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The short answer depends on the Navy. Capital ships generally refer to aircraft carriers, battleships, and battlecruisers. At the beginning of World War 2 in 1939 the following navies had the largest number of capital ships. More ships in all the navies were built later on in the war such as the famous Bismark class or Yamato class battleships.
The British Navy-
Battlecruisers- HMS Hood, Renown, Repulse
Battleships HMS Rodney, Nelson, Ramillies, Resolution, Revenge, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign, Barham, Malaya, Queen Elizabeth, Valiant, Warspite
Aircraft Carriers- HMS Ark Royal, Courageous, Eagle, Hermes, Victorious, Illustrious, Formidable, Argus
IJN (Imperial Japanese Navy)-
Battlecruisers- Kongo, Hiei, Kirishima, Haruna
Battleships- Nagato, Mutsu, Ise, Hyuga, Fuso, Yamashiro
Aircraft Carriers- Kaga, Akagi, Ryujo, Soryu,
Kriegsmarine (German Navy)-
Battlecruisers- Scharnhorst, Gneisenau
Battleships- Schlesien, Schleswig-Holtstein
"Pocket" Battleships- Graf Spee, Admiral Scheer, Lutzow (Deutschland)
Aircraft Carriers- Graf Zeppelin (never completed)
United States Navy-
Battleships- USS New York, Nevada, California, Maryland, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia,
Aircraft Carriers- USS Lexington, Enterprise, Ranger, Saratoga, Yorktown
Regia Marina (Italian Navy)-
Battleships- Conte di Cavour, Littorio, Vittorio Veneto
Aircraft Carriers- Aquila (built but never used in combat)
French Navy-
Battleships- Richelieu, Jean Bart, Dunkerque, Strasbourg, Bretagne, Courbet, Lorraine
Aircraft carriers- Beam
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At the beginning of the war for a short period of time
What has the author Paul H Silverstone written?
Paul H. Silverstone has written: 'Us warships of World War II' 'Directory of the world's capital ships' -- subject(s): Warships, History
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