List of Allied vessels struck by Japanese special attack weapons
There were more than 400 Allied vessels struck by Japanese special attack weapons in the last twelve months of World War II, including some vessels that were struck as many as six times in one attack.[1] The one special weapon that is most often associated with World War II is the Japanese kamikaze aircraft. Kamikaze was used to describe the way the Japanese believed they would be victorious by destroying the Allied fleet by crashing aircraft into their ships. The word kamikaze originated as the name of major typhoons in 1274 and 1281, which dispersed Mongolian invasion fleets under Kublai Khan. The Allies referred to these special weapons as "suicide" attacks, and found it difficult to understand why an individual would intentionally crash an airplane into a ship, as the two cultures clashed in battle. Both Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army had Special Attack Units organized specifically for this mission. Aircraft were not the only special attack weapons. Attack boats, suicide divers, and several types of submarines were also used to destroy ships and landing craft as the Allied forces advanced toward Japan.[2]
The use of the term "code name" in reference to Japanese aircraft (Betty, Kate, Val etc.) is incorrect. They were "nicknames", merely used for ease of identification and pronunciation. There was nothing classified that required the use of "code".
Kamikaze aircraft
[edit]Kamikaze (神風, literally: "God wind"; common translation: "Divine wind") [kamikaꜜze] , official name: Tokubetsu Kōgekitai (特別攻撃隊), Tokkō Tai (特攻隊) or Tokkō (特攻) 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 warships more effectively than was possible with conventional attacks. Numbers quoted vary, but at least 47 Allied vessels, from PT boats to escort carriers, were sunk by kamikaze attacks, and about 300 damaged. During World War II, nearly 3,000 kamikaze pilots were sacrificed.[3] About 14% of kamikaze attacks managed to hit a ship. The Japanese high command exaggerated the effectiveness of the tokko attacks, claiming six aircraft carriers, one escort aircraft carrier and ten battleships had been sunk.[3]
Standard IJN and IJA aircraft
[edit]Almost every make and model of aircraft were used as kamikazes.[3] The most often seen were the Mitsubishi A6M ("Zero," allied code name "Zeke"), Aichi D3A (Allied code name "Val"), Mitsubishi G4M (Allied code name "Betty"), Nakajima B5N (Allied code name "Kate"), Yokosuka P1Y (Allied code name "Francis"), although in the final months of the war, every flyable aircraft was used. The Army used the Kawasaki Ki-61 (Allied code name "Tony"), Mitsubishi Ki-46 (Allied code name "Dinah"), although like the Navy, all available aircraft were to be used as the threat to Japan increased after Iwo Jima fell.[4]
The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (also spelled Oka) (櫻花; Shinjitai: 桜花; "cherry blossom"; Hebon-shiki transcription Ōka) was a purpose-built kamikaze aircraft employed by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in the last months of World War II.[3] US forces gave the aircraft the Japanese name Baka which loosely translates as "idiot" or "fool" in English.
Ohka was a small flying bomb that was carried underneath a Mitsubishi G4M "Betty", Yokosuka P1Y Ginga "Frances" or the planned Heavy Nakajima G8N Renzan (Allied code name "Rita") transport type 43A/B and heavy bomber to within range of its target; on release, the pilot would first glide towards the target and, when close enough, he would fire the Ohka's engine(s) and dive into the ship to destroy it.[5] That final approach was almost unstoppable (especially for the rocket-powered Ohka Type 11) because the aircraft was capable of attaining tremendous speed. Later versions were designed to be launched from coastal air bases and caves, and even from submarines equipped with aircraft catapults, although the war ended before they were used this way.
The Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi (剣 "Sabre") was a one-man purpose-built kamikaze aircraft developed by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in the closing stages of World War II in late 1945.[6] More than 100 Ki-115s were completed.
The Toka (藤花, "Wisteria Blossom") was the IJN version of the Nakajima Ki-115 Ko. Showa was to build the Toka for the IJN.[7]
The Mitsubishi J8M Shūsui (Japanese: 三菱 J8M 秋水, literally "Autumn Water", used as a poetic term meaning "Sharp Sword" deriving from the swishing sound swords make) used by the Navy and Ki-200 for the Army. The Shusui ("Sword Stroke") was a rocket powered interceptor. It was the Japanese copy of the German Me 163 rocket powered interceptor fighter that was specially designed for use against high flying B-29 bombers. The prototype flew on 7 July 45. The war ended before production.
The Hiryu To-Go, also known as the Ki-167 "Sakura-dan", was a Mitsubishi Ki-67 Kai (Allied code name "Peggy") twin-engine bomber with guns removed and faired over, crew reduced to four men. This flying bomb was built with 3 ton thermite shaped-charge bomb behind the cockpit, pointed forward and angled slightly down, and a blast radius of 1 km. Two of these aircraft were known to have been built. One sortied 17 April 1945 and did not return.
The Mizuno Shinryu ("Divine Dragon") was a proposed rocket-powered kamikaze aircraft designed for the Imperial Japanese Navy towards the end of World War II. It never reached production.
The Maru-Ten was Nakajima's designation for the 'Kōkoku Nigō Heiki (皇国二号兵器, "Imperial Weapon No.2"). This was a suicide weapon with no landing gear, was catapult launched using Rocket Assisted Take Off (RATO), used Ne-12B engines, and carried a single bomb. It was never built, as it evolved into the Nakajima Kikka (中島 橘花, "Orange Blossom").
The Kawanishi Baika (梅花, "Ume Blossom") was a pulsejet-powered kamikaze aircraft under development for the Imperial Japanese Navy towards the end of World War II. The war ended before any were built. The design was greatly inspired by the manned version of the German V1 flying bomb, the Fieseler Fi 103R "Reichenberg".
Boats
[edit]The Shin'yō (Japanese: 震洋, "Sea Quake") were Japanese suicide boats developed during World War II.[8] They were part of the wider Special Attack Units program. These fast motorboats were driven by one man, to speeds of around 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph). They were typically equipped with 250 kg (551 lb) of explosives packed in the bow with several impact fuses. The Shinyo units were known as Shimpu Tokubetsu-Kogekitai. About 6,200 Shinyo were produced for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
An additional 3,000 of the Shinyo were produced for the Imperial Japanese Army as Maru-Ni. The Maru-Ni units were known as Shimbu Tokubetsu-Kogekitai. About 400 of these boats were sent to Okinawa and Formosa, the rest were stored on the coast of Japan for the ultimate defense against the invasion of the Home Islands. The Maru-Ni attacked by dropping one or two shallow-set depth charges as close to the target ship as possible, with the intention of turning away as the depth charges were released off the stern.
Midget submarines
[edit]The Type A Ko-hyoteki (甲標的甲型, Kō-hyōteki kō-gata, Target 'A', Type 'A') class was a class of Japanese midget submarines (Ko-hyoteki) was manufactured in three Types:
- Type A Ko-hyoteki-class midget submarines were used in the 1942 Attack on Sydney Harbour, Attack on Diego Suarez Harbor and the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.[9]
- Type B Midget Ha 45 prototype built 1942 to test Type A improvements.[10]
- Type C Midget Ha 62–76 similar to Type A with crew of 3 and radius increased to 350 nautical miles (650 km) at 6 knots (11 km/h) surfaced or 120 nautical miles (220 km) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h) submerged.[10]
- Type D Koryu (115 completed) improved Type C with crew of 5 and radius increased to 1000 miles at 8 knots surfaced and 320 miles at 16 knots submerged.[11][12]
The Kaiten (Japanese: 回天, literal translation: "Return to the sky", commonly rendered as: "The turn toward heaven", "The Heaven Shaker" or "Change the World"[13]) was a torpedo modified as a suicide weapon, and used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II.[8]
Early designs allowed for the pilot to escape after the final acceleration towards the target, although whether this could have been done successfully is doubtful. There is no record of any pilot attempting to escape or intending to do so, and this provision was dropped from later production kaitens. The inventor of the Kaiten, Lt. Hiroshi Kuroki was lost during one of the first training missions. When the sub was raised a note was found with a note written during his final minutes before death, sending his respects to his family and detailing the cause of the accident and how to repair the defect.
The Kairyu (海龍, Kairyū, "Sea Dragon") was a Small, 2-man, midget submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy of 20 ton that was based on the Type A midget submarine that was used in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.[12] All five of the Type A midget submarines used were captured (1) or destroyed (4). Midgets also attacked in Sydney (all four lost) and Madagascar in June 1942. The Kairyu mini-submarines were meant to meet the invading American Naval forces upon their anticipated approach of Tokyo. Although not intended only as a suicide weapon, crew survival was possible, but the odds of survival were not high. These mini-submarines were built so that they could be equipped with either two torpedoes or a 1,000 pound warhead in the bow, for crashing into ships as the kaiten did. Over 760 of these submarines were planned, and by August 1945, 200 had been manufactured, most of them at the Yokosuka shipyard, but of the 200, only 115 were ready for use at the time of surrender.
Fukuryu (Japanese:伏龍, Fukuryu "Crouching dragons") suicide divers were a part of the Special Attack Units prepared to resist the invasion of the Home islands by Allied forces.[14] They were equipped with a diving jacket and trousers, diving shoes, and a diving helmet fixed by four bolts. They were typically weighed down with 9 kg (20 lb) of lead, and had two bottles of compressed air at 150 bars. They were expected to be able to walk at a depth of 5 to 7 m (16 to 23 ft), for about six hours. The Fukuryu were armed with a 15 kg (33 lb) mine fired with a contact fuse, fitted onto the end of a 5 m (16 ft) bamboo pole. To attack, they would swim under a ship and slam the mine onto the ship's hull, destroying themselves in the process. This new weapon is only known to have been used a few times operationally:
- January 8, 1945: Infantry landing craft (gunboat) LCI(G)-404 damaged by suicide divers in Yoo Passage, Palaus.
- February 10, 1945: Attempted attack on surveying ship USS Hydrographer (AGS-2) by suicide divers in Schonian Harbor, Palaus.
