British Warships of WW2

Can you name every British ship that served as part of the Royal Navy during WW2? This quiz only includes british manufactured ships and does not include acquired ships such as the ORP Błyskawica

British only ships, does not include other nationalities.

Does not include ships such as HMS Centurion, who did not perform active duties as a battleship.

May Include ships built during the war but commissioned after.

Cruisers, Battleships and Battlecruisers only due to the size of Destroyer lists.

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Hint	Answer
Battleship, Lead Ship	HMS Iron Duke
Battleship, Lead Ship	HMS Queen Elizabeth
Battleship	HMS Warspite
Battleship	HMS Barham
Battleship	HMS Malaya
Battleship	HMS Valiant
Battleship, Lead Ship	HMS King George V
Battleship	HMS Duke of York
Battleship	HMS Prince of Wales
Battleship	HMS Anson
Battleship	HMS Howe
Battleship, Lead Ship	HMS Revenge
Battleship	HMS Royal Sovereign
Battleship	HMS Ramillies
Battleship	HMS Resolution
Battleship	HMS Royal Oak
Battleship, Lead Ship	HMS Nelson
Battleship	HMS Rodney
Battleship, Lead Ship, Built 1944, commisioned 1946.	HMS Vanguard
Battlecruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Renown
Battlecruiser	HMS Repulse
Battlecruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Hood
Heavy Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS London
Heavy Cruiser	HMS Devonshire
Heavy Cruiser	HMS Sussex
Heavy Cruiser	HMS Shropshire
Heavy Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Kent
Heavy Cruiser	HMS Berwick
Heavy Cruiser	HMS Cumberland
Heavy Cruiser	HMS Suffolk
Heavy Cruiser	HMS Cornwall
Heavy Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Norfolk
Heavy Cruiser	HMS Dorsetshire
Heavy Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS York
Heavy Cruiser	HMS Exeter
Heavy Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Hawkins
Heavy Cruiser	HMS Frobisher
Heavy Cruiser	HMS Raleigh
Heavy Cruiser	HMS Effingham
Light Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Caledon
Light Cruiser	HMS Caradoc
Light Cruiser	HMS Calypso
Light Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Ceres
Light Cruiser	HMS Cardiff
Light Cruiser	HMS Coventry
Light Cruiser	HMS Curacoa
Light Cruiser	HMS Curlew
Light Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Carlisle
Light Cruiser	HMS Cairo
Light Cruiser	HMS Calcutta
Light Cruiser	HMS Capetown
Light Cruiser	HMS Colombo
Light Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Danae
Light Cruiser	HMS Dauntless
Light Cruiser	HMS Dragon
Light Cruiser	HMS Delhi
Light Cruiser	HMS Dunedin
Light Cruiser	HMS Durban
Light Cruiser	HMS Despatch
Light Cruiser	HMS Diomedes
Light Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Emerald
Light Cruiser	HMS Enterprise
Light Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Leander
Light Cruiser	HMS Orion
Light Cruiser	HMS Neptune

Hint	Answer
Light Cruiser	HMS Ajax
Light Cruiser	HMS Achilles
Light Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Arethusa
Light Cruiser	HMS Galatea
Light Cruiser	HMS Penelope
Light Cruiser	HMS Aurora
Light Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Southampton
Light Cruiser	HMS Newcastle
Light Cruiser	HMS Sheffield
Light Cruiser	HMS Glasgow
Light Cruiser	HMS Birmingham
Light Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Gloucester
Light Cruiser	HMS Liverpool
Light Cruiser	HMS Manchester
Light Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Edinburgh
Light Cruiser	HMS Belfast
Light Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Dido
Light Cruiser	HMS Argonaut
Light Cruiser	HMS Charybdis
Light Cruiser	HMS Phoebe
Light Cruiser	HMS Hermione
Light Cruiser	HMS Bonaventure
Light Cruiser	HMS Scylla
Light Cruiser	HMS Naiad
Light Cruiser	HMS Cleopatra
Light Cruiser	HMS Sirius
Light Cruiser	HMS Euryalus
Light Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Bellona
Light Cruiser	HMS Royalist
Light Cruiser	HMS Diadem
Light Cruiser	HMS Black Prince
Light Cruiser	HMS Spartan
Light Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Fiji
Light Cruiser	HMS Nigeria
Light Cruiser	HMS Mauritius
Light Cruiser	HMS Kenya
Light Cruiser	HMS Trinidad
Light Cruiser	HMS Jamaica
Light Cruiser	HMS Gambia
Light Cruiser	HMS Bermuda
Light Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Ceylon
Light Cruiser	HMS Uganda
Light Cruiser	HMS Newfoundland
Light Cruiser, Lead Ship	HMS Minotaur
Light Cruiser, Commisioned 1944	HMS Swiftsure
Light Cruiser, Commisioned 1945	HMS Superb
Aircraft Carrier, Lead Ship	HMS Argus
Aircraft Carrier, Lead Ship	HMS Courageous
Aircraft Carrier	HMS Glorious
Aircraft Carrier	HMS Furious
Aircraft Carrier, Lead Ship	HMS Eagle
Aircraft Carrier, Lead Ship	HMS Hermes
Aircraft Carrier, Lead Ship	HMS Ark Royal
Aircraft Carrier, Lead Ship	HMS Unicorn
Aircraft Carrier, Lead Ship	HMS Illustrious
Aircraft Carrier	HMS Formidable
Aircraft Carrier	HMS Victorious
Aircraft Carrier	HMS Indomitable
Aircraft Carrier, Lead Ship	HMS Implacable
Aircraft Carrier	HMS Indefatigable
Aircraft Carrier, Lead Ship	HMS Vindictive
Escort Carrier, Lead Ship	HMS Nairana
Escort Carrier	HMS Vindex
Escort Carrier	HMS Campania

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Level 29

Nov 12, 2024

Good quiz

quite the test of knowledge