Post by lordroel on Jul 8, 2016 11:49:31 GMT
No Washington Naval Treaty; An alternate Word War II
This is my fun at creating a what if timeline depicting what would happen if the Washington Naval Conference failed in 1922 which resulted that there was no London Naval Treaty in 1930 ore Second London Naval Treaty in 1936 and that the world nation’s entered into a naval arms race which causes a total alternate Word War II.
1919
Courageous-class battlecruisers, HMS Courageous HMS Glorious and HMS Furious are declared "surplus" (unfit for further duty) right after WW I and mothballed.
1920
The Empire of Japan begins construction on four Amagi-class battlecruisers.
The Soviet Union with the help of Italian engineers begins construction on the Borodino-class battleship.
1921
January
The United States of America begins construction of six Lexington-class battlecruisers.
April
The United States of America begins construction on four South Dakota class battleships which when completed will be the largest, most heavily armed and armored battleships in the United States navy.
October
The Empire of Japan begins construction on four Kii class battleships.
1922
January
The Japanese delegation discovers that the Cypher Bureau, a US intelligence service is spying on the delegations' communications and as a result the Japanese delegation declares that they are no longer taking part in the Washington Naval Conference, which is being held in Washington, D.C., United states of America. This has the result that the French government and the Italian government also call back their own delegations, ending the Washington Naval Conference.
June
The Empire of Japan begins construction on four Shima-class battleships (Number 13-class).
July
United States of America decides to convert the fifth and six Lexington-class battlecruisers already under construction into aircraft carriers.
1923
Attempts by the United States government to hold a new naval conference falls on deaf ears as only the United Kingdom is willing to come back to a new naval conference, as the other three countries (French Republic, Empire of Japan and the Kingdom of Italy) are not trusting a country which was spying on them during the Washington Naval Conference.
June
The United Kingdom with the Washington Naval Conference having turned out a disaster and attempts to have another naval conference having failed begin construction of the first of three Saints-class battlecruisers (modified G3 class battlecruiser).
November
Due the Great Kanto Earthquake in September the third and fourth Shima class battleships are scrapped due to damage they suffered. This leaves only the first and second Shima class battleships to enter into service with the Imperial Japanese navy.
Amagi-class battlecruiser, Amagi is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese navy.
December
Amagi-class battlecruiser, Akagi is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
1924
February
South Dakota-class battleship, USS South Dakota is commissioned into the United States Navy.
March
United Kingdom begins construction on the second and third Saints-class battlecruisers which will be named Saint Patrick and Saint Lucia.
April
South Dakota-class battleship, USS Indiana is commissioned into the United States Navy.
August
Lexington-class battlecruiser, USS Lexington is commissioned into the United States Navy.
September
Lexington-class battlecruiser, USS Constellation is commissioned into the United States Navy.
The French Republic begins construction on the first of two Duquesne-class heavy cruisers.
November
Lexington-class battlecruiser, USS Saratoga is commissioned into the United States Navy.
Using the material of third and fourth Shima-class battleships who were scrapped due damage suffered during the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. The Empire of Japan begins construction of one Suruga-class battleship (Improved version of the Shima class battleship).
Kii-class battleship, Kij is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
December
Lexington-class battlecruiser, USS Ranger is commissioned into the United States Navy.
Amagi-class battlecruisers, Atago and Takao are commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
1925
The last two South Dakota-class battleships, USS Montana and USS North Carolina are commissioned into the United States Navy.
Borodino-class battleship, Borodino is commissioned into the Soviet Navy.
First Java-class cruiser is commissioned, HNLMS Java is the first of four Java-class cruiser to be commissioned with the Royal Netherlands Navy.
March
The French Republic begins construction on the second Duquesne-class heavy cruiser which will be called Tourville.
Kii-class battleship, Awa is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
1926
Second Java-class cruiser is commissioned with the Royal Netherlands Navy and is called HNLMS Sumatra.
The French Republic begins construction on the first of four Colbert-class heavy cruisers.
Shima-class battleship Shima is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Kii-class battleship, Owari is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
1927
Saints class battlecruiser, HMS Saint Andrew is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Royal Netherlands Navy third Java-class cruiser is commissioned, and is called HNLMS Celebes.
January
Shima-class battleship, Tango is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
August
Constitution-class aircraft carrier (converted Lexington-class battlecruisers) USS Constitution is commissioned into the United States Navy.
October
Constitution-class aircraft carrier, USS United States is commissioned into the United States Navy.
Kii-class battleship, Osumi is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
1928
Saints-class battlecruisers, HMS Saint Patrick and HMS Saint Lucia are commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Suruga-class battleship, Suruga is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese navy.
Royal Netherlands Navy fourth and last Java-class cruiser is commissioned and is called HNLMS Borneo.
December
The Duquesne-class heavy cruisers, Duquesne and Tourville are commissioned into the French Navy.
1929
Germany begins construction on the three Deutschland class cruisers.
November
The French Republic begins construction on the fourth Colbert-class heavy cruiser which will be called Suffren.
1930
The Soviet Union with the help of the French Republic begins converting the old Soviet gunboat Krasnoye Znamya into the Soviet navy's first attempt of operating an aircraft carrier. The Krasnoye Znamya will when entering into service by used mainly as a training ship to acquaint aviators, commanders, and deck crew personnel with flight operations.
1931
Suffren-class heavy cruiser, Suffren is commissioned into the French Navy.
March
The French Republic begins construction on the first of two Algérie-class heavy cruisers. The building of the Algérie-class heavy cruisers for the French navy is in responds to the four Zara class heavy cruisers being built for the Italian Royal Navy.
Suffren-class heavy cruiser, Colbert is commissioned into the French Navy.
August
Suffren-class heavy cruiser, Foch is commissioned into the French Navy.
1932
The Kingdom of the Netherlands begins construction on two of a planned four Eendracht-class battlecruisers who are going to be deployed in the Netherlands East Indies.
The French Republic begins construction on two Dunkerque-class battleships which are the first capital ships to be built by the French Navy after the end of World War I.
October
Germany begins construction of the third and last Deutschland-class cruiser which will be called Admiral Graf Spee.
1933
April
Deutschland-class cruiser, KMS Deutschland is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
June
The Soviet Navy first aircraft carrier Krasnoye Znamya enters into service with the Soviet navy and will be operated in the Black Sea.
1934
April
The Republic of Poland begins construction on two Generał Kazimierz Pułaski-class battlecruiserss for the Polish Navy.
July
The Kingdom of the Netherlands begins construction on the third and fourth Eendracht-class battlecruisers.
Suffren-class heavy cruiser, Dupleix is commissioned into the French Navy.
September
Algérie-class heavy cruiser, Algérie is commissioned into the French Navy.
Germany begins construction of the first of three Pommern-class heavy cruisers.
October
The kingdom of Italy begins construction on two of a planned four Vittorio Veneto-class battleships.
November
Deutschland-class cruiser, KMS Admiral Scheer is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
Germany begins construction on two Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers.
1935
March
Under the new 5-year plan the Soviet Union begin construction on their first true aircraft carrier which will when be completed the second aircraft carrier to enter into service in the Soviet navy and will be deployed with the Baltic fleet.
May
Algérie-class heavy cruiser, Tunis is commissioned into the French Navy.
June
The kingdom of Italy begins converting the Zara class heavy cruiser, RN Pola into an aircraft carrier.
Germany begins construction on two Scharnhorst-class battleships.
July
Germany begins construction of the first of five Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruisers.
August
With the Kingdom of the Netherlands already building four Eendracht-class battlecruisers, the Netherlands government demands an aircraft-capable ship for the far-flung islands of the Netherlands East Indies. Instead of building a new ship it is decided to convert the third Eendracht class battlecruiser into a heavily-armed "flight-deck cruiser".
September
The kingdom of Italy begins construction on the third Vittorio Veneto-class battleship which will be called Roma.
November
The French Republic begins construction of the first of two Joffre-class aircraft carriers for the French Navy.
1936
Courageous-class battlecruisers, HMS Courageous and HMS Glorious who had been mothballed sins 1919 are modernized with some superstructure upgrade, new anti-aircraft guns, and a clipper" bow. When completed the Courageous class battlecruisers where reclassified as light battlecruisers.
January
Deutschland-class cruiser, KMS Admiral Graf Spee is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
March
The French Republic begins construction on two lengthened and strengthened Dunkerque-class battleships which are called the Lorraine-class battleships.
May
The Kingdom of Italy begins construction on fourth and last of the Vittorio Veneto-class battleships which will be called Impero.
June
The French Republic begins construction of the first of two Côte d'Azur-class heavy cruisers.
July
The Soviet Union begins construction of four Sovetsky Soyuz class battleships.
Germany begins construction of two Bismarck-class battleships.
November
Eendracht-class battlecruiser, HNLMS Eendracht is commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy.
1937
Germany begins converting the second Pommern-class heavy cruiser being built into an aircraft carrier.
Adolf Hitler disenchanted with the "armored cruiser" concept for sea raiders orders the German Kriegsmarine to build a more powerful armored ship. These resulted in the Hindenburg class battlecruiser.
Dunkerque-class battleship, Dunkerque is commissioned into the French Navy.
January
United Kingdom begins construction on five King George V-class battleships to be commissioned with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
February
Eendracht-class battlecruiser, HNLMS Kijkduin is commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy.
March
The Empire of Japan begins construction on two Yamato-class battleships.
April
Germany begins construction on the first of two Führer-class battleships which is basically an enlarge Bismarck class battleship.
June
The French Republic begins building the second Côte d'Azur-class heavy cruiser which will be called Côte d'Emeraude.
November
United Kingdom begins construction on two modified illustrious-class aircraft carrier called the Indomitable class aircraft carrier.
1938
March
The Kingdom of Italy completes its conversion of the Zara-class heavy cruiser RN Pola into an aircraft carrier. Now called RN Falco (falcon), it is the first aircraft carrier in the Italian Royal Navy.
May
Scharnhorst-class battleship, KMS Gneisenau is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
June
The Empire of Japan begins construction on the third and fourth Yamato-class battleships.
November
Pommern-class heavy cruiser, KMS Pommern is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
December
Germany begins construction of the second Führer-class battleship which will be called Friedrich der Große.
