List of World War II ships of less than 1000 tons
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The List of World War II ships of less than 1000-tons is an alphabetical list of minor military
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s of World War II
. Only ships with a displacement of less than 1000-tons are listed. For larger vessels, see also list of World War II ships. For ship classes, see the list of World War II ship classes.
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World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Only ships with a displacement of less than 1000-tons are listed. For larger vessels, see also list of World War II ships. For ship classes, see the list of World War II ship classes.
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- AconitFrench corvette AconitAconit was one of the nine s lent by the Royal Navy to the Force Navales Françaises Libres . During World War II, she escorted 116 convoys, spending 728 days at sea...
(France): 950-ton Flower classFlower class corvetteThe Flower-class corvette was a class of 267 corvettes used during World War II, specifically with the Allied navies as anti-submarine convoy escorts during the Battle of the Atlantic...
corvetteCorvetteA corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role... - Æger (Norway): 735-ton Sleipner classSleipner class destroyerThe Sleipner class was a class of six destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1936 until the German invasion in 1940. The design was considered advanced for its time, and it was the first class of vessels for the Norwegian Navy that used aluminium in the construction of the bridge, the...
destroyer - Ahti (Estonia): 140-ton gunboatGunboatA gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...
- Ajonpää (Finland): 52-ton Ajonpää class minesweeper
- Aura (Finland): 400-ton coast guard and escort vessel
- Aura II (Finland): 563-ton presidential yacht and escort vessel
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- Baire (Cuba): 500-ton gunboatGunboatA gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...
- Barranquilla (Colombia): 142-ton gunboat
- Bathurst Class (Argentina): 500-ton minesweeper
- Bellona (Denmark): 369-ton C class submarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
- Belomorec (Bulgaria): 77-ton patrol boat
- Beskytteren (Denmark): 415-ton fisheries patrol vessel
- Birago (Germany): 50-ton patrol boat, ex-SiofokSiófokSiófok is a city in Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton in Somogy County. The city is one of Hungary's most popular holiday destinations, famous for its beaches and nightlife. Siófok is one of the richest municipalities of Hungary due to tourism...
(Austria) - Bogota (Colombia): 360-ton gunboat
- Bouchard class (Argentina): 450-ton minesweeper
- Brage (Norway): 260-ton minelayer
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- Capitan Quevedo (Cuba): 115-ton coast guard craft
- CaraboboCaraboboCarabobo State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about two hours by car from Caracas. The capital city of this state is Valencia, which is also the country's main industrial center. The state's area is 4,650 km² and had an estimated population of...
(Colombia): 120-ton coast guard vessel - CariocaCariocaCarioca is a Portuguese adjective or demonym that is used to refer to the native inhabitants of the city of Rio de Janeiro - capital of the homonym state , in Brazil...
(Brazil): 552-ton mine layer - CartagenaCartagena, ColombiaCartagena de Indias , is a large Caribbean beach resort city on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region and capital of Bolívar Department...
(Colombia): 142-ton gunboat - Chiang Kung (China): 250-ton patrol boat
- Chiang Tai (China): 250-ton patrol boat
- Chang Ning class (China): 400-ton patrol vessel class of 10
- Chen Shen (China): 275-ton river gunboat
- Chernomorec (Bulgaria): 77-ton patrol boat
- Chi Jih (China): 500-ton survey vessel
- Chien Chung (China): 90-ton river gunboat
- Chien Kang (China): 390-ton destroyer, became Yamasemi (Japan)
- Chu Chien (China): 740-ton gunboat
- Chu Kuan (China): 740-ton gunboat
- Chu Tai (China): 740-ton gunboat
- Chu Tung (China): 740-ton gunboat
- Chu Yiu (China): 740-ton gunboat
- Chu Yu (China): 740-ton gunboat
- Chung Shan (China): 780-ton gunboat, ex-Yung Feng
- Cordoba (Argentina): 890-ton destroyer
- CordobaCórdoba DepartmentCórdoba is a Department of the Republic of Colombia located to the north of this country in the Colombian Caribbean Region. Córdoba faces to the north with the Caribbean sea, to the northeast with the Sucre Department, east with the Bolívar Department and south with the Antioquia Department...
