List of United States Navy losses in World War II
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List of United States Navy
and Coast Guard
ships lost during World War II
, from 31 October 1941 to 1 October 1945, sorted by type and name.
See also List of ships of the United States Navy.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
and Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
ships lost during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, from 31 October 1941 to 1 October 1945, sorted by type and name.
See also List of ships of the United States Navy.
Battleships
Name | Location | Date | Cause |
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21°21′N 157°57′W, Pearl Harbor Attack on Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941... |
Sunk by carrier-based aircraft bombs | ||
Pearl Harbor Attack on Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941... |
Sunk by carrier-based aircraft torpedoes, raised in 1943, sank 17 May 1947 in a storm while being towed to San Francisco for scrapping | ||
Aircraft carriers
Name | Location | Date | Cause |
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08°38′S 166°43′E, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Santa Cruz or in Japanese sources as the , was the fourth carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II and the fourth major naval engagement fought between the United States Navy and the Imperial... |
Sunk by carrier-based aircraft bombs and torpedoes | ||
15°12′S 155°27′E, Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of the Coral Sea The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought from 4–8 May 1942, was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States and Australia. The battle was the first fleet action in which aircraft carriers engaged... |
Sunk by carrier-based aircraft bombs and torpedoes | ||
15°21′N 123°31′E, Battle of Leyte Gulf Battle of Leyte Gulf The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also called the "Battles for Leyte Gulf", and formerly known as the "Second Battle of the Philippine Sea", is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest naval battle in history.It was fought in waters... |
Sunk by land-based aircraft bomb | ||
12°25′S 164°08′E | Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-19 | ||
30°36′N 176°34′W, Battle of Midway Battle of Midway The Battle of Midway is widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Between 4 and 7 June 1942, approximately one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea and six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Navy decisively defeated... |
Crippled by carrier-based aircraft bombs and torpedoes, sank after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-168 Japanese submarine I-168 I-168 was a Kaidai class submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. At the Battle of Midway she sank two American warships: the aircraft carrier and the destroyer . At that time she was commanded by Lieutenant Commander Yahachi Tanabe.-Early career:The submarine was completed... |
Escort aircraft carriers
Name | Location | Date | Cause |
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24°2′21"N 141°18′49"E, Battle of Iwo Jima Battle of Iwo Jima The Battle of Iwo Jima , or Operation Detachment, was a major battle in which the United States fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Empire of Japan. The U.S... |
Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
31°13′N 23°03′W | Torpedoed by German submarine U-549 | ||
11°31′N 126°12′E, Battle off Samar Battle off Samar The Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on 25 October 1944... |
Sunk by Japanese naval gunfire | ||
02°54′N 172°30′E | Torpedoed by Japanese Kaidai class submarine Kaidai class submarine The was a type of 1st class submarine operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy before and during World War II. The type name, was shortened to . All Kaidai class submarines originally had a two digit boat name, from I-51 onwards. On 20 May 1942, all Kaidai submarines added a '1' to their name. For... I-175 |
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11°25′N 121°19′E | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
11°13′N 126°05′E, Battle off Samar Battle off Samar The Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on 25 October 1944... |
Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft |
Heavy cruisers
Name | Location | Date | Cause |
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Off Savo Island Savo Island Savo Island is a volcanic island in the Solomon Islands group in the South Pacific ocean. It is located to the northeast of the northern tip of Guadalcanal Island at . Politically, Savo Island is a part of the Solomons' Central Province. The indigenous language of Savo is the Savosavo language.The... , Solomons, Battle of Savo Island Battle of Savo Island The Battle of Savo Island, also known as the First Battle of Savo Island and, in Japanese sources, as the , was a naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval forces... |
Sunk by naval gunfire | ||
11°25′S 160°56′E, Battle of Rennell Island Battle of Rennell Island The Battle of Rennell Island took place on 29–30 January 1943, and was the last major naval engagement between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Guadalcanal campaign of World War II... |
Sunk by land-based aircraft torpedoes | ||
05°50′S 105°55′E, Battle of Sunda Strait Battle of Sunda Strait The Battle of Sunda Strait was a naval battle which occurred during World War II. On the night of 28 February – 1 March 1942, the Australian light cruiser and the American heavy cruiser faced a major Imperial Japanese Navy task force. After a fierce battle of several hours duration, both Allied... |
Sunk by naval gunfire | ||
12°02′N 134°48′E | Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-58 Japanese submarine I-58 I-58 was a Japanese B3 type cruiser submarine that served in the final year of World War II. Modified to carry Kaiten manned torpedoes, she damaged two enemy destroyers with them, but her most significant success was the , sunk with conventional torpedoes on 30 July 1945... |
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09°12′S 159°50′E, Battle of Tassafaronga Battle of Tassafaronga The Battle of Tassafaronga, sometimes referred to as the Fourth Battle of Savo Island or, in Japanese sources, as the , was a nighttime naval battle that took place November 30, 1942 between United States Navy and Imperial Japanese Navy warships during the Guadalcanal campaign... |
Sunk by naval gunfire (torpedoes) | ||
Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Savo Island Battle of Savo Island The Battle of Savo Island, also known as the First Battle of Savo Island and, in Japanese sources, as the , was a naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval forces... |
Sunk by naval gunfire | ||
9°7′17"S 159°52′48"E, Battle of Savo Island Battle of Savo Island The Battle of Savo Island, also known as the First Battle of Savo Island and, in Japanese sources, as the , was a naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval forces... |
Sunk by naval gunfire |
Light cruisers
Name | Location | Date | Cause |