Land-based suicide weapons
[edit]Nikaku
[edit]Although the Nikaku were not specifically designated as anti-ship weapons, the mental conditioning and training they received prepared them to pilot a Maru Ni, should the need arise. Nikaku were IJA soldiers with explosives strapped to their bodies, acting as human anti-tank mines. The method used in the attack was very simple: the soldier would crawl between the tank treads or allow the tank to drive over him, then explode the charge. The army pioneered this technique in the Philippines and on Okinawa. Other methods used were where the weapon was a shaped-charge on a spike or a simple hand grenade.[15]
Giretsu (義烈空挺隊, Giretsu Kūteitai) was an airlifted special forces unit of the Imperial Japanese Army formed from Army paratroopers, in November 1944 as a last-ditch attempt to reduce and delay Allied bombing raids on the Japanese home islands. These forces were airlifted and crash landed onto Allied Army or Marine air strips, with the intention of destroying as many aircraft as possible before being killed. On 24 May 1945, a Giretsu force of five Mitsubishi Ki-21 bombers, commanded by Captain Chuichi Suwabe, attacked Yontan airfield, in northern Okinawa. The planes crash-landed on the airfield, where the suicide commandos destroyed nine aircraft, damaged 29 others[16] and set on fire 70,000 gallons of fuel. All the Japanese paratroopers were slain save one, who managed to reach the Japanese lines. Two US servicemen were killed in action.
List of ships
[edit]This table lists every known ship that was attacked and damaged by a Japanese special weapon. Not included are ships that were not damaged from a near miss, or were damaged when debris from another ship that was attacked and hit fell or flew on or into it.
Unless otherwise noted, these ships were hit by one kamikaze aircraft.
Sunk by one or more kamikaze aircraft |
Ship | Country | Type | Damaged or Sunk | Date | Location | Source |
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USS Aaron Ward (DM-34) ex DD-773 |
United States | Destroyer minelayer | Damaged[17] | 3 May 1945 | Okinawa radar picket station number 10 | Cressman, p 672 DANFS Rieley p 220-214 |
USS Abner Read (DD-526) | United States | Destroyer | Sunk | 1 November 1944 | 10°47'N, 125°22'E | Cressman, p 569 DANFS |
USS Achernar (AKA-53) ex SS Achernar |
United States | Attack cargo ship (Built as a type C2-S-B1 ship) | Damaged | 2 April 1945 | 26°07'N, 127°45'E, San Pedro Bay, Philippine Islands | Cressman, p 653 DANFS |
USS Achilles (ARL-41) ex USS LST-455 |
United States | Repair ship, landing craft | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°11'N, 125°05'E | Cressman, p 575 DANFS Navsource.org |
USS Adams (DM-27) ex DD-739 |
United States | Destroyer minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 27 March 1945 | 26°17'N, 127°40'E | Cressman, p 649 DANFS |
USS Adams (DM-27) ex DD-739 |
United States | Destroyer minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 31 March 1945 | 26°12'N, 127°08'E | Cressman, p 652 DANFS |
SS Alcoa Pioneer | United States | Type C1-B cargo ship | Damaged | 19 November 1944 | San Pedro Bay, Leyte | Cressman, p 581 Browning, p 456 |
SS Alexander Majors USAT | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 453 Bud's Liberty & Victory cargo ships |
USS Allegan (AK-225) ex SS Van Lear Vlack |
United States | Cargo ship (Built as a type EC2-S-C1 ship) | Damaged | 3 June 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 688 DANFS |
USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°40'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
USS Alpine (APA-92) ex SS Sea Arrow |
United States | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°07'N, 125°02'E | Cressman, p 579 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
USS Alpine (APA-92) ex SS Sea Arrow |
United States | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 17 November 1944 | 11°07'N, 125°02'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 579 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
USS Alpine (APA-92) ex SS Sea Arrow |
United States | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 1 April 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°41'E | Cressman, p 652 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
USS Ammen (DD-527) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 1 November 1944 | 10°40'N, 125°20'E | Cressman, p 569 DANFS |
USS Anderson (DD-411) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 1 November 1944 | 10°11'N, 125°02'E | Cressman, p 569 DANFS |
USS Anthony (DD-515) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 27 May 1945 | 26°25'N, 128°30'E | Cressman, p 684 DANFS |
USS Anthony (DD-515) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 7 June 1945 | 27°07'N, 127°38'E | Cressman, p 691 DANFS |
USS Apache (ATF-67) | United States | Fleet tug | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 15°53'N, 120°00'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
HMAS Arunta | Australia | Destroyer | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 14°00'N, 120°00'E | Cressman, p 604 Sea Power Centre - Australia |
SS Augustus Thomas | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 24 October 1944 | San Pedro Bay, Philippine Islands | Cressman, p 561 Browning, p 441 |
USS Aulick (DD-569) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 29 November 1944 | 10°35'N, 125°40'E | Cressman, p 585 DANFS |
HMAS Australia (D84) | Australia | Heavy cruiser | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 14°00'N, 120°00'E | Cressman, p 604 Sea Power Centre - Australia |
HMAS Australia (D84) | Australia | Heavy cruiser | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 604 Sea Power Centre - Australia |
HMAS Australia (D84) | Australia | Heavy cruiser | Damaged | 8 January 1945 | 16°22'N, 120°12'E | Cressman, p 606 Sea Power Centre - Australia |
HMAS Australia (D84) | Australia | Heavy cruiser | Damaged | 9 January 1945 | 16°22'N, 120°12'E | Cressman, p 607 Sea Power Centre - Australia |
USS Bache (DD-470) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 3 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 672 DANFS |
USS Bache (DD-470) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 13 May 1945 | 26°01'N, 126°53'E | Cressman, p 678 DANFS |
USS Barry (APD-29) ex DD-248 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged[18] | 25 May 1945 | 26°30'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
USS Barry (APD-29) ex DD-248 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged[19] | 21 June 1945 | off Okinawa | DANFS Naval Historical Center Kimball (2007) |
USS Barry (APD-29) ex DD-248 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Sunk[20] | 22 June 1945 | En route to Ie Shima | Cressman, p 701-702 DANFS |
USS Bates (APD-47) ex DE-68 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Sunk | 25 May 1945 | 26°41'N, 127°47'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
USS Belknap (APD-34) ex DD-251 ex AVD-8 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 12 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E, off Luzon | Cressman, p 608 DANFS |
USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) | United States | Aircraft carrier, light | Damaged | 30 October 1944 | 100 miles E of Samar Island | Cressman, p 568 DANFS |
USS Benham (DD-796) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 17 April 1945 | 24°01'N, 132°32'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
SS Benjamin Ide Wheeler | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 27 October 1944 | Off Leyte | Cressman, p 566 Browning, p 443 |
USS Bennion (DD-662) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 28 April 1945 | 27°26'N, 127°51'E | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
USS Bennion (DD-662) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 30 April 1945 | 27°26'N, 127°51'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 671 DANFS |
USS Bennett (DD-473) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 7 April 1945 | 27°16'N, 127°48'E | Cressman, p 658 DANFS |
USS Biloxi (CL-80) | United States | Light cruiser | Damaged | 26 March 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 648 DANFS |
USS Birmingham (CL-62) | United States | Light cruiser | Damaged[21] | 4 May 1945 | 26°19'N, 127°43'E | Cressman, p 673 DANFS |
USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) | United States | Aircraft carrier, escort | Sunk | 21 February 1945 | 24°36'N, 141°48'E, off Iwo Jima | Cressman, p 627 DANFS |
USS Borie (DD-704) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 9 August 1945 | 37°21'N, 143°45'E, off Honshu | Cressman, p 730 DANFS |
USS Bowers (DE-637) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 16 April 1945 | 26°52'N, 127°52'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
SS Bozeman Victory | United States | "Victory" cargo ship | Damaged[22][23] | 28 April 1945 | In Nago Bay | Cressman, p 669 Browning, p 508 |
USS Braine (DD-630) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[24] | 27 May 1945 | 26°25'N, 128°30'E | Cressman, p 684 DANFS |
USS Bright (DE-747) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 13 May 1945 | 26°21'N, 127°17'E | Cressman, p 678 DANFS |
USS Brooks (APD-10) ex DD-232 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
USS Brown (DD-546) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 10 May 1945 | 26°26'N, 127°20'E | Cressman, p 676 DANFS |
SS Brown Victory | United States | "Victory" cargo ship | Damaged | 28 May 1945 | Off Ie Shima | Cressman, p 685 Browning, p 514 |
USS Bryant (DD-665) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 22 December 1944 | 12°00'N, 121°00'E, off Mindoro | Cressman, p 595 DANFS |
USS Bryant (DD-665) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 16 April 1945 | 27°05'N, 128°13'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
USS Bullard (DD-660) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 11 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 130°00'E | Cressman, p 660 DANFS |
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) | United States | Aircraft carrier | Damaged[25] | 11 May 1945 | 25°44'N, 129°28'E | Cressman, p 676 DANFS |
USS Bush (DD-529) | United States | Destroyer | Sunk | 6 April 1945 | 27°16'N, 127°48'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
USS Butler (DMS-29) ex DD-636 |
United States | High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 28 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
USS Butler (DMS-29) ex DD-636 |
United States | High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 25 May 1945 | 26°12'N, 127°50'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
USS Cabot (CVL-28) | United States | Aircraft carrier, light | Damaged | 25 November 1944 | 15°42'N, 123°09'E | Cressman, p 584 DANFS |
USS Caldwell (DD-605) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 12 December 1944 | 10°30'N, 124°42'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 592 DANFS |
USS California (BB-44) | United States | Battleship | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
USS Callaghan (DD-792) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 26 March 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°43'E | Cressman, p 648 DANFS |
USS Callaghan (DD-792) | United States | Destroyer | Sunk[26][27] | 29 July 1945 | 25°43'N, 126°55'E | Cressman, p 722 DANFS |
USS Callaway (APA-35) | United States | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged[28] | 7 January 1945 | 17°00'N, 120°00'E | Cressman, p 607 DANFS |
SS Canada Victory | United States | "Victory" cargo ship | Sunk | 27 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 669 Browning, pp 506–508 |
SS Cape Constance | United States | Type C1-B cargo ship | Damaged[29] | 3 November 1944 | Tacloban, Leyte | Cressman, p 571 Browning, p 544 |
SS Cape Romano | United States | Type C1-A cargo ship | Damaged | 19 November 1944 | San Pedro Bay, Leyte | Cressman, p 581 Browning, p 457 |
USS Carina (AK-74) ex "Liberty" ship S.S. David Davis |
