This is a list of minor warships of World War II. It contains minor combat vessels that are generally under 1,000 t standard displacement, and includes fast attack craft, submarine chasers, gunboats, missile boats, torpedo boats and patrol boats. It also contains similar vessels, over 1,000 t, such as patrol vessels or patrol ships.
The list of ships of World War II contains 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 World War II, regardless of where they were built or previous service history.
+ List of minor warships of World War II Ship Country or organization Class Type Displacement (tons) First commissioned FateA4Merseypatrol ship3391920Scrapped 1948Type 23 Raubvogel torpedo boat1,2905 May 1927Beached 10 April 1940Arteveldpatrol ship1,640Commissioned as Lorelei (Germany)El Amir Farouqpatrol ship1,441FalkeType 23 Raubvogel torpedo boat1,29015 August 1927sunk 15 June 1944patrol ship1,57529 May 1931ran aground and sank 8 November 1940Fu Angunboat1,900GreifType 23 Raubvogel torpedo boat1,29015 March 1927sunk 23 May 1944Hai Chengunboat2,680Hai Chougunboat2,680patrol boat1,050IltisType 24 Raubtiertorpedo boat1,3201 October 1928sunk 13 May 1942patrol boat1,180became Sleipner (Germany)JaguarType 24 Raubtiertorpedo boat1,3201 June 1929sunk 15 June 1944KondorType 23 Raubvogel torpedo boat1,29015 July 1927decommissioned 28 June 1944T1 250t classtorpedo boat32020 July 1914Captured by the Italians in 1941, returned in 1943 and eventually stricken in 1959T3 250t classtorpedo boat32023 August 1914Captured by the Italians in 1941, captured by Germans in 1943 and eventually sunk by Allies in 1945T5 250t classtorpedo boat33025 October 1915Captured by the Italians in 1941, returned in 1943 and eventually broken up in 1962T6250t classtorpedo boat33016 April 1916Captured by the Italians in 1941, scuttled by crew in 1943T7 250t classtorpedo boat33023 November 1916Captured by the Italians in 1941, transferred to the Independent State of Croatia navy in 1943 and eventually sunk by Allies in 1944T8 250t classtorpedo boat33022 December 1916Captured by the Italians in 1941, sunk by Germans in 1943T13 – T21Type 37torpedo boats1,0981941/1942
See also List of major World War II warships built by minor powers
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