List of ships of the Second World War (X)
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The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945. For smaller vessels, see also list of World War II ships of less than 1000 tons. Some uncompleted Axis ships are included, out of historic interest. Ships are designated to the country under which they operated for the longest period of the Second World War, regardless of where they were built or previous service history. Submarines show submerged displacement. [1][2][3][4]
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Ship | Country or organization | Class | Type | Displacement (tons) | First commissioned | Fate |
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X2 | Royal Navy | Archimede class submarine | 1,230 | 19 March 1934 | captured by Royal Navy, as Galileo Galilei from the Italian Navy on 18 June 1940, paid off January 1946 | |
X3 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
X4 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
X5 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | sunk 22 September 1943 | |
X6 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | scuttled 22 September 1943 | |
X7 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | scuttled 22 September 1943 | |
X8 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | scuttled 17 September 1943 | |
X9 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | foundered under tow 16 September 1943 | |
X10 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | scuttled 3 October 1943 | |
X20 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | paid off | |
X21 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | ||
X22 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | sank in training February 7, 1944 | |
X23 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
X24 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
X25 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
USS Xanthus (AR-19) | United States Navy | Xanthus-class repair ship | 5,801 | 9 May 1945 | built as repair ship, armed and served in various capacities, decommissioned 1946 | |
XE1 | Royal Navy | XE-class submarine | 33 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
XE2 | Royal Navy | XE-class submarine | 33 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
XE3 | Royal Navy | XE-class submarine | 33 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
XE4 | Royal Navy | XE-class submarine | 33 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
XE5 | Royal Navy | XE-class submarine | 33 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
XE6 | Royal Navy | XE-class submarine | 33 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
XE7 | Royal Navy | XE-class submarine | 33 | 1944 | paid off 1952 | |
XE8 | Royal Navy | XE-class submarine | 33 | 1944 | paid off 1952 | |
XE9 | Royal Navy | XE-class submarine | 33 | 1944 | paid off 1952 | |
XE10 | Royal Navy | XE-class submarine | 33 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
XE11 | Royal Navy | XE-class submarine | 33 | 1944 | ||
XE12 | Royal Navy | XE-class submarine | 33 | 1944 | paid off 1952 | |
USS Xenia (AKA-51) | United States Navy | Artemis-class attack cargo ship | 4,087 | 28 July 1945 | armed combat transport, decommissioned 1962 | |
XT1 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
XT2 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
XT3 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
XT4 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
XT5 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
XT6 | Royal Navy | X-class submarine | 30 | 1944 | paid off 1945 | |
References
- ↑ Naval Vessel Register Index
- ↑ "US Navy Inactive Classification Symbols". Naval Vessel Register. NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Index
- ↑ Archives, The National. "Royal Navy operations in the Second World War - The National Archives". The National Archives. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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- NavSource Naval History
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