List of ships sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy
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This list of ships sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy lists all vessels sunk by ship
s commissioned in the Imperial Japanese Navy
, and by Japanese naval aircraft, listed alphabetically by ship name.
, Solomon Islands
.: Oiler, sunk on 1 March 1942 by Japanese air attack from aircraft carrier Soryu
: Oiler, sunk on 7 May 1942 by carrier aircraft during Battle of Coral Sea.
Ship
Since the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing,...
s commissioned in the Imperial Japanese Navy
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes...
, and by Japanese naval aircraft, listed alphabetically by ship name.
Australia
- HMAS ArmidaleHMAS Armidale (J240)HMAS Armidale , named for the city of Armidale, New South Wales, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy ....
: Australian corvette sunk 1 December 1942 by Japanese aircraft. - HMAS CanberraHMAS Canberra (1927)HMAS Canberra , named after the Australian capital city of Canberra, was a Royal Australian Navy heavy cruiser of the Kent subclass of County class cruisers...
: Australian heavy cruiser heavily damaged 9 August 1942 by IJN naval gun fire during Battle of Savo IslandBattle of Savo IslandThe 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...
, and scuttled later in the day. - AHS CentaurAHS CentaurAustralian Hospital Ship Centaur was a hospital ship which was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine off the coast of Queensland, Australia, on 14 May 1943...
: Australian hospital ship torpedoed on 14 May 1943 by Japanese submarine I-177Japanese submarine I-177Japanese Submarine I-177 was a Japanese KD7 type that saw service during World War II in the Imperial Japanese Navy. I-177 was commissioned on 28 December 1942 and was sunk by on 3 October 1944 with the loss of her entire crew of 101 sailors...
off the coast of Queensland. - SS FingalSS FingalSS Fingal was a Norwegian merchant ship of 2,137 tons which was sunk during World War II off the coast of Australia.-Brief history:The Fingal was built at Moss Værft, Norway 1923....
: Norwegian merchant ship on charter to the Australian Government on 5 May 1943 torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I 180Japanese submarine I-180I-180 was a Kaidai class submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Laid down at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 17 April 1941 and launched on 7 February 1942. Completed on 15 January 1943... - HMAS KuttabulHMAS Kuttabul (ship)HMAS Kuttabul was a Royal Australian Navy depot ship, and former Sydney harbour ferry. During the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour on 31 May 1942, Kuttabul was torpedoed and sunk, with 21 Commonwealth naval personnel aboard....
: Australian depot ship sunk 31 May 1942 by a Japanese midget submarine during the Attack on Sydney HarbourAttack on Sydney HarbourIn late May and early June 1942, during World War II, submarines belonging to the Imperial Japanese Navy made a series of attacks on the cities of Sydney and Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia... - HMAS MavieHMAS MavieHMAS Mavie was a 19-ton auxiliary patrol boat operated by the Royal Australian Navy during World War II.The wooden lugger Mavis was built at Fremantle, Western Australia in 1903. It was long, with a beam of ....
: Australian patrol boat sunk 19 February 1942 by aircraft in Darwin HarbourDarwin, Northern TerritoryDarwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
. - NeptunaNeptunaMV Neptuna was a 5,952 ton cargo motor vessel. She was launched as MV Rio Panuco in 1924, renamed MV Neptun in 1931 and finally became MV Neptuna in 1935...
: Australian merchant ship sunk 19 February 1942 by aircraft in Darwin HarbourDarwin, Northern TerritoryDarwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
. - HMAS Patricia CamHMAS Patricia CamHMAS Patricia Cam was an auxiliary vessel operated by the Royal Australian Navy during World War II. She was sunk by a Japanese aircraft in 1943.-Construction:The ship was built by G...
: Australian general purpose vessel sunk 22 January 1943 by an IJN floatplane near the Wessel IslandsWessel IslandsThe Wessel Islands are a group of islands belonging to the Northern Territory of Australia. They extend in a more or less straight line from Buckingham Bay and the Napier Peninsula of Arnhem Land, and Elcho Island, to the northeast. Marchinbar Island is the largest of the group...
. - HMAS PerthHMAS Perth (D29)HMAS Perth was a Modified Leander class light cruiser operated by the Royal Australian Navy during World War II. She was constructed for the Royal Navy , and commissioned as HMS Amphion in 1936...
: Australian light cruiser sunk 1 March 1942 during Battle of Sunda StraitBattle of Sunda StraitThe 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...
. - HMAS VampireHMAS Vampire (D68)HMAS Vampire was a V class destroyer of the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy . Launched in 1917 as HMS Wallace, the ship was renamed and commissioned into the RN later that year. Vampire was loaned to the RAN in 1933, and operated as a depot tender until just before World War II...
: Australian destroyer sunk 9 April 1942 by carrier aircraft during the Indian Ocean raidIndian Ocean raidThe Indian Ocean raid was a naval sortie by the Fast Carrier Strike Force of the Imperial Japanese Navy from 31 March-10 April 1942 against Allied shipping and bases in the Indian Ocean. It was an early engagement of the Pacific campaign of World War II...
. - HMAS VoyagerHMAS Voyager (D31)HMAS Voyager was a W class destroyer of the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy . Commissioned into the RN in 1918, the destroyer remained in RN service until 1933, when she was transferred to the RAN...
Australian destroyer sunk 25 September 1942 by land-based naval aircraft. - HMAS Yarra: Australian sloop sunk 4 March 1942 by Japanese cruisers Atago, Takao, Maya, and destroyers Arashi and Nowaki.
Warships
- HMS CornwallHMS Cornwall (56)HMS Cornwall was a County class heavy cruiser of the Kent subclass built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1920s. She was built at Devonport Dockyard .-History:...
: British heavy cruiser sunk 5 April 1942 by carrier based aircraft during the Indian Ocean raid. - HMS DorsetshireHMS Dorsetshire (40)HMS Dorsetshire was a heavy cruiser of the County class of the Royal Navy, named after the English county . She was launched on 29 January 1929 at Portsmouth Dockyard, UK. During the Second World War, she was last commanded by Captain Augustus Agar V.C....
: British heavy cruiser sunk 5 April 1942 by carrier based aircraft during the Indian Ocean raid. - HMS ElectraHMS Electra (H27)HMS Electra was a Royal Navy 'E' class destroyer . She was ordered on 1 November 1932 as part of the 1931 Naval Build Programme; launched on 15 February 1934 at the Hawthorn Leslie Shipyard at Hebburn, Tyneside...
