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This is not a top 2 list by any means for GHQ but a thought list for all of us to present a couple of ships to GHQ for their top 2 consideration.
I will post every few days on the top merchant ships I think would cover each nation nicely. There are so many great ship classes in the list I complied, but I tried to give in the following lists the more numerous and famous types with a good mixture. It is my hope that viewers and GHQ will look it over and make at least some of these badly needed Merchant ships.

Any Suggestions plese let me know, I'll research them and post.

GHQ: If any of these are considered, I will research them to find any plans, drawings and pictures to provided. I WILL POST BY EACH SHIP TYPE IF I HAVE PICTURES OR DRAWINGS.

Japan, Germany & Italy Complete 7-28-08 0,Italy up-dated 7-22-08, 7-18-08.
Great Britain Completed 9-10-08. Dutch Completed 9-24-08, France Completed 10-24-08, Russia Completed 10-31-08, USA Completed 11-21-08, Japan up-dated 12-12-08, Norway completed 2-23-09, Sweden Completed 3-6-09, Denmark Completed 3-10-09

Mexico added to Neutrals 11-26-08

Future: Neutrals ( Smaller Allied countries ), then WW1 USA, France, Great Britain & Germany.

Once my list is composed I can send a breakdown by Nation which gives
Name / Type / Builder / Tonnage / Length / Beam / Draft / Speed / Number in Class if Known In an Excel work sheet form.
Information compiled from several books. I will post them in a final post listing Books and web-sites.
Thanks for looking and enjoy them.

IRISH William Compton

Japan: The following 24 ships gives a nice coverage of the Japanese Merchant and Auxillary ships. These would cover a wide range. While GHQ has released the Hakusan Maru which can be used for her and her 3 sister ships as well as 4 other IJN ships that were similar in size and shape these ships will round out the possibilties very well.
AE:
1. Kashino This unique ship was produced to haul the Yamato class Turrets to the location where the ships were fitting out and then used as an AE. ( Line drawing )
AH:
2. Asahi Maru This ship started off as an Italian passenger ship and was present at Balikpapan when the U.S. Destroyers made their infamous raid, she can also be used to model several other ships close in appearance Can use the Hakusan Maru by adding a 2nd stack and moving the one the stack forward, use round stacks from a GW crusier. ( Line drawing )
3. Hikawa Maru A model of this ship can be used for both the Hikawa Maru AH and for her 2 sister ships Heian Maru and the Hie Maru which were both AS ships ( Picture & Line drawing )
AK
4. Aden Maru The most numerous ships ( 75 ) that served as transports, cargo and the notorious “Hell shipsâ€￾ transporting Allied POWs to Japan. Several of these ships served with the US and other countries and many were still in service with Japan during the war. 1918-1921 385' 52 still in service in 1941 ( Picture & Line drawing )
5. Yoshida Maru Another large number produced ( 24 ) AK in the Japanese Merchant fleet. 19 of which served during the war. Another 21 Ships very similar totaling 40 1917-1926 400' ( Picture & Line drawing )
6. Koryu Maru 7 Ship class from the 1930s is a good representations of the prewar AKs 453'-9" ( Picture & Line drawing )
7. Toyooka Maru A class of 7 ships with another 12 ships from other buiders a large WW1 vintage AK 461'-8" Tsuruga Maru or Turuga Maru was sunk at Balikpapan. ( Picture & Line drawing )
8. Sakito Maru is a a fine example of late 1930s Cargo ship class of 7 building before the war, 2 served as AC transports. 508'-5" ( Picture & Line drawing )
9. Type A cargo ship: Some 140 ships were built as the war progressed, this was Japan's Liberty ship otherwise known as the Ugly Ducklings. ( Picture & Line drawing )
AM
10. Okinoshima She was a purposely built minelayer for Japan, the equal of the US Terror. ( Picture & Line drawing )
11. Tokiwa This Old Armored Cruiser could be used for a line of GW ships or for the Japanese / Russo War, she could be easily modified for her WW2 role. ( Picture & Line drawing )
AMC
12. Aikoku Maru Class These 3 ships could be used as AMCs or as Transports
AO ( Picture & Line drawing )
13. Genyo Class 6 ships in the class would give the IJN a nice set of Auxilary Fleet oilers and are close enough to model other Oilers. ( Picture & Line drawing )
14. T1 Class Oilers Japan’s emergency program to replace it’s merchant fleet during the war 19 ships were launched ( Picture & Line drawing )
15. Shiretoko Class 9 ships purposely built for the navy as fleet tankers ( Picture & Line drawing )
AP
16. Africa Maru Great post WW1 Transport 5 ship class, 5 Others ships similar 475'
17. Montivideo Maru 3 ship class 1920s Transport 449' ( Line drawing )
APA
18. Shinshu Maru The first purposely built Landing ship for the Japanese Navy / Army
( Picture & Line drawing )
19. T1 Fast Landing craft 22 were built, these are a new build, but much like the US Destroyer conversions. 315' ( Picture & Line drawing )
20. T103 Landing craft, Japan's version of the US LST 30 were completed with another 28 that were coal burners with taller funnels. 264' ( Line drawing )
AR
21. Akashi The only ship built as an AR for the Japanese navy. ( Picture & Line drawing )
AS
22. Heian Maru class @ ships: Heian Maru and Hie Maru served as AS ships their sister ship served as an AH ship ( Picture & Line drawing )
23. Rio De Janeiro Class Here sister ship served as an AK during the war supposedly had 4 sister ships. ( Picture & Line drawing )
24. Jingei Class 2 ships in the class were built as AS ships from the start ( Picture & Line drawing )

