Many of her shipmates were having breakfast after being at general quarters all night. USS YSP-42 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. She was sunk by Atomic testing during Operation Crossroads in 1946. While underway on 23 Aug, USS Tennessee collided with California after a steering malfunction. USS YF-86 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. USS SC-1019 lost by grounding, 22 April 1945. Sunk accidentally by her own depth charges. Rowan sank in less than a minute, taking 202 of her crew down with her. A staggering 1,015 American . The stern sank first shortly followed by the bow within 12 minutes. Fires were extinguished after twenty minutes and the ship rejoined formation but several gun mounts were destroyed. Sunk by aerial torpedo and Kamikaze aircraft. USS LCT(5)-200 sunk off northern France, June 1944. Fifty-four men went down with her, and another thirty-six were seriously wounded. Two Japanese destroyers were able to engage the trio of American ships. Escorting ships rescued her 1,049 survivors. With this fourth kamikaze crash, the destroyer began to quickly list and sink by the stern. USS YMS-48 sunk by shore batteries in Manila Bay, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 14 February 1945. 2 Turret. PT-118 grounded in enemy waters and destroyed to prevent capture, off Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 7 September 1943. Damage control quickly put the fires out and the ship made for emergency repairs, but twenty seven men had been killed, and another thirty three wounded. She was scrapped in 1959. 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Normandie at NYC's Pier 88", alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (Y), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_US_Navy_ships_sunk_or_damaged_in_action_during_World_War_II&oldid=1144928936, World War II naval ships of the United States, Military history of the United States during World War II, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from February 2016, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. The ship made sufficient repairs to make for Sydney, Australia during the night to have immediate work done on her 50-foot gash in her side. During the chaos of battle, it had not been known that Helena was hit and sinking by the other ships in her task force. USS YW-55 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. She lost 147 of her crew. PT-158 grounded in enemy waters and destroyed to prevent capture, near Munda Point, New Georgia, 5 July 1943. USS YF-725 lost off the Farallone Islands, 22 March 1945. Lo. 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. The sub was reported as missing and presumed lost on 30 March 1944. Famous racing yacht. USSPeary(DD-226) was moored at Cavite, Philippines, when she was struck on her superstructure by a high-level bomber which killed 8 men on 10 December 1941. Damage control was able to check flooding and the Hutchins retired to make repairs at Kerama Retto and eventually the States. USS LST-376 sunk by German motor torpedo boats off Normandy, France, 9 June 1944. A second cargo ship had exploded and sunk near the Kuril Islands on either 26 or 29 June (records list both dates), but the Japanese listed the sinking as due to "unknown causes". The carrier suffered 143 killed and 202 wounded. American ship builders began to construct these ships using an old, but reliable, English design. These ships were 56 metres (184 ft) long and their construction required 2,800 oak trees and 40 kilometres (25 mi) of rope; they carried a crew of about 800 sailors and soldiers. The ship would be out of action until November 1942. YP-346 sunk by surface ships in the South Pacific, 9 September 1942. By 1100, the fires were under control. After receiving repairs at Puget Sound, she rejoined the fleet. USSCassin(DD-372) was in drydock on keel blocks in Pearl Harbor when on the morning of 7 December 1941 the base was attacked by a huge Japanese airstrike. Damage was minimal and the ship stayed in action. Gambier Bay was soon dead in the water as the battleship Yamato closed to point-blank range. During the gun duel between ships, Bailey was hit by three eight-inch shells from Japanese cruiser Nachi, killing 5 men, wounding 8 more, and bringing the ship to a stop. But even after the severe damage inflicted by the first torpedo, the aft main guns continued to fire, and the ship had not yet been fatally damaged. The crew of Hadley lost twenty-eight men and another sixty-seven wounded, but had shot down twenty-three enemy planes, including the ones who crashed into her. Despite the billowing flames, the ship's crew was able to put out the fires (with help from the wake of USS South Dakota) by late afternoon, and all guns remained operational. USSPortent(AM-106) sunk by a mine off Anzio, Italy, 22 January 1944. On 5 June 1945, she was again hit by a kamikaze (initially identified as a friendly plane). No additional