List of United States Navy losses in World War II
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List of 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
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
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
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
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
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...

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
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
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...

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...

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...

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...

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
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...

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
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...

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
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:...

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....

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
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
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
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...

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.
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...

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...

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....

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...

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:...

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
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
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...

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...

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...

Aleutian Islands Sunk accidentally by her own depth charges

Submarine chasers

Name Location Date Cause
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
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
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...

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Philippines 1942
Philippines 1942
Philippines 1942
Philippines 1942
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
Philippines 1942
Philippines 1942
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
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
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
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