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|[[USS Gayety (AM-239)|USS ''Gayety'' (AM-239)]]<br>(Minesweeper)
|[[USS Gayety (AM-239)|USS ''Gayety'' (AM-239)]]<br>(Minesweeper)
|Damaged<ref name="baka">Damaged or sunk by ''baika'' manned flying bomb</ref><ref>''Gayety'' is damaged by two near-misses from a kamikaze and a baika</ref>
|Damaged<ref name="ohka">Damaged or sunk by ''Ohka'' manned flying bomb</ref><ref>''Gayety'' is damaged by two near-misses from a kamikaze and a ''Ohka''</ref>
|4 May 1945
|4 May 1945
|26°32'N, 126°58'E
|26°32'N, 126°58'E
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|[[USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774)|USS ''Hugh W. Hadley'' (DD-774)]]<br>(Destroyer)
|[[USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774)|USS ''Hugh W. Hadley'' (DD-774)]]<br>(Destroyer)
|Damaged<ref name="baika" /><ref>''Hadley'' is damaged by a baika</ref>
|Damaged<ref name="ohka" /><ref>''Hadley'' is damaged by a Ohka</ref>
|11 May 1945
|11 May 1945
|26°59'N, 127°32'E
|26°59'N, 127°32'E
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|[[USS Jeffers (DMS-27)]]<br>(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
|[[USS Jeffers (DMS-27)]]<br>(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
|Damaged<ref>Jeffers was hit by both a Baka and kamikaze</ref>
|Damaged<ref name="ohka" /><ref>Jeffers was hit by both a ''Okka'' and a kamikaze</ref>
|12 April 1945
|12 April 1945
|26°50'N, 126°35'E
|26°50'N, 126°35'E
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|[[USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733)]]<br>(Destroyer)
|[[USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733)]]<br>(Destroyer)
|Sunk<ref>Abele was sunk by Baka. She is the first U.S. Navy ship to be sunk by that type of weapon</ref>
|Sunk<ref name="ohka" /><ref>''Abele'' was sunk by an ''Ohka''. She is the first U.S. Navy ship to be sunk by that type of weapon</ref>
|12 April 1945
|12 April 1945
|Off Okinawa,27°25'N, 126°59'E
|Off Okinawa,27°25'N, 126°59'E
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|[[USS Mississinewa (AO-59)]]<br>(Fleet oiler)
|[[USS Mississinewa (AO-59)]]<br>(Fleet oiler)
|Sunk<ref>USS Mississinewa was sunk by kaiten (fired by Japanese submarine I-47 or I-36)</ref>
|Sunk<ref name=kaiten" /><ref>''Mississinewa'' was sunk by ''kaiten'' (fired by Japanese submarine I-47 or I-36)</ref>
|20 November 1944
|20 November 1944
|Ulithi, 10°06'N, 139°43'E
|Ulithi, 10°06'N, 139°43'E
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|[[USS Mullany (DD-528)]]<br>(Destroyer)
|[[USS Mullany (DD-528)]]<br>(Destroyer)
|Damaged<ref>Mullany was hit by two kamikazes</ref>
|Damaged<ref>''Mullany'' was hit by two kamikazes</ref>
|6 April 1945
|6 April 1945
|26°24'N, 128°10'E
|26°24'N, 128°10'E
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|[[USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79)]]<br>(Aircraft carrier, escort)
|[[USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79)]]<br>(Aircraft carrier, escort)
|Sunk<ref>Ommaney Bay was irreparably damaged. Destroyer Burns (DD-588) scuttles Ommaney Bay, 11°25'N, 121°19'E</ref>
|Sunk<ref>''Ommaney Bay'' was irreparably damaged. Destroyer ''Burns'' (DD-588) scuttles ''Ommaney Bay'', 11°25'N, 121°19'E</ref>
|4 January 1945
|4 January 1945
|11°25'N, 121°19'E
|11°25'N, 121°19'E
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|[[USS Porcupine (IX-126)]]<br>(Auxiliary tanker)
|[[USS Porcupine (IX-126)]]<br>(Auxiliary tanker)
|Sunk<ref>Porcupine is ultimately scuttled by Gansevoort</ref>
|Sunk<ref>''Porcupine'' is ultimately scuttled by ''Gansevoort''</ref>
|30 December 1944
|30 December 1944
|12°21'N, 121°02'E
|12°21'N, 121°02'E
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|[[USS Prichett (DD-561)]]<br>(Destroyer)
|[[USS Prichett (DD-561)]]<br>(Destroyer)
|Damaged<ref>Prichett was damaged by the near-miss of suicide plane, as she was assisting Callaghan. The depth of desperation reached by the Japanese kamikaze forces,as Callaghan's sunk is sunk by a bomb-carrying WILLOW (primary training biplane)!</ref>
|Damaged<ref>''Prichett'' was damaged by the near-miss of suicide plane, as she was assisting ''Callaghan''. The depth of desperation reached by the Japanese kamikaze forces,as ''Callaghan'' is sunk by a bomb-carrying WILLOW (primary training biplane)!</ref>
|28 July 1945
|28 July 1945
|25°43'N, 126°56'E
|25°43'N, 126°56'E
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|[[USS Shea (DM-30)]]<br>(Destroyer Minelayer (converted destroyer))
|[[USS Shea (DM-30)]]<br>(Destroyer Minelayer (converted destroyer))
|Damaged<ref>Shea was hit by a Baka</ref>
|Damaged<ref name="ohka" /><ref><ref>Shea was hit by a ''Ohka'</ref>
|4 May 1945
|4 May 1945
|27°26'N, 126°59'E
|27°26'N, 126°59'E
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|[[USS Stanly (DD-478)]]<br>(Destroyer)
|[[USS Stanly (DD-478)]]<br>(Destroyer)
|Damaged<ref>Stanly was hit by a Baka</ref>
|Damaged<ref name="ohka" /><ref><ref>Stanly was hit by a ''Ohka''</ref>
|12 April 1945
|12 April 1945
|27°12'N, 128°17'E
|27°12'N, 128°17'E

Revision as of 16:37, 30 November 2012

There were several Japanese special weapons used late in World War II. The one special weapon that is most often associated with World War II is the Japanese kamikaze aircraft. The word kamikaze was used to describe the way the Japanese believed they would destroy the American fleet by crashing aircraft into the American ships, thereby destroying their fleet.During World War II, Japanese Special Attack Units (tokubetsu kogeki tai, often abbreviated totokkotai), also called shimbu-tai, were specialized units of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

The Imperial Japanese Army Air Force participated in what came to be called "Body attack" or "body crash" attacks. The term kamikaze is often mistakenly used for incidents involving Army aircraft, as in Japan, kamikaze always was a term used by the Navy. To the ships under attack, it did not matter if the attack was from the Japanese army or navy.

Kamikaze Aircraft

Kamikaze (神風, literally: "God wind"; common translation: "Divine wind") [kamikaꜜze] Audio file "Kamikaze.ogg" not found, 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 4,000 kamikaze pilots were sacrificed. About 14% of kamikaze attacks managed to hit a ship.

Standard IJN and IJA aircraft

Almost every make and model of aircraft were used as kamikazes, The most often seen were the Mitsubishi A6M "Zeke", Aichi D3A "Val", Mitsubishi G4M "Betty", Nakajima B5N "Kate", Yokosuka P1Y "Francis", although in the final months of the war, every flyable aircraft was used. The Army used the Kawasaki Ki-61 "Tony", Mitsubishi Ki-46 "Dinah", although like the Navy, all available aircraft were to be used as the threat to Japan increased after Iwo Jima fell.

Ohka

Ohka at the Yasukuni Shrine

The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka ("cherry blossom") was a purpose-built kamikaze aircraft employed by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service towards the end of World War II. The US gave the aircraft the Japanese name Baka ("idiot").

It was a small flying bomb that was carried underneath a Mitsubishi G4M "Betty", Yokosuka P1Y Ginga "Frances" (guided Type 22) or planned Heavy Nakajima G8N Renzan "Rita" (transport type 43A/B) 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 against the ship to destroy. That final approach was almost unstoppable (especially for Type 11) because the aircraft gained tremendous speed. Later versions were designed to be launched from coastal air bases and caves, and even from submarines equipped with aircraft catapults, although none were actually used this way.

Baika

The Kawanishi Baika ("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".

Tsurugi

The Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi ("Sword") was a one-man kamikaze aircraft developed by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in the closing stages of World War II in late 1945. More than 100 Ki-115s were completed.

Toka

The Toka ("Wisteria Blossom") was the IJN version of the Nakajima Ki-115 Ko and Showa was to build the Toka for the IJN.

