YP-383 sunk by collision, 24 November 1944. USS YC-869 lost off Imperial Beach, California 23 March 1943. USSGlennon(DD-620) was providing fire support for troops pushing inland from the Normandy beaches on 8 June 1944 when at 0830 the ship struck a mine along her stern causing significant damage. USSUtah(AG-16) was hit by two torpedoes dropped from B5N "Kate" bombers at the onset of the attack on Pearl Harbor. PT-164 destroyed by Japanese aircraft bombing, Rendova Harbor, Solomon Islands, 1 August 1943. USSEvans(DD-552) had been fending off snooping Japanese planes throughout the night of 10 May 1945 at radar picket station No.15 to the Northwest of Okinawa, when at 07:40 on the 11th, a storm of over one hundred fifty kamikazes approached the small formation of American ships. When the sub failed to return from patrol by 27 November 1944; she was declared lost. USS LSM-20 sunk by kamikaze attack off Ormoc, Leyte, Philippine Islands, 5 December 1944. At 7:50, four eight-inch shells made impact with her hull, with another two missing just in front of her bow. All crew members of 20mm guns 710 were killed or wounded. The ship was unable to train its main guns onto the target, and the plane crashed into the ship, starting a huge fire. As the only US submarine assigned to be operating in the area on that date, it is most likely Escolar was sunk by this attack. USSArgonaut(SM-1) was on her third patrol of the war along the south-east coast of New Britain Island when on 10 January 1943, she intercepted a convoy of enemy ships from Rabaul. The ship was split in half by an enormous explosion and sank at 14:59, taking one hundred eight crew down with her. New Orleans would finish their war with 17 battle stars for her service in WWII, among the highest in the US Navy. USS PC-815 sunk by collision with USSLaffey(DD-724) off San Diego, California, 11 September 1945. USS LCS(L)(3)-7 sunk by Suicide boat off Mariveles, Corregidor Channel, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 16 February 1945. USS LCT(5)-25 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. USSMindanao(PR-8) sunk by Japanese aircraft off Corregidor, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 5 May 1942. USSKalk(DD-611) was patrolling off Biak Island on 12 June 1944 when a lone dive bomber dove out of the sun and landed its bomb abaft of the forward stack. USS LCI(M)-974 sunk by Japanese suicide boat in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 10 January 1945. USSHouston(CA-30) and her task force were sailing to intercept a Japanese invasion convoy bound for Makassar on 4 February 1942 when she became the target of an enemy aerial bomb that put Turret 3 out of commission, killing 48 men and wounding 20. USSVincennes(CA-44) was patrolling as a screen off Savo Island for unloading transport ships on the night of 9 August 1942 when at about 0145, lookouts spotted flares and star shells to the southward, accompanied by the low rumble of gunfire. USS PC-584 sunk by typhoon at Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 9 October 1945. As her crew started to abandon ship, Laffey was ripped apart by a violent explosion and quickly sank with 59 of her crew killed and 116 wounded. Johnston's commander Ernest J. Evans; without waiting for orders, broke formation and charged at the incoming Japanese fleet despite the obvious fact that his ship was heavily outnumbered, and severely out of her weight class in firepower. USSIdaho(BB-42), on 3 May 1945 off Okinawa, was attacked by two Vals and three Kates at 1452. At 08:22 Ingraham became the prime focus of the Japanese suicide planes after two other American ships had been sunk. USSLuzon(PR-7) scuttled off Corregidor, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 6 May 1942. USSSentinel(AM-113) sunk by German aircraft off Licata, Sicily, 12 July 1943. Japanese records indicate she struck a mine off the shore of Hokkaido which was witnessed by a patrol boat. A Union monitor warship sunk by a naval mine (called a "torpedo" at the time) during the Battle of Mobile Bay. She received emergency repairs at Tonga and proceeded to Pearl Harbor for permanent repairs. While underway on 23 Aug, USS Tennessee collided with California after a steering malfunction. Fragments of debris and shrapnel would strike the Moale killing one sailor and wounding another ten men. Postwar records indicate Japanese anti-submarine planes, and escort vessels attacked an American sub in the area on 28 March until a large oil slick appeared. PT-347 destroyed by U.S. Navy aircraft, mistaken identification, near Cape Pomas, New Britain Island, 29 April 1944. USSKidd(DD-661) was protecting landing forces at Okinawa when she came under attack by kamikazes. The damage inflicted to the naval yard made repairs an impossibility, so orders were given to salvage any valuable equipment and destroy the sub. USSEngland(DE-635) seriously damaged by one kamikaze aircraft, 9 May 1945, off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, and not repaired after the end of the war. