USSLexington(CV-16) was struck by a torpedo bomber off Kwajalein on 4 December 1943, killing nine men. USS LCT(6)-1358 sunk off California, 4 May 1945. USSThomas Stone(AP-59) torpedoed by German aircraft off Cape Palos, Spain, 7 November 1942, and abandoned after going aground in Algiers Harbor, 25 November 1942. The ship left Guam headed for Leyte on 28 July 1945. Owing to the massive explosion and quick sinking, it was assumed by the task force commander that nobody could have survived Juneau's destruction, and fearing more submarine attacks on his damaged force; he made the decision to not stop and pick up survivors. USSPGM-18 sunk by a mine off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 7 April 1945. Her dead numbered 125 men and 67 men were wounded. Just 90 minutes after the Japanese fleet turned away, "Taffy 3" came under attack from kamikaze planes. Gansevoort was towed to a nearby anchorage and had to endure more air raids before she was sufficiently repaired to make for a larger naval yard. USSWhite Plains(CVE-66) was sailing as a part of "Taffy 3" about 60 miles east of Samar on 25 October 1944 when a powerful Japanese task force surprised the outnumbered and outgunned Americans. Empress Augusta Bay, off Bougainville, Solomons. By January 1943 she was back fighting the war. PT-363 destroyed by Japanese shore batteries in Knoe Bay, Halmahera, Netherlands East Indies, 25 November 1944. The first two planes were shot down, but a third plane crashed into the after stack before skidding across the deck into the water, its bomb detonating on the main deck near the No.2 torpedo launcher. Gambier Bay was soon dead in the water as the battleship Yamato closed to point-blank range. USSRenshaw(DD-499) was escorting landing craft through Surigao Strait into the Mindanao Sea on 21 February 1945 when she was targeted by a Japanese midget submarine that hit her with a torpedo. Grounded on Iwo Jima on 1 December 1945. USSShaw(DD-373) was in floating drydock at Pearl Harbor when on the morning of 7 December 1941 the base was attacked by a huge Japanese airstrike. The destroyer broke in half and quickly sank, taking 47 men down with her. Warrington's crew tried desperately to save their ship but it was apparent the Warrington was taking too much water and would have to be abandoned. USS LST-203 destroyed by grounding near Nanumea, Ellice Islands, 2 October 1943. Men began to abandon ship before the last plane even hit as the Emmons had become a blazing inferno. Japanese records report a sighting of a submarine which freighter-transport Hokuan Maru may have rammed in Lingayen Gulf on 9 September. during World War II 134 Japanese "hell ships" transported roughly 126,000 Allied POWs via more than 156 voyages. USSGenesee(AT-55) scuttled off Corregidor, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 5 May 1942. YP-97 lost due to Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. The Maritime Commission called for 2,000 ships to be constructed by the end of 1943. 0910'S, 15945'E Off Savo Island, Solomons. USS YPK-7 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. USSCythera(PY-26) sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine off North Carolina, 2 May 1942. Salvaged on 17 February 1945, but not returned to active service. The crew managed to keep the flooding isolated in the forward fire room and the ship was able to escape the danger and make it to Reykjavk for temporary repairs and back to New York for permanent repairs. The enemy plane crashed through the port side at the waterline amidships tearing a hole in the ship's side approximately 20 feet long and nine feet high. Sunk by aerial torpedo and Kamikaze aircraft. Sunk by collision with Japanese destroyer. A passing by American bomber witnessed Argonaut attack a column of escorting destroyers. No other sub besides for Scamp should have been in the area. S-27 was stripped of all valuable equipment and left abandoned on the rocks where she grounded. 6 gun mount, and exploded in the midships living compartment. The ship would be placed in reserve and sunk by torpedo testing in 1962 off San Diego, California. Sharks killed many drifting crew members. Ship's Data: U.S. As the crew abandoned ship, a large explosion, likely from the detonation of the torpedoes within the hangar deck, rocked the ship. USS YCF-59 lost off Delaware, January 1945, and stricken from the Navy List, 30 March 1945. San Francisco swung left while her main battery continued to fire on the battleships which, with the cruiser and the destroyer, continued to pound San Francisco. The navy reported the Grunion was presumed lost with all hands on 5 Oct 1942. The first was during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, in which 74 men were killed and 95 wounded by dive bomber attacks, and again during the Battle of Santa Cruz when 44 crewmen died. On 6 July 1943 Helena was operating as part of TF 68 which was engaging ten Japanese destroyers that were attempting to resupply garrison troops at Kula Gulf. YP-492 sunk by collision off east Florida, 8 January 1943. Pope sought refuge in a rain