World War 2 Aircraft Carriers - Statistics

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Answer Stats
Navy Ship Class Fate Answer % Correct
United States Navy Yorktown Sunk by an IJN submarine after the Battle of Midway on June 7, 1942. Yorktown
91%
United States Navy Essex (Short Hull) Preserved as a museum ship at Charleston since October 13, 1975. Yorktown
91%
United States Navy Essex (Short Hull) Scrapped at Kearny in 1973. Essex
88%
United States Navy Essex (Short Hull) Preserved as a museum ship at Corpus Christi since June 15, 1992. Lexington
88%
United States Navy Lexington Scuttled after the Battle of the Coral Sea following an attack from Japanese bombers on May 8, 1942. Lexington
88%
Imperial Japanese Navy Shōkaku Sunk by a US submarine during the Battle of the Philippine Sea on June 19, 1944. Shōkaku
88%
Royal Navy Illustrious Scrapped in 1957. Illustrious
84%
Royal Navy - Sunk by U-81 near Gibraltar on November 14, 1941. Ark Royal
83%
United States Navy Yorktown Scrapped at Kearny in 1958. Enterprise
83%
Imperial Japanese Navy - Scuttled during the Battle of Midway after being damaged by US bombers on June 5, 1942. Akagi
79%
Imperial Japanese Navy - Sunk by US bombers during the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942. Kaga
79%
Kriegsmarine Graf Zeppelin Never finished. Scuttled at Stettin in April 25, 1945. Raised by USSR and sunk in the southern Baltic as a target ship on August 16, 1947. Graf Zeppelin
78%
Royal Navy Audacious/Eagle Did not see WWII service. Commissioned as Eagle. Scrapped at Cairnryan in 1978. Audacious
76%
Royal Navy Colossus Did not see frontline WWII service. Loaned to France and renamed Arromanches in August 1946. Scrapped at Toulon in 1978. Colossus
76%
United States Navy Yorktown Sunk by IJN ships during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on October 27, 1942. Hornet
76%
United States Navy Essex (Short Hull) Preserved as a museum ship at Alameda since October 17, 1998. Hornet
76%
Imperial Japanese Navy Unryū Sunk by a US submarine in the East China Sea on December 19, 1944. Unryū
76%
Imperial Japanese Navy Zuihō Sunk by US bombers during the Battle off Cape Engaño [Leyte Gulf] on October 25, 1944. Zuihō
76%
Imperial Japanese Navy Hiyō Sunk by US bombers during the Battle of the Philippine Sea on June 20, 1944. Hiyō
74%
Imperial Japanese Navy Chitose Sunk by US bombers during the Battle off Cape Engaño [Leyte Gulf] on October 25, 1944. Chitose
72%
Royal Navy Courageous Sunk by U-29 off Ireland on September 17, 1939. Courageous
72%
Imperial Japanese Navy Shōkaku Sunk by US bombers during the Battle off Cape Engaño [Leyte Gulf] on October 25, 1944. Zuikaku
72%
Royal Navy Implacable Scrapped at Inverkeithing in 1955. Implacable
71%
United States Navy Independence Scuttled off the Farallon Islands on January 29, 1951 after being used in Operation Crossroads. Independence
69%
United States Navy - Scuttled during the Guadalcanal campaign after being hit by an IJN submarine on September 15, 1942. Wasp
69%
United States Navy Essex (Short Hull) Scrapped at Kearny in 1973. Wasp
69%
Imperial Japanese Navy - Scuttled during the Battle of Midway after being damaged by US bombers on June 5, 1942. Hiryū
67%
Marine Nationale Joffre Never finished. Scrapped at 28% completion due to the Fall of France in June 1940. Joffre
67%
United States Navy Saipan Did not see WWII service. Scrapped in 1976. Saipan
67%
Royal Navy - Sunk by U-73 off the Balearic Islands during Operation Pedestal on August 11, 1942. Eagle
66%
Royal Navy Audacious Never finished. Cancelled in January 1946. Eagle
66%
United States Navy Midway Did not see WWII service. Preserved as a museum ship at San Diego since June 7, 2004. Midway
66%
Imperial Japanese Navy - Scuttled during the Battle of Midway after being damaged by US bombers on June 4, 1942. Sōryū
66%
Royal Navy Majestic Did not see WWII service. Sold to Australia and renamed Melbourne. Scrapped at China in 1985. Majestic
64%
United States Navy Lexington Sunk as a target ship during Operation Crossroads on July 25, 1946. Saratoga
64%
Royal Navy - Sunk by Japanese bombers off Batticaloa, Sri Lanka on April 9, 1942. Hermes
62%
United States Navy - Scrapped at Chester in 1947. Ranger