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Off Lunga Point Lunga Point Lunga Point is a promontory on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, the site of a naval battle during World War II. It was also the name of a nearby airfield, later named Henderson Field.... , Guadalcanal, Battle of Guadalcanal Naval Battle of Guadalcanal The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons, The Battle of Friday the 13th, or, in Japanese sources, as the , took place from 12–15 November 1942, and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles... |
Sunk by naval gunfire | ||
7°46′S 157°11′E, Battle of Kula Gulf Battle of Kula Gulf The naval Battle of Kula Gulf took place in the early hours of 6 July 1943 during World War II and was between United States and Japanese ships off the coast of Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands.-Background:... |
Sunk by naval gunfire (torpedoes) | ||
10°34′S 161°04′E, Battle of Guadalcanal | Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-26 Japanese submarine I-26 I-26 was a Japanese B1 type submarine which saw service in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. She was completed and commissioned at the Kure Dockyard on 6 November 1941, under the command of Commander Yokota Minoru.... |
Destroyers
Name | Location | Date | Cause |
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9°10′S 160°12′E | Sunk by land-based aircraft bombs | ||
10°47′N 125°22′E | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
Off Guadalcanal Guadalcanal Guadalcanal is a tropical island in the South-Western Pacific. The largest island in the Solomons, it was discovered by the Spanish expedition of Alvaro de Mendaña in 1568... , Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal Naval Battle of Guadalcanal The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons, The Battle of Friday the 13th, or, in Japanese sources, as the , took place from 12–15 November 1942, and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles... |
Torpedoed by Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze Amatsukaze was a of the Imperial Japanese Navy. During the first year of the Pacific War, the destroyer was under the command of Tameichi Hara and participated in the Battle of the Java Sea, Battle of the Eastern Solomons, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, and the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, in... |
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37°10′N 6°00′E | Sunk by German land-based aircraft torpedo | ||
Off Savo Island Savo Island Savo Island is a volcanic island in the Solomon Islands group in the South Pacific ocean. It is located to the northeast of the northern tip of Guadalcanal Island at . Politically, Savo Island is a part of the Solomons' Central Province. The indigenous language of Savo is the Savosavo language.The... , Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal Naval Battle of Guadalcanal The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons, The Battle of Friday the 13th, or, in Japanese sources, as the , took place from 12–15 November 1942, and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles... |
Scuttled after being severely damaged by Japanese torpedo | ||
9°17′S 160°02′E | Torpedoed by Japanese destroyer Kawakaze Japanese destroyer Kawakaze was the ninth of ten s, and the third to be built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the Circle Two Program .-History:The Shiratsuyu class destroyers were modified versions of the , and were designed to accompany the Japanese main striking force and to conduct both day and night torpedo attacks... |
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50°12′N 30°48′W | Sunk after collision with German submarine U-405 which also sank | ||
37°19′N 6°19′E | Torpedoed by German submarine U-371 | ||
5°20′S 148°25′E | Sunk by land-based aircraft bombs | ||
40°00′N 14°30′E | Torpedoed by German submarine U-616 | ||
27°16′N 127°48′E | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
25°43′N 126°55′E | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
7°30′S 156°14′E Battle of Vella Lavella Naval Battle of Vella Lavella The was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on the night of 6 October 1943, near the island of Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands.-Background:... |
Scuttled after being severely damaged by Japanese torpedo | ||
27°16′N 127°48′E | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
10°54′N 124°36′E | Torpedoed by the Japanese destroyer Take | ||
49°31′N 1°11′W | Sunk by German shore batteries | ||
Off Savo Island Savo Island Savo Island is a volcanic island in the Solomon Islands group in the South Pacific ocean. It is located to the northeast of the northern tip of Guadalcanal Island at . Politically, Savo Island is a part of the Solomons' Central Province. The indigenous language of Savo is the Savosavo language.The... , Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal Naval Battle of Guadalcanal The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons, The Battle of Friday the 13th, or, in Japanese sources, as the , took place from 12–15 November 1942, and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles... |
Sunk by naval gunfire | ||
9°09′S 159°52′E | Sunk by aircraft bombs | ||
27°6′N 127°38′E | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
Off Savo Island Savo Island Savo Island is a volcanic island in the Solomon Islands group in the South Pacific ocean. It is located to the northeast of the northern tip of Guadalcanal Island at . Politically, Savo Island is a part of the Solomons' Central Province. The indigenous language of Savo is the Savosavo language.The... , Solomons, Battle of Cape Esperance Battle of Cape Esperance The Battle of Cape Esperance, also known as the Second Battle of Savo Island and, in Japanese sources, as the , took place on 11–12 October 1942, and was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and United States Navy... |
Sunk by naval gunfire | ||
13°45′S 106°45′E | Sunk by naval gunfire and carrier-based aircraft bombs | ||
26°48′N 128°04′E | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
50°32′N 1°12′W | Sunk by German shore batteries | ||
7°41′S 157°27′E, Battle of Kolombangara Battle of Kolombangara The Battle of Kolombangara was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the night of 12/13 July 1943, off Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands.-Background:... |
Sunk by Japanese torpedoes | ||
26°10′N 127°30′E | Sunk by naval mine | ||
30°36′N 176°34′W | Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-168 Japanese submarine I-168 I-168 was a Kaidai class submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. At the Battle of Midway she sank two American warships: the aircraft carrier and the destroyer . At that time she was commanded by Lieutenant Commander Yahachi Tanabe.-Early career:The submarine was completed... |
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7°40′S 148°06′E | Sunk by torpedoes | ||
11°46′S 126°33′E, Battle off Samar Battle off Samar The Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on 25 October 1944... |
Sunk by naval gunfire | ||
16°20′N 120°10′E | Sunk by aircraft torpedo | ||
