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Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan (1905–1975) Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, Chester, Pennsylvania; Derecktor Shipyards, Mamaroneck, New York; Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Edward F. Williams, Greenpoint, Brooklyn; Edward Knight Collins and the Collins Line, New York City (1818–1858)
Pages in category "Shipyards building World War II warships" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
Fincantieri S.p.A. (Italian pronunciation: [fiŋkanˈtjɛːri]) is an Italian shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. Already the largest shipbuilder in Europe, after the acquisition of Vard in 2013, Fincantieri group doubled in size to become the fourth largest in the world (2014). [2] The company builds both commercial and military vessels.
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.
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.
The Emergency Shipbuilding Program (late 1940 – September 1945) was a United States government effort to quickly build simple cargo ships to carry troops and materiel to allies and foreign theatres during World War II. Run by the U.S. Maritime Commission, the program built almost 6,000 ships. [1] [2] [3]
The battleship was Germany's largest warship, [4] and displaced more than any other European battleship, with the exception of HMS Vanguard, commissioned after the war. [5] Bismarck ' s hull used 90 percent welded construction to save weight; it was divided into 22 watertight compartments and had a double bottom that ran for 83 percent of the ...