There were more than 400 Allied vessels struck by Japanese special attack weapons in the last twelve months of World War II, including some vessels that were struck as many as six times in one attack.[1] The one special weapon that is most often associated with World War II is the Japanese kamikaze aircraft. Kamikaze was used to describe the way the Japanese believed they would be victorious by destroying the Allied fleet by crashing aircraft into their ships. The word kamikaze originated as the name of major typhoons in 1274 and 1281, which dispersed Mongolian invasion fleets under Kublai Khan. The Allies referred to these special weapons as "suicide" attacks, and found it difficult to understand why an individual would intentionally crash an airplane into a ship, as the two cultures clashed in battle. Both Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army had Special Attack Units organized specifically for this mission. Aircraft were not the only special attack weapons. Attack boats, suicide divers, and several types of submarines were also used to destroy ships and landing craft as the Allied forces advanced toward Japan.[2]
The use of the term "code name" in reference to Japanese aircraft (Betty, Kate, Val etc.) is incorrect. They were "nicknames", merely used for ease of identification and pronunciation. There was nothing classified that required the use of "code".
Kamikaze aircraft edit
Kamikaze (神風, literally: "God wind"; common translation: "Divine wind") [kamikaꜜze] ⓘ, official name: Tokubetsu Kōgekitai (特別攻撃隊), Tokkō Tai (特攻隊) or Tokkō (特攻) were suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy warships more effectively than was possible with conventional attacks. Numbers quoted vary, but at least 47 Allied vessels, from PT boats to escort carriers, were sunk by kamikaze attacks, and about 300 damaged. During World War II, nearly 3,000 kamikaze pilots were sacrificed.[3] About 14% of kamikaze attacks managed to hit a ship. The Japanese high command exaggerated the effectiveness of the tokko attacks, claiming six aircraft carriers, one escort aircraft carrier and ten battleships had been sunk.[3]
Standard IJN and IJA aircraft edit
Almost every make and model of aircraft were used as kamikazes.[3] The most often seen were the Mitsubishi A6M ("Zero," allied code name "Zeke"), Aichi D3A (Allied code name "Val"), Mitsubishi G4M (Allied code name "Betty"), Nakajima B5N (Allied code name "Kate"), Yokosuka P1Y (Allied code name "Francis"), although in the final months of the war, every flyable aircraft was used. The Army used the Kawasaki Ki-61 (Allied code name "Tony"), Mitsubishi Ki-46 (Allied code name "Dinah"), although like the Navy, all available aircraft were to be used as the threat to Japan increased after Iwo Jima fell.[4]
Ohka edit
The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (also spelled Oka) (櫻花; Shinjitai: 桜花; "cherry blossom"; Hebon-shiki transcription Ōka) was a purpose-built kamikaze aircraft employed by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in the last months of World War II.[3] US forces gave the aircraft the Japanese name Baka which loosely translates as "idiot" or "fool" in English.
Ohka was a small flying bomb that was carried underneath a Mitsubishi G4M "Betty", Yokosuka P1Y Ginga "Frances" or the planned Heavy Nakajima G8N Renzan (Allied code name "Rita") transport type 43A/B and heavy bomber to within range of its target; on release, the pilot would first glide towards the target and, when close enough, he would fire the Ohka's engine(s) and dive into the ship to destroy it.[5] That final approach was almost unstoppable (especially for the rocket-powered Ohka Type 11) because the aircraft was capable of attaining tremendous speed. Later versions were designed to be launched from coastal air bases and caves, and even from submarines equipped with aircraft catapults, although the war ended before they were used this way.
Tsurugi edit
The Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi (剣 "Sabre") was a one-man purpose-built kamikaze aircraft developed by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in the closing stages of World War II in late 1945.[6] More than 100 Ki-115s were completed.
Toka edit
The Toka (藤花, "Wisteria Blossom") was the IJN version of the Nakajima Ki-115 Ko. Showa was to build the Toka for the IJN.[7]
Shusui edit
The Mitsubishi J8M Shūsui (Japanese: 三菱 J8M 秋水, literally "Autumn Water", used as a poetic term meaning "Sharp Sword" deriving from the swishing sound swords make) used by the Navy and Ki-200 for the Army. The Shusui ("Sword Stroke") was a rocket powered interceptor. It was the Japanese copy of the German Me 163 rocket powered interceptor fighter that was specially designed for use against high flying B-29 bombers. The prototype flew on 7 July 45. The war ended before production.
Hiryu To-Go edit
The Hiryu To-Go, also known as the Ki-167 "Sakura-dan", was a Mitsubishi Ki-67 Kai (Allied code name "Peggy") twin-engine bomber with guns removed and faired over, crew reduced to four men. This flying bomb was built with 3 ton thermite shaped-charge bomb behind the cockpit, pointed forward and angled slightly down, and a blast radius of 1 km. Two of these aircraft were known to have been built. One sortied 17 April 1945 and did not return.
Shinryu edit
The Mizuno Shinryu ("Divine Dragon") was a proposed rocket-powered kamikaze aircraft designed for the Imperial Japanese Navy towards the end of World War II. It never reached production.
Maru-Ten edit
The Maru-Ten was Nakajima's designation for the 'Kōkoku Nigō Heiki (皇国二号兵器, "Imperial Weapon No.2"). This was a suicide weapon with no landing gear, was catapult launched using Rocket Assisted Take Off (RATO), used Ne-12B engines, and carried a single bomb. It was never built, as it evolved into the Nakajima Kikka (中島 橘花, "Orange Blossom").
Baika edit
The Kawanishi Baika (梅花, "Ume Blossom") was a pulsejet-powered kamikaze aircraft under development for the Imperial Japanese Navy towards the end of World War II. The war ended before any were built. The design was greatly inspired by the manned version of the German V1 flying bomb, the Fieseler Fi 103R "Reichenberg".
Boats edit
Shin'yō edit
The Shin'yō (Japanese: 震洋, "Sea Quake") were Japanese suicide boats developed during World War II.[8] They were part of the wider Special Attack Units program. These fast motorboats were driven by one man, to speeds of around 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph). They were typically equipped with 250 kg (551 lb) of explosives packed in the bow with several impact fuses. The Shinyo units were known as Shimpu Tokubetsu-Kogekitai. About 6,200 Shinyo were produced for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Maru-Ni edit
An additional 3,000 of the Shinyo were produced for the Imperial Japanese Army as Maru-Ni. The Maru-Ni units were known as Shimbu Tokubetsu-Kogekitai. About 400 of these boats were sent to Okinawa and Formosa, the rest were stored on the coast of Japan for the ultimate defense against the invasion of the Home Islands. The Maru-Ni attacked by dropping one or two shallow-set depth charges as close to the target ship as possible, with the intention of turning away as the depth charges were released off the stern.
Midget submarines edit
Ko-hyoteki edit
The Type A Ko-hyoteki (甲標的甲型, Kō-hyōteki kō-gata, Target 'A', Type 'A') class was a class of Japanese midget submarines (Ko-hyoteki) was manufactured in three Types:
- Type A Ko-hyoteki-class midget submarines were used in the 1942 Attack on Sydney Harbour, Attack on Diego Suarez Harbor and the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.[9]
- Type B Midget Ha 45 prototype built 1942 to test Type A improvements.[10]
- Type C Midget Ha 62–76 similar to Type A with crew of 3 and radius increased to 350 nautical miles (650 km) at 6 knots (11 km/h) surfaced or 120 nautical miles (220 km) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h) submerged.[10]
- Type D Koryu (115 completed) improved Type C with crew of 5 and radius increased to 1000 miles at 8 knots surfaced and 320 miles at 16 knots submerged.[11][12]
Kaiten edit
The Kaiten (Japanese: 回天, literal translation: "Return to the sky", commonly rendered as: "The turn toward heaven", "The Heaven Shaker" or "Change the World"[13]) was a torpedo modified as a suicide weapon, and used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II.[8]
Early designs allowed for the pilot to escape after the final acceleration towards the target, although whether this could have been done successfully is doubtful. There is no record of any pilot attempting to escape or intending to do so, and this provision was dropped from later production kaitens. The inventor of the Kaiten, Lt. Hiroshi Kuroki was lost during one of the first training missions. When the sub was raised a note was found with a note written during his final minutes before death, sending his respects to his family and detailing the cause of the accident and how to repair the defect.
Kairyu edit
The Kairyu (海龍, Kairyū, "Sea Dragon") was a Small, 2-man, midget submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy of 20 ton that was based on the Type A midget submarine that was used in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.[12] All five of the Type A midget submarines used were captured (1) or destroyed (4). Midgets also attacked in Sydney (all four lost) and Madagascar in June 1942. The Kairyu mini-submarines were meant to meet the invading American Naval forces upon their anticipated approach of Tokyo. Although not intended only as a suicide weapon, crew survival was possible, but the odds of survival were not high. These mini-submarines were built so that they could be equipped with either two torpedoes or a 1,000 pound warhead in the bow, for crashing into ships as the kaiten did. Over 760 of these submarines were planned, and by August 1945, 200 had been manufactured, most of them at the Yokosuka shipyard, but of the 200, only 115 were ready for use at the time of surrender.
Fukuryu edit
Fukuryu (Japanese:伏龍, Fukuryu "Crouching dragons") suicide divers were a part of the Special Attack Units prepared to resist the invasion of the Home islands by Allied forces.[14] They were equipped with a diving jacket and trousers, diving shoes, and a diving helmet fixed by four bolts. They were typically weighed down with 9 kg (20 lb) of lead, and had two bottles of compressed air at 150 bars. They were expected to be able to walk at a depth of 5 to 7 m (16 to 23 ft), for about six hours. The Fukuryu were armed with a 15 kg (33 lb) mine fired with a contact fuse, fitted onto the end of a 5 m (16 ft) bamboo pole. To attack, they would swim under a ship and slam the mine onto the ship's hull, destroying themselves in the process. This new weapon is only known to have been used a few times operationally:
- January 8, 1945: Infantry landing craft (gunboat) LCI(G)-404 damaged by suicide divers in Yoo Passage, Palaus.
- February 10, 1945: Attempted attack on surveying ship USS Hydrographer (AGS-2) by suicide divers in Schonian Harbor, Palaus.