United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged[22] | 3 May 1945[30] | 26°13'N, 127°50'E | Cressman, p 672 DANFS Rielley (2010), pp 253, 323 |
USS Cassin Young (DD-793) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 27°17'N, 127°50'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
USS Cassin Young (DD-793) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 29 July 1945 | 26°08'N, 127°58'E | Cressman, p 723 DANFS |
USS Champion (AM-134) | United States | Minesweeper | Damaged | 16 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | DANFS Rielly (2010,) p 233 |
USS Charles J. Badger (DD-657) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[22][31] | 8 April 1945 | 26°18'N, 127°39'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 659 DANFS |
USS Chase (APD-54) ex DE-158 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 20 May 1945 | 26°18'N, 127°14'E | Cressman, p 673 DANFS |
USS Chilton (APA-38) | United States | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged[32] | 2 April 1945 | 25°59'N, 127°17'E | Cressman, p 653 |
USS Claxton (DD-571) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 1 November 1944 | 10°40'N, 125°20'E | Cressman, p 569 DANFS |
USS Colhoun (DD-801) | United States | Destroyer | Sunk[33] | 6 April 1945 | 27°16'N, 127°48'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
USS Colorado (BB-45) | United States | Battleship | Damaged | 27 November 1944 | 10°50'N, 125°25'E | Cressman, p 585 DANFS |
USS Columbia (CL-56) | United States | Light cruiser | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
USS Columbia (CL-56) | United States | Light cruiser | Damaged | 9 January 1945 | 16°08'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 607 DANFS |
USS Comfort (AH-6) | United States | Hospital ship | Damaged | 28 April 1945 | 25°30'N, 127°40'E | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
USS Connolly (DE-306) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 13 April 1945 | 26°55'N, 126°46'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 662 Rielly (2010), p 235 |
USS Cowanesque (AO-79) | United States | Fleet oiler | Damaged | 3 January 1945 | 08°56'N, 122°49'E | Cressman, p 603 DANFS |
USS Cowell (DD-547) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 25 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | DANFS Rielly (2010), p 152 |
USS Curtiss (AV-4) | United States | Seaplane tender[34] | Damaged | 21 June 1945 | 26°10'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 701 |
USS Daly (DD-519) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 28 April 1945 | 27°12'N, 128°16'E | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
USS Dashiell (DD-659) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 14 April 1945 | 27°15'N, 130°25'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 662 DANFS |
SS David Dudley Field | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 24 October 1944 | Tacloban, Leyte | Cressman, p 561 Browning, p 442 |
SS David Dudley Field | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 January 1945 | Subic Bay | Cressman, p 609 Browning, p 481 |
USS Defense (AM-317) | United States | Minesweeper | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°38'N, 127°31'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
USS Denver (CL-58) | United States | Light cruiser | Damaged | 27 November 1944 | 10°57'N, 125°02'E | Cressman, p 567 DANFS |
USS Devastator (AM-318) | United States | Minesweeper | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°26'N, 127°40'E | Cressman, p 655 |
USS Devilfish (SS-292) | United States | Submarine | Damaged[35] | 20 March 1945 | En route to patrol area | DANFS |
USS Dickerson (APD-21) ex DD-157 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 2 April 1945 | 26°21'N, 127°45'E | Cressman, p 653 DANFS |
USS Dickerson (APD-21) ex DD-157 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Sunk[36] | 4 April 1945 | off Kerama Retto | Cressman, p 654 DANFS |
USS Dorsey (DMS-1) ex DD-117 |
United States | High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 26 March 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 648 DANFS |
USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 17 May 1945 | 25°59'N, 126°54'E | Cressman, p 680 DANFS |
USS Drayton (DD-366) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 5 December 1944 | 10°10'N, 125°20'E | Cressman, p 588 DANFS |
USS Drexler (DD-741) | United States | Destroyer | Sunk | 28 May 1945 | 27°06'N, 127°38'E | Cressman, p 685 DANFS |
USS DuPage (APA-41) | United States | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 10 January 1945 | 16°17'N, 120°15'E | Cressman, p 608 DANFS |
USS Dutton (AGS-8) | United States | Survey Ship | Damaged | 27 May 1945 | 26°15'N, 127°59'E | Cressman, p 684 DANFS |
USS Earl V. Johnson (DE-702) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged[37][38] | 4 August 1945 | 20°17'N, 128°07'E | Cressman, p 727 DANFS |
SS Edward N. Westcott | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 January 1945 | Off the west coast of Luzon | Cressman, p 609 Browning, p 480 |
USS Egeria (ARL-8) | United States | Repair Ship, Landing Craft | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°11'N, 125°05'E | Cressman, p 575 Rielly (2010), p 131 |
USS Ellyson (DMS-19) ex DD-545 |
United States | High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 22 June 1945 | 26°04'N, 127°55'E | Cressman, p 702 Rielly (2010), p 294 |
SS Elmira Victory | United States | "Victory" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 January 1945 | 16°11'N, 120°20'E | Cressman, p 609 Browning, p 489 |
USS Emmons (DMS-22) ex DD-457 |
United States | High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged[39] | 6 April 1945 | 26°48'N, 128°04'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
USS Emmons (DMS-22) ex DD-457 |
United States | High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Sunk[40] | 7 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 658 DANFS |
USS England (DE-635) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 9 May 1945 | 26°18'N, 127°13'E | Cressman, p 676 DANFS |
USS Enterprise (CV-6) | United States | Aircraft carrier | Damaged[41] | 11 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 660 DANFS |
USS Enterprise (CV-6) | United States | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 14 May 1945 | 30°23'N, 132°36'E, off Honshu | Cressman, p 678 DANFS |
USS Essex (CV-9) | United States | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 25 November 1944 | 15°47'N, 124°14'E | Cressman, p 584 DANFS |
USS Evans (DD-552) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[42] | 11 May 1945 | 26°58'N, 127°32'E | Cressman, p 676 DANFS |
USS Facility (AM-233) | United States | Minesweeper | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
USS Fieberling (DE-640) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°48'N, 128°04'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
USS Foote (DD-511) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 21 December 1944 | 11°05'N, 121°20'E, off Mindoro | Cressman, p 595 Rielly (2010), pp 147, 151 |
USS Foreman (DE-633) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 26 March 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 648 DANFS |
HMS Formidable (R67) | United Kingdom | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 4 May 1945 | 26°01'N, 237°26'E' | Cressman, p 673 naval-history.net |
HMS Formidable (R67) | United Kingdom | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 9 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 676 naval-history.net |
USS Forrest (DMS-24) ex DD-461 |
United States | High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 27 May 1945 | 26°16'N, 128°04'E | Cressman, p 685 DANFS USS Forrest War Diary |
SS Francisco Morazan | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged[43] | 30 December 1944 | Off Mindoro | Cressman, p 598 Browning, p 472 |
USS Franklin (CV-13) | United States | Aircraft carrier | Damaged[44] | 13 October 1944 | 22°55'N, 123°12'E | Cressman, p 554 DANFS Rielly (2010), p 115 |
USS Franklin (CV-13) | United States | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 30 October 1944 | 100 miles E of Samar Island | Rielly (2010), p 123 |
USS Gansevoort (DD-608) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 30 December 1944 | 12°21'N, 121°02'E | Cressman, p 598 DANFS |
USS Gayety (AM-239) | United States | Minesweeper | Damaged[45][46] | 4 May 1945 | 26°32'N, 126°58'E | Cressman, p 673 DANFS |
MV General Fleischer | Norway | Motor vessel | Damaged | 19 November 1944 | San Pedro Bay, Leyte | Cressman, p 581 Rielly, (2010) p 132 |
SS Gilbert Stuart USAT | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 18 November 1944 | Off Tacloban | Cressman, p 580 Browning, p 455 |
USS Gilligan (DE-508) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 12 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E, off the west coast of Luzon | Cressman, p 609 DANFS |
USS Gilmer (APD-11) ex DD-233 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 25 March 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°20'E | Cressman, p 647 DANFS |
USS Gladiator (AM-319) | United States | Minesweeper | Damaged[47] | 12 April 1945 | 26°05'N, 127°35'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
USS Gladiator (AM-319) | United States | Minesweeper | Damaged[48] | 22 April 1945 | 26°21'N, 127°45'E | Cressman, p 667 DANFS |
USS Goodhue (APA-107) | United States | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 2 April 1945 | 25°56'N, 127°17'E | Cressman, p 653 DANFS |
USS Gregory (DD-802) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 8 April 1945 | 27°07'N, 128°39'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 659 DANFS |
USS Guest (DD-472) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[49] | 25 May 1945 | 26°22'N, 127°44'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
USS Gwin (DM-33) ex DD-77 |
United States | Destroyer minelayer | Damaged | 4 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 673 DANFS |
USS Haggard (DD-555) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 29 April 1945 | 27°01'N, 129°40'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 670 DANFS |
USS Halloran (DE-305) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 21 June 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 701 DANFS |
USS Halsey Powell (DD-686) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 20 March 1945 | 30°27'N, 134°28'E | Cressman, p 644 DANFS |
USS Hambleton (DMS-20) ex DD-455 |
United States | High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 3 April 1945 | 27°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 654 DANFS |
USS Hancock (CV-19) | United States | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 25 November 1944 | 15°47'N, 124°14'E | Cressman, p 584 DANFS |
USS Hancock (CV-19) | United States | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 7 April 1945 | 27°00'N, 130°00'E | Cressman, p 658 DANFS |
USS Hank (DD-702) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[50] | 11 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | DANFS |
USS Haraden (DD-585) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 13 December 1944 | 08°40'N, 122°33'E, Mindanao-Negros area | Cressman, p 592 DANFS |
USS Harding (DMS-28) ex DD-625 |
United States | High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 16 April 1945 | 26°42'N, 127°25'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
USS Harrison (DD-573) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 27°05'N, 129°22'E | Cressman, p 656 |
USS Harry F. Bauer (DM-26) ex DD-738 |
United States | Light minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 29 April 1945 | 26°47'N, 128°42'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 670 DANFS |
USS Harry F. Bauer (DM-26) ex DD-738 |
United States | Light minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 10 May 1945 | 26°25'N, 128°31'E | Cressman, p 676 DANFS |
USS Harry F. Bauer (DM-26) ex DD-738 |