(Colombia): 360-ton gunboat - CzajkaORP CzajkaORP Czajka was a Jaskółka class minesweeper of the Polish Navy at the outset of World War II. It was built by the riverine shipyard at Modlin. Czajka participated in the defense of Poland during the Nazi German invasion of 1939....
(Poland) 183-ton minesweeper - Czapla (Poland) 183-ton minesweeper
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- Daphne (Denmark): 381-ton D class submarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
- Diez de Octubre (Cuba): 218-ton gunboat
- Dragen (Denmark): 290-ton torpedo boat, became TFA3 (Germany)
- Draug: (Norway): 578-ton Draug classDraug class destroyerThe Draug class was the first multi-vessel class of destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy, the first destroyer to be built for the RNoN being the Valkyrjen, commissioned 17 May 1896. As the single Valkyrjen was not enough to fulfil the need for destroyers, the Draug class was ordered and...
destroyer - Drazki torpedo boat (Bulgaria): 97-ton torpedo boat, commissioned 5 Jan 1908, today museum shipMuseum shipA museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is a ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public, for educational or memorial purposes...
- Drski (Bulgaria): 97-ton minesweeper
- Dryaden (Denmark): 381-ton D class submarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
- Durres (Albania): 46-ton patrol boat
- DzikORP DzikORP Dzik was a U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 30 December 1941 as P-52 for the Royal Navy, but was transferred to the Polish Navy during construction. Launched on November 11, 1942, ORP Dzik was commissioned into the Polish Navy on December...
(Poland): 540-ton Ursula class submarine
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- El FatehEl FatehEl-Fateh is an Egyptian city located near the city of Abnub in the Asyut Governorate....
(Egypt): 128-ton river gunboat - El Zahir (Egypt): 128-ton river gunboat
- Elicura (Chile): 400-ton coast guard vessel
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- Fei Ying (China): 850-ton destroyer
- Flora (Denmark): 369-ton C class submarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
- Freja (Denmark): 322-ton patrol boat, became Sudpol (Germany), then Freya (Germany)
- Fresia (Chile): 435-ton submarine
- FrøyaHNoMS FrøyaThe minelayer HNoMS Frøya was built for the Royal Norwegian Navy by the naval shipyard in Horten during World War I, with yard number 108. A fast ship for her time, she was kept in service until the German invasion of Norway in 1940. At some point between her commissioning and 1940, a 76 mm gun was...
(Norway): 870-ton minelayer - Fu Yu (China): 630-ton gunboat
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- Galathea (Denmark): 237-ton Ægir class submarine
- Garm (Norway): 578-ton Draug classDraug class destroyerThe Draug class was the first multi-vessel class of destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy, the first destroyer to be built for the RNoN being the Valkyrjen, commissioned 17 May 1896. As the single Valkyrjen was not enough to fulfil the need for destroyers, the Draug class was ordered and...
destroyer - General HallerORP General HallerORP General Haller was a originally built for the Imperial Russian Navy. She was later acquired by the Polish Navy and served until sunk in the Polish Defensive War on 6 September 1939.-History:...
(Poland): 342-ton gunboat - Glenten (Denmark): 290-ton torpedo boat
- Glommen (Norway): 351-ton minelayer
- Gor (Norway): 289-ton Vale-class minelayer
- Guacolda (Chile): 435-ton submarine
- Guale (Chile): 435-ton submarine
- Gyller (Norway): 735-ton Sleipner classSleipner class destroyerThe Sleipner class was a class of six destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1936 until the German invasion in 1940. The design was considered advanced for its time, and it was the first class of vessels for the Norwegian Navy that used aluminium in the construction of the bridge, the...
destroyer
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- Hafir (Egypt): 74-ton river gunboat
- Hai Fu (China): 166-ton gunboat
- Hai Ho (China): 211-ton river gunboat
- Hai Hung (China): 190-ton gunboat
- Hai Ku (China): 190-ton gunboat
- Hai Ou (China): 166-ton patrol boat
- Hai Peng (China): 211-ton river gunboat
- Hai Yen (China): 56-ton patrol boat
- Hämeenmaa (Finland): 400-ton training sloop
- Havfruen (Denmark): 407-ton H class submarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
- Havhesten (Denmark): 407-ton H class submarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
- Havkalen (Denmark): 407-ton H class submarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
- Havkatten (Denmark): 108-ton torpedo boat
- Havmanden (Denmark): 407-ton H class submarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
- Havørnen (Denmark): 108-ton torpedo boat and minesweeper
- HeimdalHNoMS Heimdal OPV (1892)HNoMS Heimdal was a Norwegian warship built at Akers mekaniske verksted in Kristiania, Norway in 1892 with build number 137.She was built to patrol Norwegian territorial waters and act as a rescue ship for sea travelers...