squall but was soon spotted by enemy aircraft. USS Magdalena (YFB-687) lost due to enemy action at Luzon, Philippine Islands, and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. USS LCT(5)-30 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. The ship arrived home in the US on 17 September 1945 for permanent repairs, and would serve again in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. Only two men were able to get out of the submarine alive before S-44 slipped beneath the waves. The extremely violent and freezing seas took the lives of 110 of her crew, 46 were rescued. From August 1943 Minneapolis would go on to serve in every major American operation in the Pacific save Iwo Jima. Unfortunately, Hoel would find herself surrounded by enemy ships and was relentlessly blasted by the Japanese. After extensive repairs, Hughes rejoined the war on 4 June 1945. As friendly ships were rescuing Glennon's crew off the ship, destroyer escort Rich also struck several mines; sinking in 15 minutes. Efforts were made to free the boat off the rocks but all attempts failed. USSDewey(YFD-1) scuttled to prevent capture at Bataan, Philippine Islands, 10 April 1942. Severely damaged by a mine. The docked submarine was hit by two bombs, one hit the subs conning tower and exploded outside the hull, while the second bomb struck a ballast tank and caused an explosion in the aft engine room which killed four men. USS LCT(5)-19 sunk off Salerno, Italy, 15 September 1943. All power was lost and the sub sank to the sea floor under two-hundred seventy feet of water. Salt water had entered the fuel oil feed lines. As the crew abandoned ship, Captain John P. Cromwell refused to leave his submarine out of fear he would be tortured by the Japanese into revealing information about the upcoming Tarawa landings; for his sacrifice he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. St. Louis would earn eleven battle stars for her service in WWII. After 12 hours the last fire was quenched. The torpedo passed alongside, but the plane crashed into San Francisco's control aft, swung around that structure, and plunged over the port side into the sea. USSScamp(SS-277) left Midway Island on her eighth patrol of the war on 16 October 1944 to hunt Japanese shipping near the Bonin Islands. Moments later, two D3A Val's crashed into the No.3 5" gun turret, killing several men and destroying the turret. Grounded in a storm and stricken on 23 February 1945. USS LCI(G)-459 sunk off Palau, Caroline Islands, 19 September 1944. Baldwin's father, Fredrick Edward Cashell, and 41 other men died in June 1943 when the submarine sank off the Florida Keys during a World War II training exercise. Longshaw's crew lost eighty-six men killed including the captain, and ninety-five more were wounded. At 1210, another kamikaze closed on St. Louis but was shot down less than 400 yards away. Her rudder stops were carried away, limiting her to 10 course changes. USSBeatty(DD-640) was performing convoy escort duty in the Mediterranean off the coast of Algeria during the evening of 6 November 1943 when her group of ships came under air attack from Luftwaffe aircraft. USS YC-669 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands, and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. PT-121 destroyed by Australian aircraft, mistaken identification, Bangula Bay, New Britain, 27 March 1944. USS LCT(5)-364 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. Damage was minimal and Hunt remained on station. Indianapolis quickly took on a heavy list and settled by the bow. The fourth hit destroyed the aft port stack. Combat Air Patrol arrived at the right time to drive off the remaining enemy planes and saved Laffey from further damage. 17 sailors were killed. Grounded by Typhoon Louise and destroyed on 18 December 1945. Fortunately, the ship held together and survived a tow back to Naples for temporary patching and eventually back to the states for permanent repairs. This was the only American carrier sunk in the Atlantic during the war. At 14:56, a [D3A] "Val" broke from its group and dove down on Borie, hitting the ship between her mast and five-inch gun director. USSArizona(BB-39) was hit by at least two 800kg (1,800lb) armor-piercing bombs dropped by B5N "Kate" bombers during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Foundered and sinks off Coos Bay, Oregon. USSIntrepid(CV-11) was struck by a torpedo bomber during Operation Hailstone which killed 11 men. The ship was scrapped in 1959. Despite their best efforts to evade, Tang was hit by her own torpedo and quickly began sinking. 