14°57′N 127°58′E | Sunk in typhoon | ||
42°34′N 60°05′W | Sunk in collision with the oil tanker | ||
38°42′N 74°39′W | Torpedoed by German submarine U-578 | ||
9°42′S 158°59′E | Sunk by aerial torpedo Aerial torpedo The aerial torpedo, airborne torpedo or air-dropped torpedo is a naval weapon, the torpedo, designed to be dropped into water from an aircraft after which it propels itself to the target. First used in World War I, air-dropped torpedoes were used extensively in World War II, and remain in limited... |
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11°46′N 126°09′E, Battle off Samar Battle off Samar The Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on 25 October 1944... |
Sunk by naval gunfire | ||
Off Savo Island Savo Island Savo Island is a volcanic island in the Solomon Islands group in the South Pacific ocean. It is located to the northeast of the northern tip of Guadalcanal Island at . Politically, Savo Island is a part of the Solomons' Central Province. The indigenous language of Savo is the Savosavo language.The... , Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal Naval Battle of Guadalcanal The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons, The Battle of Friday the 13th, or, in Japanese sources, as the , took place from 12–15 November 1942, and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles... |
Sunk by naval gunfire | ||
37°03′N 3°51′E | Sunk by land-based aircraft torpedoes | ||
45°N 22°W | Torpedoed by German submarine U-275 | ||
26°24′N 126°15′E | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
16°12′N 120°11′E | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
26°11′N 127°37′E | Sunk by shore batteries after accidental grounding | ||
26°35′N 127°10′E | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
36°52′N 13°56′E | Sunk by land-based aircraft bombs | ||
10°50′N 124°30′E | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
27°25′N 126°59′E | Sunk by Kamikaze rocket-powered Ohka Ohka The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka was a purpose-built, rocket powered human-guided anti-shipping kamikaze attack plane employed by Japan towards the end of World War II... aircraft bomb |
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11°53′S 163°20′E | Sunk by aircraft from Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku Zuikaku was a Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Her complement of aircraft took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor that formally brought the United States into the Pacific War, and she fought in several of the most important naval battles of the war, finally being sunk... |
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49°33′N 1°06′W | Sunk by naval mine | ||
14°57′N 127°58′E | Sunk in typhoon | ||
9°04′S 159°54′E, Battle of Guadalcanal Naval Battle of Guadalcanal The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons, The Battle of Friday the 13th, or, in Japanese sources, as the , took place from 12–15 November 1942, and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles... |
Sunk by naval gunfire | ||
27°10′N 127°58′E | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
71°0′N 134°30′E | Sunk after collision with | ||
13°30′S 171°18′W | Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-19 | ||
Boston, Massachusetts | Irreparably damaged after being rammed by , later towed to Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach.... and scrapped |
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12°28′30"S 130°49′45"E | Sunk by aircraft bombs | ||
Off New Guinea New Guinea New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago... |
Sunk after being rammed by Australian troopship Duntroon | ||
Off Angaur Angaur Angaur or Ngeaur is an island in the island nation of Palau. The island, which forms its own state, has an area of 8 km² . Its population is 188 . State capital is the village of Ngeremasch on the western side... , Palau |
Sunk by naval mines | ||
14°30′S 106°30′E | Sank in surface action with Japanese cruisers Takao Takao Takao may refer to:* Mount Takao in Tokyo, Japan* Kaohsiung, Taiwan: The Taiwanese and Japanese name before administration of Taiwan was handed to the Republic of China... and Atago Atago - Place :* Atago, Minato, Tokyo, a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan** Mount Atago, a mountain in Kyoto** Atago Shrine , in Minato, Tokyo, Japan** Atago Green Hills, an urban complex located in Atago* Atago Shrine in Miyagi, Japan... |
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04°00′S 111°30′E | Sank by aircraft bombs | ||
8°32′S 167°17′E | Fate uncertain: Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-12 Japanese submarine I-12 The submarine I-12 was a Japanese A2 type submarine. She was built at the Kawasaki's shipyard in Kobe.-Wartime service:The I-12 sailed from the Inland Sea on 4 October 1944 to disrupt American shipping between the west coast and the Hawaiian Islands.... or by errant torpedo from US TBF Avenger |
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Off Savo Island Savo Island Savo Island is a volcanic island in the Solomon Islands group in the South Pacific ocean. It is located to the northeast of the northern tip of Guadalcanal Island at . Politically, Savo Island is a part of the Solomons' Central Province. The indigenous language of Savo is the Savosavo language.The... , Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal Naval Battle of Guadalcanal The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons, The Battle of Friday the 13th, or, in Japanese sources, as the , took place from 12–15 November 1942, and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles... |
Sunk by naval gunfire by Japanese cruiser Nagara Japanese cruiser Nagara was the lead ship of her class of light cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was named after the Nagara River in the Chūbu region of Japan.-Background:... |
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27°25′N 126°59′E | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
9°50′N 124°55′E | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
51°59′N 27°05′W | Torpedoed by German submarine U-552 | ||
40°07′N 14°18′E | Torpedoed by a German E-boat E-boat E-boats was the designation for Motor Torpedo Boats of the German Navy during World War II. It is commonly held that the E stood for Enemy.... |
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Coral Sea Coral Sea The Coral Sea is a marginal sea off the northeast coast of Australia. It is bounded in the west by the east coast of Queensland, thereby including the Great Barrier Reef, in the east by Vanuatu and by New Caledonia, and in the north approximately by the southern extremity of the Solomon Islands... |
Sunk by carrier-based aircraft bombs | ||
14°57′N 127°58′E | Sunk in typhoon | ||
Off Surabaya Surabaya Surabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 2.7 million , and the capital of the province of East Java... , Java |
Scuttled but salvaged by Japanese as Patrol Boat No. 102 (Sunk in 1946 as target ship) | ||
Kula Gulf Kula Gulf Kula Gulf is a waterway in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands. It lies between the islands of Kolombangara to the west, Arundel Island to the southwest, and New Georgia to the south and east. To the north, it opens into New Georgia Sound... , Solomons |
