2006-08-27 05:24:13 · 11 answers · asked by *awhb* 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The Royal Navy had 3317 ships of all types in WW2. Heres a break-down of that number : http://uboat.net/allies/warships/listing.html?navy=HMS
The Treaty of Versailles was supposed to limit the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) to 35% of the size of Royal Navy.
In 1938 the Germans finalised their Z-Plan which would expand their navy to a total of 800 ships, including 10 battleships and battle cruisers, 4 aircraft carriers, 15 armoursed vessels, 5 heavy cruisers, 44 light cruisers, 158 destroyers, 249 u-boats and assorted smaller craft.
Im afraid I dont know how this works out in tonnage, but I cant believe Germanys 800 ships would ever outweight the RNs 3317 vessels.
2006-08-27 09:38:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
some human beings are obsessed with how Chamberlain appeased Hitler and use this as an excuse to justify rather lots any conflict that would desire to be available. yet u . s . a . did help England by using sending many convoys around the Atlantic and likewise buying and merchandising 50 WWI destroyers for some Islands yet various credit could circulate to Russia for taking terrible losses yet ultimately breaking the back of the German invasion. What saved England became its effective military which prevented any ideas Hitler crossing the channel using fact if he had tried it the British military might have sunk the full invasion stress. Hitler did no longer have self belief in navies somewhat floor ships and did no longer be able to stand the British naval superiority. additionally the RAF stopped Goering's objectives of bombing England into submission. additionally the skill of the British to conceal interior the subway tubes secure from the bombs saved many alive in the time of the blitz. And the jeep service ultimately ended the U boat risk which did take a perilous toll on the convoys interior the commencing up of the conflict. interior the top Hitler defeated himself by using his blunders interior the Russian invasion, the main important one invading Russia in any respect.
2016-09-30 01:24:30 · answer #2 · answered by blumenkrantz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Britain
2006-08-27 07:32:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Far and away the Royal Navy. After WW1 the German navy was surenendered. Then due to arms treaties they had only a small Navy. When Hitler gained power he started a major shipbuilding program to build a fleet to rival Britain. The problem was, it wouldn't be ready until 1946. Hitler jumped the gun, and the rest is history.
2006-08-27 05:46:10 · answer #4 · answered by lana_sands 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not counting the US, Britain had a larger Navy than Germany.
2006-08-27 08:23:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The British by a margin of three or four to one. By the end of the war the US fleet was the largest.
2006-08-27 06:56:06 · answer #6 · answered by Will B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Britain by a large margin, Germany only had two battleships, a handful of cruisers, heavy cruisers, and destroyers, and zero Aircraft Carriers were launched (one was built, but never launched).
2006-08-27 05:37:41 · answer #7 · answered by Black Sabbath 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Britain of course.
2006-08-27 08:20:24 · answer #8 · answered by Ronax3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
prolly Britian; Britian had one of the world's largest navy during WWII and before historically. Germany was more air-based and artillery heavy.
2006-08-27 05:28:01 · answer #9 · answered by Fadi P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Britain - and by golly we needed it!
2006-08-27 05:42:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