List of ships of World War II (P)

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. For smaller vessels, see also list of World War II ships of less than 1000 tons. Some uncompleted Axis ships are included, out of historic interest. Ships are designated to the country under which they operated for the longest period of the Second World War, regardless of where they were built or previous service history. Submarines show submerged displacement.

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+ List of ships of World War II (P) Ship Country or organization Class Type Displacement (tons) First commissioned FateSsubmarine8144 March 1942sunk 12 December 1942Pdestroyer1,6904 February 1942constructive loss, scuttled 16 April 1943Pdestroyer1,690December 1941paid off June 1961, scrapped 1962Parthiansubmarine2,07030 June 1930sunk 1 April 1942, scrapped 1955PanthirAetosdestroyer1,03019 October 1912Decommissioned 1946Pdestroyer1,69012 December 1941sunk 9 October 1943Rosariogunboat1,0551909Sold 28 August 1958ParisCourbetBattleship23,4755 June 1913captured by Britain 3 July 1940 used as depot ship, scrapped 1956Bensondestroyer1,62031 August 1942decommissioned 1947, scrapped 1973Flower modifiedcorvette1,01530 August 194410 July 1945Parthiansubmarine2,07030 June 1930sunk August 1943 Pdestroyer1,6905 July 1941paid off 1 January 1946 Cleveland light cruiser11,8008 June 1944scrapped 1970PathanPsloop6235 August 1921sunk 23 June 1940Pdestroyer1,69013 April 1942paid off 1945, scrapped 1948fighter catapult ship5,3551940sunk 27 April 1941Bassetminesweeper5291941–19441941–1944Patriagunboat1,200 armed merchant cruiser11,31412 September 1939sunk 4 November 1940Rulerescort carrier11,40022 October 1943paid off 7 February 1947, scrapped February 1974Bagleydestroyer1,50022 September 1937scrapped 1947Peder SkramHerluf Trollecoastal defence ship3,494scuttled 29 August 1943fighter catapult ship7,08010 December 1914HMS Ark Royal to 1934, paid off June 1946Riverfrigate1,44519 October 1944paid off 2 September 1955Pdestroyer1,69010 February 1942scrapped 30 October 1950PennsylvaniaBattleship33,00012 June 1916Decommissioned 29 August 1946, sunk as target 10 February 1948Flowercorvette9255 March 1942 heavy cruiser9,1006 February 1930sunk as target 1948Flowercorvette92531 July 1941Huntdestroyer1,05025 August 1942sunk 3 December 1942 Flowercorvette9252 August 1940to Greece as Sachtouris 1943, scrapped 1952Mahandestroyer1,45018 September 1936sunk 29 November 1942}Flowercorvette9258 April 1940to USA as Restless 15 March 1942, to UK 26 August 1945 (I)Colossusaircraft maintenance carrier13,20016 December 1944transferred to France 6 August 1946, renamed Arromanches (II)Parthiansubmarine2,07015 April 1930sunk 6 December 1941.Flower modifiedcorvette1,01523 July 19433 October 1945 modified Leanderlight cruiser6,98029 June 1939 (former HMS Amphion)sunk 1 March 1942 Bassetminesweeper5291941–19441941–1944 Pdestroyer1,69015 June 1942scrapped June 1967Flower modifiedcorvette1,0151 June 194419 July 1945escort carrier7,80018 February 1944decommissioned 31 July 1955, scrapped 1959PetropavlovskAdmiral Hipperheavy cruiser14,680fought incomplete in siege of Leningrad, and as TallinnFlowercorvette92513 January 1941 Porterdestroyer1,85026 February 1936scrapped 1947 Brooklynlight cruiser10,20023 September 1937transferred to Brazil as Almirante Barroso 1951, scrapped 1973Flowercorvette925May 1942 Brooklynlight cruiser10,2003 October 1938transferred to Argentina as General Belgrano 1951, sunk by HMS Conqueror in Falklands War on 2 May 1982Parthiansubmarine2,0703 February 1931sunk 16 July 1940Flowercorvette9255 September 1940sunk on 12 August 1941 by Flowercorvette92529 April 1941paid off 12 July 