Sunk by aerial torpedo and shore batteries | ||
Off Key West, Florida Key West, Florida Key West is a city in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The city encompasses the island of Key West, the part of Stock Island north of U.S. 1 , Sigsbee Park , Fleming Key , and Sunset Key... |
Sunk in American-laid minefield | ||
Placentia Bay Placentia Bay Placentia Bay is a body of water on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada. It is formed by Burin Peninsula on the west and Avalon Peninsula on the east. Fishing grounds in the bay were used by native people long before the first European fishermen arrived in the 16th century. For a time, the... , Newfoundland |
Sunk after accidental grounding | ||
Off Espiritu Santo Island, New Hebrides | Sunk by naval mine | ||
Off Ambrose Light Ambrose Light Ambrose Light, often called Ambrose Tower, was a light station at the convergence of several major shipping lanes in Lower New York Bay, including Ambrose Channel, the primary passage for ships entering and departing the Port of New York and New Jersey.... , New York |
Sunk by internal explosions | ||
26°08′N 127°35′E | Sunk by aerial torpedo and Kamikaze aircraft | ||
Off Savo Island Savo Island Savo Island is a volcanic island in the Solomon Islands group in the South Pacific ocean. It is located to the northeast of the northern tip of Guadalcanal Island at . Politically, Savo Island is a part of the Solomons' Central Province. The indigenous language of Savo is the Savosavo language.The... , Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal Naval Battle of Guadalcanal The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons, The Battle of Friday the 13th, or, in Japanese sources, as the , took place from 12–15 November 1942, and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles... |
Sunk by naval gunfire | ||
27°N 73°W | Sank in a hurricane | ||
10°51′N 124°32′E | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
27°06′N 127°38′E | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
Amchitka Island, Aleutians | Sunk after accidental grounding |
Destroyer escort vessels
Name | Location | Date | Cause |
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10°10′N 127°28′E | Presumed torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-45 | ||
36°07′N 02°40′W | Torpedoed by German submarine U-967 | ||
47°11′N 33°29′W | Torpedoed by German submarine U-804 | ||
43°52′N 40°15′W | Sunk by German submarine U-546 | ||
Mediterranean Sea | Irreparably damaged by German aircraft torpedo | ||
58°44′N 25°50′W | Torpedoed by German submarine U-255 | ||
Off Okinawa, Ryukyus | Irreparably damaged by Kamikaze aircraft | ||
49°31′N 1°10′W Utah Beach Utah Beach Utah Beach was the code name for the right flank, or westernmost, of the Allied landing beaches during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, as part of Operation Overlord on 6 June 1944... |
Sunk by German mines | ||
Off Eniwetok | Irreparably damaged by naval mine | ||
Off Samar Island, Battle off Samar Battle off Samar The Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on 25 October 1944... |
Sunk by naval gunfire | ||
2°32′N 129°13′E | Torpedoed by Japanese Kaichū type submarine Kaichu type submarine The submarines were double-hulled medium sized submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. They were derived from the .Several variants existed. From 1934 to 1944, the K6 type and the K7 type were built... RO-41 |
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19°20′N 126°42′E | Sunk by kaiten Kaiten The Kaiten were manned torpedos and suicide craft, they were used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II.-History:... suicide torpedo |
Submarines
Name | Location | Date | Cause |
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Japanese Home Waters | Presumed sunk by naval mine off northeastern Hokkaidō | ||
Off New Britain New Britain New Britain, or Niu Briten, is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from the island of New Guinea by the Dampier and Vitiaz Straits and from New Ireland by St. George's Channel... |
Sunk by Japanese torpedo boat Hiyodori and sub-chaser CH-18 | ||
Off New Britain | Sunk by Japanese destroyers Isokaze and Maikaze | ||
Off Borneo | Sunk by Japanese aircraft | ||
Japanese Home Waters | Sunk by Japanese depth charge attack by kaibokan Okinawa, CD-63, CD-75, CD-158 and CD-207. | ||
Java Sea | Sunk by Japanese aircraft | ||
Celebes Sea | Fate unknown: Possibly sunk by naval mine or minelayer Wakataka | ||
South Pacific Ocean | Sunk by Japanese aircraft and gunboat Karatsu, the former USS Luzon. | ||
Marshall Islands | Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-176 Japanese submarine I-176 The I-176, also named I-76,Although the submarine had been named I-76 when ordered in 1939, she was renamed I-176 upon her completion in 1942. was a of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The most successful submarine of her class, she severely damaged the heavy cruiser in October... |
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Palawan Passage, P.I. | Accidentally grounded and scuttled after sinking | ||
Canal Zone, Panama | Sunk by friendly fire: depth charge attack by PBM Mariner of Patrol Squadron 210 {?}{possibly sunk by U-boat mines} | ||
Japanese Home Waters | Probably sunk by naval mine | ||
Off Palawan Island, the Philippines | Sunk by naval mine | ||
Japanese Home Waters | Sunk by Japanese patrol vessel Miya Maru and auxiliary sub-chaser Bunzan Maru. | ||
Off New Britain | Sunk by depth charges from Japanese destroyers Minegumo and Murasame Murasame Murasame(村雨), literally "village rain", though often translated as "autumn rain", refers to a type of rain that falls hard, then gently, in fits and starts... or by 958th Kokutai naval aircraft. |
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Ryukyu Islands | Sunk by Japanese aircraft | ||
Philippine Waters | Fate unknown: possibly rammed by transport Hokuan Maru. | ||
Malayan Waters | Scuttled after attack by Japanese aircraft | ||
Philippine Waters | Sunk by Japanese destroyer Shigure, and kaibokan Chiburi and CD-19. | ||
Aleutian Waters-10 miles north of Kiska Island | Fate unknown:possibly sunk by Kano Maru. | ||
Marianas Islands | Fate unknown: possibly sunk by Japanese aircraft | ||
Philippine Waters | Depth charged by kaibokan CD-22 | ||
Kurile Islands | Sunk by Japanese shore defense batteries | ||
Ryukyu Islands | Fate unknown: lost either to Japanese submarine or to mines | ||
Gulf of Thailand | Sunk by Japanese minelayer Hatsutaka Japanese minelayer Hatsutaka was the lead vessel in the of medium-sized minelayers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which was in service during World War II. She was designed as an improved version of anti-submarine netlayer... |
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Java Sea | Scuttled after being damaged by Japanese destroyer Ushio | ||
Japanese Home Waters | Sunk by minelayer Shirakami and auxiliary sub-chaser Bunzan Maru. | ||
Japanese Home Waters | Fate unknown: possibly sunk by naval mine | ||
Off Key West, Fla. | Sunk in accident by internal flooding | ||