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The Japanese did not return fire for several minutes as the Americans stunning cannonade scored many hits and sinking one destroyer; Takanami. The order to abandon ship was given. 7 men were killed and 25 were wounded by the explosion which almost broke the ship in two. USS LCS(L)(3)-49 sunk by suicide boat off Mariveles, Corregidor Channel, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 16 February 1945. The fires set off ammunition and the depth charges, which amazingly put most of the fires out. USS SC-751 grounded off Western Australia, 22 June 1943. The ship was sunk by demolition charges by her own crew, going down at 20:15 on 13 November 1942. The ship made it back to San Francisco under her own power. The forward part of the hangar was immediately engulfed in flames, igniting the few remaining planes on the flight deck. The ship would survive the war to be returned to the US Navy, and later sunk as a target. Walke's stern was the last part of the ship to sink underwater; as it did several depth charges exploded, killing and wounding several men left in the water. USSHutchins(DD-476) was performing close support operations off Okinawa on 27 April 1945 when the ship was attacked by a Japanese suicide boat. 24 men were killed and missing, another nine were seriously wounded. 1,554 ships. USS ATR-15 lost by grounding off Normandy, France, 19 June 1944. Two of her men were wounded, but the veteran crew was able to quickly restore power and got the ship underway again to for repairs. The Nelson returned to duty in November 1944. Although the fires were extinguished, seven men had been killed, thirty-three wounded and there were serious concerns for the integrity of the ship's hull. USSTriton(SS-201) was on her sixth patrol of the war near the Papua, New Guinea area when on 15 March 1943 the submarine reported that it had attacked a Japanese convoy but was pursued by depth charge dropping destroyers. 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. The brothers are (from left to right): Joseph . The Japanese took the bait and sank the ship along with its escort (LSM-59) on 21 June 1945. The majority of her nearly 800 survivors were rescued two days later by landing and patrol craft dispatched from Leyte Gulf. USS LST-6 sunk by a mine in the Seine River while en route from Rouen, Zambia to Portland, England, 18 November 1941. Quincy's captain ordered his cruiser to charge towards the eastern Japanese column, but as she turned to do so Quincy was hit by two torpedoes from Tenry, causing severe damage. The enemy suicide planes would come on in groups to devert the defensive fire of the ship, Colhoun shot down three of the first group but the fourth crashed into a 40mm gun mount. She was scrapped in 1959 after years in mothball. USS YCF-23 lost en route to Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, March 1945, and stricken from the Navy List, 28 April 1945. Just ten minutes after the attack began, Meredith capsized and sank; taking 192 men down with her. Damage was minimal and fires were extinguished; Fletcher would remain on station continuing bombardment until the 17th when she would make for minor repairs and continued her prestigious career. USS LST-531 sunk by German motor torpedo boats in Lyme Bay, England, 28 April 1944. In late July 1942 she would rejoin the fleet in time for Operation Watchtower. 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. USS YF-317 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands, January May 1942. The ship became engulfed in billowing flames and within a few minutes, the crew abandoned the ship. Pensacola turned left to prevent collision with two damaged American ships ahead of her. USSMcCalla(DD-488) rescued 195 men from the shark-infested waters and attempted to tow Duncan away for salvage but the battered ship sank 6 miles north of Savo Island. It would be struck by another kamikaze later that day, in the same spot the first plane had hit. As it is now this map shows the entire US coastline and losses off it. USSUtah(AG-16) capsized after being torpedoed by Japanese aircraft at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 7 December 1941. Divers reported they could not hear any tapping from inside the hull, making it doubtful anyone survived the initial sinking. At 0211, a torpedo struck the starboard side of Honolulu, blowing off her bow. USS YF-777 lost at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, 6 August 1945. The pilot identified the destroyer and oiler as a cruiser and carrier, respectively. USSQuail(AM-15) scuttled off Corregidor, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 6 May 1942. Officially, 219 men were reported missing or killed. An attempt to tow the ship failed in the rough seas and the Worden began to break-up, prompting the crew to abandon ship. The battleship suffered only superficial damage, and the fire was brought quickly under control. 