(Norway): 578-ton offshore patrol vessel - Hejmdal (Denmark): 705-ton patrol boat, became Nerger (Germany)
- Henrik Gerner (Denmark): 463-ton submarine tender and minelayer
- Henrique Diaz (Brazil): 680-ton trawler
- HitraHNoMS HitraThe HNoMS Hitra is a Royal Norwegian Navy submarine chaser that saw action during World War II. She is named after the Norwegian island of Hitra.-Wartime service:...
(Norway): 125-ton submarine chaserSubmarine chaserA submarine chaser is a small and fast naval vessel specially intended for anti-submarine warfare. Although similar vessels were designed and used by many nations, this designation was most famously used by ships built by the United States of America... - Høgen (Denmark): 290-ton torpedo boat, became TFA1 (Germany)
- Hoi Fu (China): 680-ton gunboat
- HonningsvågHNoMS HonningsvågHNoMS Honningsvåg was a naval trawler that served throughout the Second World War as a patrol boat in the Royal Norwegian Navy. She was launched at the North Sea harbour of Wesermünde in Hanover, Germany in February 1940 as the fishing trawler Malangen and was captured by Norwegian militiamen at...
(Norway): 487-ton naval trawlerNaval trawlerA naval trawler is a vessel built along the lines of a fishing trawler but fitted out for naval purposes. Naval trawlers were widely used during the First and Second world wars. Fishing trawlers were particularly suited for many naval requirements because they were robust boats designed to work... - Hsien Ning (China): 418-ton gunboat
- Hu Ngo (China): 97-ton torpedo boat, became Kawasemi (Japan)
- Hu Peng (China): 97-ton torpedo boat
- Hu Tsuin (China): 97-ton torpedo boat
- Hu Ying (China): 97-ton torpedo boat
- Hvalen (Denmark): 290-ton torpedo boat, became TFA5 (Germany)
- Hvalrossen (Denmark): 160-ton torpedo boat
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- IguapeIguapeIguape is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 28,367 and the area is 1,985.4 km², making it the largest city by area in São Paulo state. The elevation is 3 m...
(Brazil): 150-ton minesweeper - Iku-Turso (Finland): 716-ton submarine
- Ilmatar (Estonia): gunboat
- Islands Falk (Denmark): 760-ton fishery patrol vessel
- Itacuruca (Brazil): 210-ton mine layer
- Itajahy (Brazil): 150-ton minesweeper
- Itapemirim (Brazil): 340-ton mine layer
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- JastrząbORP JastrzabORP Jastrząb was an old Holland-type S-class submarine, originally of the United States Navy, in Polish service between 1941 and 1942, when she was lost to friendly fire....
(USA, then Poland): 800-ton United States S class submarineUnited States S class submarineThe United States' S-class submarines, often simply called S-boats , were the first class of submarines built to a United States Navy design.... - Jaskółka (Poland): 183-ton minesweeper
- Jen Shen (China): 300-ton gunboat
- Junín (Colombia): 120-ton coast guard vessel
- Jurmo (Finland): 400-ton tug
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- Kalanpää (Finland): 52-ton Ajonpää class minesweeper
- Kalev (Estonia): 834-ton submarine
- Karjala (Finland): 342-ton gunboat
- Khrabry (Bulgaria): 97-ton minesweeper
- Kiang Chen (China): 550-ton gunboat
- Kiang Heng (China): 550-ton gunboat
- Kiang Hsi (China): 140-ton gunboat
- Kiang Kun (China): 140-ton gunboat
- Kiang Li (China): 550-ton gunboat
- Kiang Yuan (China): 550-ton gunboat
- King (Argentina): 900-ton gunboat
- KiwiHMNZS Kiwi (T102)HMNZS Kiwi was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy.She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-submarine roles. From 1948 to 1956 she functioned as a training ship....
