Introduction
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
Photographs
are courtesy of Steve Johnson of
Cyberheritage,
Michael Pocock of
Maritime
Quest, and David
Page of
NavyPhotos.
My thanks to them
and their contributors.
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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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Royal Navy Losses
and Losses Inflicted by the
Royal Navy on the Axis
Navies |
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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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