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1. en.wikipedia.org › Royal_Navy_during_World_War_TwoRoyal Navy during World War Two - Wikipedia

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   The Royal Navy was an important component of the Allied forces during the Second World War and made a significant contribution to the victory over the Axis powers. Its main tasks included the protection of merchant ships in the Atlantic against German U-boats and the defence of British territories.

2. www.naval-history.net › WW2CampaignRoyalNavyRoyal Navy in 1939 and 1945 - Naval History.Net

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   - Royal Navy was a mix of World War 1, modernised and recently completed ships. The French warships allocated to the Atlantic and the German were mainly modern.

3. www.naval-history.net › WW2aaNavalLife-Customs1Royal Navy in world War 2 - Life and Customs - Naval History.Net

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   The beautiful HMS Hood, battlecruiser and capital ship, pride of the Royal Navy and perhaps the HMS Nonsuch of this story (Courtesy - Maritime Quest) on to Part 2 or return to World War 2, 1939-1945. Introduction. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I do.

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4. naval-encyclopedia.com › ww2 › royal-navyRoyal Navy (ww2) - Naval Encyclopedia

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   The Royal Navy must undoubtedly have its finest pages in its struggle against the Regia Marina, the Italian navy, for the strategic control of the Mediterranean. With the capitulation of France in June 1940, the Royal Navy found itself alone, facing a recently belligerent Italy (before the lightning successes of its ally).

5. www.naval-history.net › xGW-RNOrganisation1939-45Royal Navy Orgnisation in World War 2, 1939-1945

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   The US Navy had more than enough ships for the task-in some ways they had a surplus of warships. The US Navy agreed to a British presence provided the Royal Navy built up its own supply lines.

6. naval-encyclopedia.com › ww2 › ukBritish Amphibious ships and landings crafts of world war two

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   Jun 6, 2020 · The British massed thousands of such vessels over a grand total of 6039 vessels of the Armada. If most of them were built prior to the operation, the British Royal Navy had experimented with the idea of amphibious warfare right from the Dardanelles campaign in 1915.

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   Why was the Royal Navy important in WW2?

   • The Royal Navy was an important component of the Allied forces during the Second World War and made a significant contribution to the victory over the Axis powers. Its main tasks included the protection of merchant ships in the Atlantic against German U-boats and the defence of British territories.

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   How many ships did the Royal Navy have in WW2?

   • At the beginning of the Second World War, the Royal Navy was the strongest navy in the world. It had 20 battleships and battlecruisers ready for service or under construction, twelve aircraft carriers, over 90 light and heavy cruisers, 70 submarines, over 100 destroyers as well as numerous escort ships, minelayers, minesweepers and 232 aircraft.

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   How did WW2 affect the United States Navy?

   • Over the course of the six years of war, naval losses totalled 50,000 dead, 15,000 wounded and 7,500 prisoners of war. The war had devastating consequences for the United Kingdom and the Royal Navy in particular. After 1945, the United States Navy had replaced the Royal Navy as the strongest navy in the world.

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   How many ships were built in the UK during WW2?

   • In all, about 5,000 (roughly 4780) vessels built in UK, many never completed as the war ended. In addition, the US provided under lend-lease some additional 13 LSI (L) modified by the British, four LSDs, 115 LST (2), 220 LCI (L), 172 LCT (5) and two LT (6).

   British Amphibious ships and landings crafts of world war two

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   Why did the Royal Navy fight against Italy?

   • The Royal Navy must undoubtedly have its finest pages in its struggle against the Regia Marina, the Italian navy, for the strategic control of the Mediterranean. With the capitulation of France in June 1940, the Royal Navy found itself alone, facing a recently belligerent Italy (before the lightning successes of its ally).

   Royal Navy (ww2) - Naval Encyclopedia

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   When did the Royal Navy enter WW1?

   • On 3 September at 11:17, seventeen minutes after the British ultimatum to Germany to withdraw from Poland had expired, the Royal Navy entered the war. The first major battle between the Kriegsmarine and the Royal Navy took place off the coast of South America on 13 December.

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8. www.iwm.org.uk › history › the-convoys-that-helpedThe Convoys That Helped Save Britain During The Second World War

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   In this video, IWM's Rob Rumble joins us from HMS Belfast in an attempt to uncover the biggest loss to a British convoy of the Second World War. Why did Admiral Pound give the order to scatter? What was it like for the sailors and U-Boat crews? And how did the disaster of convoy PQ-17 affect the outcome of the Second World War?