28 of her crew were killed in the battle, and another 13 seriously wounded. Two of her men were wounded, but the veteran crew was able to quickly restore power and got the ship underway again to for repairs. USSDaly(DD-519) was providing fire support for forces at Okinawa when on 28 April 1945 at 17:00, a raid of kamikazes targeted Daly and her group of ships. Selected media links USSIndianapolis(CA-35) was operating off Okinawa on 31 March 1945; when Indianapolis lookouts spotted a Japanese Nakajima Ki-43"Oscar" fighter as it emerged from the morning twilight and dived vertically towards the bridge. Today she is a museum ship in Corpus Christi, Texas. The first was shot down but the second plane, although afire and shedding large pieces, continued to come in. During the savage storm which at times had winds in excess of one hundred forty miles per hour, Spence was helplessly tossed about in the huge waves. 6 gun mount, and exploded in the midships living compartment. USS LCT(6)-1050 sunk off Ie Shima, Ryukyu Islands, 27 July 1945. The commander of Meredith decided to continue to deliver the urgently needed supplies. USSHarder(SS-257) disembarked on her sixth patrol of the war in company with two other submarines on 5 August 1944 to hunt Japanese shipping in the South China Sea off Luzon. Lo(CVE-63) was operating 60 miles east of Samar on the morning of 25 October 1944 as a part of "Taffy 3" when a huge Japanese task force of four battleships, seven heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and 19 destroyers appeared on the horizon. Not to scale, obviously. When the sub failed to return from patrol by 27 November 1944; she was declared lost. USSGamble(DM-15) damaged by aircraft bombs off Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, USS LCT(6)-555 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. Ross was towed away to safety and placed in a floating drydock. USSLagarto(SS-371) was on her ninth patrol of the war hunting a Japanese convoy in company with the submarine USSBaya(SS-318) in the Gulf of Thailand on 3 May 1945. USS LCT(6)-593 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. She was repaired and overhauled by October 1942. The crew attempted to hoist a white flag of surrender but the Japanese vessel continued to fire at the S-44. The ship would make permanent repairs back in the states and played host to President Harry S. Truman for the "Navy Day" victory celebration in New York City on 27 October 1945. USS YMS-421 sunk off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 16 September 1945. USSStrong(DD-467) was operating with TF 18 on 5 July 1943 supporting landings on New Georgia in the Kula Gulf by bombarding Japanese positions near Bairoko Harbor. 1 turret of Chkai. Postwar Japanese records revealed that during the same engagement with Baya, escorting Japanese minelayer Hatsutaka dropped depth charges on a submerged submarine which most likely was the Lagarto. Two Japanese destroyers were able to engage the trio of American ships. USS LCT(6)-713 sunk off northern France, June 1944. The second bomb passed through the hangar deck, ruptured the fire main on the second deck, and exploded near the starboard side. USS LCT(5)-200 sunk off northern France, June 1944. Many were sunk by Allied submarines, sending thousands of their . Luckily the ship suffered no casualties during the battle. Steering and engine control were lost and shifted to Battle Two which was soon also knocked out was out of commission by a direct hit from the port side. When damage control efforts failed, the ship was abandoned and was scuttled by Ralph Talbot (DD-390), with a loss of 61 men. Although most of the planes were shot down, a damaged twin engine Yokosuka P1Y managed to strike Drexler on her starboard side between the main deck and the waterline. PT-301 damaged by explosion in port and scrapped, Mios Woendi, New Guinea, USSNapa(AT-32) scuttled off Bataan, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 9 April 1942. The Japanese directed their fire onto Hopewell, hitting the destroyer at least four times and knocking out her battery control station and a five-inch turret. The damage was minor and luckily the plane's bomb was a dud, but two men were injured in the attack. The ship's crew threw a life raft to the enemy crew in the water and continued on their way to Oran. The first plane was blasted by gunfire and landed in the sea less than seventy-five yards away. Somehow, the plane ended up directly beneathPorterbefore it exploded, briefly lifting the ship out of the water due to the force of the underwater blast. On 12 April 1945, Tennessee was hit by a low-flying kamikaze on the starboard bow, crashing into the signal bridge. A second kamikaze hit the ship the next day on 6 January 1945, crashing into the starboard side signal bridge, and fatally injuring Rear Admiral Theodore E. Chandler commander of cruiser Division 4. One of them plunged into her; the other managed to hit with its bomb. The submarine was ordered to change her patrol area north of Iwo Jima on 9 November which she acknowledged. YP-97 lost due to Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Warrington's crew tried desperately to save their ship but it was apparent the Warrington was taking too much water and would have to be abandoned. PT-123 destroyed by Japanese aircraft bombing, off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1 February 1943. On 9 April 1945 while on picket duty off Okinawa, Sterett was attacked by five kamikazes. 