(New Zealand): 607-ton Bird class minesweeperBird class minesweeperThe Bird class minesweeper was a naval trawler built to Admiralty specifications so it could function as a minesweeper. Forty-five were built. The RNZN ships were also referred to as corvettes.... - KjellHNoMS KjellHNoMS Kjell was the final ship of twenty-seven 2nd class torpedo boats built for the Royal Norwegian Navy, launched at the Royal Norwegian Navy's shipyard in Horten on 12 March 1912 with build number 106...
(Norway): 84-ton 2nd class2. class torpedo boatThe 2. class torpedo boat was a designation in the Scandinavian countries for a type of fast steam ships between 40 tons and 80 tons .-Royal Danish Navy:* 1882 Torpedobaad Nr. 2* 1882 Torpedobaad Nr. 3* 1882 Torpedobaad Nr. 4* 1882 Torpedobaad Nr. 5...
torpedo boatTorpedo boatA torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval vessel designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs rammed enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes, and later designs launched self-propelled Whitehead torpedoes. They were created to counter battleships and other large, slow and... - King Haakon VII (Norway): 357-ton PC class escort ship
- Komendant Piłsudski (Poland) 342-ton Gunboat
- Kung Chen (China): 90-ton river gunboat
- Kvintus (Denmark): 186-ton minlayer, became Fürstenburg (Germany)
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- La PlataLa PlataLa Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of La Plata partido. According to the , the city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants....
(Argentina): 890-ton destroyer - Laaland (Denmark): 350-ton minelayer
- Laine (Estonia): 211-ton gunboat
- Laxen (Denmark): 290-ton torpedo boat, became TFA6 (Germany)
- Lech (Poland) 280-ton Tugboat
- Lembit (Estonia): 834-ton submarine
- Leopard, former HNoMS Balder (Norway, then Germany): 708-ton torpedoboatTorpedo boatA torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval vessel designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs rammed enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes, and later designs launched self-propelled Whitehead torpedoes. They were created to counter battleships and other large, slow and...
, returned to Norway 1949, scrapped 1961 - Li Chieh (China): 266-ton gunboat, became Lisui (Japan)
- Lieska (Finland): 60-ton minelayer
- Lindormen (Denmark): 614-ton minelayer, became Vs1401 (Germany)
- Loimu (Finland): 60-ton minelayer
- LossenHDMS LossenLossen was a frigate built for the navy of Denmark–Norway at Isegran, Fredrikstad, Norway, and launched in 1684.Lossen was wrecked during the Christmas storm of 1717, outside the island Vesterøy in Hvaler, Norway. Nearly half of the crew of 103 perished.The wreck was found in 1963, and explored by...
(Denmark): 628-ton minelayer - LougenHDMS LougenThree ships of the Royal Danish Navy have born the name HDMS Lougen. The name "Lougen" is derived from the river Laagen in Norway.*The first Lougen was a brig of 18 guns, launched in 1791. She was active in the Caribbean where in March 1801, she fought off the British privateer Experiment and...
(Denmark): 350-ton minelayer - Louhi (Finland): 640-ton minelayer and submarine tender
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- Maagen (Denmark): 110-ton fishery patrol vessel
- Makrelen (Denmark): 108-ton torpedo boat
- Maranho (Brazil): 934-ton destroyer
- Mardus (Estonia): 80-ton gunboat
- Mariscal Sucre (Colombia): 125-ton gunboat
- Mato GrossoMato GrossoMato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest in area, located in the western part of the country.Neighboring states are Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. It also borders Bolivia to the southwest...
(Brazil): 560-ton destroyer - Mazur (Poland) 340-ton torpedo boat
- MewaORP MewaORP Mewa was a of the Polish Navy at the outset of World War II. Mewa participated in the defense of Poland during the Nazi German invasion of 1939. The ship was damaged on 1 September 1939 by a Nazi bomb. On 3 September she was again hit by bombs and sank. The ship was later refloated and...
(Poland): 183-ton minesweeper - Miina (Finland): 80-ton mine tender
- Ming Chuen (China): 465-ton gunboat
- Ming Sen (China): 465-ton gunboat, captured by Japan
- MoaHMNZS Moa (T233)HMNZS Moa was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy.On 29 January 1943, with her sister ship Kiwi, Moa helped ram and wreck the Japanese submarine I-1...
