how many american ships were sunk in ww2

USSMinneapolis(CA-36) was sailing on 30 November 1942 as flagship of TF 67 which consisted of Fletcher, Perkins, Maury, Drayton, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Pensacola, Honolulu, Northampton, Lamson, and Ladner to intercept a Japanese task force consisting of 8 destroyers; six of them carrying drums full of supplies in a midnight attempt to reinforce and resupply Guadalcanal. USS YC-717 lost due to enemy action at Guam, Marianas Islands, and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. During the Battle of Okinawa she was hit by a kamikaze "Oscar" that struck her superstructure deck, killing four men and wounding twenty-three, but luckily the plane's bomb was a dud. USS SC-740 grounded on Great Barrier Reef, Australia, 17 June 1943. Another trio of kamikazes bore in, two were downed but the third slammed into the starboard side of the hull, its bomb would break the back of the Colhoun, snuff out boilers, and opened a huge gash on the side of the ship to the sea. USS YC-523 lost off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 24 February 1944. Fortunately for the crew of Fanshaw Bay, the Japanese turned and retired from battle, having lost several ships themselves. YP-346 sunk by surface ships in the South Pacific, 9 September 1942. USS LCT(5)-486 sunk off northern France, 7 June 1944. Struck by torpedo. The Allies lost some 5,150 ships during World War II. In the nearly seven decades since less than 30 ships have been lost directly due to enemy action or accidents. By 22:30, all fires were under control. Ammunition ship. The sub settled on the sea floor in 180 feet of water with thirty survivors crammed into the bow torpedo room, of which thirteen were able to make it out of the sunken Tang to the surface. Once outside the harbor of Balboa, Panama, PC-460 sent a visual message informing the escort was about turn around and return to port, but unfortunately only S-21 saw the signal. The Japanese responded with a heavy counterfire from shore batteries which holed the Farenholt at the waterline. During the bombardment, she came under heavy attack by kamikaze aircraft, one of which hit the bridge, killing her captain, twenty-nine others and wounding eighty-seven. A nearby Landing Craft Ship took off the surviving crew at 18:00 while a tugboat attempted to tow the destroyer away, but fires and a heavy list made it obvious that she could not be saved and was sunk by gunfire. The two sides engaged in combat at 0148 and the battle quickly turned into a chaotic, wild shootout in the pitch-black night. USS YC-1278 lost off the Atlantic coast, 10 March 1943. The destroyer then dueled with heavy cruiser Chikuma taking several hits from eight-inch shells that flooded the forward section of the ship and knocked out a five-inch gun. American Merchant Marine Casualties USSHank(DD-702) was patrolling as radar picket off Okinawa the afternoon of 11 April 1945 when the ship's crew sighted an incoming [A6M] "Zero" coming in low off the port bow heading for the bridge. A third plane crashed just aft of the bridge. USSSt. Augustine(PG-54) sunk after collision with S.S. Camas Meadows off Cape May, New Jersey, 6 January 1944. She was hit by two bombs and a torpedo which blew a 30-foot hole into her port side, although she managed to shoot down all of her attackers. The Nelson returned to duty in November 1944. USSMarblehead(CL-12) was attempting to intercept a Japanese invasion convoy in the Makassar Strait on 4 February 1942 when her task force was attacked by 60 Japanese bombers. USSSaratoga(CV-3) was hit and sent back for repairs multiple times during the war. This was to be the last message received from the submarine as she was never seen or heard from again. USS LST-396 sunk by accidental fire and explosion off Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 18 August 1943. PT-493 destroyed by Japanese warships, Surigao Strait, Philippine Islands, 25 October 1944. The plane's bomb detonated upon striking the water, spraying the ship with shrapnel, killing three and wounding another sixteen of Daly's crew. Sterett remained afloat and was able to depart the battle area for emergency repairs. USSSpence(DD-512) was operating with Task Force 38 on 17 December 1944 in Philippine Sea when the US ships were hit by Typhoon Cobra. Only two YPs were lost due to enemy action. Explorers find WWII ship sunk with over 1,000 Allied POWs - NBC News The Shark reported she had been attacked with depth charges about ten miles off Tifore Island on 2 February, and five days later informed base she was hunting a cargo ship heading northwest. The sub called for help and soon HMAS Katoomba was dispatched to assist. Lansdale was attacked on two sides and