The Germans started WW2 with 6 battleships. One, the Graf Spee was damaged and scuttled in the second month of war.
DKM Tirpitz, sunk in a harbor by British bombers.
Germany had a significant naval presence during World War I and World War II, with various classes of battleships. In World War I, the German Imperial Navy had a total of 12 battleships, including the famous dreadnoughts like the SMS Kaiser. In World War II, the Kriegsmarine operated a smaller number of battleships, primarily the Bismarck and Tirpitz, along with several other vessels classified as pocket battleships. Overall, the number of battleships varied throughout both wars, reflecting Germany's naval strategy and resources.
graf spea and the bismark
At the end of World War II in September 1945, the United States had 23 battleships in active service. This included both modern battleships and those that had been refitted or repaired during the war. Many of these ships were later decommissioned or retired in the following years as naval warfare evolved.
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DKM Tirpitz, sunk in a harbor by British bombers.
Germany had a significant naval presence during World War I and World War II, with various classes of battleships. In World War I, the German Imperial Navy had a total of 12 battleships, including the famous dreadnoughts like the SMS Kaiser. In World War II, the Kriegsmarine operated a smaller number of battleships, primarily the Bismarck and Tirpitz, along with several other vessels classified as pocket battleships. Overall, the number of battleships varied throughout both wars, reflecting Germany's naval strategy and resources.
graf spea and the bismark
At the end of World War II in September 1945, the United States had 23 battleships in active service. This included both modern battleships and those that had been refitted or repaired during the war. Many of these ships were later decommissioned or retired in the following years as naval warfare evolved.
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M. J. Whitley has written: 'German coastal forces of World War Two' -- subject(s): Fast attack craft, German Naval operations, History, Naval operations, German, World War, 1939-1945 'Destroyers of World War Two' -- subject(s): Naval operations, Destroyers (Warships), Encyclopedias, World War, 1939-1945, History 'German cruisers of World War Two' -- subject(s): Cruisers (Warships), German Naval operations, Germany, Germany. Kriegsmarine, History, Naval operations, German, World War, 1939-1945 'German capital ships of World War Two' -- subject(s): Battleships, German Naval operations, History, Naval operations, German, World War, 1939-1945 'Cruisers of World War II'
on that day there where approximately 10 ships
the battleships usually sailed in the pacific ocean to guard the aircraft carriers
They were all sunk or scuttled (intentionally sunk).
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About a year.