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List of United States Navy Losses in World War II List of United States Navy losses in World War II From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from List of U.S. Navy losses in World War II) Jump to: navigation, search This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (August 2009) List of United States Navy and Coast Guard ships lost during World War II, from 31 October 1941 to 1 October 1945, sorted by type and name. See also List of ships of the United States Navy. Contents [hide] 1 Battleships 2 Aircraft carriers 3 Escort aircraft carriers 4 Heavy cruisers 5 Light cruisers 6 Destroyers 7 Destroyer escort vessels 8 Submarines 9 Minelayers 10 Minesweepers 11 Submarine chasers 12 Coast Guard vessels 13 Gunboats 14 Seaplane tenders 15 Motor torpedo boats 16 Tank landing ships 17 Medium landing ships 18 Tank landing craft 19 Infantry landing craft 20 Support landing craft 21 Tugs 22 Tankers 23 Troop transports 24 District patrol craft 25 Miscellaneous district craft 26 Cargo vessels 27 Miscellaneous auxiliaries 28 References 29 External links Battleships[edit source | edit] Name Location Date Cause 21°21′N 7 December Arizona 157°57′W21.350°N Sunk by carrier-based aircraft bombs 1941 157.950°W, Pearl Harbor Sunk by carrier-based aircraft torpedoes, 7 December raised in 1943, sank 17 May 1947 in a Oklahoma Pearl Harbor 1941 storm while being towed to San Francisco for scrapping Aircraft carriers[edit source | edit] Name Location Date Cause 08°38′S 166°43′E8.633°S 26 October Sunk by carrier-based aircraft bombs Hornet 166.717°E, Battle of the Santa 1942 and torpedoes Cruz Islands 15°12′S 155°27′E15.200°S Sunk by carrier-based aircraft bombs Lexington 155.450°E, Battle of the Coral 8 May 1942 and torpedoes Sea 15°21′N 123°31′E15.350°N 24 October Princeton Sunk by land-based aircraft bomb 123.517°E, Battle of Leyte Gulf 1944 15 12°25′S 164°08′E12.417°S Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I- Wasp September 164.133°E 19 1942 Crippled by carrier-based aircraft 30°36′N 176°34′W30.600°N bombs and torpedoes, sank after Yorktown 7 June 1942 176.567°W, Battle of Midway being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-168 Escort aircraft carriers[edit source | edit] Name Location Date Cause Bismarck 24°2′21″N 141°18′49″E24.03917°N 21 February Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft Sea 141.31361°E, Battle of Iwo Jima 1945 Name Location Date Cause Block Torpedoed by German 31°13′N 23°03′W31.217°N 23.050°W 29 May 1944 Island submarine U-549 Gambier 11°31′N 126°12′E11.517°N 126.200°E, 25 October Sunk by Japanese naval Bay Battle off Samar 1944 gunfire Torpedoed by Japanese Liscome 24 November 02°54′N 172°30′E2.900°N 172.500°E Kaidai class submarine I- Bay 1943 175 Ommaney 4 January 11°25′N 121°19′E11.417°N 121.317°E Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft Bay 1945 11°13′N 126°05′E11.217°N 126.083°E, 25 October St. Lo Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft Battle off Samar 1944 Heavy cruisers[edit source | edit] Name Location Date Cause Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Savo 9 August Astoria Sunk by naval gunfire Island 1942 11°25′S 160°56′E11.417°S 160.933°E, 30 January Sunk by land-based Chicago Battle of Rennell Island 1943 aircraft torpedoes 05°50′S 105°55′E5.833°S 105.917°E, Sunk by naval gunfire Houston 1 March 1942 Battle of Sunda Strait and torpedoes Torpedoed by Indianapolis 12°02′N 134°48′E12.033°N 134.800°E 29 July 1945 Japanese submarine I- 58 09°12′S 159°50′E9.200°S 159.833°E, 30 November Sunk by naval Northampton Battle of Tassafaronga 1942 torpedoes Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Savo 9 August Sunk by naval gunfire Quincy Island 1942 and torpedoes 9°7′17″S 159°52′48″E9.12139°S 9 August Sunk by naval gunfire Vincennes 159.88000°E, Battle of Savo Island 1942 and torpedoes Light cruisers[edit source | edit] Name Location Date Cause Off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, Battle of 13 November Atlanta Sunk by naval gunfire Guadalcanal 1942 7°46′S 157°11′E7.767°S 157.183°E, Sunk by naval gunfire Helena 6 July 1943 Battle of Kula Gulf (torpedoes) 13 November Torpedoed by Japanese Juneau 10°34′S 161°04′E10.567°S 161.067°E, 1942 submarine I-26 Name Location Date Cause Battle of Guadalcanal Destroyers[edit source | edit] Name Location Date