United States | Light minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 6 June 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 690 DANFS |
USS Haynsworth (DD-700) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°55'N, 129°29'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
USS Hazelwood (DD-531) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 29 April 1945 | 27°02'N, 129°59'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 670 DANFS |
USS Helm (DD-388) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[51] | 5 January 1945 | 15°00'N, 119°00'E | Cressman, p 604 Rielly (2010), p 158 |
USS Henrico (APA-45) | United States | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 2 April 1945 | 25°59'N, 127°17'E | Cressman, p 653 DANFS |
USS Hinsdale (APA-120) | United States | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 31 March 1945 | 25°54'N, 127°49'E | Cressman, p 652 |
USS Hinsdale (APA-120) | United States | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 1 April 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°41'E | Cressman, p 652 DANFS Rielly (2010), p 206 |
SS Hobbs Victory | United States | "Victory" cargo ship | Sunk[52] | 6 April 1945 | 26°05'N, 125°14'E, northwest of Kerama Retto | Cressman, p 657 Browning, p 500 |
USS Hobson (DMS-26) ex DD-464) |
United States | High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 16 April 1945 | 27°26'N, 126°59'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
USS Hodges (DE-231) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 9 January 1945 | 16°22'N, 120°12'E | Cressman, p 607 DANFS |
USS Hopkins (DD-249) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 4 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | DANFS Rielly (2010) p 260 |
USS Horace A. Bass (APD-124) ex DE-691) |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 29 July 1945 | 26°17'N, 127°34'E | Cressman, p 723 DANFS |
USS Howorth (DD-592) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 15 December 1944 | 12°19'N, 121°02'E | Cressman, p 593 DANFS |
USS Howorth (DD-592) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°32'N, 127°40'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
USS Hudson (DD-475) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[53] | 22 April 1945 | 27°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[45][54] | 11 May 1945 | 26°59'N, 127°32'E | Cressman, p 676 DANFS |
USS Hughes (DD-410) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 10 December 1944 | 10°15'N, 125°10'E | Cressman, p 590 DANFS |
USS Hunt (DD-674) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 14 April 1945 | 27°15'N, 130°25'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 663 DANFS |
USS Hyman (DD-732) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[55] | 6 April 1945 | 26°45'N, 127°42'E | Cressman, p 656 DANFS |
USS Idaho (BB-42) | United States | Battleship | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 26°26'N, 127°32'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
HMS Indefatigable (R10) | United Kingdom | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 1 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 653 [1] |
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) | United States | Heavy cruiser | Damaged | 30 March 1945 | 26°25'N, 127°30'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 651 DANFS |
HMS Indomitable (R92) | United Kingdom | Aircraft carrier | Hit[56] | 4 May 1945 | 26°01'N, 237°26'E | Cressman, p 673 [2] |
USS Ingraham (DD-694) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 4 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | DANFS DANFS |
USS Intrepid (CV-11) | United States | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 29 October 1944 | 15°07'N, 124°01'E | Cressman, p 567 DANFS |
USS Intrepid (CV-11) | United States | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 25 November 1944 | 15°47'N, 124°14'E | Cressman, p 584 DANFS |
USS Intrepid (CV-11) | United States | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 16 April 1945 | 27°37'N, 131°14'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
USS Isherwood (DD-520) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 22 April 1945 | 26°14'N, 127°28'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
USS J. William Ditter (DM-31) ex DD-751) |
United States | Destroyer minelayer | Damaged | 6 June 1945 | 26°14'N,128°01'E | Cressman, p 690 DANFS |
USS James O'Hara (APA-90) | United States | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 23 November 1944 | 10°57'N, 125°02'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 583 Rielly (2010), p 132 |
USS Jeffers (DMS-27) ex DD-621) |
United States | High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged[45][57] | 12 April 1945 | 26°50'N, 126°35'E | Cressman, p 661 Rielly (2010), p 232 |
SS Jeremiah M. Daily | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 451 |
SS John Burke | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Sunk | 28 December 1944 | 9°1'11"N 123°26'50"E, off Mindoro | Cressman, p 598 Browning, p 470 |
USS John C. Butler (DE-339) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged[58] | 20 May 1945 | 26°47'N, 127°52'E | Cressman, p 673 DANFS |
SS John Evans | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 5 December 1944 | 09°34'N, 127°30'E, San Pedro Bay, Leyte | Cressman, p 588 Browning, p 500 |
SS Josiah Snelling | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged[59] | 28 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 685 Browning, p 515 |
SS Juan de Fuca | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 21 December 1944 | Off Panay, ship continues on to Mindoro under own power (see 31 December) | Cressman, p 595 Browning, p 467 |
USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76) | United States | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 8 January 1945 | 15°10'N, 119°08'E | Cressman, p 606 DANFS |
USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) | United States | Aircraft Carrier, escort | Damaged | 25 October 1944 | 11°10'N, 126°20'E | Cressman, p 563 DANFS |
USS Kenneth Whiting (AV-14) | United States | Seaplane Tender | Damaged | 21 June 1945 | 26°10'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 701 DANFS |
USS Keokuk (AKN-4) ex SS Henry M. Flagler |
United States | Net cargo ship | Damaged | 21 February 1945 | 24°36'N, 141°48'E | Cressman, p 627 DANFS |
USS Kidd (DD-661) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 11 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 130°00'E | Cressman, p 660 DANFS |
USS Kimberly (DD-521) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 25 March 1945 | 26°02'N, 126°54'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 647 DANFS |
USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) | United States | Aircraft Carrier, escort | Damaged | 25 October 1944 | 11°10'N, 126°20'E | Cressman, p 563 DANFS |
USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) | United States | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 8 January 1945 | 15°48'N, 119°09'E | Cressman, p 606 DANFS |
SS Kyle V. Johnson | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 January 1945 | 15°12'N, 119°30'E | Cressman, p 609 Browning, p 481 |
KT-152 | Soviet Union | Minesweeper | Sunk | 12 August 1945 | Off the Kuril Islands | Tokarev, p 68 |
USS Laffey (DD-724) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[60] | 15 April 1945 | 27°16'N, 127°50'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 663 DANFS |
USS La Grange (APA-124) | United States | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged[61] | 13 August 1945 | 26°14'N, 127°52'E, Buckner Bay, Okinawa | Cressman, p 733 DANFS |
USS Lamson (DD-367) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 7 December 1944 | 10°28'N, 124°41'E | Cressman, p 589 DANFS |
USS LCI(G)-70 | United States | Landing craft, infantry (gunboat) | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 15°36'N, 119°20'E | Cressman, p 604 Turner, p 22 Rielly (2010) p 158 |
USS LCI-82 | United States | Landing craft infantry | Sunk[22] | 4 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 654 Naval Historical Center |
USS LCI(L)-90 | United States | Landing craft, infantry, large | Damaged | 3 June 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 688 Naval Historical Center |
USS LCI(G)-365 | United States | Landing craft, infantry (gun boat) | Sunk[22] | 10 January 1945 | 16°06'N, 120°14'E | Cressman, p 607 Rielly (2010) p 164 |
USS LCI(G)-404 | United States | Landing craft Infantry (gunboat) | Damaged[62] | 8 January 1945 | Yoo Passage, Palaus | Cressman, p 606 Rielly (2010) p 161 |
USS LCI(G)-588 | United States | Landing craft, infantry (gun boat) | Damaged[22] | 28 March 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 648 Rielly (2010) p 203-204 |
USS LCI(L)-600 | United States | Landing craft, infantry (large) | Sunk[37][63] | 12 January 1945 | Ulithi | Naval Historical Center |
USS LCI(M)-974 | United States | Landing craft, infantry (mortar) | Sunk[22] | 10 January 1945 | 16°06'N, 120°14'E | Cressman, p 607 Naval Historical Center |
USS LCS(L)(3)-7 | United States | Landing craft, support, large (Rocket) | Sunk[22] | 16 February 1945 | At the entrance to Mariveles harbor | Cressman, p 623 Ball, p 72 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-15 | United States | Landing craft, support (large) | Sunk | 22 April 1945 | 27°20'N, 127°10'E, off Okinawa | Naval Historical Center Rielly (2010) p 246 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-25 | United States | Landing craft, support | Damaged | 3 May 1945 | 26°24'N, 126°15'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 672 Rielly (2010) p 255 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-26 | United States | Landing craft, support, large (Rocket) | Sunk[22] | 16 February 1945 | At the entrance to Mariveles harbor | Ball, p 72 Rielly (2010) p 171 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-27 | United States | Landing craft, support, large (Rocket) | Damaged[22] | 16 February 1945 | At the entrance to Mariveles harbor | Ball, p 72 Rielly (2010) p 173 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-33 | United States | Landing craft, support (large) (Mk. III) | Damaged | 10 April 1945 | Radar picket station #1, Okinawa | Ball, p 170 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-33 | United States | Landing craft, support (large) (Mk. III) | Sunk[64] | 12 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 661 Rielly (2010) p 231 Naval Historical Center |
USS LCS(L)(3)-36 | United States | Landing craft, support (large) | Damaged | 9 April 1945 | Radar picket station #4, Okinawa | Ball, p 170 Rielly (2010) p 226 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-37 | United States | Landing craft, support (large) | Damaged | 9 April 1945 | Radar picket station #4, Okinawa | Ball, p 190 Rielly (2010) p 246 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-37 | United States | Landing craft, support (large) | Damaged | 28 April 1945 | Radar picket station #4, Okinawa | Rielly (2010) p 249 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-49 | United States | Landing craft, support, large (Rocket) | Sunk[22] | 16 February 1945 | At the entrance to Mariveles harbor | Ball, p 72 Rielly (2010) p 171 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-51 | United States | Landing craft, support (large) | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | Radar picket station #1, Okinawa | Ball, p 180-181 Rielly (2010) p 231 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-52 | United States | Landing craft, support | Damaged[65] | 27 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | Ball, p 224 Rielly (2010) p 284 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-61 | United States | Landing craft, support (large) | Damaged[66] | 27 May 1945 | Radar picket station #15A, Okinawa | Ball, p 180-181 Rielly (2010) p 284 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-88 | United States | Landing craft, support | Damaged | 11 May 1945 | 26°58'N, 127°32'E | Cressman, p 676 Ball, p 210-211 Rielly (2010) p 267 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-116 | United States | Landing craft, support | Damaged | 16 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | Ball, p 180 Rielly (2010) p 240 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-119 | United States | Landing craft, support, large (Rocket) | Damaged | 28 May 1945 | 26°15'N, 127°51'E | Cressman, p 685 Ball, p 229-230 Rielly (2010) p 286 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-121 | United States | Landing craft, support, large (Rocket) | Damaged | 24 May 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 683 Ball p 222 |