: British destroyer sunk 27 February 1942 by naval gun fire during the Battle of the Java SeaBattle of the Java SeaThe Battle of the Java Sea was a decisive naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, that sealed the fate of the Netherlands East Indies....
. - HMS EncounterHMS Encounter (H10)HMS Encounter was an E-class destroyer of the Royal Navy before and during World War II, serving in home waters and in the Norwegian Campaign, before joining the Mediterranean Fleet and serving on the Malta Convoys, and then in the Eastern Fleet until sunk by Japanese warships in the Second Battle...
: British destroyer sunk 1 March 1942 by naval gunfire. - HMS ExeterHMS Exeter (68)HMS Exeter was a York class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy that served in World War II. She was laid down on 1 August 1928 at the Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth, Devon. She was launched on 18 July 1929 and completed on 27 July 1931...
: British heavy cruiser sunk 1 March 1942 by naval gunfire and a torpedo from Japanese destroyer IkazuchiJapanese destroyer Ikazuchiwas the twenty-third destroyer, or the third , built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the inter-war period. When introduced into service, these ships were the most powerful destroyers in the world...
during the Battle of Java Sea. - HMS HermesHMS Hermes (95)HMS Hermes was an aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy. The ship was begun during World War I and finished after the war ended. She was the world's first ship to be designed and built as an aircraft carrier, although the Imperial Japanese Navy's was the first to be commissioned...
: British aircraft carrier sunk 9 April 1942 by carrier-based aircraft during the Indian Ocean raid. - HMS HollyhockHMS Hollyhock (K64)HMS Hollyhock was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy.Hollyhock was laid down at John Crown & Sons Ltd on 27 November 1939 and launched on 19 August 1940...
: British corvette sunk 9 April 1942 by carrier-based aircraft during the Indian Ocean raid. - HMS PathfinderHMS Pathfinder (G10)HMS Pathfinder was a P class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She served during the Second World War, being damaged while serving in the Far East, and was scrapped after the end of the war....
:. British Destroyer sunk 11 February 1945 by aircraft off Ramree IslandRamree IslandRamree Island is an island off the coast of Rakhine State, Burma. The area of the island is about 1350 km². The Battle of Ramree Island took place here for six weeks during January and February 1945, as part of the British Fourteenth Army 1944/45 offensive on the Southern Front of the Burma...
, Burma. - HMS PorpoiseHMS Porpoise (N14)HMS Porpoise was one of the six ship class of Grampus-class mine-laying submarine of the Royal Navy. She was built at Vickers Armstrong, Barrow and launched August 30, 1932. She served in World War II in most of the naval theatres of the war, in home waters, the Mediterranean and the far east...
: British Submarine sunk 1945 by aircraft possibly assisted by naval escorts. - HMS Prince of WalesHMS Prince of Wales (1939)HMS Prince of Wales was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy, built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, England...
: British battleship sunk 10 December 1941 by land based aircraft near MalayaBritish MalayaBritish Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the Island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries...
. - HMS RepulseHMS Repulse (1916)HMS Repulse was a Renown-class battlecruiser of the Royal Navy built during the First World War. She was originally laid down as an improved version of the s. Her construction was suspended on the outbreak of war on the grounds she would not be ready in a timely manner...
: British battlecruiser sunk 10 December 1941 by land based aircraft near Malaya. - HMS StonehengeHMS Stonehenge (P232)HMS Stonehenge was an S class submarine of the Royal Navy, and part of the third group built of that class. She was built by Cammell Laird and launched on 23 March 1943....
: British submarine, overdue and assumed mined 1944. - HMS StratagemHMS Stratagem (P234)HMS Stratagem was an S-class submarine of the Royal Navy, and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built by Cammell Laird and launched on 21 June 1943...
: British submarine sunk 22 November 1944 by sub-chaser CH-35. - HMS Stronghold: British destroyer sunk 1942.
- HMS TenedosHMS Tenedos (H04)HMS Tenedos was an Admiralty 'S' class destroyer. Commissioned in 1919 she served throughout the period between the two World Wars.Laid down on the 6 December 1917, she was constructed by Hawthorn Leslie of Tyne, and was completed in 1918....
: British destroyer sunk 1942. - HMS ThanetHMS Thanet (H29)HMS Thanet was an S-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Built during, and commissioned shortly after the First World War, she went on to see service in the Second World War, being sunk early in 1942....
: British destroyer sunk 1942. - HMS Thracian: British destroyer sunk 1941.
- HMS GrasshopperHMS GrasshopperHMS Grasshopper, was the name given to several boats, stations and ships of the Royal Navy. was a launched in 1806 and stranded at Texel on Christmas Day 1811. She was captured the next day and taken into Dutch service as Irene until 1822. was a second launched in 1813 and converted to a...
- HMS Dragonfly
- HMS Scorpion British gunboat sunk 13 February 1942 by naval gunfire from light cruiser Yura and destroyers Fubuki and Asagiri.
- HMS PeterelHMS Peterel (1927)HMS Peterel was a river gunboat built by Yarrow Shipbuilders at Scotstoun for service on the China station, on the Yang Tse, which entered service on 18 July 1927. Her name was a mistake - she should have been named Petrel as per the bird, but this was not noticed until after she had been launched....
British gunboat sunk by naval gunfire - HMS Cicala
Auxiliaries
- HMS Mata Hari
- HMS Li WoBritish gunboat sunk 13 February 1942 by naval gunfire from light cruiser Yura and destroyers Fubuki and Asagiri.
- HMS St. Breok
Netherlands
- HNLMS De RuyterHNLMS De Ruyter (1935)HNLMS De Ruyter was a light cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy, the lead ship of her class. She was originally designed as a ship with a lighter armament due to financial problems and the pacifist movement. Later in the design stage, an extra gun turret was added and the armor was improved...
: Dutch light cruiser sunk 27 February 1942 by torpedo from heavy cruiser during Battle of the Java SeaBattle of the Java SeaThe Battle of the Java Sea was a decisive naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, that sealed the fate of the Netherlands East Indies....
. - HNLMS Java: Dutch light cruiser sunk 27 February 1942 by torpedo from heavy cruiser during Battle of Java Sea.
- HNLMS Eversten Dutch destroyer forced aground by destroyers and .
- HNLMS K VII Dutch submarine sunk 18 February 1942 by land-based naval bombers while in Surabaya harbor.
