The USN permanently lost: 1. Battleships USS Arizona, USS Utah, and USS Oklahoma. 2. Aircraft Carriers USS Lexington (at Coral Sea); USS Yorktown (at Midway); USS Hornet (at Santa Cruz Islands); USS Wasp (at Guadalcanal). 3. LIGHT Aircraft Carrier USS Princeton. 4. Six CVE's, Escort Carriers aka "Jeep Carriers."
the battleships usually sailed in the pacific ocean to guard the aircraft carriers
The short answer depends on the Navy. Capital ships generally refer to aircraft carriers, battleships, and battlecruisers. At the beginning of World War 2 in 1939 the following navies had the largest number of capital ships. More ships in all the navies were built later on in the war such as the famous Bismark class or Yamato class battleships. The British Navy- Battlecruisers- HMS Hood, Renown, Repulse Battleships HMS Rodney, Nelson, Ramillies, Resolution, Revenge, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, Barham, Malaya, Queen Elizabeth, Valiant, Warspite Aircraft Carriers- HMS Ark Royal, Courageous, Eagle, Hermes, Victorious, Illustrious, Formidable, Argus IJN (Imperial Japanese Navy)- Battlecruisers- Kongo, Hiei, Kirishima, Haruna Battleships- Nagato, Mutsu, Ise, Hyuga, Fuso, Yamashiro Aircraft Carriers- Kaga, Akagi, Ryujo, Soryu, Kriegsmarine (German Navy)- Battlecruisers- Scharnhorst, Gneisenau Battleships- Schlesien, Schleswig-Holtstein "Pocket" Battleships- Graf Spee, Admiral Scheer, Lutzow (Deutschland) Aircraft Carriers- Graf Zeppelin (never completed) United States Navy- Battleships- USS New York, Nevada, California, Maryland, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia, Aircraft Carriers- USS Lexington, Enterprise, Ranger, Saratoga, Yorktown Regia Marina (Italian Navy)- Battleships- Conte di Cavour, Littorio, Vittorio Veneto Aircraft Carriers- Aquila (built but never used in combat) French Navy- Battleships- Richelieu, Jean Bart, Dunkerque, Strasbourg, Bretagne, Courbet, Lorraine Aircraft carriers- Beam
I know the United States has 9 aircraft carriers. Rest of the world??
During World War II, numerous battleships were deployed by various nations, with major fleets including the United States, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The exact number of battleships used is difficult to pinpoint, but it is estimated that around 60 battleships were actively involved in the conflict. The war saw both the construction of new battleships and the active service of pre-existing ones, reflecting their significant role in naval warfare during this period. Ultimately, the advent of aircraft carriers and submarines began to overshadow the battleship's prominence by the war's end.
Aircraft carriers (aircraft).
the battleships usually sailed in the pacific ocean to guard the aircraft carriers
There were to be 3 super battleships built in Japan during WW2; Yamato, Musashi, and the Shinino. After the Battle of Midway aircrew losses, the Imperial Navy decided they needed more carriers and NOT more battleships, consequently, they converted the last of the YAMATO class battleships into an aircraft carrier. The largest Aircraft Carrier of WW2, the IJN Shinino, which was built on a YAMATO battleship class hull, was sunk by a USN submarine.
The short answer depends on the Navy. Capital ships generally refer to aircraft carriers, battleships, and battlecruisers. At the beginning of World War 2 in 1939 the following navies had the largest number of capital ships. More ships in all the navies were built later on in the war such as the famous Bismark class or Yamato class battleships. The British Navy- Battlecruisers- HMS Hood, Renown, Repulse Battleships HMS Rodney, Nelson, Ramillies, Resolution, Revenge, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, Barham, Malaya, Queen Elizabeth, Valiant, Warspite Aircraft Carriers- HMS Ark Royal, Courageous, Eagle, Hermes, Victorious, Illustrious, Formidable, Argus IJN (Imperial Japanese Navy)- Battlecruisers- Kongo, Hiei, Kirishima, Haruna Battleships- Nagato, Mutsu, Ise, Hyuga, Fuso, Yamashiro Aircraft Carriers- Kaga, Akagi, Ryujo, Soryu, Kriegsmarine (German Navy)- Battlecruisers- Scharnhorst, Gneisenau Battleships- Schlesien, Schleswig-Holtstein "Pocket" Battleships- Graf Spee, Admiral Scheer, Lutzow (Deutschland) Aircraft Carriers- Graf Zeppelin (never completed) United States Navy- Battleships- USS New York, Nevada, California, Maryland, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia, Aircraft Carriers- USS Lexington, Enterprise, Ranger, Saratoga, Yorktown Regia Marina (Italian Navy)- Battleships- Conte di Cavour, Littorio, Vittorio Veneto Aircraft Carriers- Aquila (built but never used in combat) French Navy- Battleships- Richelieu, Jean Bart, Dunkerque, Strasbourg, Bretagne, Courbet, Lorraine Aircraft carriers- Beam
so that we could attack at all angles and bomb them by air
There are aircraft carriers all over the world. America has about 16 of various types. Many other countries also have aircraft carriers.
I know the United States has 9 aircraft carriers. Rest of the world??
The US didn't know about the Yamato, she was built in secret. The US did make battleships better than the Yamato; the Iowa class and the Washington class. The Yamato class was bigger, but not better. The Montana class battleships were planned to be comparable in size to the Yamato, but it was decided to build more aircraft carriers instead. The Yamato and Musashi were sunk by US aircraft carriers.
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Aircraft carriers (aircraft).
Even if you exclude the smaller aircraft carriers in World War 2, there were still many more than 5 or 6. The US Navy commissioned 23 aircraft carriers of the Essex class during the war, not to mention others in US service, and those used by the British and Japanese navies.
Carriers, Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers, and Subs
Navy bases around the world.