Shinryu

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.

Shusui

The Mitsubishi J8M for the Navy and Ki-200 for the Army. The Shusui 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.

Hiryu To-Go

The Hiryu To-Go, also known as the Ki-167, was a Mitsubishi Ki-67 Kai (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 sorted 17 April 1945 and disappeared, likely shot down by a Hellcat.

Maru-Ten

The Maru-Ten was Nakajima's designation for the Kokoku Heiki No.2, or Empire 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.

Boats

A Shinyo suicide boat.

Shinyo

The Shinyo ("Sea Quake") were Japanese suicide boats developed during World War II. 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 two depth charges as explosives.

6,200 Shinyo were produced for the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Maru-Ni

An additional 3,000 of the Shinyo were produced for the Imperial Japanese Army as Maru-Ni.

Around 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.

Submarines

Kaiten

Kaiten manned torpedoes, stacked on top of a departing submarine.

The Kaiten (variously translated as "Change the World", "Returning to Heaven" or "Heaven-shaker") was a torpedo modified as a suicide weapon, and used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II.

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.

Kairyu

A Kairyu in the Aburatsubo inlet.

The Kairyu ("Sea Dragon") was a Small, 2-man, midget submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy of 20 ton. All five of the "Special Attack Unit" mini-subs used in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor were destroyed. Midgets also attacked in Sydney (all four lost) and Madagascar in June'42. These 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. New submarines were built that 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.

Koryu

The Koryu was a medium-size coastal defense submarine of 60 tons. Five hundred of these 5-man submarines were planned, but only 115 were completed at the time of surrender.

Fukuryu

Suicide divers (Fukuryu "Crouching dragons") were a part of the Special Attack Units prepared to resist the invasion of the Home islands by Allied forces. They were armed with a mine containing 15 kg (33 lb) of explosive, fitted to a 5 m (16 ft) bamboo pole. They would dive and stick the pole into the hull of an enemy ship, destroying themselves in the process. 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. This new weapon is only known to have been used a few times operationally:

  • January 8, 1945: Damage by suicide divers to Infantry landing craft (gunboat) LCI(G)-404 in Yoo Passage, Palaus.
  • February 10, 1945: Attempted attack by suicide divers on surveying ship USS Hydrographer (AGS-2) in Schonian Harbor, Palaus.

Nikaku

The Nikaku were human anti-tank mines. They were IJA soldiers with explosives strapped to their bodies. The army pioneered this technique in Philippines and on Okinawa to attack tanks. The soldier would crawl between the tank treads or allow the tank to drive over him, then explode the charge. Other methods were a shaped-charge on a spike and a simple hand granade. The motto of these human bombs was: "One man - one tank".

List of ships

This table list 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.