United Kingdom begins construction on four Lion-class battleships to be commissioned with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
1939
January
Scharnhorst-class battleship, KMS Scharnhorst is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
Lorraine-class battleship, Lorraine is commissioned into the French Navy.
February
The Imperial Japanese Navy ordered the third and fourth partially-constructed Yamato-class battleships to be converted to aircraft carriers while on the slipways. As they are not intended to have an air complement of their own they will instead be used to replenish planes from other, more vulnerable carriers, and their armored decks will provide more landing spaces for displaced aircraft and some shelter from bombs.
April
Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser, KMS Admiral Hipper is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
May
The flight deck battlecruiser HNLMS Gouden Leeuw originally of the Eendracht-class battlecruiser is commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy. Equipped with short flight deck and hangar and large-caliber guns to defend it is capable of carrying 12 Buffalo fighters and 12 Bison (modified Buffalo fighter) dive-bombers.
June
French Navy, Joffre-class aircraft carrier, Joffre is commissioned into the French navy.
July
Generał Kazimierz Pułaski-class battlecruiser, ORP Generał Kazimierz Pułaski is commissioned into the Polish Navy.
United States Congress approves the two-ocean navy bill which will allow the building of five Massachusetts-class battleships and six Iowa-class battleships. Construction on two Massachusetts-class battleships and two Iowa-class battleships begins not soon after the approval of the two-ocean navy bill.
Converted Pommern-class heavy cruiser, KMS Potsdam who is now capable of carrying a 12 Junkers Ju-87D "Stuka" dive-bombers is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
Augusts
Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser, KMS Prinz Eugen is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
On August 21st Deutschland-class cruiser, KMS Admiral Graf Spee departed the German naval base of Wilhelmshaven and heads towards the Atlantic Ocean.
Aircraft carrier, KMS Potsdam and heavy cruiser, KMS Pommern leave Germany and begin heading towards the Atlantic Ocean.
September
On September 1st Germany invaded the Republic of Poland. Two days later the French Republic and the United Kingdom who had pacts with Poland declared war on Germany.
Generał Kazimierz Pułaski-class battlecruiser, ORP Generał Kazimierz Pułaski who was at in port in Danzig (Gdańsk) was caught by Kriegsmarine batleschips KMS Scharnhorst, KMS Schleswig-Holstein and heavy cruiser KMS Deutschland off Gdansk in the opening moments of the war. ORP Generał Kazimierz Pułaski was sunk in a shower of shells, but not before she manages to hit KMS Scharnhorst.
Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser, KMS Blücher is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
October
On October 6th the Republic of Poland surrenders to Germany.
Somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean a slow moving convoy escorted by Revenge-class battleship, HMS Ramillies is sighted and engaged by aircraft carrier, KMS Potsdam and heavy cruiser, KMS Pommern. In the battle HMS Ramillies is sunk but the appearances of Saints class battlecruiser, HMS Saint Lucia forces the two German warships to turn and flee.
November
Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier, KMS Graf Zeppelin is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
December
On December 13th a British Royal Navy task force consisting of the heavy cruisers, HMS Saint Lucia and HMS Exeter and the light cruisers HMS Ajax and HMS Achilles, find and engage the Deutschland-class cruiser, KMS Admiral Graf Spee which sins September 26th was conducting commerce raiding in the South Atlantic. In the Battle of the River Plate that followed the KMS Admiral Graf Spee is sunk with all hands onboard.
1940
January
The Kingdom of Italy begins construction on an enlarged Vittorio Veneto-class battleship which will be called Impero Romano.
March
French Navy, Joffre-class aircraft carrier Painleve begins her sea trails out of Toulon, Mediterranean Sea. Her sister ship Joffre is in the Arabian Sea searching for German surface raiders.
Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleship, Sovietski Soyuz is commissioned into the Soviet Navy.
April
Vittorio Veneto class battleship, RN Vittorio Veneto is commissioned into the Italian Royal Navy.
On April 9th, Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Also on this day the Admiral Hipper class heavy cruiser, KMS Blücher is sunk by coastal fortress in Oslofjord, Norway.
On April 10th, 16 Blackburn Skua dive bombers of the British Fleet Air Arm launched from RNAS Hatston, Orkney scored three direct hits on K-class cruiser , KMS Königsberg which was transporting troops from Wilhelmshaven to Bergen, Norway. The result of the aerial attack is that the cruiser capsizing and sank in Bergen harbor, Norway.
May
On May 5th Germany invades the Kingdom of the Netherlands, kingdom of Belgium, French Republic and Luxemburg.
On May 6th the fourth Eendracht-class battlecruiser is scuttled at Rotterdam to prevent her from falling into German hands.
On May 6th the Vittorio Veneto-class battleship, RN Littorio is commissioned into the Italian Royal Navy.
On May 10th the Kingdom of the Netherlands surrenders to Germany.
On May 28th the Kingdom of Belgium surrenders to Germany.
June
Having already one aircraft carrier in service with the Italian Royal Navy, work begins on converting the transatlantic liner Roma into an aircraft carrier.
The incomplete Côte d'Azur-class heavy cruiser, Côte d'Emeraude is demolished on the stocks in Brest in order to prevent here from falling in the hands of the approaching Germans.
The almost-complete Lorraine class battleship, Alsace which is still under construction in Brest Naval base is unable to be made ready for sea in time and the French Navy not wanting to see here falling in the hands of the approaching Germans detonate her magazines which has as result that she sinks to the bottom of Brest naval base.
Côte d'Azur-class heavy cruiser, Côte d'Azur, which has just been completed in Toulon escapes to North Africa at the same time as the Germans enter Paris. During her journey towards North Africa she encounters Joffre class aircraft carrier, Painleve who she escorts to their destination where they join the Free France Navy which is forming in Alexandria, Egypt.
On June 11th only a day after Italy declared war on France the sole Royal Italian Navy aircraft carrier RN Falco and here escort find the Dunkerque-class battleship Strasbourg of the coast of Corsica. Launching 12 navalized Fiat G.50 scout-bombers they managed to stop Dunkerque-class battleship, Strasbourg it dead in the water with near-misses in the stern that bent her propellor shafts. However when the RN Falco is preparing a second attack on the Strasbourg it is forced to disengaged when French fighters based operating from Corsica approach ending the Battle of Corsica.
On June 19th the damaged Dunkerque-class battleship Strasbourg which suffered damaged in a Italian carrier attack several days before arrives at the port of Mers-el-Kébir in French Algeria.
On June 22th the French Republic surrenders to the German and an armistice is signed between France and Germany ending the battle of France.
The United States of America begins construction the third and fourth Iowa-class battleships.
July
On July 10th Marshal Philippe Pétain proclaimed the Vichy French government following the military defeat of France by Germany. This resulted that the French navy is split into the Vichy French navy and a British allied Free French navy based out of Alexandria, Egypt.
On July 13rd A British-Free French naval task force consisting of the battleships HMS Valiant and HMS Resolution, British battlecruiser HMS Saint Andrew, aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, Free French navy aircraft carrier, Painleve and heavy cruiser, Côte d'Azur attacked and heavily damaged several French ships at the port of Mers-el-Kébir in French Algeria who refused to join the Free French navy based out of Alexandria, Egypt. In the attack on Mers-el-Kébir the Vichy French battleships Provence, Bretagne are damaged and the already damaged battleship Strasbourg is sunk in the attack.
On July 14th in responds to the British-Free French attack on Mers-el-Kébir, Vichy French bombers operating from Vichy French North Africa attack Gibraltar damaging Saints class battlecruiser, HMS Saint Andrew in retribution of it being part of the attack on attack on Mers-el-Kébir.
On July 15th aircraft carrier, Joffre at anchor in Diego Suarez harbor is informed on the attack on Mers-el-Kébir. The captain of the Joffre is given a choice by the British to join the Free French navy in Alexandria, Egypt, ore to be interned, the captain decides to join the Free French navy after being informed that Joffre sister ship, Painleve has already joined the Free France Navy in Alexandria, Egypt and even took part in the attack on Mers-el-Kébir.
On July 16th Lorraine-class battleship, Lorraine is interred in Ceylon after refusing to join the Free France Navy in Alexandria, Egypt.
The United States of America begins construction on the third, fourth and fifth Massachusetts-class battleships.
Construction on the fourth and last Sovetsky Soyuz class battleship is s suspended when it is discovered that 70,000 rivets used in her hull plating are of inferior quality.
Augusts
Bismarck-class battleship, KMS Bismarck is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleship, Sovetskaya Ukraina is commissioned into the Soviet Navy.
September
On September 23th a British attempt to capture the strategic port of Dakar in French West Africa which was under Vichy French control, and to install the Free French under General Charles de Gaulle there resulted in the naval battle of Dakar when British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, battleships HMS Barham, HMS Resolution, heavy cruisers HMAS Australia, HMS Cumberland, HMS Devonshire and escorts engaged the Vichy French battleships Richelieu , Dunkerque, light cruisers, Georges Leygues, Montcalm and escorts. In the naval battle of Dakar the Dunkerque-class battleship, Dunkerque is sunk, however the British and Free French fail to take control of Vichy controlled French West Africa.
October
The fourth Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleship construction is canceled after when it was discover in July that rivets used in her hull plating where of inferior quality.
Lion class battleship, HMS Lion is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
November
Courageous-class light battlecruisers, HMS Courageous and HMS Glorious escorting the Free French Joffre class aircraft carrier, Painleve are during the hunt for German and Italian surface raiders in the Mid-Atlantic Italian attacked by an carrier force consisting of aircraft carrier, RN Falco, Zara class heavy cruisers, RN Zara, RN Fiume and RN Gorizia. In the naval battle of the Azores which followed the two British light battlecruisers and the French aircraft carrier managed to sink the Italian heavy cruiser, RN Gorizia and aircraft carrier, RN Falco before the British and French broke of their engagement as they were still outnumbered and had themselves achieve damage. Considered a British-Free French victory the British figured the Italian Atlantic foray could not be sustained with them having suffered those losses, and indeed the Italians turned back into the Mediterranean not soon after losing the naval battle of the Azores.