COMPLETED 7-16-08 UP-DATED 12-12-08

Italy started the war with a good size Merchant fleet. The following 11 ships are what I found to be a good representation of that fleet.

AK
1. San Guiseppe, Over 30 Ships of General Cargo to Tramp service were the old WW1 "War" ships Ranging from 412'-6" to 413-9" This ship could be produced for a variety of Nations. Italy had 15 ships of similar dimensions.
2. Fabio Filzi, a newer ship Building at the time of the war by Italy Built by CRDA, a modern Cargo ship 463'-11" long.
3. Arsa Pre WW1 Cargo ship 4 Ship class with another 13 Ships very close in dimension and layout 402'-" to 406'-8"
4. Rosandra 4 ships built in the early 20s by CRDA3 measuring 464'-2", the Rosandra was sunk by a British sub on her way to Greece and has been found off Albania.
AO
5. Recco, This ship would be a good prewar oiler, built in 1921 is close in size to 15 other tankers from 1908-1923 She was stopped by the HMS Hilary and scuttled by her crew before capture
6. Giulio Giordani was similiar to 2 other tankers built right as the war started and are equals to the Nesho at 524'
AP
7. Maria, A older ship with 6 near sisters all of 417' Would be great for the 1920s version Cargo Passenger ship.
8. Neptuna, she and her sister ship Oceania were both sunk by the HMS Upholder while acting as Troop ships
9. Erico Costa, 2 ship class from 1928 good small Transport 380'-10"
10. Teresa 5 ship class from the 1920s Mid-size older Transport 417'-6"
AMC
11. Ramb1 4 ships of the class were built and only #1 served as a AMC though all 4 were fitted. Ramb1 was lost to the HMAS Leander, Ramb2 operated in the Pacific. Ramb3 was used as a escort and Ramb4 was coverted to a AH ( Regia Marina has produced a 1/700 resin model of this ship )
COMPLETE 7-16-08 UP-DATED 7-18-08

Germany had a large merchant fleet, but with the war starting many ships were interned.
The following ships were still under German Flag and would best represent for a limited use as Britain did her best to rule the oceans. Germany's Raiders must be included here as they were a extreme test to the Allies to find and sink. Many Merchants served as supply ships to U-Boats & Raiders a like, the Altmark being just 1 class of many. The following 22 ships would be great assets to the German Fleet.