Land-based suicide weapons edit
Nikaku edit
Although the Nikaku were not specifically designated as anti-ship weapons, the mental conditioning and training they received prepared them to pilot a Maru Ni, should the need arise. Nikaku were IJA soldiers with explosives strapped to their bodies, acting as human anti-tank mines. The method used in the attack was very simple: the soldier would crawl between the tank treads or allow the tank to drive over him, then explode the charge. The army pioneered this technique in the Philippines and on Okinawa. Other methods used were where the weapon was a shaped-charge on a spike or a simple hand grenade.[15]
Giretsu Kūteitai edit
Giretsu (義烈空挺隊, Giretsu Kūteitai) was an airlifted special forces unit of the Imperial Japanese Army formed from Army paratroopers, in November 1944 as a last-ditch attempt to reduce and delay Allied bombing raids on the Japanese home islands. These forces were airlifted and crash landed onto Allied Army or Marine air strips, with the intention of destroying as many aircraft as possible before being killed. On 24 May 1945, a Giretsu force of five Mitsubishi Ki-21 bombers, commanded by Captain Chuichi Suwabe, attacked Yontan airfield, in northern Okinawa. The planes crash-landed on the airfield, where the suicide commandos destroyed nine aircraft, damaged 29 others[16] and set on fire 70,000 gallons of fuel. All the Japanese paratroopers were slain save one, who managed to reach the Japanese lines. Two US servicemen were killed in action.
List of ships edit
This table lists every known ship that was attacked and damaged by a Japanese special weapon. Not included are ships that were not damaged from a near miss, or were damaged when debris from another ship that was attacked and hit fell or flew on or into it.
Unless otherwise noted, these ships were hit by one kamikaze aircraft.
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Sunk by one or more kamikaze aircraft |
| Ship | Type | Damaged or Sunk | Date | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Aaron Ward (DM-34) ex DD-773 |
Destroyer minelayer | Damaged[17] | 3 May 1945 | Okinawa radar picket station number 10 | Cressman, p 672 DANFS Rieley p 220-214 |
| USS Abner Read (DD-526) | Destroyer | Sunk | 1 November 1944 | 10°47'N, 125°22'E | Cressman, p 569 DANFS |
| USS Achernar (AKA-53) ex SS Achernar |
Attack cargo ship (Built as a type C2-S-B1 ship) | Damaged | 2 April 1945 | 26°07'N, 127°45'E, San Pedro Bay, Philippine Islands | Cressman, p 653 DANFS |
| USS Achilles (ARL-41) ex USS LST-455 |
Repair ship, landing craft | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°11'N, 125°05'E | Cressman, p 575 DANFS Navsource.org |
| USS Adams (DM-27) ex DD-739 |
Destroyer minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 27 March 1945 | 26°17'N, 127°40'E | Cressman, p 649 DANFS |
| USS Adams (DM-27) ex DD-739 |
Destroyer minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 31 March 1945 | 26°12'N, 127°08'E | Cressman, p 652 DANFS |
| SS Alcoa Pioneer | Type C1-B cargo ship | Damaged | 19 November 1944 | San Pedro Bay, Leyte | Cressman, p 581 Browning, p 456 |
| SS Alexander Majors USAT | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 453 Bud's Liberty & Victory cargo ships |
| USS Allegan (AK-225) ex SS Van Lear Vlack |
Cargo ship (Built as a type EC2-S-C1 ship) | Damaged | 3 June 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 688 DANFS |
| USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) | Destroyer | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°40'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
| USS Alpine (APA-92) ex SS Sea Arrow |
Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°07'N, 125°02'E | Cressman, p 579 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
| USS Alpine (APA-92) ex SS Sea Arrow |
Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 17 November 1944 | 11°07'N, 125°02'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 579 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
| USS Alpine (APA-92) ex SS Sea Arrow |
Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 1 April 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°41'E | Cressman, p 652 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
| USS Ammen (DD-527) | Destroyer | Damaged | 1 November 1944 | 10°40'N, 125°20'E | Cressman, p 569 DANFS |
| USS Anderson (DD-411) | Destroyer | Damaged | 1 November 1944 | 10°11'N, 125°02'E | Cressman, p 569 DANFS |
| USS Anthony (DD-515) | Destroyer | Damaged | 27 May 1945 | 26°25'N, 128°30'E | Cressman, p 684 DANFS |
| USS Anthony (DD-515) | Destroyer | Damaged | 7 June 1945 | 27°07'N, 127°38'E | Cressman, p 691 DANFS |
| USS Apache (ATF-67) | Fleet tug | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 15°53'N, 120°00'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
| HMAS Arunta | Destroyer | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 14°00'N, 120°00'E | Cressman, p 604 Sea Power Centre - Australia |
| SS Augustus Thomas | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 24 October 1944 | San Pedro Bay, Philippine Islands | Cressman, p 561 Browning, p 441 |
| USS Aulick (DD-569) | Destroyer | Damaged | 29 November 1944 | 10°35'N, 125°40'E | Cressman, p 585 DANFS |
| HMAS Australia (D84) | Heavy cruiser | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 14°00'N, 120°00'E | Cressman, p 604 Sea Power Centre - Australia |
| HMAS Australia (D84) | Heavy cruiser | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 604 Sea Power Centre - Australia |
| HMAS Australia (D84) | Heavy cruiser | Damaged | 8 January 1945 | 16°22'N, 120°12'E | Cressman, p 606 Sea Power Centre - Australia |
| HMAS Australia (D84) | Heavy cruiser | Damaged | 9 January 1945 | 16°22'N, 120°12'E | Cressman, p 607 Sea Power Centre - Australia |
| USS Bache (DD-470) | Destroyer | Damaged | 3 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 672 DANFS |
| USS Bache (DD-470) | Destroyer | Damaged | 13 May 1945 | 26°01'N, 126°53'E | Cressman, p 678 DANFS |
| USS Barry (APD-29) ex DD-248 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged[18] | 25 May 1945 | 26°30'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
| USS Barry (APD-29) ex DD-248 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged[19] | 21 June 1945 | off Okinawa | DANFS Naval Historical Center Kimball (2007) |
| USS Barry (APD-29) ex DD-248 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Sunk[20] | 22 June 1945 | En route to Ie Shima | Cressman, p 701-702 DANFS |
| USS Bates (APD-47) ex DE-68 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Sunk | 25 May 1945 | 26°41'N, 127°47'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
| USS Belknap (APD-34) ex DD-251 ex AVD-8 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 12 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E, off Luzon | Cressman, p 608 DANFS |
| USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) | Aircraft carrier, light | Damaged | 30 October 1944 | 100 miles E of Samar Island | Cressman, p 568 DANFS |
| USS Benham (DD-796) | Destroyer | Damaged | 17 April 1945 | 24°01'N, 132°32'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
| SS Benjamin Ide Wheeler | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 27 October 1944 | Off Leyte | Cressman, p 566 Browning, p 443 |
| USS Bennion (DD-662) | Destroyer | Damaged | 28 April 1945 | 27°26'N, 127°51'E | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
| USS Bennion (DD-662) | Destroyer | Damaged | 30 April 1945 | 27°26'N, 127°51'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 671 DANFS |
| USS Bennett (DD-473) | Destroyer | Damaged | 7 April 1945 | 27°16'N, 127°48'E | Cressman, p 658 DANFS |
| USS Biloxi (CL-80) | Light cruiser | Damaged | 26 March 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 648 DANFS |
| USS Birmingham (CL-62) | Light cruiser | Damaged[21] | 4 May 1945 | 26°19'N, 127°43'E | Cressman, p 673 DANFS |
| USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) | Aircraft carrier, escort | Sunk | 21 February 1945 | 24°36'N, 141°48'E, off Iwo Jima | Cressman, p 627 DANFS |
| USS Borie (DD-704) | Destroyer | Damaged | 9 August 1945 | 37°21'N, 143°45'E, off Honshu | Cressman, p 730 DANFS |
| USS Bowers (DE-637) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 16 April 1945 | 26°52'N, 127°52'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
| SS Bozeman Victory | "Victory" cargo ship | Damaged[22][23] | 28 April 1945 | In Nago Bay | Cressman, p 669 Browning, p 508 |
| USS Braine (DD-630) | Destroyer | Damaged[24] | 27 May 1945 | 26°25'N, 128°30'E | Cressman, p 684 DANFS |
| USS Bright (DE-747) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 13 May 1945 | 26°21'N, 127°17'E | Cressman, p 678 DANFS |
| USS Brooks (APD-10) ex DD-232 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
| USS Brown (DD-546) | Destroyer | Damaged | 10 May 1945 | 26°26'N, 127°20'E | Cressman, p 676 DANFS |
| SS Brown Victory | "Victory" cargo ship | Damaged | 28 May 1945 | Off Ie Shima | Cressman, p 685 Browning, p 514 |
| USS Bryant (DD-665) | Destroyer | Damaged | 22 December 1944 | 12°00'N, 121°00'E, off Mindoro | Cressman, p 595 DANFS |
| USS Bryant (DD-665) | Destroyer | Damaged | 16 April 1945 | 27°05'N, 128°13'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
| USS Bullard (DD-660) | Destroyer | Damaged | 11 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 130°00'E | Cressman, p 660 DANFS |
| USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged[25] | 11 May 1945 | 25°44'N, 129°28'E | Cressman, p 676 DANFS |
| USS Bush (DD-529) | Destroyer | Sunk | 6 April 1945 | 27°16'N, 127°48'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
| USS Butler (DMS-29) ex DD-636 |
High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 28 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
| USS Butler (DMS-29) ex DD-636 |
High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 25 May 1945 | 26°12'N, 127°50'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
| USS Cabot (CVL-28) | Aircraft carrier, light | Damaged | 25 November 1944 | 15°42'N, 123°09'E | Cressman, p 584 DANFS |
| USS Caldwell (DD-605) | Destroyer | Damaged | 12 December 1944 | 10°30'N, 124°42'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 592 DANFS |
| USS California (BB-44) | Battleship | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
| USS Callaghan (DD-792) | Destroyer | Damaged | 26 March 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°43'E | Cressman, p 648 DANFS |
| USS Callaghan (DD-792) | Destroyer | Sunk[26][27] | 29 July 1945 | 25°43'N, 126°55'E | Cressman, p 722 DANFS |
| USS Callaway (APA-35) | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged[28] | 7 January 1945 | 17°00'N, 120°00'E | Cressman, p 607 DANFS |
| SS Canada Victory | "Victory" cargo ship | Sunk | 27 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 669 Browning, pp 506–508 |
| SS Cape Constance | Type C1-B cargo ship | Damaged[29] | 3 November 1944 | Tacloban, Leyte | Cressman, p 571 Browning, p 544 |
| SS Cape Romano | Type C1-A cargo ship | Damaged | 19 November 1944 | San Pedro Bay, Leyte | Cressman, p 581 Browning, p 457 |