On November 12th the Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack against the Italian warships laying in Taranto. The attack which was launched from Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, HMS Illustrious resulted in the damage of Conte di Cavour-class battleship, RN Conte di Cavour, Andrea Doria-class battleship, RN Andrea Doria and Vittorio Veneto-class battleship, RN Vittorio Veneto. When the Battle of Taranto was over the Italian Royal Navy suffered more than 59 killed and three battleships out of commission for a long time while the Fleet Air Arm only suffered two pilots killed.
December
King George V-class battleship, HMS King George V is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier, KMS Peter Strasser is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
Despite having achieved a victory in the naval battle of the Azores, the British Royal Navy decides that with the U-boat threat being so great, to re-built the Courageous-class light battlecruisers into aircraft carriers along the lines of a modernized Furious.
The Soviet Union's first purpose-built aircraft carrier named Krasnaya Ploshchad (Krasnaya is the "feminine" of "red", "Ploshchad" is "square") which construction began in 1935 is completed. The second Soviet navy aircraft carrier is designed to be used as a scout for the Soviet Baltic fleet with her aircraft and fight smaller ships, if need be.
1941
January
Hindenburg-class battlecruiser, KMS Hindenburg is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
Lorraine-class battleship, Lorraine joins the Free French navy becoming the flagship of the Free French Mediterranean Fleet based out of Alexandria, Egypt.
German battleships KMS Scharnhorst and KMS Gneisenau depart Kiel to begin commerce raiding in the Atlantic Ocean.
February
Bismarck-class battleship, KMS Tirpitz is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
March
King George V-class battleship, HMS Prince of Wales is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Vittorio Veneto-class battleships, RN Impero is commissioned into the Italian Royal Navy.
Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleship, Sovetskaya Ukraina is commissioned into the Soviet Navy.
German battleships KMS Scharnhorst and KMS Gneisenau return to Brest having sunk or captured 16 merchant ships.
The Indefatigable-class battlecruiser, HMAS Australia is called out to search for a German heavy cruiser reportedly raiding the Arabian Sea. After a couple of days she received a distress signal from a British merchant ship that had been spotted and engage by a German raider. HMAS Australia met up with Scheer, and a battle began. The 30 year old battlecruiser however lacked the speed and explosive firepower which Admiral Scheer posed and also lacked the ranging radar that enabled quick acquisition of the target. Scheer's high volume of radar-directed fire created near-misses early in the engagement. And despite Australia managed to smashed Scheer's radar apparatus, Scheer managed to hit Australia amidships simultaneously with two shells from one salvo, breaking her in two and as result sinking the flagship of the Royal Australian navy.
April
Führer-class battleship, KMS Führer is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleship, Sovetskaya Rossiya is commissioned into the Soviet Navy.
May
Germany begins to the conversion of the transport ship Europa into an aircraft carrier which when completed will be longer than two Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers (KMS Graf Zeppelin and KMS Peter Strasser).
On May 18th, a German taskforce consisting of battleship, KMS Bismarck, battlecruiser, KMS Hindenburg, heavy cruisers, KMS Admiral Hipper and KMS Prinz Eugen begin their mission to attack Allied traffic in the North Atlantic.
On May 22nd a British battle-group comprising battleship HMS King George V and the battlecruisers HMS Hood and HMS Saint Andrew find and engage the German taskforce and in the first battle of the Denmark Strait, HMS Saint Andrew is sunk by the German taskforce. However shells fired from HMS King George V manage to damage KMS Bismarck before both sides disengage.
On May 25th the German taskforce splits with KMS Hindenburg and KMS Admiral Hipper continuing to attack allied ships while KMS Prinz Eugen will escort the damaged KMS Bismarck back to German-occupied France.
On May 27th A British force consisting of the battleships HMS King George V and HMS Nelson, aircraft carriers, HMS Victorious and HMS Ark Royal, heavy cruisers, HMS Norfolk and HMS Suffolk find the crippled KMS Bismarck and here escort KMS Prinz Eugen and sink them, ending the second Battle of the Denmark Strait.
June
Battlecruiser, KMS Hindenburg and heavy cruiser KMS Admiral Hipper detached from the Bismarck sortie began attacking convoy routes off the Cape. They were joined by Vichy French cruisers, Jean de Vienne and Marseillaise who helped to destroy the British heavy cruiser HMS Devonshire in the naval battle of French West Africa.
On June 22nd Germany begins a massive military operation against the Soviet Union.
On June 27th the Soviet Union's navy aircraft carrier Krasnaya Ploshchad and here escort depart Leningrad naval base on here first sortie into the Baltic sea.
The United States of America begins construction the fifth and sixth Iowa class battleships.
July
After winning the naval battle of French West Africa, battlecruiser, KMS Hindenburg and heavy cruiser KMS Admiral Hipper fought their way into the Mediterranean Sea where KMS Admiral Hipper was torpedoed by a British torpedo bomber operating from Gibraltar forcing here to turn turned back and to limp towards Brest for repairs while KMS Hindenburg continued its journey and managed to join the Italian Royal Navy fleet.
On July 3rd the Deutschland class battleship, KMS Schlesien and her sister’s ship KMS Schleswig-Holstein on patrol in the Baltic are discovered by the Krasnaya Ploshchad's aircraft who manage to cripple the KMS Schlesien and force the two battleships to retreat. Unfortunately, a reconnaissance plane from the Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier, KMS Peter Strasser shadowing the Krasnaya Ploshchad directed dive-bombers and torpedo-bombers from the KMS Peter Strasser towards and after suffering few too many torpedoes hits, Krasnaya Ploshchad was sunk.
Augusts
Admiral Hipper class heavy cruiser, KMS Lützow is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
Vittorio Veneto class battleship, RN Roma is commissioned into the Italian Royal Navy.
October
Indomitable class aircraft carrier, HMS Indomitable is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
In the naval battle of Tyrrhenian Sea, German battlecruiser KMS Hindenburg, Italian battleships RN Littorio and RN Andrea Doria find a British convoy led by Lion class battleship, HMS Lion and mange to sink here.
Shinano class aircraft carrier, Shinano (converted Yamato class battleship) is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
November
King George V-class battleship, HMS Duke of York is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Indomitable-class aircraft carrier, HMS Insuperable is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
December
On December 4th the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise enters into the United States naval base Pearl Harbor.
On December 5th the Indomitable class aircraft carrier, HMS Indomitable ran aground on a coral reef near Jamaica, The British royal navy decided to send her sister ship HMS Insuperable to accompany battleship HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruisers HMS Repulse and HMS Hood to Singapore.
On December 6th Constitution class aircraft carrier, USS Constitution is only one day away before arriving at Hawaii. Most of her fighter aircraft have already left for Hawaii.
On December 7th the Japanese aircraft carriers Kaga, Sōryū, Hiryū, Shōkaku, Zuikaku and Shinano torpedo and bomber planes strike at the United States naval base Pearl Harbor sinking the aircraft carrier USS enterprise and the battleships USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma.
On December 9th two day after the attack on Pearl Harbor which sank the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and two battleships, three cruisers and three destroyers. The scout planes belonging to Constitution class aircraft carrier, USS Constitution find and located the six Japanese aircraft carriers but as it has no torpedo ore bomber planes onboard and under strict orders not to engage it is force to let the six Japanese aircraft carriers alone.
On December 10th the Japanese 22nd Air Flotilla send to sink Force Z was spotted by radar aboard HMS Insuperable enabling her fighters to intercept many of the slow, lumbering, unescorted bombers, but there were too many Japanese bombers and torpedoes or bombs managed to hit every ship in Force Z. However force Z was able to limp into Singapore a couple of days later.
Yamato-class battleship, Yamato is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
1942
January
On January 4th Eendracht-class battlecruiser, HNLMS Eendracht departs Batavia to join the British Force Z still operating out of Singapore when members of the Indonesian independence movement who are promise by the Japanese to get control of the Netherlands East Indies when the Netherlands are driven out , radioed her position to the Japanese. Within hours, dive bombers from the imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Ryujo found the lonely battlecruiser and managed to sink here putting one of the biggest guns in the royal Netherlands navy on the ocean floor.
On January 5th with the Imperial Japanese Army almost at the outskirts of Singapore , HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruisers HMS Repulse and HMS Hood are given the order to move to the safely of Ceylon. As aircraft carrier, HMS Insuperable had left Singapore a day earlier it meant that Force Z would have to sail without air cover. Not known to Force Z the Imperial Japanese Navy had assembled a battle-group who prime mission it was to engage and sink Force Z. In the Singapore Strait the three British ships were intercepted by the Japanese battleships, Suruga and Owari and battlecruisers, Atago and Takao. In the naval battle of the Singapore Strait that followed all three British warships where send to the bottom of the ocean.
February
On February 4th a American-British-Dutch-Australian-French (ABDAF) fleet consisted of the flight deck battlecruiser, HNLMS Gouden Leeuw , Eendracht-class battlecruiser , HNLMS Kijkduin (flagship) , cruisers HNLMS De Ruyter, HNLMS Tromp, USS Houston and USS Marblehead escorted by seven destroyers ,HNLMS Banckert, HNLMS Piet Hein, HNLMS Van Ghent, USS Barker, USS Bulmer, USS Edwards, and USS Stewart are on its way to intercept a Japanese invasion convoy bound for Surabaya, is attacked by 36 Japanese Mitsubishi G4M1 "Betty" and 24 Mitsubishi G3M2 "Nell" medium bombers. In the Battle of Makassar Strait as is called the 12 Buffalo fighters from HNLMS Gouden Leeuw flying cover for the fleet and the anti-aircraft of the ships below mange to destroy eight Japanese bombers while only the cruiser USS Houston suffering damage.
On February 19th an ABDAF fleet consisted of battlecruiser, HNLMS Kijkduin (flagship), cruisers HNLMS De Ruyter and HNLMS Tromp, HNLMS Java and the destroyers USS John D. Ford, Pope, and HNLMS Piet Hein sighted Japanese convoy consisting of four destroyers and two transports in the Badung Strait and opened fire at them. In the Battle of Badung Strait that followed the Japanese convoy suffered one transport sunk and two destroyers damaged from fire coming from HNLMS Kijkduin forcing the Japanese convoy to retreat and preventing a Japanese invasion of Bali.
