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Stern-mounted 4-in (102 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns. Liberty shipswere a classof cargo shipbuilt in the United States during World War IIunder the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Although British in concept,[3]the design was adopted by the United States for its simple, low-cost construction.
The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.
This list of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.
2852. collier. 21 March 1945. 17 May 1945. Sold private 1947 and became the Malden. In 1964 the Malden was cut down in New Orleans to become the Eastern 3, a barge, and was used as a dock in Sept Iles, Quebec. [ 2][ 3] As of 2013/2014 the hull has been beached and is visible on Google Earth. [ 4] SS Belgian Tenacity.
P. World War II merchant ships of Panama (4 P) World War II merchant ships of Peru (1 P) World War II merchant ships of Poland (8 P) World War II merchant ships of Portugal (5 P)
Scuttled a second time 3 May 1945, scrapped 1952. [ 6] Four Norwegian Sleipner -class destroyers, HNoMS Gyller (1938), HNoMS Odin (1939), HNoMS Tor (1939), & HNoMS Balder (1939) were captured in 1940. All four ships saw service in the Kriegsmarine. Four French Flower-class corvettes, Arquebuse, Hallebarde, Sabre, & Poignard were captured in ...
The Victory ship was a class of cargo ship produced in large numbers by American shipyards during World War II to replace losses caused by German submarines. They were a more modern design compared to the earlier Liberty ship, were slightly larger and had more powerful steam turbine engines, giving higher speed to allow participation in high-speed convoys and make them more difficult targets ...
The List of ship classes of World War II is an alphabetical list of all ship classes that served in World War II.Only actual classes are included as opposed to unique ships (which are still included if they were the only one of a class to be built, for example, HMS Hood was the first of the four planned Admiral-class battlecruisers, but the other three were cancelled).