1945Admiralendestroyer1,33725 January 1929Sunk 19 February 1942Flowercorvette9259 January 1941PindosHuntdestroyer1,05027 June 1942paid off 1959, scrapped 1960Ping Hailight cruiser2,2001936became Yasoshima (Japan) 1944PinguinAuxiliary cruiser17,6006 February 1940sunk 8 May 1941Flowercorvette9252 July 1942declared total loss after 27 June 1944 in attack by Colossusaircraft maintenance carrier13,2008 February 1945scrapped September 1954PiorunNdestroyer1,6904 November 1940to Poland October 1940, to UK August 1946, scrapped 1955Baltimore heavy cruiser17,20010 October 1944decommissioned 1956, scrapped 1974Gleavesdestroyer1,63017 July 1940to Taiwan 1959, scrapped 1975Plutonminelayer light cruiser4,77310 April 1931lost 13 September 1939PolaZaraheavy cruiser11,7301932sunk 28 March 1941Flowercorvette92524 April 1941sunk on 21 September 1943 by Pompeo MagnoCapitani Romanilight cruiser3,7504 June 1943scrapped in 1980Bassetminesweeper5291941–19441941–1944Flowercorvette92512 May 1942Pdestroyer1,69031 August 1942Strangest vessel of the war? Torpedoed, split almost in half, declared constructive loss March 1943. Towed to harbour, cut into two, rebuilt, and each half was re-commissioned into the Royal Navy; as HMS Pork, and HMS Pine. Paid off 31 August 1946.Flowercorvette92526 May 1942paid off 11 July 1945Riverfrigate1,44515 November 1943paid off 7 November 1945 Porterdestroyer1,85025 August 1936sunk 26 October 1942 Portland heavy cruiser9,95023 February 1933decommissioned 1946, scrapped 1959 Cleveland light cruiser11,80020 September 1944scrapped 1974Parthiansubmarine2,0705 May 1930sunk in accidental collision with a merchant 9 June 1931Flowercorvette92516 January 1942to Norway 16 January 1942, to RN 13 March 1944Riverfrigate1,44517 September 1944paid off 25 November 1945 Rulerescort carrier11,4003 November 1943paid off 21 May 1946, scrapped 1976Flowercorvette92526 June 1941paid off 20 July 1945 Mahandestroyer1,45027 October 1936sunk 14 November 1942Riverfrigate1,44513 September 1944paid off 24 April 1956armed merchant cruiser23,45028 November 1939training merchant aircraft carrier from July 1943, reconverted to passenger linerPrimauguetDuguay-Trouin light cruiser7,2491 April 1927scuttled 8 November 1942Flowercorvette92515 July 1940Flowercorvette92527 August 1940Flower modifiedcorvette1,01516 August 194311 October 1945armed merchant cruiser5,73628 December 1940Broken up 1951armed merchant cruiser6,8933 November 1940paid off July 1946King George Vbattleship35,00031 March 1941sunk 10 December 1941armed merchant cruiser6,892December 1940paid off 10 December 1945Riverfrigate1,44530 August 1943paid off 15 January 1946Independencelight aircraft carrier11,00025 February 1943sunk 24 October 1944Prins van OranjePrins van Oranjeminelayer1,2912 February 1932sunk 12 January 1942Prinz Eugenenlarged Admiral Hipper heavy cruiser14,6801 August 1940sunk after A-bomb test at Bikini in 1946Parthiansubmarine2,0705 May 1930Scrapped in March 1946 at TroonProvenceBretagneBattleship22,2001 March 1916scuttled 27 November 1942, Clevelandlight cruiser11,80015 May 1945converted to missile cruiser 1959, scrapped 1980 Special Service Ship4,443sunk 21 June 1940Psaradestroyer1,3501933sunk 20 April 1941Huntdestroyer1,000sunk 6 September 1943 by escort carrier10,90018 June 1945scrapped January 1962 Rulerescort carrier11,4005 February 1944Crewed by RCN, paid off 16 February 1946, scrapped 1973Bathurstcorvette1,02520 March 1942Decommissioned 1949 Tribaldestroyer2,02029 March 1939sunk 1 May 1942 Attackerescort carrier11,40014 June 1943Returned to USN 12 February 1946, sold for scrap May 1946Huntdestroyer1,05023 October 1940paid off 1946, scrapped 1956

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