how many american ships were sunk in ww2

Four more crewmen would pass away from their wounds in the following days. The plane's bomb penetrated the deck, exploding in the engine room, and knocked out all water pressure to fight the fires. Another 12 were wounded. USSLudlow(DD-438) was participating in the Operation Torch landings at Casablanca on 8 November 1942 when at 0700 French shore batteries opened fire on the landing American troops. One or two "Long Lance" torpedoes ripped into the ship's number 4 fireroom and put it out of action. Fires broke out which were quickly brought under control but the damage was extensive and required repairs. The Morris suffered 13 dead, 45 wounded. Missouri was the only Iowa-class ship that was damaged in the war. The two sides clashed in the Battle of Tassafaronga. Another bucket brigade attacked the fires while the ship's first lieutenant investigated all accessible lower decks. 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. PT-323 destroyed by kamikaze attack, Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands, 10 December 1944. USSMullany(DD-528) was on anti-submarine picket duty during the afternoon of 6 April 1945 when she was targeted by several kamikazes. USSBullard(DD-660) was providing anti-aircraft support for the landings on Okinawa when at 13:57 on 11 April 1945, an enemy plane made a run on the destroyer. After extensive repairs, Hughes rejoined the war on 4 June 1945. The destroyer would break in half and sink under the waves by 18:55, her crew lost thirty men dead and another seventy-two wounded. The ship temporarily lost power and had to be towed away until she was able to extinguish fires and proceed under her own power back to the states for repairs. USS LCI(L)-497 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. Grounded by Typhoon Louise. USS LCT(6)-995 sunk at Guam, Mariana Islands, 21 April 1945. USS Ommaney Bay: American escort carrier sunk on 4 January 1945 by kamikaze aircraft. Helena would participate in many of the surface actions around Guadalcanal, sinking several Japanese ships and destroying many enemy planes. The ship was quickly repaired and was back stateside for permanent work by 15 June 1945. The ship reeled under the impact of a second salvo of direct hits which set fire to the volatile aircraft in Vincennes's hangar space, and the resultant flames became uncontrollable. USS LCS (L)(3)-88 Fantail and aft twin 40mm heavily damaged by destroyed suicide plane bomb off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 11 May 1945. Two men were killed and fifteen wounded although damage was minor. On 12 April 1945, Tennessee was hit by a low-flying kamikaze on the starboard bow, crashing into the signal bridge. The ship was sent back to the west coast for repairs but returned to duty in April 1944. Honolulu shifted fire to an enemy destroyer, which was immediately hit and disappeared. The destroyer was towed to Boston, MA where she had a new stern installed. No casualties were reported and the ship remained on station. PT-555 damaged by a German mine off Cape Couronne, Mediterranean Sea, 24 August 1944, and sunk by US gunfire, 8 September 1944. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Control was again lost. This map, currently, includes ships lost in the Gulf of Mexico which has its own map. Grounded in a storm and stricken on 23 February 1945. After three salvos, the target burst into flame and was soon dead in the water. USS YMS-21 sunk by a mine off Toulon, France, 1 September 1944. Salvaged and sailed to Seattle, Washington where she was declared a constructive loss and stricken on 16 September 1944. On 6 April 1945 just off Iejima, Leutze had pulled alongside her sister ship Newcomb which had been hit by multiple kamikazes to give assistance fighting fires and rescuing wounded. YP-97 lost due to Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. USSJohnston(DD-557) was providing cover for escort carriers off Leyte Gulf as part of "Taffy 3" which on 25 October 1944 was engaged by a huge fleet of Japanese surface ships in the Battle off Samar. The Spence's power and pumps failed when seawater damaged equipment on-board after the ship rolled seventy two degrees to port. USS YC-181 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. USSWalke(DD-723) was participating in the landings on Luzon, 2 January 1945 when at 11:55 while providing support in Lingayen Gulf, her crew sighted four enemy Ki-63 "Oscar's" incoming at low altitude. A passing by American bomber witnessed Argonaut attack a column of escorting destroyers. Nevertheless Johnston managed to knock two Japanese heavy cruisers out of the battle with torpedoes and gunfire. 17 sailors were killed. On 9 August 1945, Hank and Borie would find themselves in the midst of five circling kamikazes stalking the two destroyers from above. PT-251 destroyed by Japanese shore batteries, off Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 26 February 1944. Walke's stern was the last part of the ship to sink underwater; as it did several depth charges exploded, killing and wounding several men left in the water. USSSims(DD-409) was escorting the fleet oiler USSNeosho during the Battle of Coral Sea on 7 May 1942 when the two ships were sighted by a Japanese search plane. This page was last edited on 5 April 2023, at 00:33. Suffering from the effects of at least 65 hits, Astoria fought for her life. USS SC-1067 foundered off Attu, Aleutian Islands, 19 November 1943. 