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Almirante Cochrane  [ Flag of Agentina ] Almirante Latorre-class battleship Chilean battleship Almirante Latorre [ Wikipedia icon ] (sister ship to Almirante Cochrane)
Taken over by the British and converted to carrier HMS Eagle

Arizona  [ Flag of United States ] BB-39
Pennsylvania-class battleship
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] USS Arizona National Memorial, Hawaii - National Parks Service  [ Flag of United States ] Arizona Memorial Museum Association [ World Wide Web icon ] U. S. Naval Institute Special Collections - Pearl Harbor  [ Flag of United States ] "Oil and Honor at Pearl Harbor", National Geographic article by Priit J. Vesilind [ World Wide Web icon ] USS Arizona [ Wikipedia icon ] Arizona Memorial [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ]  [ museum sign icon ] Arizona exploded and sank after being hit by bombs during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. Her superstructure was cut away, but her hull remains as a permanent memorial to the casualties of that day.

Bismarck  [ Flag of Germany - WWII ] Bismarck-class battleship KBismarck.com [ World Wide Web icon ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ] Sunk by British forces in the North Atlantic, 27 May 1941

Caio Duilio  [ Flag of Italy ] Andrea Doria-class battleship Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ welding torch icon ] Scrapped at La Spezia in 1957.

California  [ Flag of United States ] BB-44
Tennessee-class battleship
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ]  [ refit icon ]  [ welding torch icon ] Sunk at Pearl Harbor, California was raised and repaired, and returned to service in 1944. She was sold for scrap July 1959.

Conte de Cavour  [ Flag of Italy ] Conte di Cavour-class battleship Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ]  [ capture icon ]  [ welding torch icon ] Conte de Cavour was sunk by British aircraft during the Taranto attack of 11 November 1940. She was raised by the Italians and sent to Trieste for refit. Captured by the Germans in Trieste in 1943, abandoned in 1945, she was finally scrapped 27 February 1947.

Fuso  [ Flag of Japan - WWII ] Fuso-class battleship Tabular Record of Movement at Nihon Kaigun [ World Wide Web icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ] Sunk at the Battle of Surigao Strait, 25 October 1944.

Gneisenau  [ Flag of Germany - WWII ] Scharnhorst-class battlecruiser Scharnhorst & Gneisenau [ World Wide Web icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ]  [ welding torch icon ] Sunk as blockship at Gotenhafen (Gdynia), 27 March 1945. The wreck was raised and scrapped in 1951.

Haruna  [ Flag of Japan - WWII ] Kongo-class battleship Tabular Record of Movement at Nihon Kaigun [ World Wide Web icon ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ]  [ welding torch icon ] Sunk at pierside in Kure after multiple air attacks on 24-28 July 1945. In 1946, the wreck was raised and broken up.

Indiana  [ Flag of United States ] BB-58
South Dakota-class battleship
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ welding torch icon ] Sold for scrap in 1962. Various parts of Indiana (mast, anchor, etc.) are on display in museums around the state.

Kearsarge  [ Flag of United States ] Battleship Number 5
Kearsarge-class battleship
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ]
 [ welding torch icon ] Rendered obsolete as a battleship, Kearsarge served as a training ship for a number of years. She was then converted to a floating crane, renamed Crane Ship No. 1, and continued to serve through and after the Second World War helping to build the new battleships and carriers. She was sold for scrap on 9 August 1955.

Kongo  [ Flag of Japan - WWII ] Kongo-class battleship Tabular Record of Movement at Nihon Kaigun [ World Wide Web icon ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ] Hit and sunk by torpedoes from SS-315 USS Sealion north of Formosa. Kongo is the only Japanese battleship lost to U.S. submarines in WWII, and the last battleship sunk by a sub anywhere.

Maryland  [ Flag of United States ] BB-46
Colorado-class battleship
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ welding torch icon ] Scrapped 8 July 1959.

Massachusetts  [ Flag of United States ] BB-59
South Dakota-class battleship
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Battleship Cove: The World's Largest Historic Naval Ship Exhibit [ museum sign icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ museum sign icon ] Moored at Battleship Cove, located in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Missouri  [ Flag of United States ] BB-63
Iowa-class battleship
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Battleship Missouri Memorial [ museum sign icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ museum sign icon ] Permanently berthed on Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Musashi  [ Flag of Japan - WWII ] Yamato-class battleship Tabular Record of Movement at Nihon Kaigun [ World Wide Web icon ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ] Lost to air attack during the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 24 October 1944. U.S. planes hit Musashi with at least 19 torpedoes and 17 bombs, plus near-misses.

