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 (Y)ShipCountry or organizationClassTypeDisplacement (tons)First commissionedFatelight cruiser6,65029 December 1943Sunk 7 April 1945Yakov SverdlovNovikdestroyer1,2609 September 1913Sunk 28 August 1941armored cruiser9,64620 June 1900Scrapped 1 April 1947Fusōdreadnought39,15431 March 1917Sunk 25 October 1944Yamatobattleship74,17016 December 1941Sunk 7 April 1945Special 2TL Typeescort carrier16,119 27 January 1945Sunk 17 February 1945aircraft carrier19,90030 September 1937Sunk 7 June 1942aircraft carrier30,80015 April 1943Decommissioned 27 June 1970, museum ship Charleston, South Carolinalight cruiser2,89023 July 1923Sunk 27 April 1944Kagerodestroyer2,49020 January 1940To China 1947, renamed Tan Yanglight cruiser5,08820 March 1923Lost 25 October 1942
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