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Introduction |
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These
losses were originally researched at the Naval
Historical Branch of the Ministry of Defence in the
1980's. They have since been expanded with further
information on commanding officers, loss locations
and casualties, courtesy of Don Kindell, and
submarine loss information updated and corrected,
courtesy of the RN Submarine Museum website |
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Photographs are courtesy of
Steve Johnson of
Cyberheritage, Michael Pocock of
Maritime Quest, and David Page of
NavyPhotos.
My thanks to all of them and thier
contributors. |
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Casualty lists for all these vessels can
be found in
Royal & Dominion Navy Casualties - World War 2 |
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Battleships,
Battlecruisers, Monitors
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Aircraft Carriers,
including Fleet, Escort,
Merchant Aircraft Carriers &
CAM-ships |
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Cruisers - Heavy,
Light, AA & Minelayer |
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Destroyers, including
Escort Destroyers & ex-US Flushdeckers |
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Submarines, including
Midget Submarines & Human Torpedoes |
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Loss Summary Tables
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Total strength and
losses -
by year -
by theatre
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by
enemy -
by cause |
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Key to Warships Main Characteristics
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Tonnage
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standard displacement
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Speed
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designed speed at standard displacement, rarely attained
in service
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Main
armament
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sometimes changed as the war progressed; secondary
armament usually changed
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Complement
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normal peacetime. Exceeded in war with consequent
reduction in living space and higher battle casualties
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Year
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year or years class completed and normally entered
service. Only includes ships completed up to war's end
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Casualties
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totals of men lost plus saved will often exceed peacetime
complements. Cross (+) after commanding officer indicates killed or lost in
the sinking. Crew who died of wounds are usually included in
the total lost
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