(New Zealand): 607-ton Bird class minesweeperBird class minesweeperThe Bird class minesweeper was a naval trawler built to Admiralty specifications so it could function as a minesweeper. Forty-five were built. The RNZN ships were also referred to as corvettes.... - MTB 102MTB 102MTB 102 is one of few surviving motor torpedo boats that served with the Coastal Forces of the Royal Navy in the Second World War. She was built as the Vosper Private Venture Boat as a prototype, but was purchased and taken into service by the Admiralty....
(UK) 68-foot Motor Torpedo BoatMotor Torpedo BoatMotor Torpedo Boat was the name given to fast torpedo boats by the Royal Navy, and the Royal Canadian Navy.The capitalised term is generally used for the Royal Navy boats and abbreviated to "MTB"... - Murature (Argentina): 900-ton gunboat
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- NajadenNajadenNajaden may refer to:Ships of the Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy and the Royal Danish Navy* Najaden, frigate...
(Denmark): 782-ton torpedo boat, completed 1947 - Narhvalen (Denmark): 108-ton torpedo boat and minesweeper
- Narvi (Finland): 400-ton tug
- SS NautilusSS NautilusSS Nautilus, a 300 ton vessel, was built in the 1913 in Hamburg, Germany and originally named Activo.Activo fell into British hands, probably as a captured German ship, who re-registered it under the name SS Nautilus and they in turn sold it to the Ceylon government which was then part of the...
(India): 300 ton gun boat and coast guard - Nor (Norway): 260-ton minelayer
- Nordkaperen (Denmark): 108-ton torpedo boat
- NordkappHNoMS Nordkapp OPV (1937)The lead ship of the Nordkapp class of fishery protection vessels, Nordkapp was launched 18 August 1937 at Horten naval shipyard, with yard number 123. She had one sister ship, HNoMS Senja. Nordkapp was named after the North Cape in Finnmark. As was typical of her class Nordkapp was very unstable...
(Norway): 275-ton fishery protection vessel - Nymphen (Denmark): 782-ton torpedo boat, completed 1947
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- Odin (Norway): 735-ton Sleipner classSleipner class destroyerThe Sleipner class was a class of six destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1936 until the German invasion in 1940. The design was considered advanced for its time, and it was the first class of vessels for the Norwegian Navy that used aluminium in the construction of the bridge, the...
destroyer - Ørnen (Denmark): 290-ton torpedo boat, became TFA2 (Germany)
- OtraHNoMS Otra (1939)The Otra and the Rauma were two purpose-built minesweepers constructed at Nylands Verksted in Oslo. Both ships were completed and commissioned only a short time before the German invasion of Norway. The Otra class vessels used the Oropesa system of mine sweeping...
(Norway): 355-ton minesweeper
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- PanayUSS Panay (PR-5)|-External links:* * *...
(USA): 474-ton river gunboat, sunk 12 December 1937 - ParaguacuParaguaçuParaguaçu is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population in 2007 was 19,603 in a total area of 425 km². The elevation of the municipal seat is 825 mts. It became a municipality in 1911....
(Brazil): 430-ton river monitor - ParnaibaParnaíbaParnaíba is a port city in Piauí, Brazil, on the right bank of the Parnaíba River, 360 km north of the capital, Teresina. It is one of the only four coastal cities of the state....
(Brazil): 620-ton river monitor - Paukku (Finland): 60-ton minelayer
- PernambucoPernambucoPernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
(Brazil): 470-ton river monitor - Pichincha (Colombia): 120-ton coast guard vessel, class of 3
- Pikker (Estonia): 500-ton yacht, became Kiev (USSR) and later Luga (USSR)
- Pol IIIHNoMS Pol IIIPol III was a patrol boat of the Royal Norwegian Navy, used for guarding the inlet of the Oslofjord in early April 1940. She was a small vessel, originally a whaler, of 214 tons...
(Norway): 214-ton guard vessel - Pommi (Finland): 80-ton mine tender
- Porkala (Finland): 162-ton minesweeper
- Pukkio (Finland): 162-ton minesweeper
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- Ran (Denmark): 237-ton Ægir class submarine
- RaumaHNoMS Rauma (1939)As the threat of war in Europe became ever more clear the decision was made to improve the Royal Norwegian Navy's mine warfare capabilities. At first a number of 2. class gunboats were rebuilt into minelayers and minesweepers, but with war looming it soon became clear that more capable vessels were...