AD
1. Carl Peters: Only 2 of 4 were finished, these were intended to support the fast fleet attack ships. She was sunk by a mine in 1945 and her sister Adolf Luderitz disappeared behind the iron curtain after the war:
AK
2. Heinz: 4 Ships built by the same builder in 1928 A small AK at 329'
3. Eider Pre-war ship 6 ships built in the Mid 1930s 377'-3"
4. Konigsberg: 5 Ships built in the 1920s 431'-6"
5. Rio Grande: 6 Ships built, The Rio Grande took off survivors from the Thor. 476'
6. Reichenfels: 9 Ships built in the 1930s 508'-6" 2 Sister ships became the Atlantis & Penguin
7. Widar 4 ships built in the 1930s was a typical German Tramper.
AH
8. Robert Ley: Near sister ship of the Wilhelm Gustloff 1 model could do both ships, Robert Ley survived the war to be scrapped in 1947
9. Stuttgart: She was attacked and sunk while serving as an AH though she was wearing red crosses, she was said to have been camouflaged at dock.
AMC
10. Atlantis Sinking 22 Ships and finally being sunk by the Devonshire she was notably a record holder. She could also be used to model 5 Japanese ships of similar size and shape not listed furthering the Japanese AKs.
11. Thor: Another top scorer of the German AMCs was small but fast so she would make for a great opponent for any UK AMC. She met her end, not at the hands of the RN, but rather in a accidental explosion aboard the Altmark in Japan which she was moored next to.
12. Orion & Widder as near sister ships one ship could be used to model both Raiders though the Orion had a much more distinguished career.
13. Pinguin: In less than a year she sank 28 ships only to fall victim to the HMS Cornwall. She was a sister ship to the Atlantis.
14. Michel: A 1942 started, she ended up in the Pacific to end up the victim of U.S. Submarine Tarpon. She did have a career score of sinking 121,000 tons and was the last raider to be sunk.
15. Komoron Last of the AMC I would suggest, she meet her demise along with the HMAS Sydney in showdown the caused both of their losses.
AO
16. Adria: 2 Tankers built in the late 20s measuring at 430'-11"
17. Germania: 2 Typical late 1930s Tankers 510'-6"
18. Altmark: she was best known for the Altmark Incident in Norway and supply ship for the Graf Spee. 4 sisterships.
AP
19: Wilhelm Gustloff: She operated as a Troopship and at the end of the war to evacuate refugees from the Eastern front only to be sunk with great loss of lives by a Russian submarine. 1938 Sister ship to the Robert Ley
20. Monte Rosa: 4 Ships built in the late 1920s She was used as a Transport and AH
21. Bremen: She and her Sister ship Europa were in German Hands, The Bremen was planned to be used as a AP for operation Sealion.
AS
22 Wilhelm Bauer: Only 3 of 8 were completed. The Bauer was sunk but her 2 sister ships went to the Soviets ( Otto Wunsche & W. Kophamel )

Revised 9-17-2013

The US Merchant fleet has the biggest start by far with the Liberty ships & Montrose APAs.
The following ships would fill the ranks very nicely so those of us U-Boat commander wanna be's to have enough targets. This is by far the biggest list.