| USS Carina (AK-74) ex "Liberty" ship S.S. David Davis |
"Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged[22] | 3 May 1945[30] | 26°13'N, 127°50'E | Cressman, p 672 DANFS Rielley (2010), pp 253, 323 |
| USS Cassin Young (DD-793) | Destroyer | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 27°17'N, 127°50'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
| USS Cassin Young (DD-793) | Destroyer | Damaged | 29 July 1945 | 26°08'N, 127°58'E | Cressman, p 723 DANFS |
| USS Champion (AM-134) | Minesweeper | Damaged | 16 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | DANFS Rielly (2010,) p 233 |
| USS Charles J. Badger (DD-657) | Destroyer | Damaged[22][31] | 8 April 1945 | 26°18'N, 127°39'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 659 DANFS |
| USS Chase (APD-54) ex DE-158 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 20 May 1945 | 26°18'N, 127°14'E | Cressman, p 673 DANFS |
| USS Chilton (APA-38) | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged[32] | 2 April 1945 | 25°59'N, 127°17'E | Cressman, p 653 |
| USS Claxton (DD-571) | Destroyer | Damaged | 1 November 1944 | 10°40'N, 125°20'E | Cressman, p 569 DANFS |
| USS Colhoun (DD-801) | Destroyer | Sunk[33] | 6 April 1945 | 27°16'N, 127°48'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
| USS Colorado (BB-45) | Battleship | Damaged | 27 November 1944 | 10°50'N, 125°25'E | Cressman, p 585 DANFS |
| USS Columbia (CL-56) | Light cruiser | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
| USS Columbia (CL-56) | Light cruiser | Damaged | 9 January 1945 | 16°08'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 607 DANFS |
| USS Comfort (AH-6) | Hospital ship | Damaged | 28 April 1945 | 25°30'N, 127°40'E | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
| USS Connolly (DE-306) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 13 April 1945 | 26°55'N, 126°46'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 662 Rielly (2010), p 235 |
| USS Cowanesque (AO-79) | Fleet oiler | Damaged | 3 January 1945 | 08°56'N, 122°49'E | Cressman, p 603 DANFS |
| USS Cowell (DD-547) | Destroyer | Damaged | 25 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | DANFS Rielly (2010), p 152 |
| USS Curtiss (AV-4) | Seaplane tender[34] | Damaged | 21 June 1945 | 26°10'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 701 |
| USS Daly (DD-519) | Destroyer | Damaged | 28 April 1945 | 27°12'N, 128°16'E | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
| USS Dashiell (DD-659) | Destroyer | Damaged | 14 April 1945 | 27°15'N, 130°25'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 662 DANFS |
| SS David Dudley Field | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 24 October 1944 | Tacloban, Leyte | Cressman, p 561 Browning, p 442 |
| SS David Dudley Field | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 January 1945 | Subic Bay | Cressman, p 609 Browning, p 481 |
| USS Defense (AM-317) | Minesweeper | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°38'N, 127°31'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
| USS Denver (CL-58) | Light cruiser | Damaged | 27 November 1944 | 10°57'N, 125°02'E | Cressman, p 567 DANFS |
| USS Devastator (AM-318) | Minesweeper | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°26'N, 127°40'E | Cressman, p 655 |
| USS Devilfish (SS-292) | Submarine | Damaged[35] | 20 March 1945 | En route to patrol area | DANFS |
| USS Dickerson (APD-21) ex DD-157 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 2 April 1945 | 26°21'N, 127°45'E | Cressman, p 653 DANFS |
| USS Dickerson (APD-21) ex DD-157 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Sunk[36] | 4 April 1945 | off Kerama Retto | Cressman, p 654 DANFS |
| USS Dorsey (DMS-1) ex DD-117 |
High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 26 March 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 648 DANFS |
| USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) | Destroyer | Damaged | 17 May 1945 | 25°59'N, 126°54'E | Cressman, p 680 DANFS |
| USS Drayton (DD-366) | Destroyer | Damaged | 5 December 1944 | 10°10'N, 125°20'E | Cressman, p 588 DANFS |
| USS Drexler (DD-741) | Destroyer | Sunk | 28 May 1945 | 27°06'N, 127°38'E | Cressman, p 685 DANFS |
| USS DuPage (APA-41) | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 10 January 1945 | 16°17'N, 120°15'E | Cressman, p 608 DANFS |
| USS Dutton (AGS-8) | Survey Ship | Damaged | 27 May 1945 | 26°15'N, 127°59'E | Cressman, p 684 DANFS |
| USS Earl V. Johnson (DE-702) | Destroyer escort | Damaged[37][38] | 4 August 1945 | 20°17'N, 128°07'E | Cressman, p 727 DANFS |
| SS Edward N. Westcott | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 January 1945 | Off the west coast of Luzon | Cressman, p 609 Browning, p 480 |
| USS Egeria (ARL-8) | Repair Ship, Landing Craft | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°11'N, 125°05'E | Cressman, p 575 Rielly (2010), p 131 |
| USS Ellyson (DMS-19) ex DD-545 |
High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 22 June 1945 | 26°04'N, 127°55'E | Cressman, p 702 Rielly (2010), p 294 |
| SS Elmira Victory | "Victory" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 January 1945 | 16°11'N, 120°20'E | Cressman, p 609 Browning, p 489 |
| USS Emmons (DMS-22) ex DD-457 |
High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged[39] | 6 April 1945 | 26°48'N, 128°04'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
| USS Emmons (DMS-22) ex DD-457 |
High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Sunk[40] | 7 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 658 DANFS |
| USS England (DE-635) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 27 April 1945 | 26°40'N, 127°40'E | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
| USS England (DE-635) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 9 May 1945 | 26°18'N, 127°13'E | Cressman, p 676 DANFS |
| USS Enterprise (CV-6) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged[41] | 11 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 660 DANFS |
| USS Enterprise (CV-6) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 14 May 1945 | 30°23'N, 132°36'E, off Honshu | Cressman, p 678 DANFS |
| USS Essex (CV-9) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 25 November 1944 | 15°47'N, 124°14'E | Cressman, p 584 DANFS |
| USS Evans (DD-552) | Destroyer | Damaged[42] | 11 May 1945 | 26°58'N, 127°32'E | Cressman, p 676 DANFS |
| USS Facility (AM-233) | Minesweeper | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
| USS Fieberling (DE-640) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°48'N, 128°04'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
| USS Foote (DD-511) | Destroyer | Damaged | 21 December 1944 | 11°05'N, 121°20'E, off Mindoro | Cressman, p 595 Rielly (2010), pp 147, 151 |
| USS Foreman (DE-633) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 26 March 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 648 DANFS |
| HMS Formidable (R67) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 4 May 1945 | 26°01'N, 237°26'E' | Cressman, p 673 naval-history.net |
| HMS Formidable (R67) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 9 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 676 naval-history.net |
| USS Forrest (DMS-24) ex DD-461 |
High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 27 May 1945 | 26°16'N, 128°04'E | Cressman, p 685 DANFS USS Forrest War Diary |
| SS Francisco Morazan | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged[43] | 30 December 1944 | Off Mindoro | Cressman, p 598 Browning, p 472 |
| USS Franklin (CV-13) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged[44] | 13 October 1944 | 22°55'N, 123°12'E | Cressman, p 554 DANFS Rielly (2010), p 115 |
| USS Franklin (CV-13) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 30 October 1944 | 100 miles E of Samar Island | Rielly (2010), p 123 |
| USS Gansevoort (DD-608) | Destroyer | Damaged | 30 December 1944 | 12°21'N, 121°02'E | Cressman, p 598 DANFS |
| USS Gayety (AM-239) | Minesweeper | Damaged[45][46] | 4 May 1945 | 26°32'N, 126°58'E | Cressman, p 673 DANFS |
| MV General Fleischer | Norwegian motor vessel | Damaged | 19 November 1944 | San Pedro Bay, Leyte | Cressman, p 581 Rielly, (2010) p 132 |
| SS Gilbert Stuart USAT | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 18 November 1944 | Off Tacloban | Cressman, p 580 Browning, p 455 |
| USS Gilligan (DE-508) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 12 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E, off the west coast of Luzon | Cressman, p 609 DANFS |
| USS Gilmer (APD-11) ex DD-233 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 25 March 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°20'E | Cressman, p 647 DANFS |
| USS Gladiator (AM-319) | Minesweeper | Damaged[47] | 12 April 1945 | 26°05'N, 127°35'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
| USS Gladiator (AM-319) | Minesweeper | Damaged[48] | 22 April 1945 | 26°21'N, 127°45'E | Cressman, p 667 DANFS |
| USS Goodhue (APA-107) | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 2 April 1945 | 25°56'N, 127°17'E | Cressman, p 653 DANFS |
| USS Gregory (DD-802) | Destroyer | Damaged | 8 April 1945 | 27°07'N, 128°39'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 659 DANFS |
| USS Guest (DD-472) | Destroyer | Damaged[49] | 25 May 1945 | 26°22'N, 127°44'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
| USS Gwin (DM-33) ex DD-77 |
Destroyer minelayer | Damaged | 4 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 673 DANFS |
| USS Haggard (DD-555) | Destroyer | Damaged | 29 April 1945 | 27°01'N, 129°40'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 670 DANFS |
| USS Halloran (DE-305) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 21 June 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 701 DANFS |
| USS Halsey Powell (DD-686) | Destroyer | Damaged | 20 March 1945 | 30°27'N, 134°28'E | Cressman, p 644 DANFS |
| USS Hambleton (DMS-20) ex DD-455 |
High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 3 April 1945 | 27°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 654 DANFS |
| USS Hancock (CV-19) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 25 November 1944 | 15°47'N, 124°14'E | Cressman, p 584 DANFS |
| USS Hancock (CV-19) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 7 April 1945 | 27°00'N, 130°00'E | Cressman, p 658 DANFS |
| USS Hank (DD-702) | Destroyer | Damaged[50] | 11 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | DANFS |
| USS Haraden (DD-585) | Destroyer | Damaged | 13 December 1944 | 08°40'N, 122°33'E, Mindanao-Negros area | Cressman, p 592 DANFS |
| USS Harding (DMS-28) ex DD-625 |
High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 16 April 1945 | 26°42'N, 127°25'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
| USS Harrison (DD-573) | Destroyer | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 27°05'N, 129°22'E | Cressman, p 656 |
| USS Harry F. Bauer (DM-26) ex DD-738 |
Light minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 29 April 1945 | 26°47'N, 128°42'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 670 DANFS |
| USS Harry F. Bauer (DM-26) ex DD-738 |