On February 27th a ABDAF fleet consisted of flight deck battlecruiser, HNLMS Gouden Leeuw, battlecruiser, HNLMS Kijkduin (flagship), heavy cruisers HMS Exeter, USS Houston, light cruisers HNLMS De Ruyter , HNLMS Java, HMAS Perth, USS Marblehead and destroyers HMS Electra, HMS Encounter, HMS Jupiter, HNLMS Kortenaer, HNLMS Witte de With, USS Alden, USS John D. Edwards, USS John D. Ford, and USS Paul Jones attacked a Japanese amphibious forces gathered to strike at the island of Java. The Japanese amphibious force consisted of the heavy cruisers Nachi and Haguro and light cruisers Naka and Jintsu and destroyers Yudachi, Samidare, Murasame, Harusame, Minegumo, Asagumo, Yukikaze, Tokitsukaze, Amatsukaze, Hatsukaze, Yamakaze, Kawakaze, Sazanami, and Ushio. In the seven hour long naval battle of the Java Sea that followed the ABDAF fleet suffered the loss of the light cruiser HNLMS Java, two destroyers HMS Jupiter, HNLMS Kortenaer while the Japanese suffered the loss of one light cruiser Jintsu ,two destroyers and eight transports being sunk.
On February 29th, two days after the first battle of the Java Sea the light cruiser HMAS Perth and heavy cruiser USS Houston escorted by the destroyer HNLMS Witte de With and HMS Encounter paroling the area are intercepted by Japanese force made up of heavy cruisers Nachi and Haguro and light cruisers Naka and Jintsu and four destroyers. In the Second Battle of the Java Sea that follows the Japanese force manage to sink HMAS Perth, HNLMS Witte de With and HMS Encounter while suffering only one destroyer damaged.
March
Lion-class battleships, HMS Temeraire and HMS Conqueror are commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
On April 4th the aircraft carriers, HMS Insuperable and HMS Hermes are sunk by massive air attacks from the Japanese aircraft carriers Ryūjō, Hiryū, Sōryū, Shōkaku and Zuikaku in the battle of the Indian Ocean.
April
KMS Seydlitz is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine. Originally to be the fifth Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser she looks like a Hipper class except for having a flight deck and lack of rear turrets. KMS Seydlitz is designed to be a lone commerce raider or a fleet scout with her four radar-directed heavy guns and Arado 196 scout-bombers.
King George V-class battleship, HMS Anson is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
July
United Kingdom begins construction on two Malta-class aircraft carriers to be commissioned with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Führer-class battleship KMS Friedrich der Große is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
August
King George V-class battleship, HMS Howe is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Yamato-class battleship, Musashi is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Soviet Navy Borodino-class battleship, Borodino sinks the Führer-class battleship KMS Friedrich der Große. Two days later the German Seeluftstreitkrafte (Naval Air Arm of the Kriegsmarine) deploying all available See Stukas and Heinkel He-211 heavy bombers managed to sink Borodino at her moorings revenging the loss of the Friedrich der Große.
September
Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier I as KMS Europa is called is commissioned into the Kriegsmarine, taking onboard 18 Junkers Ju-87D "Stuka" dive-bombers and 24 Bf 109G fighters who are operated by the Seeluftstreitkrafte (Naval Air Arm of the Kriegsmarine) she begin here mission to divert Allied naval resources away from their Arkangelsk-bound convoys.
December
Second-Shinano class aircraft carrier, Aratama (converted Yamato class battleship) is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
1943
Massachusetts-class battleship, USS Massachusetts is commissioned into the United States navy, followed soon by USS Ohio. While USS Massachusetts is sent to the Atlantic to escort Allied convoys heading towards Archangelsk, Soviet Union, USS Ohio is deployed to the Pacific.
Lorraine-class battleship, Lorraine which was interred in Ceylon in 1940 after refusing to join the Free France Navy in Alexandria, Egypt joins the Allies and is assigned to the Free French Far Eastern Fleet.
February
Now reclassified as Courageous-class aircraft carrier, HMS Courageous is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Iowa-class battleship, USS Iowa is commissioned into the United States Navy.
April
On April 19th the Kingdom of Italy completes construction on the Impero Romano-class battleship (enlarged Vittorio Veneto class battleship) RN Impero Romano.
May
The Kingdom of Italy completes the aircraft carrier, RN Aquila (Eagle), it is the first aircraft carrier to enter into the service with the Italian Royal Navy sins the destruction of aircraft carrier, RN Falco in the naval battle of the Azores in November 1940.
Last of the four Lion class battleship, HMS Thunderer is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Iowa-class battleship, USS New Jersey is commissioned into the United States navy.
June
Courageous-class aircraft carrier, HMS Glorious is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
On June 23rd the Imperial Japanese Navy Shinano-class aircraft carrier Shinano and Aratama sorting from Truk, in the Carolines, in order to disrupt the Allied invasion of New Georgia are involved in lucky American air strike when a B-17 bomber manages to "walk" a string of 500-lb bombs diagonally across the Aratama armored flight deck.
July
After completing here sea trails, Führer-class battleship, KMS Führer is sent to rest in Tromsø's fjord, German-occupied Norway where she waits for an Allied convoy to appear. KMS Führer together with heavy cruisers, KMS Pommern and K-Class cruiser, KMS Köln and Leipzig-class cruiser, KMS Leipzig find an Allied convoy who is escorted by Massachusetts-class battleship, USS Massachusetts, Saint-class battlecruiser, HMS Saint Andrew, King George V-class battleships, HMS Duke of York and HMS Howe. In battle of the Norwegian Sea that followed the four German warships mange to sink USS Massachusetts and HMS Duke of York. When it appeared that KMS Führer and here escorts are about to make their escape a salvo from HMS Saint Andrew managed to hit KMS Führer and sink here ending the battle of the Norwegian Sea.
On July 27th Impero Romano-class battleship RN Impero Romano while working up off La Spezia is torpedoed by the British Rainbow-class submarine HMS Regent forcing here to return to la Spezia naval base for repairs.
September
On September 3rd the Italian government of Pietro Badoglio signs an unconditional armistice with the Allies.
On September 8th all Italian Royal Navy ships are as part of the surrendering conditions begin to set course towards the British controlled island of Malta in order to prevent them falling in the hands of the Germans.
On September 9th with the patched up Impero Romano-class battleship RN Impero Romano leading a large group of Italian warships consisting of the Vittorio Veneto class battleships, RN Roma, RN Vittorio Veneto, RN Littorio, RN Roma, four light cruisers and eight destroyers are attacked by German Do-217K bombers in which RN Impero Romano is hit by a "Fritz-X" guided bomb which hits a area of the ship near the patched torpedo damage. The explosion rips the side of the hull open below the waterline and the Impero Romano rolls over onto her beam ends, rose and fell. The remaining ships after having rescued survivors of the Impero Romano manages to reach the safety of the port of Valetta, Malta.
October
Courageous-class aircraft carrier, HMS Glorious during here sea trails is caught in a North Sea fogbank, with here planes "grounded" is surprised and sunk by the German Deutschland class cruiser, KMS Admiral Scheer.
December
On December 22nd the German battleship, KMS Scharnhorst and heavy cruiser, KMS Posen attempted to intercept an Allied Soviet-bound convoy. The British Royal Navy who had been alerted by the Norwegian resistance of the departure of both German warships had send George V-class battleship HMS Howe and Lion class battleships, HMS Temeraire and HMS Conqueror to intercept them. In the battle of the North Cape that followed KMS Scharnhorst and KMS Posen where sunk.
1944
Massachusetts-class battleships, USS Maine and USS New Hampshire are commissioned into the United States Navy.
Midway-class aircraft carriers, USS Midway and USS Franklin Delano Roosevelt are commissioned into the United States Navy.
April
While escorting an Allied convoy, Courageous-class aircraft carrier, HMS Courageous is sunk by a German U-boat wolfpack.
Iowa-class battleship, USS Wisconsin is commissioned into the United States Navy.
June
Iowa-class battleship, USS Missouri is commissioned into the United States Navy.
1945
January
Malta-class aircraft carrier, HMS Malta is commissioned with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Last of the five Massachusetts-class battleship, USS Louisiana is commissioned into the United States Navy.
February
On February 7th Midway-class aircraft carrier, USS Franklin Delano Roosevelt during a shakedown cruise in the Caribbean which was combined into a convoy escort using here ASW aircraft on board, finds a Type XXI U-boat and sink here.
On February 20th Midway-class aircraft carrier, USS Midway joins the United States Atlantic Fleet, with Norfolk as her homeport.
March
Malta-class aircraft carrier, HMS Malta accompanies battleships, HMS Temeraire and HMS Conqueror in a sweep of the Norwegian Sea in a search for German Kriegsmarine heavy units. However no German Kriegsmarine heavy unit is found. As result HMS Malta is sent immediately through the Mediterranean Sea to Ceylon to battle the Japanese in the Far East.
April
On April 1st the Battle of Okinawa begins when the United States-British-French third Fleet consisting of the United States Navy Fast Carrier Force, the British Pacific Fleet and the French Far Eastern Fleet totaling fifteen fleet carriers, 6 light carriers, thirteen battleships and 18 cruisers begin their invasion of the island held by over 70,000 Japanese defenders.
On April 6th five days after the beginning of the Battle of Okinawa the Lorraine-class battleship, Lorraine which is taking part in the battle as part of French Far Eastern Fleet operating under the command of the United States lead Third Fleet is hit by large numbers of Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka rocket powered human-guided anti-shipping kamikaze attack planes launched from the island. One of the Ohka rockets manages to hit a ammo store onboard the Lorraine which causes an explosion that sinks here making here the first and only capital ship victim of the "Ohka" human-guided rocket-bombs.
May
On May 4th the Saints class battlecruiser, HMS Saint Andrew, which in company with other British warships in the Norwegian Sea is sunk by Type XXI U-boat U-3016 which fires two G7es torpedoes winch after hitting HMS Saint Andrew set off uncontrollably spreading ammunition fires which forces here crew to abandon here.
On May 8th the Gloster Sea Meteor F.3, a jet fighter converted for service on aircraft carriers by the British Fleet Air Arm for use onboard the Malta-class aircraft carriers is test flown.