ADs
1. Blackhawk: Veteran and support for the Asiatic fleet she is a must for the early war.
2. Dobbins and Whitney, both were persent at Pearl Harbor and support the DDs through out the war.
3. Dixie Class 5 ships in the class the first 2 were comissioned in 1940
AEs
4. Nitro & Pyro were unique in design compared to later C2 conversions.
AH
5. Solace, present at Pearl Harbor this is a must for the early war AH
6. Haven class 6 ships of the class are the most numerous AH class.
AK
7. Velma Lykes Class: 20 ships in the class with another 11 ships of close dimensions, she was sunk by the U-158 off of Mexico by 1 torpedo. A Post WW1 ships at 261'-0" a small Merchie for the U.S.
8. Hog Islander Freighter (Type A) Built at the end of the First War 122 were built and 58 were sunk in the Second World War 401'
9. Columbia River Ship Builders "West" Class 44 ships survied into the 2nd World War 423'-10"
10. C1B Cargo smallest of the C class these served in a number of roles. 95 ships were built in this version
11. C2 Cargo: 19 Ships were built, but there were 123 C2-S-B1s built.
12. C3 Cargo: 290 ships of the C3 version were built many others were modified to AD, AS and AVs along with the CVE versions.
13. C4 Cargo: 75 ships built, many went to the Navy and were converted to APs
AKA
14. Artemis Class: 32 ships in the class, These are nice looking AKAs of 426' built from 1944-45. S4-SE2-BE1
15. Andromeda & Tolland Classes: 62 ships in both classes though made by a competitor GHQ could do a band up job and these APAs 459' C2-S- B1s
AM
16. Bird Class Minesweepers: Used in many roles, several were present at Pearl Harbor. Bittern,Finch, Quail & Tanager were lost in the Philippines, Pequin was scuttled at Guam. Many were converted to Ocean Tugs.
AO
17. New York: 22 Ships all 416' built after WW1 these are the good old boys
18. Fredric J. Kellogg: 14 ships in this class of 438'-5" Tankers all built just after WW1
19. Herbert L Pratt: 24 ships measuring 453'-9" Last of the 3 class of private post WW1 tankers.
20. Cuyama Class: 6 Ships 476' 2 were sunk, the Neches by Submarine near Hawaii & the Pecos by air attack south of Java.
21. Patoka Class 8 Ships< none were sunk but the Ramapo was at Pearl Harbor on December 7th
22. Kaweah Class, 3 smaller Tankers of the Navy at 446'
23. Kennebec Class, 6 ships in the class 502'
24. Pecos Class, 11 Ships in the class T2-A 523', but the T2-SE-A1 had 481 built
25. T2 Class: Though only 5 ships were built, at 501' they provide a nice variant.
AP
26. Santa Rita Class: These 3 ships served with distinction, The Santa Rita was renamed William Ward Burrows and was heading to Wkae when the Isalnad came under attack. 386'-0"
27. Adimral Class: 7 ships were built, smaller versions of the General John Pope class.
28. General Class 30 ships were built, not to be confused with the General John Pope these ships were 522'-10" and had a unique appearance.
29. Hog Island Type B Transport 12 ships were built to this design and they served in WW2 throughout the war. 448'
30. President Class 502 Liners 7 ships of 522', The Pres. Harrison was captured by the Japanese and then sunk as the Kachidoki Maru.
31. President Class 535' Liners 16 ships of the class, 12 served as navy Transports and 2 were sunk off North Africa in 1942 ( Hugh l. Scott & Tasker H. Bliss )
32. Wakefield & Mount Vernon veteran Transports, The Wakefield was bombed at Singapore, but survived.
33. West Point, The third of the 3 big U.S. Transports.
34. 4 Aces ( Excalibur, Excambion, Exeter,& Exochorda ) 2 were lost in North Africa, 1942 and 1 at Guadalcana l.
34. Santa Rosa, 4 ships of the class. 2 were lost in combat. 502 x 72, these would be great early war Transports.
35. Future AP

APA
36. Bayfield class 36 ships, 492' C3-S-A2
37. Gilliam class 32 ships, 426' a smaller S4-SE2-BD1
AR
38. Medusa: First AR she was present at Pearl Harbor helping to clear and repair damaged ships.and spent the rest of her career in the Pacific.
39. Vestal & Prometheus, Vestal was damaged at Pearl Harbor. Both ships served in the Pacific.
40. Vulcan: 3 ships in the class, The Vulcan went to the Atlantic repairing the Kearny.
The Ajax & Hector went to the Pacific.
AS
41. Holland: Chased from the Phillipines she went to Austrailia to service her group of submarines.
42. Fulton Class: 6 ships in the class they commisioned from 1941 to 1944.
43. Pelias & Griffin: These 2 AS tenders were converted from C3 cargo ships. The Pelias was present at Pearl harbor on December 7th.
AV
44. Langley: The navy's first carrier, she was converted to the role of a AV and was sunk while trying to reinforce Java.
45. Currituck Class: 4 larger versions of the Curtiss, these were late war commisions.
46. Tangier & Pokomoke: C3 conversions another 4 ships of the Whiting class were very similar.


The biggest list, but the US turned up production to supply the War effort world wide.
These 46 ships would give the US Merchant fleet the biggest and the best representation for the great fleet that support the Armed forces world wide.

After a long research on the MV Gran I found that the ship was built in a Scottish Yard for a Norweigian Company, Interned in North Africa, surrendered to Germany and then sunk by the HMS Urula. The British Empire needs a good represenative Merchant ship fleet. The following 33 ships should give a good coverage for the British Fleet.