51 were killed and 81 were wounded. Two crewmen were killed and eleven were wounded by the attacks. The Leutze was towed away from the combat area for repairs but the end of the war left her only for the scrap yard. Savannah's crew quickly sealed off flooded and burned compartments, and corrected her list. Grounded and damaged and then scuttled to prevent capture. Strange ships entering the harbor!" Houston would receive three battle stars for her service in WWII and was scrapped in 1959. After the third, an enemy plane spiraled toward the cruiser, but her gunners splashed it. The crew shifted weight topside so the ship listed far enough to raise the holes out of the water. Less than 30 percent of U.S. and allied ships lost to U-boat attacks were in a convoy while they were sunk. Refrigerated cargo ship. Tang declined an invitation to join a wolf pack of submarines patrolling off Formosa (modern day Taiwan), and instead ventured to hunt alone. Her casualties were 5 dead and 9 wounded.[1]. USSHutchins(DD-476) was performing close support operations off Okinawa on 27 April 1945 when the ship was attacked by a Japanese suicide boat. Three 20mm mounts were destroyed. The Divine Wind: Japan's. Three men were killed and 10 were wounded in the accident. Hit by Kamikaze. Foundered and sinks off Coos Bay, Oregon. She sunk on her keel in shallow water at Pearl Harbor. At the same time, she became the target of Nagara off her starboard bow and of a destroyer that had crossed her bow and was passing down her port side. USSHazelwood(DD-531) was escorting carriers off Okinawa on 29 April 1945 when the task force was attacked by kamikazes. USS LCT(6)-714 sunk off northern France, June 1944. The R-12 could not be found,. Ross suffered no casualties in this attack but her repairs were delayed for several more months. PT-63 destroyed by accidental fire while refueling in port, Hamburg Bay, Emirau Island, 18 June 1944. Fragments of debris and shrapnel would strike the Moale killing one sailor and wounding another ten men. Destroyed in error by friendly fire from Allied aircraft. The ensuing battle was a retiring action on the part of the Americans, for the Japanese foiled their attempt to get to the auxiliaries. Out of a crew of almost 1,200; 168men were killed, either during the battle or while the men were adrift. USSLittle(DD-803) was patrolling at picket duty No.10 on 3 May 1945 in company five other ships when at 18:13 hours, incoming enemy aircraft were picked up on radar. Thirty men had been killed, and another thirty six wounded. When damage control efforts failed, the ship was abandoned and was scuttled by Ralph Talbot (DD-390), with a loss of 61 men. By 16:00, the fires were out of control and the remaining personnel were evacuated. Glennon was towed in an attempt to salvage her but on 9 June 1945, a German shore battery found its range on the ship and hit her with salvos of shells. USSPenguin(AM-33) sunk by Japanese aircraft off Guam, Marianas Islands, 8 December 1941. USSSalute(AM-294) sunk by a mine off Brunei, Borneo, 8 June 1945. USSPorcupine(IX-126) damaged by kamikaze attack off Mindoro, Philippine Islands, scuttled by destroyer Gansevoort (DD-608), 30 December 1944. USS LST-749 sunk by kamikaze aircraft off Mindoro, Philippine Islands, 21 December 1944. Two planes hit the ship's waterline on both sides of the ship near the Number Two 5-imch gun. 81 crew were killed during the night's action. Luckily nobody was killed or seriously wounded by the loss of S-36. USS LCS(L)(3)-37 engines damaged beyond repair by a depth charge dropped under the fantail by a suicide boat off Nakagusuki Wan, Okinawa, 28 April 1945. USS LCT(5)-19 sunk off Salerno, Italy, 15 September 1943. USSWadsworth(DD-516) was providing fire support to landings on Bougainville on 1 November 1943 during the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay when around 7:45 a group of six enemy dive bombers targeted Wadsworth and her sister ship bombarding the beach. USS YMS-350 sunk by a mine off Normandy, France, 2 July 1944. Turning to the right to avoid Quincy's fire at about 0201, Astoria reeled as a succession of enemy shells struck her aft of the foremast. Over 100 aircraft took off. St. The Submarine Service accounted for about 55% of all Japanese tonnage sunk in the war. The second plane scored a hit on the light cruiser. 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. Severely damaged by Kamikaze boat and not repaired. The forward battery began to flood and filled with chlorine gas, prompting the commanding officer to call for help. Damage was minimal and fires were extinguished; Fletcher would remain on station continuing bombardment until the 17th when she would make for minor repairs and continued her prestigious career. USSPontiac(AF-20) scrapped after foundering off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 30 January 1945. The shell on the after part of the forward stack, seriously wounding four men, including the captain. Serviceable life jackets and rafts were broken out, and the crew began abandoning ship. With fresh oil supplying the fires, she built up steam and gained headway. 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. USSFarenholt(DD-491) was steaming with a task force on the night of 1112 October 1942 on course to intercept Japanese shipping runs to Guadalcanal. Everyone in turrets one and two perished. Officially, 219 men were reported missing or killed. Eleven men were killed and another twenty seriously wounded in the attack. USSLexington(CV-16) was struck by a torpedo bomber off Kwajalein on 4 December 1943, killing nine men. Seven survivors were killed by a kamikaze attack a few days later on USS Columbia. USS YC-670 lost due to enemy action at Guam, Marianas Islands, and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. USS YMS-98 sunk off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 16 September 1945. She spent her final days in the navy transporting prisoners of war back home. Due to the intensity of the battle, her fellow destroyers could not stop to render assistance to Cooper's surviving crew in the water, many of whom had to wait hours before rescue from PBY Catalinas. Indianapolis, settling slightly by the stern and listing to port, steamed to a salvage ship for emergency repairs. The two sides met with one another in the pitch-black night at 0130 and quickly the battle became a frenzied shootout. 