- HNLMS K XVIHNLMS K XVIHNLMS K XVI was one of five K XIV class submarines built for the Royal Netherlands Navy . She was ordered from Rotterdam-based shipbuilder Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij on 30 May 1929, and was laid down on 31 May 1930...
Dutch submarine sunk 25 December 1941 by submarine I-66(later I-166). - HNLMS K XVIII Dutch submarine damaged 24 January 1942 by depth charges from destroyers, which later force her scuttling.
- HNLMS KortenaerHNLMS KortenaerHNLMS Kortenaer was an of the Royal Netherlands Navy, named after 17th century Dutch Admiral Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer.-Service history:She served mostly in the Netherlands East Indies, and when war broke out in 1941 she was at Surabaya....
Sunk by torpedo fired by heavy cruiser Haguro during Battle of the Java Sea. - HNLMS Van Nes Sunk 17 February 1942 by carrier based planes from light carrier Ryujo.
- HNLMS O-20 Dutch submarine sunk 19 December 1941 by destroyers Uranami, Ayanami and Yugiri.
- HNLMS Piet Hein Sunk by torpedoes and gunfire from destroyers Arashio and Ushio during the battle of Badoeng Strait.
- HNLMS Prins van Oranje Dutch minelayer sunk 11 January 1942 by destroyer Yamakaze and patrol boat P38.
New Zealand
- HMNZS Moa (T233)HMNZS Moa (T233)HMNZS Moa was a Bird class minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy.On 29 January 1943, with her sister ship Kiwi, Moa helped ram and wreck the Japanese submarine I-1...
: New Zealand minesweeper sunk on 7 April 1943 by aircraft at Tulagi Harbour in the Solomon Islands
Aircraft Carriers
- USS HornetUSS Hornet (CV-8)USS Hornet CV-8, the seventh ship to carry the name Hornet, was a of the United States Navy. During World War II in the Pacific Theater, she launched the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo and participated in the Battle of Midway and the Buin-Faisi-Tonolai Raid...
: American aircraft carrier sunk on 27 October 1942 by aircraft during the Battle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsThe 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...
. - USS LexingtonUSS Lexington (CV-2)USS Lexington , nicknamed the "Gray Lady" or "Lady Lex," was an early aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. She was the lead ship of the , though her sister ship was commissioned a month earlier...
: American aircraft carrier sunk on 8 May 1942 by carrier aircraft during the Battle of the Coral SeaBattle of the Coral SeaThe 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...
. - USS PrincetonUSS Princeton (CVL-23)The fourth USS Princeton was a United States Navy lost at the battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944.-Construction and deployment:The ship was laid down as the Tallahassee by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, 2 June 1941...
: American aircraft carrier sunk on 24 October 1944 by carrier based aircraft during the Battle of Leyte GulfBattle of Leyte GulfThe 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...
. - USS WaspUSS Wasp (CV-7)USS Wasp was a United States Navy aircraft carrier. The eighth Navy ship of that name, she was the sole ship of her class. Built to use up the remaining tonnage allowed to the U.S. for aircraft carriers under the treaties of the time, she was built on a reduced-size version of the Yorktown-class...
: American aircraft carrier sunk on 15 September 1942 by Japanese submarine I-19 while escorting transports to GuadalcanalGuadalcanal campaignThe Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by Allied forces, was a military campaign fought between August 7, 1942 and February 9, 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theatre of World War II...
. - USS YorktownUSS Yorktown (CV-5)was an aircraft carrier commissioned in the United States Navy from 1937 until she was sunk at the Battle of Midway in June 1942. She was named after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781 and the lead ship of the Yorktown class which was designed after lessons learned from operations with the large...
: American aircraft carrier sunk on 7 June 1942 by Japanese submarine I-168Japanese submarine I-168I-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...
, following damage from carrier-based aircraft during the Battle of MidwayBattle of MidwayThe 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...
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Escort Carriers
- USS Bismarck SeaUSS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95)USS Bismarck Sea was a Casablanca class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was launched on 17 April 1944 by Kaiser Co., Inc., Vancouver, Washington, under a Maritime Commission contract as Alikula Bay; sponsored by Mrs. M. C...
: American escort carrier sunk on 21 February 1945 by kamikazeKamikazeThe were suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy as many warships as possible....
aircraft during the invasion of Iwo JimaIwo JimaIwo Jima, officially , is an island of the Japanese Volcano Islands chain, which lie south of the Ogasawara Islands and together with them form the Ogasawara Archipelago. The island is located south of mainland Tokyo and administered as part of Ogasawara, one of eight villages of Tokyo...
. - USS Gambier BayUSS Gambier Bay (CVE-73)USS Gambier Bay was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was sunk in the Battle off Samar after helping to turn back a much larger attacking Japanese surface force....
: American escort carrier sunk on 25 October 1944 by naval gunfire in the Battle off SamarBattle off SamarThe 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...
in Leyte GulfLeyte GulfLeyte Gulf is a body of water immediately east of the island of Leyte in the Philippines, adjoining the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean, at . The Gulf is bounded on the north by the island of Samar, which is separated from Leyte on the west by the narrow San Juanico Strait, and on the south by...
. - USS Liscome BayUSS Liscome Bay (CVE-56)USS Liscome Bay , a during World War II, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Liscome Bay in Dall Island in the Alexander Archipelago off Alaska's southeast coast...
: American escort carrier sunk on 24 November 1943 by the Japanese submarine I-175 of the island of Makin. - USS Ommaney BayUSS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79)USS Ommaney Bay was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy, named for Ommaney Bay, Alaska.Ommaney Bay, formerly MC hull 1116, was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract 6 October 1943 by Kaiser Company, Inc., Vancouver, Washington; launched 29 December 1943, sponsored...
: American escort carrier sunk on 4 January 1945 by kamikazeKamikazeThe were suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy as many warships as possible....
aircraft. - USS St. LoUSS St. Lo (CVE-63)USS St. Lo was a of the United States Navy during World War II. On 25 October 1944, St. Lo became the first major warship to sink as the result of a kamikaze attack. The attack occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.St...
: American escort carrier sunk on 25 October 1944 by kamikazeKamikazeThe were suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy as many warships as possible....
aircraft while in the Battle off SamarBattle off SamarThe 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...
in Leyte GulfLeyte GulfLeyte Gulf is a body of water immediately east of the island of Leyte in the Philippines, adjoining the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean, at . The Gulf is bounded on the north by the island of Samar, which is separated from Leyte on the west by the narrow San Juanico Strait, and on the south by...