Light minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 10 May 1945 | 26°25'N, 128°31'E | Cressman, p 676 DANFS |
| USS Harry F. Bauer (DM-26) ex DD-738 |
Light minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 6 June 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 690 DANFS |
| USS Haynsworth (DD-700) | Destroyer | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°55'N, 129°29'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
| USS Hazelwood (DD-531) | Destroyer | Damaged | 29 April 1945 | 27°02'N, 129°59'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 670 DANFS |
| USS Helm (DD-388) | Destroyer | Damaged[51] | 5 January 1945 | 15°00'N, 119°00'E | Cressman, p 604 Rielly (2010), p 158 |
| USS Henrico (APA-45) | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 2 April 1945 | 25°59'N, 127°17'E | Cressman, p 653 DANFS |
| USS Hinsdale (APA-120) | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 31 March 1945 | 25°54'N, 127°49'E | Cressman, p 652 |
| USS Hinsdale (APA-120) | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 1 April 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°41'E | Cressman, p 652 DANFS Rielly (2010), p 206 |
| SS Hobbs Victory | "Victory" cargo ship | Sunk[52] | 6 April 1945 | 26°05'N, 125°14'E, northwest of Kerama Retto | Cressman, p 657 Browning, p 500 |
| USS Hobson (DMS-26) ex DD-464 |
High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 16 April 1945 | 27°26'N, 126°59'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
| USS Hodges (DE-231) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 9 January 1945 | 16°22'N, 120°12'E | Cressman, p 607 DANFS |
| USS Hopkins (DD-249) | Destroyer | Damaged | 4 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | DANFS Rielly (2010) p 260 |
| USS Horace A. Bass (APD-124) ex DE-691 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 29 July 1945 | 26°17'N, 127°34'E | Cressman, p 723 DANFS |
| USS Howorth (DD-592) | Destroyer | Damaged | 15 December 1944 | 12°19'N, 121°02'E | Cressman, p 593 DANFS |
| USS Howorth (DD-592) | Destroyer | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°32'N, 127°40'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
| USS Hudson (DD-475) | Destroyer | Damaged[53] | 22 April 1945 | 27°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
| USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774) | Destroyer | Damaged[45][54] | 11 May 1945 | 26°59'N, 127°32'E | Cressman, p 676 DANFS |
| USS Hughes (DD-410) | Destroyer | Damaged | 10 December 1944 | 10°15'N, 125°10'E | Cressman, p 590 DANFS |
| USS Hunt (DD-674) | Destroyer | Damaged | 14 April 1945 | 27°15'N, 130°25'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 663 DANFS |
| USS Hyman (DD-732) | Destroyer | Damaged[55] | 6 April 1945 | 26°45'N, 127°42'E | Cressman, p 656 DANFS |
| USS Idaho (BB-42) | Battleship | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 26°26'N, 127°32'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
| HMS Indefatigable (R10) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 1 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 653 [1] |
| USS Indianapolis (CA-35) | Heavy cruiser | Damaged | 30 March 1945 | 26°25'N, 127°30'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 651 DANFS |
| HMS Indomitable (R92) | Aircraft carrier | Hit[56] | 4 May 1945 | 26°01'N, 237°26'E | Cressman, p 673 [2] |
| USS Ingraham (DD-694) | Destroyer | Damaged | 4 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | DANFS DANFS |
| USS Intrepid (CV-11) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 29 October 1944 | 15°07'N, 124°01'E | Cressman, p 567 DANFS |
| USS Intrepid (CV-11) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 25 November 1944 | 15°47'N, 124°14'E | Cressman, p 584 DANFS |
| USS Intrepid (CV-11) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 16 April 1945 | 27°37'N, 131°14'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
| USS Isherwood (DD-520) | Destroyer | Damaged | 22 April 1945 | 26°14'N, 127°28'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
| USS J. William Ditter (DM-31) ex DD-751 |
Destroyer minelayer | Damaged | 6 June 1945 | 26°14'N,128°01'E | Cressman, p 690 DANFS |
| USS James O'Hara (APA-90) | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 23 November 1944 | 10°57'N, 125°02'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 583 Rielly (2010), p 132 |
| USS Jeffers (DMS-27) ex DD-621 |
High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged[45][57] | 12 April 1945 | 26°50'N, 126°35'E | Cressman, p 661 Rielly (2010), p 232 |
| SS Jeremiah M. Daily | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 451 |
| SS John Burke | "Liberty" cargo ship | Sunk | 28 December 1944 | 9°1'11"N 123°26'50"E, off Mindoro | Cressman, p 598 Browning, p 470 |
| USS John C. Butler (DE-339) | Destroyer escort | Damaged[58] | 20 May 1945 | 26°47'N, 127°52'E | Cressman, p 673 DANFS |
| SS John Evans | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 5 December 1944 | 09°34'N, 127°30'E, San Pedro Bay, Leyte | Cressman, p 588 Browning, p 500 |
| SS Josiah Snelling | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged[59] | 28 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 685 Browning, p 515 |
| SS Juan de Fuca | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 21 December 1944 | Off Panay, ship continues on to Mindoro under own power (see 31 December) | Cressman, p 595 Browning, p 467 |
| USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76) | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 8 January 1945 | 15°10'N, 119°08'E | Cressman, p 606 DANFS |
| USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) | Aircraft Carrier, escort | Damaged | 25 October 1944 | 11°10'N, 126°20'E | Cressman, p 563 DANFS |
| USS Kenneth Whiting (AV-14) | Seaplane Tender | Damaged | 21 June 1945 | 26°10'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 701 DANFS |
| USS Keokuk (AKN-4) ex SS Henry M. Flagler |
Net cargo ship | Damaged | 21 February 1945 | 24°36'N, 141°48'E | Cressman, p 627 DANFS |
| USS Kidd (DD-661) | Destroyer | Damaged | 11 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 130°00'E | Cressman, p 660 DANFS |
| USS Kimberly (DD-521) | Destroyer | Damaged | 25 March 1945 | 26°02'N, 126°54'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 647 DANFS |
| USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) | Aircraft Carrier, escort | Damaged | 25 October 1944 | 11°10'N, 126°20'E | Cressman, p 563 DANFS |
| USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 8 January 1945 | 15°48'N, 119°09'E | Cressman, p 606 DANFS |
| SS Kyle V. Johnson | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 January 1945 | 15°12'N, 119°30'E | Cressman, p 609 Browning, p 481 |
| KT-152 | Minesweeper | Sunk | 12 August 1945 | Off the Kuril Islands | Tokarev, p 68 |
| USS Laffey (DD-724) | Destroyer | Damaged[60] | 15 April 1945 | 27°16'N, 127°50'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 663 DANFS |
| USS La Grange (APA-124) | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged[61] | 13 August 1945 | 26°14'N, 127°52'E, Buckner Bay, Okinawa | Cressman, p 733 DANFS |
| USS Lamson (DD-367) | Destroyer | Damaged | 7 December 1944 | 10°28'N, 124°41'E | Cressman, p 589 DANFS |
| USS LCI(G)-70 | Landing craft, infantry (gunboat) | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 15°36'N, 119°20'E | Cressman, p 604 Turner, p 22 Rielly (2010) p 158 |
| USS LCI-82 | Landing craft infantry | Sunk[22] | 4 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 654 Naval Historical Center |
| USS LCI(L)-90 | Landing craft, infantry, large | Damaged | 3 June 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 688 Naval Historical Center |
| USS LCI(G)-365 | Landing craft, infantry (gun boat) | Sunk[22] | 10 January 1945 | 16°06'N, 120°14'E | Cressman, p 607 Rielly (2010) p 164 |
| USS LCI(G)-404 | Landing craft Infantry (gunboat) | Damaged[62] | 8 January 1945 | Yoo Passage, Palaus | Cressman, p 606 Rielly (2010) p 161 |
| USS LCI(G)-588 | Landing craft, infantry (gun boat) | Damaged[22] | 28 March 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 648 Rielly (2010) p 203-204 |
| USS LCI(L)-600 | Landing craft, infantry (large) | Sunk[37][63] | 12 January 1945 | Ulithi | Naval Historical Center |
| USS LCI(M)-974 | Landing craft, infantry (mortar) | Sunk[22] | 10 January 1945 | 16°06'N, 120°14'E | Cressman, p 607 Naval Historical Center |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-7 | Landing craft, support, large (Rocket) | Sunk[22] | 16 February 1945 | At the entrance to Mariveles harbor | Cressman, p 623 Ball, p 72 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-15 | Landing craft, support (large) | Sunk | 22 April 1945 | 27°20'N, 127°10'E, off Okinawa | Naval Historical Center Rielly (2010) p 246 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-25 | Landing craft, support | Damaged | 3 May 1945 | 26°24'N, 126°15'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 672 Rielly (2010) p 255 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-26 | Landing craft, support, large (Rocket) | Sunk[22] | 16 February 1945 | At the entrance to Mariveles harbor | Ball, p 72 Rielly (2010) p 171 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-27 | Landing craft, support, large (Rocket) | Damaged[22] | 16 February 1945 | At the entrance to Mariveles harbor | Ball, p 72 Rielly (2010) p 173 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-33 | Landing craft, support (large) (Mk. III) | Damaged | 10 April 1945 | Radar picket station #1, Okinawa | Ball, p 170 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-33 | Landing craft, support (large) (Mk. III) | Sunk[64] | 12 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 661 Rielly (2010) p 231 Naval Historical Center |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-36 | Landing craft, support (large) | Damaged | 9 April 1945 | Radar picket station #4, Okinawa | Ball, p 170 Rielly (2010) p 226 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-37 | Landing craft, support (large) | Damaged | 9 April 1945 | Radar picket station #4, Okinawa | Ball, p 190 Rielly (2010) p 246 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-37 | Landing craft, support (large) | Damaged | 28 April 1945 | Radar picket station #4, Okinawa | Rielly (2010) p 249 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-49 | Landing craft, support, large (Rocket) | Sunk[22] | 16 February 1945 | At the entrance to Mariveles harbor | Ball, p 72 Rielly (2010) p 171 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-51 | Landing craft, support (large) | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | Radar picket station #1, Okinawa | Ball, p 180-181 Rielly (2010) p 231 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-52 | Landing craft, support | Damaged[65] | 27 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | Ball, p 224 Rielly (2010) p 284 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-61 | Landing craft, support (large) | Damaged[66] | 27 May 1945 | Radar picket station #15A, Okinawa | Ball, p 180-181 Rielly (2010) p 284 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-88 | Landing craft, support | Damaged | 11 May 1945 | 26°58'N, 127°32'E | Cressman, p 676 Ball, p 210-211 Rielly (2010) p 267 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-116 | Landing craft, support | Damaged | 16 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | Ball, p 180 Rielly (2010) p 240 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-119 | Landing craft, support, large (Rocket) | Damaged | 28 May 1945 | 26°15'N, 127°51'E | Cressman, p 685 Ball, p 229-230 Rielly (2010) p 286 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-121 | Landing craft, support, large (Rocket) | Damaged | 24 May 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 683 Ball p 222 |