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 LCT(5)-25 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. While dueling with the cruiser Nagara, Gwin took a shell hit in her engine room while another shell struck her fantail. It then veered into her flight deck on the forward starboard side. USSYorktown(CV-5) was damaged during the Battle of Coral Sea by an armor-piercing bomb which killed and wounded 66 men. Following her repairs, the ship served as a replenishment carrier and eventually in "Magic Carpet". USSNashville(CL-43) was shelling Vila airfield on Kolombangara when on the night of 12 May, she suffered a powder charge explosion in one of her forward turrets, killing 18 and injuring 17. Many salvos exploded close aboard or passed directly overhead; and, though no destroyer fire hit Kalinin Bay directly, she took ten more eight-inch hits from the now obscured cruisers. She suffered 18 killed, 17 wounded in the battle. The enemy planes were obscured by cloud cover and managed to score numerous hits along the length of the ship. PT-109 sunk after being rammed by Japanese destroyer Amigiri off Kolombangara Island, Blackett Strait, Solomon Islands, 2 August 1943. USS YMS-71 sunk by a mine off Brunei, Borneo, 3 April 1945. The ship was unable to train its main guns onto the target, and the plane crashed into the ship, starting a huge fire. Four diving A6M Zeros attacked Kalinin Bay from astern and the starboard quarter. Two minutes after the first torpedo hit, the second and third torpedoes struck the ship in quick succession, much lower in the hull than the first had hit, as much as 15ft below the waterline. Shubrick was towed back to Kerama Retto for repairs and made it back to the US by 10 August. 5 August 1864. USSWalke(DD-723) was participating in the landings on Luzon, 2 January 1945 when at 11:55 while providing support in Lingayen Gulf, her crew sighted four enemy Ki-63 "Oscar's" incoming at low altitude. Grounded by Typhoon Louise. USSDickerson(APD-21) damaged by Japanese aircraft off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 2 April 1945, and scuttled, 4 April 1945. A Japanese plane dove down out of the cloud cover and hit the water close aboard to the Claxton, its bomb detonating in the water. Although several were shot down, at least six bombers were able to launch their warheads. It then spun across the deck and landed in the water on the portside. Combat Air Patrol arrived at the right time to drive off the remaining enemy planes and saved Laffey from further damage. USS LCS(L)(3)-49 sunk by suicide boat off Mariveles, Corregidor Channel, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 16 February 1945. A staggering 1,015 American . USS YCK-1 lost due to enemy action at Wake Island, December 1941. The submarine was never heard from again, and was presumed to be lost with all sixty men on 21 December 1944. III) (LCS(L)), Lighter, covered (non-self-propelled) (YC), Derrick, floating (non-self-propelled) (YD), Workshop, floating (non-self-propelled) (YR), Patrol boat, 83-foot type (numbers 83300 83529), R.Rielly "Kamikaze Attacks of World War II " 2011; p. 249, R.Rielly "Kqamikaze Attacks of World War II" 2011; p. 226, R.Rielly "Kamikaze Attacks of World War II" 2011; p. 236, R. Rielly "Kamikaze Attacks of World War II" 2011; p. 214, R.Rielly "Kamikaze Attacks of World War II" 2011; p. 218, R.Rielly "Kamikaze Attacks of World War II" 2011; p. 254, "List of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II", Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of United States Navy losses in World War II, "The Sinking of the S.S. Normandie at NYC's Pier 88", alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (Y), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_US_Navy_ships_sunk_or_damaged_in_action_during_World_War_II&oldid=1144928936, World War II naval ships of the United States, Military history of the United States during World War II, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from February 2016, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Heavily damaged by Japanese torpedoes and friendly fire from. 3 vols. The gasoline-coated water surrounding Liscome Bay caught fire, hampering survivors' efforts to escape. The first suicide rocket hit the starboard bow at speeds in excess of 500mph (800km/h), but luckily the warhead punched through and exited out the portside of the ship, leaving a huge hole but only minor damage. The other warhead detonated four decks below topside, killing 46 men and wounding several others. USS SC-984 grounded off New Hebrides, 9 April 1944. USSSan Felipe(YFB-12) lost due to enemy action at Luzon, Philippine Islands, and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. The ship would be sold to the Chilean Navy and would serve until 1985. She was awarded 13 battle stars for her WWII service. About 40 crewmen spent the rest of the night in two life rafts. Twenty minutes later, at least ten Japanese planes simultaneously approached the destroyer from several directions; although facing insurmountable odds, Hadley shot down all ten attackers. During the wild fight, Atlanta, being exposed as the lead cruiser in the US formation was hit by several shells and took a torpedo hit to her port engine room, killing almost all power to the ship and leaving her guns inoperable. USSJuneau(CL-52) was engaged in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942, firing on an enemy destroyer when she was hit by a torpedo on her port side from Amatsukaze causing flooding and a