138 crewmen went down with Turner. Her crew struggled to put out the fires, repair the damage, and keep the ship afloat but their efforts were in vain. At the outbreak of World War II, Pancaldo was part of the 14th Destroyer Squadron, together with sisterships Ugolino Vivaldi, Antonio Da Noli and Lanzerotto Malocello. USSMonaghan(DD-354) was supporting the Mindoro landings when on 18 December 1944 her fleet was hit by Typhoon Cobra. Salt Lake City would spend the next four months undergoing repairs and replenishment at Pearl Harbor. The entire crew was rescued and the submarine was abandoned after all sensitive documents had been destroyed. While assisting a damaged "LST" which had been hit by a kamikaze on 15 December 1944, off Mindoro when the landing ship suffered from a large magazine explosion. USS YF-86 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. After leaving San Francisco on 16 July, she arrived at Tinian Island on 26 July. 77 sailors, including Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan and Captain Cassin Young, had been killed, and 105 wounded in the night's action. She was towed to San Pedro Bay where temporary repairs enabled her to travel stateside. The enemy formation included the Yamato, the heaviest battleship ever built, armed with 18.1-inch naval rifles. She was set on fire and fifty-four crew were killed, while a further one hundred nineteen were wounded. USS Liscome Bay: American escort carrier sunk on 24 November 1943 by the Japanese submarine I-175 of the island of Makin. Three men had been killed and another twenty wounded as several compartments flooded aft. Smith would be repaired and returned to service in February 1943. Cisco was the only US sub operating in the area at the time this report was made, leaving little doubt over her demise. The ship would have its bow replaced and she would return to action by May 1944. The other exploded in the six-inch magazine located between Number I and II turrets causing a powder fire and flooding, putting Turrets I, II, and III out of action and causing a number of casualties including 107 killed. She suffered 18 killed, 17 wounded in the battle. The plane's bomb detonated in the No.3 five-inch turrets magazine, causing a devastating explosion which blew holes in the ship's hull, and started a massive inferno. A skeleton crew determined the damage was too extensive to repair the ship, so all useful equipment was removed and Barry was towed to be used as a decoy. Sunk by carrier-based aircraft bombs and torpedoes, Crippled by carrier-based aircraft bombs and torpedoes, sank after being, Disabled by carrier-based aircraft bombs and torpedoes and abandoned, hull torpedoed and sunk by Japanese destroyers. The crew feared the magazine would explode and abandoned ship. At 18:00 the Allied force disengaged, having lost several ships with no success attacking the transports. The other aircraft continued on toward White Plains, but her antiaircraft guns finally brought it down yards astern, scattering debris all over the ship's deck and sides, but causing only 11 relatively minor casualties. USS Camia (YFB-683) lost due to enemy action at Cavite, Luzon, Philippine Islands, and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. 81 crew were killed during the night's action. The plane's bomb passed through the ship's hull and out the other side of the ship, causing minimal damage, and all fires were soon extinguished. She served in the Spanish Navy after World War II for 22 years and was finally scrapped in 2002 after preservation attempts failed. Soon thereafter, Quincy veered across Astoria's bow, blazing fiercely from bow to stern. USSCalifornia(BB-44) was hit by two torpedoes and an 800kg bomb, leaving her sunk in shallow water during the Pearl Harbor raid. USSDuncan(DD-485) was operating with TF 64 of 4 cruisers and 5 destroyers during the night of 1112 October 1942, aiming to ambush approaching Japanese warships that were intending to bombard US Marine positions on Guadalcanal. She returned to active duty the day after the Battle of Midway ended. Scuttled on 4 April 1945. USS YT-198 sunk off Anzio, Italy, 18 February 1944. The destroyer was aided by her fellow tin cans until all fires were out. As the crew abandoned ship, Captain John P. Cromwell refused to leave his submarine out of fear he would be tortured by the Japanese into revealing information about the upcoming Tarawa landings; for his