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Missing U-boats of World War II (46 P) Pages in category "Missing submarines of World War II" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.
During World War II, the U.S. Navy's submarine service suffered one of the highest casualty percentage of all the American armed forces, losing one in five submariners. [3] Some 16,000 submariners served during the war, of whom 375 officers and 3,131 enlisted men were killed, resulting in a total fatality rate of around 22%.
Its wreck has yet to be found. This is a list of missing ships and wrecks. If it is known that the ship in question sank, then its wreck has not yet been located. Ships are usually declared lost and assumed wrecked after a period of disappearance. The disappearance of a ship usually implies all hands lost.
The Lost 52 Project is a private organization founded by Tim Taylor to do research on the 52 U.S. Navy submarines lost on patrol during the Second World War, performing discovery, exploration, and underwater archeology where possible. [1] [2] Found, so far: [3] [4] [5]
This list of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.
lost Loss rate Theatre Pacific Atlantic Panama Old battleships (OBB) 15 2 13.3% 2 Fast battleships (NBB) 10 0.0% Aircraft carriers Number in commission Number lost Loss rate Theatre Pacific Atlantic Panama Fleet carriers (CV) 24 4 16.7% 4 Light carriers (CVL) 9 1 11.1% 1 Escort carriers (CVE) 77 6 7.8% 5 1 Cruisers Number in commission Number ...
Pages in category "Missing U-boats of World War II" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. U.
The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.