List of World War II ship classes

The List of ships of World War II is an alphabetical list of all fighting ship classes of World War II. For individual ships, see the List of World War II ships. Classes consisting of only a single ship are not listed, except in cases where more ships were laid down or planned.

The use of "=" indicates where the same ships are known by different class names. Displacement is standard displacement.

Information is merely summary; please refer to linked articles for details.