Five imagined boarding prizes of the Second World War

If five additional ship-boarding actions could be inserted into the Second World War, where should they occur?

Target damaged capital ships and carriers such as Pola, Bismarck, Hornet, Vittorio Veneto, or a French battleship where capture could change later operations.

The prompt becomes a tour of ships that might be seized at moments of unusual vulnerability. Pola and Bismarck offer Allied opportunities, while sending Royal Marines aboard Yamato or Musashi is the deliberately audacious choice. A Japanese capture of the disabled Hornet could yield a carrier hull and technical intelligence. Taking Vittorio Veneto after Matapan raises the possibility of repairing her, changing her secondary armament, and sending her to the Far East, perhaps in time to join Force Z. Sydney capturing Kormoran is another suggestion. The final proposal is Strasbourg at Mers-el-Kebir as she attempts to escape; Béarn is discussed and rejected. These are hypothetical captures whose usefulness depends on securing and repairing the prize.