USS LCS(L)(3)-122 | United States | Landing craft, support, large (Rocket) | Damaged | 11 June 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 694 Ball, p 234-235 Rielly (2010) pp 291–292 |
USS LCT-1075 | United States | Landing craft, tank | Sunk[67] | 10 December 1944 | South of Dulag | Cressman, p 590 Naval Historical Center Rielly (2010) p 145 |
SS Leonidas Merritt | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 449 Rielly (2010) p 128 |
USS LeRay Wilson (DE-414) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 10 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 608 DANFS Rielly (2010) p 163 |
USS Leutze (DD-481) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°38'N, 127°28'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS Rielly (2010) p 212 |
SS Lewis L. Dyche | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Sunk | 4 January 1945 | South of Mindoro | Cressman, p 603 Browning, p 475 Rielly (2010) p 156 |
USS Lexington (CV-16) | United States | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 5 November 1944 | 16°20'N, 123°59'E | Cressman, p 571 DANFS |
USS Liddle (APD-60) ex DE-206 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 7 December 1944 | 10°57'N, 124°35'E | Cressman, p 589 DANFS |
USS Lindsey (DM-32) ex DD-771 |
United States | Light minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 26°28'N, 127°15'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
USS Little (DD-803) | United States | Destroyer | Sunk[68] | 3 May 1945 | 26°24'N, 126°15'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 672 DANFS |
SS Logan Victory | United States | "Victory" cargo ship | Damaged[69] | 6 April 1945 | 26°10'N, 127°16'E, off Kerama Retto | Cressman, p 656 Browning, pp 499–500 |
USS Long (DMS-12) ex DD-209 |
United States | High-speed minesweeper | Sunk | 6 January 1945 | 16°12'N, 120°11'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS Rielly (2010) p 160 |
USS Longshaw (DD-559) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 7 April 1945 | 26°29'N, 127°41'E | Cressman, p 658 destroyersonline.com |
USS Louisville (CA-28) | United States | Heavy cruiser | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 15°53'N, 120°00'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
USS Louisville (CA-28) | United States | Heavy cruiser | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°37'N, 120°17'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
USS Louisville (CA-28) | United States | Heavy cruiser | Damaged | 5 June 1945 | 26°07'N, 127°52'E | Cressman, p 690 DANFS |
USS Loy (APD-56) ex DE-160 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 27 May 1945 | 26°30'N, 127°30'E | Cressman, p 684 DANFS |
USS LSM-18 | United States | Landing ship, medium | Damaged | 7 December 1944 | 10°57'N, 124°35'E | Cressman, p 589 |
USS LSM-19 | United States | Landing ship, medium | Damaged | 7 December 1944 | 10°57'N, 124°35'E | Cressman, p 589 |
USS LSM-20 | United States | Landing ship, medium | Sunk | 5 December 1944 | 10º12'N, 125º19'E | Naval Historical Center |
USS LSM-23 | United States | Landing ship, medium | Damaged | 5 December 1944 | 10º12'N, 125º19'E | Stern, p 93 |
USS LSM-59 | United States | Landing ship, medium | Sunk[70] | 21 June 1945 | En route to Ie Shima | Cressman, p 701 Naval Historical Center |
USS LSM-135 | United States | Landing ship, medium | Sunk | 25 May 1945 | 26°41'N, 127°47'E | Cressman, p 683 Naval Historical Center |
USS LSM-188 | United States | Landing ship medium | Damaged | 28 March 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 648 Naval Historical Center |
USS LSM-189 | United States | Landing ship, medium (rocket) | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | DANFS Naval Historical Center |
USS LSM-190 | United States | Landing ship, medium | Sunk | 4 May 1945 | 27°10'N, 127°58'E | Cressman, p 673 Ball, 201-202 |
USS LSM-194 | United States | Landing ship, medium | Sunk | 4 May 1945 | 27°10'N, 127°58'E | Cressman, p 673 Ball, p 203-204 |
USS LSM-195 | United States | Landing ship, medium | Sunk | 3 May 1945 | 26°24'N, 126°15'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 672 Ball, p 198 |
USS LSM-318 | United States | Landing ship, medium | Sunk | 7 December 1944 | 10°57'N, 124°35'E | Cressman, p 589 Naval Historical Center Rielly (2010) p 144 |
USS LST-447 | United States | Landing ship, tank | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°09'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 656 DANFS |
USS LST-447 | United States | Landing ship, tank | Sunk[71] | 7 April 1945 | 26°09'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 658 Warner p 328 DANFS |
USS LST-460 | United States | Landing ship, tank | Sunk | 21 December 1944 | 11°13'N, 121°04'E | Cressman, p 595 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
USS LST-472 | United States | Landing ship, tank | Damaged[72] | 15 December 1944 | 12°19'N, 121°05'E, off southern tip of Mindoro | Cressman, p 592-593 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
USS LST-477 | United States | Landing ship, tank | Damaged | 21 February 1945 | 24°40'N, 141°44'E | Cressman, p 627 |
USS LST-534 | United States | Landing ship, tank | Damaged[73] | 22 June 1945 | 26°18'N, 127°49'E | Cressman, p 702 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
USS LST-599 | United States | Landing ship, tank | Damaged | 3 April 1945 | 26°10'N, 127°16'E | Cressman, p 654 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
USS LST-610 | United States | Landing ship tank | Damaged[22] | 10 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 607 Rielly (2010) p 164 |
USS LST-700 | United States | Landing ship, tank | Damaged[74] | 12 January 1945 | 14°04'N, 119°25'E | Cressman, p 609 Rielly (2010) p 164 |
USS LST-724 | United States | Landing ship, tank | Damaged | 31 March 1945 | 25°59'N, 127°50'E | Cressman, p 652 Rielly (2010) p 206 |
USS LST-737 | United States | Landing ship, tank | Damaged | 7 December 1944 | 10°57'N, 124°35'E | Cressman, p 589 Rielly (2010) p 144 |
USS LST-738 | United States | Landing ship, tank | Sunk[75] | 15 December 1944 | 12°19'N, 121°05'E, off southern tip of Mindoro | Cressman, p 592-593 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
USS LST-749 | United States | Landing ship, tank | Sunk | 21 December 1944 | 11°13'N, 121°04'E | Cressman, p 595 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
USS LST-750 | United States | Landing ship, tank | Sunk[76] | 28 December 1944 | 09°01'N, 122°30'E | Cressma p 598 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
USS LST-808 | United States | Landing ship, tank | Damaged | 20 May 1945 | 26°42'N, 127°47'E | Cressman, p 673 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
USS LST-809 | United States | Landing ship, tank | Damaged | 21 February 1945 | 24°08'N, 142°06'E | Cressman, p 627 Rielly (2010) pp 180–181 |
USS LST-884 | United States | Landing ship, tank | Sunk[77] | 31 March 1945 | 25°59'N, 127°50'E | Cressman, p 652 DANFS Ball, p 157-158 |
USS LST-925 | United States | Landing ship tank | Damaged[22] | 9 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 607 Rielly (2010) pp 163–164 |
USS LST-1028 | United States | Landing ship tank | Damaged[22] | 9 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 607 |
USS Luce (DD-522) | United States | Destroyer | Sunk | 4 May 1945 | 26°35'N,127°10'E | Cressman, p 673 DANFS |
USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) | United States | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 21 February 1945 | 24°40'N, 141°44'E | Cressman, p 627 DANFS Rielly (2010) p 179 |
USS Macomb (DMS-23) ex DD-458 |
United States | High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 3 May 1945 | 26°01'N, 126°53'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 672 Rielly (2010) p 254 |
USS Maddox (DD-731) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 21 January 1945 | 23°06'N, 122°43'E | Cressman, p 613 Rielly (2010) p 177 |
USS Mahan (DD-364) | United States | Destroyer | Sunk[78] | 7 December 1944 | 10°50'N, 124°30'E | Cressman, p 589 Rielly (2010) p 140 |
USS Mahnomen County (LST-912) | United States | Landing ship, tank | Damaged | 8 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E, Surigao Straits | Cressman, p 607 DANFS Rielly (2010) p 162 |
USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) | United States | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 14°50'N, 119°10'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733) | United States | Destroyer | Sunk[45][79] | 12 April 1945 | 27°25'N, 126°59'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
SS Marcus Daly | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 5 December 1944 | 09°34'N, 127°30'E, San Pedro Bay, Leyte | Cressman, p 588 Browning, p 463 |
SS Marcus Daly | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 10 December 1944 | South of Dulag | Cressman, p 590 Browning, pp 465–466 |
USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) | United States | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 15 December 1944 | off Mindoro | Cressman, p 593 DANFS |
SS Mary A. Livermore | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 28 May 1945 | 26°12'N, 127°46'E, Buckner Bay | Cressman, p 685 Browning, p 514 |
USS Maryland (BB-46) | United States | Battleship | Damaged | 29 November 1944 | 10°41'N, 125°23'E, In Leyte Gulf | Cressman, p 585 DANFS |
USS Maryland (BB-46) | United States | Battleship | Damaged | 7 April 1945 | 26°40'N, 127°29'E | Cressman, p 658 DANFS |
SS Matthew P. Deady USAT | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 3 November 1944 | Tacloban, Leyte | Cressman, p 571 Browning, p 447 |
USS Mazama (AE-9) | United States | Ammunition ship | Damaged[37][80] | 12 January 1945 | Ulithi | DANFS |
SS Minot Victory | United States | "Victory" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, pp 661–662 Browning, p 503 |
USS Mississinewa (AO-59) | United States | Fleet oiler | Sunk[37][81] | 20 November 1944 | 10°06'N, 139°43'E, Ulithi | Cressman, p 581 DANFS |
USS Mississippi (BB-41) | United States | Battleship | Damaged | 9 January 1945 | 16°08'N, 120°18'E | Cressman, p 607 DANFS |
USS Mississippi (BB-41) | United States | Battleship | Damaged | 5 June 1945 | 26°09'N, 127°35'E | Cressman, p 690 DANFS |
USS Missouri (BB-63) | United States | Battleship | Damaged | 11 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 130°00'E | Cressman, p 660 DANFS |
USS Missouri (BB-63) | United States | Battleship | Damaged | 16 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 130°00'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
USS Montpelier (CL-57) | United States | Light cruiser | Damaged | 27 November 1944 | 10°50'N, 125°25'E | Cressman, p 585 Rielly (2010) p 136 |
USS Morris (DD-417) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 25°55'N, 127°52'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
USS Morrison (DD-560) | United States | Destroyer | Sunk | 4 May 1945 | 27°10'N, 127°58'E | Cressman, p 673 DANFS |
SS Morrison R. Waite | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 452 |
USS Mugford (DD-389) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 5 December 1944 | 10°15'N, 125°20'E | Cressman, p 588 DANFS |
USS Mullany (DD-528) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[82] | 6 April 1945 | 26°24'N, 128°10'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
