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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quadrant |  Royal Navy
|
Q | destroyer | 1,692 | 26 November 1942 | Paid off late 1945 |
| Quail | Royal Navy
|
Q | destroyer | 1,692 | 7 January 1943 | Damaged by mine 15 November 1943, sunk under tow 18 May 1944 |
| Quality | Royal Navy
|
Q | destroyer | 1,692 | 7 September 1942 | Paid off 8 October 1945 |
| Quantock | Royal Navy
|
Hunt | destroyer | 1,050 | 6 February 1941 | Scrapped 1978 |
| Queen | Royal Navy
|
Ruler | escort carrier | 8,333 | 7 December 1943 | Paid off July 1947, scrapped 1972 |
| Queen Elizabeth | Royal Navy
|
Queen Elizabeth | battleship | 31,000 | 22 December 1914 | Decommissioned and scrapped 1948 |
| Queenborough | Royal Navy
|
Q | destroyer | 1,692 | 15 September 1942 | Paid off September 1945 |
| Quentin | Royal Navy
|
Q | destroyer | 1,692 | 15 April 1942 | Sunk 2 December 1942 |
| Quesnel |  Royal Canadian Navy
|
Flower | corvette | 925 | 23 May 1941 | Paid off 3 July 1945 |
| Quetta | Royal Indian Navy
|
Basset | minesweeper | 529 | 1941–1944 | 1941–1944 |
| Quiberon | Royal Navy
|
Q | destroyer | 1,692 | 22 October 1942 | 26 June 1964 |
| Quick |  United States Navy
|
Gleaves | destroyer | 1,630 | 3 July 1942 | Decommissioned 1949, scrapped 1973 |
| Quickmatch | Royal Navy
|
Q | destroyer | 1,692 | 14 September 1942 | Paid off 26 April 1963 |
| Quidora |  Chilean Navy
|
H | submarine | 441 | 1917 | Scrapped 1945 |
| Quilliam | Royal Navy
|
Q | destroyer | 1,692 | 22 October 1942 | 21 November 1945 |
| Quincy (II) | United States Navy
|
New Orleans | heavy cruiser | 9,375 | 9 June 1936 | Sunk 9 August 1942 |
| Quincy (III) | United States Navy
|
Baltimore | heavy cruiser | 13,600 | December 1943 | Decommissioned 1954 and scrapped in 1974 |
| Quorn | Royal Navy
|
Hunt | destroyer | 1,050 | 21 September 1940 | Sunk 3 August 1944 |
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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