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This list catalogs the most honored US Naval vessels of the Second World War. It is placed in descending order of earned Battle Stars; descending accorded...

Navy. She was named for Matthew Maury, and was one of the most decorated US Naval vessels of World War II. Maury was laid down on 24 March 1936 by Union Plant...

after Commodore Charles Morris. She was among the most decorated US Naval vessels of World War II. Morris was laid down at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth...

world participated in World War II. Most were neutral at the beginning, but only a relative few nations remained neutral to the end. The Second World...

power. See United States naval reactors for information on classification schemes and the history of nuclear-powered vessels. Modern cruisers, destroyers...

Rear Admiral John Henry Russell. She was among the most decorated US Naval vessels of World War II. Russell was laid down on 20 December 1937 by the Newport...

The war on hospital ships from the narratives of eye witnesses. T. Fisher Unwin, London. pp. 8–9. "Mistaken Attacks in the World War". U.S. Naval Institute...

decorated with both the Silver Star and Bronze Star. After the war, he held a variety of commands, specializing in amphibious warfare. He led the U.S...

United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, and Commander in Chief, Pacific...

964705 Naval Base Hawaii was a number of United States Navy bases in the Territory of Hawaii during World War II. At the start of the war, much of the Hawaiian...

This is a list of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II. The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military...

overpower enemy vessels through boarding. Galleys were the first vessels to effectively use heavy gunpowder artillery against other ships and naval fortifications...

When World War II broke out the United States Naval Construction Battalions (Seabees) did not exist. The logistics of a two theater war were daunting to...

aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the Luftstreitkräfte of the Imperial Army...

composed of United States civilian mariners and U.S. civilian and federally owned merchant vessels. Both the civilian mariners and the merchant vessels are...

displaying new U.S. naval power to the world; Roosevelt sought to demonstrate growing American military prowess and blue-water naval capabilities. Another...

This is a list of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II. It also lists United States Coast Guard losses. USS Utah (AG-16) was hit...

admiral during World War II. He commanded U.S. naval forces during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, one of the most significant naval battles of the Pacific...

World War I and became famous in the musical The Sound of Music after World War II, was decorated for bravery aboard SMS Kaiserin und Königin Maria Theresia...

this was the creation of the Q-ship, one of the most closely guarded secrets of the war. Their codename referred to the vessels' home port, Queenstown...