| USS LCS(L)(3)-122 | Landing craft, support, large (Rocket) | Damaged | 11 June 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 694 Ball, p 234-235 Rielly (2010) pp 291–292 |
| USS LCT-1075 | Landing craft, tank | Sunk[67] | 10 December 1944 | South of Dulag | Cressman, p 590 Naval Historical Center Rielly (2010) p 145 |
| SS Leonidas Merritt | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 449 Rielly (2010) p 128 |
| USS LeRay Wilson (DE-414) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 10 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 608 DANFS Rielly (2010) p 163 |
| USS Leutze (DD-481) | Destroyer | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°38'N, 127°28'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS Rielly (2010) p 212 |
| SS Lewis L. Dyche | "Liberty" cargo ship | Sunk | 4 January 1945 | South of Mindoro | Cressman, p 603 Browning, p 475 Rielly (2010) p 156 |
| USS Lexington (CV-16) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 5 November 1944 | 16°20'N, 123°59'E | Cressman, p 571 DANFS |
| USS Liddle (APD-60) ex DE-206 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 7 December 1944 | 10°57'N, 124°35'E | Cressman, p 589 DANFS |
| USS Lindsey (DM-32) ex DD-771 |
Light minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 26°28'N, 127°15'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
| USS Little (DD-803) | Destroyer | Sunk[68] | 3 May 1945 | 26°24'N, 126°15'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 672 DANFS |
| SS Logan Victory | "Victory" cargo ship | Damaged[69] | 6 April 1945 | 26°10'N, 127°16'E, off Kerama Retto | Cressman, p 656 Browning, pp 499–500 |
| USS Long (DMS-12) ex DD-209 |
High-speed minesweeper | Sunk | 6 January 1945 | 16°12'N, 120°11'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS Rielly (2010) p 160 |
| USS Longshaw (DD-559) | Destroyer | Damaged | 7 April 1945 | 26°29'N, 127°41'E | Cressman, p 658 destroyersonline.com |
| USS Louisville (CA-28) | Heavy cruiser | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 15°53'N, 120°00'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
| USS Louisville (CA-28) | Heavy cruiser | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°37'N, 120°17'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
| USS Louisville (CA-28) | Heavy cruiser | Damaged | 5 June 1945 | 26°07'N, 127°52'E | Cressman, p 690 DANFS |
| USS Loy (APD-56) ex DE-160 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 27 May 1945 | 26°30'N, 127°30'E | Cressman, p 684 DANFS |
| USS LSM-18 | Landing ship, medium | Damaged | 7 December 1944 | 10°57'N, 124°35'E | Cressman, p 589 |
| USS LSM-19 | Landing ship, medium | Damaged | 7 December 1944 | 10°57'N, 124°35'E | Cressman, p 589 |
| USS LSM-20 | Landing ship, medium | Sunk | 5 December 1944 | 10º12'N, 125º19'E | Naval Historical Center |
| USS LSM-23 | Landing ship, medium | Damaged | 5 December 1944 | 10º12'N, 125º19'E | Stern, p 93 |
| USS LSM-59 | Landing ship, medium | Sunk[70] | 21 June 1945 | En route to Ie Shima | Cressman, p 701 Naval Historical Center |
| USS LSM-135 | Landing ship, medium | Sunk | 25 May 1945 | 26°41'N, 127°47'E | Cressman, p 683 Naval Historical Center |
| USS LSM-188 | Landing ship medium | Damaged | 28 March 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 648 Naval Historical Center |
| USS LSM-189 | Landing ship, medium (rocket) | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | DANFS Naval Historical Center |
| USS LSM-190 | Landing ship, medium | Sunk | 4 May 1945 | 27°10'N, 127°58'E | Cressman, p 673 Ball, 201-202 |
| USS LSM-194 | Landing ship, medium | Sunk | 4 May 1945 | 27°10'N, 127°58'E | Cressman, p 673 Ball, p 203-204 |
| USS LSM-195 | Landing ship, medium | Sunk | 3 May 1945 | 26°24'N, 126°15'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 672 Ball, p 198 |
| USS LSM-318 | Landing ship, medium | Sunk | 7 December 1944 | 10°57'N, 124°35'E | Cressman, p 589 Naval Historical Center Rielly (2010) p 144 |
| USS LST-447 | Landing ship, tank | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°09'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 656 DANFS |
| USS LST-447 | Landing ship, tank | Sunk[71] | 7 April 1945 | 26°09'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 658 Warner p 328 DANFS |
| USS LST-460 | Landing ship, tank | Sunk | 21 December 1944 | 11°13'N, 121°04'E | Cressman, p 595 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
| USS LST-472 | Landing ship, tank | Damaged[72] | 15 December 1944 | 12°19'N, 121°05'E, off southern tip of Mindoro | Cressman, p 592-593 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
| USS LST-477 | Landing ship, tank | Damaged | 21 February 1945 | 24°40'N, 141°44'E | Cressman, p 627 |
| USS LST-534 | Landing ship, tank | Damaged[73] | 22 June 1945 | 26°18'N, 127°49'E | Cressman, p 702 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
| USS LST-599 | Landing ship, tank | Damaged | 3 April 1945 | 26°10'N, 127°16'E | Cressman, p 654 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
| USS LST-610 | Landing ship tank | Damaged[22] | 10 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 607 Rielly (2010) p 164 |
| USS LST-700 | Landing ship, tank | Damaged[74] | 12 January 1945 | 14°04'N, 119°25'E | Cressman, p 609 Rielly (2010) p 164 |
| USS LST-724 | Landing ship, tank | Damaged | 31 March 1945 | 25°59'N, 127°50'E | Cressman, p 652 Rielly (2010) p 206 |
| USS LST-737 | Landing ship, tank | Damaged | 7 December 1944 | 10°57'N, 124°35'E | Cressman, p 589 Rielly (2010) p 144 |
| USS LST-738 | Landing ship, tank | Sunk[75] | 15 December 1944 | 12°19'N, 121°05'E, off southern tip of Mindoro | Cressman, p 592-593 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
| USS LST-749 | Landing ship, tank | Sunk | 21 December 1944 | 11°13'N, 121°04'E | Cressman, p 595 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
| USS LST-750 | Landing ship, tank | Sunk[76] | 28 December 1944 | 09°01'N, 122°30'E | Cressma p 598 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
| USS LST-808 | Landing ship, tank | Damaged | 20 May 1945 | 26°42'N, 127°47'E | Cressman, p 673 DANFS Naval Historical Center |
| USS LST-809 | Landing ship, tank | Damaged | 21 February 1945 | 24°08'N, 142°06'E | Cressman, p 627 Rielly (2010) pp 180–181 |
| USS LST-884 | Landing ship, tank | Sunk[77] | 31 March 1945 | 25°59'N, 127°50'E | Cressman, p 652 DANFS Ball, p 157-158 |
| USS LST-925 | Landing ship tank | Damaged[22] | 9 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 607 Rielly (2010) pp 163–164 |
| USS LST-1028 | Landing ship tank | Damaged[22] | 9 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 607 |
| USS Luce (DD-522) | Destroyer | Sunk | 4 May 1945 | 26°35'N,127°10'E | Cressman, p 673 DANFS |
| USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 21 February 1945 | 24°40'N, 141°44'E | Cressman, p 627 DANFS Rielly (2010) p 179 |
| USS Macomb (DMS-23) ex DD-458 |
High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 3 May 1945 | 26°01'N, 126°53'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 672 Rielly (2010) p 254 |
| USS Maddox (DD-731) | Destroyer | Damaged | 21 January 1945 | 23°06'N, 122°43'E | Cressman, p 613 Rielly (2010) p 177 |
| USS Mahan (DD-364) | Destroyer | Sunk[78] | 7 December 1944 | 10°50'N, 124°30'E | Cressman, p 589 Rielly (2010) p 140 |
| USS Mahnomen County (LST-912) | Landing ship, tank | Damaged | 8 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E, Surigao Straits | Cressman, p 607 DANFS Rielly (2010) p 162 |
| USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 14°50'N, 119°10'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
| USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733) | Destroyer | Sunk[45][79] | 12 April 1945 | 27°25'N, 126°59'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
| SS Marcus Daly | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 5 December 1944 | 09°34'N, 127°30'E, San Pedro Bay, Leyte | Cressman, p 588 Browning, p 463 |
| SS Marcus Daly | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 10 December 1944 | South of Dulag | Cressman, p 590 Browning, pp 465–466 |
| USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 15 December 1944 | off Mindoro | Cressman, p 593 DANFS |
| SS Mary A. Livermore | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 28 May 1945 | 26°12'N, 127°46'E, Buckner Bay | Cressman, p 685 Browning, p 514 |
| USS Maryland (BB-46) | Battleship | Damaged | 29 November 1944 | 10°41'N, 125°23'E, In Leyte Gulf | Cressman, p 585 DANFS |
| USS Maryland (BB-46) | Battleship | Damaged | 7 April 1945 | 26°40'N, 127°29'E | Cressman, p 658 DANFS |
| SS Matthew P. Deady USAT | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 3 November 1944 | Tacloban, Leyte | Cressman, p 571 Browning, p 447 |
| USS Mazama (AE-9) | Ammunition ship | Damaged[37][80] | 12 January 1945 | Ulithi | DANFS |
| SS Minot Victory | "Victory" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, pp 661–662 Browning, p 503 |
| USS Mississinewa (AO-59) | Fleet oiler | Sunk[37][81] | 20 November 1944 | 10°06'N, 139°43'E, Ulithi | Cressman, p 581 DANFS |
| USS Mississippi (BB-41) | Battleship | Damaged | 9 January 1945 | 16°08'N, 120°18'E | Cressman, p 607 DANFS |
| USS Mississippi (BB-41) | Battleship | Damaged | 5 June 1945 | 26°09'N, 127°35'E | Cressman, p 690 DANFS |
| USS Missouri (BB-63) | Battleship | Damaged | 11 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 130°00'E | Cressman, p 660 DANFS |
| USS Missouri (BB-63) | Battleship | Damaged | 16 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 130°00'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
| USS Montpelier (CL-57) | Light cruiser | Damaged | 27 November 1944 | 10°50'N, 125°25'E | Cressman, p 585 Rielly (2010) p 136 |
| USS Morris (DD-417) | Destroyer | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 25°55'N, 127°52'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
| USS Morrison (DD-560) | Destroyer | Sunk | 4 May 1945 | 27°10'N, 127°58'E | Cressman, p 673 DANFS |
| SS Morrison R. Waite | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 452 |
| USS Mugford (DD-389) | Destroyer | Damaged | 5 December 1944 | 10°15'N, 125°20'E | Cressman, p 588 DANFS |
| USS Mullany (DD-528) | Destroyer | Damaged[82] | 6 April 1945 | 26°24'N, 128°10'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
| USS Nashville (CL-43) | Light cruiser | Damaged | 13 December 1944 | 08°57'N, 123°28'E | Cressman, p 592 DANFS |
| USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62) | Aircraft Carrier, escort | Damaged | 7 June 1945 | 24°46'N, 126°37'E | Cressman, p 691 DANFS |
| USS Nevada (BB-36) | Battleship | Damaged | 26 March 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 648 DANFS |
| USS New Mexico (BB-40) | Battleship | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
| USS New Mexico (BB-40) | Battleship | Damaged | 12 May 1945 | 26°22'N, 127°43'E | Cressman, p 677 DANFS |
| USS New York (BB-34) | Battleship | Damaged | 14 April 1945 | Off Okinawa, 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 662 DANFS |
| USS Newcomb (DD-586) | Destroyer | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
| SS Newcomb (DD-586) | Destroyer | Damaged[83] | 6 April 1945 | 26°38'N, 127°28'E | Cressman, p 655 DANSF |
| USS O'Brien (DD-725) | Destroyer | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°23'N, 120°14'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
| USS O'Brien (DD-725) | Destroyer | Damaged | 26 March 1945 | 26°16'N, 127°26'E | Cressman, p 648 DANFS |
| USS O'Neill (DE-188) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 25 May 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°43'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
| USS Oberrender (DE-344) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 9 May 1945 | 26°32'N, 127°30'E | Cressman, p 676 DANFS |
| USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) | Aircraft carrier, escort | Sunk[84] | 4 January 1945 | 11°25'N, 121°19'E | Cressman, p 603 DANFS |
| USS Orca (AVP-49) | Small Seaplane Tender | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 15°36'N, 119°20'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
| USS Orestes (AGP-10) | Patrol Craft Tender | Damaged | 30 December 1944 | 12°19'N, 121°04'E | Cressman, p 598 DANFS |
| SS Otis Skinner | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 January 1945 | 14°42'N, 119°35'E | Cressman, p 609 Browning, pp 479–480 |
| USS Pathfinder (AGS-1) | Survey Ship | Damaged | 5 May 1945 | 26°38'N, 127°53'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 676 NOAA |
| USS Paul Hamilton (DD-590) | Destroyer | Damaged | 15 December 1944 | 12°19'N, 121°02'E | Cressman, p 593 |
| USS PC-1129 | Coastal Patrol Craft | Damaged[22] | 31 January 1945 | 14°05'N, 120°30'E | Cressman, p 617 Navsource |
| USS PC-1603 | Coastal Patrol Craft | Damaged[85] | 26 May 1945 | 26°25'N, 127°53'E | Cressman, p 684 Navsource |
| USS PCS-1396 | Coastal Patrol Craft | Damaged | 27 May 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 684 Navsource |
| USS Pinkney (APH-2) | Evacuation transport | Damaged | 28 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
| USS Porcupine (IX-126) ex SS Leif Ericson a Liberty Ship Tanker |
Auxiliary tanker | Sunk[86] | 30 December 1944 | 12°21'N, 121°02'E | Cressman, p 598 Deck log, USS Bush (DD-529) |
| USS Porterfield (DD-682) | Destroyer | Damaged | 26 March 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 648 |
| USS Prichett (DD-561) | Destroyer | Damaged[87] | 28 July 1945 | 25°43'N, 126°56'E | Cressman, p 722 DANFS |
| USS Pringle (DD-477) | Destroyer | Damaged | 30 December 1944 | 12°18'N, 121°01'E | Cressman, p 598 DANFS |
| USS Pringle (DD-477) | Destroyer | Sunk | 16 April 1945 | 27°26'N, 126°59'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
| USS PT-84 | Patrol torpedo boat | Damaged | 17 December 1944 | off Mindoro, 12°19'N, 121°04'E | Cressman, p 593 Hyperwar |
| USS PT-223 | Patrol torpedo boat | Damaged | 15 December 1944 | 12°19'N, 121°05'E | Cressman, p 593 Hyperwar |
| USS PT-300 | Patrol torpedo boat | Sunk | 18 December 1944 | 12°19'N, 121°05'E, off Mindoro | Cressman, p 593 DANFS Hyperwar |
| USS PT-323 | Patrol torpedo boat | Sunk | 10 December 1944 | 10°33'N, 125°14'E | Cressman, p 590 DANFS Hyperwar |
| USS Purdy (DD-734) | Destroyer | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 27°16'N, 127°50'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
| USS Rall (DE-304) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 26°36'N, 127°39'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
| USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) | Destroyer | Damaged | 27 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
| USS Randolph (CV-15) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged | 11 March 1945 | Ulithi | www.Combined fleet.com DANFS |
| USS Ransom (AM-283) | Minesweeper | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°48'N, 128°04'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
| USS Ransom (AM-283) | Minesweeper | Damaged | 22 April 1945 | 26°14'N, 127°28'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
| USS Rathburne (APD-25) ex DD-113 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 27 April 1945 | 26°26'N, 127°36'E | Cressman, p 669 http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/r3/rathburne-i.htm DANFS[] |
| USS Rednour (APD-102) ex DE-592 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 27 May 1945 | 26°29'N, 127°21'E | Cressman, p 684 DANFS |
| USS Register (APD-92) ex DE-233 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 20 May 1945 | 26°25'N, 127°21'E | Cressman, p 681 DANFS |
| USS Reid (DD-369) | Destroyer | Sunk | 11 December 1944 | off Leyte, 09°50'N, 124°55'E | Cressman, p 591 DANFS |
| USS Reno (CL-96) | Light cruiser | Damaged | 14 October 1944 | 22°48'N, 123°01'E | Cressman, p 554 DANFS |
| USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664) | Destroyer | Damaged[88] | 6 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
| USS Richard W. Suesens (DE-342) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 12 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E, off the west coast of Luzon | Cressman, p 609 DANFS |
| USS Riddle (DE-185) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
| USS Robert H. Smith (DM-23) ex DD-735 |
Light minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 25 March 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 647 DANFS |
| USS Robinson (DD-562) | Destroyer | Damaged[22] | 10 January 1945 | 16°06'N, 120°14'E | Cressman, p 607 [] |
| USS Rodman (DMS-21) ex DD-456 |
High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°48'N, 128°04'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
| USS Roper APD-20 ex DD-147 | Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 25 May 1945 | 26°34'N, 127°36'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
| SS S. Hall Young USAT | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 29 April 1945 | In Nago Bay | Cressman, p 671 Browning, p 509 |
| USS Salamaua (CVE-96) | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 13 January 1945 | 17°09'N, 119°21'E | Cressman, p 610 DANFS |
| USS Samuel S. Miles (DE-183) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 11 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | DANFS |
| USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) | Aircraft carrier, light | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°46'N, 129°43'E | Cressman, p 656 DANFS |
| USS Sandoval (APA-194) | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged | 28 May 1945 | 26°15'N, 127°51'E | Cressman, p 685 DANFS |
| USS Sangamon (CVE-26) | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 4 May 1945 | 26°01'N, 237°26'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
| USS Santee (CVE-29) | Aircraft Carrier, escort | Damaged | 25 October 1944 | 09°45'N, 126°20'E | Cressman, p 563 DANFS |
| USS Saratoga (CV-3) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged[89] | 21 February 1945 | 24°56'N, 142°01'E | Cressman, p 627 DANFS |
| USS Saufley (DD-465) | Destroyer | Damaged | 29 November 1944 | 10°50'N, 125°25'E | Cressman, p 585 DANFS |
| USS Savo Island (CVE-78) | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 14°50'N, 119°00'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
| USS SC-744 | Submarine chaser | Sunk | 27 November 1944 | 10°44'N, 125°07'E, Leyte Gulf | Cressman, p 585 [] |
| USS Sederstrom (DE-31) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 22 April 1945 | Off Okinawa | DANFS DANFS |
| USS Shannon (DM-25) ex DD-737 |
Light minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 29 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 670 [] |
| USS Shea (DM-30) ex DD-750 |
Light minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 22 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
| USS Shea (DM-30) ex DD-750 |
Light minelayer (converted destroyer) | Damaged[45] | 4 May 1945 | 27°26'N, 126°59'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
| USS Shubrick (DD-639) | Destroyer | Damaged | 29 May 1945 | 26°38'N, 127°05'E | Cressman, p 686 DANFS |
| USS Sigsbee (DD-502) | Destroyer | Damaged | 14 April 1945 | Off Okinawa, 27°15'N, 130°25'E | Cressman, p 662 DANFS |
| USS Sims (APD-50) ex DE-154 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 18 May 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 680 DANFS |
| USS Sims (APD-50) ex DE-154 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 25 May 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
| USS Skirmish (AM-303) | Minesweeper | Damaged[90] | 26 March 1945 | 26°25'N, 127°05'E | Cressman, p 648 DANFS |
| USS Smith (DD-378) | Destroyer | Damaged | 26 October 1944 | northwest of the New Hebrides Islands | DANFS |
| USS Sonoma (AT-12) ex ATO-12 |
Fleet tug, old | Sunk | 24 October 1944 | San Pedro Bay, Leyte | Cressman, p 561, DANFS, Navsource.org |
| USS Southard (DMS-10) ex (DD-207) |
High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 6 January 1945 | 16°11'N, 126°16'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
| USS Southard (DMS-10) ex DD-207 |
High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer) | Damaged | 27 May 1945 | 26°00'N, 127°00'E | Cressman, p 684 DANFS |
| USS Spectacle (AM-305) | Minesweeper | Damaged | 25 May 1945 | 26°40'N, 127°52'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
| USS St. George (AV-16) | Seaplane Tender) | Damaged | 5 May 1945 | 26°10'N, 127°19'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 674 DANFS |
| USS St. Lo (CVE-63) | Aircraft carrier, escort | Sunk[91] | 25 October 1944 | 11°13'N, 126°05'E | Cressman, p 563 Naval Historical Center Wikimapia |
| USS St. Louis (CL-49) | Light cruiser | Damaged | 27 November 1944 | 10°50'N, 125°25'E | Cressman, p 585 DANFS |
| USS Stanly (DD-478) | Destroyer | Damaged[45][92] | 12 April 1945 | 27°12'N, 128°17'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
| USS Starr (AKA-67) ex SS Star |
Attack cargo ship (Built as a Type C2-S-AJ3 ship) | Damaged[22][93] | 9 April 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°44'E | Cressman, p 659 DANFS |
| USS Stafford (DE-411) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 5 January 1945 | 14°00'N, 120°00'E | Cressman, p 604 DANFS |
| USS Sterett (DD-407) | Destroyer | Damaged | 9 April 1945 | 26°47'N, 128°42'E, picket station #4 off Okinawa | Cressman, p 659 DANFS |
| USS Stormes (DD-780) | Destroyer | Damaged | 25 May 1945 | 27°06'N, 127°38'E | Cressman, p 683 DANFS |
| HMS Sussex (96) | Heavy Cruiser | Damaged | 26 July 1945 | Off Phuket, Siam | [3] |
