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US Navy and Coast Guard Vessels, Sunk Or Damaged Beyond Casualties: U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels, Sunk or Damaged Beyond Repair during World War II, 7 December 1941-1 October 1945 U.S. Navy Warships Mine Warfare Ships Patrol Ships Amphibious Ships Auxiliaries District Craft U.S. Coast Guard Ships Bibliography U.S. Navy Warships Battleship (BB) USS Arizona (BB-39) destroyed by Japanese aircraft bombs at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 7 December 1941, and stricken from the Navy List, 1 December 1942. USS Oklahoma (BB-37) capsized and sank after being torpedoed by Japanese aircraft at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 7 December 1941. Aircraft Carrier (CV) USS Hornet (CV-8) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese aircraft during the Battle of Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands, 26 October 1942. USS Lexington (CV-2) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese aircraft during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942. USS Wasp (CV-7) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-19 south of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 15 September 1942. USS Yorktown (CV-5) damaged by aircraft bombs on 4 June 1942 during the Battle of Midway and sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-168, 7 June 1942. Aircraft Carrier, Small (CVL) USS Princeton (CVL-23) sunk after being bombed by Japanese aircraft during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands, 24 October 1944. Aircraft Carrier, Escort (CVE) USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) sunk by Kamikaze aircraft off Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 21 February 1945. USS Block Island (CVE-21) sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine U-549 northwest of the Canary Islands, 29 May 1944. USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) sunk by gunfire of Japanese warships during the Battle of Leyte Gulf off Samar, Philippine Islands, 25 October 1944. USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-175 off Gilbert Islands, 24 November 1943. USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) sunk by Kamikaze attack south of Mindoro, Philippine Islands, 4 January 1945. USS St. Lo (CVE-63) sunk by Japanese aircraft during the Battle of Leyte Gulf off Samar, Philippine Islands, 25 October 1944. Heavy Cruiser (CA) USS Astoria (CA-34) sunk by gunfire of Japanese warships off Savo, Solomon Islands, 9 August 1942. USS Chicago (CA-29) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese aircraft off Rennel, Solomon Islands, 29 - 30 January 1943. USS Houston (CA-30) sunk by gunfire and torpedoes of Japanese warships in Sunda Strait, Netherlands East Indies, 1 March 1942. USS Indianapolis (CA-35) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-58 in the Philippine Sea, 29 July 1945. USS Northampton (CA-26) torpedoed by the Japanese destroyer Oyashio on 30 November 1942 during the Battle of Tassafaronga and sank on 1 December 1942. USS Quincy (CA-39) sunk by gunfire and torpedoes of Japanese warships off Savo, Solomon Islands, 9 August 1942. USS Vincennes (CA-44) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese warships off Savo, Solomon Islands, 9 August 1942. Light Cruiser (CL) USS Atlanta (CL-51) scuttled off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, after being damaged by gunfire from Japanese warships during the Battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942. USS Helena (CL-50) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese warships during the Battle of Kula Gulf, Solomon Islands, 6 July 1943. USS Juneau (CL-52) sunk by the Japanese submarine I-26 after being torpedoed during the Battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942. Destroyer (DD) USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) sunk after being bombed by Japanese aircraft off Tagoma Point, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 7 April 1943. USS Abner Read (DD-526) sunk by Kamikaze attack in Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands, 1 November 1944. USS Barton (DD-599) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese warships off Savo, Solomon Islands, 13 November 1942. USS Beatty (DD-640) sunk after being torpedoed by German aircraft off Cape Bougaroun, Algeria, 6 November 1943. USS Benham (DD-397) Sunk after being damaged by a torpedo from a Japanese warship off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 15 November 1942. USS Blue (DD-387) scuttled after being torpedoed by the Japanese destroyer Kawakaze in Savo Sound, Solomon Islands, 22 August 1942. USS Borie (DD-215) sunk as a result of damage received on the 1 November 1943 ramming of the German submarine U-405 in the North Atlantic, north of the Azores, 2 November, 1943. USS Bristol (DD-453) sunk after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-371 off Cape Bougaroun, Algeria, 12 October 1943. USS Brownson (DD-518) sunk by Japanese aircraft off Cape Gloucester, New Britain Island, 26 December 1943. USS Buck (DD-420) sunk after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-616 off Salerno, Italy, 9 October 1943. USS Bush (DD-529) sunk after being hit by three Kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 