severe list. Four small fires were kindled by these shells, but they were quickly put under control, along with a minor issue with flooding. Shaw would be repaired, her bow rebuilt and amazingly would return to service by August 1942 to an illustrious career. USSPrinceton(CVL-23) was off the Philippines when on 24 October 1944, shortly before 10:00 am, she was attacked by a lone D4Y 'Judy' dive bomber which dropped a single bomb, striking the carrier between the elevators, and punching through the hangar before detonating. USS YSP-45 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Four of her crew were killed and six wounded. USS YMS-385 sunk by a mine off Ulithi, Caroline Islands, 1 October 1944. The two ships exchanged fire; Ralph Talbot was hit four times which killed 12 men and wounded several more. In 1995, a possible wreck of a submarine was located off Iriomote Island at a depth over a thousand feet by a group of deep-sea divers with sonar equipment, but whether or not it is the Snook has not been verified since. It would later be determined Tucker's captain had not been notified there would be mines in his ship's path. While making repairs; at 18:40 an enemy twin engine bomber dropped two bombs that scored on Palmer's portside. She was the . USS LST-749 sunk by kamikaze aircraft off Mindoro, Philippine Islands, 21 December 1944. Grounded by Typhoon Louise. She also engaged the battleship Kongo, hitting the battleship's superstructure with her five-inch guns causing fires and casualties. At 0148, in almost pitch darkness, San Francisco opened fire on an enemy cruiser 3,700yd off her starboard beam. USSDewey(YFD-1) scuttled to prevent capture at Bataan, Philippine Islands, 10 April 1942. Yamato's third salvo was a close straddle landing at 07:04. USSLamson(DD-367) was operating picket duty near Ormoc Bay on 7 December 1944 when she was approached by a low-flying kamikaze off her starboard quarter. PT-135 grounded in enemy waters and destroyed to prevent capture, near Crater Point, New Britain, 12 April 1944. USS LST-228 destroyed by grounding near Bahia Angra Island, Azores, 21 January 1944. They scrambled to intercept, and a furious air battle took place, with the Japanese gaining the upper hand, destroying many US aircraft with comparatively few losses of . During the battle, four of Heermann's crew were killed and seventeen more wounded, but luckily she was the only destroyer of "Taffy 3" to survive the battle. A further fifty-two were wounded by the attack. Fourteen of her crew had been killed and twenty-four wounded. Within minutes of the kamikaze strike, it was clear Luce was going to sink and the order to abandon ship went out. Operating with TF 8, contact was made with Japanese ships on 26 March 1943 leading to the Battle of the Komandorski Islands. Unfortunately, Hoel would find herself surrounded by enemy ships and was relentlessly blasted by the Japanese. South Dakota was illuminated by burning ships and fired upon by the Japanese task force, including battleship Kirishima. At the end of her first circle, she fired on the battleship Hiei, with her forward turrets. USSHaggard(DD-555) was operating as a screen for Task Force 58 on 29 April 1945 when at 16:53 the ship was targeted by two A6M kamikazes which dove from astern. The crash jammed the ship's steering gear, causing a near collision with the huge Essex class carrier. One crewman was slightly wounded when a piece of the enemy plane's wingtip struck his head. In this attack 135 men were killed and another 190 wounded. The blast carried away the bow of the ship forward of the bridge causing Benham to retreat from the battle. After the war, New Mexico was sold for scrap in 1947. USS LSM-20 sunk by kamikaze attack off Ormoc, Leyte, Philippine Islands, 5 December 1944. The ship resumed flight operations a few hours later. The ship was sent home for repairs but eventually rejoined the fight against Japan. USSNoa(APD-24) sunk in collision with USSFullam(DD-474) off Palau, Caroline Islands, 12 September 1944. USSCaldwell(DD-605) was escorting landing craft at Ormoc on 12 December 1944 when at 0805 she was jumped by several enemy planes. She received a direct hit just abaft the bridge, but was able to stay on station long enough to lay a smoke screen for Texas. The submarine was scheduled to pass through the heavily mined Balabac Strait south of Palawan before heading to the Natuna Islands. PT-247 destroyed by Japanese shore batteries, off Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 5 May 1944. The kamikaze hit close enough in the water to hurl debris and shrapnel over the exposed areas of the Hank killing three men and wounding ten more. After a lengthy career with the US Navy; Ingraham was sold to Greece in 1971 and sunk as a target in 2001. At 7:50, four eight-inch shells made impact with her hull, with another two missing just in front of her bow. At 03:13, Radford's radar picked up a contact some 5,000 yards away, and confirmed it was Helena's bow pointing up out of the water. USS YF-224 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Salvaged and sailed to Seattle, Washington where she was declared a constructive loss and stricken on 16 September 1944. A significant number of men were still in the water; some life rafts remained in the area, while a number of men had climbed onto the still floating bow or clung to pieces of floating wreckage. On April 14, 1942, the first German U-boat fought by the American navy in U.S. waters was sunk sixteen miles southeast of Nags Head.