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What World War 2 battleships are still afloat?
USS Iowa (BB 61) - San Francisco, California (Planned) USS New Jersey (BB 62)- Camden, New Jersey USS Missouri (BB 63 ) - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii USS Wisconsin (BB 64) - Norfolk, Virginia USS Massachusetts (BB 59) - Fall River, Massachusetts U... Read More »
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What was England's largest battleship in World War 2?
The largest battleship was HMS Hood, which was destroyed by Bismarck with a single shell hitting the magazine. It was so devastating, that the ship was forced upside down on the sea bed - the only wreck ever to have done so. There may have ... Read More »
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How many World War 2 battleships are left?
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When war in Europe began, Italy had only only two battleships that were combat ready, the Conte di Cavour and Giulio Cesare, and battleships Littorio and Vittorio Veneto were still under training. Others would be ready in several months: Ca...
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Shore bombardment and providing anti-aircraft protection for aircraft carriers. There were some surface engagements involving some battleships, but they were greatly overshadowed by the fleet carrier battles. And if by chance a battleship w...
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All eight surviving US battleships are museums; USS New Jersey, Wisonsin, Iowa, Missouri, Masschusetts, Alabama, North Carolina, and the only "Dreadnaught" of the group, the USS Texas. IJN Mikasa is the only "Pre-Dreadnaught" surviving; fro...
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The last true battleship to battleship duel was between the USS Washington and the IJN Kirishima off of guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The USS South Dakota was also involved but suffered technical/electrical difficulties during the eng...
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A few scuffles here and there (Atlantic, Med, and Pacific) but no decisive fleet actions. Most were sunk during isolated actions such as the British battleship HMS Prince of Wales being sunk by airplanes on December 10, 1941...or the USS Ar...
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The Tirpitz and the Bismark were sister ships, but the Tirpitz was very slightly larger. The Tirpitz was the largest battleship ever built in Europe. The Tirpitz never fired a shot against an enemy ship and spent most of the war lurking in ...
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