information is available. The ship quickly sank in less than six minutes, taking forty-seven crewmen down with her. The ship was sunk in 1942 by torpedoes from an American submarine, which didn't realize it was carrying prisoners; many of the dead were Australians, making the sinking the deadliest sea event in Australia's history. A fourteen-day search yielded no results and the R-12 was considered lost. Although four men were killed in the attack, her operational capability was not significantly compromised. The explosion sprayed shrapnel all over the ship, killing and wounding 70 men. USS LCT(6)-823 sunk off Palau, Caroline Islands, 27 September 1944. Four Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar's" began heading for Fox in a single file and were taken under fire from the ships. In this attack 135 men were killed and another 190 wounded. Ward would be sunk by gunfire from escorting destroyers. Luckily the ship suffered no casualties during the battle. The ship made repairs and remained in action. While attempting to make open sea; William B Preston was struck by a bomb aft near the deckhouse near the living area disabling steering. As Japanese shells from shore began to come in, Strong was left to sink, breaking in half before going down. USS LCT(5)-352 sunk at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 12 April 1945. Kalinin Bay suffered extensive structural damage during the morning's furious action, and counted five dead among her sixty casualties. USSLeary(DD-158) was part of a sub hunting task force when during a storm on 24 December 1943 at 01:58 she was hit by a torpedo from U-275 on the starboard side. USS LST-359 sunk by German submarine U-870 north-east of the Azores, 20 December 1944. 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. The De Haven settled rapidly and sank two miles east of Savo Island, taking 167 lives of her crew down with her. An examination of Japanese records after the war discovered that a Japanese plane had made an attack on an American submarine with two bombs with at least one hitting the conning tower. During Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, the ship lost power right as combat was initiated with a Japanese surface task force. One plane approached in a low glide before striking the base of the bridge and igniting intense fires. USS YC-537 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Four of the five American cruisers were hit by torpedoes, killing hundreds of men. USS LCT(6)-984 sunk, 15 May 1944, and stricken from the Navy List, 9 June 1944. 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. The blast carried away the bow of the ship forward of the bridge causing Benham to retreat from the battle. Damage however was slight and repaired. USSEngland(DE-635) seriously damaged by one kamikaze aircraft, 9 May 1945, off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, and not repaired after the end of the war. USS YF-415 lost, 11 May 1944, and stricken from the Navy List, 16 May 1944. On the evening of 27 April, Ralph Talbot was screening off Hagushi when two kamikazes attacked her at 2040. After six months of stateside repairs, Portland rejoined the fleet in early June 1943. Walke was engaging Japanese ships with her main battery when at 0039 the ship was shaken by a tremendous explosion from a torpedo on her starboard side. While bombarding Iwo Jima she was hit by a kamikaze which crashed into the main deck near turret number three. USS PGM-27 destroyed by grounding during typhoon at Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 9 October 1945. Only eight-six ofHoel's complement survived; two hundred and fifty three officers and crew died with their ship, at least forty men perished in the water while awaiting rescue. USSIndianapolis(CA-35) was operating off Okinawa on 31 March 1945; when Indianapolis lookouts spotted a Japanese Nakajima Ki-43"Oscar" fighter as it emerged from the morning twilight and dived vertically towards the bridge. USSLagarto(SS-371) was on her ninth patrol of the war hunting a Japanese convoy in company with the submarine USSBaya(SS-318) in the Gulf of Thailand on 3 May 1945. USSStormes(DD-780) was patrolling radar picket duty off Okinawa with six accompanying ships on 25 May 1945 when at 19:00 her crew spotted a Nakajima Ki-44 "Tojo" directly overhead making a speeding dive on USSAmmen(DD-527) steaming ahead. The Scorpion was declared lost on 6 March 1944 and has never been found. USS LCT(6)-572 sunk off northern France, June 1944. USS LCT(6)-961 sunk at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 21 May 1944. 