June
Second Malta-class aircraft carrier, HMS Gibraltar is commissioned with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
This is my fun at creating a what if timeline depicting what would happen if the Washington Naval Conference failed in 1922 which resulted that there was no London Naval Treaty in 1930 ore Second London Naval Treaty in 1936 and that the world nation’s entered into a naval arms race which causes a total alternate Word War II.
1919
Courageous-class battlecruisers, HMS Courageous HMS Glorious and HMS Furious are declared "surplus" (unfit for further duty) right after WW I and mothballed.
1920
The Empire of Japan begins construction on four Amagi-class battlecruisers.
The Soviet Union with the help of Italian engineers begins construction on the Borodino-class battleship.
1921
January
The United States of America begins construction of six Lexington-class battlecruisers.
April
The United States of America begins construction on four South Dakota class battleships which when completed will be the largest, most heavily armed and armored battleships in the United States navy.
October
The Empire of Japan begins construction on four Kii class battleships.
1922
January
The Japanese delegation discovers that the Cypher Bureau, a US intelligence service is spying on the delegations' communications and as a result the Japanese delegation declares that they are no longer taking part in the Washington Naval Conference, which is being held in Washington, D.C., United states of America. This has the result that the French government and the Italian government also call back their own delegations, ending the Washington Naval Conference.
June
The Empire of Japan begins construction on four Shima-class battleships (Number 13-class).
July
United States of America decides to convert the fifth and six Lexington-class battlecruisers already under construction into aircraft carriers.
1923
Attempts by the United States government to hold a new naval conference falls on deaf ears as only the United Kingdom is willing to come back to a new naval conference, as the other three countries (French Republic, Empire of Japan and the Kingdom of Italy) are not trusting a country which was spying on them during the Washington Naval Conference.
June
The United Kingdom with the Washington Naval Conference having turned out a disaster and attempts to have another naval conference having failed begin construction of the first of three Saints-class battlecruisers (modified G3 class battlecruiser).
November
Due the Great Kanto Earthquake in September the third and fourth Shima class battleships are scrapped due to damage they suffered. This leaves only the first and second Shima class battleships to enter into service with the Imperial Japanese navy.
Amagi-class battlecruiser, Amagi is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese navy.
December
Amagi-class battlecruiser, Akagi is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
1924
February
South Dakota-class battleship, USS South Dakota is commissioned into the United States Navy.
March
United Kingdom begins construction on the second and third Saints-class battlecruisers which will be named Saint Patrick and Saint Lucia.
April
South Dakota-class battleship, USS Indiana is commissioned into the United States Navy.
August
Lexington-class battlecruiser, USS Lexington is commissioned into the United States Navy.
September
Lexington-class battlecruiser, USS Constellation is commissioned into the United States Navy.
The French Republic begins construction on the first of two Duquesne-class heavy cruisers.
November
Lexington-class battlecruiser, USS Saratoga is commissioned into the United States Navy.
Using the material of third and fourth Shima-class battleships who were scrapped due damage suffered during the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. The Empire of Japan begins construction of one Suruga-class battleship (Improved version of the Shima class battleship).
Kii-class battleship, Kij is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
December
Lexington-class battlecruiser, USS Ranger is commissioned into the United States Navy.
Amagi-class battlecruisers, Atago and Takao are commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
1925
The last two South Dakota-class battleships, USS Montana and USS North Carolina are commissioned into the United States Navy.
Borodino-class battleship, Borodino is commissioned into the Soviet Navy.
First Java-class cruiser is commissioned, HNLMS Java is the first of four Java-class cruiser to be commissioned with the Royal Netherlands Navy.
March
The French Republic begins construction on the second Duquesne-class heavy cruiser which will be called Tourville.
Kii-class battleship, Awa is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
1926
Second Java-class cruiser is commissioned with the Royal Netherlands Navy and is called HNLMS Sumatra.
The French Republic begins construction on the first of four Colbert-class heavy cruisers.
Shima-class battleship Shima is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Kii-class battleship, Owari is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
1927
Saints class battlecruiser, HMS Saint Andrew is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Royal Netherlands Navy third Java-class cruiser is commissioned, and is called HNLMS Celebes.
January
Shima-class battleship, Tango is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
August
Constitution-class aircraft carrier (converted Lexington-class battlecruisers) USS Constitution is commissioned into the United States Navy.
October
Constitution-class aircraft carrier, USS United States is commissioned into the United States Navy.
Kii-class battleship, Osumi is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
1928
Saints-class battlecruisers, HMS Saint Patrick and HMS Saint Lucia are commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Suruga-class battleship, Suruga is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese navy.
Royal Netherlands Navy fourth and last Java-class cruiser is commissioned and is called HNLMS Borneo.
December
The Duquesne-class heavy cruisers, Duquesne and Tourville are commissioned into the French Navy.
1929
Germany begins construction on the three Deutschland class cruisers.
November
The French Republic begins construction on the fourth Colbert-class heavy cruiser which will be called Suffren.
1930
The Soviet Union with the help of the French Republic begins converting the old Soviet gunboat Krasnoye Znamya into the Soviet navy's first attempt of operating an aircraft carrier. The Krasnoye Znamya will when entering into service by used mainly as a training ship to acquaint aviators, commanders, and deck crew personnel with flight operations.
1931
Suffren-class heavy cruiser, Suffren is commissioned into the French Navy.
March
The French Republic begins construction on the first of two Algérie-class heavy cruisers. The building of the Algérie-class heavy cruisers for the French navy is in responds to the four Zara class heavy cruisers being built for the Italian Royal Navy.
Suffren-class heavy cruiser, Colbert is commissioned into the French Navy.
August
Suffren-class heavy cruiser, Foch is commissioned into the French Navy.
1932
The Kingdom of the Netherlands begins construction on two of a planned four Eendracht-class battlecruisers who are going to be deployed in the Netherlands East Indies.
The French Republic begins construction on two Dunkerque-class battleships which are the first capital ships to be built by the French Navy after the end of World War I.
October
Germany begins construction of the third and last Deutschland-class cruiser which will be called Admiral Graf Spee.
1933
April
Deutschland-class cruiser, KMS Deutschland is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
June
The Soviet Navy first aircraft carrier Krasnoye Znamya enters into service with the Soviet navy and will be operated in the Black Sea.
1934
April
The Republic of Poland begins construction on two Generał Kazimierz Pułaski-class battlecruiserss for the Polish Navy.
July
The Kingdom of the Netherlands begins construction on the third and fourth Eendracht-class battlecruisers.
Suffren-class heavy cruiser, Dupleix is commissioned into the French Navy.
September
Algérie-class heavy cruiser, Algérie is commissioned into the French Navy.
Germany begins construction of the first of three Pommern-class heavy cruisers.
October
The kingdom of Italy begins construction on two of a planned four Vittorio Veneto-class battleships.
November
Deutschland-class cruiser, KMS Admiral Scheer is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
Germany begins construction on two Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers.
1935
March
Under the new 5-year plan the Soviet Union begin construction on their first true aircraft carrier which will when be completed the second aircraft carrier to enter into service in the Soviet navy and will be deployed with the Baltic fleet.
May
Algérie-class heavy cruiser, Tunis is commissioned into the French Navy.
June
The kingdom of Italy begins converting the Zara class heavy cruiser, RN Pola into an aircraft carrier.
Germany begins construction on two Scharnhorst-class battleships.
July
Germany begins construction of the first of five Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruisers.
August
With the Kingdom of the Netherlands already building four Eendracht-class battlecruisers, the Netherlands government demands an aircraft-capable ship for the far-flung islands of the Netherlands East Indies. Instead of building a new ship it is decided to convert the third Eendracht class battlecruiser into a heavily-armed "flight-deck cruiser".
September
The kingdom of Italy begins construction on the third Vittorio Veneto-class battleship which will be called Roma.
November
The French Republic begins construction of the first of two Joffre-class aircraft carriers for the French Navy.
1936
Courageous-class battlecruisers, HMS Courageous and HMS Glorious who had been mothballed sins 1919 are modernized with some superstructure upgrade, new anti-aircraft guns, and a clipper" bow. When completed the Courageous class battlecruisers where reclassified as light battlecruisers.
January
Deutschland-class cruiser, KMS Admiral Graf Spee is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
March
The French Republic begins construction on two lengthened and strengthened Dunkerque-class battleships which are called the Lorraine-class battleships.
May
The Kingdom of Italy begins construction on fourth and last of the Vittorio Veneto-class battleships which will be called Impero.
June
The French Republic begins construction of the first of two Côte d'Azur-class heavy cruisers.
July
The Soviet Union begins construction of four Sovetsky Soyuz class battleships.
Germany begins construction of two Bismarck-class battleships.
November
Eendracht-class battlecruiser, HNLMS Eendracht is commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy.
1937
Germany begins converting the second Pommern-class heavy cruiser being built into an aircraft carrier.
Adolf Hitler disenchanted with the "armored cruiser" concept for sea raiders orders the German Kriegsmarine to build a more powerful armored ship. These resulted in the Hindenburg class battlecruiser.
Dunkerque-class battleship, Dunkerque is commissioned into the French Navy.
January
United Kingdom begins construction on five King George V-class battleships to be commissioned with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
February
Eendracht-class battlecruiser, HNLMS Kijkduin is commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy.
March
The Empire of Japan begins construction on two Yamato-class battleships.
April
Germany begins construction on the first of two Führer-class battleships which is basically an enlarge Bismarck class battleship.
June
The French Republic begins building the second Côte d'Azur-class heavy cruiser which will be called Côte d'Emeraude.
November
United Kingdom begins construction on two modified illustrious-class aircraft carrier called the Indomitable class aircraft carrier.
1938
March
The Kingdom of Italy completes its conversion of the Zara-class heavy cruiser RN Pola into an aircraft carrier. Now called RN Falco (falcon), it is the first aircraft carrier in the Italian Royal Navy.
May
Scharnhorst-class battleship, KMS Gneisenau is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
June
The Empire of Japan begins construction on the third and fourth Yamato-class battleships.
November
Pommern-class heavy cruiser, KMS Pommern is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
December
Germany begins construction of the second Führer-class battleship which will be called Friedrich der Große.
