USS Nicholson (DD-442) was participating in the conquest of Seeadler Harbor during the Admiralty Islands campaign on 6 March 1944 when the ship was assigned to draw fire from an enemy battery on nearby Hauwei Island. USS White Plains (CVE-66) was sailing as a part of "Taffy 3" about 60 miles east of Samar on 25 October 1944 when a powerful Japanese task force surprised the outnumbered and outgunned Americans. USS McKean (APD-5) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese aircraft off Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 17 November 1943. USS LSM-59 sunk by kamikaze attack off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 21 June 1945. The Japanese recorded that Jarvis "split and sank" at 1300 on 9 August 1942. The ship went down by 04:18 after several more explosions, taking 64 of her crew and 52 Marines with her. YP-26 destroyed by undetermined explosion in the Canal Zone, Panama, 19 November 1942. 693 men went down with Houston, while 368 survived the sinking to become prisoners of the Japanese. USS Porcupine (IX-126) damaged by kamikaze attack off Mindoro, Philippine Islands, scuttled by destroyer Gansevoort (DD-608), 30 December 1944. Damage was minimal and days later the ship resumed her duty. The greatest concentration of U-boat attacks happened off North Carolina's Outer Banks, where dozens of ships passed daily. At 0211, a torpedo struck the starboard side of Honolulu, blowing off her bow. USS LST-493 destroyed after grounding while attempting to enter Plymouth Harbor, England, 12 April 1945. Two men were killed and over 50 were wounded by fragments from the bomb. The ship above is part of the U.S. Navy's modern auxiliary fleet, likely built from the keel up for naval needs "USNS" is a ship designation that entered the lexicon after World War II. USS Portland (CA-33) was among a force of five cruisers and eight destroyers under Daniel J. Callaghan on the night of 12 November 1942 which steamed to counter an approaching Japanese force. USS LCI(L)-219 sunk off northern France, 11 June 1944. Again, Columbia's damage control teams jumped into action and kept the ship in action, able to resume her fire support despite the damage. USS YF-224 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. USS Edward Rutledge (AP-52) sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine U-130 off Fedala, Morocco, 12 November 1942. Found inside – Page 42Ship casualties in World War II involving loss of 50 or more American soldiers ... 4,612 American soldiers were lost on 79 vessels sunk or damaged ... Accidentally strafed and sunk by US B-25 bomber. Fortunately, there were no casualties and the ship's experienced crew quickly brought the flooding under control. Savannah's crew quickly sealed off flooded and burned compartments, and corrected her list. A reference of doubtful>authenticity notes, "Nov. 26, Mediterranean Sea, SS Rohna - 1015 UStroops>are killed aboard this British troopship when it is hit by a Germanguided>missile.". USS YC-644 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. The drydock was flooded to prevent the fires from spreading but Cassin fell off her keel blocks and rested against Downes. She was raised and underwent major reconstruction to modernize the ship, rejoining the fleet in May 1944. In quick succession, enemy shells put her No. henry jakala wrote:> > just wondering> > considering that they were packed to the gills - it would be a> heck of a way to go - no chance of anyone getting out alive i'd> guess - packed like sardines and going to the bottom>, > i'd imagine that troop ship convoys were very heavily protected> by anti-submarine forces to prevent anything like that from> happening. The plane's bomb pierced through the portside before exploding outside of the ship. When we got that report, everyone started checking out their neighbours. Presumed sunk by naval mine off northeastern. USS Saratoga (CV-3) was hit and sent back for repairs multiple times during the war. Maritime Disasters of World War II - page 1 of 3 - which occurred during 1939, 1940, 1941.. To all those interested in the Naval War of 1939-1945, this list details the fate of some 180 major ships of all nations: the Battleships, Cruisers, Aircraft Carriers, Destroyers and the civilian luxury passenger liners, some pressed into service as troop transports. Three men were killed and 10 were wounded in the accident. Two minutes after the third hit, the captain gave the order to abandon ship. Despite the addition of smoke screens, and the heroic defense of her escorts, by 08:55, the Japanese had already closed the distance to only 6.25 miles. USS AFD-13 sank off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 16 September 1945. -- Arved H. Sandstrom * YISDERDartmouth, Nova Scotia * ZOMENIMOR(at least for now) * ORZIZZAZIZbest email: asnd...