59%
Imperial Japanese Navy - Sunk by a US submarine off Japan on November 29, 1944. Shinano
55%
Royal Navy Courageous Sunk by German battleships off Norway on June 8, 1940. Glorious
53%
Royal Navy Illustrious Scrapped at Faslane in 1955. Indomitable
52%
Royal Navy Illustrious Scrapped at Faslane in 1969. Victorious
50%
United States Navy - Scuttled off Java following attack from Japanese bombers on February 27, 1942. Langley
48%
United States Navy Independence Transferred to France in 1951 as La Fayette. Returned and scrapped at Baltimore in 1964. Langley
48%
Imperial Japanese Navy - Sunk by a US submarine during the Battle of the Philippine Sea on June 19, 1944. Taihō
48%
Imperial Japanese Navy Unryū Sunk by an air raid in Kure Harbour on July 29, 1945. Amagi
45%
Royal Navy Courageous Decommissioned in April 1945. Scrapped at Troon in 1948. Furious
45%
Imperial Japanese Navy - Scrapped in Osaka from 1946 to 1947. Hōshō
45%
Imperial Japanese Navy Hiyō Scrapped in Sasebo from 1946 to 1947. Jun’yō
45%
Royal Navy Illustrious Scrapped at Inverkeithing in 1953. Formidable
43%
United States Navy Essex (Short Hull) Scrapped in 1973. Bunker Hill
41%
Royal Navy Implacable Scrapped at Faslane in 1956. Indefatigable
41%
United States Navy Essex (Short Hull) Preserved as a museum ship at New York City since August, 1982. Intrepid
41%
Royal Navy - Scrapped at Inverkeithing in 1946. Argus
40%
Marine Nationale - Scrapped at Savona in 1967. Béarn
40%
Imperial Japanese Navy - Sunk by US bombers during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on August 24, 1942. Ryūjō
40%
Imperial Japanese Navy Zuihō Sunk by US bombers during the Battle of the Coral Sea on May 7, 1942. Shōhō
38%
United States Navy Essex (Long Hull) Scrapped in 1975. Ticonderoga
36%
United States Navy Essex (Long Hull) Scrapped at Taiwan in 1988. Shangri-La
34%
Royal Navy - Scrapped at Troon in 1959. Unicorn
34%
United States Navy Essex (Short Hull) Scrapped at Chesapeake in 1966. Franklin
33%
United States Navy Essex (Short Hull) Scrapped at Los Angeles in 1992. Bon Homme Richard
31%
Imperial Japanese Navy Chitose Sunk by US bombers, cruisers and destroyers during the Battle off Cape Engaño [Leyte Gulf] on October 25, 1944. Chiyoda
31%
United States Navy Midway Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Baltimore in 2000. Coral Sea
31%
United States Navy Essex (Long Hull) Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Kearny in 1971. Boxer
29%
United States Navy Midway Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Kearny in 1978. Franklin D. Roosevelt
29%
United States Navy Essex (Long Hull) Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Portland in 1972. Princeton
29%
United States Navy Independence Scuttled following an air attack during the Battle of Sibuyan Sea [Leyte Gulf] on October 24, 1944. Princeton
29%
United States Navy Essex (Long Hull) Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Portland in 1971. Philippine Sea
28%
United States Navy Essex (Short Hull) Scrapped at India in 1994. Bennington
26%
Imperial Japanese Navy Unryū Did not see WWII service. Scrapped in Osaka from 1946 to 1947. Katsuragi
26%
Regia Marina - Never finished. Scuttled by Italian frogmen on April 19, 1945. Raised in 1946 and scrapped at La Spezia in 1952. Aquila
24%
United States Navy Essex (Long Hull) Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Philadelphia in 1974. Antietam
22%
United States Navy Independence Scrapped at San Francisco in 1961. Bataan
22%
United States Navy Independence Transferred to France in 1953 as Bois Belleau. Returned and scrapped in 1960. Belleau Wood
22%
United States Navy Essex (Long Hull) Scrapped at Los Angeles in 1976. Hancock
22%
United States Navy Essex (Long Hull) Never finished. Scrapped on the slipway in 1949. Iwo Jima
22%
United States Navy Essex (Long Hull) Did not see WWII service. Scrapped in 1974. Kearsarge
22%
United States Navy Essex (Long Hull) Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Chesapeake in 1970. Leyte
22%
United States Navy Essex (Long Hull) Did not see WWII service. Sunk as an artificial reef off Pensacola on May 17, 2006. Oriskany
22%
Imperial Japanese Navy - Scrapped in 1946. Ryūhō
22%
