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hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
Except for every other president since Harry Truman and even He didn't win the war without massive help from Britain, Canada, Australia and more than any other the USSR. The US is not a war winner. They just like to start them then run bravely away.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@hippyjoe1955 We don't seem to recall the names of the ships in the Pacific flying British, Canadien, Russian, or Austrailian flags during WWII, can you help us out?
hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
@sunsporter1649 That is your problem not mine. You just keep showing your ignorance of history.
beckyromero · 36-40, F
@sunsporter1649
Drinking too much Trump Vodka causes memory problems. Here, let me help you out.
Non-U.S. Allied Ships in the Pacific Theater of Operations
Great Britain
HMS Prince of Wales (battleship; sunk)
HMS Repulse (battlecruiser; sunk
HMS Hermes (aircraft carrier; sunk)
HMS Revenge (battleship)
HMS Exeter (heavy cruiser; sunk)
HMS Illustrious (aircraft carrier)
HMS Indomitable (aircraft carrier)
HMS Ramillies (battleship)
HMS Resolution (battleship)
HMS Royal Sovereign (battleship)
HMS Valiant (battleship)
HMS Warspite (battleship)
HMS Victorious (aircraft carrier; was actually loaned to the United States as the USS Robin)
HMS Formidable (aircraft carrier)
HMS Dorsetshire (heavy cruiser; sunk)
HMS Shropshire (heavy cruiser; transferred to Australia after the loss of HMAS Canberra)
HMS Devonshire (heavy cruiser)
HMS Cornwall (heavy cruiser; sunk)
HMS Indefatigable (aircraft carrier)
HMS Implacable (aircraft carrier)
HMS King George V (battleship)
HMS Howe (battleship)
+ numerous light cruisers and destroyers
Australia
HMAS Canberra (heavy cruiser; sunk)
HMAS Australia (heavy cruiser)
HMAS Shropshire (heavy cruiser; transferred from Great Britain after the loss of HMAS Canberra
HMAS Perth (light cruiser; sunk)
New Zealand
HMNZS Achilles (light cruiser)
HMNZS Leander (light cruiser)
The Netherlands
HNLMS De Ruyter (light cruiser; sunk)
HNLMS Java (light cruiser; sunk)
Canada
HMCS Uganda (light cruiser)
HMCS Prince David (armed merchant cruiser; deployed under U.S. command in Alaskan waters)
HMCS Prince Henry (armed merchant cruiser; deployed under U.S. command in Alaskan waters)
HMCS Prince Robert (armed merchant cruiser; deployed under U.S. command in Alaskan waters)
HMCS Dawson (corvette; deployed under U.S. command in Alaskan waters)
HMCS Vancouver (corvette; deployed under U.S. command in Alaskan waters)
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union declared war on Japan on August 8, 1945. When it invaded the Kuril Islands, it relied heavily on U.S. supplied landing craft, torpedo boats and other small naval vessels.
HMS Exeter, HNLMS De Ruyter and HMAS Perth were sunk along with USS Houston during the battles of the Java Sea and Sunda Strait in February 1942.
We don't seem to recall the names of the ships in the Pacific flying British, Canadien, Russian, or Austrailian flags during WWII, can you help us out?
Drinking too much Trump Vodka causes memory problems. Here, let me help you out.
Non-U.S. Allied Ships in the Pacific Theater of Operations
Great Britain
HMS Prince of Wales (battleship; sunk)
HMS Repulse (battlecruiser; sunk
HMS Hermes (aircraft carrier; sunk)
HMS Revenge (battleship)
HMS Exeter (heavy cruiser; sunk)
HMS Illustrious (aircraft carrier)
HMS Indomitable (aircraft carrier)
HMS Ramillies (battleship)
HMS Resolution (battleship)
HMS Royal Sovereign (battleship)
HMS Valiant (battleship)
HMS Warspite (battleship)
HMS Victorious (aircraft carrier; was actually loaned to the United States as the USS Robin)
HMS Formidable (aircraft carrier)
HMS Dorsetshire (heavy cruiser; sunk)
HMS Shropshire (heavy cruiser; transferred to Australia after the loss of HMAS Canberra)
HMS Devonshire (heavy cruiser)
HMS Cornwall (heavy cruiser; sunk)
HMS Indefatigable (aircraft carrier)
HMS Implacable (aircraft carrier)
HMS King George V (battleship)
HMS Howe (battleship)
+ numerous light cruisers and destroyers
Australia
HMAS Canberra (heavy cruiser; sunk)
HMAS Australia (heavy cruiser)
HMAS Shropshire (heavy cruiser; transferred from Great Britain after the loss of HMAS Canberra
HMAS Perth (light cruiser; sunk)
New Zealand
HMNZS Achilles (light cruiser)
HMNZS Leander (light cruiser)
The Netherlands
HNLMS De Ruyter (light cruiser; sunk)
HNLMS Java (light cruiser; sunk)
Canada
HMCS Uganda (light cruiser)
HMCS Prince David (armed merchant cruiser; deployed under U.S. command in Alaskan waters)
HMCS Prince Henry (armed merchant cruiser; deployed under U.S. command in Alaskan waters)
HMCS Prince Robert (armed merchant cruiser; deployed under U.S. command in Alaskan waters)
HMCS Dawson (corvette; deployed under U.S. command in Alaskan waters)
HMCS Vancouver (corvette; deployed under U.S. command in Alaskan waters)
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union declared war on Japan on August 8, 1945. When it invaded the Kuril Islands, it relied heavily on U.S. supplied landing craft, torpedo boats and other small naval vessels.
HMS Exeter, HNLMS De Ruyter and HMAS Perth were sunk along with USS Houston during the battles of the Java Sea and Sunda Strait in February 1942.
sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M
@beckyromero Gee, that is almost as many ships that were in Task Force 58.1, one of the 9 divisions of Task Force 58, part of the Fifth Fleet. And who can forget the First Fleet, and the Ninth Fleet, not to mention the submarines and supply ships.
For a more comprehensive listing of the US Navy ships, see https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/u/us-pacific-fleet-organization-1may1945.html
And that is just the navy, don't forget the Marines, Army, Coast Guard, and Army Air Force and their operations in the Pacific. The Pacific War was wholly an American effort
For a more comprehensive listing of the US Navy ships, see https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/u/us-pacific-fleet-organization-1may1945.html
And that is just the navy, don't forget the Marines, Army, Coast Guard, and Army Air Force and their operations in the Pacific. The Pacific War was wholly an American effort
beckyromero · 36-40, F
@sunsporter1649
The Brits, Dutch and Aussies took a beating until we got our act together at Coral Sea and Midway.
And let's not forget about the Chinese, which tied up millions of Japanese troops on land.
World War II was an ALLIED victory that would have been nearly impossible without the United States.
The Brits, Dutch and Aussies took a beating until we got our act together at Coral Sea and Midway.
And let's not forget about the Chinese, which tied up millions of Japanese troops on land.
World War II was an ALLIED victory that would have been nearly impossible without the United States.






