List of ships of World War II (I)
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 |
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Icarus | Royal Navy | I | minelayer destroyer | 1,370 | 3 May 1937 | paid off 29 August 1946, scrapped 29 October 1946. |
Ierax | Hellenic Navy | Aetos | destroyer | 1,030 | 19 October 1912 | Decommissioned 1946 |
Ilex | Royal Navy | I | minelayer destroyer | 1,370 | 7 July 1937 | paid off August, scrapped in Sicily 1948. |
Illustrious | Illustrious | aircraft carrier | 23,000 | 25 May 1940 | scrapped 1956 | |
Ilmarinen | Finland | Väinämöinen | coastal defence ship | 3,900 | 17 April 1934 | sunk 13 September 1941 |
Iltis | Kriegsmarine | Raubtier | torpedo boat | 1,320 | 1 October 1928 | sunk 13 May 1942 |
Imogen | Royal Navy | I | minelayer destroyer | 1,370 | 2 June 1937 | sunk in collision 16 July 1940 |
Imperial | I | minelayer destroyer | 1,370 | 30 June 1937 | sunk 29 May 1941 | |
Implacable | Implacable | aircraft carrier | 23,825 | 28 August 1944 | scrapped 1955 | |
Impulsive | I | minelayer destroyer | 1,370 | 29 January 1938 | paid off 1946, scrapped 22 January 1946. | |
Inch Arran | Royal Canadian Navy | River | frigate | 1,445 | 18 November 1944 | paid off 23 June 1965 |
Indefatigable | Royal Navy | Implacable | aircraft carrier | 23,825 | 3 May 1944 | scrapped 1956 |
Independence | United States Navy | Independence | light aircraft carrier | 11,000 | 14 January 1943 | decommissioned 28 August 1946, target ship scuttled 1951 |
Independencia | Argentine Navy | Libertad | riverine battleship | 2,336 | 5 March 1892 | Stricken 1951 |
Indiana | United States Navy | South Dakota | battleship | 35,000 | 30 April 1942 | decommissioned 11 September 1947, scrapped 1963 |
Indianapolis | Template:Sclass- | heavy cruiser | 9,800 | 15 November 1932 | sunk 30 July 1945 | |
Indomitable | Royal Navy | Illustrious | aircraft carrier | 23,000 | 10 October 1941 | scrapped 1955 |
Indus | Royal Indian Navy | Grimsby | sloop | 1,210 | 15 March 1935 | sunk 6 April 1942 |
Inglefield | Royal Navy | I | minelayer destroyer | 1,370 | 25 June 1937 | sunk 25 February 1944 |
Ingolf | Royal Danish Navy | patrol boat | 1,180 | 1934 | seized by Germany in August 1943, renamed Sleipner, later sunk in air raid[5] | |
Ingraham | United States Navy | Gleaves | destroyer | 1,630 | 19 July 1941 | sunk 22 August 1942 |
Intensity | Flower modified | corvette | 1,015 | 31 March 1943 | paid off 3 October 1945 | |
Intrepid | Essex | aircraft carrier | 27,100 | 16 August 1943 | decommissioned 15 March 1974, museum ship | |
Intrepid | Royal Navy | I | minelayer destroyer | 1,370 | 29 July 1937 | sunk 26 September 1943 |
Iowa | United States Navy | Iowa | battleship | 45,000 | 22 February 1943 | decommissioned 1990, museum |
Irene Forsyte | Q-ship | 283 | 26 August 1943 | 16 December 1943 | ||
Iroquois | Royal Canadian Navy | Tribal | destroyer | 2,020 | 30 November 1942 | paid off 24 October 1962, scrapped 1966 |
Isaac Sweers | Royal Netherlands Navy | Gerard Callenburgh | destroyer | 1,606 | 29 May 1941 | Sunk 13 November 1942 |
Ise | Imperial Japanese Navy | Ise | dreadnought | 36,000 | 1917 | sunk 28 July 1945 |
Isis | Royal Navy | I | minelayer destroyer | 1,370 | 2 June 1937 | sunk 20 July 1944. |
Isuzu | Imperial Japanese Navy | Template:Sclass- | light cruiser | 5,088 | 15 August 1923 | Sunk 7 April 1945 |
Ivanhoe | Royal Navy | I | minelayer destroyer | 1,370 | 24 August 1937 | sunk 1 September 1940 |
Ivy | Flower | corvette | 925 | |||
Iwate | Imperial Japanese Navy | Template:Sclass- | armored cruiser | 9,750 | 18 March 1901 | sunk 26 July 1945 |
Izumo | Template:Sclass- | armored cruiser | 9,750 | 25 September 1900 | sunk 24 July 1945 |
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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.
- ^ "Ingolf (1934-1943)". Navalhistory.dk.
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