Ship Damaged or Sunk Date Location Source
USS Aaron Ward (DM-34)
(Destroyer minelayer)
Damaged[1] 3 May 1945 Okinawa radar picket station number 10 Cressman p 672
DANFS
Rieley p 220-214
USS Abner Read (DD-526)
(Destroyer)
Sunk 1 November 1944 10°47'N 125°22'E Cressman p 569
DANFS
USS Achernar (AKA-53)
(Attack Cargo Ship)
Damaged 2 April 1945 San Pedro Bay, Philippine Islands, 26°07'N, 127°45'E Cressman p 653
USS Achilles (ARL-41) ex USS LST-455
(Repair Ship, Landing Craft)
Damaged 12 November 1944 11°11'N, 125°05'E Cressman p 575
DANFS
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USS Adams (DM-27)
(Destroyer Minelayer (converted destroyer))
Damaged 27 March 1945 26°17'N, 127°40'E Cressman p 649
USS Adams (DM-27)
(Destroyer Minelayer (converted destroyer))
Damaged 31 March 1945 26°12'N, 127°08'E Cressman p 652
SS Alcoa Pioneer
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 19 November 1944 San Pedro Bay, Leyte Cressman p 581
SS Alexander Majors
(Cargo ship)
damaged 12 November 1944 off Leyte, 11°11'N, 125°05'E Cressman p 575
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USS Allegan (AK-225)
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 3 June 1945 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman p 688
USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 6 January 1945 16°40'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 604
USS Alpine (APA-92)
(Attack Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged 12 November 1944 11°07'N, 125°02'E Cressman p 579
DANFS
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USS Alpine (APA-92)
(Attack Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged 1 April 1945 26°20'N, 127°41'E Cressman p 652
DANFS
Navsource
USS Alpine (APA-92)
(Attack Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged 17 November 1944 off Leyte, 11°07'N, 125°02'E Cressman p 579
USS Ammen (DD-527)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 1 November 1944 10°40'N, 125°20'E Cressman p 569
USS Anderson (DD-411)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 1 November 1944 10°11'N, 125°02'E Cressman p 569
USS Anthony (DD-515)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 27 May 1945 26°25'N, 128°30'E Cressman p 684
USS Anthony (DD-515)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 7 June 1945 27°07'N, 127°38'E Cressman p 691
USS Apache (ATF-67)
(Fleet Tug)
Damaged 5 January 1945 15°53'N, 120°00'E Cressman p 604
HMAS Arunta
(Destroyer)
Damaged 5 January 1945 14°00'N, 120°00'E Cressman p 604
SS Augustus Thomas
(Liberty Cargo ship)
Damaged 24 October 1944 San Pedro Bay, Philippine Islands Cressman p 561
USS Aulick (DD-569)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 29 November 1944 10°35'N, 125°40'E Cressman p 585
HMAS Australia (D84)
(Heavy cruiser)
Damaged 5 January 1945 14°00'N, 120°00'E Cressman p 604
HMAS Australia (D84)
(Heavy cruiser)
Damaged 8 January 1945 16°22'N, 120°12'E Cressman p 606
HMAS Australia (D84)
(Heavy cruiser)
Damaged 9 January 1945 16°22'N, 120°12'E Cressman p 607
USS Bache (DD-470)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 3 May 1945 Off Okinawa Cressman p 672
USS Bache (DD-470)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 13 May 1945 26°01'N, 126°53'E Cressman p 678
USS Barry (APD-29) ex (DD-248)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged[2] 25 May 1945 26°30'N, 127°00'E Cressman p 683
USS Barry (APD-29) ex (DD-248)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged[3] 21 June 1945 off Okinawa DANFS
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USS Barry (APD-29) ex (DD-248)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Sank[4] 22 June 1945 En route to Ie Shima Cressman p 701-702
USS Bates (APD-47) ex (DE-68)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Sunk 25 May 1945 26°41'N, 127°47'E Cressman p 683
USS Belknap (APD-34) ex (DD-251)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged 11 January 1945 Off Luzon, 16°20'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 608
USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)
(Aircraft Carrier, Light)
Damaged 30 October 1944 15°07'N, 124°01'E Cressman p 568
USS Benham (DD-796)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 17 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 24°01'N, 132°32'E Cressman p 664
SS Benjamin Ide Wheeler
(Liberty Cargo ship)
damaged 27 October 1944 Off Leyte Cressman p 566
USS Bennion (DD-662)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 28 April 1945 27°26'N, 127°51'E Cressman p 669
USS Bennion (DD-662)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 30 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 27°26'N, 127°51'E Cressman p 671
USS Bennett (DD-473)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 7 April 1945 27°16'N, 127°48'E Cressman p 658
USS Biloxi (CL-80)
(Light cruiser)
Damaged 26 March 1945 26°20'N, 127°18'E Cressman p 648
USS Birmingham (CL-62)
(Light cruiser)
Damaged 4 May 1945 26°19'N, 127°43'E Cressman p 673
USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) ex (CVE-21)
(Aircraft Carrier, escort)
Sank 21 February 1945 Off Iwo Jima, 24°36'N, 141°48'E Cressman p 627
USS Borie (DD-704)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 9 August 1945 Off Honshu at 37°21'N, 143°45'E Cressman p 730
USS Bowers (DE-637)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 16 April 1945 26°52'N, 127°52'E Cressman p 664
SS Bozeman Victory
(Victory cargo ship)
Damaged[5] 28 April 1945 in Nago Bay Cressman p 669
USS Braine (DD-630)
(Destroyer)
Damaged[6] 27 May 1945 26°25'N, 128°30'E Cressman p 684
USS Bright (DE-747)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 13 May 1945 26°21'N, 127°17'E Cressman p 678
USS Brooks (APD-10) ex (DD-232)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged 6 January 1945 16°20'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 604
USS Brown (DD-546)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 10 May 1945 26°26'N, 127°20'E Cressman p 676
SS Brown Victory
(Victory cargo ship)
Damaged 28 May 1945 Off Ie Shima Cressman p 685
USS Bryant (DD-665)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 22 December 1944 off Mindoro, 12°00'N, 121°00'E Cressman p 595
USS Bryant (DD-665)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 16 April 1945 27°05'N, 128°13'E Cressman p 664
USS Bullard (DD-660)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 11 April 1945 26°00'N, 130°00'E Cressman p 660
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged[7] 11 May 1945 25°44'N, 129°28'E Cressman p 676
USS Bush (DD-529)
(Destroyer)
Sunk 6 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 27°16'N, 127°48'E Cressman p 655
USS Butler (DMS-29) ex (DD-636)
(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
Damaged 28 April 1945 26°00'N, 127°00'E Cressman p 669
USS Butler (DMS-29) ex (DD-636)
(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
Damaged 25 May 1945 26°12'N, 127°50'E Cressman p 683
USS Cabot (CVL-28)
(Aircraft carrier, light)
Damaged 25 November 1944 15°42'N, 123°09'E Cressman p 584
USS Caldwell (DD-605)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 12 December 1944 off Leyte, 10°30'N, 124°42'E Cressman p 592
USS California (BB-44)
(Battleship)
Damaged 6 January 1945 16°20'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 604
USS Callaghan (DD-792)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 26 March 1945 26°20'N, 127°43'E Cressman p 648
USS Callaghan (DD-792)
(Destroyer)
Sunk[8][9] 29 July 1945 25°43'N, 126°55'E Cressman p 722
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USS Callaway (APA-35)
(Attack Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged 7 January 1945 17°00'N, 120°00'E Cressman p 607
SS Canada Victory
(Victory cargo ship)
Sunk 27 April 1945 Off Okinawa Cressman p 669
SS Cape Constance
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 3 November 1944 Tacloban, Leyte Cressman p 571
SS Cape Romano
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 19 November 1944 San Pedro Bay, Leyte Cressman p 581
USS Carina (AK-74)
(Cargo ship)
Damaged[5] 3 May 1945 26°13'N, 127°50'E Cressman p 672
USS Cassin Young (DD-793)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 12 April 1945 27°17'N, 127°50'E Cressman p 661
USS Cassin Young (DD-793)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 29 July 1945 26°08'N, 127°58'E Cressman p 723
USS Champion (AM-134)
(Minesweeper)
Damaged 16 April 1945 Off Okinawa DANFS
USS Charles J. Badger (DD-657)
(Destroyer)
Damaged[5] 8 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°18'N, 127°39'E Cressman p 659
USS Chase (APD-54) ex (DE-158)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged 20 May 1945 26°18'N, 127°14'E Cressman p 673
USS Chilton (APA-38)
(Attack Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged[10] 2 April, 1945 25°59'N, 127°17'E Cressman p 653
USS Claxton (DD-571)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 1 November 1944 10°40'N, 125°20'E Cressman p 569
USS Colhoun (DD-801)
(Destroyer)
Sunk[11] 6 April 1945 27°16'N, 127°48'E Cressman p 655
USS Colorado (BB-45)
(Battleship)
Damaged 27 November 1944 10°50'N, 125°25'E Cressman p 585
USS Columbia (CL-56)
(Light cruiser)
Damaged 6 January 1945 16°20'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 604
USS Columbia (CL-56)
(Light cruiser)
Damaged 9 January 1945 16°08'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 607
USS Comfort (AH-6)
(Hospital ship)
Damaged 28 April 1945 25°30'N, 127°40'E Cressman p 669
USS Connolly (DE-306)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 13 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°55'N, 126°46'E Cressman p 662