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. USSKitkun Bay(CVE-71) had been dodging shells from Japanese cruisers off Samar on the morning of 25 October 1944 when her task force "Taffy 3" was hit by suicide planes. USSSpence(DD-512) was operating with Task Force 38 on 17 December 1944 in Philippine Sea when the US ships were hit by Typhoon Cobra. Destroyed by enemy aircraft during attack on Cavite Navy Yard. The crew attempted to hoist a white flag of surrender but the Japanese vessel continued to fire at the S-44. Sunk by Japanese aircraft. The ship was sunk by demolition charges by her own crew, going down at 20:15 on 13 November 1942. Kalk made for San Francisco to make repairs and returned to fight the war in October 1944. All steam has been cut off and burning gasoline was sprayed over the main deck of the ship. The submarine's wreck was discovered in 2016 near Matua Island. She sank, bow first, at 02:38, being the first ship sunk in the area which was later known as Ironbottom Sound. (Kyjitai: ), Hfuku Maru) was a Japanese cargo ship, sunk on September 21, 1944 by American . Many of the survivors were wounded, and all suffered from lack of food and water. USSLCI(L)-339 sunk off New Guinea, 4 September 1943. USSBrownson(DD-518) was screening landings at Cape Gloucester, New Britain on 26 December 43 when at 14:42 she was hit by two bombs from a "Val" dive bomber which struck starboard of centerline near the number two stack. USSRobert L. Barnes(AG-27) captured at Guam, Marianas Islands, 10 December 1941. Soon thereafter, the enemy ceased firing. USS California (BB-44) was hit by two torpedoes and an 800 kg bomb, leaving her sunk in shallow water during the Pearl Harbor raid. The explosion killed three of her crew, and broke the ship in half. The destroyer had hit a minehead on, detonating the forward magazines and obliterating the forward section of the ship, back to the forward stack. The next morning of 30 Jan, the fleet tug Navajo took over the tow job from Louisville, which was accomplished at 08:00. 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. More than 2,000 Japanese people and 300 Americans were killed in the battle that ensued, and a total of seven ships were sunk - four of which were Japanese carriers. This was would the last contact ever heard from Shark, as she was never seen again. The sub never arrived back at base and repeated attempts to contact her crew went unanswered. Four small fires were kindled by these shells, but they were quickly put under control, along with a minor issue with flooding. The Buchanan would return to service in February 1943. One of the bombs hit the bridge, killing the ship's commanding officer. Submarine tender. In the first attack wave a torpedo passed ahead and a second hit Raleigh portside amidships. An explosion and large fire flared up simultaneously with a hit by a five-inch round from one of the other ships, which burst close to the carrier's bow below a gun sponson, killing and wounding several men. Officially, a total of 1,554 ships were sunk due to war conditions, including 733 ships of over 1,000 gross tons. USS LSM-135 sunk by kamikaze attack off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 25 May 1945. Concrete barge. The second kamikaze missed the bow by ten feet and exploded in the water, showering debris and water over the bridge. After laying smoke and guiding the escort carriers into a rain squall; Hoel charged the Japanese formation, heading straight for the battleships. The following day the submarine sent a routine weather report, and was never heard from again. The Japanese destroyers began laying a smokescreen and launched more than 45 "Long Lance" torpedoes towards the American column. The ship took a direct hit on her stern, disabling the ship's steering, and killed 11 men. Seventy-two men went down with the Walke in her final battle, and 6 more survivors died of their wounds. USS YSP-49 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. The mystery of the Grunion was solved when the submarine's wreckage was found in the area she disappeared in 2006. warhead in its nose, ignited its rocket boosters and accelerated towards the Abele at speeds in excess of five hundred miles per hour. Fifty-two men were lost with Flier. After a 90-minute respite, they suffered harassment from a different quarter. The Triton was never heard from again after this last message. Both fires were out within twelve minutes, but forty-four men were killed and another one hundred fifty five were wounded. Up to 900 men initially survived the sinking, but many succumbed to shark attacks, dehydration, and salt poisoning as they awaited . After the war, the ship was sold to the Brazilian Navy, and sunk in 1980 while being towed to the scrap yard. The Patterson rejoined the war in March 1944. The combined total of WWII shipwrecks stands at 7,807 vessels worldwide according to The Global Risk of Marine Pollution from WWII Shipwrecks:Examples from the Seven Seas. Two crewmen were killed and eleven were wounded by the attacks. Gasoline from the plane's fuel tanks started a fire and a 5-inch shell from another ship accidentally hit one of California's 5-inch guns, exploded inside the turret, and started another fire. 1 turret out of action and started a serious fire in the plane hangar that