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List of ships of World War II (W)

April 12, 2024

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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List of ships of World War II (W)
Ship Country or organization Class Type Displacement (tons) First commissioned Fate
Wager  Royal Navy W destroyer 1,710 14 April 1944 paid off January 1946
Wahoo  United States Navy Gato submarine 1,525 surfaced 15 May 1942 Sunk 11 October 1943
Wainwright Sims destroyer 1,570 15 April 1940 scuttled after A-bomb test 1948
Wake Island Casablanca escort carrier 7,800 7 November 1943 scrapped April 1946
Wakeful  Royal Navy W destroyer 1,710 17 February 1944 scrapped 5 July
Walke  United States Navy Sims destroyer 1,570 27 April 1940 sunk 15 November 1942
Wallflower  Royal Navy Flower corvette 925 7 March 1941
Ward  United States Navy Wickes destroyer 1,190 24 July 1918 Sunk 7 December 1944
Warrior  Royal Navy Colossus aircraft carrier 18,300 2 April 1945 paid off 1970, scrapped 1971
Warramunga  Royal Australian Navy Tribal destroyer 2,020 23 November 1942 scrapped 1963
Warrington  United States Navy Somers destroyer leader 1,850 9 February 1938 foundered in hurricane 13 September 1944
Warspite  Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth battleship 31,000 8 March 1915 scrapped 1950
Wasa  Swedish Navy Äran coastal defence ship 3,650 1901 paid off 1940, scrapped 1961
Washington  United States Navy North Carolina battleship 35,000 15 May 1941 Decommissioned 27 June 1947, scrapped 1960
Waskesiu  Royal Canadian Navy River frigate 1,445 16 June 1943 paid off 29 January 1946
Wasp (I)  United States Navy aircraft carrier 14,700 25 April 1940 sunk 15 September 1942
Wasp (II) Essex aircraft carrier 30,800 24 November 1943 decommissioned 1 July 1972
Welles Gleaves destroyer 1,630 16 August 1943 decommissioned 1946, scrapped 1969
Welshman  Royal Navy Abdiel minelayer 2,650 25 August 1941 sunk 1 February 1943
Wensleydale Hunt destroyer 1,050 20 October 1942 constructive loss 11 December 1944
Wentworth  Royal Canadian Navy River frigate 1,445 7 December 1943 paid off 10 October 1945
Wessex  Royal Navy W destroyer 1,710 11 May 1944 paid off January 1946
West Virginia  United States Navy Colorado battleship 31,500 1 December 1923 Decommissioned 9 January 1947, scrapped 1959
West York  Royal Canadian Navy Flower modified corvette 1,015 6 October 1944 9 July 1945
Wetaskiwin Flower corvette 925 17 December 1940 paid off 19 June 1945
Weyburn Flower corvette 925 26 November 1941 paid off 22 February 1943
Whaddon  Royal Navy Hunt destroyer 1,000 28 February 1941 broken up April 1959
Wheatland Hunt destroyer 1,050 3 November 1941 paid off 19 June 1945, scrapped 20 September 1959