AD
1. 6 Modified Victory ships served as ADs for the Royal Navy.
AE
2. Fort Rosalie, and 2 sisters ships of the Fort class could be modified from the Forts (AK ) 13 others served as Store Issuing ships.
AH
3. Manunda: She was present at Port Darwin during the Japanese bombing. Built in 1929 she was 447' in length.
4. Centaur:Built in 1924 she had the distinction of being sunk by the Japanese while serving as a AH.
AK
5. Alpera 9 ships in the class a small AK built just after WW1. 277' -0"
6. 412'-6" Class of AKs built just after WW1 28 ships built for the UK amny others in other nations.
7. Hopecrown Class 8 ships built in the late 1930s 425'-0"
8. Fort/Parks/Ocean These ships were turned out in large numbers by Canadian yards and the US ,a good type of these would be the "North Sands" web site reference: fortships.tripod.com It appears that around 362 ships were built including 21 Support ship versions for the Royal Navy. These ships are a good counterpart to the USN Liberty Ship ( MV TOWER HILL could be used for the 32 Victory type of the Forts )[
9.] Early Merchant ship "War" Class These ships were post WW1 merchant ss built in large numbers each carrying a name starting with War.... War Prophet, War [color=green]Afridi, War Sepoy & War Vigor. These ships ended up in all merchant fleets around the world. the new ijn aden maru can be used fot these ships as the aden marus werebuilt in jspan to the same design
A great ship for the UK and for other nations as well. 416 built, 14 lost in WW1 and 279 sold to private owners
10. Clan Class: 10 ships launched, 1 taken over by the Royal Navy with another 4 taken over while building by the RN, most were 487' -7" A value to model, The Clan Ferguson was sunk trying to resupply Malta in Operation Pedestal. 2 Served as Seaplane Tenders and 1 as a Submarine Tender. Only 4 of the original 10 survived. Clan Bucanan was sunk by the German raider PInguin. 14 ships total
11. Glengarry: 8 Ships of the class built in the late 1930s 507'-0" a good pre-war represenative.
12. Doxford type: 78 Ships in the class was common and highly visable merchant.
AMC
13. Voltaire 3 ships in the class the Voltaire was lost to the raider Thor. The Vandyck was lost off Norway to bombs. 535'-0"
14. Rawalpindi: 4 ships in her class she was noted for being lost but stopping the Scharnhorst & Gneisenau from breaking out into the Atlantic.
15. Jervis Bay: 6 Ships of the class or near sisters, she was sunk by the Admiral Scheer.
AO
16. Dale class Oilers 18 ships of very close dimesions 479-483' would be a nice fleet tanker for the British Royal Navy. These tankers are a good counterpart to the USN Nesho Fleet Tankers.
17. 412' oilers 22 of these ships but at the end of WW1 were still in service
18. Daronia: 14 Tankers built to 483'-4" A good pre-war Tanker built in the late 1930s.
19. British Commodore: 6 Ships built, but many very near to length and look. A good repersenative of a 1920s Tanker.
20. Ranger Class Tankers: 6 built, these were small fast fleet tankers 346'-4"
AP
21. Arandora Star 5 ships in the class All 5 were lost to U-boats in the war 535'-0"
22. Bandra: 4 Ships of the class, can be used for some other ships similair in appearance. A good small 1910s Transport. 342'-9"
23. Lobos: 4 Ships in the class built just after WW1. Can also be used to model other close ships. 420'-9"
24. Lady Drake: 5 Ships in the class Served as Transportts during he war. 437'-2"-438'
25. Siamese Prince: 6 Ships in the class built in the 1920s another needed Transport/Cargo ship. 128'
26. Port Darwin: 5 Shjips in the class, the typical 500' Transport/ Cargo ship built at the end of WW1.
27. Dutchess of Atholl: 4 ships built in the late 1920s. 590'
28. Orcades: 7 Near sisterships Built in the 1930s all served as Troopships. 664'-664'-5"
29. Scythia; 3 Ships of the class built in the 1920s. 624'
AR
30. Ranpura: Satrted as a AMC in the Royal Navy, but was converted to an AR in 1943.
Sistership to the Rawalpindi.
AS
31. Maidstone, built in 1937 she served the submarine fleet in the Med and the Pacific finally rescuing POWs from the Exeter and
32. Montclare: 2 ships in the class built in 1920s. Montclare was used as a AMC and then converted to a AS in 1943.
Tramp Steamer
33. Rembrandt: 27 ships building in various yards just before the war. 447'-2" to 448'
34. King Arthur: 18 ships built in the the late 1920s. 417'2"-417'-8" Another 21 built similair at 415'

COMPLETED 9-10-08 This is a BIG FLEET!!!!!!!!! Over 2800 ships before 1940.