(Norway): 355-ton minesweeper - Rautu (Finland): 165-ton minesweeper
- Reiher (Germany): 109-ton training vessel, ex-West Diep (Belgium), became Warendorp
- RiilahtiFinnish minelayer RiilahtiRiilahti was a Ruotsinsalmi class minelayer of the Finnish Navy. Riilahti was commissioned in 1940 and sunk in 1943. The vessel was named after the battle of Riilahti, which was fought between Sweden and Russia in 1714.- New minelayers for the navy :...
(Finland): 310-ton minelayer and antisubmarine escort - Rio PardoRio PardoFor the Brazilian tribe, see Rio Pardo Rio Pardo is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Its coordinates are . The population in 2004 was 37,395, the area is 2187.5 km² The elevation is 41 m....
(Brazil): 132-ton submarine chaser - Ristna (Estonia): 500-ton sidewheeler minelayer
- Rota (Denmark): 369-ton C class submarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
- Rucamilla (Chile): 435-ton submarine
- Ruotsinsalmi (Finland): 310-ton minelayer and antisubmarine escort
- RybitwaORP RybitwaORP Rybitwa was a Jaskółka class minesweeper of the Polish Navy at the outset of World War II. Rybitwa participated in the defence of Poland during the Nazi German invasion of 1939. The ship was damaged by a German bomb on 14 September 1939...
(Poland) 183-ton minesweeper - RyśORP RysORP Ryś was a which saw service in the Polish Navy from 1931 to 1955. Her name meant Lynx in Polish.-History:Ryś was laid down in 1927 in Nantes, France; launched in 1929; and entered service in 1932. When World War II began on September 1, 1939, she took part in the Worek Plan for the defense...
(Poland) 980-ton submarine
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- SælHNoMS SælHNoMS Sæl was the penultimate vessel of the ten 1. class torpedo boats of the Royal Norwegian Navy. She was built at the Royal Norwegian Navy Shipyard in Horten in 1901, with yard number 85...
(Norway): 107-ton 1. class torpedo boat1. class torpedo boatThe 1. class torpedo boat was a designation in the Scandinavian countries for a type of fast steam ships on more than 80 tons .-Royal Danish Navy:* 1879 Torpedobaad Nr. 4* 1880 Torpedobaad Nr. 5* 1881 Torpedobaad Nr... - Sælen (Denmark): 108-ton torpedo boat
- SafariHMS Safari (P211)HMS Safari, launched in November 1941, was one of the third group of British S-class submarines built by Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead. So far she has been the only ship to bear the name Safari.-Career:...
(UK): 217-foot submarine S3 class submarineBritish S class submarine (1931)The S-class submarines of the Royal Navy were originally designed and built during the modernisation of the submarine force in the early 1930s to meet the need for smaller boats to patrol the restricted waters of the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea replacing the British H class submarines... - SaltaSaltaSalta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 464,678 inhabitants as of the , making it Argentina's eighth largest city.-Overview:...
(Argentina): 920-ton submarine - Santa Fe (Argentina): 920-ton submarine
- Santa MartaSanta MartaSanta Marta is the capital city of the Colombian department of Magdalena in the Caribbean Region. It was founded in July 29, 1525 by the Spanish conqueror Rodrigo de Bastidas, which makes it the oldest remaining city in Colombia...
(Colombia): 142-ton gunboat - Santiago del EsteroSantiago del EsteroSantiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. It has a population of 244,733 inhabitants, making it the twelfth largest city in the country, with a surface area of 2,116 km². It lies on the Dulce River and on National Route 9, at a distance of...
(Argentina): 920-ton submarine - Saranda (Albania): 46-ton patrol boat
- Saukko (Finland): 142-ton submarine
- SeraphHMS Seraph (P219)HMS Seraph was an S-class submarine of the British Royal Navy. She carried out a number of intelligence and special operations activities during World War II, the most famous of which was Operation Mincemeat....
