List of ships of the Second World War (I)

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
Icarus  Royal Navy I minelayer destroyer 1,370 3 May 1937 paid off 29 August 1946, scrapped 29 October 1946.
Ierax  Hellenic Navy Wild Beast destroyer 1,030 19 October 1912 Decommissioned 1946
Ilex  Royal Navy I minelayer destroyer 1,370 7 July 1937 paid off August, scrapped in Sicily 1948.
Illustrious  Royal Navy Illustrious aircraft carrier 23,000 25 May 1940 scrapped 1956
Ilmarinen  Finland Väinämöinen coastal defence ship 3,900 17 April 1934 sunk 13 September 1941
Iltis  Kriegsmarine 1924 Raubtier torpedo boat 1,320 1 October 1928 sunk 13 May 1942
Imogen  Royal Navy I minelayer destroyer 1,370 2 June 1937 sunk in collision 16 July 1940
Imperial  Royal Navy I minelayer destroyer 1,370 30 June 1937 sunk 29 May 1941
Implacable  Royal Navy Implacable aircraft carrier 23,825 28 August 1944 scrapped 1955
Impulsive  Royal Navy I minelayer destroyer 1,370 29 January 1938 paid off 1946, scrapped 22 January 1946.
Inch Arran  Royal Canadian Navy River frigate 1,445 18 November 1944 paid off 23 June 1965
Indefatigable  Royal Navy Implacable aircraft carrier 23,825 3 May 1944 scrapped 1956
Independence  United States Navy Independence light aircraft carrier 11,000 14 January 1943 decommissioned 28 August 1946, target ship scuttled 1951
Independencia  Argentina Libertad riverine battleship 2,336 5 March 1892 Stricken 1951
Indiana  United States Navy South Dakota battleship 35,000 30 April 1942 decommissioned 11 September 1947, scrapped 1963
Indianapolis  United States Navy Portland-class heavy cruiser 9,800 15 November 1932 sunk 30 July 1945
Indomitable  Royal Navy Illustrious aircraft carrier 23,000 10 October 1941 scrapped 1955
Indus  Royal Indian Navy Grimsby sloop 1,210 15 March 1935 sunk 6 April 1942
Inglefield  Royal Navy I minelayer destroyer 1,370 25 June 1937 sunk 25 February 1944
Ingolf  Royal Danish Navy patrol boat 1,180 became Sleipner (Germany)
Ingraham  United States Navy Gleaves destroyer 1,630 19 July 1941 sunk 22 August 1942
Intensity  United States Navy Flower modified corvette 1,015 31 March 1943 paid off 3 October 1945
Intrepid  United States Navy Essex aircraft carrier 27,100 16 August 1943 decommissioned 15 March 1974, museum ship
Intrepid  Royal Navy I minelayer destroyer 1,370 29 July 1937 sunk 26 September 1943
Iowa  United States Navy Iowa battleship 45,000 22 February 1943 decommissioned 1990, museum
Irene Forsyte  United States Navy Q-ship 283 26 August 1943 16 December 1943
Iroquois  Royal Canadian Navy Tribal destroyer 2,020 30 November 1942 paid off 24 October 1962, scrapped 1966
Isaac Sweers  Royal Netherlands Navy Gerard Callenburgh class destroyer 1,606 29 May 1941 Sunk 13 November 1942
Ise  Imperial Japanese Navy Ise dreadnought 36,000 1917 sunk 28 July 1945
Isis  Royal Navy I minelayer destroyer 1,370 2 June 1937 sunk 20 July 1944.
Isuzu  Imperial Japanese Navy Nagara-class light cruiser 5,088 15 August 1923 Sunk 7 April 1945
Ivanhoe  Royal Navy I minelayer destroyer 1,370 24 August 1937 sunk 1 September 1940
Ivy  Royal Navy Flower corvette 925
Iwate  Imperial Japanese Navy Izumo-class armored cruiser 9,750 18 March 1901 sunk 26 July 1945
Izumo  Imperial Japanese Navy Izumo-class armored cruiser 9,750 25 September 1900 sunk 24 July 1945

References

  1. ↑ Naval Vessel Register Index
  2. ↑ "US Navy Inactive Classification Symbols". Naval Vessel Register. NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Index
  4. ↑ Archives, The National. "Royal Navy operations in the Second World War - The National Archives". The National Archives. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
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