. She is the first major warship to be sunk by kamikaze attacks.
Battleships
- USS ArizonaUSS Arizona (BB-39)USS Arizona, a , was built for the United States Navy in the mid-1910s. Named in honor of the 48th state's recent admission into the union, the ship was the second and last of the Pennsylvania class of "super-dreadnought" battleships. Although commissioned in 1916, the ship remained stateside...
: American battleship sunk 7 December 1941 by carrier-based aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor. - USS CaliforniaUSS California (BB-44)USS California , a Tennessee-class battleship, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 31st state. Beginning as the flagship of the Pacific Fleet, she served in the Pacific her entire career. She was sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor at her moorings in Battleship Row,...
: American battleship sunk 7 December 1941 by carrier-based aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Later raised, modernized, and sent back into combat. - USS NevadaUSS Nevada (BB-36)USS Nevada , the second United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th state, was the lead ship of the two Nevada-class battleships; her sister ship was...
: American battleship sunk 7 December 1941 by carrier-based aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Later raised, modernized, and sent back into combat. - USS OklahomaUSS Oklahoma (BB-37)USS Oklahoma , the only ship of the United States Navy to ever be named for the 46th state, was a World War I-era battleship and the second of two ships in her class; her sister ship was . She, along with her sister, were the first two U.S...
: American battleship sunk 7 December 1941 by carrier-based aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Later raised and sank while under tow to the scrappers. - USS West VirginiaUSS West Virginia (BB-48)USS West Virginia , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 35th state.Her keel was laid down on 12 April 1920 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newport News, Virginia. She was launched on 17 November 1921 sponsored by Miss Alice Wright Mann,...
: American battleship sunk 7 December 1941 by carrier-based aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Later raised, modernized, and sent back into combat.
Cruisers
- USS AtlantaUSS Atlanta (CL-51)USS Atlanta of the United States Navy was the lead ship of the Atlanta class of 11 light cruisers. She was the third Navy ship named after the city of Atlanta, Georgia. Designed to provide anti-aircraft protection for US naval task groups, Atlanta served in this capacity in the naval Battles of...
: American light cruiser sunk on 13 November 1942 by a Japanese torpedo and naval gunfire at the Naval Battle of GuadalcanalNaval Battle of GuadalcanalThe 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...
. - USS HoustonUSS Houston (CA-30)USS Houston , nicknamed the "Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast", was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy...
: American heavy cruiser sunk 1 March 1942 by torpedoes and naval gunfire during the Battle of Sunda StraitBattle of Sunda StraitThe 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...
. - USS JuneauUSS Juneau (CL-52)The first USS Juneau was a United States Navy Atlanta-class light cruiser sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942. In total 687 men, including the five Sullivan brothers, were killed in action as a result of its sinking....
: American light cruiser sunk on 13 November 1942 by Japanese submarine I-26Japanese submarine I-26I-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....
after being damaged by a torpedo and naval gunfire at the Naval Battle of GuadalcanalNaval Battle of GuadalcanalThe 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...
. - USS VincennesUSS Vincennes (CA-44)USS Vincennes was a United States Navy New Orleans-class heavy cruiser sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. She was the second ship to bear the name....
: American heavy cruiser sunk on 9 August 1942 by Japanese naval gunfire at the Battle of Savo IslandBattle of Savo IslandThe 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...
. - USS AstoriaUSS Astoria (CA-34)The second USS Astoria was a United States Navy New Orleans-class heavy cruiser that participated in both the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway, but was then sunk in August 1942 at the Battle of Savo Island...
: American heavy cruiser sunk on 9 August 1942 by Japanese torpedoes and naval gunfire at the Battle of Savo Island. - USS QuincyUSS Quincy (CA-39)USS Quincy was a United States Navy New Orleans-class heavy cruiser sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.Quincy, the second ship to carry the name, was laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts on 15 November 1933, launched on 19 June 1935, sponsored by Mrs. Henry S...
: American heavy cruiser sunk on 9 August 1942 by Japanese torpedoes and naval gunfire at the Battle of Savo Island. - USS ChicagoUSS Chicago (CA-29)USS Chicago was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater in the early years of World War II. She was the second US Navy ship to be named after the city of Chicago, Illinois...
: American heavy cruiser sunk on 30 January 1943 by Japanese aircraft torpedoes during the Battle of Rennell IslandBattle of Rennell IslandThe 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...
. - USS IndianapolisUSS Indianapolis (CA-35)USS Indianapolis was a of the United States Navy. She holds a place in history due to the circumstances of her sinking, which led to the greatest single loss of life at sea in the history of the U.S. Navy...
: American heavy cruiser sunk on 30 July 1945 by Japanese submarine I-58Japanese submarine I-58I-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...
between GuamGuamGuam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
and the Philippines. - USS HelenaUSS Helena (CL-50)USS Helena was a St. Louis-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and subsequently active in the Pacific War until she was sunk at the battle of Kula Gulf in 1943...
: American light cruiser sunk on 6 July 1943 by Japanese naval torpedoes during the Battle of Kula GulfBattle of Kula GulfThe 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:...
. - USS NorthamptonUSS Northampton (CA-26)USS Northampton was a heavy cruiser in service with the United States Navy. She was the lead ship of her class and commissioned in 1930...
: American heavy cruiser sunk on 30 November 1942 by Japanese naval torpedoes during the Battle of TassafarongaBattle of TassafarongaThe 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...
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Destroyers
- USS EdsallUSS Edsall (DD-219)USS Edsall , named for Seaman Norman Eckley Edsall , was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy....
Sunk by Japanese battleships and heavy cruisers in early 1942 in Indonesian waters - USS StewartUSS Stewart (DD-224)USS Stewart was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart. Scuttled in a port, she was later raised by the Japanese and commissioned as Patrol Boat No. 102...
A Clemson-class destroyer, heavily damaged and captured at Soerabaya. Commissioned in the Imperial Japanese Navy as Patrol boat no 102. - USS PopeUSS Pope (DD-225)USS Pope was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for John Pope....
sunk in battle, 1 March 1942 - USS PearyUSS Peary (DD-226)USS Peary was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Admiral Robert Edwin Peary.Peary was laid down by William Cramp and Sons of Philadelphia on 9 September 1919; launched on 6 April 1920; sponsored by Mrs...