(UK): 217-foot submarine S3 class submarineBritish S class submarine (1931)The S-class submarines of the Royal Navy were originally designed and built during the modernisation of the submarine force in the early 1930s to meet the need for smaller boats to patrol the restricted waters of the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea replacing the British H class submarines... - Shu Shen (China): 380-ton gunboat
- Siofuk (Austria): 50-ton patrol boat, became the Birago (Germany)
- SixtusSixtusSixtus was a Roman name, a corruption of the Greek name "," meaning "polished," and originally Latinized "Xystus." It is not to be confused with the common Roman name "Sextus," meaning "sixth," though not necessarily denoting a sixth child....
(Denmark): 186-ton minelayer - Sleipner (Norway): 735-ton Sleipner classSleipner class destroyerThe Sleipner class was a class of six destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1936 until the German invasion in 1940. The design was considered advanced for its time, and it was the first class of vessels for the Norwegian Navy that used aluminium in the construction of the bridge, the...
destroyer - Smely (Bulgaria): 97-ton torpedo boat and minesweeper
- Smok (Poland) 711-ton Tugboat
- Søhunden (Denmark): 108-ton torpedo boat and minesweeper
- SokółORP SokółOne ship and three submarines of the Polish Navy have been named ORP Sokół :* Sokół, a tugboat launched in 1920 and disposed of in 1957....
(Poland): 540-ton Ursula class submarine - Søridderen (Denmark): 108-ton torpedo boat and minesweeper, became Hajen (Germany)
- SpitefulHMS Spiteful (P227)HMS Spiteful was a S-class submarine of the British Royal Navy.-Commander:Her pennant number was originally P77...
(UK): 217-foot submarine S3 class submarineBritish S class submarine (1931)The S-class submarines of the Royal Navy were originally designed and built during the modernisation of the submarine force in the early 1930s to meet the need for smaller boats to patrol the restricted waters of the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea replacing the British H class submarines... - Springeren (Denmark): 108-ton torpedo boat and minesweeper
- Stegg (Norway): 256-ton Trygg classTrygg class torpedo boatThe Trygg class was the third and last class of torpedo boats to be built for the Royal Norwegian Navy. The three Trygg ships were constructed from 1919 to 1921 at Moss Verft in Moss and Horten naval yard ....
torpedo boat - StørenStørenis a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality is located in the north-central part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal. The municipal center of Støren was the village of Støren, where Støren Church is located....
(Denmark): 108-ton torpedo boat and minesweeper - Strogi (Bulgaria): 97-ton torpedo boat and minesweeper
- Sulev (Estonia): 228-ton torpedo boat, became Ametist (USSR)
- Suurop (Estonia): 500-ton sidewheeler minelayerMinelayerMinelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft. Additionally, since World War I the term minelayer refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying naval mines...
and minesweeperMinesweeper (ship)A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...
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- Ta Tung (China): 900-ton patrol boat
- Taara (Estonia): gunboat
- Tamoio (Brazil): 844-ton submarine, ex-Ascianghi (Italy)
- Tartu (Estonia): 108-ton gunboat
- Tegualda (Chile): 435-ton submarine
- Teh Sheng (China): 932-ton gunboat, scuttled 1937
- Ternen (Denmark): 100-ton surveying tender and patrol boat
- Timbira (Brazil): 844-ton submarine, ex-GondorGondorGondor is a fictional kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings, described as the greatest realm of Men in the west of Middle-earth by the end of the Third Age. The third volume of The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, is concerned with the events in Gondor during the War of the Ring and with...
(Italy) - Tirane (Albania): 46-ton patrol boat
- TorHNoMS Tor (1939)HNoMS Tor was a Sleipner class destroyer of the Royal Norwegian Navy that was launched in September 1939. She was under outfitting and testing when Nazi Germany invaded Norway on 9 April 1940. Although scuttled by Norwegian naval personnel to prevent her from being captured by the invading forces,...
