Naval Defense in the Second World War presented by: Will Siegal.
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Naval Defense in the Second World War
presented by: Will Siegal
United States
● Peak: 6,768 ships (1945)-28 aircraft carriers, 23 battleships,71 escort carriers,72 cruisers, 232 submarines, 377 destroyers, other supply ships
● Key during “island hopping” campaign in Pacific vs.Japano Key Battles: Midway, Philippine Sea, Okinawa
● Pearl Harbor: over 400 aircraft/ships sunk or damaged,
but not aircraft carriers
Japan
● Peak: 25 carriers, 12 battleships, 43 carriers, 169 destroyers, 184 submarines
● Yamato, heaviest battleship in history (72,000 tons)
● Key battles: Pearl Harbor, Okinawa● used suicide planes, boats, torpedoes and
scuba divers
Germany (Kriegsmarine)
● sinking of Bismarck proved heavy loss in sea battle against Britain
● Utilized U-boats (irrelevant after start of war)● Plan Z: naval plan by Hitler in 1939 to
revitalize navy: 249 submarines,158 destroyers, 50 cruisers, 10 battleships, others
● used for invasion of Norway and Poland, fought losing Battle of Atlantic with US
Britain
● largest fleet in world with 15 battleships, 66 cruisers, 184 destroyers, 60 submarines, 45 escort vessels, scores other in construction
● suffered huge losses early in war, including 3,000 when Lancastria, troopship, sunk
● sunk the Bismarck (big deal) and Scharnhorst of Germany
● weaker air fleet
Statistics page
Questions
● What ships/were not affected during Pearl Harbor, proving vital later in the Pacific?
● What was the name of the German naval plan for revitalization of the fleet?
● Which major ship did the British sink, turning the tide on the war of the seas against Germany?
Answers
1. Aircraft Carriers2. Plan Z3. Bismarck
Sources
● http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-WH-Guard/USA-WH-Guard-3.html
● http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/ww2-german-warships.asp
● http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/● http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm● http://www.world-war-2.info/statistics/