: American destroyer sunk on 19 February 1942 by aircraft in Darwin HarbourDarwin, Northern TerritoryDarwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
. - USS PillsburyUSS Pillsbury (DD-227)The first USS Pillsbury was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John E. Pillsbury.-History:...
Sunk in battle on 2 March 1942 - USS PorterUSS Porter (DD-356)USS Porter was the lead ship in her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for Commodore David Porter and his son, Admiral David Dixon Porter....
Sunk by air attack during the Battle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsThe 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...
1942. - USS MahanUSS Mahan (DD-364)The second USS Mahan was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan.-History:...
: Sank after three kamikaze hits off LeyteLeyteLeyte is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Tacloban City and occupies the northern three-quarters of the Leyte Island. Leyte is located west of Samar Island, north of Southern Leyte and south of Biliran...
on 7 December 1944. - USS ReidUSS Reid (DD-369)The third USS Reid was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Samuel Chester Reid.-History:Reid was laid down 25 June 1934 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey; launched 11 January 1936; sponsored by Mrs. Beatrice Reid Power; and commissioned...
: Sank after two kamikaze hits off Leyte on 11 December 1944. - USS CassinUSS Cassin (DD-372)was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second Navy ship named for Stephen Cassin.Cassin was launched 28 October 1935 by Philadelphia Navy Yard , and commissioned 21 August 1936, Lieutenant Commander A. G...
: Sunk in dry dock alongside USS DownesUSS Downes (DD-375)USS Downes was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second Navy ship named for John Downes.-Pre-war service:...
on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor. Later salvaged and rebuilt. - USS DownesUSS Downes (DD-375)USS Downes was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second Navy ship named for John Downes.-Pre-war service:...
: Sunk in dry dock alongside USS CassinUSS Cassin (DD-372)was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second Navy ship named for Stephen Cassin.Cassin was launched 28 October 1935 by Philadelphia Navy Yard , and commissioned 21 August 1936, Lieutenant Commander A. G...
on 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor. Later salvaged and rebuilt. - USS CushingUSS Cushing (DD-376)USS Cushing was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the third Navy ship named for Commander William Barker Cushing .-History:...
- USS PrestonUSS Preston (DD-379)USS Preston was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the fifth Navy ship named for Lieutenant Samuel W. Preston ....
- USS BlueUSS Blue (DD-387)USS Blue , a Bagley-class destroyer, was the first United States Navy ship of that name, in honor of Rear Admiral Victor Blue . Blue served during World War II. She was launched 27 May 1937 by Norfolk Naval Shipyard; sponsored by Miss Kate Lilly Blue, sister of Rear Adm. Blue; and commissioned 14...
- USS HenleyUSS Henley (DD-391)USS Henley , a Bagley-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Robert Henley, an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the War of 1812 and the Second Barbary War....
- USS JarvisUSS Jarvis (DD-393)USS Jarvis , a Bagley-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James C. Jarvis, a U.S. Navy midshipman who was killed during the Quasi-War with France....
Sunk in aerial attacks during the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942. - USS BenhamUSS Benham (DD-397)USS Benham was the lead ship of the her class of destroyers and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Andrew Ellicot Kennedy Benham.-Construction:...
- USS SimsUSS Sims (DD-409)USS Sims was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship to be named for William Sims, an Admiral who pushed for the modernization of the Navy....
: Sunk on 7 May 1942 by carrier aircraft during Battle of Coral Sea. - USS HammannUSS Hammann (DD-412)USS Hammann was a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Ensign Charles Hammann, a Medal of Honor recipient killed during World War I...
: Sunk on 6 June 1942 by Japanese submarine I-168Japanese submarine I-168I-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...
during the Battle of MidwayBattle of MidwayThe 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...
. - USS O'BrienUSS O'Brien (DD-415)USS O'Brien was a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named in honor of Captain Jeremiah O'Brien and his five brothers, Gideon, John, William, Dennis and Joseph, who captured the HMS Margaretta on 12 June 1775 during the American revolution.The O’Brien...
Broke up under tow to Pearl harbor for repairs a month after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-19. - USS WalkeUSS Walke (DD-416)USS Walke was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy, named after Rear Admiral Henry A. Walke USN...
- USS GwinUSS Gwin (DD-433)USS Gwin , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander William Gwin, an American Civil War officer who commanded river boats against Confederate forces in Alabama....
- USS MeredithUSS Meredith (DD-434)USS Meredith , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jonathan Meredith, a United States Marine Corps Sergeant who served during the First Barbary War....
- USS MonssenUSS Monssen (DD-436)USS Monssen , a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Mons Monssen, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions aboard the USS Missouri in 1904....
- USS ChevalierUSS Chevalier (DD-451)USS Chevalier , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Godfrey Chevalier....
- USS LaffeyUSS Laffey (DD-459)|...
- USS StrongUSS Strong (DD-467)USS Strong , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral James H. Strong , who distinguished himself at the Battle of Mobile Bay....
- USS De HavenUSS De Haven (DD-469)USS De Haven was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named for Lieutenant Edwin J. De Haven USN...
- USS PringleUSS Pringle (DD-477)USS Pringle , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral Joel R. P. Pringle .Pringle was laid down by the Charleston Navy Yard, on 31 July 1941; launched on 2 May 1942, sponsored by Mrs. John D. H. Kane; and commissioned on 15 September 1942, with Lieutenant Commander Harold O...
- USS Aaron WardUSS Aaron Ward (DD-483)USS Aaron Ward was a in the service of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward. She sank on 7 April 1943 in a shoal near Tinete Point of Florida Island during Operation I-Go...
- USS DuncanUSS Duncan (DD-485)|...
: American destroyer sunk on 12 October 1942 by Japanese naval gunfire at the Battle of Cape EsperanceBattle of Cape EsperanceThe 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...
. - USS BrownsonUSS Brownson (DD-518)USS Brownson , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson...
- USS LuceUSS Luce (DD-522)USS Luce , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce ....
- USS Abner ReadUSS Abner Read (DD-526)USS Abner Read was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander Abner Read....
- USS BushUSS Bush (DD-529)USS Bush , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant William Sharp Bush, USMC, who served on the during the War of 1812....
- USS HoelUSS Hoel (DD-533)USS Hoel was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander William R. Hoel....
- USS JohnstonUSS Johnston (DD-557)USS Johnston was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named after Lieutenant John V. Johnston. The ship was most famous for its bold action in the Battle off Samar...