USS Cowanesque (AO-79)
(Fleet Oiler)
Damaged 3 January 1945 08°56'N, 122°49'E Cressman p 603
USS Cowell (DD-547)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 25 May 1945 Off Okinawa DANFS
USS Curtiss (AV-4)
(Seaplane tender)
Damaged 21 June 1945 26°10'N, 127°18'E Cressman p 701
USS Daly (DD-519)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 28 April 1945 27°12'N, 128°16'E Cressman p 669
USS Dashiell (DD-659)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 14 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 27°15'N, 130°25'E Cressman p 662
SS David Dudley Field
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 24 October 1944 Tacloban, Leyte Cressman p 561
SS David Dudley Field
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 12 January 1945 Subic Bay Cressman p 609
USS Defense (AM-317)
(Minesweeper)
Damaged 6 April 1945 26°38'N, 127°31'E Cressman p 655
USS Devastator (AM-318)
(Minesweeper)
Damaged 6 April 1945 26°26'N, 127°40'E Cressman p 655
USS Devilfish (SS-292)
(Submarine)
Damaged[12] 20 March 1945 En route to patrol area DANFS
USS Dickerson (APD-21) ex (DD-157)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged 2 April 1945 26°21'N, 127°45'E Cressman p 653
USS Dickerson (APD-21) ex (DD-157)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Sunk[13] 4 April 1945 off Kerama Retto Cressman p 654
USS Ditter (DM-31)
(Light Minelayer (converted destroyer))
Damaged 6 June 1945 26°14'N,128°01'E Cressman p 690
USS Denver (CL-58)
(Light cruiser)
Damaged 28 October 1944 10°57'N, 125°02'E Cressman p 567
USS Dorsey (DMS-1) ex (DD-117)
(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
Damaged 26 March 1945 26°20'N, 127°18'E Cressman p 648
USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 17 May 1945 25°59'N, 126°54'E Cressman p 680
USS Drayton (DD-366)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 5 December 1944 10°10'N, 125°20'E Cressman p 588
USS Drexler (DD-741)
(Destroyer)
Sunk 28 May 1945 27°06'N, 127°38'E Cressman p 685
USS Dupage (APA-41)
(Attack Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged 10 January 1945 16°17'N, 120°15'E Cressman p 608
USS Dutton (AGS-8)
(Survey Ship)
Damaged 27 May 1945 26°15'N, 127°59'E Cressman p 684
USS Earl V. Johnson (DE-702)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged[14][15] 5 August 1945 20°17'N, 128°07 Cressman p 727
SS Edward M. Wescott
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 12 January 1945 Off the west coast of Luzon Cressman p 609
USS Egeria (ARL-8)
(Repair Ship, Landing Craft)
Damaged 12 November 1944 11°11'N, 125°05'E Cressman p 575
USS Ellyson (DMS-19) ex (DD-545)
(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
Damaged 22 June 1945 26°04'N, 127°55'E Cressman p 702
SS Elmira Victory
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 12 January 1945 16°11'N, 120°20'E Cressman p 609
USS Emmons (DMS-22) ex (DD-457)
(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
Damaged 6 April 1945 26°48'N, 128°04'E Cressman p 655
USS Emmons (DMS-22) ex (DD-457)
(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
Sunk[16] 7 April 1945 Off Okinawa Cressman p 658
USS England (DE-635)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 27 April 1945 26°40'N, 127°40'E Cressman p 669
USS England (DE-635)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 9 May 1945 26°18'N, 127°13'E Cressman p 676
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged[17] 11 April 1945 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman p 660
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged 14 May 1945 Off Honshu, 30°23'N, 132°36'E Cressman p 678
USS Essex (CV-9)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged 25 November 1944 15°47'N, 124°14'E Cressman p 584
USS Evans (DD-552)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 11 May 1945 26°58'N, 127°32'E Cressman p 676
USS Facility (AM-233)
(Minesweeper)
Damaged 6 April 1945 26°00'N, 127°00'E Cressman p 655
USS Fieberling (DE-640)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 6 April 1945 26°48'N, 128°04'E Cressman p 655
USS Foote (DD-511)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 21 December 1944 Off Mindoro, 11°05'N, 121°20'E Cressman p 595
USS Foreman (DE-633)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 26 March 1945 26°20'N, 127°18'E Cressman p 648
HMS Formidable (R67)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged 4 May 1945 26°01'N, 237°26'E'
HMS Formidable (R67)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged 9 May 1945 Off Okinawa Cressman p 676
USS Forrest (DMS-24)
(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
Damaged 26 May 1945 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman p 685
SS Francisco Morozan
(Cargo ship)
Damaged[18] 30 December 1944 Off Mindoro Cressman p 598
USS Franklin (CV-13)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged 13 October 1944 22°55'N, 123°12'E Cressman p 554
DANFS
USS Gansevoort (DD-608)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 30 December 1944 12°21'N, 121°02'E Cressman p 598
USS Gayety (AM-239)
(Minesweeper)
Damaged[19][20] 4 May 1945 26°32'N, 126°58'E Cressman p 673
MV General Fleischer
(Norwegian motor vessel)
Damaged 19 November 1944 San Pedro Bay, Leyte Cressman p 581
SS Gilbert Stuart
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 18 November 1944 Off Tacloban Cressman p 580
USS Gilligan (DE-508)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 12 January 1945 Off the west coast of Luzon, 16°20'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 609
USS Gilligan (DE-508)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged[14][21] 27 May 1945 26°47'N, 127°47'E Cressman p 684
USS Gilmer (APD-11)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged 25 March 1945 26°00'N, 127°20'E Cressman p 647
USS Gladiator (AM-319)
(Minesweeper)
Damaged[22] 12 April 1945 26°05'N, 127°35'E Cressman p 661
USS Gladiator (AM-319)
(Minesweeper)
Damaged[23] 22 April 1945 26°21'N, 127°45'E Cressman p 667
USS Goodhue (APA-107)
(Attack Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged 2 April 1945 25°56'N, 127°17'E Cressman p 653
USS Gregory (DD-802)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 8 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 27°07'N, 128°39'E Cressman p 659
USS Guest (DD-472)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 25 May 1945 26°22'N, 127°44'E Cressman p 683
USS Gwin (DM-33)
(Destroyer minelayer)
Damaged 4 May 1945 Off Okinawa DANFS
USS Haggard (DD-555)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 29 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 27°01'N, 129°40'E Cressman p 670
USS Halloran (DE-305)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 21 June 1945 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman p 701
USS Halsey Powell (DD-686)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 20 March 1945 30°27'N, 134°28'E Cressman p 644
USS Hambleton (DMS-20)
(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
Damaged 3 April, 1945 27°00'N, 127°00'E Cressman p 654
USS Hancock (CV-19)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged 25 November 1944 15°47'N, 124°14'E Cressman p 584
USS Hancock (CV-19)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged 7 April 1945 27°00'N, 130°00'E Cressman p 658
USS Hank (DD-702)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 11 April 1945 Off Okinawa DANSF
USS Haraden (DD-585)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 13 December 1944 Mindanao-Negros area 08°40'N, 122°33'E Cressman p 592
USS Harding (DMS-28)
(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
Damaged 16 April 1945 26°42'N, 127°25'E Cressman p 664
USS Harry F. Bauer (DM-26)
(Light Minelayer (converted destroyer))
Damaged 29 April 1945 Off Okinawa,26°47'N, 128°42'E Cressman p 670
USS Harry F. Bauer (DM-26)
(Light Minelayer (converted destroyer))
Damaged 10 May 1945 26°25'N, 128°31'E Cressman p 676
USS Harry F. Bauer (DM-26)
(Light Minelayer (converted destroyer))
Damaged 6 June 1945 Off Okinawa Cressman p 690
USS Harrison (DD-573)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 6 April 1945 27°05'N, 129°22'E Cressman p 656
USS Haynesworth (DD-700)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 6 April 1945 26°55'N, 129°29'E Cressman p 655
USS Hazelwood (DD-531)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 29 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 27°02'N, 129°59'E Cressman p 670
USS Helm (DD-388)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 5 January 1945 15°00'N, 119°00'E Cressman p 604
USS Henrico (APA-45)
(Attack Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged 2 April 1945 25°59'N, 127°17'E Cressman p 653
USS Hinsdale (APA-120)
(Attack Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged 31 March 1945 25°54'N, 127°49'E Cressman p 652
USS Hinsdale (APA-120)
(Attack Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged 1 April 1945 26°20'N, 127°41'E Cressman p 652
SS Hobbs Victory
(Victory cargo ship)
Sunk[24] 6 April 1945 Northwest of Kerama Retto 26°05'N, 125°14'E. Cressman p 657
USS Hobson (DMS-26)USS ''Hobson'' (DMS-26)
(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
Damaged 16 April 1945 27°26'N, 126°59'E Cressman p 664
USS Hodges (DE-231)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 9 January 1945 16°22'N, 120°12'E Cressman p 607
USS Hopkins (DD-249)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 4 May 1945 Off Okinawa DANFS
USS Horace A. Bass (APD-124)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged 29 July 1945 26°17'N, 127°34'E Cressman p 723