while turning to avoid torpedoes, she was struck by another on her opposite side by a daring Ju-88 which was shot down as it passed a few feet above the ship. Of her 223 crew remaining on board, not a single man survived. Fisheries II (converted yacht) destroyed to prevent capture at Corregidor, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 5 May 1942. USS YC-898 lost off Key West, Florida, 29 September 1942. UPDATED: Notable U.S. Navy Ships Lost Since World War II 98 of her crew was lost with Leary. On 5 November 1944, a kamikaze aircraft struck the ship's island, causing extensive damage and killing 50 men. The pilot reported the submarine "exploded and sank immediately", but anti-submarine boats were summoned to the area to depth charge the stricken vessel, and finally a huge oil slick developed on the surface indicating the demise of Grayback. At 13:37, a kamikaze came in low on the water taking heavy fire; and despite the flaming airplane impacting the water before reaching the ship, momentum carried the bomb laden wreckage forward to crash into the starboard side. At the same time Laffey was struck by a torpedo on her fantail. USS LCT(5)-147 sunk off northern France, June 1944. USS ATR-15 lost by grounding off Normandy, France, 19 June 1944. USSLagarto(SS-371) was on her ninth patrol of the war hunting a Japanese convoy in company with the submarine USSBaya(SS-318) in the Gulf of Thailand on 3 May 1945. The destroyer would break in half and sink under the waves by 18:55, her crew lost thirty men dead and another seventy-two wounded. 8 men were killed and 16 wounded. Evidence suggests that the Seawolf may have been the victim of friendly fire, as the destroyer escort USSRichard M. Rowell(DE-403) attacked and dropped depth charges on what the crew believed to be a Japanese submarine which had just sunk USSShelton(DE-407) not far from Morotai Island, however the Japanese submarine in the area had been able to escape unscathed. USS YSP-46 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. The Japanese then fired upon the men in the water, many of whom spent several days in shark-infested waters. At 19:00, the crew assembled at their "abandon ship" locations, and the engines were cut. USSRaleigh(CL-7) was moored on the west side of Ford Island when the Japanese made their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. All were lost with the ship following the 13 November 1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Dickerson's hulk was towed to a nearby base where it was later sunk after a brief salvage and recovery of the dead. O'Neill, Richard. 2 more crewmen would die of their wounds. Eight men were able to make their way ashore on Byan Island after more than seventeen hours in the water, where the crewmembers made contact with Filipino guerrillas. At 01:57 the Americans opened up with radar directed fire, quickly sinking several enemy destroyers. No casualties were reported and the ship remained on station. All attempts to shore the shell holes, by then below the waterline due to the increasing list, proved ineffective, and the list increased still more. The ship arrived home in the US on 17 September 1945 for permanent repairs, and would serve again in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. South Dakota was illuminated by burning ships and fired upon by the Japanese task force, including battleship Kirishima. USSNew Mexico(BB-40) was taking part in the pre-invasion shelling of Lingayen Gulf on 6 January 1945. Ocean explorer discovers 5 sunken WWII subs, giving closure to hundreds USSTiconderoga(CV-14) was hit by two kamikazes on 21 January 1945. The third plane; although damaged, managed to continue on and crashed into Braine's bridge and forward gun turrets. Though partially protected by chemical smoke, a timely rain squall, and valiant counterattacks of screening destroyers and destroyer escorts, she took the first of 15 direct hits at 07:50. Within two hours, her flight deck was sufficiently repaired to enable the escort carrier to resume air operations. USSYorktown(CV-5) was damaged during the Battle of Coral Sea by an armor-piercing bomb which killed and wounded 66 men. Twelve minutes later, she rolled completely over, then her stern rose into the air and she sank. USS YC-961 lost at Biorka Island, 1 May 1945.[8]. The kamikaze crashed among planes waiting for takeoff, causing extensive damage, killing 15 men and wounding 44. USSS-28(SS-133) was conducting a training exercise with the USCGC cutter Resilience (WPC-150) on 4 July 1944 off the western coast of Oahu, Hawaii when at 17:30, S-28 dived to conduct a practice torpedo run four miles away from Resilience. USSPalmer(DMS-5) sunk by Japanese aircraft in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 7 January 1945. 