10th place Kaga.
Her length is 2476 meters with a displacement of 38,813 tons. She participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and the rebel invasion of the Southwest Pacific in January 1942. The Kaga was attacked and sunk by planes from the U.S. aircraft carriers USS Enterprise, USS Hornet, and USS Yorktown at Midway in June 1942 during the Battle of Midway. In 1999, most of the Kaga hull and other wreckage were found in the waters northwest of Midway.
Ninth place Saratoga.
The Saratoga of the United States is 270 in length7 meters with a displacement of 43,746 tons. Originally designed as a battle cruiser, she was converted into one of the first aircraft carriers of the US Navy during construction. In mid-1946, after the end of World War II, the ship became the target of nuclear ** tests. She survived the first test, but was sunk in the second and sank to a depth of 52 meters).
Eighth Hood.
She was a battlecruiser of the British Navy and remained the largest warship in the world for 20 years after its service, with a total length of 2623 meters with a displacement of 47,430 tons. On May 24, 1941, at the beginning of the Battle of the Danish Strait, the ship was hit by a German shell and sank in three minutes, and in 2001, her wreckage was found in the Danish Strait between Greenland and Iceland.
Seventh place USS Lexington.
The ship entered service in 1928. Her full length is 2707 meters with a displacement of 48,500 tons. During World War II, the Japanese attacked the USS Lexington with two torpedoes and three air-dropped bombs. She was abandoned and sunk by the USS Phelps after fueling, becoming the first aircraft carrier lost by the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Sixth place Bismarck.
The ship was one of the largest and strongest warships built by the Nazi German Navy. She has a total length of 251 meters and a maximum displacement of 50,300 tons. Her wreckage was found in 1989.
Fifth Tirpitz.
She was one of two Bismarck-class battleships that, after several wartime upgrades, was 2,000 tons heavier than the Bismarck, making it the largest battleship ever built in the European fleet. The Tirpitz has a displacement of 52,600 tons and a total length of 251 meters. On November 12, 1944, British Lancaster bombers attacked the Tirpitz, causing the ship to quickly capsize and subsequently sink.
Fourth place Shinano,
It is an aircraft carrier built by the Japanese Navy during World War II. She was the largest ever built** at the time. She has a displacement of 69,151 tons and a length of 2658 meters, she was sunk by the US Navy submarine USS Archerfish ten days after her commission, on November 29, 1944. The Shinano remains the largest submarine to be sunk**.
Third place: Musashi.
She has a full load displacement of 72,809 tons and a length of 263 meters. On August 5, 1942, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, aircraft from an American aircraft carrier fired about 19 torpedoes and 17 bombs to sink the Musashi.
2nd place Yamato.
She was as long and had the same displacement as the sister ship Musashi, and they were the heaviest and most powerful battleships ever built. On April 7, 1945, the Yamato sank in the fierce Battle of Okinawa. Discovered in the 1980s by underwater explorers about 180 miles southwest of Kyushu, the Yamato was found to be part of the seabed at depths of up to 340 meters.
1st place American.
She is an aircraft carrier built by the US Navy in the 60s of the last century. After decommissioning, the US Navy was tested with submarines diving **. On May 14, 2005, the USS America sank in a controlled manner after the end of the test.