USS Howorth (DD-592)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 15 December 1944 12°19'N, 121°02'E Cressman p 593
USS Howorth (DD-592)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 6 April 1945 26°32'N, 127°40'E Cressman p 655
USS Hudson (DD-475)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 22 April 1945 27°00'N, 127°00'E Cressman p 664
USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774)
(Destroyer)
Damaged[19][25] 11 May 1945 26°59'N, 127°32'E Cressman p 676
USS Hughes (DD-410)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 10 December 1944 10°15'N, 125°10'E Cressman p 590
USS Hunt (DD-674)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 14 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 27°15'N, 130°25'E Cressman p 663
USS Hyman (DD-732)
(Destroyer)
Damaged[26] 6 April 1945 26°45'N, 27°42'E Cressman p 656
USS Idaho (BB-42)
(Battleship)
Damaged 12 April 1945 26°26'N, 127°32'E Cressman p 661
HMS Indefatigable (R10)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged 1 April 1945 Off Okinawa Cressman p 653
USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
(Heavy cruiser)
Damaged 30 March 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°25'N, 127°30'E Cressman p 651
HMS Indomitable (R92)
(Aircraft carrier)
Hit[27] 4 May 1945 26°01'N, 237°26'E Cressman p 673
USS Ingraham (DD-694)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 5 May 1945 Off Okinawa DANFS
USS Intrepid (CV-11)
(Aircraft Carrier)
Damaged 29 October 1944 15°07'N, 124°01'E Cressman p 567
USS Intrepid (CV-11)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged 25 November 1944 15°47'N, 124°14'E Cressman p 584
USS Intrepid (CV-11)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged 16 April 1945 27°37'N, 131°14'E Cressman p 664
USS Isherwood (DD-520)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 22 April 1945 26°14'N, 127°28'E Cressman p 664
USS J. William Ditter (DM-31)
(Destroyer minelayer)
Damaged 6 June 1945 Off Okinawa DANFS
USS James O'Hara (APA-90)
(Attack Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged 23 November 1944 off Leyte, 10°57'N, 125°02'E Cressman p 583
USS Jeffers (DMS-27)
(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
Damaged[19][28] 12 April 1945 26°50'N, 126°35'E Cressman p 661
SS Jeremiah M. Daily
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 12 November 1944 off Leyte, 11°11'N, 125°05'E Cressman p 575
SS John Burke
(Liberty Cargo ship)
Sunk 28 December 1944 Off Mindoro, 9°1'11"N 123°26'50"E Cressma p 598
USS John C. Butler (DE-339)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 20 May 1945 26°47'N, 127°52'E Cressman p 673
SS John Evans
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 5 December 1944 San Pedro Bay, Leyte, 09°34'N, 127°30'E Cressman p 588
SS Josiah Snelling
(Cargo ship)
Damaged[29] 28 May 1945 Off Okinawa Cressman p 685
SS Juan de Fuca
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 21 December 1944 Off Panay, continues on to Mindoro (see 31 December) Cressman p 595
USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76)
(Aircraft carrier, escort)
Damaged 8 January 1945 15°10'N, 119°08'E Cressman p 606
USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68)
(Aircraft Carrier, Escort)
Damaged 25 October 1944 11°10'N, 126°20'E Cressman p 563
USS Kenneth Whiting (AV-14)
(Seaplane Tender)
Damaged 21 June 1945 26°10'N, 127°18'E Cressman p 701
USS Keokuk (AKN-4)
(Net Cargo Ship)
Damaged 21 February 1945 24°36'N, 141°48'E Cressman p 627
USS Kidd (DD-661)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 11 April 1945 26°00'N, 130°00'E Cressman p 660
USS Kimberley (DD-521)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 25 March 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°02'N, 126°54'E Cressman p 647
USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)
(Aircraft Carrier, Escort)
Damaged 25 October 1944 11°10'N, 126°20'E Cressman p 563
USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)
(Aircraft carrier, escort)
Damaged 8 January 1945 15°48'N, 119°09'E Cressman p 606
SS Kyle V. Johnson
(Cargo Ship)
Damaged 12 January 1945 15°12'N, 119°30'E Cressman p 609
USS La Grange (APA-124)
(Attack Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged[30] 13 August 1945 Buckner Bay, Okinawa, 26°14'N, 127°52'E Cressman p 733
USS Laffey (DD-724)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 15 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 27°16'N, 127°50'E Cressman p 663
USS Lamson (DD-367)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 7 December 1944 10°28'N, 124°41'E Cressman p 589
USS LCI(G)-70
(Landing craft, infantry (gunboat))
Damaged 5 January 1945 15°36'N, 119°20'E Cressman p 604
USS LCI-82)
(Landing craft infantry)
Sunk[5] 4 April 1945 Off Okinawa Cressman p 654
USS LCI(L)-90
(Landing craft, infantry, large)
Damaged 3 June 1945 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman p 688
USS LCI(G)-365
(Landing craft, infantry (gun boat))
Sunk[31] 10 January 1945 16°06'N, 120°14'E Cressman p 607
USS LCI(G)-404
(Landing craft Infantry (gunboat))
Damaged[32] 8 January 1945 Yoo Passage, Palaus Cressman p 606
USS LCI(G)-588
(Landing craft, infantry (gun boat))
Damaged[5] 28 March 1945 Off Okinawa Cressman p 648
USS LCI(M)-974
(Landing craft, infantry (mortar))
Sunk[31] 10 January 1945 16°06'N, 120°14'E Cressman p 607
USS LCS(L)-7
(Support Landing Craft, Large (Rocket))
Sunk[5] 16 February 1945 At the entrance to Mariveles harbor Cressman p 623
USS LCS(L)(3)-15
(Landing craft, support (large) (Mk. III))
Sunk 22 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 27°20´N, 127°10´E navsource
USS LCS-25
(Support Landing Craft)
Damaged 3 May 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°24'N, 126°15'E Cressman p 672
USS LCS(L)(3)-33
(Landing craft, support (large) (Mk. III))
Sunk[33] 12 April 1945 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman p 661
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USS LCS-52
(Support Landing Craft)
Damaged[34] 27 May 1945 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman p 683-685
USS LCS-88
(Support Landing Craft)
Damaged 11 May 1945 26°58'N, 127°32'E Cressman p 676
USS LCS(L)-119
(Support Landing Craft, Large (Rocket))
Damaged 28 May 1945 26°15'N, 127°51'E Cressman p 685
USS LCS(L)-121
(Support Landing Craft, Large (Rocket))
Damaged 24 May 1945 26°00'N, 127°00'E Cressman p 683
USS LCS(L)(3)-122
(Support Landing Craft, Large (Rocket))
Damaged 11 June 1945 Off Okinawa Cressman p 694
USS LCT-1075
(Landing craft, tank)
Sunk[35] 10 December 1944 South of Dulag Cressman p 590
SS Leonidas Merritt
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 12 November 1944 off Leyte, 11°11'N, 125°05'E Cressman p 575
USS Leray Wilson (DE-414)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 10 January 1945 16°20'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 608
USS Leutze (DD-481)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 6 April 1945 26°38'N, 127°28'E Cressman p 655
SS Lewis L. Dyche
(Liberty cargo ship)
Sunk 4 January 1945 South of Mindoro Cressman p 603
USS Lexington (CV-16)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged 5 November 1944 16°20'N, 123°59'E Cressman p 571
USS Liddle (APD-60)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged 7 December 1944 10°57'N, 124°35'E Cressman p 589
USS Lindsey (DM-32)
(Light Minelayer (converted destroyer))
Damaged 12 April 1945 26°28'N, 127°15'E Cressman p 661
USS Little (DD-803)
(Destroyer)
Sunk 3 May 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°24'N, 126°15'E Cressman p 672
SS Logan Victory
(Victory cargo ship)
Damaged[36] 6 April 1945 Off Kerama Retto, 26°10'N, 127°16'E Cressman p 656
USS Long (DD-209) (DMS-12)
(High-speed minesweeper)
Damaged 6 January 1945 16°12'N, 120°11'E Cressman p 604
USS Longshaw (DD-559)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 7 April 1945 26°29'N, 127°41'E Cressman p 658
USS Louisville (CA-28)
(Heavy cruiser)
Damaged 5 January 1945 15°53'N, 120°00'E Cressman p 604
USS Louisville (CA-28)
(Heavy cruiser)
Damaged 6 January 1945 16°37'N, 120°17'E Cressman p 604
USS Louisville (CA-28)
(Heavy cruiser)
Damaged 5 June 1945 26°07'N, 127°52'E Cressman p 690
USS Loy (APD-56)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged 27 May 1945 26°30'N, 127°30'E Cressman p 684
USS LSM-18
(Landing ship, medium)
Damaged 7 December 1944 10°57'N, 124°35'E Cressman p 589
USS LSM-19
(Landing ship, medium)
Damaged 7 December 1944 10°57'N, 124°35'E Cressman p 589
USS LSM-20
(Landing ship, medium)
Sunk 5 December 1944 10º12'N, 125º19'E Navsource
USS LSM-59
(Landing ship, medium)
Sunk[37] 21 June 1945 En route to Ie Shima Cressman p 701
USS LSM-135
(Landing ship, medium)
Sunk 25 May 1945 26°41'N, 127°47'E Cressman p 683
USS LSM-188
(Landing ship medium)
Damaged 28 March 1945 Off Okinawa Cressman p 648
USS LSM(R)-189
(Landing ship, medium (rocket))
Damaged 12 April 1945 Off Okinawa DANFS
USS LSM-190
(Landing ship, medium)
Sank 4 May 1945 27°10'N, 127°58'E Cressman p 673
USS LSM-194
(Landing ship, medium)
Sank 4 May 1945 27°10'N, 127°58'E Cressman p 673
USS LSM-195
(Landing ship, medium)
Sunk 3 May 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°24'N, 126°15'E Cressman p 672
USS LSM-318
(Landing ship, medium)
Sunk 7 December 1944 10°57'N, 124°35'E Cressman p 589
USS LST-447
(Landing ship, tank)
Damaged 6 April 1945 26°09'N, 127°18'E Cressman p 656
USS LST-447
(Landing ship, tank)
Sunk[38] 7 April 1945 26°09'N, 127°18'E Cressman p 658
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USS LST-460
(Landing ship, tank)
Damaged 21 December 1944 11°13'N, 121°04'E Cressman p 595
