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.Japan o 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

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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 Carriers 2.Plan Z 3.Bismarck

Sources ● WH-Guard/USA-WH-Guard-3.htmlhttp:// WH-Guard/USA-WH-Guard-3.html ● german-warships.asphttp:// german-warships.asp ● ● ●