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.[1][2][3][4]
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| Ship | Country or organization | Class | Type | Displacement (tons) | First commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J-826 |  Royal Navy
|
BYMS | minesweeper | 360 | 1 February 1943 | from 1950 oceanographic research vessel RV Calypso |
| Jackal | J | destroyer | 1,690 | 31 March 1939 | scuttled 11 May 1942 | |
| Jacob van Heemskerk |  Royal Netherlands Navy
|
Tromp | cruiser | 4,064 | 16 September 1939 | decommissioned 20 November 1969 |
| Jaguar |  Kriegsmarine
|
Raubtier | torpedo boat | 1,320 | 1 June 1929 | sunk 15 June 1944 |
| Jaguar | Royal Navy
|
J | destroyer | 1,690 | 12 September 1939 | sunk 26 March 1942 by U-652 |
| Jamaica | Fiji | light cruiser | 8,000 | 29 June 1942 | scrapped 1960 | |
| Janus | J | destroyer | 1,690 | 5 August 1939 | sunk 23 January 1944 | |
| Jarvis |  United States Navy
|
Bagley | destroyer | 1,500 | 27 October 1937 | sunk 9 August 1942 |
| Jasmine | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 16 May 1941 | |
| Java | Royal Netherlands Navy
|
Java | cruiser | 8,078 | 1925 | sunk 27 February 1942 |
| Javelin | Royal Navy
|
J | destroyer | 1,690 | 10 June 1939 | scrapped 1949 |
| Jean Bart |  French Navy
|
Courbet | dreadnought | 23,475 | 5 June 1913 | captured Germany 27 November 1942, sunk 1944, scrapped 14 December 1945 |
| Jean de Vienne | La Galissonnière | light cruiser | 7,600 | 10 February 1937 | scuttled 27 November 1942 | |
| Jeanne d'Arc | Jeanne d'Arc | light cruiser | 6,496 | 14 August 1931 | scrapped 1965 | |
| Jeffers | United States Navy
|
Gleaves | destroyer | 1,630 | 5 November 1942 | decommissioned 1955, scrapped 1973 |
| Jersey | Royal Navy
|
J | destroyer | 1,690 | 28 April 1939 | sank 4 May 1941 |
| Jervis | J | destroyer | 1,690 | 12 May 1939 | scrapped 1949 | |
| Jervis Bay | Armed Merchant Cruiser | 14,164 | 1 October 1940 | sunk 5 November 1940 | ||
| Jintsu |  Imperial Japanese Navy
|
Sendai | light cruiser | 7,100 | 31 July 1925 | sunk 13 July 1943 |
| Johan Maurits van Nassau (I) | Royal Netherlands Navy
|
Johan Maurits van Nassau | gunboat | 1,537 | 5 April 1933 | sunk 14 May 1940 |
| Johan Maurits van Nassau (II) | River | frigate | 1,400 | 25 June 1943 | decommissioned 1958, sold for scrap 15 January 1959 | |
| Johnston | United States Navy
|
Fletcher | destroyer | 2,700 | 27 October 1943 | sunk 25 October 1944 |
| Joliette |  Royal Canadian Navy
|
River | frigate | 1,445 | 14 June 1944 | paid off 19 November 1945 |
| Jonquiere | River | frigate | 1,445 | 10 May 1944 | paid off 23 September 1966 | |
| Jonquil | Royal Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 21 October 1940 | |
| Jouett | United States Navy
|
Somers | destroyer | 1,850 | 25 January 1939 | scrapped 1946 |
| Juan De Garray |  Argentine Navy
|
Churruca | destroyer | 1,522 | paid off 25 March 1960 | |
| Jujuy | Catamarca | destroyer | 1,010 | Sold 10 January 1957 | ||
| Jumna | Royal Indian Navy
|
Black Swan | sloop | 1,250 | 13 May 1941 | |
| Juneau | United States Navy
|
Atlanta | light cruiser | 6,000 | 14 February 1942 | Sunk 13 November 1942 |
| Juno | Royal Navy
|
J | destroyer | 1,690 | 25 August 1939 | sunk 21 May 1941 |
| Junyō | Imperial Japanese Navy
|
Hiyō | aircraft carrier | 26,949 | 5 May 1942 | scrapped 1947 |
| Jupiter | Royal Navy
|
J | destroyer | 1,690 | 25 June 1939 | sank 28 February 1942 |
References
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- ^ "US Navy Inactive Classification Symbols". Naval Vessel Register. NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Index". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- ^ "Royal Navy operations in the Second World War". The National Archives. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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