Battlecruiser  United Kingdom    
Repulse  Renown-class Battlecruiser  United Kingdom    
Resolution  Revenge-class Battleship  United Kingdom    
Richelieu  Richelieu-class Battleship  France  1939  
Rodney  Nelson-class Battleship  United Kingdom  1925  
Roma  Vittorio Veneto-class Battleship  Italy  1940  
Royal Sovereign  Revenge-class Battleship  United Kingdom  1915  
Scharnhorst  Gneisenau-class Battlecruiser  Germany  1936  
Schlesien  Deutschland-class Battleship  Germany  1906  
Schleswig-Holstein  Deutschland-class Battleship  Germany  1906  
Settsu  Kawachi-class Battleship  Japan  1911  
South Dakota  South Dakota-class Battleship  United States  1941  
Strasbourg  Dunkerque-class Battleship  France  1936  
Tennessee  Tennessee-class Battleship  United States    
Texas  New York-class Battleship  United States  1912  
Tirpitz  Bismarck-class Battleship  Germany  1939  
Valiant  Queen Elizabeth-class Battleship  United Kingdom  1914  
Vittorio Veneto  Vittorio Veneto-class Battleship  Italy  1937  
Warspite  Queen Elizabeth-class Battleship  United Kingdom  1913  
Washington  North Carolina-class Battleship  United States  1940  
West Virginia  Colorado-class Battleship  United States    
Wisconsin  Iowa-class Battleship  United States  1943  
Yamashiro  Fuso-class Battleship  Japan  1915  
Yamato  Yamato-class Battleship  Japan  1940  



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Smoke plume from the burning oiler USS Mississinewa in Ulithi Lagoon as seen from the battleship USS South Dakota, 20 Nov 1944. Carriers in the foreground are Bunker Hill and Langley (Independence-class).




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