The US Navy was able to add to its fleets during the early years of the war while the US was still neutral, increasing production of vessels both large and small, deploying a navy of nearly 350 major combatant ships by December 1941 and having an equal number under construction. Battleship production restarted in 1937, commencing with the USS North Carolina. Navy grew slowly in the years prior to World War II, due in part to international limitations on naval construction in the 1920s. It also assisted the British Royal Navy in the naval war against Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. The United States Navy grew rapidly during its involvement in World War II from 1941–45, and played a central role in the Pacific War against Imperial Japan. Main articles: Naval history of World War II, Military history of the United States during World War II, History of United States Naval Operations in World War II (series), and Pacific War The surrender of Japan to Allied forces on the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945
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