List of Royal Navy losses in World War II

This is a list of Royal Navy ships and personnel lost during World War II, from 3 September 1939 to 1 October 1945.

See also List of ships of the Royal Navy.

Personnel losses
The Royal Navy lost 50758 men killed in action, 820 missing in action and 14663 wounded in action. The Women's Royal Naval Service lost 102 killed and 22 wounded.

Battleships
The Royal Navy lost 3 battleships:

Battlecruisers
The Royal Navy lost 2 battlecruisers:

Aircraft carriers
The Royal Navy lost 5 fleet carriers:

Escort aircraft carriers
The Royal Navy lost 3 escort carriers:

Cruisers
The Royal Navy lost 28 cruisers.

Destroyers
The Royal Navy lost 132 destroyers.

Submarines
The Royal Navy lost 74 submarines.

Minelayers
The Royal Navy lost 8 minelayers.

Minesweepers
The Royal Navy lost 32 minesweepers.

Others
The Royal Navy lost 10 frigates, 22 corvettes, 10 sloops, 15 auxiliary cruisers and 1035 smaller units, including those lent to Commonwealth and other allied naval forces.

Literature

 * Stephen Roskill: "Royal Navy - Britische Seekriegsgeschichte 1939-1945", Gerhard Stalling Verlag, 1961