17 crewmen were killed and another 15 wounded. Irreparably damaged by Kamikaze aircraft. Juneau withdrew from the action, and after the melee was over proceeded to Espiritu Santo with other ships damaged in the night's action. USS LST-359 sunk by German submarine U-870 north-east of the Azores, 20 December 1944. With fresh oil supplying the fires, she built up steam and gained headway. Allied Coastal Forces of World War II. In total 687 of Juneau's crew died as a result of her sinking; including all five Sullivan brothers. New Orleans would finish their war with 17 battle stars for her service in WWII, among the highest in the US Navy. USS LCT(6)-1029 sunk at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 2 March 1945. USS LST-318 sunk by aircraft off Caronia, Sicily, 10 August 1943. Somehow, the plane ended up directly beneathPorterbefore it exploded, briefly lifting the ship out of the water due to the force of the underwater blast. She was steaming 800 yards off the starboard quarter of San Francisco, down by the bow and making a steady 13 kn when she was spotted by Japanese submarine I-26. Today, USS Kidd is a museum ship in Louisiana, the only surviving WWII destroyer in her wartime configuration. USSHoworth(DD-592) was operating six miles south of Ieshima with the company of other destroyers on 6 April 1945 when at 16:12 she was attacked by multiple kamikazes. USSNoa(APD-24) sunk in collision with USSFullam(DD-474) off Palau, Caroline Islands, 12 September 1944. As it is now this map shows the entire US coastline and losses off it. Stricken on 21 June 1945. Afire and taking on a list, she maneuvered and was deliberately beached near Hospital Point to prevent her sinking in deeper waters. During the battle, four of Heermann's crew were killed and seventeen more wounded, but luckily she was the only destroyer of "Taffy 3" to survive the battle. In 1941 Germans sank five Allied merchant ships off . Note - Although most sources list 52 US submarines as lost during World War II, the above listing includes two others, Halibut and Lancetfish, which were damaged beyond economical repair and were subsequently scrapped without returning to active service. The plane hit the ship's number three gun mount, igniting a large fire. The Allied flagship and another cruiser were sunk by torpedoes, leaving Houston and HMASPerth alone. USS LST-353 sunk by internal explosion at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 21 May 1944. Tang declined an invitation to join a wolf pack of submarines patrolling off Formosa (modern day Taiwan), and instead ventured to hunt alone. Probably captured with fall of Corregidor. The destroyer was able to evade the kamikaze and it splashed down in the water just yards away. USSZane(DD-337) was acting as a high speed transport ferrying supplies to Guadalcanal when on 25 October 1942; Zane and her fellow ship USSTrever were engaged by Japanese destroyers in Ironbottom Sound in a running battle as Zane and Trever attempted to flee. Helena would participate in many of the surface actions around Guadalcanal, sinking several Japanese ships and destroying many enemy planes. Nevertheless, the fire below decks increased steadily in intensity, and those topside could hear explosions. USSYorktown(CV-5) was damaged during the Battle of Coral Sea by an armor-piercing bomb which killed and wounded 66 men. Depth charges were later dropped by several sub-hunting craft who observed oil or fuel floating on the water. USSMaddox(DD-622) was supporting the invasion of Sicily on 10 July 1943, performing anti-submarine duties alone some 16 miles off the coast when she was attacked by an Italian Junkers Ju 88. Suicide Squads: W.W. II: Axis and Allied Special Attack Weapons of World War II: their Development and their Missions. Houston would receive three battle stars for her service in WWII and was scrapped in 1959. Shore batteries spotted the surfaced submarine and were able to hit Herring numerous times with shell fire. The Triton was never heard from again after this last message. List of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II, Landing craft, infantry (gunboat) (LCI(G)), Landing craft, infantry (mortar) (LCI(M)), Landing craft, support (large) (Mk. While attempting to navigate through the Sunda Strait the two cruisers ran into a Japanese invasion task force with 5 cruisers and 12 destroyers around 23:30. Sunk after running aground in heavy weather. United States Navy ships - Wikipedia The explosions caused massive damage. The plane hit the ship's aft quarter, and penetrated two decks before its bomb exploded, killing 13 and wounding 44, and knocking out her rear turrets. Grounded and partially sunk in a typhoon. The submarine's captain and four other men were washed off the conning tower as the boat sank and were later rescued. During her participation in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, she was hit by one bomb during a dive bomber attack which landed on the roof of the main turret. The ship's two halves sank; bow first, within four minutes. The ship had to have a false bow installed for its trip stateside for repairs. Sunk by accident following circular run of her own torpedo. The ship would remain on station through September 1942. Nineteen men were killed and another twenty were seriously wounded. USSHughes(DD-410) was operating off the southern tip of Leyte on 10 December 1944, when she was attacked by a G4M "Betty" kamikaze which crashed into the ship causing severe damage. At 13:37, a kamikaze came in low on the water taking heavy fire; and despite the flaming airplane impacting