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I intend to develop lists of ships that were present at major battles but have not yet been modeled by GHQ and add votes for these ships to the Consolidated Wish list. Jutland seems a good place to start.

Ships at Battle of Jutland and not yet modeled by GHQ:

British battleship Neptune (similar to Colossus class – GWB02 – except for position of foremast)
British armored cruisers Duke of Edinburgh class (2)
British armored cruiser Devonshire class (1)
British light cruisers Cambrian & Calliope classes (5)
British light cruisers Caroline class (5)
British light cruisers Birkenhead class (2)
British light cruisers Birmingham class (2)
British light cruisers Chatham class (2)
British light cruisers Active class (2)
British light cruiser Blonde class
British light cruisers Boadicea class (2)
British destroyer leaders Faulknor class (3)
British destroyer leader Marksman class (1)
British destroyers Acasta (Admiralty K) class (15)
British destroyer S class (1)
British destroyers Laforey class (4)
British destroyers Talisman class (2)

German rigid airship (Zeppelin) LZ41 (please note: airship)
German (pre-Dreadnought) battleship Braunschweig (similar to Pommern – GWG06 – except for shape of funnels)
German light cruisers Konigsberg class (2)
German light cruiser Gazelle class (1)
German light cruiser Karlsruhe class (1)
German light cruiser Wiesbaden class (2)
German destroyers G101 class (4)
German destroyers G85 class (3)
German destroyers V25 class (5)
German destroyers S13, G7, and V1 classes (19)

British auxiliary ships nominally “atâ€￾ Jutland:
• seaplane carrier Engadine
• minelayer Abdiel
• destroyer tender Oak

Don S.

Ships at the Battle of Tsushima and not yet modeled by GHQ:

Japanese battleship Mikasa
Japanese battleship Shikishima
Japanese battleship Fuji
Japanese battleship Asaki
Japanese battleship Chinyen (ex-Chinese Chen Yuen)
Japanese cruiser Kasuga (ex-Italian Mitra)
Japanese cruiser Nisshin (ex-Italian Roca)
Japanese cruiser Chitose class (2)
Japanese cruiser Otowa
Japanese cruiser Tsushima class (2)
Japanese cruiser Idzumo class (2)
Japanese cruiser Adzuma
Japanese cruiser Asama class (2)
Japanese cruiser Yakumo
Japanese cruiser Nahiwa class (2)
Japanese cruiser Suma class (2)
Japanese cruiser Matsushima class (2)
Japanese cruiser Chiyoda
Japanese cruiser Akitsushima
Japanese cruiser Idzumi (ex-Chilean Esmeralda)
Japanese scout cruiser Yaeyama
Japanese scout cruiser Tatsuta
Japanese scout cruiser Chihaya
Japanese destroyer Aotaka class (4)
Japanese torpedo boat type #67 (4)
Japanese torpedo boat type #39 (4)

Russian battleship Peresvyet
Russian battleship Sisoi Veliki
Russian battleship Navarin
Russian battleship Admiral Nakhimov
Russian battleship Imperator Alexandr II
Russian battleship Admiral Ushakov class (3)
Russian cruiser Izumrod class (2)
Russian cruiser Bogatyr
Russian cruiser Dmitri Donskoi
Russian cruiser Vladimir Monomakh
Russian cruiser Svyetlana
Russian armed merchant cruiser Ural (ex-Kaiserin Marie Theresia)
Russian destroyer Boiki class (9)
Russian armed yacht Almaz

Russian auxiliary ships at Tsushima:
• Transport Anaduir (ex-Franche Compte)
• Transport Irtuish (ex-Belgia)
• Repair ship Kamchitka
• Ammunition ship Koreya
• Tug Rus (ex-Verein)
• Tug Svir (ex-Zwartezee)
• Hospital ship Orel
• Hospital ship Kostroma

Armed merchant cruisers detached from Russian fleet before the battle:
• Dnepor
• Kuban
• Rion
• Terek

Ships in Operation Praying Mantis April 1988 - Cited in Decision at Sea as one of the five decisive naval engagements in US Navy Histrory.