Whelp W destroyer 1,710 25 April 1944 paid off January 1946
Whirlwind W destroyer 1,710 1943 foundered 29 October 1974
Whitby  Royal Canadian Navy Flower modified corvette 1,015 6 June 1944 16 July 1945
White Plains  United States Navy Casablanca escort carrier 7,800 15 November 1943 scrapped 29 July 1958
Wicher  Polish Navy Wicher destroyer 1,400 13 July 1930 sunk 3 September 1939
Wichita  United States Navy Wichita heavy cruiser 10,000 16 February 1939 decommissioned 1947, scrapped 1959
Widder  Kriegsmarine auxiliary cruiser 16,800 30 November 1939 became repair ship Neumark 1941
Willem van der Zaan  Royal Netherlands Navy Willem van der Zaan minelayer 1,407 21 August 1939 decommissioned 27 February 1970, sold for scrap 6 October 1970
Wiley  United States Navy Fletcher destroyer 2,050 22 February 1945 decommissioned 9 August 1946
Wilkes Gleaves destroyer 1,630 22 April 1941 decommissioned 1946, scrapped 1972
Wilkes-Barre Cleveland light cruiser 11,800 1 July 1944 sunk as target 1972
William D. Porter Fletcher destroyer 2,050 6 July 1943 sunk 10 June 1945
Willowherb  Royal Navy Flower modified corvette 1,015 30 August 1943 paid off 11 June 1946
Wilson  United States Navy Benham destroyer 1,500 5 July 1939 scuttled after A-bomb test 1948
Wilton  Royal Navy Hunt destroyer 1,050 18 February 1942 paid off 19 June 1945, scrapped 1959
Windflower  Royal Navy
 Royal Canadian Navy 		Flower corvette 925 20 October 1940 to Canada 15 May 1941, sunk 7 December 1941
Windham Bay  United States Navy Casablanca escort carrier 7,800 3 May 1944 scrapped February 1961
Windrush  Royal Navy
 Free French Naval Forces 		River frigate 1,370 February 1944 to France February 1944 as Découverte; decommissioned 1959
Winslow  United States Navy Porter destroyer 1,850 17 February 1937 scrapped 1959
Wisconsin Iowa battleship 45,000 16 April 1944 decommissioned 30 September 1991; museum ship
Witte de With  Royal Netherlands Navy Admiralen destroyer 1,337 20 February 1930 Scuttled 2 March 1942
Wizard  Royal Navy W destroyer 1,710 30 March 1944 scrapped 1967
Wolf  Kriegsmarine Raubtier torpedo boat 1,320 15 November 1928 sunk 8 January 1941
Woodruff  Royal Navy Flower corvette 925 7 April 1941
Woodstock  Royal Canadian Navy Flower corvette 925 1 May 1942 paid off 27 January 1945
Woodworth  United States Navy Benson destroyer 1,620 30 April 1942 to Italy 1951, scrapped 1971
Woolsey Gleaves destroyer 1,630 7 May 1941 decommissioned 1947, scrapped 1974
Worden Farragut destroyer 1,365 15 January 1935 sunk 12 January 1943
Wrangler  Royal Navy W destroyer 1,710 14 July 1944 to South Africa after war
Wrestler Admiralty W destroyer 1,188 15 May 1918 mined 6 June 1944, scrapped July 1944