Nagato  [ Flag of Japan - WWII ] Nagato-class battleship Tabular Record of Movement at Nihon Kaigun [ World Wide Web icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ mushroom cloud icon ] Surrendered to American naval forces on 30 August 1945. Nagato was moved to Eniwetok in March 1946 for repairs, then steamed to Bikini Atoll in May. She survived the Able air-burst test on 1 July, but was severely damaged by the Baker underwater test on the 24th. On the night of 29 July, Nagato capsized and sank in Bikini lagoon.

Nevada  [ Flag of United States ] BB-36
Nevada-class battleship
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ]  [ mushroom cloud icon ]  [ targeting reticle icon ] Refloated and returned to service after Pearl Harbor, Nevada served through the rest of the war. She was used as a target ship for both Operation Crossroads atomic tests, and was finally sunk as a gunfire and torpedo target ship off Hawaii on 31 July 1948

New Jersey  [ Flag of United States ] BB-62
Iowa-class battleship
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Battleship New Jersey [ museum sign icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ museum sign icon ] Moored pierside on the Delaware River in Camden, New Jersey, at the former site of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.

Oklahoma  [ Flag of United States ] BB-37
Nevada-class battleship
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ]  [ life ring icon ] Capsized and sunk at Pearl Harbor, Oklahoma was righted and raised, then sold for scrapping 5 December 1946. While under tow to San Francisco on 17 May 1947, Oklahoma broke her towline and sank 540 miles east of Pearl Harbor.

Pennsylvania  [ Flag of United States ] BB-38
Pennsylvania-class battleship
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ mushroom cloud icon ] USS Pennsylvania survived both atomic bomb tests in July 1946 and was towed to Kwajalein where she was decommissioned in August. She was used for post-blast radiological and structural studies until February 1948, when she was scuttled off Kwajalein.

Prince of Wales  [ Flag of Britain ] King George V-class battleship Force Z Survivors Association [ World Wide Web icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ] Bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft off the coast of Malaya, 10 December 1941.

Ranger  [ Flag of United States ] CC-4
Lexington-class battlecruiser
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Lexington-class Battlecruisers - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ]
 [ welding torch icon ] Originally contracted as Lexington, renamed 10 December 1917. Laid down 23 June 1921, cancelled 17 August 1923. Incomplete hull sold for scrap 8 November 1923.

Ranger  [ Flag of United States ] CC-5
Lexington-class battlecruiser
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Lexington-class Battlecruisers - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ]
 [ welding torch icon ] Originally contracted as Ranger, renamed Constitution 10 December 1917. Keel laid September 1920, cancelled.

Repulse  [ Flag of Britain ] Renown-class battlecruiser Force Z Survivors Association [ World Wide Web icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ] Bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft off the coast of Malaya, 10 December 1941.

Richelieu  [ Flag of France ] Richelieu-class battleship Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ welding torch icon ] Scrapped 1968

Scharnhorst  [ Flag of Germany - WWII ] Scharnhorst-class battlecruiser Scharnhorst & Gneisenau [ World Wide Web icon ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ] Sunk 26 December 1943 during the Battle of North Cape.

Tennessee  [ Flag of United States ] BB-43
Tennessee-class battleship
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ welding torch icon ] Damaged in the Pearl Harbor attack, Tennessee served throughout WWII. She was scrapped 10 July 1959

Vittorio Veneto  [ Flag of Italy ] Vittorio Veneto-class battleship Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ welding torch icon ] Interned in Egypt after the 1943 Armistice, Vittorio Veneto was returned to Italy and scrapped after WWII.

West Virginia  [ Flag of United States ] BB-48
Colorado-class battleship
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ]  [ refit icon ]  [ welding torch icon ] Heavily damaged and sunk at Pearl Harbor, West Virginia was refloated, modernized and served during the last two years of the war. She was sold for scrap to the Union Minerals and Alloys Corp. of New York City, 24 August 1959.

Wisconsin  [ Flag of United States ] BB-64
Iowa-class battleship
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] The Battleship Wisconsin [ museum sign icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ museum sign icon ]  [ subdued U. S. flag icon ] Wisconsin is moored adjacent to Nauticus on the Elizabeth River waterfront of Norfolk, Virginia. Although stricken from the Navy List, Wisconsin is still owned by the U.S. Navy and is carried on the rolls as an inactive reserve vessel.

Yamashiro  [ Flag of Japan - WWII ] Fuso-class battleship Tabular Record of Movement at Nihon Kaigun [ World Wide Web icon ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ] Sunk at the Battle of Surigao Strait, 25 October 1944.

Yamato  [ Flag of Japan - WWII ] Yamato-class battleship Tabular Record of Movement at Nihon Kaigun [ World Wide Web icon ] Online Library of Selected Images - U.S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
 [ ship sinking icon ] Hit by multiple bombs and at least eight torpedoes by U.S. carrier aircraft in the East China Sea, 7 April 1945.