sacrifice he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Kadashan Bay would have to retire for repairs before finishing the war. USSPensacola(CA-24) was sailing on 29 November 1942 with TF 67 to intercept a Japanese destroyer-transport force expected off Guadalcanal the next night. Talomo Bay, Davao Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines. On 6 July 1943 Helena was operating as part of TF 68 which was engaging ten Japanese destroyers that were attempting to resupply garrison troops at Kula Gulf. Several bombs landed on or near the Aaron Ward causing extensive damage and flooding to the engine room, fire rooms, and electric rooms. The destroyer was towed to Boston, MA where she had a new stern installed. During the battle, several of the American destroyers bunched together, making easier targets for the Japanese. The ship split in half and sank 2 miles off Ipoteto Island; nine of her men were killed, another man seriously wounded. By 11:00 only a skeleton crew remained on board. The aft section of the ship sank five minutes later, taking 100 men down with her; 44 were rescued from the sea. On 30 September, Escolar transmitted a partial message which indicated she had been engaged by an enemy gunboat. By January 1942, German submarines had moved into American coastal waters and posed a serious threat to U.S. and Allied shipping. There was now cause for grave concern; she lay dead in the water, and the Japanese ships were closing fast. Thirty-two men had been killed and sixty-four wounded, but the ship was able to make it to San Pedro Bay, then the states for repairs. USSOklahoma(BB-37) was consecutively hit by at least five torpedoes during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The damage was negligible and Texas continued to fire back at the Germans. USS YO-64 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands, January 1942, and stricken from the Navy List, 21 April 1944. USSNew Mexico(BB-40) was taking part in the pre-invasion shelling of Lingayen Gulf on 6 January 1945. Dale was hit at least three times and sank at 13:13. Of a crew of 192, only 16 men were rescued. Grounded and destroyed to prevent capture. Kalinin Bay suffered extensive structural damage during the morning's furious action, and counted five dead among her sixty casualties. USS YO-159 lost off the New Hebrides Islands, 14 January 1944. Two of Wadsworth's sailors were killed and another nine were wounded by bomb fragments. Sterett was hit numerous times by Japanese battleship Hiei causing extensive damage all over the ship, starting fires and flooding compartments. Damaged beyond repair and scuttled on 9 June 1946. Fires raged through the riddled escort carrier, and she capsized at 09:07 and sank at 09:11. USSEdsall(DD-219) was responding to distress calls from USS Pecos near Java on 1 Mar 1942 when she stumbled upon Kido Butai; Japan's fast carrier force escorted by two battleships. After a fruitless attempt to put the fires out, all men abandoned ship by 1800, just a couple hours after the deadly strike. USSWadsworth(DD-516) was providing fire support to landings on Bougainville on 1 November 1943 during the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay when around 7:45 a group of six enemy dive bombers targeted Wadsworth and her sister ship bombarding the beach. Note - USS Utah (AG-16) (ex BB-31) is not listed as a battleship as it had been converted to an anti-aircraft gunnery training ship by the time of her sinking; it is included in the sub-section "Other auxiliaries". Although the crew battled valiantly to save their ship, Beatty could not be saved and broke in two halves, sinking at 2305. USSSan Francisco(CA-38) was protecting unloading transports near Lunga Point, Guadalcanal on 12 November 1942 when a group of Japanese torpedo bombers attacked at 14:08. After three salvos, the target burst into flame and was soon dead in the water. The ship began to quickly flood and listed severely to port. Twenty minutes later, at least ten Japanese planes simultaneously approached the destroyer from several directions; although facing insurmountable odds, Hadley shot down all ten attackers. Commandeered Filipino tugboat. The crew managed to keep the flooding isolated in the forward fire room and the ship was able to escape the danger and make it to Reykjavk for temporary repairs and back to New York for permanent repairs. USS YC-887 lost at Guantanamo, Cuba, 3 February 1943. The fire punctuated by the frightful explosion of eight-inch projectiles in her Number 3 turret gradually subsided. 