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British Ships
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J-Class Destroyer. Perhaps the most important British destroyer
design of the war, this ship formed the foundation of the 'War Emergency'
program. 124 ships entered service based on this type, they served
all over the world and were operated by the Australian, Canadian,
Netherlands, Norwegian and Polish navies, as well as the British.
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German Ships
Latest Addition: 1934-type
Destroyer (Z1-Class). These were the first destroyers built by
Germany after the first world war, and also the most numerous type.
Designed to make up for inferior numbers by having individually superior
ships, these were larger than contemporary British and French vessels.
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French Ships
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Fast Attack Boats. Just before the start of the Second World War, the
French had developed a design that satisfied their needs.
Unfortunately the war began before most of the planned boats had been laid
down, and they never had a chance to show their capabilities. The
French boats were extremely fast in calm water, and armed with 20-mm guns
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American Ships
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The Liberty Ships. Built to meet an urgent need for ships, this
versatile design came in three types - general cargo, tanker and collier -
but was also converted in to repair ships, hospital ships, troop carriers,
and tank transporters. A staggering 2,710 entered service, and 200 were
lost due to enemy action. Read
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Italian Ships
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Vittorio Veneto Class Battleships. The first Italian battleships
to be laid down after the First World War, their 15-inch guns were better
than the 16-inch guns of other navies. The ships had few design
weaknesses, although the lack of adequate damage control equipment almost
led to the loss of the Vittorio Veneto in 1941. Ship
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Japanese Ships
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Mogami Class Cruiser. These were the first cruisers to be
designed by Japan in accordance with the 1930 London Naval Treaty. They
were 'light' cruisers initially, but were up-gunned to 'heavy' cruisers
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Documents
Latest Addition:
The Tripartite Pact. The Tripartite Pact formalised an agreement
between Germany, Italy and Japan not to interfere in each other's sphere
of influence. The act defined Asia as the Japanese area and Europe
as the European area, agreeing to unspecified cooperation, and agreeing
mutual defence in the event of attack.
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Ships of Other
Nations
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