7 men were killed and 25 were wounded by the explosion which almost broke the ship in two. 62 of the ship's crew were rescued, unfortunately, 202 were lost with the ship. USS LST-496 sunk by a mine off Normandy, France, 11 June 1944. She survived Operation Crossroads with minor damage, to be scuttled in 1948. The submarine sank a troop ship, and severely crippled a second transport before the Asashimo maneuvered to drop nineteen depth charges. Hit by Kamikaze. The explosion sprayed shrapnel all over the ship, killing and wounding 70 men. Amongst the twenty-two dead was the ship's captain; another fifty more were wounded. USSGeorge F. Elliott(AP-13) damaged by Japanese aircraft off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, scuttled by destroyer Hull (DD-350), 8 August 1942. USSHovey(DD-208) was sailing with a minesweeper group on 7 January 1945 in Lingayen Gulf when the US ships were attacked by kamikazes. USS YF-415 lost, 11 May 1944, and stricken from the Navy List, 16 May 1944. Then again at 06:30, still circling, Portland opened fire on the abandoned hulk of the destroyer Ydachi at a range of 6 miles. One of the attackers flew low to the water and between the American ships, negating the effectiveness of their anti-aircraft fire. Salvaged on 17 February 1945, but not returned to active service. Her wounded were transferred off at Tulagi before she left. USS YF-724 lost off the Farallone Islands, 22 March 1945. Probably sunk by a mine. 37 of her crew were lost. Despite being outnumbered two to one, the Americans pressed their attack, hoping to get shots at transports. As the ambush commenced, a torpedo strike and depth charge detonations erupted from the side of the convoy which Growler was attacking, then silence. PT-166 destroyed in error by US Army Air Force B-25 bombers, mistaken identification, off New Georgia, 20 July 1943. Although structural damage was minor, a fire broke out and quickly spread due to burning gasoline, thus causing further explosions. USS LSM-135 sunk by kamikaze attack off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 25 May 1945. USS YP-345 sunk south-east of Midway Island, 31 October 1942. The plane's bomb penetrated the deck, exploding in the engine room, and knocked out all water pressure to fight the fires. In 1941 Germans sank five Allied merchant ships off . A Zero crashed into Suwanee's flight deck at 1240 and careened into a torpedo bomber which had just been recovered. Two other attacks on submarines were recorded by the Japanese in the area on 16 November which were not reported by any American sub, however it is unlikely these were made on Scamp if the submarine had been previously damaged as reported by the Japanese on 11 November. Four of her crew were killed and six wounded. 12 November 1942, and capsized while under tow off Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, 5 December 1942. Hammann was alongside the stricken carrier transferring damage control parties when after 1200, Japanese submarine I-168 successfully penetrated the screen of protecting destroyers and fired a spread of four torpedoes. USS LST-158 sunk by aircraft off Licata, Sicily, 11 July 1943. USSEnterprise(CV-6) was damaged several times in the war. All attempts to communicate with the sub went unanswered, and her fate remains unknown to this day. San Francisco was one of the Navy's most decorated ships, being awarded 17 Battle stars for her service. USS Tecumseh. The only discernable information available proposes that Runner had sunk a cargo ship on 11 June 1943 near Hokkaido, and had been attacked by Japanese escort ships on 22 June 1943, but no oil slick or debris had been reported. Soon after H-Hour, the destroyer was struck amidships by several large caliber shells. Her casualties were 5 dead and 9 wounded.[1]. USS YC-912 lost in the North Pacific, 13 January 1945. USS LCT(6)-555 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. USS YC-1272 lost near San Pedro, California, June 1945. USSWilliam B. Preston(DD-344) was anchored off Darwin, Australia on 19 Feb 1942 when over 240 Japanese aircraft bombed the area in a massive air strike. Two days after the attack, Helena was moved into dry dock No. For many years it was believed the sub was sunk by naval mines off the coast of Honsh, however recent evidence suggests the sub was sighted in the Shiriyasaki Sea and attacked on the surface by a patrol plane on 17 September. PT-346 destroyed by U.S. Navy aircraft, mistaken identification, near Cape Pomas, New Britain Island, 29 April 1944. Stricken on 21 June 1945. These are a few of the notable incidents: USS Bullhead The remains of the sub were discovered in 2017 off the coast of Oahu at a depth of eight thousand five hundred