US
CVN-65 USS ENTERPRISE (Enterprise class)
GG-28 USS WAINWRIGHT (Belknap class)
DDG-8 USS LYNDE McCORMICK (C.F.Adams class)
DDG-16 USS JOSEPH STRAUSS (C.F.Adams class)
LPD-14 USS TRENTON (Austin class)

Iran
F73 IS SABALAN (Vosper MKV)
F74 IS SAHAND (Vosper MKV)
IS JOSHAN (Kaman class)
F81 BAYANDOR (PF-103 class) - Did not take active part of engagement but was available.

Paul

Troubridge, 7 Aug 1914:
Not a battle as such, but certainly a fascinating what-if
German:
Goeben - Moltke class CB - Check
Breslau - Magbeburgh class CL - Check

British:
Defence - Minotaur class AC - COMING SOON
Black Prince - Black Prince Class AC
Duke Of Edinburgh - Black Prince Class AC
Warrior - Warrior class AC - Check

One ship, job done.

Coronel, 1 Nov 1914:
German:
Scharnhorst - Scharnhort Class CA - Check
Gneisenau - Scharnhort Class CA - Check
Leipzig - Bremen class CL - Check
Nuremburg - Konigsburg class CL

British:
Good Hope - Drake Class AC - Check
Monmouth - Monmouth AC - Check
Glasgow - Bristol class CL - Check

Ontranto -
Canopus - Canopus Class BB

One to three ships, depending, job done.

Oldendorf's battle line at Surigao Strait
Mississippi, 1944 version
Maryland, 1944 version
Two ships.

That'll do for a start. I'm sure there are more for early WWII in the Pacific that only need a small handful of ships to complete the opposing forces.

Mike

Oh... one other.... Prince Of Wales, KGV class battleship. One ship - two 'battles'.

I'm trying to figure out how to shoehorn the Dardanelles into this list of battles. That opens up an immense number of ships of tremendous interest.

Dardanelles should be ready in about a week. Until then, one smaller battle and two convoys.

2010-06-13: Not quite ready with Dardanelles yet. I may have the initial attempt to force the straits in a few days. I would also like to cover the ships involved with the land campaign, but am having difficulty finding any information about the French merchant ships involved. Can anyone provide assistance with this?

Don S.

Ships at the Battle of Santiago and not yet modeled by GHQ:

Spanish armored cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa class (3)
Spanish armored cruiser Cristobal Colon (Italian Giuseppe Garibaldi type)
Spanish destroyer Pluton class (2)

US battleship BB-4, Iowa
US battleship BB-1, Indiana class (3)
US armored cruiser ACR-2, New York
US armored cruiser ACR-3, Brooklyn
US 2nd class battleship Texas
US armed yacht Gloucester
US armed yacht Vixen

Don S.

Ships, boats, and aircraft involved with Operation Pedestal and not yet modeled by GHQ Micronauts:

German fast attack boat S-Boot type
German medium attack bomber Ju 88

Italian submarine 600-ton type (7)
Italian submarine Brin
Italian submarine Marcello class (2)
Italian fast attack boat MAS type
Italian medium bomber Savoia-Marchetti S.84
Italian fighter Fiat CR.42
Italian fighter Macchi M.202
Italian fighter Reggiane Re.2001

UK aircraft carrier Indomitable
UK light cruiser Charbdys
UK escort destroyer Hunt type 3
UK Admiralty Modified W class destroyer – short-range escort conversion
UK submarine S class
UK civil cargo ship MV Brisbane Star
UK civil cargo ship MV Clan Ferguson
UK civil cargo ship MV Deucalion
UK civil cargo ship MV Dorset
UK civil cargo ship MV Empire Hope
UK civil cargo ship MV Glenorchy
UK civil cargo ship MV Port Chalmers
UK civil cargo ship MV Rochester Castle
UK civil cargo ship SS Waimarama
UK civil cargo ship MV Wairangi
UK attack bomber Bristol Beaufighter
UK carrier-based fighter Hawker Sea Hurricane
UK carrier-based fighter Fairey Fulmar
UK carrier-based torpedo bomber Fairey Albacore

US civil cargo ship SS Almenia Lykes
US civil tanker SS Ohio
US civil cargo ship SS Santa Elisa

Don S.

