30. Axis Navy
Losses, IN TOTAL and
DUE TO BRITISH & COMMONWEALTH NAVIES
(RN)
German
Navy, All major warships - U-boat
summaries -
Italian Navy - Japanese Navy
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GERMAN NAVY, ALL MAJOR
WARSHIPS
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| Warship
types |
1939
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1940
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1941
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1942
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1943
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1944
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1945
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Total
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| Capital
ships |
1
(RN)
|
-
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1
(RN)
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-
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1
(RN)
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1
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3 (a)
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7
(3 RN)
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| Cruisers |
-
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3
(2 RN)
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-
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-
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-
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-
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3 (a)
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6
(2 RN)
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| Raiders |
-
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-
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3
(RN)
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3
(1 RN)
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1
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-
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-
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7
(4 RN)
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| Destroyers
(b) |
-
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12
(RN)
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-
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4
(3 RN)
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2
(1 RN)
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7
(2 RN)
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2
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27
(18 RN)
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| Submarines |
9
(RN)
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22
(17 RN)
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35
(28 RN)
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86
(34 RN)
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237
(61 RN)
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242
(85 RN)
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149
(41 RN)
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780
(275 RN)
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| TOTALS |
10
(RN)
|
37
(31 RN)
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39
(32 RN)
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93
(38 RN)
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241
(63 RN)
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250
(87 RN)
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157
(41 RN)
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827
(302 RN)
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NOTES:
(a)
All lost in port in bombing raids or scuttled
(b)
Excludes large torpedo boats and ex-enemy destroyers
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U-BOAT
SUMMARIES (a)
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| Totals,
Theatres, Allied forces |
1939
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1940
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1941
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1942
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1943
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1944
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1945
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Total
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| TOTAL
LOSSES |
9
|
22
|
35
|
86
|
237
|
242
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149
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780
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THEATRES
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| Atlantic |
5
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12
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27
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69
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202
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111
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16
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441
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| Europe |
4
|
10
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3
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3
|
10
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98
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132
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261
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| Mediterranean |
-
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-
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5
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14
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23
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26
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-
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68
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| Indian Ocean |
-
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-
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-
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-
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2
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7
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1
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10
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MAIN
FORCES RESPONSIBLE
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| British
& Allied Navies |
9
|
17
|
28
|
34
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61
|
85
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41
|
275
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| Royal & Allied Air Forces |
-
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1
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3
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27
|
91
|
72
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50
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244
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| US & Allied Forces |
N/A
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N/A
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-
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18
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72
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44
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41
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175
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| Russian Forces |
N/A
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N/A
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1
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-
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1
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4
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6
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12
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| Other including scuttling (b) |
-
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4
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3
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6
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12
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37
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11
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73
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of British & Allied Navies
operating under British command:
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| Royal Navy |
9
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17
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24.5
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28
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53
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70.5
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37
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239
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| Australian |
-
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-
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1
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-
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0.5
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-
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-
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1.5
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| Canadian |
-
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-
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1
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4.5
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4
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11
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3
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23.5
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| Indian |
-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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0.5
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-
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0.5
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| South
African |
-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1
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1
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| Dutch |
N/A
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-
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1
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-
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-
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1
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-
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2
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| French |
-
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-
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-
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0.5
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2.5
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0.5
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-
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3.5
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| Greek |
N/A
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N/A
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-
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-
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0.5
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-
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-
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0.5
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| Norwegian |
N/A
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-
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0.5
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1
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-
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1
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-
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2.5
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| Polish |
-
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-
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-
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-
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0.5
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0.5
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-
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1
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| TOTAL
LOSSES |
9
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22
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35
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86
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237
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242
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149
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780
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NOTES:
N/A
Not applicable as country then not at war with the
Axis powers
(a)
Sources vary on the cause of loss of some U-boats.
This together with the difficulty of sharing
responsibility when two or more forces or nations
were involved means some of the "scores"
are somewhat arbitrary. However, the main trends are
clear
(b)
U-boats scuttled in the closing days of the war are
not included
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ITALIAN
NAVY up to 8th September 1943
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| Warship types |
1939
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1940
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1941
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1942
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1943
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Total
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| Battleships |
N/A
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1
(RN)
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-
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-
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-
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1
(RN)
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| Cruisers |
N/A
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1
(RN)
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6
(RN)
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3
(2 RN)
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2
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12
(9 RN)
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| Destroyers(a) |
N/A
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8
(RN)
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14
(10 RN)
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8
(4 RN)
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13
(6 RN)
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43
(28 RN)
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| Submarines |
N/A
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20
(12 RN)
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18
(14 RN)
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22
(17 RN)
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25
(13 RN)
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85
(56 RN)
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| TOTALS |
N/A
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30
(22 RN)
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38
(30 RN)
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33
(23 RN)
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40
(19 RN)
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141
(94 RN)
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NOTES:
(a)
Excludes large torpedo boats and destroyer escorts
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JAPANESE
NAVY
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| Warship types |
1939
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1940
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1941
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1942
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1943
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1944
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1945
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Total
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| Battleships |
N/A
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N/A
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-
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2
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1
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4
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4
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11
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| Carriers |
N/A
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N/A
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-
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6
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1
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12
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2
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21
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| Cruisers |
N/A
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N/A
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-
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6
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2
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24
(1 RN)
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9
(3 RN)
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41
(4 RN)
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| Destroyers |
N/A
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N/A
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4
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18
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34
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61
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18
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135
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| Submarines |
N/A
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N/A
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3
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16
(2.5 RN)
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28
(2.5 RN)
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53
(3 RN)
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27
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127
(8 RN)
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| TOTALS |
N/A
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N/A
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7
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48
(2.5 RN)
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66
(2.5 RN)
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154
(4 RN)
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60
(3 RN)
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335
(12 RN)
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NOTES:
Of 12 Submarines sunk by British &
Commonwealth Navies: British - 4, Australian - 2,
Indian - 0.5, New Zealand - 1.5
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