At the conclusion of the Second World War, the Allies needed to decide what to do with the defeated Axis navies. Italy would be allowed to keep a decent chunk of her fleet, but Germany and Japan would lose their entire fleets.

A good portion of those ships ended up in the Soviet Union, desperate for any modern warships.

In this video, we'll look at those ships and their fates. As much as possible, anyway, with many of their stories being something of a black hole after ending up in Russia.

Further Reading:
https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2...
https://www.amazon.com/Spoils-War-Ene...