Ships, boats, and aircraft involved with the Battle of the Bismarck Sea and not yet modeled by GHQ Micronauts:

Japanese destroyer Kagero class (2)
Japanese special transport Nojima (Muroto class) Note: NOT Nojima Maru
Japanese transport Aiyo Maru
Japanese cargo ship Kembu Maru; Note: small coaster, NOT transport Kembu Maru (ex-Empire Blossom)
Japanese transport Kyokusei Maru (ex-Margaret Coughlen)
Japanese transport Nichiryu Maru
Japanese transport Oigawa Maru
Japanese transport Shinai Maru (ex-Canadian Beaver)
Japanese transport Taimei Maru
Japanese transport Teiyo Maru (NOT the tanker Teiyo Maru)
Japanese Army fighter aircraft Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa [Oscar]

UK attack aircraft Bristol Beaufighter

US attack bomber Douglas A-20 Havoc
US medium bomber North American B-25G Mitchell

Don S.

Ships involved with the Attempt to Force the Dardanelles and not yet modeled by GHQ:

British pre-Dreadnought battleship Canopus class (6)
British pre-Dreadnought battleship Duncan class (6)
British pre-Dreadnought battleship Formidable class (2)
British pre-Dreadnought battleship London class (4)
British pre-Dreadnought battleship Lord Nelson class (2)
British pre-Dreadnought battleship Majestic
British pre-Dreadnought battleship Swiftsure class (2)
British monitor Abercrombie class (4)
British monitor Humber
British monitor Lord Clive class (2)
British monitor M29 class (1)
British armored cruiser Cressy class (2)
British protected cruiser Blake class (1)
British protected cruiser Edgar class (4)
British light cruiser Arethusa class (1)
British light cruiser Chatham class (2)
British protected cruiser Diadem class (1)
British light cruiser Eclipse class (3)
British light cruiser Gem class (3)
British destroyer Arno
British destroyer Beagle class (G class) (12)
British destroyer Laforey class (L class) (2)
British destroyer River class (1 Palmer type, 4 Thornycroft type, 2 Yarrow type)
British torpedo gunboat Halcyon class (1)
British fleet minesweeping sloop Acacia class (4)
British fleet minesweeping sloop Azalea class (1)
British seaplane carrier Ark Royal
British seaplane carrier Ben-my-Chree
British submarine B class (2)
British submarine E1 class (3)
British submarine E9 class (4)
British armed yacht Triad
British accommodation ship Egmont (formerly broadside ironclad Achilles)
British kite balloon ship Canning
British kite balloon ship Hector
British kite balloon ship Manica
Minesweeping trawlers (exact number unknown) local fishing trawlers impressed into service. The civilian crewmen, understandably, refused to operate under gunfire from the Turkish batteries. The British Navy has such low regard for them that they seemed to have kept no record of the names of the ships or of any casualties among the crew.
Short floatplanes, Admiralty type 184
Sopwith seaplane, Admiralty type 860

French pre-Dreadnought battleship Bouvet (nominally, Charles Martel class)
French pre-Dreadnought battleship Charlemagne class (3)
French pre-Dreadnought battleship Henri IV
French pre-Dreadnought battleship Jaurébuiberry (nominally, Charles Martel class)
French pre-Dreadnought battleship Masséna (nominally, Charles Martel class)
French pre-Dreadnought battleship Suffren
French armored cruiser Jeanne d’Arc
French armored cruiser Amiral Charner class (1)
French submarine Brumaire class (2)
French submarine Mariotte
French submarine Émeraude class (2)

German submarine U19 class
Rumpler Taube-type reconnaissance aircraft

Russian light cruiser Askold

Note on Turkish ship names: Because of translation problems, the spelling of the names of these ships is highly irregular. I have selected what I have found most frequently.
Turkish pre-Dreadnought battleship Messudieh (this was a very old ship anchored as a floating battery)
Turkish pre-Dreadnought battleships Hayreddin and Barbarossa (these were ancient hulls – essentially hulks used for storage and accommodation.
Turkish torpedo boat Sultanhisar (28-metre type purchased pre-war from France)
Turkish torpedo boat Maaveret
Turkish minelayer Nusret (This was actually the most important single ship in this battle. Mines laid by the Nusret were responsible for sinking at least three allied warships and acted as a deterrent to allied ships forcing the straits.)