USS Nashville (CL-43) | United States | Light cruiser | Damaged | 13 December 1944 | 08°57'N, 123°28'E | Cressman, p 592 DANFS |
USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62) | United States | Aircraft Carrier, escort | Damaged | 7 June 1945 | 24°46'N, 126°37'E | Cressman, p 691 DANFS |
USS Nevada (BB-36) | United States | Battleship | Damaged | 26 March 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 648 DANFS |
USS New Mexico (BB-40) | United States | Battleship | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
USS New Mexico (BB-40) | United States | Battleship | Damaged | 12 May 1945 | 26°22'N, 127°43'E | Cressman, p 677 DANFS |
USS New York (BB-34) | United States | Battleship | Damaged | 14 April 1945 | Off Okinawa, 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 662 DANFS |
USS Newcomb (DD-586) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
USS Newcomb (DD-586) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[83] | 6 April 1945 | 26°38'N, 127°28'E | Cressman, p 655 DANSF |
USS O'Brien (DD-725) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°23'N, 120°14'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
USS O'Brien (DD-725) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 26 March 1945 | 26°16'N, 127°26'E | Cressman, p 648 DANFS |
USS O'Neill (DE-188) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 25 May 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°43'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
USS Oberrender (DE-344) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 9 May 1945 | 26°32'N, 127°30'E | Cressman, p 676 DANFS |
USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) | United States | Aircraft carrier, escort | Sunk[84] | 4 January 1945 | 11°25'N, 121°19'E | Cressman, p 603 DANFS |
USS Orca (AVP-49) | United States | Small Seaplane Tender | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 15°36'N, 119°20'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
USS Orestes (AGP-10) | United States | Patrol Craft Tender | Damaged | 30 December 1944 | 12°19'N, 121°04'E | Cressman, p 598 DANFS |
SS Otis Skinner | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 January 1945 | 14°42'N, 119°35'E | Cressman, p 609 Browning, pp 479–480 |
USS Pathfinder (AGS-1) | United States | Survey Ship | Damaged | 5 May 1945 | 26°38'N, 127°53'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 676 NOAA |
USS Paul Hamilton (DD-590) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 15 December 1944 | 12°19'N, 121°02'E | Cressman, p 593 |
USS PC-1129 | United States | Coastal Patrol Craft | Damaged[22] | 31 January 1945 | 14°05'N, 120°30'E | Cressman, p 617 Navsource |
USS PC-1603 | United States | Coastal Patrol Craft | Damaged[85] | 26 May 1945 | 26°25'N, 127°53'E | Cressman, p 684 Navsource |
USS PCS-1396 | United States | Coastal Patrol Craft | Damaged | 27 May 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 684 Navsource |
USS Pinkney (APH-2) | United States | Evacuation transport | Damaged | 28 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
USS Porcupine (IX-126) | United States | Auxiliary tanker | Sunk[86] | 30 December 1944 | 12°21'N, 121°02'E | Cressman, p 598 Deck log, USS Bush (DD-529) |
USS Porterfield (DD-682) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 26 March 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 648 |
USS Prichett (DD-561) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[87] | 28 July 1945 | 25°43'N, 126°56'E | Cressman, p 722 DANFS |
USS Pringle (DD-477) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 30 December 1944 | 12°18'N, 121°01'E | Cressman, p 598 DANFS |
USS Pringle (DD-477) | United States | Destroyer | Sunk | 16 April 1945 | 27°26'N, 126°59'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
USS PT-84 | United States | Patrol torpedo boat | Damaged | 17 December 1944 | off Mindoro, 12°19'N, 121°04'E | Cressman, p 593 Hyperwar |
USS PT-223 | United States | Patrol torpedo boat | Damaged | 15 December 1944 | 12°19'N, 121°05'E | Cressman, p 593 Hyperwar |
USS PT-300 | United States | Patrol torpedo boat | Sunk | 18 December 1944 | 12°19'N, 121°05'E, off Mindoro | Cressman, p 593 DANFS Hyperwar |
USS PT-323 | United States | Patrol torpedo boat | Sunk | 10 December 1944 | 10°33'N, 125°14'E | Cressman, p 590 DANFS Hyperwar |
USS Purdy (DD-734) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 27°16'N, 127°50'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
USS Rall (DE-304) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 26°36'N, 127°39'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 27 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
USS Randolph (CV-15) | United States | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 11 March 1945 | Ulithi | www.Combined fleet.com DANFS |
USS Ransom (AM-283) | United States | Minesweeper | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°48'N, 128°04'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
USS Ransom (AM-283) | United States | Minesweeper | Damaged | 22 April 1945 | 26°14'N, 127°28'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
USS Rathburne (APD-25) ex DD-113 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 27 April 1945 | 26°26'N, 127°36'E | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
USS Rednour (APD-102) ex DE-592 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 27 May 1945 | 26°29'N, 127°21'E | Cressman, p 684 DANFS |
USS Register (APD-92) ex DE-233 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 20 May 1945 | 26°25'N, 127°21'E | Cressman, p 681 DANFS |
USS Reid (DD-369) | United States | Destroyer | Sunk | 11 December 1944 | off Leyte, 09°50'N, 124°55'E | Cressman, p 591 DANFS |
USS Reno (CL-96) | United States | Light cruiser | Damaged | 14 October 1944 | 22°48'N, 123°01'E | Cressman, p 554 DANFS |
USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[88] | 6 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
USS Richard W. Suesens (DE-342) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 12 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E, off the west coast of Luzon | Cressman, p 609 DANFS |
USS Riddle (DE-185) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
USS Robert H. Smith (DM-23) ex DD-735 |
United States | Light minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 25 March 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 647 DANFS |
USS Robinson (DD-562) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[22] | 10 January 1945 | 16°06'N, 120°14'E | Cressman, p 607 [] |
USS Rodman (DMS-21) ex DD-456 |
United States | High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°48'N, 128°04'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
USS Roper APD-20 ex DD-147 | United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 25 May 1945 | 26°34'N, 127°36'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
SS S. Hall Young USAT | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 29 April 1945 | In Nago Bay | Cressman, p 671 Browning, p 509 |
USS Salamaua (CVE-96) | United States | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 13 January 1945 | 17°09'N, 119°21'E | Cressman, p 610 DANFS |
USS Samuel S. Miles (DE-183) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 11 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | DANFS |
USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) | United States | Aircraft carrier, light | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°46'N, 129°43'E | Cressman, p 656 DANFS |
USS Sandoval (APA-194) | United States | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 28 May 1945 | 26°15'N, 127°51'E | Cressman, p 685 DANFS |
USS Sangamon (CVE-26) | United States | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 4 May 1945 | 26°01'N, 237°26'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
USS Santee (CVE-29) | United States | Aircraft Carrier, escort | Damaged | 25 October 1944 | 09°45'N, 126°20'E | Cressman, p 563 DANFS |
USS Saratoga (CV-3) | United States | Aircraft carrier | Damaged[89] | 21 February 1945 | 24°56'N, 142°01'E | Cressman, p 627 DANFS |
USS Saufley (DD-465) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 29 November 1944 | 10°50'N, 125°25'E | Cressman, p 585 DANFS |
USS Savo Island (CVE-78) | United States | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 14°50'N, 119°00'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
USS SC-744 | United States | Submarine chaser | Sunk | 27 November 1944 | 10°44'N, 125°07'E, Leyte Gulf | Cressman, p 585 [] |
USS Sederstrom (DE-31) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 22 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | DANFS DANFS |
USS Shannon (DM-25) ex DD-737 |
United States | Light minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 29 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 670 [] |
USS Shea (DM-30) ex DD-750 |
United States | Light minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 22 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
USS Shea (DM-30) ex DD-750 |
United States | Light minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged[45] | 4 May 1945 | 27°26'N, 126°59'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
USS Shubrick (DD-639) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 29 May 1945 | 26°38'N, 127°05'E | Cressman, p 686 DANFS |
USS Sigsbee (DD-502) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 14 April 1945 | Off Okinawa, 27°15'N, 130°25'E | Cressman, p 662 DANFS |
USS Sims (APD-50) ex DE-154 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 18 May 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 680 DANFS |
USS Sims (APD-50) ex DE-154 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 25 May 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
USS Skirmish (AM-303) | United States | Minesweeper | Damaged[90] | 26 March 1945 | 26°25'N, 127°05'E | Cressman, p 648 DANFS |
USS Smith (DD-378) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 26 October 1944 | northwest of the New Hebrides Islands | DANFS |
USS Sonoma (AT-12) ex ATO-12 |
United States | Fleet tug, old | Sunk | 24 October 1944 | San Pedro Bay, Leyte | Cressman, p 561, DANFS, Navsource.org |
USS Southard (DMS-10) ex (DD-207) |
United States | High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°11'N, 126°16'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
USS Southard (DMS-10) ex DD-207 |
United States | High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 27 May 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 684 DANFS |
USS Spectacle (AM-305) | United States | Minesweeper | Damaged | 25 May 1945 | 26°40'N, 127°52'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
USS St. George (AV-16) | United States | Seaplane Tender) | Damaged | 5 May 1945 | 26°10'N, 127°19'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 674 DANFS |
USS St. Lo (CVE-63) | United States | Aircraft carrier, escort | Sunk[91] | 25 October 1944 | 11°13'N, 126°05'E | Cressman, p 563 Naval Historical Center Wikimapia |
USS St. Louis (CL-49) | United States | Light cruiser | Damaged | 27 November 1944 | 10°50'N, 125°25'E | Cressman, p 585 DANFS |
USS Stanly (DD-478) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[45][92] | 12 April 1945 | 27°12'N, 128°17'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
USS Starr (AKA-67) ex SS Star |
United States | Attack cargo ship (Built as a Type C2-S-AJ3 ship) | Damaged[22][93] | 9 April 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°44'E | Cressman, p 659 DANFS |
USS Stafford (DE-411) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 14°00'N, 120°00'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
USS Sterett (DD-407) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 9 April 1945 | 26°47'N, 128°42'E, picket station #4 off Okinawa | Cressman, p 659 DANFS |
USS Stormes (DD-780) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 25 May 1945 | 27°06'N, 127°38'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