@emerald.bio.dfo.ca * ZANZERIZ ORZIZ. Its 220-lb bomb penetrated the ship, but only the booster charge went off, causing slight damage. Some of the arguments that takeplace here can be illustrated in harpoon. A more pressing concern was flooding, which was accentuated by the ship's turn. She served in the Spanish Navy after World War II for 22 years and was finally scrapped in 2002 after preservation attempts failed. US Navy. USS Gregory (DD-802) was patrolling radar picket duty in company with three Landing Craft Ship on the afternoon of 8 April when at 18:30, four Japanese Ki-51 Sonia planes dove from out of the sun, a favorite tactic of the kamikaze. The map above shows many (but not all of) of the ships sunk during World War 2. Attacked and destroyed by mistake by American aircraft. October 15, 1917: U. S. S. Cassin (destroyer), displacement 1,139 tons; torpedoed by German submarine U-105, off the coast of Ireland, 20 miles south of Mine Head; salvaged; 1 killed and 9 wounded.. November 5, 1917: U. S. S. Alcedo (converted yacht), gross 983 tons; torpedoed and sunk by enemy submarine (UC-type), 75 miles . 12 of her crew were killed and 6 seriously wounded. Gilmer would resume her duties by early July. USS YCK-1 lost due to enemy action at Wake Island, December 1941. During Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, the ship lost power right as combat was initiated with a Japanese surface task force. New Orleans would finish their war with 17 battle stars for her service in WWII, among the highest in the US Navy. Accidentally grounded then sunk by US warships. Following her repairs, the ship served as a replenishment carrier and eventually in "Magic Carpet". The enemy formation included the Yamato, the heaviest battleship ever built, armed with 18.1-inch naval rifles. On 31 August 1942, a torpedo from I-26 sent her back to Pearl Harbor until November. Today she serves in North Carolina as a battleship memorial museum. This chronology focuses on tactical events from the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 to the signing of the instrument of surrender on the USS Missouri on 2 September 1945. The work includes a comprehensive index. The kamikaze crashed among planes waiting for takeoff, causing extensive damage, killing 15 men and wounding 44. Only supreme effort and skillful damage control by her men saved the ship. Many of the survivors were wounded, and all suffered from lack of food and water. In World War II's Pacific Theater, the U.S. Army Air Forces (AAF) devoted a small percentage of its long-range capability to aerial minelaying against Japanese warships and commerce. The second torpedo hit portside aft and knocked out three of the ship's four fire rooms, opening two of them to the sea. Three men had been killed and another twenty wounded as several compartments flooded aft. At the time, Astoria had been patrolling to the east of Savo Island in column behind Vincennes and Quincy. Probably sunk by a Mine (No claim by U-boat). Its 250 lb bomb, with what was left of the plane, went through the wooden deck and exploded. USS Minneapolis (CA-36) was sailing on 30 November 1942 as flagship of TF 67 which consisted of Fletcher, Perkins, Maury, Drayton, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Pensacola, Honolulu, Northampton, Lamson, and Ladner to intercept a Japanese task force consisting of 8 destroyers; six of them carrying drums full of supplies in a midnight attempt to reinforce and resupply Guadalcanal. USS Corry (DD-463) was preparing to bombard Utah Beach for Operation Overlord on 6 June 1944 when the plane which was supposed to deploy a covering smoke screen for Corry was shot down. USS Gwin (DD-433) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese destroyers in Kula Gulf, Solomon Islands, 13 July 1943. USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) was supporting the invasion of Saipan when on 17 June 1944 when at 18:52, a Japanese bomber made a run for Fanshaw Bay, dropping a 250 lb bomb as it flew 1,500 ft above the carrier. This was below where the ship's belt armor might have reduced the scale of damage inflicted. PT-337 destroyed by Japanese shore batteries, Hansa Bay, New Guinea, 7 March 1944. PT-555 damaged by a German mine off Cape Couronne, Mediterranean Sea, 24 August 1944, and sunk by US gunfire, 8 September 1944. USS Reid (DD-369) was escorting ammunition resupply convoys headed for Ormoc Bay on 11 December 1944 when at 1700, as many as 12 Japanese aircraft targeted Reid for destruction. The fourth kamikaze smashed into Braine amidships causing extensive damage. USS Peary (DD-226) was moored at Cavite, Philippines, when she was struck on her superstructure by a high-level bomber which killed 8 men on 10 December 1941. The USS Dale's log at Pearl Harbor detailed the reports of attacks by paratroopers, submersibles, and other Japanese elements. USS Morrison (DD-560) was manning radar picket station No.1 off Northeast Okinawa the morning of 4 May 1945 when at 08:25; after several close encounters with kamikazes, two A6M "Zero's" managed to crash into the ship. At 02:16, the cruiser was hit by a torpedo from Aoba, and the ship's remaining guns were silenced. USS LCT(6)-1358 sunk off California, 4 May 1945. 