burned brightly and provided the enemy with a self-illuminated target. USS YC-644 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Some of those ship losses were within site of land . As her crew started to abandon ship, Laffey was ripped apart by a violent explosion and quickly sank with 59 of her crew killed and 116 wounded. After a fruitless attempt to put the fires out, all men abandoned ship by 1800, just a couple hours after the deadly strike. The torpedo struck the starboard side, which blew off both inboard propellers, jammed the rudder five degrees to starboard, and jammed her Number Three turret in train and elevation. St. Louis would earn eleven battle stars for her service in WWII. USSFrederick C. Davis(DE-136) sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine U-546 in the North Atlantic, 24 April 1945. She was scrapped in 1975 after a prestigious career. Suffering from the effects of at least 65 hits, Astoria fought for her life. Maikaze, Isokaze, and Hamakaze surrounded the sub and pummeled the boat with depth charges and gunfire until it sank. Grounded in a storm. USS LSMR-190 sunk by kamikaze attack off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 4 May 1945. Both the hangar and flight decks were heavily damaged. After the sixth salvo, Ydachi exploded, rolled over, and sank within five minutes. USSBelknap(APD-34) scrapped after being damaged beyond repair by kamikaze attack at Lingayen, Philippine Islands, 11 January 1945. Scuttled after being damaged by Japanese destroyer, Cause unknown; possibly sunk by minelayer. The plane smashed into the ship's port main deck waist, both of its bombs went off on the deck and gasoline fires engulfed the area near the crash. Norman Scott positioned herself so as to draw fire away from the battleship some 1,800 yards from shore, unfortunately the valiant maneuver would cost the destroyer. Sunk by Japanese shore battery, off Bougainville, Solomon Islands. Chicago steamed west for 40 minutes away from the battle to tend her torpedo damage. Another crashed close aboard her port quarter and exploded, flooding her blisters. USSGannet(AVP-8) sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine U-653 off Bermuda, 7 June 1942. 1 turret of Chkai. Before giving the order to abandon ship, the crew of Chevalier fired a torpedo at a nearby Japanese destroyer, which exploded and sank soon afterwards. At least twenty-two Japanese planes would make direct assaults on Laffey and her escorts during the eighty minute battle; although all three in the group were damaged, every ship miraculously made it back to port. USSAPc-21 sunk by aircraft off Arawe, New Britain Island, 17 December 1943. Damage was not severe and the ship was able to make for temporary repairs under her own power, then towed to Saipan by tug. USS YMS-84 sunk by a mine off Balikpapan, Borneo, 8 July 1945. USS YRC-4 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Within a minute, however, Japanese shells bracketed the ship and Vincennes shuddered under the impact of Japanese eight-inch armor-piercing shells. Damage control teams fought to extinguish the blazes and stop all flooding through the night and by 12:00 the next day, Stormes carefully made her way to Kerama Retto and eventually Buckner Bay to be placed in floating dry dock. The Maritime Commission called for 2,000 ships to be constructed by the end of 1943. The ship returned to Boston for repairs on 24 November. PT-247 destroyed by Japanese shore batteries, off Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 5 May 1944. The brothers are (from left to right): Joseph . Although some of her survivors were picked up by the Japanese, not a single man from Edsall would survive the war. Later salvaged and used by Japanese. USSBanaag(YT-104) lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. USSTasker H. Bliss(AP-42) sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine U-130 off Fedala, Morocco, 12 November 1942. On 2 January 1945, Sumner was supporting a minesweeping group in Lingayen Gulf when at 11:58 several kamikazes swooped in out of the sun and lined up to hit the destroyer. USS YT-247 sunk, 5 April 1944, and stricken from the Navy List, 21 April 1944. One attacker was shot down but the second made it through intense fire and crashed into the superstructure of the bridge under the forward stack causing a tremendous explosion. Severely damaged by Kamikaze. At 0210, the Japanese retired, leaving Savo Island and the burning hulks of three American cruisers in their wakes. Later in the day at 14:47, she was hit again in the bow by another 240mm shell but this time nobody was hurt and the projectile was later disarmed. The ship sank at 12:50 leaving her crew stranded in the fierce storm. A post war evaluation of Japanese records could not conclusively determine on precisely which date Scamp was sunk; however there are three incidents that were recorded as attacks on submarines near the vicinity of where Scamp