France had over 400 merchants as the war started. Though she was knocked out fairly quickly in the war and most ships were interned she still has a few ship classes that should be represented. The following 10 ships would give the French a great Merchant fleet to sail in the convoys both before and after her surrender.

AKs
1. Cabourg: 7 ships in the class built by British yards at the end of WW1 These make for a small AK used by the French National Maritime were 298'-6"
2. Gravelines: 4 slightly larger Aks built in the mid 1920s come in at 315.9' give a good post war look.
3. Agen: 9 ships built in the early 1920s measuring 380'-4"
4. San Antonio: 6 ships in the Class built in the arly 1930s, all were named San..... and measured 447'-0"
APs
5. Criton: 4 ships in the class built in the late 1920s at a even 400' The Criton became a Royal Navy prize ship only to be stopped by Vichy naval forces off of Guinea and sunk when she failed to stop. The crew perished in North African Prisons for piracy.
6. Cap Padaran: 4 ships built in the 1920s were the typical Passenger / Cargo carriers.
They measired 417.7'
7. Ville d' Amiems: 3 ships built in Ireland and measured 425' even. Her sister ship Ville De Strasbourg was taken over by the British as a AP and was torpedoed by U-371, she survived to be scrapped in 1955.
8. Desirade: 4 ships in the class built in the early 1920s.
AOs
9. Bourgogne: 5 Tankers built in the 1936 & 37 These were 501'-1"
10. Emile Mignet: she and her sister were huge at 577'-2" They were the largest tankers built for France.

COMPLETED 10-24-08

Shrouded behind the Iron curtin, facts about the Soviet History is coming to light .
The USSR ( Russia ) had a small merchant fleet in comparision to the other countries of the world, but the merchant fleet needs to be represented for the valiant effort by both the Russian and Allied sailors who braved the Murmansk Run to help keep the USSR supplied. The following 9 ship classes will represent them well.

AKs
1. Anadyr Class: 8 ships built inthe early 1930s 3 of the ships were given the nick name "Stalin's Slave ships" where 12,000 prisoners were kept. 314.7' in length. Built in the early 1930s.
2. Astrakhan: 6 ships, named ship was sold to Germany and then to Italy and was sunk in November of 41 by a Russian Submarine. 286' A small but worthy AK.
3. Buryat: 11 ships built after WW 1 These were small WW 1 designed AKs coming in at 261'
4. Kollektivizatzia: 13 ships built in the early 1930s these ships will give a realitively newer AK for the Russian merchant fleet. Mid size at 361'-3"
5. Arktika: 7 ships in the class also built in the mid 1930s but smaller at 337'-11"
6. Dnepsostroi: 6 WW 1 designed ships built in 1919 these are the big boys in the fleet at 395'-9"
APs
7. Andrei Zhdanov: 6 ships in the class, built in the late 1920s these small Passenger ships were the most numerous ships of the Soviet fleet. 341'-3"
8. Josif Stalin: Named for the "Boss" the Josef Stalin was completed, her sister ship Vyacheslav Molotov was building as the war started in Europe.
AO
9. Donbass: 3 Tankers all measuring 446.1' in length were built in the 1930s.

9 ships of the USSR to brave the Murmansk Run.

COMPLETED 10-31-08

While the Dutch Navy tried in vain to hold on to their Far East Empire, their merchant fleet went about sailing with much need resources for the allies. The following 11 ships would give a fairly good representation of the small but commited fleet.