7 November 1944. I seem to remember a ship going down with several thousand people aboard after Japan gave up. USS Walke (DD-416) sunk by gunfire and torpedoes from Japanese warships off Savo, Solomon Islands, 14 November 1942. USS Drayton (DD-366) was operating in the Philippines near San Pedro Bay when on 7 December 1944 she was attacked by strafing Japanese planes. During the attacks, two burning Japanese planes silhouetted the American ships, providing enough light for further torpedo runs; at 19:38 two hits on Chicago caused severe flooding and loss of power. Sunk by Japanese aircraft; last US submarine loss of the war. USS LCT(5)-294 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. Two A6M Zeros headed for Manila Bay, evading anti-aircraft fire and strafing as they approached. The cruiser took such a list to port that it appeared she might capsize. USS LST-376 sunk by German motor torpedo boats off Normandy, France, 9 June 1944. USS Ingraham (DD-444) sunk after a collision in fog with the USS Chemung (AO-30) in the North Atlantic, 22 August 1942. A Japanese plane dove down out of the cloud cover and hit the water close aboard to the Claxton, it's bomb detonating in the water. Three 20 mm mounts were destroyed. YP-74 sunk by collision, 6 September 1942. Ross suffered no casualties in this attack but her repairs were delayed for several more months. Later that year the Alaunia carried troops to Bombay. On April 1, 1945—Easter Sunday—the The Battle of Okinawa ( April 1, 1945 -June 22, 1945) was the last major battle of World War II, and one of the bloodiest. The ship rejoined the fleet in time for the battle of Okinawa. She was scrapped in 1961. The Submarine Service accounted for about 55% of all Japanese tonnage sunk in the war. -- Alan Dunkin (dunk...@utdallas.edu) Warbirds (Black Sheep squadron): -avd Executive Editor News/Strategy, Online Gaming Review (http://www.ogr.com)Contributing Writer, Dallas Morning News"This isn't rocket science, this is brain surgery!" 332 of her men would go down with her as she rolled over and sank 2.5 miles east of Savo Island at 02:50. During the desperate battle, the two cruisers managed to sink and ground four enemy transports and inflicted damage on four other warships, but Houston and Perth were both severely outnumbered and fought a fierce battle at close range with the Japanese. 12 sea-going torpedo boats. Sank the next day. Efforts to bring the ship home were dashed when Yorktown was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-168 on 7 June 1942. Decommissioned on 24 October 1945. I'm surprised he's still alive, in fact. USS Twiggs (DD-591) was on radar picket duty off Senaga Shima on 16 June 1945 when at 20:30, a single low flying B6N "Jill" dropped a torpedo which hit Twiggs on her port side, detonating her No. USS Gansevoort (DD-608) was operating near Mindanao on 30 December 1944 protecting unloading landing craft when at 1548 an enemy plane was observed dropping a bomb on a friendly ship and then turning towards the Gansevoort. Sunk by German land-based aircraft bombs. Her casualties were 5 dead and 9 wounded.[1]. 22 men were killed and 56 wounded by this attack. USS LCT(5)-196 sunk off Salerno, Italy, 27 September 1943. The destroyer had hit a mine head on, detonating the forward magazines and obliterating the forward section of the ship, back to the forward stack. The ship was saved by skillful damage control work and was able to reach Tulagi where she was temporarily repaired by her own crew. 47 Ships Sunk by Kamikaze Aircraft by Bill Gordon. Sterett was hit numerous times by Japanese battleship Hiei causing extensive damage all over the ship, starting fires and flooding compartments. Foreign flag ships, especially those with Naval Armed Guard on board as well as ships belonging to U.S. territories such as the Philippines . A mushroom cloud erupted, rising thousands of feet above the wreck of Liscome Bay. Although outnumbered and outgunned, the small old ship opened fire on the enemy ships until hit by a barrage of shells which set Little