USS LST-472
(Landing ship, tank)
Damaged[39] 15 December 1944 off southern tip of Mindoro, 12°19'N, 121°05'E Cressman p 592-593
USS LST-477
(Landing ship, tank)
Damaged 21 February 1945 24°40'N, 141°44'E Cressman p 627
USS LST-534
(Landing ship, tank)
Damaged 22 June 1945 26°18'N, 127°49'E Cressman p 702
USS LST-599)
(Landing ship, tank)
Damaged 3 April 1945 26°10'N, 127°16'E Cressman p 654
USS LST-610
(Landing ship tank)
Damaged[5] 10 January 1945 16°20'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 607
USS LST-700
(Landing ship, tank)
Damaged 12 January 1945 14°04'N, 119°25'E Cressman p 609
USS LST-724
(Landing ship, tank)
Damaged 31 March 1945 25°59'N, 127°50'E Cressman p 652
USS LST-737
(Landing ship, tank)
Damaged 7 December 1944 10°57'N, 124°35'E Cressman p 589
USS LST-738
(Landing ship, tank)
Damaged[40] 15 December 1944 off southern tip of Mindoro, 12°19'N, 121°05'E Cressman p 592-593
USS LST-749
(Landing ship, tank)
Damaged 21 December 1944 11°13'N, 121°04'E Cressman p 595
USS LST-750
(Landing ship, tank)
Sunk[41] 28 December 1944 09°01'N, 122°30'E Cressma p 598
USS LST-808
(Landing ship, tank)
Damaged 20 May 1945 26°42'N, 127°47'E Cressman p 673
USS LST-809
(Landing ship, tank)
Damaged 21 February 1945 24°08'N, 142°06'E Cressman p 627
USS LST-884
(Landing ship, tank)
Damaged 31 March 1945 25°59'N, 127°50'E Cressman p 652
USS LST-884
(Landing ship, tank)
Damaged 1 April 1945 26°20'N, 127°41'E Cressman p 652
USS LST-912
(Landing ship tank)
Damaged 7 January 1945 16°20'N 120°10'E Cressman p 607
USS LST-925
(Landing ship tank)
Damaged[5] 9 January 1945 16°20'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 607
USS LST-1028
(Landing ship tank)
Damaged[5] 9 January 1945 16°20'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 607
USS Luce (DD-522)
(Destroyer)
Sank 4 May 1945 26°35'N,127°10'E Cressman p 673
USS Lunga Point (CVE-94)
(Aircraft carrier, escort)
Damaged 21 February 1945 24°40'N, 141°44'E Cressman p 627
USS Macomb (DMS-23)
(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
Damaged 3 May 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°01'N, 126°53'E Cressman p 672
USS Maddox (DD-731)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 21 January 1945 23°06'N, 122°43'E Cressman p 613
USS Mahan (DD-364)
(Destroyer)
Sank[42] 7 December 1944 10°50'N, 124°30'E Cressman p 589
USS Mahnomen County (LST-912)
(Landing ship, tank)
Damaged 8 January 1945 Surigao Straits DANFS
USS Manila Bay (CVE-61)
(Aircraft carrier, escort)
Damaged 5 January 1945 14°50'N, 119°10'E Cressman p 604
USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733)
(Destroyer)
Sunk[19][43] 12 April 1945 Off Okinawa,27°25'N, 126°59'E Cressman p 661
SS Marcus Daly
(Liberty Cargo ship)
Damaged 5 December 1944 San Pedro Bay, Leyte, 09°34'N, 127°30'E Cressman p 588
SS Marcus Daly
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 10 December 1944 South of Dulag Cressman p 590
USS Marcus Island (CVE-77)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged 15 December 1944 off Mindoro Cressman p 593
SS Mary A. Livermore
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 28 May 1945 Buckner Bay, 26°12'N, 127°46'E Cressman p 685
USS Maryland (BB-46)
(Battleship)
Damaged 29 November 1944 In Leyte Gulf, 10°41'N, 125°23'E Cressman p 585
USS Maryland (BB-46)
(Battleship)
Damaged 7 April 1945 26°40'N, 127°29'E Cressman p 658
SS Matthew P. Deady
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 3 November 1944 Tacloban, Leyte Cressman p 571
SS Minot Victory
(Victory cargo ship)
Damaged 12 April 1945 Off Okinawa Cressman pp 661-662
USS Mississinewa (AO-59)
(Fleet oiler)
Sunk[44][45] 20 November 1944 Ulithi, 10°06'N, 139°43'E Cressman p 581
USS Mississippi (BB-41)
(Battleship)
Damaged 9 January 1945 16°08'N, 120°18'E Cressman p 607
USS Mississippi (BB-41)
(Battleship)
Damaged 5 June 1945 26°09'N, 127°35'E Cressman p 690
USS Missouri (BB-63)
(Battleship)
Damaged 11 April 1945 26°00'N, 130°00'E Cressman p 660
USS Missouri (BB-63)
(Battleship)
Damaged 16 April 1945 26°00'N, 130°00'E Cressman p 664
USS Montpelier (CL-57)
(Light cruiser)
Damaged 27 November 1944 10°50'N, 125°25'E Cressman p 585
USS Morris (DD-417)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 6 April 1945 25°55'N, 127°52'E Cressman p 655
USS Morrison (DD-560)
(Destroyer)
Sank 4 May 1945 27°10'N, 127°58'E Cressman p 673
SS Morrison R. Waite
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 12 November 1944 off Leyte, 11°11'N, 125°05'E Cressman p 575
USS Mugford (DD-389)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 5 December 1944 10°15'N, 125°20'E Cressman p 588
USS Mullany (DD-528)
(Destroyer)
Damaged[46] 6 April 1945 26°24'N, 128°10'E Cressman p 655
USS Nashville (CL-43)
(Light cruiser)
Damaged 13 December 1944 08°57'N, 123°28'E Cressman p 592
USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62)
(Aircraft Carrier, Escort)
Damaged 7 June 1945 24°46'N, 126°37'E Cressman p 691
USS Nevada (BB-36)
(Battleship)
Damaged 26 March 1945 26°20'N, 127°18'E Cressman p 648
USS New Mexico (BB-40)
(Battleship)
Damaged 6 January 1945 16°20'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 604
USS New Mexico (BB-40)
(Battleship)
Damaged 12 May 1945 26°22'N, 127°43'E Cressman p 677
USS New York (BB-34)
(Battleship)
Damaged 14 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman p 662
USS Newcomb (DD-586)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 6 January 1945 16°20'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 604
USS Newcomb (DD-586)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 6 April 1945 26°38'N, 127°28'E Cressman p 655
USS O'Brien (DD-725)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 6 January 1945 16°23'N, 120°14'E Cressman p 604
USS O'Brien (DD-725)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 26 March 1945 26°16'N, 127°26'E Cressman p 648
USS O'Neill (DE-188)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 25 May 1945 26°20'N, 127°43'E Cressman p 683
USS Oberrender (DE-344)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 9 May 1945 26°32'N, 127°30'E Cressman p 676
USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79)
(Aircraft carrier, escort)
Sunk[47] 4 January 1945 11°25'N, 121°19'E Cressman p 603
USS Orca (AVP-49)
(Small Seaplane Tender)
Damaged 5 January 1945 15°36'N, 119°20'E Cressman p 604
USS Orestes (AGP-10)
(Patrol Craft Tender)
Damaged 30 December 1944 12°19'N, 121°04'E Cressman p 598
SS Otis Skinner
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 12 January 1945 14°42'N, 119°35'E Cressman p 609
USS Pathfinder (AGS-1)
(Survey ship)
Damaged 5 May 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°38'N, 127°53'E Cressman p 676
USS Paul Hamilton (DD-590)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 15 December 1944 12°19'N, 121°02'E Cressman p 593
USS PC-1129
(Coastal Patrol Craft)
Damaged[5] 31 January 1945 14°05'N, 120°30'E Cressman p 617
USS PC-1603
(Coastal Patrol Craft)
Damaged 26 May 1945 26°25'N, 127°53'E Cressman p 684
USS PCS-1396
(Coastal Patrol Craft)
Damaged 27 May 1945 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman p 684
USS Philip (DD-498)
(Destroyer)
Damaged[5] 10 January 1945 16°06'N, 120°14'E Cressman p 607
USS Pinkney (APH-2)
(Troop Transport, Hospital)
Damaged 28 April 1945 26°00'N, 127°00'E Cressman p 669
USS Porcupine (IX-126)
(Auxiliary tanker)
Sunk[48] 30 December 1944 12°21'N, 121°02'E Cressman p 598
USS Porterfield (DD-682)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 26 March 1945 26°20'N, 127°18'E Cressman p 648
USS Prichett (DD-561)
(Destroyer)
Damaged[49] 28 July 1945 25°43'N, 126°56'E Cressman p 722
USS Pringle (DD-477)
(Destroyer)
Sunk 30 December 1944 12°18'N, 121°01'E Cressman p 598
USS Pringle (DD-477)
(Destroyer)
Sunk 16 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 27°26'N, 126°59'E Cressman p 664
USS PT-84
(Patrol torpedo boat)
Damaged 17 December 1944 off Mindoro, 12°19'N, 121°04'E Cressman p 593
USS PT-223
(Patrol torpedo boat)
Damaged 15 December 1944 12°19'N, 121°05'E Cressman p 593
USS PT-300
(Patrol torpedo boat)
Sunk 18 December 1944 off Mindoro, 12°19'N, 121°05'E Cressman p 593
USS PT-323
(Patrol torpedo boat)
Sunk 10 December 1944 10°33'N, 125°14'E Cressman p 590
USS Purdy (DD-734)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 12 April 1945 27°16'N, 127°50'E Cressman p 661
USS Rall (DE-304)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 12 April 1945 26°36'N, 127°39'E Cressman p 661
USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 27 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman p 669
USS Randolph (CV-15)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged 11 March 1945 Ulithi Combined fleet
USS Ransom (AM-283)
(Minesweeper)
Damaged 6 April 1945 26°48'N, 128°04'E Cressman p 655
USS Ransom (AM-283)
(Minesweeper)
Damaged 22 April 1945 26°14'N, 127°28'E Cressman p 664
USS Rathburne (APD-25)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged 27 April 1945 26°26'N, 127°36'E Cressman p 669
USS Rednour (APD-102)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged 27 May 1945 26°29'N, 127°21'E Cressman p 684
USS Register (APD-92)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged 20 May 1945 26°25'N, 127°21'E Cressman p 681
USS Reid (DD-369)
(Destroyer)
Sunk 11 December 1944 off Leyte, 09°50'N, 124°55'E Cressman p 591
USS Reno (CL-96)
(Light cruiser)
Damaged 14 October 1944 22°48'N, 123°01'E Cressman p 554
DANFS
USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 6 January 1945 16°20'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 604