HMS Sussex (96) | United Kingdom | Heavy Cruiser | Damaged | 26 July 1945 | Off Phuket, Siam | [3] |
USS Suwannee (CVE-27) | United States | Aircraft Carrier, escort | Damaged | 25 October 1944 | 09°45'N, 126°42'E | Cressman, p 563 DANFS |
USS Swallow (AM-65) | United States | Minesweeper | Sunk | 22 April 1945 | 26°10'N, 127°12'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
USS Taluga (AO-62) | United States | Fleet oiler | Damaged | 16 April 1945 | 26°03'N, 127°26'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
USS Tatum (APD-81) ex DE-789 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 29 May 1945 | 26°40'N, 127°50'E | Cressman, p 686 DANFS |
USS Telfair (APA-210) | United States | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged[94] | 2 April 1945 | 25°56'N, 127°17'E | Cressman, p 653 DANFS |
USS Tennessee (BB-43) | United States | Battleship | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
USS Terror (CM-5) | United States | minelayer | Damaged | 1 May 1945 | 26°10'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 671 DANFS Rielley (2010), pp 252, 323 |
USS Thatcher (DD-514) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 20 May 1945 | 26°33'N, 127°29'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 681 DANFS |
USS Thatcher (DD-514) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 19 July 1945 | 26°15'N, 127°50'E | Cressman, p 717 DANFS |
SS Thomas Nelson | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 450 |
USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) | United States | Aircraft carrier | Damaged[95] | 21 January 1945 | 22°40'N, 122°57'E | Cressman, p 613 DANFS |
USS Twiggs (DD-591) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 28 April 1945 | 27°12'N, 128°16'E | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
USS Twiggs (DD-591) | United States | Destroyer | Sunk[96] | 16 June 1945 | off Senaga Shima | Cressman, p 695 DANFS |
USS Tyrrell (AKA-80) ex SS Tyrrel |
United States | Attack cargo ship Built as a type C2-S-AJ3 ship |
Damaged[97] | 2 April 1945 | 26°21'N, 127°45'E | Cressman, p 653 DANFS |
USS Underhill (DE-682) | United States | Destroyer escort | Sunk[37][98] | 24 July 1945 | off Luzon, 19°20'N, 126°42'E | Cressman, p 719 DANFS |
USS Vammen (DE-644) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged[22][99] | 1 April 1945 | 26°18'N, 127°29'E | Cressman, p 652 DANFS |
HMS Vestal (J215) | United Kingdom | Minesweeper | Sunk | 26 July 1945 | 7°05'N 97°50'E Off Phuket, Siam |
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HMS Victorious (R38) | United Kingdom | Aircraft carrier | Damaged[100] | 4 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | NAVAL-HISTORY.NET |
HMS Victorious (R38) | United Kingdom | Aircraft carrier | Damaged[101] | 9 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 676 NAVAL-HISTORY.NET |
USS Wadsworth (DD-516) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 22 April 1945 | 26°10'N, 126°24'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
USS Wadsworth (DD-516) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 28 April 1945 | 26°47'N, 126°38'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
USS Wake Island (CVE-65) | United States | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 3 April 1945 | 26°05'N, 128°57'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 654 DANFS |
USS Walke (DD-723) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged[102] | 6 January 1945 | 16°40'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 605 DANFS |
USS Walter C. Wann (DE-412) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 26°17'N, 127°20'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
SS Walter Colton | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged[103] | 11 June 1945 | off Okinawa | Cressman, p 694 Browning, p 517 |
USS War Hawk (AP-168) | United States | Personnel Transport Ship | Damaged[22] | 9 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 607 DANFS |
USS War Hawk (AP-168) | United States | Personnel Transport Ship | Damaged[22] | 10 January 1945 | 16°06'N, 120°14'E | Cressman, p 607 DANFS |
USS Ward (APD-16) ex DD-139 |
United States | Troop transport (high speed) | Sunk[104][105] | 7 December 1944 | 10°51'N, 124°33'E | Cressman, p 589 DANFS |
USS Wesson (DE-184) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 7 April 1945 | 26°48'N, 127°55'E | Cressman, p 658 DANFS |
USS West Virginia (BB-48) | United States | Battleship | Damaged | 1 April 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°40'E | Cressman, p 652 DANFS |
USS White Plains (CVE-66) | United States | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 25 October 1944 | off Samar | DANFS DANFS |
USS Whitehurst (DE-634) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 26°04'N, 127°12'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
SS William A. Coulter | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 451 |
USS William C. Cole (DE-641) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 24 May 1945 | 26°45'N, 127°52'E | Cressman, p 682-683 DANFS |
USS William D. Porter (DD-579) | United States | Destroyer | Sunk | 10 June 1945 | 27°06'N, 127°38'E | Cressman, p 693 DANFS |
SS William S. Ladd | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Sunk | 10 December 1944 | South of Dulag | Cressman, p 590 Browning, pp 465–466 |
SS William Sharon | United States | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged[106] | 28 December 1944 | Off Mindoro | Cressman, p 598 Browning, pp 469–70 |
USS Wilson (DD-408) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 4 April 1945 | Off southern end of Kerama Retto | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
USS Wilson (DD-408) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 15 April 1945 | 26°03'N, 127°20'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 663 DANFS |
USS Witter (DE-636) | United States | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°04'N, 127°52'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
USS YDG-10 | United States | Degaussing vessel | Damaged | 27 May 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 684 [] |
USS YMS-81 | United States | Motor Minesweeper | Damaged | 7 April 1945 | 26°35'N, 127°53'E | Cressman, p 658 [] |
USS YMS-311 | United States | Motor minesweeper | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°38'N, 127°48'E | Cressman, p 655 [] |
USS YMS-321 | United States | Motor minesweeper | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 655 [] |
USS YMS-327 | United States | Motor minesweeper | Damaged[107] | 4 May 1945 | 26°32'N, 126°58'E | Cressman, p 673 [] |
USS YMS-331 | United States | Motor minesweeper | Damaged[22] | 15 April 1945 | 26°15'N, 127°36'E | Cressman, p 663 [] |
USS Zeilin (APA-3) | United States | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged[108] | 12 January 1945 | 15°23'N, 119°25'E | Cressman, p 609 DANFS |
USS Zellars (DD-777) | United States | Destroyer | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
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Notes
[edit]- ^ USS Aaron Ward (DM-34) was struck by six kamikaze aircraft 3 May 1945
- ^ Zaloga
- ^ a b c d Zaloga, p 37
- ^ Zaloga p 38
- ^ Zaloga p 39
- ^ Zaloga p 40
- ^ Century of flight
- ^ a b Zaloga, p 40
- ^ Hearst Magazines (May 1942). "Jap Sub Had Guard to Cut Net in Harbor". Popular Mechanics. Hearst Magazines. pp. 71–. ISSN 0032-4558. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ a b Watts, Anthony J. Japanese Warships of World War II Doubleday & Company (1967), p 213
- ^ Watts, Anthony J. Japanese Warships of World War II Doubleday & Company (1967), p 216
- ^ a b Zalogo, p 43
- ^ Hashimoto, Mochitsura (1954). Sunk: The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet, 1914–1945. Translated by Commander E.H.M. Colegrave. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
- ^ Zalogo pp 42-45
- ^ "Japanese soldiers used these kamikaze-style attack against US tanks". We Are The Mighty. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ Smiyh, Peter c. (2014). Kamikaze: To Die for the Emperor. Routledge. p. 172. ISBN 9781781593134.
- ^ USS Aaron Ward was hit by 6 kamikazes
- ^ USS Barry, see Barry 21 June and Barry 22 June
- ^ The Naval Historical Center listing states that USS Barry (APD-29) was "damaged by Kamikaze attack off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 25 May 1945, and sunk as a decoy, 21 June 1945." This description does not make clear how Barry sank on June 21, 1945.
The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships describes the sinking as follows:
- Barry was towed to the anchorage at Kerama Retto 28 May and found too extensively damaged to warrant repair or salvage. Stripped of useful gear, she was decommissioned 21 June 1945. Later in the day she was towed from the harbor of Kerama Retto to be used as a decoy for the kamikazes. While under tow she was attacked by Japanese suicide planes and sunk along with her escort, LSM-59.
- The USS Barry was an old four-stacker Destroyer commissioned around 1920 and modernized and converted into a high-speed troop transport and reclassified as an APD. It took some hits and was intentionally run up on the beach to avoid sinking in deep water and it spent sometime just sitting there. The High Command was experimenting with methods of defending against the relentless kamikaze attacks by the Japanese pilots and it was decided to use the Barry as a decoy to attract the suicide pilots. Since Barry was stripped of all usable equipment its hulk was expendable. Lipan's divers put a soft patch on the hull of the Barry and its interior was filled with empty sealed 5" ammo containers. It was hoped the sealed containers would act as flotation gear and make the Barry less vulnerable to sinking from direct hits. The Barry was fitted with remote controlled flashing lights that looked like anti-aircraft gun muzzle flashes from the air. It also had smudge pots placed at strategic locations and remotely controlled to simulate stack smoke and damage from attacks. From the air it looked like a fully operational Destroyer and it was intended to draw the kamikaze pilots to it and away from the nearby manned vessels. The LSM contained the remote controls for the Barry's pseudo weapons and Lipan was to tow the Barry to simulate an underway tin can. It didn't take long before two kamikaze planes appeared just ten feet off the water equipped with huge bombs strapped to their belly to create a gigantic explosion when they slammed into a vessel. To our dismay, the first attacking Japanese plane slammed into the small USS LSM-59 and hit it directly amidships. The resultant explosion blew the ship into the hereafter and there was not one recognizable part left floating and at least sixty sailors met their demise. We hadn't anytime to think as the second kamikaze climbed straight up to make a dive on us and the Barry. I was a gunner on the 40mm and we gave him all we had, shooting off his wings and setting him afire. Nevertheless, he was able to slam into the Barry and hit her right on the bridge. We could not save her so we tried to tow her to Ie Shima. In the middle of the night the Barry started to sink and was pulling our old "Green Dragon" down by the stern. We had a pelican hook rigged and a sailor hit the release and the Barry slipped from our grasp and headed for Davy Jones' Locker.
- ^ USS Barry sank as the result of damage received the previous day (see Barry 24 May 1945 and Barry 21 June 1945)
- ^ USS Birmingham was damaged by a kamikaze's bomb, a torpedo, and a second kamikaze that struck her amidships
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Damaged or sunk by a Shinyo or Maru-Ni manned demolition boat
- ^ SS Bozeman Victory was the first ship damaged or sunk by a manned demolition boat
- ^ USS Braine was hit by two kamikazes
- ^ USS Bunker Hill was hit by two kamikazes
- ^ USS Callaghan was sunk by kamikaze while on radar picket station approximately 50 miles southwest of Okinawa. She was the last Allied vessel lost to that weapon.
