Covering all major warship classes of the Second World War mainly looking at their intended pre-war role and what missions they actually performed. Looking mostly at the US Navy, Royal Navy, Imperial Japanese Navy and Kriegsmarine. Classes covered Battleships, Carriers, Battle Cruisers, Heavy Cruisers, Light Cruisers, Escort Carriers, Destroyers, Submarines, and Destroyer Escorts. Ships HMS Warspite, Yamato, Shokaku, Hood / Admiral Class, Prinz Eugen, Cleveland, Casablanca, Fletcher, Type VIIC U-Boat and Buckley Class. Companion video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QirKwoPkGi0 CHECK OUT Drachinifel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4mftUX7apmV1vsVXZh7RTw »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« » twitter - https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized » facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ » SOURCES « Symonds, Craig L.: World War II at Sea. A Global History. Oxford University Press: New York, 2018 Evans, David C.; Peattie, Mark R.: Kaigun – Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY 1887-1941. US Naval Institute Press: United States, 2012. Wayne, Hughes P. Jr: Fleet Tactics. Theory and Practice. Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, Maryland, 1986. Chesneau, Roger; Gardiner; Robert: Conway’s All the World’s Fighting Ships 1922-1946. Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, 1980 Gardiner, Robert (Ed.): The Eclipse of the Big Gun. The Warship 1906-45. Conway’s History of the Ship. Conway Maritime Press: London, 1992. Gardiner, Robert (Ed.); Lavery, Brian (Con.Ed): The Line of Battle – The Sailing Warship 1650-1840. Conway’s History of the Ship. Conway Maritime Press: London, 1992. Evers, Heinrich: Kriegsschiffbau. Ein Lehr- und Hilfsbuch für die Kriegsmarine. Zweite, verbesserte Auflage. Springer-Verlag: Berlin, 1943. Loose, Bernd; Oesterle, Bernd: Das große Buch der Kriegsschiffe. Maschinengetriebene Schiffe des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts. Motorbuch Verlag: Stuttgart, 2. Auflage, 1997. Milner, Marc: Battle of the Atlantic. The History Press: Gloucestershire, 2003 (2011). Rielly, Robin L.: Kamikazes, Corsairs, and Picket Ships. Okinawa, 1945. Casemate: Newbury, UK, 2010. Willmott, H. P.: The Last Century of Sea Power – Volume I: From Port Arthur to Chanak, 1894-1922. Indiana University Press: Indianapolis, USA: 2009. Boyd, Carl; Yoshida, Akihiko: The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, 2002 (1995). MORE SOURCES are in the pinned comments, since the list was too long for the description *sigh* #ww2 #militaryhistory #navalhistory