USS Richard W. Suesens (DE-342)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 12 January 1945 Off the west coast of Luzon, 16°20'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 609
USS Riddle (DE-185)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 12 April 1945 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman p 661
USS Robert H. Smith (DM-23)
(Light Minelayer (converted destroyer))
Damaged 25 March 1945 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman p 647
USS Robinson (DD-562)
(Destroyer)
Damaged[5] 10 January 1945 16°06'N, 120°14'E Cressman p 607
USS Rodman (DMS-21)
(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
Damaged 6 April 1945 26°48'N, 128°04'E Cressman p 655
USS Roper (DD-147) (APD-20)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged 25 May 1945 26°34'N, 127°36'E Cressman p 683
SS S. Hall Young
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 29 April 1945 In Nago Bay Cressman p 671
USS Salamaua (CVE-96)
(Aircraft carrier, escort)
Damaged 13 January 1945 17°09'N, 119°21'E Cressman p 610
USS Samuel S. Miles (DE-183)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 11 April 1945 Off Okinawa DANFS
USS San Jacinto (CVL-30)
(Aircraft carrier, light)
Damaged 6 April 1945 26°46'N, 129°43'E Cressman p 656
USS Sandoval (APA-194)
(Attack Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged 28 May 1945 26°15'N, 127°51'E Cressman p 685
USS Sangamon (CVE-26)
(Aircraft carrier, escort)
Damaged 4 May 1945 26°01'N, 237°26'E Cressman p 683
USS Santee (CVE-29)
(Aircraft Carrier, Escort)
Damaged 25 October 1944 09°45'N, 126°20'E Cressman p 563
USS Saratoga (CV-3)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged 21 February 1945 24°56'N, 142°01'E Cressman p 627
USS Saufley (DD-465)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 29 November 1944 10°50'N, 125°25'E Cressman p 585
USS Savo Island (CVE-78)
(Aircraft carrier, escort)
Damaged 5 January 1945 14°50'N, 119°00'E Cressman p 604
USS SC-744
(Submarine chaser)
Sunk 27 November 1944 Leyte Gulf, 10°44'N, 125°07'E Cressman p 585
USS Sederstrom (DE-31)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 22 March 1945 Off Okinawa DANFS
USS Shannon (DM-25)
(Light Minelayer (converted destroyer))
Damaged 29 April 1945 26°00'N, 127°00'E Cressman p 670
USS Shea (DM-30)
(Light Minelayer (converted destroyer))
Damaged 22 April 1945 26°00'N, 127°00'E Cressman p 664
USS Shea (DM-30)
(Destroyer Minelayer (converted destroyer))
Damaged[19]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). 4 May 1945 27°26'N, 126°59'E Cressman p 683
USS Shubrick (DD-639)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 29 May 1945 26°38'N, 127°05'E Cressman p 686
USS Sigsbee (DD-502)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 14 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 27°15'N, 130°25'E Cressman p 662
USS Sims (APD-50)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged 18 May 1945 26°00'N, 127°00'E Cressman p 680
USS Sims (APD-50)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged 24 May 1945 26°00'N, 127°00'E Cressman p 683
USS Skirmish (AM-303)
(Minesweeper)
Damaged 26 March 1945 26°25'N, 127°05'E Cressman p 648
USS Sonoma (AT-12) ATO-12
(Fleet tug, old)
Damaged 24 October 1944 San Pedro Bay, Leyte Cressman p 561,
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USS Southard (DD-207) (DMS-10)
(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
Damaged 6 January 1945 16°11'N, 126°16'E Cressman p 604
USS Southard (DMS-10)
(High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))
Damaged 27 May 1945 26°00'N, 127°00'E Cressman p 684
USS Spectacle (AM-305)
(Minesweeper)
Damaged 25 May 1945 26°40'N, 127°52'E Cressman p 683
USS St. George (AV-16)
(Seaplane Tender)
Damaged 5 May 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°10'N, 127°19'E Cressman p 674
USS St. Lo (CVE-63)
(Escort carrier)
Sunk[50] 25 October 1945 11°13'N, 126°05'E Cressman p 563
USS St. Louis (CL-49)
(Light cruiser)
Damaged 27 November 1944 10°50'N, 125°25'E Cressman p 585
USS Stanly (DD-478)
(Destroyer)
Damaged[19]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). 12 April 1945 27°12'N, 128°17'E Cressman p 661
USS Starr (AKA-67)
(Attack Cargo Ship)
Damaged[51] 9 April 1945 26°20'N, 127°44'E Cressman p 659
USS Stafford (DE-411)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 5 January 1945 14°00'N, 120°00'E Cressman p 604
USS Sterett (DD-407)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 9 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°47'N, 128°42'E Cressman p 659
USS Stormes (DD-780)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 25 May 1945 27°06'N, 127°38'E Cressman p 683
USS Suwannee (CVE-27)
(Aircraft Carrier, Escort)
Damaged 25 October 1944 09°45'N, 126°42'E Cressman p 563
USS Swallow (AM-65)
(Minesweeper)
Sunk 22 April 1945 26°10'N, 127°12'E Cressman p 664
USS Taluga (AO-62)
(Fleet oiler)
Damaged 16 April 1945 26°03'N, 127°26'E Cressman p 664
USS Tatum (APD-81)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Damaged 29 May 1945 26°40'N, 127°50'E Cressman p 686
USS Telfair (APA-210)
(Attack Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged 2 April 1945 25°56'N, 127°17'E Cressman p 653
USS Tennessee (BB-43)
(Battleship)
Damaged 12 April 1945 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman p 661
USS Terror (CM-5)
(Minelayer)
Damaged 29 April 1945 26°10'N, 127°18'E Cressman p 671
USS Thatcher (DD-514)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 20 May 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°33'N, 127°29'E Cressman p 681
USS Thatcher (DD-514)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 19 July 1945 26°15'N, 127°50'E Cressman p 717
SS Thomas Nelson
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 12 November 1944 off Leyte, 11°11'N, 125°05'E Cressman p 575
USS Ticonderoga (CV-14)
(Aircraft carrier)
Damaged 21 January 1945 22°40'N, 122°57'E Cressman p 613
USS Twiggs (DD-591)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 28 April 1945 27°12'N, 128°16'E Cressman p 669
USS Tyrrell (AKA-80)
(Attack Cargo Ship)
Damaged[52] 2 April 1945 26°21'N, 127°45'E Cressman p 653
USS Underhill (DE-682)
(Destroyeer escort)
Sank[53] 24 July 1945 off Luzon, 19°20'N, 126°42'E Cressman p 719
USS Vammen (DE-644)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged[54] 1 April 1945 26°18'N, 127°29'E Cressman p 652
HMS Victorious (R38)
(aircraft carrier)
Damaged 9 May 1945 Off Okinawa Cressman p 676
USS Wadsworth (DD-516)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 22 April 1945 26°10'N, 126°24'E Cressman p 664
USS Wadsworth (DD-516)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 28 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°47'N, 126°38'E Cressman p 669
USS Wake Island (CVE-65)
(Aircraft carrier, escort)
Damaged 3 April, 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°05'N, 128°57'E Cressman p 654
USS Walke (DD-723)
(Destroyer)
Damaged[55] 6 January 1945 16°40'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 605
USS Walter C. Wann (DE-412)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 12 April 1945 26°17'N, 127°20'E Cressman p 661
SS Walter Colton
(Cargo ship)
Damaged[56] 11 June 1945 off Okinawa Cressman p 694
USS War Hawk (AP-168)
(Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged[5] 9 January 1945 16°20'N, 120°10'E Cressman p 607
USS War Hawk (AP-168)
(Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged[5] 10 January 1945 16°06'N, 120°14'E Cressman p 607
USS Ward (APD-16)
(Troop Transport (High Speed))
Sank[57] 7 December 1944 10°51'N, 124°33'E Cressman p 589
USS Wesson (DE-184)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 7 April 1945 26°48'N, 127°55'E Cressman p 658
USS West Virginia (BB-48)
(Battleship)
Damaged 1 April 1945 26°20'N, 127°40'E Cressman p 652
USS White Plains (CVE-66)
(Escort Carrier)
Damaged 25 October 1944 off Samar DANFS
USS Whitehurst (DE-634)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 12 April 1945 26°04'N, 127°12'E Cressman p 661
SS William A. Coulter
(Cargo ship)
Damaged 12 November 1944 off Leyte, 11°11'N, 125°05'E Cressman p 575
USS William C. Cole (DE-641)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 24 May 1945 26°45'N, 127°52'E Cressman p 682-683
USS William D. Porter (DD-579)
(Destroyer)
Sunk 10 June 1945 27°06'N, 127°38'E Cressman p 693
SS William S. Ladd
(Liberty Cargo ship)
Sank 10 December 1944 South of Dulag Cressman p 590
SS William Sharon
(Cargo ship)
Damaged[58] 28 December 1944 Off Mindoro Cressman p 598
USS Wilson (DD-408)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 4 April 1945 Off southern end of Kerama Retto Cressman p 655
USS Wilson (DD-408)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 15 April 1945 Off Okinawa, 26°03'N, 127°20'E Cressman p 663
USS Witter (DE-636)
(Destroyer escort)
Damaged 6 April 1945 26°04'N, 127°52'E Cressman p 655
USS YDG-10
(degaussing vessel)
Damaged 27 May 1945 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman p 684
USS YMS-81)
(Motor Minesweepers)
Damaged 7 April 1945 26°35'N, 127°53'E Cressman p 658
USS YMS-311)
(Motor Minesweeper)
Damaged 6 April 1945 26°38'N, 127°48'E Cressman p 655
USS YMS-321)
(Motor Minesweeper)
Damaged 6 April 1945 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman p 655
USS YMS-327
(Motor Minesweeper)
Damaged[59] 4 May 1945 26°32'N, 126°58'E Cressman p 673
USS YMS-331)
(Motor Minesweeper)
Damaged[5] 15 April 1945 26°15'N, 127°36'E Cressman p 663
USS Zeilin (APA-3)
(Attack Personnel Transport Ship)
Damaged 12 January 1945 15°23'N, 119°25'E Cressman p 609
USS Zellars (DD-777)
(Destroyer)
Damaged 12 April 1945 26°00'N, 128°00'E Cressman p 661