ablaze, and caused her to quickly sink. USS LCT(5)-208 sunk off Algeria, 20 June 1943. A direct hit on the navigation bridge killed or badly wounded all officers, except for the communications officer. The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. USS PC-814 destroyed by typhoon at Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 12 December 1945. Damage control was able to check flooding and the Hutchins retired to make repairs at Kerama Retto and eventually the States. PT-32 destroyed to prevent capture, Tagauayan Island, Philippine Islands, 13 March 1942. USS Johnston (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. Ammunition for 5 in, 40 mm, and 20mm cooked off causing more casualties. The ship was able to make Kerama Retto for temporary patch-ups and eventually back to the states for permanent repairs, arriving 26 Aug 45. San Francisco was one of the Navy's most decorated ships, being awarded 17 Battle stars for her service. Seven men died in the accident on California. Sunk by German land-based aircraft torpedo. Damage control parties dumped the unexploded bomb from the plane over the side, brought the fires under control. USS Belknap (DD-251) was covering the landings at Lingayen Gulf and Luzon when on 11 January 1945 she was attacked by a kamikaze which struck the ship in the number two stack. Sources of Information on US Navy Casualties in World War II. On January 21, a plane returning from a sortie made a normal landing, taxied forward abreast of the ship's island and disintegrated in a blinding explosion that killed 50 men and wounded 75. USS Parrott (DD-218) scrapped after being damaged beyond repair in a collision with the SS John Norton at Hampton Roads, Virginia, 2 May 1944. any reported sinkings ?>. On 1 November 1944 while on patrol near Panaon Island, Anderson was attacked by a Ki-43 "Oscar" which dove at her at 1812. USS Glennon (DD-620) was providing fire support for troops pushing inland from the Normandy beaches on 8 June 1944 when at 0830 the ship struck a mine along her stern causing significant damage. USS YC-647 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. This time she was hit by two bombs and two torpedoes and left dead in the water with a severe list. After the survivors were taken off, Mahan was scuttled with torpedoes; the crew lost 6 men and 31 wounded. USS Dickerson (APD-21) damaged by Japanese aircraft off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 2 April 1945, and scuttled, 4 April 1945. The detonation sheared off nearly the entire rear end of the carrier, killing everyone behind the forward bulkhead of the aft engine room. USS SC-700 sunk by accidental fire off Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 10 March 1944. Although structural damage was minor, a fire broke out and quickly spread due to burning gasoline, thus causing further explosions. USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) sunk by Japanese warships during the Battle of Leyte Gulf off Samar, Philippine Islands, 25 October 1944. Lost while in tow from Eureka and stranded. Ship's Data: U.S. USS Claxton (DD-571) was bombarding Japanese positions protecting Bougainville Island on 4 February 1944 when the ship was struck by as many as two (possibly eight-inch) shells which hit aft, wounding fifteen men but otherwise causing minimal damage. She was able to make it make to Kerama Retto under her own power, suffering 22 dead and 10 seriously wounded. The huge explosions broke the Barton in two and she quickly sank. USS YMS-21 sunk by a mine off Toulon, France, 1 September 1944. Casualties were staggering: enemy gunfire blasted one, while kamikaze attacks sank three, crippled a fourth and grazed two more. This book provides a comprehensive operational history of the Navy's 12 original "Interim" LSM(R)s. Those were the ones that the British helped to deal with. At approximately 0210 three US ships were hit, including Gwin which was hit amidships by a torpedo in her engine room. Around 08:20, Gambier Bay was severely damaged by a shell hit that flooded her forward engine room, cutting her speed in half. On 6 July 1943 Helena was operating as part of TF 68 which was engaging ten Japanese destroyers that were attempting to resupply garrison troops at Kula Gulf. 5122 (16 dead and 5106 survivors). PT-239 destroyed by fire in port, Lambu Lambu, Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 14 December 1943. 