the water before reaching the ship, momentum carried the bomb laden wreckage forward to crash into the starboard side. USSGrunion(SS-216) was on her first patrol near Kiska, Alaska on 30 July 1942; reporting she had been engaged by enemy destroyers and there was heavy anti-submarine activity near the island. The oil-fed flames engulfed Pensacola's main deck aft where ammunition exploded. At 23:21, Minneapolis opened fire on the destroyer Takanami, which quickly sank after several hits. USS YC-715 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. List of United States Navy and Coast Guard ships lost during World War II, from 31 October 1941 to 31 December 1946,[1] sorted by type and name. Walke was able to shoot down the first two attackers, however the third kamikaze crashed into the bridge on the portside, engulfing the ship's superstructure in flames, and knocking out the ship's main battery control directors. USS LCT(5)-25 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. USSBelleau Wood(CVL-24): On 30 October 1944 off the Philippines, gunners on Belleau Wood shot down a kamikaze over the ship which fell on her flight deck aft, causing several fires and igniting ammunition in planes on deck awaiting take off. USSGregory(APD-3) sunk by Japanese destroyer Ydachi off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 5 September 1942. 52 men went down with the Bristol. USSHaggard(DD-555) was operating as a screen for Task Force 58 on 29 April 1945 when at 16:53 the ship was targeted by two A6M kamikazes which dove from astern. USSBryant(DD-665) was rushing provide relief to fellow radar picket destroyer USSLaffey(DD-724) on 16 Apr 45 when she herself came under attack by six "Zero" fighters closed on the warship in a shallow glide. (Originally the 71 foot long Aku Sampan. Home. Shortly thereafter, Portland was struck by a torpedo fired by either the destroyer Inazuma or the destroyer Ikazuchi at 01:58, causing heavy damage to her stern. PT-133 destroyed by Japanese shore batteries, near Cape Pus, New Guinea, 15 July 1944. Most of the enemy shells were aimed at the ship's superstructure, thus not threatening the ship's survival. Although damage did not threaten the integrity of the hull, extensive damage required her to retire from the gulf. Shrapnel was launched through the hangar, instantly killing eleven men who had taken up position forward of the elevator. USSBraine(DD-630) was operating radar picket duty off Okinawa on 27 May 1945 when she was targeted by four "Val" kamikazes which dove out of the sky at 07:44 towards "Braine" and Anthony. USS LST-313 sunk by German aircraft off Gela, Sicily, 10 July 1943. USSCushing(DD-376) was sailing with TF 64 en route to intercept a Japanese fleet making for the marine held airbase on Guadalcanal on the night of 13 November 1942. A second kamikaze hit the ship the next day on 6 January 1945, crashing into the starboard side signal bridge, and fatally injuring Rear Admiral Theodore E. Chandler commander of cruiser Division 4. USSKanawha(AO-1) damaged by Japanese aircraft at Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 7 April 1943, sinks on 8 April 1943. USS Sangamon (CVE- 26) was rearming at Kerama Retto during the battle of Okinawa on 4 May 1945, when at 19:55 a Ki-45 kamikaze crashed into the center of her deck; its bomb penetrated the flight deck and exploded in the hangar. Palmer sank within six minutes, taking 28 men with her and leaving 38 wounded. Likely sunk by Japanese gunfire. Her engines lost all steam, and a significant list prompted the order to abandon ship only two minutes after the explosion. Two crewmen were killed and eleven were wounded by the attacks. USSMayrant(DD-402) was conducting anti-aircraft duties off Palermo, Italy on 26 May 1943 when she was attacked by German dive bombers. 138 crewmen went down with Turner. ~ PigBoats.COM ~ Sinkings By US Submarines in WW II The retreat by Kurita's surface force, however, did not end the ordeal for White Plains and her fellow warships. Grounded by Typhoon Louise. Fires were extinguished and the Hazelwood was towed away from the area for repairs. The Essex class was the 20th century's most numerous class of capital ships, was the backbone of the U.S. Navy's combat strength during World War II from mid-1943 on, and (along with the addition of the three Midway-class carriers just after the war) continued to be the heart of U.S. The rocket powered suicide glider bomb; carrying a 2,600lb. USSHambleton(DD-455) was participating in the Operation Torch landings when on the evening of 11 November 1942 the ship was hit by a torpedo from German submarine U-173 on her portside amidships. Her scheduled report to chain of command on the twelfth never occurred and the sub was never seen or heard from again. One attacker was shot down, but the second plowed into the ship below the bridge. After leaving Tinian the ship stopped at Guam where a number of her crew who had completed their tours of duty were relieved by other sailors. USSArgonaut(SM-1) was on her third patrol of the war along the south-east coast of New Britain Island when on 10 January 1943, she intercepted a convoy of enemy ships from Rabaul. Thirteen men were killed and nineteen wounded in this action. USSLeutze(DD-481) was giving assistance to underwater demolition teams off the shore of Iwo Jima when the ship received a hit from a Japanese artillery gun. USSShark(SS-174) was on her second patrol of the war near the Philippines in February 1942. twenty-two men were killed or fatally wounded, with another one hundred seven injured. She served in the Spanish Navy after World War II for 22 years and was finally scrapped in 2002 after preservation attempts failed. Fires were put out an hour later and Haynsworth made her way back to Kerama Retto for repairs. 