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Pages in category "1940 ships" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 482 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945; HISTORIC SHIPS TO VISIT - LISTED BY TYPE OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE; NavSource Naval History; Summary of Vessels Built in WWII, by Type; Comparison of U.S. Army and U.S. Navy Vessels in World War II; Army Ships—The Ghost Fleet; History of US Army T Boats; Hero Ships: LST; Engineer Assault Boats in Canadian ...
Ships in Class Ship Keel Laid Commissioned War Loss Yamato class: 64,170 tons 9 × 18-in. 12 × 6.1-in. 2,500 27.5 kn Yamato: Nov 1937 Dec 1941 Sunk by air attack during Operation Ten-Go Apr 1945 Musashi: Mar 1938 Aug 1942 Sunk at Battle of the Sibuyan Sea Oct 1944 Shinano: May 1940 completed as aircraft carrier
A merchant ship in heavy seas as a large wave looms ahead, Bay of Biscay, c. 1940. Rogue waves (also known as freak waves or killer waves) are large and unpredictable surface waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships and isolated structures such as lighthouses. [1]
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1940 Ship State Description Eminent Belgium: The cargo ship ran aground on the east coast of the United Kingdom. All eleven crew were rescued by the lifeboat Augustus and Laura (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). The ship was raised and resumed service, being lost in 1941. [24] [34] [35] Flores Netherlands
Pages in category "1940s ships" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E. HMAS Eduardo; I.
RMS Lancastria (1924–1940) HMT Lancastria (1940) Namesake: Tyrrhenia in central Italy (1920–1924) Lancashire in England (1924–1940) Owner: Anchor – Builder: William Beardmore and Company: Launched: 31 May 1920: Maiden voyage: 19 June 1922: Out of service: 17 June 1940: Fate: Sunk by German bombers on 17 June 1940 off St. Nazaire ...
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).