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. Destroyed with explosives 14 January 1946. A number of fires also broke out. Downes would return to service by March 1943. The ship rolled over and sank ten minutes later, taking 116 crew with her. The ship made its way to Kerama Retto under her own power, twenty-two men had been lost and another forty-five wounded in one of the last successful kamikaze attacks of the war. The kamikaze punctured more than 100 holes in the bulkheads, doors, and gasoline lines. On 30 October 1942, while maneuvering to avoid a submarine contact, South Dakota collided with the destroyer Mahan, receiving significant damage that needed repairs in Nouma. USSSt. Augustine(PG-54) sunk after collision with S.S. Camas Meadows off Cape May, New Jersey, 6 January 1944. USSWest Virginia(BB-48) was extensively damaged by as many as seven torpedoes, and two 800kg bombs at Pearl Harbor. PT-73 grounded in enemy waters and destroyed to prevent capture, Baliquias Bay, Mindoro, Philippine Islands, 15 January 1945. USSPontiac(AF-20) scrapped after foundering off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 30 January 1945. Shortly thereafter, Portland was struck by a torpedo fired by either the destroyer Inazuma or the destroyer Ikazuchi at 01:58, causing heavy damage to her stern. A "Val" bore in on the ship off the port beam taking fire and aflame, but a last second turn by Hudson caused the plane to miss and slam into the water. fifteen men were killed and 38 wounded in the attack. USS LCI(L)-219 sunk off northern France, 11 June 1944. Forty-six members of her crew were lost with the ship, but luckily two hundred forty one were saved. Three eight-inch, shells struck her within minutes of each other. PT-63 destroyed by accidental fire while refueling in port, Hamburg Bay, Emirau Island, 18 June 1944. USSLittle(APD-4) sunk by Japanese destroyer Ydachi off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 5 September 1942. USSLiscome Bay(CVE-56) was operating off the Gilbert Islands, 24 November 1943 when she was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-175 around 05:10. Destroyed by fire after striking a U.S. mine. USSMiantonomah(CM-10) sunk by a mine off Le Havre, France, 25 September 1944. USSTiconderoga(CV-14) was hit by two kamikazes on 21 January 1945. USSNashville(CL-43) was shelling Vila airfield on Kolombangara when on the night of 12 May, she suffered a powder charge explosion in one of her forward turrets, killing 18 and injuring 17. Intense fire splashed two close aboard, but a third plane crashed into the port side of the flight deck. The ship was also targeted by strafing aircraft. While the crew fought fires, she was stalked by additional kamikazes which also sank the destroyer Colhoun. The sub failed to make the scheduled rendezvous with USS Tunny and was officially declared lost on July 30, 1945. The two planes erupted upon contact as did nine other planes on her flight deck. The David W Taylor rejoined the fleet and participated in the final days of the Okinawa campaign. At 02:16, the cruiser was hit by a torpedo from Aoba, and the ship's remaining guns were silenced. One plane made a run on the ship; its right wing hitting the No.2 smoke stack spinning the plane around into the deck amidships. At 13:52, a violent internal explosion shook the ship, she began to sink stern first, rolling over and going under the waves at 14:15. Only two YPs were lost due to enemy action. The explosion killed three of the ship's crew. USS LCT(6)-777 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. Grounded in a storm and stricken on 23 February 1945. Norman Scott took as many as six direct hits over a fifteen-minute period which knocked out several guns and struck the bridge. While providing cover for forces landing on Leyte, on 1 November 1944 at 13:41, Abner Read was targeted by a kamikaze "Val". PT-339 grounded in enemy waters and destroyed to prevent capture, near Pur Pur, New Guinea, 27 May 1944. USSTide(AM-125) sunk by a mine off Normandy, France, 7 June 1944. She was also set afire from nearby ships sharing the drydock with Pennsylvania. At 17:45, wounded crew began to be taken off the ship, and by 17:50 the entire topside area had become untenable. USSSalt Lake City(CA-25) was sailing with TF 64 on the night of 11 October 1942 to intercept a Japanese resupply convoy headed for Guadalcanal. USSNevada(BB-36) was the only battleship to get underway during the Pearl Harbor attack. The ship's crew threw a life raft to the enemy crew in the water and continued on their way to Oran. PT-41 destroyed to prevent capture on road to Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands, 15 April 1942. Soon thereafter, the enemy ceased firing. "Taffy 3" was pitifully weak in comparison, boasting only six escort carriers, four destroyers, and four destroyer escorts. 