was operating at the time. USSColhoun(DD-85) was acting as a high-speed transport ferrying vital supplies to Guadalcanal when on 30 Aug 1942 while offloading near Kukum Point she was attacked by Japanese dive bombers. The ship would return to service in May 1944. She was also forced to dodge torpedo attacks launched by the Japanese destroyer screen. the ship ran aground and dumped 10,800,000 US gallons (8,993,000 imp gal; 40,880,000 L) of oil into the . The remains of the sub were discovered in 2017 off the coast of Oahu at a depth of eight thousand five hundred feet. Twenty-three of her men had been killed and eleven more had been wounded from the mine explosions. Williamsburg VA: Mill Neck Publications, 1997. The ship rolled over and sank ten minutes later, taking 116 crew with her. The suicide plane ran a parallel course with Haggard but turned sharply towards the ship's starboard beam, striking the water just a few yards from the ship. Twelve minutes later, she rolled completely over, then her stern rose into the air and she sank. The plane plowed in under the first 40mm gun (aft), crashing through the hangar deck and striking the ship's magazines. Allied Merchant Ship Losses 1939 to 1943. It is difficult to determine exactly when the submarine went missing as there was a several day period which the Snook was not required to acknowledge orders. She survived over 40 huge explosions of her own munitions but was able to make it back to the states under her own power, despite suffering 798 killed and 487 wounded. USSSouth Dakota(BB-57) was grounded on an uncharted coral reef near Tonga while initially deploying to the South Pacific on 6 September 1942. The SSPaul Hamilton, steaming ahead of Lansdale, was struck by a torpedo at 21:00 and exploded in an enormous fireball, killing all 580 on board, as well as illuminating all nearby ships in the darkness. USS YR-43 lost in the Gulf of Alaska, 28 March 1945. USSGrampus(SS-207) was on her sixth patrol of the war hunting Japanese convoys accompanied by USSGrayback(SS-208) in the waters near Vella Gulf on 5 March 1943. She was taken under tow by a tugboat but by 14:00, Captain Jenkins decided the ship was beyond saving and ordered the abandonment of Atlanta. USSKalinin Bay(CVE-68) was steaming about 60 miles east of Samar before dawn 25 October 1944 as a part of "Taffy 3" when a huge Japanese surface task force of battleships and cruisers came across the much weaker American force of escort carriers and destroyers. On 30 September, Escolar transmitted a partial message which indicated she had been engaged by an enemy gunboat. Hammann was alongside the stricken carrier transferring damage control parties when after 1200, Japanese submarine I-168 successfully penetrated the screen of protecting destroyers and fired a spread of four torpedoes. USSPensacola(CA-24) was sailing on 29 November 1942 with TF 67 to intercept a Japanese destroyer-transport force expected off Guadalcanal the next night. USSHouston(CA-30) and her task force were sailing to intercept a Japanese invasion convoy bound for Makassar on 4 February 1942 when she became the target of an enemy aerial bomb that put Turret 3 out of commission, killing 48 men and wounding 20. The order to abandon ship was given ten minutes after the torpedoes hit. Recipient Name. Buchanan was a victim of friendly fire, accidentally being struck by several shells later identified as US-made. The ship would make permanent repairs back in the states and played host to President Harry S. Truman for the "Navy Day" victory celebration in New York City on 27 October 1945. The explosion nearly tore off the fantail of the destroyer, killed eight men and wounded thirty. Ships Sunk or Damaged in World War II Ships Home. Birmingham suffered extensive damage to her superstructure and numerous casualties. USSSwerve(AM-121) sunk by a mine off Anzio, Italy, 9 July 1944. 11 men were killed and another 22 wounded. Although repaired, the ship did not return to active service and was scrapped in 1969. Poor accuracy affected both sides, but the Allied fleet took more damage and was unable to attack the Japanese transports. Gambier Bay was the only US Navy aircraft carrier to be sunk by surface naval gunfire during WWII. USSBarry(DD-248) was on patrol off Okinawa on 25 May when she was attacked by two kamikazes off Okinawa. USS LST-499 sunk by a mine off Normandy, France, 8 June 1944. Fires were quickly extinguished and within 24 hours the ship was back in action. On 29 November 1944, St. Louis was operating in Leyte Gulf when she was attacked by several kamikazes. USS YF-230 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. The aircraft came under heavy anti-aircraft fire but it continued aiming directly for the carrier's bridge. Afterwards Scorpion departed to patrol the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, from which the sub was not seen or heard from ever again.
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