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Bismarck
A Minute by Minute Account of the Final Hours of Germany's Greatest Battleship
Zetterling, Niklas
The Royal Navy
The class armed merchant cruiser HMS Hector. She was lost on 5 Apr 1942.
Ships of the Royal Navy
MS Trawlers (714)
Minesweepers (390)
Destroyers (383)
Submarines (299)
Frigates (268)
ASW Trawlers (262)
Corvettes (235)
Rescue Tugs (142)
Tugs (139)
Tank landing ships (113)
Boom defence vessels (87)
Escort destroyers (84)
Light cruisers (77)
Sloops (75)
MS Whalers (70)
Escort carriers (62)
Armed Merchant Cruisers (51)
Repair Ships (44)
ASW Whalers (32)
Mooring vessels (24)
Patrol vessels (24)
Aircraft Carriers (24)
Salvage vessels (22)
Barrage / Gate vessels (17)
Battleships (17)
Heavy cruisers (15)
Submarine Depot Ships (13)
Minelayers (7)
Anti-Aircraft ships (6)
Destroyer Depot Ships (6)
Dock landing ships (4)
Monitors (4)
Battlecruisers (3)
Cruiser minelayer (1)
Summary
3714 warships of 34 types.
War losses
According to our files the Royal Navy lost 647 warships during WWII (17.42%). See them all here.