28 men were wounded. U-Boats off the Outer Banks | NCpedia USS LSM-59 sunk by kamikaze attack off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 21 June 1945. U.S. hushed up sinking of World War II ship - The Washington Post On 7 March 1943, she left Sydney for Puget Sound, sailing backward the entire voyage, where a new bow was fitted with the use of Minneapolis's No. 2 more crewmen would die of their wounds. Neither the submarine or her crew were heard from again for the rest of the war. USSMcCalla(DD-488) rescued 195 men from the shark-infested waters and attempted to tow Duncan away for salvage but the battered ship sank 6 miles north of Savo Island. USSRodman(DD-456) was escorting a minesweeper unit off Okinawa on 6 April 1945 when at 1515 a large flight of 50 to 75 enemy planes flew overhead. Changing course, it came in over the stern, fired incendiary ammunition at the bridge, and on reaching the island structure, nosed over and crashed the flight deck. The rest of her crew was rescued by friendly ships. The ship was knocked out of the war and although repaired, she did not see active service after World War II. On 2 July 1944, Robalo made a report of sighting a Japanese Fus-class battleship with escorts, but the submarine was never seen or heard from again after this final message. Everything forward of the bridge was blown away from the ship by the explosion, and she was accidentally rammed from behind by the O'Bannon. USSGamble(DM-15) damaged by aircraft bombs off Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, USS LCT(5)-253 sunk on passage to Tarawa, 21 January 1945. USS YC-898 lost off Key West, Florida, 29 September 1942. PT-117 destroyed by Japanese aircraft bombing, Rendova Harbor, Solomon Islands, 1 August 1943. PT-111 destroyed by Japanese warships off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1 February 1943. After opening fire and throwing the Japanese ships into disarray, the Americans continued on course to bear all guns and torpedoes on the enemy. USS YF-724 lost off the Farallone Islands, 22 March 1945. 42 crewmen were killed and 125 wounded by the attack. Damage was minimal and days later the ship resumed her duty. UPDATED: Notable U.S. Navy Ships Lost Since World War II USSMissouri(BB-63): On 11 April, a low-flying kamikaze Zero, although fired upon, crashed on Missouri's starboard side, just below her main deck level. 80 of her crew went down with the Hammann. USSCalifornia(BB-44) was hit by two torpedoes and an 800kg bomb, leaving her sunk in shallow water during the Pearl Harbor raid. USSGregory(DD-802) was patrolling radar picket duty in company with three Landing Craft Ship on the afternoon of 8 April when at 18:30, four Japanese Ki-51 Sonia planes dove from out of the sun, a favorite tactic of the kamikaze. 147 of her crew (and two Germans) were rescued from the water. USSBailey(DD-492) was operating with TF 8 on 27 March 1943 attempting to prevent a Japanese convoy from resupplying troops in the Aleutians Islands. As Helena's anti-aircraft guns got into action, they helped to fend off further attacks from the second strike wave while other men worked to control flooding by closing the many watertight hatches in the ship. Selected media links [1] 301354N 88133W. The first suicide rocket hit the starboard bow at speeds in excess of 500mph (800km/h), but luckily the warhead punched through and exited out the portside of the ship, leaving a huge hole but only minor damage. Beached and abandoned. The ship continued to fight as best it could and launched several torpedoes at a nearby enemy battleship but fires, loss of power, and exploding ammunition prompted the order to abandon ship at 0230. The ship was towed back to the states and decommissioned. After a fruitless attempt to put the fires out, all men abandoned ship by 1800, just a couple hours after the deadly strike. USS YA-65 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. USS SC-740 grounded on Great Barrier Reef, Australia, 17 June 1943. USSDenver(CL-58) was operating in support of landings at Cape Torokina on 13 November 1943 when at 04:55 she was hit by an air-dropped torpedo in her starboard side. The blast tore a hole in the hull that flooded the starboard engine and boiler rooms and severed wiring for the main and secondary guns. The two fleets engaged each other around 23:15.
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