6 April 1945. USS Callaghan (DD-792) sunk after being hit by one Kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 28 July 1945. USS Chevalier (DD-451) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese destroyer and damaged in a collision with USS O'Bannon (DD-450) off Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 7 October 1943. USS Colhoun (DD-801) sunk after being hit by four Kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 6 April 1945. USS Cooper (DD-695) sunk after being torpedoed in Ormoc Bay, Leyte, Philippine Islands, 3 December 1944. USS Corry (DD-463) sunk by a mine off Utah Beach, Normandy, France, 6 June 1944. USS Cushing (DD-376) sunk by gunfire from Japanese warships off Savo, Solomon Islands, 13 November 1942. USS De Haven (DD-469) sunk after being bombed by Japanese aircraft off Savo, Solomon Islands, 1 February 1943. USS Drexler (DD-741) sunk after being hit by two Kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 28 May 1945. USS Duncan (DD-485) sunk after being damaged by gunfire from Japanese off Savo, Solomon Islands, 12 October 1942. USS Edsall (DD-219) sunk by Japanese warships south of Java, Netherlands East Indies, 1 March 1942. USS Evans (DD-552) seriously damaged by four Kamikaze aircraft, 11 May 1945, off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, and not repaired after the end of the war. USS Glennon (DD-620) sunk by a mine and gunfire from German shore batteries off Quineville, Normandy, France, 10 June 1944. USS Gwin (DD-433) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese destroyers in Kula Gulf, Solomon Islands, 13 July 1943. USS Haggard (DD-555) seriously damaged by Kamikaze aircraft, 29 April 1945, off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, and not repaired after the end of the war. USS Halligan (DD-584) sunk after striking a mine off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 26 March 1945. USS Hammann (DD-412) sunk after being torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-168 northeast of Midway Island, 6 June 1942. USS Henley (DD-391) sunk after being torpedoed by the Japanese submarine RO-108 off Cape Cretin, New Guinea, 3 October 1943. USS Hoel (DD-533) sunk by Japanese warships off Samar, Philippine Islands, 25 October 1944. USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774) seriously damaged by a aircraft bomb and two Kamikaze aircraft, 11 May 1945, off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, and not repaired after the end of the war. USS Hull (DD-350) foundered during a typhoon in the Philippine Sea, 18 December 1944. USS Hutchins (DD-476) seriously damaged by a Japanese suicide boat, 27 April 1945, in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, and not repaired after the end of the war. USS Ingraham (DD-444) sunk after a collision in fog with the USS Chemung (AO-30) in the North Atlantic, 22 August 1942. USS Jacob Jones (DD-130) sunk after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-578 off Cape May, New Jersey, 28 February 1942. USS Jarvis (DD-393) sunk by Japanese aircraft south of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 9 August 1942. USS Johnston (DD-557) sunk by Japanese warships off Samar, Philippine Islands, 25 October 1944. USS Laffey (DD-459) sunk by the Japanese battleship Hiei off Savo, Solomon Islands, 13 November 1942. USS Lansdale (DD-426) sunk after being torpedoed by German aircraft off Cape Bengut, Algeria, 20 April 1944. USS Leary (DD-158) sunk after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-275 in the North Atlantic, 24 December 1943. USS Leutze (DD-481) seriously damaged by one Kamikaze aircraft, 6 April 1945, off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, and not repaired after the end of the war. USS Little (DD-803) sunk after being hit by four Kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 3 May 1945. USS Longshaw (DD-559) Destroyed by Japanese shore batteries after running aground off Naha airfield, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 18 May 1945. USS Luce (DD-522) sunk after being hit by two Kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 3 May 1945. USS Maddox (DD-622) sunk after being bombed by German aircraft off Gela, Sicily, 10 July 1943. USS Mahan (DD-364) sunk after being hit by three Kamikaze aircraft in Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands, 7 December 1944. USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733) sunk by Kamikaze aircraft and glider bomb attack off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 12 April 1945. USS Meredith (DD-434) sunk by Japanese aircraft near San Cristobal, Solomon Islands, 15 October 1942. USS Meredith (DD-726) sunk by German aircraft after being damaged by a mine in the Bay of the Seine, Normandy, France, 9 June 1944. USS Monaghan (DD-354) foundered during a typhoon in the Philippine Sea, 18 December 1944. USS Monssen (DD-436) sunk by gunfire from Japanese warships off Savo, Solomon Islands, 13 November 1942. USS Morris (DD-417) seriously damaged by Kamikaze aircraft, 6 April 1945, off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, and not repaired after the end of the war. USS Morrison (DD-560) sunk after being hit by four Kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 4 May 1945.
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