United Kingdom begins construction on four Lion-class battleships to be commissioned with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
1939
January
Scharnhorst-class battleship, KMS Scharnhorst is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
Lorraine-class battleship, Lorraine is commissioned into the French Navy.
February
The Imperial Japanese Navy ordered the third and fourth partially-constructed Yamato-class battleships to be converted to aircraft carriers while on the slipways. As they are not intended to have an air complement of their own they will instead be used to replenish planes from other, more vulnerable carriers, and their armored decks will provide more landing spaces for displaced aircraft and some shelter from bombs.
April
Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser, KMS Admiral Hipper is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
May
The flight deck battlecruiser HNLMS Gouden Leeuw originally of the Eendracht-class battlecruiser is commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy. Equipped with short flight deck and hangar and large-caliber guns to defend it is capable of carrying 12 Buffalo fighters and 12 Bison (modified Buffalo fighter) dive-bombers.
June
French Navy, Joffre-class aircraft carrier, Joffre is commissioned into the French navy.
July
Generał Kazimierz Pułaski-class battlecruiser, ORP Generał Kazimierz Pułaski is commissioned into the Polish Navy.
United States Congress approves the two-ocean navy bill which will allow the building of five Massachusetts-class battleships and six Iowa-class battleships. Construction on two Massachusetts-class battleships and two Iowa-class battleships begins not soon after the approval of the two-ocean navy bill.
Converted Pommern-class heavy cruiser, KMS Potsdam who is now capable of carrying a 12 Junkers Ju-87D "Stuka" dive-bombers is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
Augusts
Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser, KMS Prinz Eugen is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
On August 21st Deutschland-class cruiser, KMS Admiral Graf Spee departed the German naval base of Wilhelmshaven and heads towards the Atlantic Ocean.
Aircraft carrier, KMS Potsdam and heavy cruiser, KMS Pommern leave Germany and begin heading towards the Atlantic Ocean.
September
On September 1st Germany invaded the Republic of Poland. Two days later the French Republic and the United Kingdom who had pacts with Poland declared war on Germany.
Generał Kazimierz Pułaski-class battlecruiser, ORP Generał Kazimierz Pułaski who was at in port in Danzig (Gdańsk) was caught by Kriegsmarine batleschips KMS Scharnhorst, KMS Schleswig-Holstein and heavy cruiser KMS Deutschland off Gdansk in the opening moments of the war. ORP Generał Kazimierz Pułaski was sunk in a shower of shells, but not before she manages to hit KMS Scharnhorst.
Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser, KMS Blücher is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
October
On October 6th the Republic of Poland surrenders to Germany.
Somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean a slow moving convoy escorted by Revenge-class battleship, HMS Ramillies is sighted and engaged by aircraft carrier, KMS Potsdam and heavy cruiser, KMS Pommern. In the battle HMS Ramillies is sunk but the appearances of Saints class battlecruiser, HMS Saint Lucia forces the two German warships to turn and flee.
November
Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier, KMS Graf Zeppelin is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
December
On December 13th a British Royal Navy task force consisting of the heavy cruisers, HMS Saint Lucia and HMS Exeter and the light cruisers HMS Ajax and HMS Achilles, find and engage the Deutschland-class cruiser, KMS Admiral Graf Spee which sins September 26th was conducting commerce raiding in the South Atlantic. In the Battle of the River Plate that followed the KMS Admiral Graf Spee is sunk with all hands onboard.
1940
January
The Kingdom of Italy begins construction on an enlarged Vittorio Veneto-class battleship which will be called Impero Romano.
March
French Navy, Joffre-class aircraft carrier Painleve begins her sea trails out of Toulon, Mediterranean Sea. Her sister ship Joffre is in the Arabian Sea searching for German surface raiders.
Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleship, Sovietski Soyuz is commissioned into the Soviet Navy.
April
Vittorio Veneto class battleship, RN Vittorio Veneto is commissioned into the Italian Royal Navy.
On April 9th, Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Also on this day the Admiral Hipper class heavy cruiser, KMS Blücher is sunk by coastal fortress in Oslofjord, Norway.
On April 10th, 16 Blackburn Skua dive bombers of the British Fleet Air Arm launched from RNAS Hatston, Orkney scored three direct hits on K-class cruiser , KMS Königsberg which was transporting troops from Wilhelmshaven to Bergen, Norway. The result of the aerial attack is that the cruiser capsizing and sank in Bergen harbor, Norway.
May
On May 5th Germany invades the Kingdom of the Netherlands, kingdom of Belgium, French Republic and Luxemburg.
On May 6th the fourth Eendracht-class battlecruiser is scuttled at Rotterdam to prevent her from falling into German hands.
On May 6th the Vittorio Veneto-class battleship, RN Littorio is commissioned into the Italian Royal Navy.
On May 10th the Kingdom of the Netherlands surrenders to Germany.
On May 28th the Kingdom of Belgium surrenders to Germany.
June
Having already one aircraft carrier in service with the Italian Royal Navy, work begins on converting the transatlantic liner Roma into an aircraft carrier.
The incomplete Côte d'Azur-class heavy cruiser, Côte d'Emeraude is demolished on the stocks in Brest in order to prevent here from falling in the hands of the approaching Germans.
The almost-complete Lorraine class battleship, Alsace which is still under construction in Brest Naval base is unable to be made ready for sea in time and the French Navy not wanting to see here falling in the hands of the approaching Germans detonate her magazines which has as result that she sinks to the bottom of Brest naval base.
Côte d'Azur-class heavy cruiser, Côte d'Azur, which has just been completed in Toulon escapes to North Africa at the same time as the Germans enter Paris. During her journey towards North Africa she encounters Joffre class aircraft carrier, Painleve who she escorts to their destination where they join the Free France Navy which is forming in Alexandria, Egypt.
On June 11th only a day after Italy declared war on France the sole Royal Italian Navy aircraft carrier RN Falco and here escort find the Dunkerque-class battleship Strasbourg of the coast of Corsica. Launching 12 navalized Fiat G.50 scout-bombers they managed to stop Dunkerque-class battleship, Strasbourg it dead in the water with near-misses in the stern that bent her propellor shafts. However when the RN Falco is preparing a second attack on the Strasbourg it is forced to disengaged when French fighters based operating from Corsica approach ending the Battle of Corsica.
On June 19th the damaged Dunkerque-class battleship Strasbourg which suffered damaged in a Italian carrier attack several days before arrives at the port of Mers-el-Kébir in French Algeria.
On June 22th the French Republic surrenders to the German and an armistice is signed between France and Germany ending the battle of France.
The United States of America begins construction the third and fourth Iowa-class battleships.
July
On July 10th Marshal Philippe Pétain proclaimed the Vichy French government following the military defeat of France by Germany. This resulted that the French navy is split into the Vichy French navy and a British allied Free French navy based out of Alexandria, Egypt.
On July 13rd A British-Free French naval task force consisting of the battleships HMS Valiant and HMS Resolution, British battlecruiser HMS Saint Andrew, aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, Free French navy aircraft carrier, Painleve and heavy cruiser, Côte d'Azur attacked and heavily damaged several French ships at the port of Mers-el-Kébir in French Algeria who refused to join the Free French navy based out of Alexandria, Egypt. In the attack on Mers-el-Kébir the Vichy French battleships Provence, Bretagne are damaged and the already damaged battleship Strasbourg is sunk in the attack.
On July 14th in responds to the British-Free French attack on Mers-el-Kébir, Vichy French bombers operating from Vichy French North Africa attack Gibraltar damaging Saints class battlecruiser, HMS Saint Andrew in retribution of it being part of the attack on attack on Mers-el-Kébir.
On July 15th aircraft carrier, Joffre at anchor in Diego Suarez harbor is informed on the attack on Mers-el-Kébir. The captain of the Joffre is given a choice by the British to join the Free French navy in Alexandria, Egypt, ore to be interned, the captain decides to join the Free French navy after being informed that Joffre sister ship, Painleve has already joined the Free France Navy in Alexandria, Egypt and even took part in the attack on Mers-el-Kébir.
On July 16th Lorraine-class battleship, Lorraine is interred in Ceylon after refusing to join the Free France Navy in Alexandria, Egypt.
The United States of America begins construction on the third, fourth and fifth Massachusetts-class battleships.
Construction on the fourth and last Sovetsky Soyuz class battleship is s suspended when it is discovered that 70,000 rivets used in her hull plating are of inferior quality.
Augusts
Bismarck-class battleship, KMS Bismarck is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleship, Sovetskaya Ukraina is commissioned into the Soviet Navy.
September
On September 23th a British attempt to capture the strategic port of Dakar in French West Africa which was under Vichy French control, and to install the Free French under General Charles de Gaulle there resulted in the naval battle of Dakar when British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, battleships HMS Barham, HMS Resolution, heavy cruisers HMAS Australia, HMS Cumberland, HMS Devonshire and escorts engaged the Vichy French battleships Richelieu , Dunkerque, light cruisers, Georges Leygues, Montcalm and escorts. In the naval battle of Dakar the Dunkerque-class battleship, Dunkerque is sunk, however the British and Free French fail to take control of Vichy controlled French West Africa.
October
The fourth Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleship construction is canceled after when it was discover in July that rivets used in her hull plating where of inferior quality.
Lion class battleship, HMS Lion is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
November
Courageous-class light battlecruisers, HMS Courageous and HMS Glorious escorting the Free French Joffre class aircraft carrier, Painleve are during the hunt for German and Italian surface raiders in the Mid-Atlantic Italian attacked by an carrier force consisting of aircraft carrier, RN Falco, Zara class heavy cruisers, RN Zara, RN Fiume and RN Gorizia. In the naval battle of the Azores which followed the two British light battlecruisers and the French aircraft carrier managed to sink the Italian heavy cruiser, RN Gorizia and aircraft carrier, RN Falco before the British and French broke of their engagement as they were still outnumbered and had themselves achieve damage. Considered a British-Free French victory the British figured the Italian Atlantic foray could not be sustained with them having suffered those losses, and indeed the Italians turned back into the Mediterranean not soon after losing the naval battle of the Azores.