Off Borneo | Probably sunk by naval mine | ||
Japanese Home Waters | Fate unknown: possibly lost to a mine | ||
Gulf of Panama | Accidentally rammed by submarine chaser USS Sturdy (PC-460) USS Sturdy (PC-460) USS Sturdy was an Sturdy-class patrol boat acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of patrolling the coastal waters of the U.S. East Coast during World War II... |
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Amchitka I., Aleutians | Accidental grounding | ||
Off Oahu, T. H. | Apparently lost while diving-cause unknown | ||
Straits of Makassar, N.E.I. | Accidental grounding | ||
Off Rossell I., SW Pacific | Accidental grounding | ||
Kurile Islands | Sunk by gunfire from Japanese escort Ishigaki Japanese escort Ishigaki was an escort ship of the in the service of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Based in the Kuriles, she patrolled and escorted convoys and ships there.... |
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Japanese Home Waters | Probably sunk by kaibokan CD-4 with naval aircraft. | ||
East China Sea | Fate unknown: probably sunk by naval mine | ||
Gilbert Islands | Scuttled after being damaged by Japanese destroyer Yamagumo. | ||
Cavite, P.I. | Scuttled after being damaged by Japanese aircraft | ||
Off Morotai I., N.E.I. | Probably sunk by friendly fire from USS Richard M. Rowell (DE-403) USS Richard M. Rowell (DE-403) USS Richard M. Rowell was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the United States Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket... |
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Molucca Sea | Fate unknown: possibly sunk by Japanese destroyer Yamakaze Japanese destroyer Yamakaze was the eighth of ten s, and the second to be built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the Circle Two Program .-History:... |
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Off Hong Kong, China | Depth charged by Japanese destroyer Harukaze | ||
Off Hainan I., S. China Sea | Sunk by kaibokan Okinawa, CD-8, CD-32, and CD-52 with a 951st Kokutai E13A1 Jake and Q1W1 Lorna. | ||
Ryukyu Islands | Fate unknown:possibly lost to mines or by kaibokan CD-4. | ||
Formosa Strait | Sunk by own torpedo | ||
Ryukyu Islands | Sunk by Japanese escorts Mikura, CD-33 and CD-59 | ||
Admiralty Islands | Fate unknown: believed sunk by Japanese destroyer Satsuki or subchaser CH-24. | ||
Ryukyu Islands | Most likely sunk by depth charges from the Japanese destroyer Asashimo southeast of Okinawa in position 22º40'N, 131º45'E. | ||
Off Palau I. | Sunk by own torpedo | ||
Japanese Home Waters-La Perouse Straits | Believed sunk by sub-chasers CH-15, CH-43 and 3 E13A1 Jakes. |
Minelayers
Name | Location | Date | Cause |
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Off Iwo Jima | Damaged irreparably by land-based aircraft bombs | ||
Off Le Havre, France | Sunk by naval mine | ||
Ngulu Lagoon, South Pacific | Damaged irreparably by naval mine |
Minesweepers
Name | Location | Date | Cause |
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Cavite, Philippines | Scuttled after being damaged in Japanese air raid | ||
San Francisco Bay | Sunk after collision with patrol craft PC-569 | ||
Puget Sound | Sunk accidentally by torpedo | ||
Corregidor, Philippines | Sunk due to damage sustained in near-miss of a Japanese bomb | ||
San Francisco Bay | Sunk after collision with a lumber schooner in San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean... |
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50°12′N 1°20′W | Sunk by mine | ||
Lingayen Gulf, Philippines | Sunk by Japanese bombs | ||
At Guam | Scuttled after damaged by near-miss of Japanese bombs | ||
Off Palau Island | Sunk by underwater explosion on starboard side | ||
41°23′N 12°43′E | Sunk by mine | ||
Corregidor, Philippines | Scuttled after damaged in battle | ||
5°07′N 115°04′E | Sunk by mine | ||
Off Licata, Sicily | Sunk by German bombers during the invasion of Sicily | ||
40°20′N 14°35′E | Sunk by German torpedo | ||
26°20′N 127°41′E | Sunk by mine | ||
Off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands | Sunk by Japanese kamikaze | ||
41°31′N 12°28′E | Sunk by mine | ||
At Corregidor, Philippines | Sunk by Japanese shore battery | ||
49°37′N 1°05′W | Sunk by German mine off Utah Beach Utah Beach Utah Beach was the code name for the right flank, or westernmost, of the Allied landing beaches during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, as part of Operation Overlord on 6 June 1944... |
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41°28′N 70°57′W | Sunk after collision with USS Richard W. Suesens in Buzzards Bay Buzzards Bay Buzzards Bay is a bay along the southern edge of Massachusetts in the United States. The name may also refer to:*Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, a village in Bourne, Massachusetts*Buzzards Bay , the name of the horse that won the 2005 Santa Anita Derby... |
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Aleutian Islands | Sunk accidentally by her own depth charges |
Submarine chasers
Name | Location | Date | Cause |
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37°23′N 9°52′W | Sunk by torpedo from Italian submarine | ||
38°41′N 13°43′E | Sunk by German U-boat, U-230 | ||
Off Luzon, P.I. | Sunk by Japanese suicide boat | ||
Off France | Sunk by German shore batteries | ||
26°25′N 127°56′E | Damaged by kamikaze and later scuttled | ||
11°03′S 164°50′E | |||
Off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands | |||
Off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands | Sunk in typhoon | ||
Off Palermo, Sicily | Sunk by German bombers | ||
Off Palermo, Sicily | |||
Vella Lavella, Solomons | |||
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia | |||
15°32′S 147°06′E | |||
Tacloban Bay, P.I. | |||
21°56′S 113°53′E | |||
In New Hebrides | |||
22°28′N 84°30′W | |||
35°12′N 74°57′W | |||
In Bahama Islands | |||
Off Attu, Aleutians |
Coast Guard vessels
Name | Location | Date | Cause |
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41°53′N 70°30′W | Fire http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USCG/VIII-LostCutters/index.html | ||
Off France | Lost in storm http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USCG/VIII-LostCutters/index.html | ||
26°14′N 79°05′W | Collision with SC-1330 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USCG/VIII-LostCutters/index.html | ||
Off France | Lost in storm http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/USCG_Cutter_Losses.asp | ||
Acacia | Caribbean Sea | Shelled and sunk by U-161 http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1438.html | |
Alexander Hamilton | Off Iceland | Torpedoed by U-132 http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/1301.html | |
Bedloe | Off Cape Hatteras | Foundered in hurricane http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USCG/VIII-LostCutters/index.html | |
Bodega | Gulf of Mexico | Stranded during a rescue attempt http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USCG/VIII-LostCutters/index.html | |
(ex-Catamount #229192) | Off Ambrose Light New York | Unknown explosion http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USCG/VIII-LostCutters/index.html | |