| USS Suwannee (CVE-27) | Aircraft Carrier, escort | Damaged | 25 October 1944 | 09°45'N, 126°42'E | Cressman, p 563 DANFS |
| USS Swallow (AM-65) | Minesweeper | Sunk | 22 April 1945 | 26°10'N, 127°12'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
| USS Taluga (AO-62) | Fleet oiler | Damaged | 16 April 1945 | 26°03'N, 127°26'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
| USS Tatum (APD-81) ex DE-789 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Damaged | 29 May 1945 | 26°40'N, 127°50'E | Cressman, p 686 DANFS |
| USS Telfair (APA-210) | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged[94] | 2 April 1945 | 25°56'N, 127°17'E | Cressman, p 653 DANFS |
| USS Tennessee (BB-43) | Battleship | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
| USS Terror (CM-5) | minelayer | Damaged | 1 May 1945 | 26°10'N, 127°18'E | Cressman, p 671 DANFS Rielley (2010), pp 252, 323 |
| USS Thatcher (DD-514) | Destroyer | Damaged | 20 May 1945 | 26°33'N, 127°29'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 681 DANFS |
| USS Thatcher (DD-514) | Destroyer | Damaged | 19 July 1945 | 26°15'N, 127°50'E | Cressman, p 717 DANFS |
| SS Thomas Nelson | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 450 |
| USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged[95] | 21 January 1945 | 22°40'N, 122°57'E | Cressman, p 613 DANFS |
| USS Twiggs (DD-591) | Destroyer | Damaged | 28 April 1945 | 27°12'N, 128°16'E | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
| USS Twiggs (DD-591) | Destroyer | Sunk[96] | 16 June 1945 | off Senaga Shima | Cressman, p 695 DANFS |
| USS Tyrrell (AKA-80) ex SS Tyrrel |
Attack cargo ship Built as a type C2-S-AJ3 ship |
Damaged[97] | 2 April 1945 | 26°21'N, 127°45'E | Cressman, p 653 DANFS |
| USS Underhill (DE-682) | Destroyer escort | Sunk[37][98] | 24 July 1945 | off Luzon, 19°20'N, 126°42'E | Cressman, p 719 DANFS |
| USS Vammen (DE-644) | Destroyer escort | Damaged[22][99] | 1 April 1945 | 26°18'N, 127°29'E | Cressman, p 652 DANFS |
| HMS Vestal (J215) | Minesweeper | Sunk | 26 July 1945 | 7°05'N 97°50'E Off Phuket, Siam |
[4] |
| HMS Victorious (R38) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged[100] | 4 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | NAVAL-HISTORY.NET |
| HMS Victorious (R38) | Aircraft carrier | Damaged[101] | 9 May 1945 | Off Okinawa | Cressman, p 676 NAVAL-HISTORY.NET |
| USS Wadsworth (DD-516) | Destroyer | Damaged | 22 April 1945 | 26°10'N, 126°24'E | Cressman, p 664 DANFS |
| USS Wadsworth (DD-516) | Destroyer | Damaged | 28 April 1945 | 26°47'N, 126°38'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 669 DANFS |
| USS Wake Island (CVE-65) | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 3 April 1945 | 26°05'N, 128°57'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 654 DANFS |
| USS Walke (DD-723) | Destroyer | Damaged[102] | 6 January 1945 | 16°40'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 605 DANFS |
| USS Walter C. Wann (DE-412) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 26°17'N, 127°20'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
| SS Walter Colton | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged[103] | 11 June 1945 | off Okinawa | Cressman, p 694 Browning, p 517 |
| USS War Hawk (AP-168) | Personnel Transport Ship | Damaged[22] | 9 January 1945 | 16°20'N, 120°10'E | Cressman, p 607 DANFS |
| USS War Hawk (AP-168) | Personnel Transport Ship | Damaged[22] | 10 January 1945 | 16°06'N, 120°14'E | Cressman, p 607 DANFS |
| USS Ward (APD-16) ex DD-139 |
Troop transport (high speed) | Sunk[104][105] | 7 December 1944 | 10°51'N, 124°33'E | Cressman, p 589 DANFS |
| USS Wesson (DE-184) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 7 April 1945 | 26°48'N, 127°55'E | Cressman, p 658 DANFS |
| USS West Virginia (BB-48) | Battleship | Damaged | 1 April 1945 | 26°20'N, 127°40'E | Cressman, p 652 DANFS |
| USS White Plains (CVE-66) | Aircraft carrier, escort | Damaged | 25 October 1944 | off Samar | DANFS DANFS |
| USS Whitehurst (DE-634) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 26°04'N, 127°12'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
| SS William A. Coulter | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged | 12 November 1944 | 11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte | Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 451 |
| USS William C. Cole (DE-641) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 24 May 1945 | 26°45'N, 127°52'E | Cressman, p 682-683 DANFS |
| USS William D. Porter (DD-579) | Destroyer | Sunk | 10 June 1945 | 27°06'N, 127°38'E | Cressman, p 693 DANFS |
| SS William S. Ladd | "Liberty" cargo ship | Sunk | 10 December 1944 | South of Dulag | Cressman, p 590 Browning, pp 465–466 |
| SS William Sharon | "Liberty" cargo ship | Damaged[106] | 28 December 1944 | Off Mindoro | Cressman, p 598 Browning, pp 469–70 |
| USS Wilson (DD-408) | Destroyer | Damaged | 4 April 1945 | Off southern end of Kerama Retto | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
| USS Wilson (DD-408) | Destroyer | Damaged | 15 April 1945 | 26°03'N, 127°20'E, off Okinawa | Cressman, p 663 DANFS |
| USS Witter (DE-636) | Destroyer escort | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°04'N, 127°52'E | Cressman, p 655 DANFS |
| USS YDG-10 | Degaussing vessel | Damaged | 27 May 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 684 [] |
| USS YMS-81 | Motor Minesweeper | Damaged | 7 April 1945 | 26°35'N, 127°53'E | Cressman, p 658 [] |
| USS YMS-311 | Motor minesweeper | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°38'N, 127°48'E | Cressman, p 655 [] |
| USS YMS-321 | Motor minesweeper | Damaged | 6 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 655 [] |
| USS YMS-327 | Motor minesweeper | Damaged[107] | 4 May 1945 | 26°32'N, 126°58'E | Cressman, p 673 [] |
| USS YMS-331 | Motor minesweeper | Damaged[22] | 15 April 1945 | 26°15'N, 127°36'E | Cressman, p 663 [] |
| USS Zeilin (APA-3) | Attack personnel transport ship | Damaged[108] | 12 January 1945 | 15°23'N, 119°25'E | Cressman, p 609 DANFS |
| USS Zellars (DD-777) | Destroyer | Damaged | 12 April 1945 | 26°00'N, 128°00'E | Cressman, p 661 DANFS |
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Notes edit
- ^ USS Aaron Ward (DM-34) was struck by six kamikaze aircraft 3 May 1945
- ^ Zaloga
- ^ a b c d Zaloga, p 37
- ^ Zaloga p 38
- ^ Zaloga p 39
- ^ Zaloga p 40
- ^ Century of flight
- ^ a b Zaloga, p 40
- ^ Hearst Magazines (May 1942). "Jap Sub Had Guard to Cut Net in Harbor". Popular Mechanics. Hearst Magazines. pp. 71–. ISSN 0032-4558. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ a b Watts, Anthony J. Japanese Warships of World War II Doubleday & Company (1967), p 213
- ^ Watts, Anthony J. Japanese Warships of World War II Doubleday & Company (1967), p 216
- ^ a b Zalogo, p 43
- ^ Hashimoto, Mochitsura (1954). Sunk: The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet, 1914–1945. Translated by Commander E.H.M. Colegrave. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
- ^ Zalogo pp 42-45
- ^ "Japanese soldiers used these kamikaze-style attack against US tanks". We Are The Mighty. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ Smiyh, Peter c. (2014). Kamikaze: To Die for the Emperor. Routledge. p. 172. ISBN 9781781593134.
- ^ USS Aaron Ward was hit by 6 kamikazes
- ^ USS Barry, see Barry 21 June and Barry 22 June
- ^ The Naval Historical Center listing states that USS Barry (APD-29) was "damaged by Kamikaze attack off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 25 May 1945, and sunk as a decoy, 21 June 1945." This description does not make clear how Barry sank on June 21, 1945.
The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships describes the sinking as follows:
- Barry was towed to the anchorage at Kerama Retto 28 May and found too extensively damaged to warrant repair or salvage. Stripped of useful gear, she was decommissioned 21 June 1945. Later in the day she was towed from the harbor of Kerama Retto to be used as a decoy for the kamikazes. While under tow she was attacked by Japanese suicide planes and sunk along with her escort, LSM-59.
- The USS Barry was an old four-stacker Destroyer commissioned around 1920 and modernized and converted into a high-speed troop transport and reclassified as an APD. It took some hits and was intentionally run up on the beach to avoid sinking in deep water and it spent sometime just sitting there. The High Command was experimenting with methods of defending against the relentless kamikaze attacks by the Japanese pilots and it was decided to use the Barry as a decoy to attract the suicide pilots. Since Barry was stripped of all usable equipment its hulk was expendable. Lipan's divers put a soft patch on the hull of the Barry and its interior was filled with empty sealed 5" ammo containers. It was hoped the sealed containers would act as flotation gear and make the Barry less vulnerable to sinking from direct hits. The Barry was fitted with remote controlled flashing lights that looked like anti-aircraft gun muzzle flashes from the air. It also had smudge pots placed at strategic locations and remotely controlled to simulate stack smoke and damage from attacks. From the air it looked like a fully operational Destroyer and it was intended to draw the kamikaze pilots to it and away from the nearby manned vessels. The LSM contained the remote controls for the Barry's pseudo weapons and Lipan was to tow the Barry to simulate an underway tin can. It didn't take long before two kamikaze planes appeared just ten feet off the water equipped with huge bombs strapped to their belly to create a gigantic explosion when they slammed into a vessel. To our dismay, the first attacking Japanese plane slammed into the small USS LSM-59 and hit it directly amidships. The resultant explosion blew the ship into the hereafter and there was not one recognizable part left floating and at least sixty sailors met their demise. We hadn't anytime to think as the second kamikaze climbed straight up to make a dive on us and the Barry. I was a gunner on the 40mm and we gave him all we had, shooting off his wings and setting him afire. Nevertheless, he was able to slam into the Barry and hit her right on the bridge. We could not save her so we tried to tow her to Ie Shima. In the middle of the night the Barry started to sink and was pulling our old "Green Dragon" down by the stern. We had a pelican hook rigged and a sailor hit the release and the Barry slipped from our grasp and headed for Davy Jones' Locker.
- ^ USS Barry sank as the result of damage received the previous day (see Barry 24 May 1945 and Barry 21 June 1945)
- ^ USS Birmingham was damaged by a kamikaze's bomb, a torpedo, and a second kamikaze that struck her amidships
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Damaged or sunk by a Shinyo or Maru-Ni manned demolition boat
- ^ SS Bozeman Victory was the first ship damaged or sunk by a manned demolition boat
- ^ USS Braine was hit by two kamikazes
- ^ USS Bunker Hill was hit by two kamikazes
- ^ USS Callaghan was sunk by kamikaze while on radar picket station approximately 50 miles southwest of Okinawa. She was the last Allied vessel lost to that weapon.