(Note on future listings here: I had intended to include ships involved with the amphibious campaign, but have been able to find details for only the ANZAC forces. If anyone can provide information about ships involved with the other British forces or the French forces, please inform me.)

Don S.

Ships, boats, and aircraft involved with Convoy PQ 17 and not yet modeled by GHQ Micronauts:

Dutch transport Paulus Potter

German heavy cruiser Lützow
German torpedo bomber He 111
German attack bomber Ju 88

Panamanian commercial transport El Capitan

Soviet submarine K class
Soviet tanker Azerbaijan
Soviet tanker Donbass

UK battleship Duke of York
UK destroyer leader Shakespeare class (as modified for escort duty)
UK destroyer Town class (ex-USA Wickes class, as modified for escort duty)
UK destroyer “Mâ€￾ class
UK destroyer “Oâ€￾ class
UK auxiliary anti-aircraft escorts Palomares and Pozarica
UK minesweeper Halcyon class (3)
UK anti-submarine trawler – ex-commercial types (4)
UK oiler * Ranger class
UK oiler *dale class
UK rescue ship Rathlin
UK rescue ship Zamalek
UK rescue ship Zaafarn
UK catapult auxiliary merchantman Empire Tide
UK commercial transport Bolton Castle (one of at least three similar ships)
UK commercial transport Earlston
UK commercial transport Empire Byron (one of a large number of standard transports)
UK commercial transport Hartlebury (one of at least two similar ships)
UK commercial transport Navarino
UK commercial transport Ocean Freedom
UK commercial transport River Afton

US commercial transports Alcoa Ranger and Exford (WWI standard design 1022, Hog Island A type) (two of 98 completed)
US commercial transports Bellingham, Pan Atlantic, Pan Craft, Washington, and West Gotomska (UK WWI standard design 1013, “Westâ€￾ type) (some of about 111 built on the US west coast)
US commercial transport Carlton (one of at least 8 similar ships)
US commercial transport Fairfield City (one of at least 17 similar ships)
US commercial transport Honomu (one of at least seven similar ships)
US commercial transport Hoosier
US commercial transport Ironclad
US commercial transport Olopana (Olapana?)
US commercial transport Peter Kerr (UK WWI standard “Eastâ€￾ type) (one of a large number built in Japan)
US commercial transport Winston-Salem

Don S.

Here are a few more that fought in famous battles and not produced by GHQ in the incarnation they served at the battle.

Enterprise/Yorktown 1942 versions - Yorktown at Coral Sea and Midway. Enterprise at Midway and the battles of Guadal.. Currently GHQ makes the Hornet but she is the odd sister of the three with some mods that the others did not have and not an identical sister. Of course there were some minor differences between the Enterprise and Yorktown but not sure if there were enough to require two separate models here or if one could represent both.

Lexington as she appeared at Coral Sea. The 8 inch guns had been removed and some AA were installed.

Saratoga 1942 version. I believe she was at Guadal.

With these 4 models, GHQ would go a long way to having all the U.S. Carriers for these battles.

Pete - Binpicker, Out!

Falkland Islands 1982
British
HERMES Class CHV
BRISTOL Class DDG/CG
NORFOLK Class DDG
BROAD BEAMED LEANDER FF
LEANDER (EXOCET) FFG
LEANDER (ORIGINAL) FF
YARMOUTH Class FF
TRIBAL Class FF
Oberon Class SS
Swiftsure Class SSN
SIR Class LST
FEARLESS CLASS LPD
Ships Taken up from Trade (STUFT) incl:
Canberra
QE 2
Atlantic Conveyor
O Class Oiler

Argentine
MINAS GERAIS CV
GUPPY CLASS SS
COUNTY CLASS LST
GEARING FRAM 2 DD
FLETCHER FRAM DD

I think the CV for Argentina was meant to say 25 de Mayo, different build outs with the 25 de Mayo receiveing most of its external modifications while serving with the Dutch navy. The 25 de Mayo, like the Minas Gerais was also a Colossus class CV, but if only one is to be used, it should be the 25 de Mayo.

I would also submit for the Falklands:

Type 209 SS
D'Estienne d'Orves Corvette
Z-28 class PC
A-4Q
Super Etendard
Pucara

Vulcan