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List of United States Navy and Coast Guard ships lost during World War II, from 31 October 1941 to 31 December 1946, [ 1 ] sorted by type and name. This listing also includes constructive losses, which are ships that were damaged beyond economical repair and disposed of.
This is a list of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II. It also lists United States Coast Guard losses.
Kaisho Maru – On 4 August the Horaisan Maru-class auxiliary transport ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea south of Borneo off Cape Atein) by USS Finback ( United States Navy). 196 passengers, including 57 Japanese and 139 Javanese, and 47 crewmen were killed
On the same day that the city of Hiroshima was reduced to ash by the first atomic bomb, the USS Bullhead (SS-32) became the last U.S. Navy ship sunk by the enemy during WWII. The submarine is ...
List of United States Navy and Coast Guard ships lost during World War II, from 31 October 1941 to 31 December 1946, sorted by type and name. This listing also includes constructive losses, which are ships that were damaged beyond economical repair and disposed of.
United States Navy Losses World War II Last Revised 11/2003 ... U.S. Navy at War, 1941-1945: Official Reports to the Secretary of the Navy. Washington DC: US Department of the Navy. 1946. Appendix C, pg 287-306. 7 December 1941-1 October 1945 BATTLESHIPS ... Mediterranean 23 August 1944 TANK LANDING SHIPS LST 6 In Seine River, France ...
Six U.S. Navy surface ships have been sunk by accident since World War II: Solar (DE-221), 1946; Chehalis (AOG-48), 1948; Benevolence (AH-13), 1950; LST-561, 1952; Hobson (DMS-26), 1952; and...
US Naval Ships Sunk During World War II The United States lost a large number of warships during the war to both enemy action and other occurrences. This lists all major surface and submersible warships sunk for any reason.
Five bombs struck ship - two detonated in third deck living spaces, one near No. 3 elevator, one on after starboard corner flight deck, and one forward of island after ship was abandoned. Sunk by...
Pacific Theater, World War II (WWII), Iwo Jima. Damaged U.S. Navy Ships. This section pertains to U.S. Navy ships that were damaged or lost during the preparation for landing and at the Battle for...