United States Navy Essex (Long Hull) Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Baltimore in 1968. Tarawa
22%
United States Navy Essex (Long Hull) Scrapped at Kearny in 1975. Randolph
21%
United States Navy Independence Scrapped at Los Angeles in 1971. San Jacinto
21%
United States Navy Saipan Did not see WWII service. Scrapped in 1980. Wright
21%
United States Navy Independence Transferred to Spain in 1967, renamed Délado. Scrapped at Brownsville in 2000. Cabot
19%
United States Navy Independence Scrapped at Portland in 1960. Cowpens
17%
United States Navy Essex (Long Hull) Did not see WWII service. Scrapped in 1972. Lake Champlain
17%
United States Navy Essex (Long Hull) Never finished. Scrapped at Baltimore in 1949. Reprisal
17%
Royal Navy Colossus Did not see frontline WWII service. Scrapped at Inverkeithing in 1961. Glory
16%
Royal Navy Colossus Did not see WWII service. Modified into an aircraft maintenance carrier while under construction. Scrapped at Port Glasgow in 1958. Perseus
16%
United States Navy Essex (Long Hull) Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Los Angeles in 1971. Valley Forge
16%
Royal Navy Majestic Did not see WWII service. Sold to India and renamed Vikrant. Decommissioned in 1997 and preserved as a museum ship from 2001 to 2012. Scrapped at Mumbai from 2014 to 2015. Hercules
14%
Imperial Japanese Navy - Never finished. Originally intended as a heavy cruiser. Scrapped at Sasebo from 1946 to 1947. Ibuki
12%
Royal Navy Majestic Did not see WWII service. Loaned to Canada until 1965, then returned and scrapped at Faslane in 1965. Magnificent
12%
United States Navy Independence Scrapped at Philadelphia in 1971. Monterey
12%
Royal Navy Colossus Did not see frontline WWII service. Scrapped at Faslane in 1962. Ocean
12%
Kriegsmarine Graf Zeppelin Never finished. Scrapped on the slipway in 1940. Peter Strasser
12%
Royal Navy Colossus Did not see WWII service. Scrapped at Inverkeithing in 1962. Theseus
12%
Royal Navy Colossus Did not see frontline WWII service. Loaned to Australia from 1952 to 1955, then sold to Brazil in 1956 and renamed Minas Gerais. Scrapped at Alang in 2004. Vengeance
12%
Imperial Japanese Navy Unryū Never finished. Construction stopped on November 1, 1944 at 60%. Scrapped from December 1946 to April 1947. Aso
10%
Royal Navy Colossus Did not see frontline WWII service. Modified into an aircraft maintenance carrier while under construction. Scrapped at Inverkeithing in 1954. Pioneer
10%
Royal Navy Colossus Did not see frontline WWII service. Sold to Netherlands and renamed Karel Doorman on August 1, 1948, and then to Argentina as Veinticinco de Mayo on October 15, 1968. Scrapped at Alang in 2000. Venerable
9%
Marine Nationale Joffre Never started due to the Fall of France on June 25, 1940. Painlevé
7%
Royal Navy Colossus Did not see WWII service. Converted into a heavy repair ship between 1956 and 1965. Scrapped in Spain in 1981. Triumph
7%
Royal Navy Audacious Never finished. Cancelled on October 15, 1946. Africa
5%
Imperial Japanese Navy Unryū Never finished. Construction stopped on April 1, 1945 at 84%. Scrapped from September 1946 to December 1947. Kasagi
5%
Imperial Japanese Navy Unryū Never started. Cancelled on May 5, 1944. Kurama/Kaimon
5%
Royal Navy Majestic Did not see WWII service. Sold to Australia and renamed Sydney. Scrapped at Seoul in 1975. Terrible
5%
Marine Nationale - Scuttled at Toulon on November 27, 1942. Raised by Italy in 1943, sunk again by US bombers on August 18, 1944. Sold for scrap in 1950. Commandant Teste
3%
Imperial Japanese Navy Unryū Never finished. Construction stopped on November 9, 1944 at 60%. Scrapped from July 1946 to March 1947. Ikoma
3%
Royal Navy Audacious/Eagle Did not see WWII service. Commissioned as Ark Royal. Scrapped at Cairnryan in 1980. Irresistible
3%
Royal Navy Majestic Never finished. Scrapped at Scotland in 1968. Leviathan
3%
Royal Navy Majestic Did not see WWII service. Sold to Canada and renamed Bonaventure. Scrapped at Taiwan in 1971. Powerful
3%
Royal Navy Colossus Did not see frontline WWII service. Loaned to Canada from 1946 to 1948, then sold to Argentina in 1958 and renamed Independencia. Scrapped in 1971. Warrior
3%
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