140 sailors from Hornet died as a result of her sinking. No hits had been received below the waterline. USS LCT(5)-364 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. USS YC-715 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Capsized by carrier-based aircraft torpedoes and raised in 1943 but not repaired. One of her men died and 35 were wounded. Silhouetted by the burning American cruisers, she came into the Japanese line of fire. She spent her final days in the navy transporting prisoners of war back home. In addition, the stored torpedo warheads threatened to detonate at any time. Most of Pope's crew would endure more than 60 hours in open sea, before spending years in POW camps. Within minutes of the kamikaze strike, it was clear Luce was going to sink and the order to abandon ship went out. USSDarter(SS-227) was conducting her fourth patrol of the war near Palawan on 23 October 1944 when just after midnight, a huge fleet of Japanese battleships and cruisers appeared on the submarine's radar. The plane then circled and completed its kamikaze mission with a suicide crash into Twiggs on the ship's aft section. The ship was sunk in 1942 by torpedoes from an American submarine, which didn't realize it was carrying prisoners; many of the dead were Australians, making the sinking the deadliest sea event in Australia's history. The Germans and Japanese sank six ships manned by the Merchant Marine in 1941 before Pearl Harbor, making mariners some of the first American casualties of the growing global conflict. USS YC-666 lost due to enemy action at Guam, Marianas Islands, and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. 28 of her crew were killed in the battle, and another 13 seriously wounded. . PT-135 grounded in enemy waters and destroyed to prevent capture, near Crater Point, New Britain, 12 April 1944. The enemy planes approached through low clouds on the starboard side through heavy anti-aircraft fire which downed two of the attackers. American ship builders began to construct these ships using an old, but reliable, English design. The plane impacted the edge of the flight deck 15ft from the stern. One struck her starboard side aft and the other crashed close aboard. USSBarbel(SS-316) was on her fourth patrol of the war covering approaches to Balabac Strait with an attack group of three other submarines. Not repaired. Seven survivors were killed by a kamikaze attack a few days later on USS Columbia. Strange ships entering the harbor!" The explosion killed 38 men and wounded 49; including members of the Navy's UDTs, and knocked out the ship's engines. 98 of her crew was lost with Leary. 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. USSBelleau Wood(CVL-24): On 30 October 1944 off the Philippines, gunners on Belleau Wood shot down a kamikaze over the ship which fell on her flight deck aft, causing several fires and igniting ammunition in planes on deck awaiting take off. USS LST-359 sunk by German submarine U-870 north-east of the Azores, 20 December 1944. USSDavid W. Taylor(DD-551) was bombardingChichi Jimaon 5 January 1945 when around 07:45, the ship was rocked by anunderwater explosion, most likely caused by a mine. USSGregory(DD-802) was patrolling radar picket duty in company with three Landing Craft Ship on the afternoon of 8 April when at 18:30, four Japanese Ki-51 Sonia planes dove from out of the sun, a favorite tactic of the kamikaze. The ensuing battle was a retiring action on the part of the Americans, for the Japanese foiled their attempt to get to the auxiliaries. By 0800 O'Brien slipped beneath the sea after traveling 3,000 miles with torpedo damage, fortunately, none of her crew were lost. USSGannet(AVP-8) sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine U-653 off Bermuda, 7 June 1942. By 13:30, the last man to leave the sub rigged her to flood. The enemy plane crashed into the ship's superstructure and a 40mm gun mount. La Vallette was taken in tow by the tugboat Navajo to Espiritu Santo for temporary repairs, then traveled to Mare Island Navy Yard. She was scrapped in 1947. 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. This book has a complete list in the back of . This listing also includes constructive losses, which are ships that were damaged beyond economical repair and disposed of. The two ships struggled to break free from each other while exchanging small arms fire, but the Borie took major damage to her hull, flooding her forward engine room. On 24 October 1944, while sailing with TF 38, Birmingham came to the assistance of the stricken carrier Princeton, coming alongside to help fight fires, when at 15:24, a magazine detonated on board Princeton causing extensive damage to Birmingham's superstructure. USSLa Vallette(DD-448) was escorting the torpedoed cruiser USSChicago(CA-29) on their way out of the combat area near Rennell Island on 30 January 1943, when a wave of Japanese G4M "Betty" torpedo bombers attacked the American ships.
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