On November 12th the Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack against the Italian warships laying in Taranto. The attack which was launched from Illustrious-class aircraft carrier, HMS Illustrious resulted in the damage of Conte di Cavour-class battleship, RN Conte di Cavour, Andrea Doria-class battleship, RN Andrea Doria and Vittorio Veneto-class battleship, RN Vittorio Veneto. When the Battle of Taranto was over the Italian Royal Navy suffered more than 59 killed and three battleships out of commission for a long time while the Fleet Air Arm only suffered two pilots killed.
December
King George V-class battleship, HMS King George V is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier, KMS Peter Strasser is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
Despite having achieved a victory in the naval battle of the Azores, the British Royal Navy decides that with the U-boat threat being so great, to re-built the Courageous-class light battlecruisers into aircraft carriers along the lines of a modernized Furious.
The Soviet Union's first purpose-built aircraft carrier named Krasnaya Ploshchad (Krasnaya is the "feminine" of "red", "Ploshchad" is "square") which construction began in 1935 is completed. The second Soviet navy aircraft carrier is designed to be used as a scout for the Soviet Baltic fleet with her aircraft and fight smaller ships, if need be.
1941
January
Hindenburg-class battlecruiser, KMS Hindenburg is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
Lorraine-class battleship, Lorraine joins the Free French navy becoming the flagship of the Free French Mediterranean Fleet based out of Alexandria, Egypt.
German battleships KMS Scharnhorst and KMS Gneisenau depart Kiel to begin commerce raiding in the Atlantic Ocean.
February
Bismarck-class battleship, KMS Tirpitz is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
March
King George V-class battleship, HMS Prince of Wales is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Vittorio Veneto-class battleships, RN Impero is commissioned into the Italian Royal Navy.
Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleship, Sovetskaya Ukraina is commissioned into the Soviet Navy.
German battleships KMS Scharnhorst and KMS Gneisenau return to Brest having sunk or captured 16 merchant ships.
The Indefatigable-class battlecruiser, HMAS Australia is called out to search for a German heavy cruiser reportedly raiding the Arabian Sea. After a couple of days she received a distress signal from a British merchant ship that had been spotted and engage by a German raider. HMAS Australia met up with Scheer, and a battle began. The 30 year old battlecruiser however lacked the speed and explosive firepower which Admiral Scheer posed and also lacked the ranging radar that enabled quick acquisition of the target. Scheer's high volume of radar-directed fire created near-misses early in the engagement. And despite Australia managed to smashed Scheer's radar apparatus, Scheer managed to hit Australia amidships simultaneously with two shells from one salvo, breaking her in two and as result sinking the flagship of the Royal Australian navy.
April
Führer-class battleship, KMS Führer is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleship, Sovetskaya Rossiya is commissioned into the Soviet Navy.
May
Germany begins to the conversion of the transport ship Europa into an aircraft carrier which when completed will be longer than two Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers (KMS Graf Zeppelin and KMS Peter Strasser).
On May 18th, a German taskforce consisting of battleship, KMS Bismarck, battlecruiser, KMS Hindenburg, heavy cruisers, KMS Admiral Hipper and KMS Prinz Eugen begin their mission to attack Allied traffic in the North Atlantic.
On May 22nd a British battle-group comprising battleship HMS King George V and the battlecruisers HMS Hood and HMS Saint Andrew find and engage the German taskforce and in the first battle of the Denmark Strait, HMS Saint Andrew is sunk by the German taskforce. However shells fired from HMS King George V manage to damage KMS Bismarck before both sides disengage.
On May 25th the German taskforce splits with KMS Hindenburg and KMS Admiral Hipper continuing to attack allied ships while KMS Prinz Eugen will escort the damaged KMS Bismarck back to German-occupied France.
On May 27th A British force consisting of the battleships HMS King George V and HMS Nelson, aircraft carriers, HMS Victorious and HMS Ark Royal, heavy cruisers, HMS Norfolk and HMS Suffolk find the crippled KMS Bismarck and here escort KMS Prinz Eugen and sink them, ending the second Battle of the Denmark Strait.
June
Battlecruiser, KMS Hindenburg and heavy cruiser KMS Admiral Hipper detached from the Bismarck sortie began attacking convoy routes off the Cape. They were joined by Vichy French cruisers, Jean de Vienne and Marseillaise who helped to destroy the British heavy cruiser HMS Devonshire in the naval battle of French West Africa.
On June 22nd Germany begins a massive military operation against the Soviet Union.
On June 27th the Soviet Union's navy aircraft carrier Krasnaya Ploshchad and here escort depart Leningrad naval base on here first sortie into the Baltic sea.
The United States of America begins construction the fifth and sixth Iowa class battleships.
July
After winning the naval battle of French West Africa, battlecruiser, KMS Hindenburg and heavy cruiser KMS Admiral Hipper fought their way into the Mediterranean Sea where KMS Admiral Hipper was torpedoed by a British torpedo bomber operating from Gibraltar forcing here to turn turned back and to limp towards Brest for repairs while KMS Hindenburg continued its journey and managed to join the Italian Royal Navy fleet.
On July 3rd the Deutschland class battleship, KMS Schlesien and her sister’s ship KMS Schleswig-Holstein on patrol in the Baltic are discovered by the Krasnaya Ploshchad's aircraft who manage to cripple the KMS Schlesien and force the two battleships to retreat. Unfortunately, a reconnaissance plane from the Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier, KMS Peter Strasser shadowing the Krasnaya Ploshchad directed dive-bombers and torpedo-bombers from the KMS Peter Strasser towards and after suffering few too many torpedoes hits, Krasnaya Ploshchad was sunk.
Augusts
Admiral Hipper class heavy cruiser, KMS Lützow is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
Vittorio Veneto class battleship, RN Roma is commissioned into the Italian Royal Navy.
October
Indomitable class aircraft carrier, HMS Indomitable is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
In the naval battle of Tyrrhenian Sea, German battlecruiser KMS Hindenburg, Italian battleships RN Littorio and RN Andrea Doria find a British convoy led by Lion class battleship, HMS Lion and mange to sink here.
Shinano class aircraft carrier, Shinano (converted Yamato class battleship) is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
November
King George V-class battleship, HMS Duke of York is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Indomitable-class aircraft carrier, HMS Insuperable is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
December
On December 4th the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise enters into the United States naval base Pearl Harbor.
On December 5th the Indomitable class aircraft carrier, HMS Indomitable ran aground on a coral reef near Jamaica, The British royal navy decided to send her sister ship HMS Insuperable to accompany battleship HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruisers HMS Repulse and HMS Hood to Singapore.
On December 6th Constitution class aircraft carrier, USS Constitution is only one day away before arriving at Hawaii. Most of her fighter aircraft have already left for Hawaii.
On December 7th the Japanese aircraft carriers Kaga, Sōryū, Hiryū, Shōkaku, Zuikaku and Shinano torpedo and bomber planes strike at the United States naval base Pearl Harbor sinking the aircraft carrier USS enterprise and the battleships USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma.
On December 9th two day after the attack on Pearl Harbor which sank the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise and two battleships, three cruisers and three destroyers. The scout planes belonging to Constitution class aircraft carrier, USS Constitution find and located the six Japanese aircraft carriers but as it has no torpedo ore bomber planes onboard and under strict orders not to engage it is force to let the six Japanese aircraft carriers alone.
On December 10th the Japanese 22nd Air Flotilla send to sink Force Z was spotted by radar aboard HMS Insuperable enabling her fighters to intercept many of the slow, lumbering, unescorted bombers, but there were too many Japanese bombers and torpedoes or bombs managed to hit every ship in Force Z. However force Z was able to limp into Singapore a couple of days later.
Yamato-class battleship, Yamato is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
1942
January
On January 4th Eendracht-class battlecruiser, HNLMS Eendracht departs Batavia to join the British Force Z still operating out of Singapore when members of the Indonesian independence movement who are promise by the Japanese to get control of the Netherlands East Indies when the Netherlands are driven out , radioed her position to the Japanese. Within hours, dive bombers from the imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Ryujo found the lonely battlecruiser and managed to sink here putting one of the biggest guns in the royal Netherlands navy on the ocean floor.
On January 5th with the Imperial Japanese Army almost at the outskirts of Singapore , HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruisers HMS Repulse and HMS Hood are given the order to move to the safely of Ceylon. As aircraft carrier, HMS Insuperable had left Singapore a day earlier it meant that Force Z would have to sail without air cover. Not known to Force Z the Imperial Japanese Navy had assembled a battle-group who prime mission it was to engage and sink Force Z. In the Singapore Strait the three British ships were intercepted by the Japanese battleships, Suruga and Owari and battlecruisers, Atago and Takao. In the naval battle of the Singapore Strait that followed all three British warships where send to the bottom of the ocean.
February
On February 4th a American-British-Dutch-Australian-French (ABDAF) fleet consisted of the flight deck battlecruiser, HNLMS Gouden Leeuw , Eendracht-class battlecruiser , HNLMS Kijkduin (flagship) , cruisers HNLMS De Ruyter, HNLMS Tromp, USS Houston and USS Marblehead escorted by seven destroyers ,HNLMS Banckert, HNLMS Piet Hein, HNLMS Van Ghent, USS Barker, USS Bulmer, USS Edwards, and USS Stewart are on its way to intercept a Japanese invasion convoy bound for Surabaya, is attacked by 36 Japanese Mitsubishi G4M1 "Betty" and 24 Mitsubishi G3M2 "Nell" medium bombers. In the Battle of Makassar Strait as is called the 12 Buffalo fighters from HNLMS Gouden Leeuw flying cover for the fleet and the anti-aircraft of the ships below mange to destroy eight Japanese bombers while only the cruiser USS Houston suffering damage.
On February 19th an ABDAF fleet consisted of battlecruiser, HNLMS Kijkduin (flagship), cruisers HNLMS De Ruyter and HNLMS Tromp, HNLMS Java and the destroyers USS John D. Ford, Pope, and HNLMS Piet Hein sighted Japanese convoy consisting of four destroyers and two transports in the Badung Strait and opened fire at them. In the Battle of Badung Strait that followed the Japanese convoy suffered one transport sunk and two destroyers damaged from fire coming from HNLMS Kijkduin forcing the Japanese convoy to retreat and preventing a Japanese invasion of Bali.