Cause 9°10′S 160°12′E9.167°S 7 April Aaron Ward Sunk by land-based aircraft bombs 160.200°E 1943 1 10°47′N 125°22′E10.783°N Abner Read November Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft 125.367°E 1944 13 Off Guadalcanal, Solomons, Torpedoed by Japanese destroyer Barton November Battle of Guadalcanal Amatsukaze 1942 6 37°10′N 6°00′E37.167°N Sunk by German land-based aircraft Beatty November 6.000°E torpedo 1943 15 Off Savo Island, Solomons, Scuttled after being severely Benham November Battle of Guadalcanal damaged by Japanese torpedo 1942 9°17′S 160°02′E9.283°S 22 August Torpedoed by Japanese destroyer Blue 160.033°E 1942 Kawakaze 1 50°12′N 30°48′W50.200°N Sunk after collision with German Borie November 30.800°W submarine U-405 which also sank 1943 37°19′N 6°19′E37.317°N 13 October Torpedoed by German submarine U- Bristol 6.317°E 1943 371 26 5°20′S 148°25′E5.333°S Brownson December Sunk by land-based aircraft bombs 148.417°E 1943 40°00′N 14°30′E40.000°N 9 October Torpedoed by German submarine U- Buck 14.500°E 1943 616 27°16′N 127°48′E27.267°N 6 April Bush Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft 127.800°E 1945 25°43′N 126°55′E25.717°N 29 July Callaghan Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft 126.917°E 1945 7°30′S 156°14′E7.500°S 6 October Scuttled after being severely Chevalier 156.233°E Battle of Vella 1943 damaged by Japanese torpedo Lavella 27°16′N 127°48′E27.267°N 6 April Colhoun Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft 127.800°E 1945 Name Location Date Cause 10°54′N 124°36′E10.900°N 3 December Torpedoed by the Japanese destroyer Cooper 124.600°E 1944 Take 49°31′N 1°11′W49.517°N Corry 6 June 1944 Sunk by German shore batteries 1.183°W 13 Off Savo Island, Solomons, Cushing November Sunk by naval gunfire Battle of Guadalcanal 1942 9°09′S 159°52′E9.150°S 1 February De Haven Sunk by aircraft bombs 159.867°E 1943 27°6′N 127°38′E27.100°N 28 May Drexler Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft 127.633°E 1945 Off Savo Island, Solomons, 12 October Duncan Sunk by naval gunfire Battle of Cape Esperance 1942 13°45′S 106°45′E13.750°S 1 March Sunk by naval gunfire and carrier- Edsall 106.750°E 1942 based aircraft bombs 26°48′N 128°04′E26.800°N 6 April Emmons Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft 128.067°E 1945 50°32′N 1°12′W50.533°N Glennon 8 June 1944 Sunk by German shore batteries 1.200°W 7°41′S 157°27′E7.683°S 13 July Gwin 157.450°E, Battle of Sunk by Japanese torpedoes 1943 Kolombangara 26°10′N 127°30′E26.167°N 26 March Halligan Sunk by naval mine 127.500°E 1945 30°36′N 176°34′W30.600°N Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I- Hammann 6 June 1942 176.567°W 168 7°40′S 148°06′E7.667°S 3 October Henley Sunk by torpedoes 148.100°E 1943 11°46′S 126°33′E11.767°S 25 October Hoel Sunk by naval gunfire 126.550°E, Battle off Samar 1944 16°20′N 120°10′E16.333°N 6 January Hovey Sunk by aircraft torpedo 120.167°E 1945 18 14°57′N 127°58′E14.950°N Hull December Sunk in typhoon 127.967°E 1944 42°34′N 60°05′W42.567°N 22 August Sunk in collision with the oil tanker Ingraham 60.083°W 1942 USS Chemung (AO-30) 38°42′N 74°39′W38.700°N 28 February Torpedoed by German submarine U- Jacob Jones 74.650°W 1942 578 Jarvis 9°42′S 158°59′E9.700°S 9 August Sunk by aerial torpedo Name Location Date Cause 158.983°E 1942 11°46′N 126°09′E11.767°N 25 October Johnston Sunk by naval gunfire 126.150°E, Battle off Samar 1944 13 Off Savo Island, Solomons, Laffey November Sunk by naval gunfire Battle of Guadalcanal 1942 37°03′N 3°51′E37.050°N 20 April Sunk by land-based aircraft Lansdale 3.850°E 1944 torpedoes 24 Torpedoed by German submarine U- Leary 45°N 22°W45°N 22°W December 275 1943 26°24′N 126°15′E26.400°N Little 3 May 1945 Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft 126.250°E 16°12′N 120°11′E16.200°N 6 January Long Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft 120.183°E 1945 26°11′N 127°37′E26.183°N 18 May Sunk by shore batteries after Longshaw 127.617°E 1945 accidental grounding 26°35′N 127°10′E26.583°N Luce 4 May 1945 Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft 127.167°E 36°52′N 13°56′E36.867°N 10 July Maddox Sunk by land-based aircraft bombs 13.933°E 1943 10°50′N 124°30′E10.833°N 7 December Mahan Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft 124.500°E 1944 Mannert L.
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