References

  1. ^ Aaron Ward was hit by 6 kamikazes
  2. ^ Barry, see 21 and 22 June
  3. ^ The Naval Historical Center listing states that 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.
    There is another account of the sinking: Kimball (2007), crewmember of fleet tug USS Lipan (ATF-85), tells the story of the sinking of Barry by a kamikaze plane:
    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.
  4. ^ Barry sank as the result of damage received the previous day (see 24 May 1945 and 21 June 1945)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Damaged by Japanese assault demolition boats
  6. ^ Braine was hit by two kamikazes
  7. ^ Bunker Hill was hit by two kamikazes
  8. ^ Callaghan is sunk by kamikaze while on radar picket station approximately 50 miles southwest of Okinawa. She is the last Allied vessel to be lost to that weapon.
  9. ^ The Naval Historical Center listing gives July 28, 1945, as the date Callaghan sunk. However, Foster (2002, 302-7) makes clear in his book on Callaghan that the kamikaze plane hit and the ship sank in the early morning of July 29, 1945. The account by Parkin (1995, 329-30) confirms this date.
  10. ^ Chilton was damaged by near-miss of kamikaze
  11. ^ Colhoun was irreparably damaged by four kamikazes, which is then scuttled by destroyer Cassin Young (DD-793)
  12. ^ Devilfish was attacked by a kamikaze plane on 20 March 1945 before she entered her patrol area. The plane crashed her as the submarine was submerging, destroying the mast structure and causing serious leakage.
  13. ^ Dickerson was irreparably damaged 2 April 1945. Towed out to sea and scuttled by salvage crew off Kerama Retto
  14. ^ a b Damaged or sunk by kaiten manned torpedo
  15. ^ Johnson is damaged by explosion from a near-miss of a kaiten manned-torpedo fired by submarine I 53, Philippine Sea
  16. ^ Emmons was irreparably damaged by five kamikazes the previous day, is scuttled by high speed minesweeper Ellyson (DMS-19)
  17. ^ Enterprise damaged from the near-miss of two kamikazes
  18. ^ Francisco Morozan was damaged when a kamikaze is shot down by a US fighter that exploded over the ship
  19. ^ a b c d e f Damaged or sunk by Ohka manned flying bomb
  20. ^ Gayety is damaged by two near-misses from a kamikaze and a Ohka
  21. ^ Gilligan was hit and damaged by a dud kaiten manned-torpedo fired by from Japanese submarine I 367
  22. ^ Gladiator was damaged by a near-miss of kamikaze
  23. ^ Gladiator was damaged by strafing and the near-miss of a kamikaze
  24. ^ Hobbs Victory's uncontrollable fires lead to her abandonment. Hobbs Victory exploded and sank the following morning
  25. ^ Hadley is damaged by a Ohka
  26. ^ Hyman was hit by both a kamikaze and a torpedo
  27. ^ Indomitable is hit by a kamikaze, but her armored deck deflects the attacker into the sea
  28. ^ Jeffers was hit by both a Okka and a kamikaze
  29. ^ Armed Guard gunfire manages to deflect the Japanese plane from its suicidal course toward the amidships deckhouse and into a less vulnerable part, saving the ship from worse damage.
  30. ^ Lagrange is the last ship hit by a kamikaze
  31. ^ a b Sunk by Japanese assault demolition boats
  32. ^ Damaged by suicide swimmers
  33. ^ The Naval Historical Center listing states that LCS(L)(3)-33 was &quot;sunk by shore batteries off Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 19 February 1945.&quot; However, the LCS(L)(3)-33 Action Report dated 4 April 1945 describes the ship's firing at attacking Japanese planes (Rielly 2000, 112), so the ship obviously did not sink off Iwo Jima. describes the sinking of LCS(L)(3)-33 on April 12, 1945: LCS(L) 33 fared no better. Under attack by three kamikazes, she downed the first one and had a close miss by the second, which took off her radio antenna before crashing into the sea. Unfortunately, this was not to be her day. A Val struck the starboard side of the 33, setting her on fire. The call to abandon ship was made and the crew went into the water. Number 33 continued to circle slowly to port before she blew up and sank in front of her crew. One of Rielly's sources for the above account is Action Report - LCS(L)(3)-57, Battle of Okinawa at Radar Picket Station |1, 12 April, 1945 - 15 April, 1945. The LCS(L)(3)-57 was at the same picket station as the LCS(L)(3)-33 on April 12, 1945.
  34. ^ LCS-52 is damaged by near-miss of kamikaze
  35. ^ LCT-1075 sunk from debris from kamakize that hit SS Marcus Daly
  36. ^ The burning Logan Victory is then scuttled
  37. ^ LSM-59 sank while escorting fleet tug Lipan (ATF-85) with Barry (APD-29) in tow. Barry was damaged twice by kamikazes the previous day (see 24 May 1945 and 21 June)
  38. ^ Warner (1982, 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 LST-447 sank on April 7, 1945, following a kamikaze attack.
  39. ^ LST-472 was scuttled by destroyer Hall (DD-583)
  40. ^ LST-738 was scuttled by destroyer Hall (DD-583)
  41. ^ LST-750 scuttled by destroyer Edwards (DD-619)
  42. ^ Mahan is scuttled by destroyer Walke (DD-723)
  43. ^ Abele was sunk by an Ohka. She is the first U.S. Navy ship to be sunk by that type of weapon
  44. ^ Cite error: The named reference kaiten" was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  45. ^ Mississinewa was sunk by kaiten (fired by Japanese submarine I-47 or I-36)
  46. ^ Mullany was hit by two kamikazes
  47. ^ Ommaney Bay was irreparably damaged. Destroyer Burns (DD-588) scuttles Ommaney Bay, 11°25'N, 121°19'E
  48. ^ Porcupine is ultimately scuttled by Gansevoort
  49. ^ Prichett was damaged by the near-miss of suicide plane, as she was assisting Callaghan. The depth of desperation reached by the Japanese kamikaze forces,as Callaghan is sunk by a bomb-carrying WILLOW (primary training biplane)!
  50. ^ 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; Inoguchi 1958, 59; Warner 1982, 106-8) describe the sinking of St. Lo when a Zero carrying a bomb hit the escort carrier.
  51. ^ Starr was damaged by the premature explosion of assault demolition boat
  52. ^ See Tyrrell 3 April 1945
  53. ^ Underhill was damaged by kaitens from Japanese submarine I 53, and was scuttled by submarine chasers PC-803 and PC-804, and escort patrol vessel PCE-872.
  54. ^ Damaged by explosion of undetermined origin (possibly depth charge dropped by Japanese assault demolition boat)
  55. ^ attacked by four enemy aircraft
  56. ^ Walter Colton has a kamikaze crash alongside; the ship receives additional damage from friendly fire of nearby ships in the anchorage
  57. ^ Ward is scuttled by destroyer O'Brien (DD-725)
  58. ^ Although William Sharon was abandoned, salvage vessel Grapple (ARS-7) later tows Sharon to San Pedro Bay for repairs.
  59. ^ YMS-327 is damaged by kamikaze and by friendly fire