- USS MorrisonUSS Morrison (DD-560)USS Morrison , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy, named for Coxswain John G. Morrison , who received the Medal of Honor for exceptional bravery during the Civil War....
: Sank after four hits by kamikaze aircraft on 4 May 1945 while on picket duty off Okinawa. - USS William D. PorterUSS William D. Porter (DD-579)USS William D. Porter , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Commodore William D. Porter .William D...
- USS HalliganUSS Halligan (DD-584)USS Halligan was a of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral John Halligan, Jr. .Halligan was laid down 9 November 1942 by Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts; launched 19 March 1943, sponsored by Mrs. John Halligan, widow of Admiral Halligan, and commissioned 19 August 1943,...
- USS TwiggsUSS Twiggs (DD-591)USS Twiggs , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Major Levi Twiggs ....
- USS BartonUSS Barton (DD-599)USS Barton was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first ship named for Admiral John Kennedy Barton....
- USS CooperUSS Cooper (DD-695)USS Cooper , a , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Elmer Glenn Cooper, a naval aviator who died in a seaplane accident in 1938. The Cooper was launched 9 February 1944 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, N.J.; sponsored by Mrs. Elmer G. Cooper; and...
- USS Mannert L. AbeleUSS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733)USS Mannert L. Abele , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Mannert Lincoln Abele, a World War II submarine commander who posthumously received the Navy Cross for his heroism in the Pacific Theater. The destroyer was the first US warship...
- USS DrexlerUSS Drexler (DD-741)USS Drexler , an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Ensign Henry Clay Drexler, a Medal of Honor recipient.The Drexler was launched on 3 September 1944 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. L. A. Drexler, mother of Ensign Drexler; and commissioned on...
: Sank after two hits by kamikaze aircraft on 28 May 1945 - USS CallaghanUSS Callaghan (DD-792)USS Callaghan , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan , who was killed in action in the bitter Naval Battle of Guadalcanal...
- USS ColhounUSS Colhoun (DD-801)USS Colhoun , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Edmund Colhoun ....
- USS LittleUSS Little (DD-803)USS Little , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain George Little ....
Destroyer Escorts
- USS OberrenderUSS Oberrender (DE-344)The USS Oberrender was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Lieutenant Commander Thomas Olin Oberrender, Jr., the engineering officer aboard the light cruiser USS Juneau who was killed when the ship was torpedoed and...
- USS EversoleUSS Eversole (DE-404)The USS Eversole was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Lieutenant John Thomas Eversole, , she was the first of two U.S...
- USS SheltonUSS Shelton (DE-407)The USS Shelton was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Ensign James A. Shelton, , she was the first of two U.S...
- USS Samuel B. RobertsUSS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)USS Samuel B. Roberts was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy.Samuel B. Roberts was part of the Battle off Samar, an unlikely victory in which relatively light U.S. warships prevented a superior Japanese force from attacking the amphibious invasion fleet off the large...
- USS UnderhillUSS Underhill (DE-682)USS Underhill , a , was named in honor of Ensign Samuel Underhill, a naval aviator of the United States Navy who was killed in action during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Her keel was laid down on 16 September 1943 by the Bethlehem Steel Company's Fore River Shipyard at Quincy, Massachusetts. She...
By a KaitenKaitenThe Kaiten were manned torpedos and suicide craft, they were used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II.-History:...
manned torpedo attack.
Submarines
- USS S-44USS S-44 (SS-155)USS S-44 was a third-group S-class submarine of the United States Navy.Her keel was laid down on 19 February 1921 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts. She was launched on 27 October 1923 sponsored by Mrs. H.E. Grieshaber, and was commissioned on 16 February 1925...
Sunk 7 October 1943 by escort Ishigaki. - USS ArgonautUSS Argonaut (SS-166)USS Argonaut was a submarine of the United States Navy, the first ship to carry the name....
Sunk 10 January 1943 by destroyers Maikaze and Isokaze. - USS SharkUSS Shark (SS-174)was a Porpoise-class submarine, the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the shark. Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, on 24 October 1933...
Sunk 11 February 1942 by destroyer Yamakaze. - USS PerchUSS Perch (SS-176)USS Perch was a Porpoise-class submarine of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship to be named for the perch.Her keel was laid down on 25 February 1935 by the Electric Boat Company, in Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 9 May 1936 , and commissioned on 19 November 1936, Lieutenant...
Sunk 3 March 1942 by destroyer Ushio. - USS PickerelUSS Pickerel (SS-177)USS Pickerel , a Porpoise-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pickerel, a young or small pike....
Sunk 3 April 1943 by minelayer Shirakami and auxiliary sub-chaser Bunzan Maru. - USS PompanoUSS Pompano (SS-181)USS Pompano , a United States Porpoise-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pompano....
Sunk August or September 1943 by either surface and air attack or Japanese mines. - USS SculpinUSS Sculpin (SS-191)USS Sculpin , a Sargo-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sculpin.Her keel was laid down on 7 September 1937 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 27 July 1938 sponsored by Mrs. J.R. Defrees, and commissioned on 16 January...
Sunk 19 November 1943 by destroyer Yamagumo. - USS SwordfishUSS Swordfish (SS-193)USS Swordfish , a Sargo-class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy named for the swordfish, a large fish with a long, swordlike beak and a high dorsal fin...
Possibly sunk 4 January 1945 by kaibokan CD-4 or a mine. - USS SealionUSS Sealion (SS-195)USS Sealion , a Sargo-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sea lion, any of several large, eared seals native to the Pacific....
: Damaged by bombing on 10 December 1941 at CaviteCaviteCavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. Cavite is surrounded by Laguna to the east, Metro Manila to the northeast, and Batangas to the south...
, LuzonLuzonLuzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...
, later scuttled. - USS TritonUSS Triton (SS-201)USS Triton , a Tambor-class submarine, was the first submarine and third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Triton. Her keel was down on 5 July 1939 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard. She was launched on 25 March 1940 sponsored by Mrs. Ernest J. King, wife of Rear Admiral King, and...
Sunk 15 March 1943 by destroyer Satsuki or sub-chaser CH-24. - USS TroutUSS Trout (SS-202)USS Trout was a United States Navy Tambor-class submarine, serving in the Pacific from 1941 to 1944. She received 11 battle stars for World War II service and three Presidential Unit Citations, for her second, third, and fifth patrols...
