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Submarines were the biggest enemy of aircraft carriers, having sunk eighteen throughout the Second World War. Most notably, the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano was the largest carrier of the war, and the largest object sunk by a submarine when she was hit by four torpedoes from USS Archerfish. [5]
The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinking after being torpedoed by a German submarine in November 1941, the assisting destroyer HMS Legion was sunk in 1942. This is a list of Royal Navy ships and personnel lost during World War II, from 3 September 1939 to 1 October 1945. See also List of ships of the Royal Navy.
submarine aircraft carrier: 2,921 31 July 1932 Sunk 19 July 1944 I-6: Type J2: submarine aircraft carrier: 2,921 15 May 1935 Sunk 16 June 1944 I-7: Type J3: submarine aircraft carrier: 3,583 31 March 1937 Wrecked 22 June 1943 I-8: 5 December 1938 Sunk 31 March 1945 I-9: Type A1: submarine aircraft carrier: 4,129 13 February 1941 Sunk 13 June ...
USS Archerfish (SS/AGSS-311) was a Balao-class submarine.She was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the archerfish. Archerfish is best known for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano in November 1944, the largest warship ever sunk by a submarine.
She compiled one of the most outstanding records of any U.S. submarine in World War II. During her twelve war patrols, Barb is officially credited with sinking 17 enemy vessels totaling 96,628 tons, including the Japanese aircraft carrier Un'yō. In recognition of one outstanding patrol, Barb received the Presidential Unit Citation. On her ...
Name Hull number Ship class Location Date Cause Arizona: BB-39 Pennsylvania class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Sunk by bombers from aircraft carrier Hiryū: Oklahoma: BB-37 : Nevada class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Capsized by torpedo bombers from aircraft carriers Akagi and Kaga and raised in 1943 but not repaired. Sank 17 May 1947 in a storm while being towed to San Francisco for ...
Yamato – The largest battleship ever built, she was sunk on 7 April by torpedo planes from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet and others. 280 of Yamato ' s 2,778 crew were rescued. This was the greatest loss of life in a single warship in World War II. 2,498 Navy 1944 Japan
Sunk, Bombs- carrier aircraft dive bombers Yorktown CV-5: 6/4/42: Off Midway Island: Battle of Midway: Aerial & Submarine attack: Sunk, Aerial torpedoes & Submarine attack Hiryū CV: 6/5/42: Off Midway Island: Battle of Midway: Air attack: Sunk, Bombs- carrier aircraft dive bombers Eagle: 11-08-1942: off Cape Salinas, Majorca: Operation ...