77 more of Houston's crew would die while in captivity. USS Haggard (DD-555) seriously damaged by kamikaze aircraft, 29 April 1945, off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, and not repaired after the end of the war. USS Luce (DD-522) sunk after being hit by two kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 3 May 1945. Kadashan Bay would have to retire for repairs before finishing the war. Selfridge attacked the enemy ships on her own after the O'Bannon and the Chevalier collided during the engagement. By 03:00, nearly 400 men, including about 70 wounded and many dead, were assembled on the forecastle deck. USS LCT(5)-315 sunk at Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, 23 March 1944. Her commanding officers were found to be at fault for the accident. (To hell with Murphy!7-If you can't beat them, join them, then beat them.19-The faster you move, the slower time passes, the longer you live. The battleship suffered only superficial damage, and the fire was brought quickly under control. When the Japanese were about to lose the Phillipenes they packedpow's onto freighters to ship to Japan. All attempts to shore the shell holes, by then below the waterline due to the increasing list, proved ineffective, and the list increased still more. While most US accounts report this as an eight-inch shell from the Japanese heavy cruiser Chikuma, Japanese sources report it was more likely a damaging near-miss from Yamato as both Yamato and Kongō claimed hits on an aircraft carrier at this time but Yamato had the shorter range and a better target angle. > Reposting article removed by rogue canceller.> > >, > just wondering> > considering that they were packed to the gills - it would be a> heck of a way to go - no chance of anyone getting out alive i'd> guess - packed like sardines and going to the bottom>, > i'd imagine that troop ship convoys were very heavily protected, > by anti-submarine forces to prevent anything like that from. If I remember correctly, some could steam faster than destroyerescorts and in speed they found a modicum of safety. 2 in Pearl Harbor for an inspection and temporary repairs. One of her men died and 35 were wounded. Off Leyte Gulf on 1 November 1944, Claxton was coming to the aid of stricken destroyer USS Abner Read, which was sinking after several kamikaze strikes. USS Renshaw (DD-499) was escorting landing craft through Surigao Strait into the Mindanao Sea on 21 February 1945 when she was targeted by a Japanese midget submarine that hit her with a torpedo. My uncle's ship was sunk on the way over. USS YA-65 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Fires broke out in the cruiser's hangar area and spaces. Pirate (AM-275) sunk after striking a mine at Wonsan, North Korea, 12 October 1950. USS LCI(L)-85 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. The destroyer then dueled with heavy crusier Chikuma taking several hits from eight-inch shells that flooded the forward section of the ship and knocked out a five-inch gun. The explosions continued to stagger the Turner until 0750 when a large violent explosion ripped the ship apart. USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) was on patrol off Savo Island during the night of 7-8 Aug 1942 when at 0215 a Japanese heavy cruiser appeared out of the darkness. While leaving the Guadalcanal area on 9 August 1942, at 0130 she steamed right past a Japanese task force on their way to meet the Americans near Savo Island. The ship was sunk by demolition charges by her own crew, going down at 20:15 on 13 November 1942. 18 off Rabaul, New Britain Island, 16 February 1943. A single "Val" made a suicide run on Hobson from the starboard side. As the first American merchant vessel lost to Germany's aggression during the Great War, the William P. Frye incident sparked the indignation of many in the United States. Damage at first did not seem significant and the ship made full power. USS Albacore (SS-218) sunk after striking a mine north off Hokkaido, Japan, 7 November 1944. Destroyed after fire broke out in a gasoline dump. In the ensuring Battle of Cape Esperance, Farenholt was hit by shells below the waterline from both Japanese and American guns causing concerning flooding. The ship made temporary repairs and remained on station until 9 April 1945. The first plane hit at the base of the island superstructure, its bomb penetrating the deck and exploding in the hangar. Caldwell was hit by two bombs, one of the diving planes turned on its back and struck the bridge of the destroyer. During the Battle of Tassafaronga, Northampton along with four additional cruisers and four destroyers all opened fire on an unsuspecting Japanese task force of eight destroyers. In November 1942 participated in Operation Torch, the landings in North Africa. Sunk by gunfire from Japanese destroyers. The ship had to withdraw from the action to tend her damage. RE>Karsten, the reason the sinking of the <
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