Sunk 8 February 1944 by destroyer Asashimo. - USS GrampusUSS Grampus (SS-207)USS Grampus , a Tambor-class submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for a member of the dolphin family : Grampus griseus, also known as Risso's dolphin....
Sunk 5 March 1943 by destroyers Minegumo and Murasame or by 958th Kokutai naval aircraft. - USS GraybackUSS Grayback (SS-208)USS Grayback , a Tambor-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the lake herring.Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 31 January 1941 sponsored by Mrs...
Sunk 27 February 1944 by land-based B5N2 Kates from Okinawa. - USS GraylingUSS Grayling (SS-209)USS Grayling , a Tambor-class submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the grayling, a fresh-water game fish closely related to the trout....
Sunk 9 September 1943 by ramming from transport Hokuan Maru. - USS GrenadierUSS Grenadier (SS-210)USS Grenadier , a Tambor-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the grenadier fish, relatives of cod that are very common in bathyal and abyssal habitats....
Sunk 22 April 1943 by 936th Kokutai seaplanes. - USS GudgeonUSS Gudgeon (SS-211)USS Gudgeon , a Tambor-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gudgeon). Her keel was laid down by the Mare Island Navy Yard. She was launched on 25 January 1941, sponsored by Mrs. William S. Pye, and commissioned on 21 April 1941 with Lieutenant Commander...
Sunk 18 April 1944 by 901st Kokutai naval aircraft. - USS GrowlerUSS Growler (SS-215), a Gato-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy named for the growler, a large-mouth black bass. Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 2 November 1941 , and commissioned on 20 March 1942 with Lieutenant Commander...
Sunk 8 November 1944 by destroyer Shigure, and kaibokan Chiburi and CD-19. - USS AlbacoreUSS Albacore (SS-218)was a Gato-class submarine which served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, winning four Presidential Unit Citations and nine battle stars for her service...
Sunk 7 November 1944 by Japanese mines. - USS AmberjackUSS Amberjack (SS-219)was a Gato-class submarine, the first United States Navy ship named for the amberjack, a vigorous sport fish found in the western Atlantic from New England to Brazil....
Sunk 16 February 1943 by torpedo boat Hiyodori and sub-chaser CH-18 and a 958th Kokutai E13A1 Jake. - USS BonefishUSS Bonefish (SS-223)was a Gato-class submarine, the first United States Navy ship to be named for the bonefish, which is a name for the ladyfish, dogfish, and sturgeon.- Operational history :...
Sunk 19 June 1945 by kaibokan Okinawa, CD-63, CD-75, CD-158 and CD-207. - USS CorvinaUSS Corvina (SS-226), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the corvina, any of various important food fishes related to the weakfish and the croaker of the Atlantic coast....
The only known instance of a US submarine being sunk by a Japanese submarine, sunk by I-176. - USS TriggerUSS Trigger (SS-237)was a Gato-class submarine, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the triggerfish, any of numerous deep-bodied fishes of warm seas having an anterior dorsal fin with two or three stout erectile spines....
Sunk 28 March 1945 by kaibokan Mikura, CD-33 and CD-59. - USS WahooUSS Wahoo (SS-238)was a Gato-class submarine, the first United States Navy ship to be named for the wahoo, a dark blue food fish of Florida and the West Indies....
Sunk 11 October 1943 by sub-chasers CH-15, CH-43 and 3 E13A1 Jakes. - USS FlierUSS Flier (SS-250), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flier, a round sunfish widely known in the United States....
Sunk 13 August 1944 by Japanese mines. - USS HarderUSS Harder (SS-257), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the harder, a fish of the mullet family found off South Africa. One of the most famous submarines of World War II, she received the Presidential Unit Citation. Her skipper, the resolute and resourceful Commander ...
Sunk 24 August 1944 by kaibokan CD-22. - USS RunnerUSS Runner (SS-275)USS Runner was a Gato-class submarine, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the runner, an amberfish inhabiting subtropical waters, so called for its rapid leaps from the water....
Sunk June, 1943 by either a Japanese mine or combined surface and air attack. - USS ScampUSS Scamp (SS-277)USS Scamp , a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the scamp, a member of the Serranidae family....
Sunk 11 November 1944 by kaibokan CD-4 with naval aircraft. - USS ScorpionUSS Scorpion (SS-278)USS Scorpion — a Gato-class submarine — was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the scorpion, an arachnid having an elongated body and a narrow segmented tail bearing a venomous sting at the tip....
Possibly sunk January, 1944 by Japanese mine. - USS SnookUSS Snook (SS-279)USS Snook , a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the common snook, an Atlantic marine fish that is bluish-gray above and silvery below a black lateral line....
Sunk 9 April 1945 by kaibokan Okinawa, CD-8, CD-32, and CD-52 with a 951st Kokutai E13A1 Jake and Q1W1 Lorna. - USS CapelinUSS Capelin (SS-289)USS Capelin , a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the capelin, a small fish of the smelt family. Her keel was laid down by Portsmouth Navy Yard. She was launched on 20 January 1943 sponsored by Mrs. I.C. Bogart, and commissioned on 4 June 1943,...
Possibly sunk November, 1943 by minelayer Wakataka and 934th kokutai aircraft or a Japanese mine. - USS CiscoUSS Cisco (SS-290)USS Cisco , a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the cisco, a whitefish of the Great Lakes. Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 24 December 1942 sponsored by Mrs. A. C. Bennett, through her...
Sunk 28 September 1943 by gunboat Karatsu - the former USS Luzon, and a 954th Kokutai B5N2 Kate. - USS EscolarUSS Escolar (SS-294)USS Escolar , a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the escolar, a predatory fish of the open ocean related to the mackerels and tuna....
Sunk 17 October 1944 by a Japanese mine. - USS SharkUSS Shark (SS-314), a Balao-class submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the shark, a large marine predator.- History :Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, on 28 January 1943. She was launched on 17 October 1943 , a Balao-class submarine, was...
Sunk 24 October 1944 by destroyers Harukaze and Take. - USS BarbelUSS Barbel (SS-316)USS Barbel , a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the barbel, a cyprinoid fish, commonly called a minnow or carp....
Sunk 4 February 1945 by land-based naval aircraft. - USS GoletUSS Golet (SS-361)USS Golet , a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the golet, a California trout. Her keel was laid down by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. She was launched on 1 August 1943 sponsored by Mrs...
Sunk 14 June 1944 by gunboat Miya Maru and auxiliary sub-chaser Bunzan Maru. - USS KeteUSS Kete (SS-369)USS Kete , a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the kete, the foureye butterflyfish Chaetodon capistratus. Her keel was laid down by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. She was launched on 9 April 1944 sponsored by Mrs. E. S....