AK
1. Aleinnous and her sistership Polydorus are a good mid-size cargo ship built in the 1920s. 449'-0"
2. Gaasterkerk and her sistership the Grootekerk were a larger cargo ship built in the early 1920s. 508'-0"
3. Abbekerk and her sister ship the Arendskerk were pre-war Cargo ships of 522'-4" built just before the war started and represent a more modern type.
AK/AP
4. Palembang and her 2 sisterships were built just after WW1. These ships come in at 445.8'
5. Jobshaven and her 4 near sisterships were built during the first war and give a nice flavor to the ship line. 372'-8"
6. Blommersdijk and her 5 sisterships were again completed in the 1920s but are 416'-6"
7. Kota Agoeng and her 6 sisterships were built in the late 1920s. 464'-6"
8. Op Ten Noort and the Plancius were very active in the Dutch East Indies with OpTen Noort being capture by the Japanese as a AH.
AO
9. Coryda: There are 12 ships built in the 1930s all 446'-1" to 446' 6" which could be represented by this ship.
10. Ceronia 5 ships in the class these are slightly bigger tankers at 483'4":
Tramp Steamer
11. Amstelkerk Built in the 1920s 5 ships in the class give the Dutch that small inter Island steamer.

COMPLETED 9-24-08

IRISH,

This list is wonderful!

A list of ships, with their use, and the numbers built. I, for one, hope that GHQ will take a serious look at your research complied here for future consideration in models needed. Any (or all) would be a welcome addition. In fact I would add that if the shipping produced before and during WW1, and also used in WW2 would greatly help us all out in gaming, and collecting, WW1 and WW2. Hint, hint...wink, wink...nudge, nudge...know what I mean GHQ!

Thanks for sharing your research.

Neutral Countries often found their ships victims of the war as well. Around 900 ships from various countries were lost.
The following ships can represent Neutral or Smaller Allied Nation's ships.

Mexico:
AO
1. Panuco 4 Tankers of 464' use the British Daronia ( 484' )

I just thought I'd give this thread a boost - it was getting too hard to go back through history to find it.
If you make updates/additions as revisions and don't post a new message, the thread gets buried deeper into the past.

Don S.

I have been begging and praying for more merchant types for a couple years, as my favorite scenarios are subs vs merchants/escorts, wow what a list! While i doubt GHQ could ever economically produce all of em, I sure would like to see a few on this list make it (especially the C type US ships, and more marus!)

Tim

see the good threads that start when your not online for a bit?

Norway while she had a small navy actually had a large merchant fleet to bring in the goods that nation needed. While the country was occupied early on in the war, many of her merchant ships came under Allied control. The following 9 ships will cover her fleet well.

AKs
1. Austvanger: This class of ships 6 were built in the 1930s came in at 305'11"
2. Hoegh Transporter: & ships built int eh late 20s to early 30s were a good mid size AK at 45'-0"
3. Talleyrand: 8 larger ships built in the late 20s to early 30s were the bigger AKs at 481'-0"
AP
4. Black Prince and Black Watch were smaller Passengers ships completed just as the war started and measured 385'-9"
AOs
5. Beaulieu: 8 ships of the class built in the 1930s were a smaller tanker at 408'-0"
6. Ole Jacob: 6 in the class these were the typical tanker of 483'10"
7. America: Another 6 ships class built in the late 1930s 522'-0"
Tramp
8. Bonde: the 7 ships of this class are the small Tramps of the mid 1930s 254'-8"
Whaling
9. Vestfold: These 2 ships of 554'-1" are needed to represent the Whaling ships that wered the trade and were subjected to surface raiders.

Completed 2-23-09

Although Sweden was Neutral Country she suffered heavily in loss of merchant ships suring the War. While a few warships like the cruiser Gotland would be a nice addition for the Bismark sighting the following 7 Merchant ships should cover her Merchant fleet well.

AKs
1. Glimmaren: 3 ships of her type were built in the late 1930s and measured 380'-8"
2. Argentina: 9 ships built from the mid to 30s Good size Merchant at 440'-1"
AO
3. Castor: 2 ships built in 1928 these were average size tankers at 486'-9"
AP
4. Suecia & Britannia, these were the only pair of Passenger ships built, 376'-4"
Suecia was torpedo by a U-boat after she fell behind ina convoy.
Tramps
5. Lena: 3 ships building in the late 30s A small Tramp at 315'-4"
6. Radmanso: 2 Ship class built in 1914 at 398'-8"

Completed 3-6-09