Dow | Caribbean Sea | Foundered in gale, near Puerto Rico http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USCG/VIII-LostCutters/index.html | |
Escanaba USCGC Escanaba (WPG-77) The United States Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba was an "A" class cutter stationed on the Great Lakes from her commissioning in 1932 until the start of US military involvement in World War II in 1941... |
60°50′N 52°00′W | Unknown explosion | |
Jackson | Off North Atlantic Coast | Foundered in hurricane http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq82-2.htm | |
Natsek | Belle Island Strait | Unknown: Vanished without a trace on or after 17 December 1942 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USCG/VIII-LostCutters/index.html | |
Vineyard Sound(LIGHTSHIP 73) | Vineyard Sound | Foundered in hurricane http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USCG/VIII-LostCutters/index.html | |
Wilcox | Off Cape Hatteras | Foundered in gale http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USCG/VIII-LostCutters/index.html |
Gunboats
Name | Location | Date | Cause |
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South of Java, N.E.I. | Sunk by naval gunfire by Japanese destroyers Arashi Arashi is a Japanese boy band formed under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, which announced the formation of the group on November 3, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii... and Nowaki Nowaki Nowaki may refer to the following places:*Nowaki, Masovian Voivodeship *Nowaki, Opole Voivodeship *Nowaki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship... |
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Portland, Maine | Sunk by | ||
12°03′N 68°58′W | Damaged by ; later capsized | ||
At Corregidor, P.I. | Scuttled then salvaged by IJN IJN The abbreviation IJN may refer to:* International Justice Network or IJNetwork, a Human Rights Organization* Imperial Japanese Navy, the navy of Japan from 1868 until it was dissolved in 1947* Institut Jean Nicod, a French interdisciplinary research center... . Raised as Karatsu and helped sink the . Sunk by on 3 March 1944 |
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Off Corregidor, P.I. | Damaged by aerial bomb then scuttled | ||
At Corregidor, P.I. | Sunk by land-based gunfire | ||
Bismarck Sea | Sunk in an accidental collision | ||
Off Okinawa | Accidentally grounded then sunk by US warships | ||
26°13′N 127°54′E | Sunk by mines | ||
36°17′N 74°29′W | Torpedoed by | ||
38°00′N 74°05′W | Sunk after accidental collision with merchant tanker Camas Meadows | ||
At Shanghai China | Surrendered to Japanese forces and pressed into IJN IJN The abbreviation IJN may refer to:* International Justice Network or IJNetwork, a Human Rights Organization* Imperial Japanese Navy, the navy of Japan from 1868 until it was dissolved in 1947* Institut Jean Nicod, a French interdisciplinary research center... service as Tatara; recaptured by US;entered Chinese service |
Seaplane tenders
Name | Location | Date | Cause |
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Off Bermuda | Torpedoed by German submarine U-653 | ||
South of Java, N.E.I. | Sunk by land-based bombers | ||
24°24′N 128°58′E | Beached after collision with Ashtabula USS Ashtabula (AO-51) USS Ashtabula was a Cimarron-class fleet oiler of the United States Navy in service from 1943 to 1991. She survived three wars and was awarded eight battle stars for World War II service, four battle stars for Korean War service, and eight campaign stars for Vietnam War service... and Escalante |
Motor torpedo boats
Name | Location | Date | Cause |
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North Pacific | Damaged in storm | ||
Dora Harbor, Alaska | Wrecked in storm | ||
Subic Bay, Philippine Islands | Destroyed to prevent capture | ||
Sulu Sea | Destroyed to prevent capture | ||
Off Pt. Santiago, Philippine Islands | Destroyed to prevent capture | ||
Off Cauit Island, Philippine Islands | Sunk by Japanese aircraft | ||
Cebu, Philippine Islands | Destroyed to prevent capture | ||
Off Guadalcanal, Solomons | Destroyed by Japanese destroyer Kawakaze | ||
Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands | Destroyed to prevent capture | ||
Off Guadalcanal, Solomons | |||
In South Pacific | |||
Off New Ireland | |||
Off Tufi, New Guinea | |||
New Guinea | |||
Philippines | |||
Off Talin Pt., Luzon, P.I. | |||
Off Talin Pt., Luzon, P.I. | |||
Hamburg Bay, Emirau Island Emirau Island Emirau Island, also called Emira, is an island in the Bismarck Archipelago located at . It is currently part of the New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea. The local language is a dialect of the Mussau-Emira language... |
Accidental gasoline fire http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-p/pt107.htm | ||
Blackett Strait Blackett Strait Blackett Strait is a waterway in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands. It lies between the islands of Kolombangara to the north, and Arundel Island to the south... , Solomons |
Sunk by collision with Japanese destroyer Amagiri | ||
Off New Guinea | |||
Off Guadalcanal I., Solomons | |||
Off Guadalcanal I., Solomons | |||
Off Buna, New Guinea | |||
rendova Harbor, Solomons | |||
Vella Lavella, Solomons | |||
Off Tufi, New Guinea | |||
5°S 151°E | Destroyed by friendly fire from Allied aircraft | ||
Off Guadalcanal I., Solomons | |||
Off New Guinea | |||
5°29′S 152°09′E | |||
Vitiaz Strait, New Guinea | |||
New Guinea | |||
New Guinea | |||
Solomons | |||
Off Munda Pt., Solomons | |||
In Rendova Harbor, Solomons | |||
23°45′S 166°30′E | |||
Solomons | |||
Off Vella Lavella, Solomons | |||
23°45′S 166°30′E | |||
0°55′S 134°52′E | |||
41°N 71°W | |||
43°23′N 6°43′E | |||
43°23′N 6°43′E | |||
Off Attu, Aleutians | |||
Solomons | |||
6°38′S 156°01′E | |||
Off Bougainville I., Solomons | |||
Off Bougainville I., Solomons | |||
Off Bougainville I., Solomons | |||
Off Mindoro I., P.I. | |||
Off New Guinea | |||
43°N 9°E | |||
Off Leyte, P.I. | |||
San Isidoro Bay, P.I. | |||
Off New Guinea | |||
10°33′N 125°14′E | |||
Hansa Bay Hansa Bay Hansa Bay is a bay located on the north coast of Papua New Guinea, in Madang Province, between Madang and Wewak, north east of Bogia.- World War II history :... , New Guinea |
Destroyed by Japanese shore batteries | ||
12°06′N 121°23′E | |||
Off Biak, New Guinea | |||
Off New Britain | |||
Off New Britain | |||
5°S 151°E | |||
Kaoe Bay, Halmahera, N.E.I. | |||
Off Halmahera, N.E.I. | |||
2°05′N 127°51′E | |||
In Surigao Strait, P.I. | |||
English Channel http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mandm/PT509.htm | |||
Off Cape Couronne, Mediterranean |
Tank landing ships
Name | Location | Date |
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In Seine River, France | 18 November 1944 | |
Pearl Harbor | 21 May 1944 | |
Pearl Harbor | 21 May 1944 | |
Off Licata, Sicily | 11 July 1943 | |
At Vella Lavella | 25 September 1943 | |
Pearl Harbor | 21 May 1944 | |
Near Nanumea, Union Islands | 1 October 1943 | |
In Azores | 20 January 1944 | |
Off Southern France | 15 August 1944 | |
At Gela, Sicily | 10 July 1943 | |
49°43′N 00°52′W | 9 June 1944 | |
Off Caronia, Sicily | 9 August 1943 | |
36°59′N 4°01′E | 22 June 1943 | |