Sunk 20 March 1945 by Japanese mines. - USS LagartoUSS Lagarto (SS-371)USS Lagarto , a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the lagarto, a lizard fish.Her keel was laid down on 12 January 1944 by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company of Manitowoc, Wisconsin...
Sunk 3 May 1945 by minelayer Hatsutaka.
Mine Warfare Craft
- USS OglalaUSS Oglala (CM-4)USS Oglala was a minelayer in the United States Navy. Commissioned as Massachusetts, she was renamed Shawmut a month later, and in 1928 was renamed for the Oglala, a sub-tribe of the Lakota, residing in the Black Hills of South Dakota.She was originally built as Eastern Steamship Company's SS...
: Sunk 7 December 1941 at Pearl Harbor after damage from a near miss. Later raised and converted to engine repair ship. - USS Gamble
- USS Montgomery
- USS Palmer
- USS Hovey
- USS Long
- USS Perry
- USS Emmons
- USS TanagerUSS Tanager (AM-5)USS Tanager was an acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing....
- USS FinchUSS Finch (AM-9)USS Finch was a acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. Finch was named for the finch, and is strictly speaking the only U.S. vessel named for such....
- USS QuailUSS Quail (AM-15)USS Quail was an acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.Quail was named after the quail, a migratory game bird....
- USS PenguinUSS Penguin (AM-33)USS Penguin was a acquired by the United States Navy, named after the bird.Penguin was laid down on 17 November 1917 at the New Jersey Dry Dock and Transportation Co., Elizabethport, New Jersey; launched on 12 June 1918; and commissioned on 21 November 1918, Lt. Edgar T...
: Scuttled after strafing damage at GuamGuamGuam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
on 8 December 1941. - USS BitternUSS Bittern (AM-36)USS Bittern was a in the United States Navy. She was named after the bittern, a bird of the heron family.Bittern was launched 15 February 1919 by Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama; sponsored by Mrs. C. R. Doll; and commissioned 28 May 1919, Lieutenant W. P. Bachmann in command...
: Sunk by bombing at CaviteCaviteCavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. Cavite is surrounded by Laguna to the east, Metro Manila to the northeast, and Batangas to the south...
, LuzonLuzonLuzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...
on 10 December 1941. - USS SkylarkUSS Skylark (AM-63)USS Skylark was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. She earned three battle stars during World War II. Skylark was mined and sunk off Okinawa in April 1945...
- USS SwallowUSS Swallow (AM-65)USS Swallow was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was the second U.S. Navy ship named after the swallow. Swallow earned two battle stars for World War II service. She was sunk by a kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa on 22 April 1945...
- USS SaluteUSS Salute (AM-294)USS Salute , was a U.S. Navy oceangoing minesweeper, laid down on 11 November 1942 by Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Washington; launched on 6 February 1943; sponsored by Miss Patricia Lindgren; and commissioned on 4 December 1943, Lt. R. H...
Transports
- USS Little: Sunk in action off Guadalcanal in 1942.
- USS George F. ElliottUSS George F. Elliott (AP-13)USS George F. Elliott was a Heywood-class transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I and then reacquired by the Navy for service as a troop carrier during World War II...
- USS AludraUSS Aludra (AK-72)The USS Aludra was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named after the star Aludra in the constellation Canis Major, it was the first ship of the Navy to bear this name....
- USS DeimosUSS Deimos (AK-78)USS Deimos was a in the service of United States Navy in World War II. It was the first ship of the Navy to have borne the name Deimos, after one of the moons of Mars....
- USS GregoryUSS Gregory (DD-82)USS Gregory was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and, as APD-3 World War II. She was named for Admiral Francis Gregory USN ....
: Sunk in action off Guadalcanal in 1942.
Motor Torpedo Boats
- USS PT-34
- USS PT-35
- USS PT-37
- USS PT-41
- USS PT-43
- USS PT-44
- USS PT-109 Rammed by IJN destroyer Amagiri in Guadalcanal waters. Future US president John F. KennedyJohn F. KennedyJohn Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
survived the sinking. - USS PT-111
- USS PT-112
- USS PT-117
- USS PT-133
- USS PT-164
- USS PT-247
- USS PT-251
- USS PT-300
- USS PT-320
- USS PT-323
- USS PT-363
- USS PT-493
Other
: Gunboat sunk in action 3 March 1942: Gunboat captured 8 December 1941: Gunboat sunk in action 12 December 1937: Gunboat sunk in action 5 May 1942: Gunboat scuttled 5 May 1942 raised by Japanese-sunk while in Japanese service Gunboat scuttled to avoid capture 2 May 1942: Oiler, sunk on 8 April 1943 by Japanese aircraft off TulagiTulagi
Tulagi, less commonly Tulaghi, is a small island in the Solomon Islands, just off the south coast of Florida Island. The town of the same name on the island Tulagi, less commonly Tulaghi, is a small island (5.5 km by 1 km) in the Solomon Islands, just off the south coast of Florida...
, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
.: Oiler, sunk on 1 March 1942 by Japanese air attack from aircraft carrier Soryu
Soryu
The name Soryu could refer to:* Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū* Sōryū class submarine* Asuka Langley Soryu, a 14-year old fictional character from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise....
: Oiler, sunk on 7 May 1942 by carrier aircraft during Battle of Coral Sea.
- USS Utah (AG-16) (ex BB-31): Former battleship, sunk 7 December 1941 by carrier-based aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor.: Army transport sunk on 11 January 1942 by near Lombok StraitLombok StraitThe Lombok Strait is a strait connecting the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean, located between the islands of Bali and Lombok in Indonesia. The Gili Islands are on the Lombok side....
.: Army transport sunk on 19 February 1942 by aircraft in Darwin HarbourDarwin, Northern TerritoryDarwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
. - USS LangleyUSS LangleyUSS Langley may refer to:, the first aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, converted from the collier Jupiter in 1922, and scuttled in February 1942 after being disabled by the Japanese, laid down 10 July 1942 and renamed Hammann on 1 August 1942...
(AV-3) (ex CV-1): Seaplane tender sunk on 27 February 1942 by land-based aircraft after departing Tjilatjap in the Dutch East IndiesDutch East IndiesThe Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....
: ammunition ship sunk on Dec. 28, 1944 by kamikaze.