- ^ The Naval Historical Center listing gives July 28, 1945, as the date USS Callaghan sunk, which was reported occurring at 0235. Cressman has 29 July 1945 as the date
- ^ USS Callaway is listed at The Naval Historical Center with 8 January 1945 as the date for the attack while Cressman has 7 January as the date
- ^ SS Cape Constance is listed as damaged 3 November in Cressman, 4 November at The Naval Historical Center
- ^ USS Carina is listed in Cressman with date of 3 May and on 4 May at The Naval Historical Center
- ^ USS Charles J. Badger was damaged by an IJA Maru-Ni attack
- ^ USS Chilton was damaged by a kamikaze near-miss
- ^ USS Colhoun was irreparably damaged by four kamikazes, and was scuttled by destroyer USS Cassin Young (DD-793)
- ^ USS Curtiss was fired on by a midget submarine at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. Curtiss rammed the submarine. Curtiss shot down 3 aircraft the same day
- ^ USS Devilfish was attacked by a kamikaze 20 March 1945 before she entered her patrol area. The plane struck her as she was submerging, destroying the mast structure, causing serious leaks.
- ^ USS Dickerson was irreparably damaged 2 April 1945. She was towed out to sea and scuttled off Kerama Retto by salvage crew
- ^ a b c d e Damaged or sunk by a kaiten manned torpedo
- ^ USS Earl V. Johnson was damaged by the explosion from a near-miss of a kaiten manned-torpedo that was launched from submarine I 53, Philippine Sea
- ^ USS Emmons was struck by five kamikazes
- ^ USS Emmons was irreparably damaged by five kamikazes the previous day, is scuttled by high speed minesweeper USS Ellyson (DMS-19)
- ^ USS Enterprise was damaged from the 3 direct hits and 4 near misses kamikazes
- ^ USS Evans was struck by four kamikazes
- ^ SS Francisco Morozan was damaged when a kamikaze that was shot down by a US fighter exploded over the ship
- ^ USS Franklin was the first ship hit by a Japanese aircraft. It was reported that "The Betty, hit numerous times by anti-aircraft fire, went out of control. The bomber’s shallow dive caused it to strike a glancing blow on the flight deck abaft the carrier’s island, and it went over the side of the ship without causing any significant damage." The report continued "Damage to Franklin was minimal, but she suffered one dead and ten wounded."
- ^ a b c d e f Damaged or sunk by Ohka manned flying bomb
- ^ USS Gayety was damaged by two kamikaze near-misses and was the first ship hit by an Ohka
- ^ USS Gladiator was damaged by a near-miss of kamikaze
- ^ USS Gladiator was damaged by strafing and the near-miss of a kamikaze
- ^ USS Guest was struck on the mast by a kamikaze that subsequently crashed just over the side, Guest suffered little or no damage
- ^ USS Hank, reported that, while under attack, a kamikaze came in low off the port bow, heading directly for the bridge, Hank's accurate antiaircraft fire deflected it slightly, but the "Zeke" came in close enough to kill three sailors before crashing into the sea and exploding close aboard.
- ^ USS Helm had a close call when a kamikaze took off her mast and searchlight, finally crashing alongside the ship.
- ^ SS Hobbs Victory's uncontrollable fires lead to her abandonment. SS Hobbs Victory exploded and sank the following morning
- ^ USS Hudson reported that a kamikaze crashed close aboard 22 April 1945, clipping a chief on the head with a wingtip but missing the ship.
- ^ USS Hugh W. Hadley was struck by one bomb, an Ohka, and two kamikazes
- ^ USS Hyman was hit by both a kamikaze and a torpedo
- ^ HMS Indomitable was hit by a kamikaze, but her armored deck deflected the attacker into the sea with no damage to Indomitable
- ^ USS Jeffers was hit by both a Ohka and a kamikaze
- ^ USS John C. Butler received minor damage when a kamikaze struck her mast and antennas
- ^ SS Josiah Snelling's Armed Guard gunfire deflected the Japanese plane from its deckhouse target to a less vulnerable part, saving the ship from worse damage.
- ^ USS Laffey was badly damaged by four bombs and five kamakaze hits
- ^ USS Lagrange was the last US Navy ship hit by a kamikaze
- ^ USS LCI(G)-404 was the first and only US Navy ship sunk or damaged by Fukuryu suicide swimmers
- ^ USS LCI(L)-600 was hit and sunk by a dud kaiten manned-torpedo launched from Japanese submarine I 36
- ^ The Naval Historical Center listing states that LCS(L)(3)-33 was "sunk by shore batteries off Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 19 February 1945". However, the LCS(L)(3)-33 Action Report dated 4 April 1945 describes the ship's firing at attacking Japanese planes, so the ship obviously did not sink off Iwo Jima. Rielly (2010) p 231 describes the sinking of LCS(L)(3)-33 on April 12, 1945 "Under attack by three kamikazes, she downed the first one and a Val struck the starboard side, setting her on fire. The call to abandon ship was made and the crew went into the water. Purdy sank her flaming hulk with two five-inch rounds"
- ^ LCS-52 was damaged by the near-miss of kamikaze
- ^ LCS(L)-61 was damaged by the near-miss of kamikaze
- ^ USS LCT-1075 sunk from debris from a kamakize that hit SS Marcus Daly, which was nearby
- ^ USS Little was struck by four kamikazes
- ^ The burning Logan Victory was scuttled
- ^ USS LSM-59 sank while escorting fleet tug USS Lipan (ATF-85) with USS Barry (APD-29) in tow. Barry was damaged twice by kamikazes the previous day (see 24 May 1945 and 21 June)
- ^ Warner p 328 gives the date of the sinking as April 6, 1945. However, the Naval Historical Center listing and the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships indicate that USS LST-447 sank on April 7, 1945, following a kamikaze attack.
- ^ USS LST-472 was scuttled by destroyer USS Hall (DD-583)
- ^ USS LST-534 was deemed beyond economical repair and towed to sea and sunk off Okinawa, 9 December 1945
- ^ LST-700 is shown in Cressman damaged on 12 January, Rielly shows she was damaged 13 January.
- ^ USS LST-738 was scuttled by destroyer USS Hall (DD-583)
- ^ USS LST-750 was scuttled by destroyer USS Edwards (DD-619)
- ^ Decommissioned, and sunk 6 February 1946, due to damage from a kamikaze attack on 1 April 1945
- ^ USS Mahan was scuttled by destroyer Walke (DD-723)
- ^ USS Mannert L. Abele was sunk by an Ohka. USS Mannert L. Abele was the first U.S. Navy ship to be sunk or damaged by that type of weapon
- ^ USS Mazama was hit and damaged by a dud kaiten manned-torpedo launched from Japanese submarine I 36
- ^ USS Mississinewa was sunk by kaiten (launched by Japanese submarine I-47 or I-36. USS Mississinewa was the first U.S. Navy ship sunk or damaged by a kaiten)
- ^ USS Mullany was hit by two kamikazes
- ^ SS Newcomb was struck by five kamikazes within an hour and a half
- ^ USS Ommaney Bay was irreparably damaged. Destroyer USS Burns (DD-588) scuttled Ommaney Bay, 11°25'N, 121°19'E
- ^ USS PC-1603 was struck by two kamikaze, towed to Kerama Retto. The hulk was ordered destroyed on 24 October 1945 and was incorporated in the building of a breakwater/dock
- ^ USS Porcupine was ultimately scuttled by Gansevoort
- ^ USS Prichett was damaged by the near-miss of suicide plane, as she was assisting USS Callaghan. The depth of desperation reached by the Japanese kamikaze forces, as Callaghan is sunk by a bomb-carrying WILLOW (a Japanese biplane primary trainer)!
- ^ USS Richard P. Leary is listed in Cressman as damaged by a kamikaze, DANFS does not indicate damage that date.
- ^ USS Saratoga is shown as damaged by kamikaze and a bomb in Cressman, no indication of kamikaze strike in DANFS
- ^ USS Skirmish shot down a Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" which scattered its parts across her forecastle deck as it passed over her bow, crashing to starboard
- ^ The Naval Historical Center listing states that USS St. Lo was sunk by Japanese aircraft on October 25, 1944, but there is no mention of kamikaze. However, several sources (e.g., Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships;) describe the sinking of St. Lo when a Zero carrying a bomb hit the escort carrier.
- ^ |USS Stanly absorbed the baka's impact on the starboard side of her bow, five feet above the waterline. Fortunately, the warhead continued through Stanly, passed out her port side, and exploded in the water close aboard. Within minutes of the first attack, another baka whisked over the ship and snatched her ensign from its gaff in passing.
- ^ USS Starr was damaged by the explosion of assault demolition boat that exploded when it contacted one of a cluster of Starr's landing craft that were moored alongside.
- ^ USS Telfair was struck by two kamikazes
- ^ USS Ticonderoga was struck by two kamikazes
- ^ USS Twiggs was first struck by an aerial torpedo, then by the torpedo-dropping kamikaze aircraft
- ^ See USS Tyrrell on 3 April 1945
- ^ USS Underhill was damaged by kaiten launched from Japanese submarine I 53, cutting the ship in two. After rescuing the Underhill survivors, she was scuttled by submarine chasers PC-803 and PC-804, and escort patrol vessel PCE-872.
- ^ USS Vammen struck a heavy floating object with her bow at 2100. A few seconds later, an explosion occurred beneath her stern, as though a depth charge had exploded under the ship, possibly depth charge dropped by Japanese assault demolition boat, or the boat itself
- ^ HMS Victorious reported that on 4 May 1945, Concentrated KAMIKAZE attacks and 7 destroyed but 3 hit selected targets. One exploded on island structure causing fires and damage to boiler steam piping. Speed reduced to 19 knots. Air operations resumed after 8 hours.
- ^ HMS Victorious reported that on 9 May, she was hit twice in unexpected KAMIKAZE attacks. The first damaged the Flight Deck and equipment but second failed to explode. 3 killed and 19 of ship's company injured. Capability reduced due to damaged forward lift but remained operational.
- ^ USS Walke was attacked by four kamikazes
- ^ USS Walter Colton had a kamikaze crash alongside; the ship received additional damage from friendly fire from nearby ships in the anchorage
- ^ USS Ward was scuttled by destroyer USS O'Brien (DD-725)
- ^ USS Ward (DD-139) fired the first shot at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941 when she shot at, hit and sunk a Japanese mini submarine just outside the harbor entrance.
- ^ Although William Sharon was abandoned, salvage vessel USS Grapple (ARS-7) later tows Sharon to San Pedro Bay for repairs.
- ^ USS YMS-327 was damaged by kamikaze and by friendly fire
- ^ USS Zeilin was damaged by four near-miss kamikazes