9°03′S 158°11′E | 18 July 1943 | |
40°57′N 13°14′E | 20 February 1944 | |
Off Ponza, Italy | 26 February 1944 | |
Pearl Harbor | 21 May 1944 | |
42°N 19°W | 20 December 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 9 June 1944 | |
8°18′S 156°55′E | 18 August 1943 | |
26°9′N 127°18′E | 6 April 1945 | |
Off Vella Lavella, Solomons | 1 October 1943 | |
11°10′N 121°11′E | 21 December 1944 | |
Off Mindoro, Philippines | 21 December 1944 | |
At Pearl Harbor | 21 May 1944 | |
50°20′N 4°09′W | 12 April 1945 | |
Off Northern France | 11 June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 8 June 1944 | |
50°29′N 2°52′W, Exercise Tiger Exercise Tiger Exercise Tiger, or Operation Tiger, were the code names for a full-scale rehearsal in 1944 for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. During the exercise, an Allied convoy was attacked, resulting in the deaths of 946 American servicemen.... |
28 April 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 19 June 1944 | |
50°29′N 2°52′W | 28 April 1944 | |
Clipperton Island Clipperton Island Clipperton Island is an uninhabited nine-square-kilometre coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean, southwest of Mexico and west of Central America, at... |
22 December 1944 | |
8°1′N 130°22′E | 11 February 1945 | |
Off Okinawa | 4 April 1945 | |
Off Mindoro, P.I. | 15 December 1944 | |
11°10′N 121°11′E | 21 December 1944 | |
Off Negros, P.I. | 28 December 1944 | |
Off Ie Shima | 20 May 1945 | |
At Leghorn, Italy | 18 October 1944 | |
In English Channel | 14 August 1944 |
Medium landing ships
Name | Location | Date |
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Off Okinawa | 4 April 1945 | |
10°12′N 125°19′E | 5 December 1944 | |
Off Okinawa | 21 June 1945 | |
Off Okinawa | 25 May 1945 | |
Off Philippines | 5 or 14 December 1944 | |
26°35′N 127°10′E | 4 May 1945 | |
Off Okinawa | 4 May 1945 | |
Off Okinawa | 3 May 1945 | |
10°56′N 124°38′E | 7 December 1944 |
Tank landing craft
Name | Location | Date |
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Off Salerno, Italy | 15 September 1943 | |
Off Oran | 1 January 1943 | |
At Algiers | 3 May 1943 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
41°4′N 13°30′E | 25 February 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
In Mediterranean | 30 May 1943 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off Anzio, Italy | 15 February 1944 | |
Off Naples, Italy | 26 February 1944 | |
At Pearl Harbor | 12 April 1945 | |
53°38′N 146°5′W | 11 September 1943 | |
Off Northern France | June 1944 | |
37°8′N 10°58′E | 31 August 1943 | |
4°27′N 133°40′E | 21 February 1945 | |
Solomons | 7 August 1944 | |
Off Bizerte, Tunisia | 24 January 1944 | |
Off Salerno, Italy | 27 September 1943 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | June 1944 | |
Off Algeria | 20 June 1943 | |
Off Northern France | 10 June 1944 | |
Off Salerno, Italy | 1943 | |
At Anzio, Italy | 13 February 1944 | |
Off Salerno, Italy | 15 September 1943 | |
Off Naples, Italy | 2 December 1943 | |
Off Northern France | 8 June 1944 | |
On Passage To Tarawa | 21 January 1945 | |
In English Channel | 11 October 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off Bizerte, Tunisia | 9 August 1943 | |
At Eniwetok Atoll | 23 March 1944 | |
At Kiska | 27 August 1943 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
36°49′N 11°55′E | 9 February 1944 | |
Off Salerno, Italy | 29 September 1943 | |
At Pearl Harbor | 12 April 1945 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
53°1′N 152°0′W | 9 September 1943 | |
Off Northern France | June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 7 June 1944 | |
Off Western France | 19 September 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 7 June 1944 | |
English Channel | 2 October 1943 | |
At Portsmouth, England | October 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | June 1944 | |
Off Palau | 4 October 1944 | |
In Azores | 22 January 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off Palau | 27 September 1944 | |
Pearl Harbor | 21 May 1944 | |
Pearl Harbor | 21 May 1944 | |
Pearl Harbor | 21 May 1944 | |
20°N 157°W | 15 May 1944 | |
20°N 157°W | 15 May 1944 | |
At Guam | 21 April 1945 | |
At Iwo Jima | 2 March 1945 | |
Off Ie Shima, Ryukyu Islands | 27 July 1945 | |
Off Leyte, P.I. | 10 December 1944 | |
Off Luzon, P.I. | 26 March 1945 | |
1°0′N 138°36′E | 26 January 1945 | |
Off California | 4 May 1945 |
Infantry landing craft
Name | Location | Date |
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At Bizerte, Tunisia | 17 August 1943 | |
Off Anzio, Italy | 22 January 1944 | |
Off Anzio, Italy | 26 January 1944 | |
Off Okinawa | 4 April 1945 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 11 June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off New Guinea | 4 September 1943 | |
Off Luzon, P.I. | 10 January 1945 | |
Off Palau | 19 September 1944 | |
13°28′N 148°18′E | 17 June 1944 | |
Off Iwo Jima | 17 February 1945 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
Off Northern France | 6 June 1944 | |
In Ulithi, Carolines | 12 January 1945 | |
Off Samar, P.I. | 12 November 1944 | |
16°6′N 120°14′E | 10 January 1945 | |
Off Leyte, P.I. | 24 October 1944 |
Support landing craft
Name | Location | Date |
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Off Luzon, P.I. | 16 February 1945 | |
27°20′N 127°10′E | 22 April 1945 | |
Off Luzon, P.I. | 16 February 1945 | |
Off Okinawa | 12 April 1945 | |
Off Luzon, P.I. | 16 February 1945 | |
Off California | 5 March 1945 |
Tugs
Name | Location | Date |
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49°20′N 00°26′W | 19 June 1944 | |
44°05′N 24°08′W | 12 April 1944 | |
At Corregidor, P.I. | 5 May 1942. Raised by the Japanese and designated Patrol Boat No. 107; Sunk by US aircraft, 5 November 1944 | |
South of Fiji Islands | 5 December 1942 | |
Cape Hatteras | 19 July 1942 http://www.divehatteras.com/Keshena.html | |
At Bataan, P.I. | 8 April 1942 | |
40°38′N 14°38′E | 9 September 1943 | |
Off New Hebrides | 11 September 1943 sunk by I-39 | |
Off Northern France | 11 June 1944 | |
Off Tulagi I., Solomons | 25 October 1942 | |
At Leyte, P.I. | 24 October 1944 |
Tankers
Name | Location | Date |
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9°10′S 160°12′E | 7 April 1943 | |
10°6′N 139°43′E | 20 November 1944 | |
21°1′N 160°6′W | 23 January 1942 | |
Coral Sea | 7 May 1942 | |
14°30′S 106°30′E | 1 March 1942 | |
Off Iwo Jima | 6 June 1945 |
Troop transports
Name | Location | Date |
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Off New Britain | 17 December 1943 | |
Off New Georgia, Solomons | 22 September 1943 | |
Off Okinawa | 25 May 1945 | |
Off Okinawa | 25 May 1945 | |
9°24′S 160°1′E | 30 August 1942 | |
Off Okinawa | 2 April 1945 | |
Off Morocco | 12 November 1942 | |
Off Guadalcanal I., Solomons | 8 August 1942 | |
Off Guadalcanal I., Solomons | 5 September 1942 | |
Off Morocco | 12 November 1942 | |
Off Guadalcanal I., Solomons | 13 August 1943 | |
Off Morocco | 11 November 1942 | |
Off Algiers | 9 November 1942 | |
Solomons | 5 September 1942 | |
8°25′S 157°28′E | 30 June 1943 | |
6°31′S 154°52′E | 17 November 1943 | |
49°32′N 00°48′W | 7 June 1944 | |
Off Morocco | 12 November 1942 | |
37°31′N 00°00′E | 7 November 1942 |