On February 27th a ABDAF fleet consisted of flight deck battlecruiser, HNLMS Gouden Leeuw, battlecruiser, HNLMS Kijkduin (flagship), heavy cruisers HMS Exeter, USS Houston, light cruisers HNLMS De Ruyter , HNLMS Java, HMAS Perth, USS Marblehead and destroyers HMS Electra, HMS Encounter, HMS Jupiter, HNLMS Kortenaer, HNLMS Witte de With, USS Alden, USS John D. Edwards, USS John D. Ford, and USS Paul Jones attacked a Japanese amphibious forces gathered to strike at the island of Java. The Japanese amphibious force consisted of the heavy cruisers Nachi and Haguro and light cruisers Naka and Jintsu and destroyers Yudachi, Samidare, Murasame, Harusame, Minegumo, Asagumo, Yukikaze, Tokitsukaze, Amatsukaze, Hatsukaze, Yamakaze, Kawakaze, Sazanami, and Ushio. In the seven hour long naval battle of the Java Sea that followed the ABDAF fleet suffered the loss of the light cruiser HNLMS Java, two destroyers HMS Jupiter, HNLMS Kortenaer while the Japanese suffered the loss of one light cruiser Jintsu ,two destroyers and eight transports being sunk.
On February 29th, two days after the first battle of the Java Sea the light cruiser HMAS Perth and heavy cruiser USS Houston escorted by the destroyer HNLMS Witte de With and HMS Encounter paroling the area are intercepted by Japanese force made up of heavy cruisers Nachi and Haguro and light cruisers Naka and Jintsu and four destroyers. In the Second Battle of the Java Sea that follows the Japanese force manage to sink HMAS Perth, HNLMS Witte de With and HMS Encounter while suffering only one destroyer damaged.
March
Lion-class battleships, HMS Temeraire and HMS Conqueror are commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
On April 4th the aircraft carriers, HMS Insuperable and HMS Hermes are sunk by massive air attacks from the Japanese aircraft carriers Ryūjō, Hiryū, Sōryū, Shōkaku and Zuikaku in the battle of the Indian Ocean.
April
KMS Seydlitz is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine. Originally to be the fifth Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser she looks like a Hipper class except for having a flight deck and lack of rear turrets. KMS Seydlitz is designed to be a lone commerce raider or a fleet scout with her four radar-directed heavy guns and Arado 196 scout-bombers.
King George V-class battleship, HMS Anson is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
July
United Kingdom begins construction on two Malta-class aircraft carriers to be commissioned with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Führer-class battleship KMS Friedrich der Große is commissioned into the German Kriegsmarine.
August
King George V-class battleship, HMS Howe is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Yamato-class battleship, Musashi is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Soviet Navy Borodino-class battleship, Borodino sinks the Führer-class battleship KMS Friedrich der Große. Two days later the German Seeluftstreitkrafte (Naval Air Arm of the Kriegsmarine) deploying all available See Stukas and Heinkel He-211 heavy bombers managed to sink Borodino at her moorings revenging the loss of the Friedrich der Große.
September
Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier I as KMS Europa is called is commissioned into the Kriegsmarine, taking onboard 18 Junkers Ju-87D "Stuka" dive-bombers and 24 Bf 109G fighters who are operated by the Seeluftstreitkrafte (Naval Air Arm of the Kriegsmarine) she begin here mission to divert Allied naval resources away from their Arkangelsk-bound convoys.
December
Second-Shinano class aircraft carrier, Aratama (converted Yamato class battleship) is commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy.
1943
Massachusetts-class battleship, USS Massachusetts is commissioned into the United States navy, followed soon by USS Ohio. While USS Massachusetts is sent to the Atlantic to escort Allied convoys heading towards Archangelsk, Soviet Union, USS Ohio is deployed to the Pacific.
Lorraine-class battleship, Lorraine which was interred in Ceylon in 1940 after refusing to join the Free France Navy in Alexandria, Egypt joins the Allies and is assigned to the Free French Far Eastern Fleet.
February
Now reclassified as Courageous-class aircraft carrier, HMS Courageous is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Iowa-class battleship, USS Iowa is commissioned into the United States Navy.
April
On April 19th the Kingdom of Italy completes construction on the Impero Romano-class battleship (enlarged Vittorio Veneto class battleship) RN Impero Romano.
May
The Kingdom of Italy completes the aircraft carrier, RN Aquila (Eagle), it is the first aircraft carrier to enter into the service with the Italian Royal Navy sins the destruction of aircraft carrier, RN Falco in the naval battle of the Azores in November 1940.
Last of the four Lion class battleship, HMS Thunderer is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Iowa-class battleship, USS New Jersey is commissioned into the United States navy.
June
Courageous-class aircraft carrier, HMS Glorious is commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
On June 23rd the Imperial Japanese Navy Shinano-class aircraft carrier Shinano and Aratama sorting from Truk, in the Carolines, in order to disrupt the Allied invasion of New Georgia are involved in lucky American air strike when a B-17 bomber manages to "walk" a string of 500-lb bombs diagonally across the Aratama armored flight deck.
July
After completing here sea trails, Führer-class battleship, KMS Führer is sent to rest in Tromsø's fjord, German-occupied Norway where she waits for an Allied convoy to appear. KMS Führer together with heavy cruisers, KMS Pommern and K-Class cruiser, KMS Köln and Leipzig-class cruiser, KMS Leipzig find an Allied convoy who is escorted by Massachusetts-class battleship, USS Massachusetts, Saint-class battlecruiser, HMS Saint Andrew, King George V-class battleships, HMS Duke of York and HMS Howe. In battle of the Norwegian Sea that followed the four German warships mange to sink USS Massachusetts and HMS Duke of York. When it appeared that KMS Führer and here escorts are about to make their escape a salvo from HMS Saint Andrew managed to hit KMS Führer and sink here ending the battle of the Norwegian Sea.
On July 27th Impero Romano-class battleship RN Impero Romano while working up off La Spezia is torpedoed by the British Rainbow-class submarine HMS Regent forcing here to return to la Spezia naval base for repairs.
September
On September 3rd the Italian government of Pietro Badoglio signs an unconditional armistice with the Allies.
On September 8th all Italian Royal Navy ships are as part of the surrendering conditions begin to set course towards the British controlled island of Malta in order to prevent them falling in the hands of the Germans.
On September 9th with the patched up Impero Romano-class battleship RN Impero Romano leading a large group of Italian warships consisting of the Vittorio Veneto class battleships, RN Roma, RN Vittorio Veneto, RN Littorio, RN Roma, four light cruisers and eight destroyers are attacked by German Do-217K bombers in which RN Impero Romano is hit by a "Fritz-X" guided bomb which hits a area of the ship near the patched torpedo damage. The explosion rips the side of the hull open below the waterline and the Impero Romano rolls over onto her beam ends, rose and fell. The remaining ships after having rescued survivors of the Impero Romano manages to reach the safety of the port of Valetta, Malta.
October
Courageous-class aircraft carrier, HMS Glorious during here sea trails is caught in a North Sea fogbank, with here planes "grounded" is surprised and sunk by the German Deutschland class cruiser, KMS Admiral Scheer.
December
On December 22nd the German battleship, KMS Scharnhorst and heavy cruiser, KMS Posen attempted to intercept an Allied Soviet-bound convoy. The British Royal Navy who had been alerted by the Norwegian resistance of the departure of both German warships had send George V-class battleship HMS Howe and Lion class battleships, HMS Temeraire and HMS Conqueror to intercept them. In the battle of the North Cape that followed KMS Scharnhorst and KMS Posen where sunk.
1944
Massachusetts-class battleships, USS Maine and USS New Hampshire are commissioned into the United States Navy.
Midway-class aircraft carriers, USS Midway and USS Franklin Delano Roosevelt are commissioned into the United States Navy.
April
While escorting an Allied convoy, Courageous-class aircraft carrier, HMS Courageous is sunk by a German U-boat wolfpack.
Iowa-class battleship, USS Wisconsin is commissioned into the United States Navy.
June
Iowa-class battleship, USS Missouri is commissioned into the United States Navy.
1945
January
Malta-class aircraft carrier, HMS Malta is commissioned with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
Last of the five Massachusetts-class battleship, USS Louisiana is commissioned into the United States Navy.
February
On February 7th Midway-class aircraft carrier, USS Franklin Delano Roosevelt during a shakedown cruise in the Caribbean which was combined into a convoy escort using here ASW aircraft on board, finds a Type XXI U-boat and sink here.
On February 20th Midway-class aircraft carrier, USS Midway joins the United States Atlantic Fleet, with Norfolk as her homeport.
March
Malta-class aircraft carrier, HMS Malta accompanies battleships, HMS Temeraire and HMS Conqueror in a sweep of the Norwegian Sea in a search for German Kriegsmarine heavy units. However no German Kriegsmarine heavy unit is found. As result HMS Malta is sent immediately through the Mediterranean Sea to Ceylon to battle the Japanese in the Far East.
April
On April 1st the Battle of Okinawa begins when the United States-British-French third Fleet consisting of the United States Navy Fast Carrier Force, the British Pacific Fleet and the French Far Eastern Fleet totaling fifteen fleet carriers, 6 light carriers, thirteen battleships and 18 cruisers begin their invasion of the island held by over 70,000 Japanese defenders.
On April 6th five days after the beginning of the Battle of Okinawa the Lorraine-class battleship, Lorraine which is taking part in the battle as part of French Far Eastern Fleet operating under the command of the United States lead Third Fleet is hit by large numbers of Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka rocket powered human-guided anti-shipping kamikaze attack planes launched from the island. One of the Ohka rockets manages to hit a ammo store onboard the Lorraine which causes an explosion that sinks here making here the first and only capital ship victim of the "Ohka" human-guided rocket-bombs.
May
On May 4th the Saints class battlecruiser, HMS Saint Andrew, which in company with other British warships in the Norwegian Sea is sunk by Type XXI U-boat U-3016 which fires two G7es torpedoes winch after hitting HMS Saint Andrew set off uncontrollably spreading ammunition fires which forces here crew to abandon here.
On May 8th the Gloster Sea Meteor F.3, a jet fighter converted for service on aircraft carriers by the British Fleet Air Arm for use onboard the Malta-class aircraft carriers is test flown.
June
Second Malta-class aircraft carrier, HMS Gibraltar is commissioned with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.