- ^ The Naval Historical Center listing gives July 28, 1945, as the date USS Callaghan sunk, which was reported occurring at 0235. Cressman has 29 July 1945 as the date
- ^ USS Callaway is listed at The Naval Historical Center with 8 January 1945 as the date for the attack while Cressman has 7 January as the date
- ^ SS Cape Constance is listed as damaged 3 November in Cressman, 4 November at The Naval Historical Center
- ^ USS Carina is listed in Cressman with date of 3 May and on 4 May at The Naval Historical Center
- ^ USS Charles J. Badger was damaged by an IJA Maru-Ni attack
- ^ USS Chilton was damaged by a kamikaze near-miss
- ^ USS Colhoun was irreparably damaged by four kamikazes, and was scuttled by destroyer USS Cassin Young (DD-793)
- ^ USS Curtiss was fired on by a midget submarine at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. Curtiss rammed the submarine. Curtiss shot down 3 aircraft the same day
- ^ USS Devilfish was attacked by a kamikaze 20 March 1945 before she entered her patrol area. The plane struck her as she was submerging, destroying the mast structure, causing serious leaks.
- ^ USS Dickerson was irreparably damaged 2 April 1945. She was towed out to sea and scuttled off Kerama Retto by salvage crew
- ^ a b c d e Damaged or sunk by a kaiten manned torpedo
- ^ USS Earl V. Johnson was damaged by the explosion from a near-miss of a kaiten manned-torpedo that was launched from submarine I 53, Philippine Sea
- ^ USS Emmons was struck by five kamikazes
- ^ USS Emmons was irreparably damaged by five kamikazes the previous day, is scuttled by high speed minesweeper USS Ellyson (DMS-19)
- ^ USS Enterprise was damaged from the 3 direct hits and 4 near misses kamikazes
- ^ USS Evans was struck by four kamikazes
- ^ SS Francisco Morozan was damaged when a kamikaze that was shot down by a US fighter exploded over the ship
- ^ USS Franklin was the first ship hit by a Japanese aircraft. It was reported that "The Betty, hit numerous times by anti-aircraft fire, went out of control. The bomber’s shallow dive caused it to strike a glancing blow on the flight deck abaft the carrier’s island, and it went over the side of the ship without causing any significant damage." The report continued "Damage to Franklin was minimal, but she suffered one dead and ten wounded."
- ^ a b c d e f Damaged or sunk by Ohka manned flying bomb
- ^ USS Gayety was damaged by two kamikaze near-misses and was the first ship hit by an Ohka
- ^ USS Gladiator was damaged by a near-miss of kamikaze
- ^ USS Gladiator was damaged by strafing and the near-miss of a kamikaze
- ^ USS Guest was struck on the mast by a kamikaze that subsequently crashed just over the side, Guest suffered little or no damage
- ^ USS Hank, reported that, while under attack, a kamikaze came in low off the port bow, heading directly for the bridge, Hank's accurate antiaircraft fire deflected it slightly, but the "Zeke" came in close enough to kill three sailors before crashing into the sea and exploding close aboard.
- ^ USS Helm had a close call when a kamikaze took off her mast and searchlight, finally crashing alongside the ship.
- ^ SS Hobbs Victory's uncontrollable fires lead to her abandonment. SS Hobbs Victory exploded and sank the following morning
- ^ USS Hudson reported that a kamakaze crashed close aboard 22 April 1945, clipping a chief on the head with a wingtip but missing the ship.
- ^ USS Hugh W. Hadley was struck by one bomb, an Ohka, and two kamikazes
- ^ USS Hyman was hit by both a kamikaze and a torpedo
- ^ HMS Indomitable was hit by a kamikaze, but her armored deck deflected the attacker into the sea with no damage to Indomitable
- ^ USS Jeffers was hit by both a Ohka and a kamikaze
- ^ USS John C. Butler received minor damage when a kamikaze struck her mast and antennas
- ^ SS Josiah Snelling's Armed Guard gunfire deflected the Japanese plane from its deckhouse target to a less vulnerable part, saving the ship from worse damage.
- ^ USS Laffey was badly damaged by four bombs and five kamakaze hits
- ^ USS Lagrange was the last US Navy ship hit by a kamikaze
- ^ USS LCI(G)-404 was the first and only US Navy ship sunk or damaged by Fukuryu suicide swimmers
- ^ USS LCI(L)-600 was hit and sunk by a dud kaiten manned-torpedo launched from Japanese submarine I 36
- ^ The Naval Historical Center listing states that LCS(L)(3)-33 was "sunk by shore batteries off Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 19 February 1945". However, the LCS(L)(3)-33 Action Report dated 4 April 1945 describes the ship's firing at attacking Japanese planes, so the ship obviously did not sink off Iwo Jima. Rielly (2010) p 231 describes the sinking of LCS(L)(3)-33 on April 12, 1945 "Under attack by three kamikazes, she downed the first one and a Val struck the starboard side, setting her on fire. The call to abandon ship was made and the crew went into the water. Purdy sank her flaming hulk with two five-inch rounds"
- ^ LCS-52 was damaged by the near-miss of kamikaze
- ^ LCS(L)-61 was damaged by the near-miss of kamikaze
- ^ USS LCT-1075 sunk from debris from a kamakize that hit SS Marcus Daly, which was nearby
- ^ USS Little was struck by four kamikazes
- ^ The burning Logan Victory was scuttled
- ^ USS LSM-59 sank while escorting fleet tug USS Lipan (ATF-85) with USS Barry (APD-29) in tow. Barry was damaged twice by kamikazes the previous day (see 24 May 1945 and 21 June)
- ^ Warner p 328 gives the date of the sinking as April 6, 1945. However, the Naval Historical Center listing and the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships indicate that USS LST-447 sank on April 7, 1945, following a kamikaze attack.
- ^ USS LST-472 was scuttled by destroyer USS Hall (DD-583)
- ^ USS LST-534 was deemed beyond economical repair and towed to sea and sunk off Okinawa, 9 December 1945
- ^ LST-700 is shown in Cressman damaged on 12 January, Rielly shows she was damaged 13 January.
- ^ USS LST-738 was scuttled by destroyer USS Hall (DD-583)
- ^ USS LST-750 was scuttled by destroyer USS Edwards (DD-619)
- ^ Decommissioned, and sunk 6 February 1946, due to damage from a kamikaze attack on 1 April 1945
- ^ USS Mahan was scuttled by destroyer Walke (DD-723)
- ^ USS Mannert L. Abele was sunk by an Ohka. USS Mannert L. Abele was the first U.S. Navy ship to be sunk or damaged by that type of weapon
- ^ USS Mazama was hit and damaged by a dud kaiten manned-torpedo launched from Japanese submarine I 36
- ^ USS Mississinewa was sunk by kaiten (launched by Japanese submarine I-47 or I-36. USS Mississinewa was the first U.S. Navy ship sunk or damaged by a kaiten)
- ^ USS Mullany was hit by two kamikazes
- ^ SS Newcomb was struck by five kamikazes within an hour and a half
- ^ USS Ommaney Bay was irreparably damaged. Destroyer USS Burns (DD-588) scuttled Ommaney Bay, 11°25'N, 121°19'E
- ^ USS PC-1603 was struck by two kamikaze, towed to Kerama Retto. The hulk was ordered destroyed on 24 October 1945 and was incorporated in the building of a breakwater/dock
- ^ USS Porcupine was ultimately scuttled by Gansevoort
- ^ USS Prichett was damaged by the near-miss of suicide plane, as she was assisting USS Callaghan. The depth of desperation reached by the Japanese kamikaze forces, as Callaghan is sunk by a bomb-carrying WILLOW (a Japanese biplane primary trainer)!
- ^ USS Richard P. Leary is listed in Cressman as damaged by a kamikaze, DANFS does not indicate damage that date.
- ^ USS Saratoga is shown as damaged by kamikaze and a bomb in Cressman, no indication of kamikaze strike in DANFS
- ^ USS Skirmish shot down a Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" which scattered its parts across her forecastle deck as it passed over her bow, crashing to starboard
- ^ The Naval Historical Center listing states that USS St. Lo was sunk by Japanese aircraft on October 25, 1944, but there is no mention of kamikaze. However, several sources (e.g., Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships;) describe the sinking of St. Lo when a Zero carrying a bomb hit the escort carrier.
- ^ |USS Stanly absorbed the baka's impact on the starboard side of her bow, five feet above the waterline. Fortunately, the warhead continued through Stanly, passed out her port side, and exploded in the water close aboard. Within minutes of the first attack, another baka whisked over the ship and snatched her ensign from its gaff in passing.
- ^ USS Starr was damaged by the explosion of assault demolition boat that exploded when it contacted one of a cluster of Starr's landing craft that were moored alongside.
- ^ USS Telfair was struck by two kamikazes
- ^ USS Ticonderoga was struck by two kamikazes
- ^ USS Twiggs was first struck by an aerial torpedo, then by the torpedo-dropping kamikaze aircraft
- ^ See USS Tyrrell on 3 April 1945
- ^ USS Underhill was damaged by kaiten launched from Japanese submarine I 53, cutting the ship in two. After rescuing the Underhill survivors, she was scuttled by submarine chasers PC-803 and PC-804, and escort patrol vessel PCE-872.
- ^ USS Vammen struck a heavy floating object with her bow at 2100. A few seconds later, an explosion occurred beneath her stern, as though a depth charge had exploded under the ship, possibly depth charge dropped by Japanese assault demolition boat, or the boat itself
- ^ HMS Victorious reported that on 4 May 1945, Concentrated KAMIKAZE attacks and 7 destroyed but 3 hit selected targets. One exploded on island structure causing fires and damage to boiler steam piping. Speed reduced to 19 knots. Air operations resumed after 8 hours.
- ^ HMS Victorious reported that on 9 May, she was hit twice in unexpected KAMIKAZE attacks. The first damaged the Flight Deck and equipment but second failed to explode. 3 killed and 19 of ship's company injured. Capability reduced due to damaged forward lift but remained operational.
- ^ USS Walke was attacked by four kamikazes
- ^ USS Walter Colton had a kamikaze crash alongside; the ship received additional damage from friendly fire from nearby ships in the anchorage
- ^ USS Ward was scuttled by destroyer USS O'Brien (DD-725)
- ^ USS Ward (DD-139) fired the first shot at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941 when she shot at, hit and sunk a Japanese mini submarine just outside the harbor entrance.
- ^ Although William Sharon was abandoned, salvage vessel USS Grapple (ARS-7) later tows Sharon to San Pedro Bay for repairs.
- ^ USS YMS-327 was damaged by kamikaze and by friendly fire
- ^ USS Zeilin was damaged by four near-miss kamikazes