District patrol craft
Name | Location | Date |
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Philippines | December 1941 | |
Philippines | December 1941 | |
In Canal Zone | 19 November 1942 | |
Off Staten Island, New York | 26 April 1943 | |
At Adak, Aleutians | 22 February 1943 | |
In Kodiak Harbor, Alaska | 15 January 1945 | |
54°23′N 164°10′W | 6 September 1942 | |
Off Atlantic Coast | 28 April 1942 | |
At Amchitka, Aleutians | 28 October 1943 | |
56°32′N 154°22′W | 18 February 1945 | |
At Adak, Aleutians | 1 May 1944 | |
Philippines | March 1942 | |
Off Monterey, California | 30 June 1942 | |
On West Coast of Hawaii | 12 January 1943 | |
18°30′N 65°00′W | 1 November 1942 | |
In Gulf of Mexico | 1 April 1943 | |
25°30′N 112°06′W | 30 June 1942 | |
East of Hawaii | 23 May 1942 | |
Off Townsville, Australia | 5 September 1943 | |
16°53′S 177°18′W | 9 January 1944 | |
Off Guadalcanal I., Solomons | 25 October 1942 | |
24°56′N 81°58′W | 23 March 1944 | |
In Delaware River | 23 February 1943 | |
Southeast of Midway | 31 October 1942 | |
In South Pacific | 9 September 1942 | |
8°22′N 79°29′W | 24 November 1944 | |
39°N 75°W | 20 May 1942 | |
Off Cape Hatteras | 19 June 1942 | |
In Caribbean Sea | 20 November 1942 | |
Off New Caledonia | 23 April 1943 | |
31°59′N 80°48′W | 16 December 1943 | |
At Port Everglades, Fla. | 20 March 1943 | |
In The Bahamas | 15 April 1943 | |
At Charleston, S. C. | 25 April 1943 | |
Off East Florida | 8 January 1943 | |
Great Lakes | 23 January 1943 |
Miscellaneous district craft
Name | Location | Date |
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Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
36°57′N 76°13′W | 14 September 1944 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Off Portsmouth, N. H. | 24 February 1944 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Guam | 1942 | |
Guam | 1942 | |
Guam | 1942 | |
Guam | 1942 | |
Guam | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Guam | 1942 | |
Guam | 1942 | |
Guam | 1942 | |
Guam | 1942 | |
Guam | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Guam | 1942 | |
Alaska | February 1945 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Guam | 1942 | |
Guam | 1942 | |
Off Cape Cod, Mass. | 12 November 1943 | |
Off Imperial Beach, Calif. | 23 March 1943 | |
Guantanamo | 3 February 1943 | |
Guantanamo | 3 February 1943 | |
Off Key West, Fla. | 18 April 1943 | |
Off Key West, Fla. | 29 September 1942 | |
Off Key West, Fla. | 29 September 1942 | |
In North Pacific | 13 January 1945 | |
At Biorka Island | May 1945 | |
In Puget Sound, Wash. | 14 August 1943 | |
Near San Pedro | June 1945 | |
Off Atlantic Coast | 10 March 1943 | |
En Route To Eniwetok | March 1945 | |
En Route To Eniwetok | March 1945 | |
En Route To Eniwetok | March 1945 | |
En Route To Eniwetok | March 1945 | |
34°47′N 75°5′W | December 1944 | |
Off Delaware | January 1945 | |
Wake Island | 1942 | |
45°47′N 58°57′W | 5 November 1943 | |
Off Key West, Fla. | 13 December 1943 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Off New Caledonia | 1 October 1943 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
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Philippines | 1942 | |
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Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
35°7′N 69°0′W | 20 June 1943 | |
42°24′N 70°36′W | 11 May 1944 | |
In Caribbean | 18 July 1943 | |
Off Atlantic City, N.J. | 6 May 1943 | |
At San Francisco | 20 September 1943 | |
Off Farallones | 22 March 1945 | |
Off Farallones | 22 March 1945 | |
At Eniwetok | 6 August 1945 | |
En Route Pearl Harbor | 8 March 1945 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 2 January 1942 | |
At Bataan, P.I. | 10 April 1942 | |
Off California | 31 January 1943 | |
10°10′N 79°51′W | 27 September 1944 | |
At Pearl Harbor | 7 February 1945 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Guam | 1942 | |
In Boston Harbor | 11 January 1945 | |
Off Palau | 24 September 1944 | |
43°6′N 5°54′E | 1 September 1944 | |
43°23′N 6°43′E | 16 August 1944 | |
41°23′N 12°45′E | 25 January 1944 | |
1°19′S 116°49′E | 26 June 1945 | |
14°25′N 120°34′E | 14 February 1945 | |
Off Balikipapan, N.E.I. | 18 June 1945 | |
In Leyte Gulf, P.I. | 17 October 1944 | |
4°58′N 119°47′E | 3 April 1945 | |
Off Balikpapan, Borneo | 9 July 1945 | |
Off Okinawa | 16 September 1945 | |
26°13′N 127°54′E | 8 April 1945 | |
In Aleutians | 10 January 1944 | |
Off Oregon Coast | 21 February 1943 | |
Off Northern France | 30 July 1944 | |
Off Okinawa | 16 September 1945 | |
Off Cherbourg | 2 July 1944 | |
1°18′S 116°50′E | 26 June 1945 | |
49°33′N 1°13′W | 30 July 1944 | |
Off Ulithi, Caroline Islands | 1 October 1944 | |
Off Atlantic Coast | 12 September 1944 | |
Off Okinawa | 16 September 1945 | |
Off Okinawa | 16 September 1945 | |
battle of Tarakan Battle of Tarakan (1945) The Battle of Tarakan was the first stage in the Borneo campaign of 1945. It began with an amphibious landing by Australian forces on 1 May, code-named Operation Oboe One... |
2 May 1945 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | January 1942 | |
At Sitka, Alaska | May 1945 | |
At Sitka, Alaska | May 1945 | |
Off New Hebrides | 14 January 1944 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
In Gulf of Alaska | 28 March 1945 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
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Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
At Corregidor, P.I. | 5 May 1942 | |
Off Anzio, Italy | 18 February 1944 | |
14°14′N 158°59′W | 5 April 1944 | |
27°21′N 136°29′W | 9 May 1944 | |
Marshall Or Gilbert Islands | March 1944 | |
Guam | 1942 | |
Philippines | 1942 | |
Guam | 1942 | |
Guam | 1942 |
Cargo vessels
Name | Location | Date |
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11°26′S 162°0′E | 23 June 1943 | |
11°26′S 162°0′E | 23 June 1943 | |
Off Newfoundland Coast | 18 February 1942 | |
At Guadalcanal I., Solomons | 29 January 1945 |
Miscellaneous auxiliaries
Name | Location | Date | |
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In Aleutians | 26 February 1944 | ||
At Saipan | 6 October 1944 | ||
36°N 70°W | 26 March 1942, sunk by http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1476.html | ||
At Bataan, P.I. | 10 April 1942 | ||
Off Atlantic Coast | 2 May 1942, sunk by http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1586.html | ||
In Marianas | 24 January 1945 | ||
At Midway Channel | 12 February 1944 | ||
Off Delaware Capes | 16 October 1943 | ||
At Manus, Admiralty Islands | 10 November 1944 | ||
In North Atlantic Ocean | 9 September 1942, sunk by | ||
In Solomons | 23 May 1943 | ||
At Corregidor, P.I. | 3 May 1942 | ||
Off Halifax, Nova Scotia | 30 January 1945, salvaged 17 February 1945 | ||
At Mindoro, P.I. | 30 December 1944 | ||
37°22′N 9°55′E | 28 June 1943 | ||
In Aleutians | 1 January 1943 | ||
Guam | December 1941 | ||
Off Eastern Australia | 18 June 1943 | ||
21°22′N 157°57′W, Pearl Harbor Attack on Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941... |
7 December 1941 | Sunk by carrier-based aircraft torpedo | |
ex- | At Corregidor, P.I. | 5 May 1942 | |
ex- | At Corregidor, P.I. | 5 May 1942 | |
En Route To Pearl Harbor | 28 December 1941 | ||
Off Okinawa | 16 September 1945 |