feet. Most of the enemy shells were aimed at the ship's superstructure, thus not threatening the ship's survival. Note - Although most sources list 52 US submarines as lost during World War II, the above listing includes two others, Halibut and Lancetfish, which were damaged beyond economical repair and were subsequently scrapped without returning to active service. Moale would take several hits from shore batteries which killed three and wounded twenty-five men, but damage was not serious. USSLudlow(DD-438) was participating in the Operation Torch landings at Casablanca on 8 November 1942 when at 0700 French shore batteries opened fire on the landing American troops. White Plains five-inch gun crew claimed six hits on heavy cruiser Chkai. Fortunately, the black smoke resulting from the sudden loss of boiler intake air pressure had convinced the crews of Yamato and Nagato they had scored a hit and subsequently shifted their fire. The Japanese launched air counterattacks on the 7th8th, and Astoria helped to defend the transports from those attacks. Lo: American escort carrier sunk on 25 October 1944 by kamikaze aircraft while in the Battle off Samar in Leyte Gulf. Damaged by Japanese forces and later burned by crew. Her stern lowered in the dark waters, and her bow was distinctively rising. USS SC-1024 sunk after collision off North Carolina, 2 March 1943. She was sunk by Atomic testing during Operation Crossroads in 1946. USS YW-55 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Zane was repaired and continued her service until scrapping after the war. The tremendous explosion buckled the stricken Abele , breaking her in two. www.USMM.org 1998-2007. Soon thereafter, three Japanese destroyers appeared and the commanding officer decided to scuttle his combat ineffective boat, and all fifty-nine crew members were taken prisoner by the Japanese. On 7 January 1945, the ship was targeted by a Ki-43 "Oscar" kamikaze at 18:57. All communications were now dead. USSCalifornia(BB-44) was hit by two torpedoes and an 800kg bomb, leaving her sunk in shallow water during the Pearl Harbor raid. PT-67 destroyed by accidental fire while refueling in port, Tufi, New Guinea, 17 March 1943. Officially, a total of 1,554 ships were sunk due to war conditions, including 733 ships of over 1,000 gross tons. Before noon the enemy planes departed, leaving the damaged cruiser with 15 dead or mortally wounded and 84 seriously injured. At approximately 0225, Aaron Ward was hit by more than 8 shells which knocked out her steering control. A total of 183men were killed. After hanging on for another ten minutes and continuing to fire at attacking enemy planes, the Captain decided it was time to abandon ship. During the action, she attempted to come to the aid of a downed TBF Avenger which had crashed nearby, when she was struck amidships in the forward engine room by a torpedo, most likely from the downed Avenger. Twelve of her crew members were killed by the kamikaze attack, and another thirty-four were seriously wounded. USSRenshaw(DD-499) was escorting landing craft through Surigao Strait into the Mindanao Sea on 21 February 1945 when she was targeted by a Japanese midget submarine that hit her with a torpedo. USSConcord(CL-10) was on a tour to survey the potential use of a number of southeast Pacific islands in national defense and commercial aviation when during this cruise, she suffered a gasoline explosion that killed 24 men including her executive officer, and caused considerable damage, which was repaired at Balboa, Panama. USSLangley(AV-3) irreparably damaged by Japanese aircraft bombs south of Java, Netherlands East Indies, 27 February 1942, scuttled by destroyer Whipple (DD-217). Today Missouri is a museum ship in Pearl Harbor, watching over the sunken USS Arizona. YP-205 destroyed by grounding, 1 November 1942. USS YA-59 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Lo. USS YTM-467 lost in the Marshall or Gilbert Islands, March 1944, and stricken from the Navy List, 9 June 1944. During the first three months of 1942, German U-boats sank more than 100 ships off the east coast of North America, in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea. USS YD-19 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Its bomb detonated in the water blowing the plane to smithereens and causing only superficial damage. You may quote material on this web page as long as you cite American . USSPerkins(DD-377) had been operating as part of the New Guinea campaign in the fall of 1943 when on 28 November 1943 she sailed from Milne Bay for Buna. At 08:22 Ingraham became the prime focus of the Japanese suicide planes after two other American ships had been sunk. The wreckage of the Grayback was discovered fifty miles south of Okinawa in 2019. American ship builders began to construct these ships using an old, but reliable, English design. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. During the wild fight, Atlanta, being exposed as the lead cruiser in the US formation was hit by several shells and took a torpedo hit to her port engine room, killing almost all power to the ship and leaving her guns inoperable. USS PC-590 destroyed by grounding during typhoon at Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 9 October 1945. Laid up as a constructive loss. Another suicide plane hit the ship at 17:45, further spreading fires and igniting the ship's ammunition storages. USSWasp(CV-18), on 19 March 1945, was hit with a 500lb armor-piercing bomb which penetrated both the flight and hangar decks, then exploded in the crew's galley. Grounded by Typhoon Louise and later destroyed. Hyman's gunners managed to shoot the wing off the incoming A6M "Zero" but the wreckage of the plane landed on the ship's forward torpedo launcher tubes between the stacks. USSCallaghan(DD-792) had taken station in the radar picket line the evening of 28 July 1945, where at 00:35 on the 29th she drove off an incoming Yokosuka K5Y biplane. One made a run on her and was shot down 75 yards to starboard, ricocheted off the water and hit Wilson in her 40mm gun tub. Damaged by aircraft bombs and later scuttled. How many US merchant ships were sunk in ww2? - Wise-Answers The Spence's power and pumps failed when seawater damaged equipment on-board after the ship rolled seventy two degrees to port. USSGudgeon(SS-211) set off for her twelfth patrol of the war on 4 April 1944, stopping for fuel at Johnston Island before proceeding to the northern Marianas Islands area. Exposure to the elements, dehydration from the hot sun during the day and hypothermia at night, as well as severe desquamation due to exposure to oily salt water, and frequent shark attacks slowly whittled down the survivors. USSHerring(SS-233) went out from Midway Island for her eighth patrol of the war on 21 May 1944, then ten days later made rendezvous with USSBarb(SS-220) before heading off to the Kuril Islands. Gambier Bay was the only US Navy aircraft carrier to be sunk by surface naval gunfire during WWII. The ship split in half and sank 2 miles off Ipoteto Island; nine of her men were killed, another man seriously wounded. San Francisco followed suit and withdrew eastward along the north coast of Guadalcanal. Obtain the book titled: WARSHIP LOSSES OF WORLD WAR TWO, by David Brown. USS YMS-365 sunk by a mine off Balikpapan, Borneo, 26 June 1945. Despite this, the ship was able to remain afloat with excellent damage control and returned to the States for repairs. Battle of the Atlantic - Navy On 7 June 1943, Aaron Ward was escorting LCT's to Guadalcanal when a Japanese air raid found her. Five men would die during three and a half years of brutal treatment, but eventually fifty-four men from the Perch finally made it home. USSTucker(DD-374) was escorting a cargo ship into Espiritu Santo on 4 August 1942 when as she was heading in through the western entrance, the ship struck a friendly mine. III) (LCS(L)), Lighter, covered (non-self-propelled) (YC), Derrick, floating (non-self-propelled) (YD), Workshop, floating (non-self-propelled) (YR), Patrol boat, 83-foot type (numbers 83300 83529), R.Rielly "Kamikaze Attacks of World War II " 2011; p. 249, R.Rielly "Kqamikaze Attacks of World War II" 2011; p. 226, R.Rielly "Kamikaze Attacks of World War II" 2011; p. 236, R. 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The subchaser turned and violently collided with S-26 starboard amidships, causing the submarine to roll over on its side and sink within a few seconds. Both sides sighted each other at 16:00 on 27 February and opened fire soon after closing range; marking the start of the Battle of Java Sea. The ship had to have a false bow installed for its trip stateside for repairs. Salt Lake City would be repaired and participated in several more campaigns in the war, earning 11 battle stars for its service. USSMannert L. Abele(DD-733) was patrolling radar picket duty off Okinawa on 12 April 1945 when she and her two escorts came under sustained attack by several kamikazes. If correct, it would make Bullhead possibly the last American ship sunk by enemy action in the Second World War. Sunk after grounding on a reef. For at least 30 minutes, secondary explosions in the turret and its ammunition supply rooms hampered firefighting efforts. USS SC-1059 lost by grounding off the Bahamas Islands, 12 December 1944. Warrington's crew tried desperately to save their ship but it was apparent the Warrington was taking too much water and would have to be abandoned. Fragments of debris and