References edit

  1. ^ . Naval Vessel Register. Archived from the original on 30 June 2007.
  2. ^ . Naval Vessel Register. NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Index". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
  4. ^ "Royal Navy operations in the Second World War". The National Archives. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

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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 Click on headers to sort column alphabetically List of ships of World War II W Ship Country or organization Class Type Displacement tons First commissioned FateWager Royal Navy W destroyer 1 710 14 April 1944 paid off January 1946Wahoo United States Navy Gato submarine 1 525 surfaced 15 May 1942 Sunk 11 October 1943Wainwright Sims destroyer 1 570 15 April 1940 scuttled after A bomb test 1948Wake Island Casablanca escort carrier 7 800 7 November 1943 scrapped April 1946Wakeful Royal Navy W destroyer 1 710 17 February 1944 scrapped 5 JulyWalke United States Navy Sims destroyer 1 570 27 April 1940 sunk 15 November 1942Wallflower Royal Navy Flower corvette 925 7 March 1941Ward United States Navy Wickes destroyer 1 190 24 July 1918 Sunk 7 December 1944Warrior Royal Navy Colossus aircraft carrier 18 300 2 April 1945 paid off 1970 scrapped 1971Warramunga Royal Australian Navy Tribal destroyer 2 020 23 November 1942 scrapped 1963Warrington United States Navy Somers destroyer leader 1 850 9 February 1938 foundered in hurricane 13 September 1944Warspite Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth battleship 31 000 8 March 1915 scrapped 1950Wasa Swedish Navy Aran coastal defence ship 3 650 1901 paid off 1940 scrapped 1961Washington United States Navy North Carolina battleship 35 000 15 May 1941 Decommissioned 27 June 1947 scrapped 1960Waskesiu Royal Canadian Navy River frigate 1 445 16 June 1943 paid off 29 January 1946Wasp I United States Navy aircraft carrier 14 700 25 April 1940 sunk 15 September 1942Wasp II Essex aircraft carrier 30 800 24 November 1943 decommissioned 1 July 1972Welles Gleaves destroyer 1 630 16 August 1943 decommissioned 1946 scrapped 1969Welshman Royal Navy Abdiel minelayer 2 650 25 August 1941 sunk 1 February 1943Wensleydale Hunt destroyer 1 050 20 October 1942 constructive loss 11 December 1944Wentworth Royal Canadian Navy River frigate 1 445 7 December 1943 paid off 10 October 1945Wessex Royal Navy W destroyer 1 710 11 May 1944 paid off January 1946West Virginia United States Navy Colorado battleship 31 500 1 December 1923 Decommissioned 9 January 1947 scrapped 1959West York Royal Canadian Navy Flower modified corvette 1 015 6 October 1944 9 July 1945Wetaskiwin Flower corvette 925 17 December 1940 paid off 19 June 1945Weyburn Flower corvette 925 26 November 1941 paid off 22 February 1943Whaddon Royal Navy Hunt destroyer 1 000 28 February 1941 broken up April 1959Wheatland Hunt destroyer 1 050 3 November 1941 paid off 19 June 1945 scrapped 20 September 1959Whelp W destroyer 1 710 25 April 1944 paid off January 1946Whirlwind W destroyer 1 710 1943 foundered 29 October 1974Whitby Royal Canadian Navy Flower modified corvette 1 015 6 June 1944 16 July 1945White Plains United States Navy Casablanca escort carrier 7 800 15 November 1943 scrapped 29 July 1958Wicher Polish Navy Wicher destroyer 1 400 13 July 1930 sunk 3 September 1939Wichita United States Navy Wichita heavy cruiser 10 000 16 February 1939 decommissioned 1947 scrapped 1959Widder Kriegsmarine auxiliary cruiser 16 800 30 November 1939 became repair ship Neumark 1941Willem van der Zaan Royal Netherlands Navy Willem van der Zaan minelayer 1 407 21 August 1939 decommissioned 27 February 1970 sold for scrap 6 October 1970Wiley United States Navy Fletcher destroyer 2 050 22 February 1945 decommissioned 9 August 1946Wilkes Gleaves destroyer 1 630 22 April 1941 decommissioned 1946 scrapped 1972Wilkes Barre Cleveland light cruiser 11 800 1 July 1944 sunk as target 1972William D Porter Fletcher destroyer 2 050 6 July 1943 sunk 10 June 1945Willowherb Royal Navy Flower modified corvette 1 015 30 August 1943 paid off 11 June 1946Wilson United States Navy Benham destroyer 1 500 5 July 1939 scuttled after A bomb test 1948Wilton Royal Navy Hunt destroyer 1 050 18 February 1942 paid off 19 June 1945 scrapped 1959Windflower Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy Flower corvette 925 20 October 1940 to Canada 15 May 1941 sunk 7 December 1941Windham Bay United States Navy Casablanca escort carrier 7 800 3 May 1944 scrapped February 1961Windrush Royal Navy Free French Naval Forces River frigate 1 370 February 1944 to France February 1944 as Decouverte decommissioned 1959Winslow United States Navy Porter destroyer 1 850 17 February 1937 scrapped 1959Wisconsin Iowa battleship 45 000 16 April 1944 decommissioned 30 September 1991 museum shipWitte de With Royal Netherlands Navy Admiralen destroyer 1 337 20 February 1930 Scuttled 2 March 1942Wizard Royal Navy W destroyer 1 710 30 March 1944 scrapped 1967Wolf Kriegsmarine Raubtier torpedo boat 1 320 15 November 1928 sunk 8 January 1941Woodruff Royal Navy Flower corvette 925 7 April 1941Woodstock Royal Canadian Navy Flower corvette 925 1 May 1942 paid off 27 January 1945Woodworth United States Navy Benson destroyer 1 620 30 April 1942 to Italy 1951 scrapped 1971Woolsey Gleaves destroyer 1 630 7 May 1941 decommissioned 1947 scrapped 1974Worden Farragut destroyer 1 365 15 January 1935 sunk 12 January 1943Wrangler Royal Navy W destroyer 1 710 14 July 1944 to South Africa after warWrestler Admiralty W destroyer 1 188 15 May 1918 mined 6 June 1944 scrapped July 1944References edit Hulls Listed by Name Naval Vessel Register Archived from the original on 30 June 2007 US Navy 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