(Norway): 735-ton Sleipner classSleipner class destroyerThe Sleipner class was a class of six destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1936 until the German invasion in 1940. The design was considered advanced for its time, and it was the first class of vessels for the Norwegian Navy that used aluminium in the construction of the bridge, the...
destroyer - Triton (Denmark): 237-ton Ægir class submarine
- Troll (Norway): 578-ton Draug classDraug class destroyerThe Draug class was the first multi-vessel class of destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy, the first destroyer to be built for the RNoN being the Valkyrjen, commissioned 17 May 1896. As the single Valkyrjen was not enough to fulfil the need for destroyers, the Draug class was ordered and...
destroyer - Trygg (Norway): 256-ton Trygg classTrygg class torpedo boatThe Trygg class was the third and last class of torpedo boats to be built for the Royal Norwegian Navy. The three Trygg ships were constructed from 1919 to 1921 at Moss Verft in Moss and Horten naval yard ....
torpedo boat - Tse Chiang (China): 900-ton patrol boat
- TuiHMNZS Tui (T234)HMNZS Tui was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She was commissioned in 1941 for minesweeping and anti-submarine roles....
(New Zealand): 607-ton Bird class minesweeperBird class minesweeperThe Bird class minesweeper was a naval trawler built to Admiralty specifications so it could function as a minesweeper. Forty-five were built. The RNZN ships were also referred to as corvettes.... - Tung An (China): 390-ton destroyer
- Tupi (Brazil): 844-ton submarine, ex-Neghelli (Italy)
- Tursas (Finland): 360-ton trawler
- Turunmaa (Finland): 342-ton gunboat
- Tyr (Norway): 294-ton minelayer
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- Uisko (Finland): 360-ton trawler
- Uller (Norway): 260-ton minelayer
- UruguayUruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
(Argentina): 550-ton sloop - Uku (Estonia): Gunboat
- Uusimaa (Finland): 400-ton gunboat
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- Vale (Norway): 260-ton Vale-class minelayer
- Veinti y Cuatro de Febrero (Cuba): 218-ton gunboat
- Vesihiisi (Finland): 716-ton submarine
- Vesikko (Finland): 300-ton submarine
- Vetehinen (Finland): 716-ton submarine
- Vidar (Norway): 260-ton minelayer
- Vilppula (Finland): 165-ton minesweeper
- VlorëVlorëVlorë is one of the biggest towns and the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 94,000 . It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1912...
(Albania): 46-ton patrol boat
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- WakakuraHMNZS Wakakura (T00)HMNZS Wakakura was originally a First World War naval trawler built in Canada. She was purchased by New Zealand in 1926 and transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy when it was established in 1941...
(New Zealand): 540-ton Castle class naval trawlerCastle class naval trawlerThe Castle class minesweeper was a highly sea worthy naval trawler adapted for minesweeping and built to Admiralty specifications. Altogether about 200 were built between 1916 and 1919.... - Warendorp (Germany): 109-ton training vessel, ex-Reiher
- Wei Sheng (China): 932-ton gunboat, scuttled in 1937
- West Diep (Belgium): 109-ton torpedo boat, became Reiher (Germany)
- Wielingen (Belgium): 227-ton torpedo boat
- WilkORP WilkORP Wilk was the lead boat of her class of mine-laying submarines of the Polish Navy. The ship saw service in the Polish Navy from 1931 to 1951. Her name meant "Wolf" in Polish.-History:...
(Poland) 980-ton submarine - Wu Feng (China): 200-ton gunboat
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- Yi Shen (China): 350-ton gunboat
- Yung An (China): 90-ton river gunboat
- Yung Chi (China): 860-ton gunboat, became Hai Hsing (Japan)
- Yung Chien (China): 860-ton gunboat, became AsukaAsukaAsuka is a Japanese personal, family and place name derived from Ashuku nyorai, the Japanese name for Akshobhya, one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas.-Places:...
(Japan) - Yung Feng (China): 780-ton gunboat, became Chung Shan
- Yung Hsiang (China): 780-ton gunboat
- Yung Shen (China): 300-ton gunboat
- Yung Sui (China): 650-ton river gunboat
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- ŻbikORP ZbikORP Żbik was a which saw service in the Polish Navy from 1932 to 1955. Her name means "wildcat" in Polish.Żbik was laid down in 1927 in Caen, launched in 1930, and entered service in 1932. When World War II began on 1 September 1939, she took part in the Worek Plan for the defense of the Polish...
(Poland) 980-ton submarine - ŻurawORP ŻurawORP Żuraw was a of the Polish Navy at the outset of World War II. Żuraw participated in the defense of Poland during the German invasion of 1939.-Construction and service 1939:...
(Poland) 183-ton minesweeper