shrapnel would strike the Moale killing one sailor and wounding another ten men. She was promptly repaired in three days' time and returned in time to fight the Battle of Midway. A new book refutes this . The ship had no casualties from this event. She returned to active duty the day after the Battle of Midway ended. USS YPK-6 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. During the Okinawa campaign in 1945, she suffered her final wartime damage from an explosion that occurred while loading ammunition which killed three men. USS YO-159 lost off the New Hebrides Islands, 14 January 1944. . USS YT-198 sunk off Anzio, Italy, 18 February 1944. Merchant Marine suffered the highest rate of casualties of any service in World War II. Smith would be repaired and returned to service in February 1943. Trigger transmitted a routine weather report that same day, but was never seen or heard from again. The next morning of 30 Jan, the fleet tug Navajo took over the tow job from Louisville, which was accomplished at 08:00. Accidentally grounded then sunk by US warships. Sunk after running aground during a storm. This would be the last message ever received from Swordfish as she never responded or returned to port again. New Orleans was forced into a reverse course to starboard and lost steering and communications. At 0211, a torpedo struck the starboard side of Honolulu, blowing off her bow. Hulk scuttled in mid-1946. Sunk by accident following circular run of her own torpedo. Grounded on 26 February 1944 and sunk by Japanese shore batteries. U-boat Attacks during World War II - New Georgia Encyclopedia 62 men were killed or wounded, but she continued to maintain her station in formation and operate effectively. Despite heavy anti-aircraft fire, one of the planes crashed his burning plane on top an aft gun mount, enveloping the aft of the ship in a fireball and flames. The ship settled by the stern and developed a list to starboard, however the Wadleigh was saved by the her crew who had shifted weight to port which evened the list. The explosion killed 23 personnel and exposed the engineering spaces to the ocean, stalling the ship. USS YF-223 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Edward Rutledge (AP 52) by U-130 off Morocco, 12 Nov 1942 George F. Elliot (AP. PT-28 damaged beyond repair in a storm at Dora Harbor, Alaska, 12 January 1943. USSEscolar(SS-294) set out on 18 September 1944 from Midway Island for her first patrol of the war. Struck coral reef while under tow and sank. USSCythera(PY-26) sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine off North Carolina, 2 May 1942. While being repaired in floating drydock on 24 November 1944, Ross was hit again by a Ki-44 kamikaze which set gasoline fires that were quickly extinguished. USSEversole(DE-404) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-45 east of Leyte, Philippine Islands, 28 October 1944. Corry was exposed to German shore batteries that opened fire at 06:30 just when landing craft started for their attacks. She sunk on her keel in shallow water at Pearl Harbor. In quick succession, enemy shells put her No. One struck her starboard side aft and the other crashed close aboard. The destroyers charged the Japanese cruisers and began to draw the fire away from the damaged Salt Lake City. The plane's bomb penetrated the deck to explode in the aft engine room. Unfortunately; Johnston ran out of luck when she was hit by several large caliber shells from multiple directions. Nevada lost sixty men killed and one hundred nine wounded in the attack. Rear Admiral Callaghan's task group maneuvered to intercept in what became the first engagement in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. USSChevalier(DD-451) was operating with two other destroyers attempting to make a surprise interception of nine Japanese destroyers which were evacuating troops from Vella Lavella on 6 October 1943. A single "Val" made a suicide run on Hobson from the starboard side. USSIsherwood(DD-520) was operating off Okinawa on 22 April 1945 just west of Kerama Retto when at 17:25, her radar picked up incoming bogeys. In addition, the stored torpedo warheads threatened to detonate at any time. She also engaged the battleship Kongo, hitting the battleship's superstructure with her five-inch guns causing fires and casualties. USS YF-926 lost en route to Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 8 March 1945. USS LCI(L)-20 sunk off Anzio, Italy, 22 January 1944. She returned to duty in September. The ultimate cost of victory in this vast area of operations was sobering: Between 1939 and 1945, 3,500 Allied merchant ships (14.5 million gross tons) and 175 Allied warships were sunk, and.

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