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. Fifty-nine crew members remain on eternal patrol with the Swordfish. The ship would be placed in reserve and sunk by torpedo testing in 1962 off San Diego, California. Pensacola would finish the war and survived Operation Crossroads to be sunk as a target ship in 1948. One hit 10 feet below the waterline abreast the after engine room, and four seconds later, the second hit 40 feet further aft, ripping away decks and bulkheads. One of her men died and 35 were wounded. Defensive anti-aircraft fire hit the plane, detonating its bomb only forty feet above the ship and showering debris and shrapnel over the exposed areas of the destroyer. She was hit by two bombs and a torpedo which blew a 30-foot hole into her port side, although she managed to shoot down all of her attackers. Capsized by carrier-based aircraft torpedoes. Two escorting enemy destroyers Sazanami and Ushio, dropped depth charges on and severely damaged Perch. Twenty-three of her men had been killed and eleven more had been wounded from the mine explosions. Foundered while diving in an ASW exercise; cause unknown. 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. At midnight, Perth attempted to force a way through the destroyers, but was hit by four torpedoes in the space of a few minutes, then subject to close range gunfire until sinking at 02:40 on 1 March. 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. If being the case, Corvina was the only US sub sunk by another enemy submarine during the Second World War. Sunk by aircraft from Japanese aircraft carrier, Irreparably damaged after being rammed by, Sank in surface action with Japanese cruisers, Sunk by naval gunfire by Japanese cruiser. Postwar analysis of Japanese records conclude that the most likely cause of Golet's loss came on 14 June 1944 when several Japanese anti-submarine vessels depth charged an American submarine until a large slick of oil, debris, and cork floated to the surface. Torpedoed by Japanese submarine and disabled. USS YF-230 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Gunfire and ramming from a German minesweeper. Her engines lost all steam, and a significant list prompted the order to abandon ship only two minutes after the explosion. The sub and her sixty crew were presumed lost on 22 March 1943. She suffered thirty dead and thirty-six wounded. PT-153 grounded in enemy waters and destroyed to prevent capture, near Munda Point, New Georgia, 4 July 1943. There are no Japanese records of attacks on submarines listed for the area and dates when Seawolf disappeared. Twenty minutes later, completely immobilized, and burning furiously; she was ordered abandoned. 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. Sunk after accidental collision with merchant tanker, Surrendered to Japanese forces and pressed into. USSForrest(DD-461) was on patrol in Nakagusuku Bay on 26 May 1945 when at 2249 she was hit by a "Val" kamikaze that struck her starboard side just below the main deck. USSHarding(DD-625) was on radar picket duty off Okinawa on 16 April 1945 when at 0958 she was attacked by two "Val's" off her starboard beam. USSKete(SS-369) had been sinking Japanese cargo freighters west of Tokara Retto when on 19 March 1945 she had been ordered to return to Midway Island to refuel and then to Pearl Harbor for a refit which the submarine acknowledged. The ship was hit numerous hits in rapid succession and lost power through the fight. Lost while in tow from Eureka and stranded. A more pressing concern was flooding, which was accentuated by the ship's turn. USSColorado(BB-45) was damaged by counter battery fire during the bombardment of Tinian on 24 July. 18 men were wounded in the attack. One of the planes although hit many times, still managed to crash into Gregory on the portside amidships just above the waterline, pubching through the hull to flood her firerooms and forward engine room. Callaghan flooded and the fires which ignited anti aircraft ammunition prevented nearby ships from rendering aid. At 23:21, Minneapolis opened fire on the destroyer Takanami, which quickly sank after several hits. 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 destroyer fiercely defended herself knocking down at least seven planes within a few short minutes before an A6M "Zero" managed to strike the ship at the waterline on her portside. Within a minute, however, Japanese shells bracketed the ship and Vincennes shuddered under the impact of Japanese eight-inch armor-piercing shells. The two survivors would be forced to work as prisoners in brutal conditions until they were liberated after the war. USSConcord(CL-10) was on a tour to survey the potential use of a number of southeast Pacific islands in national defense and commercial aviation when during this cruise, she suffered a gasoline explosion that killed 24 men including her executive officer, and caused considerable damage, which was repaired at Balboa, Panama. Maryland was repaired and placed in reserve after the war until she was scrapped in 1959.

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