List of United States Navy losses in World War II

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List of United States Navy and Coast Guard ships lost during World War II , from 31 October 1941 to 31 December 1946, [1] sorted by type and name. This listing also includes constructive losses, which are ships that were damaged beyond economical repair and disposed of. The list does not include United States Merchant Marine ships, many which had United States Navy Armed Guard units. [2]

Contents

BattleshipsNumber in
commission
Number
lost
Loss
rate
Theatre
PacificAtlanticPanama
Old battleships (OBB)15213.3%2
Fast battleships (NBB)100.0%
Aircraft carriersNumber in
commission
Number
lost
Loss
rate
Theatre
PacificAtlanticPanama
Fleet carriers (CV)24416.7%4
Light carriers (CVL)9111.1%1
Escort carriers (CVE)7767.8%51
CruisersNumber in
commission
Number
lost
Loss
rate
Theatre
PacificAtlanticPanama
Large cruisers (CB)20.0%
Heavy cruisers (CA)30723.3%7
Light cruisers (CL)3412.9%1
AA light cruisers (CLAA)8225.0%2
EscortsNumber in
commission
Number
lost
Loss
rate
Theatre
PacificAtlanticPanama
Old destroyers (DD) *132129.1%57
New destroyers (DD)3436920.1%5712
Destroyer escorts (DE)421153.6%78
SubmarinesNumber in
commission
Number
lost
Loss
rate
Theatre
PacificAtlanticPanama
Numbered craft (SS) *65710.8%511
Named craft (SS)2564718.4%4511
* World War I-era designs

Combatants

Battleships (BB)

NameHull numberShip classLocationDateCause
Arizona BB-39 Pennsylvania class 21°21′N157°57′W / 21.350°N 157.950°W / 21.350; -157.950 , Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941Sunk by bombers from aircraft carrier Hiryū
Oklahoma BB-37 Nevada class Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941Capsized by torpedo bombers from aircraft carriers Akagi and Kaga and raised in 1943 but not repaired.
Sank 17 May 1947 in a storm while being towed to San Francisco for scrapping.

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". During the Attack on Pearl Harbor, USS West Virginia (BB-48) and USS California (BB-44) were sunk while USS Nevada (BB-36) was beached, however, all three ships were refloated, rebuilt and returned to service.

Aircraft carriers (CV/CVL)

NameHull numberShip classLocationDateCause
Lexington CV-2 Lexington class 15°12′S155°27′E / 15.200°S 155.450°E / -15.200; 155.450 , Battle of the Coral Sea 8 May 1942Sunk by aircraft from carriers Shōkaku and Zuikaku
Yorktown CV-5 Yorktown class 30°36′N176°34′W / 30.600°N 176.567°W / 30.600; -176.567 , Battle of Midway 7 June 1942Crippled by planes from aircraft carrier Hiryū , finished off by torpedoes from the Japanese submarine I-168
Wasp CV-7 Wasp class (smaller design variant) 12°25′S164°08′E / 12.417°S 164.133°E / -12.417; 164.133 15 September 1942Torpedoed by Japanese submarine  I-19
Hornet CV-8 Yorktown class 08°38′S166°43′E / 8.633°S 166.717°E / -8.633; 166.717 , Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands 26 October 1942Sunk by aircraft from Shōkaku and Zuikaku, and while sinking after failed scuttling attempt was further torpedoed by destroyers Akigumo and Makigumo
Princeton CVL-23 Independence class 15°21′N123°31′E / 15.350°N 123.517°E / 15.350; 123.517 , Battle of Leyte Gulf 24 October 1944Sunk by land-based aircraft bomb

Escort aircraft carriers (CVE)

NameHull numberShip classLocationDateCause
Liscome Bay CVE-56 Casablanca class 02°54′N172°30′E / 2.900°N 172.500°E / 2.900; 172.500 24 November 1943Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-175
Block Island CVE-21 Bogue class 31°13′N23°03′W / 31.217°N 23.050°W / 31.217; -23.050 29 May 1944Torpedoed by German submarine U-549
Gambier Bay CVE-73 Casablanca class 11°31′N126°12′E / 11.517°N 126.200°E / 11.517; 126.200 , Battle off Samar 25 October 1944Sunk by gunfire primarily from the Japanese battleship Yamato
St. Lo CVE-63 Casablanca class 11°13′N126°05′E / 11.217°N 126.083°E / 11.217; 126.083 , Battle off Samar 25 October 1944Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft
Ommaney Bay CVE-79 Casablanca class 11°25′N121°19′E / 11.417°N 121.317°E / 11.417; 121.317 4 January 1945Struck by Kamikaze aircraft and scuttled.
Bismarck Sea CVE-95 Casablanca class 24°2′21″N141°18′49″E / 24.03917°N 141.31361°E / 24.03917; 141.31361 , Battle of Iwo Jima 21 February 1945Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft

Heavy cruisers (CA)

NameHull numberShip classLocationDateCause
Houston CA-30 Northampton class 05°50′S105°55′E / 5.833°S 105.917°E / -5.833; 105.917 , Battle of Sunda Strait 1 March 1942Sunk by gunfire and torpedoes from Japanese heavy cruisers Mogami and Mikuma
Astoria CA-34 New Orleans class Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Savo Island 9 August 1942Sunk by gunfire from Japanese heavy cruisers Chōkai , Aoba , Furutaka , and Kako
Quincy CA-39 New Orleans class Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Savo Island 9 August 1942Sunk by naval gunfire and torpedoes from Furutaka and Aoba and light cruiser Tenyū
Vincennes CA-44 New Orleans class 9°7′17″S159°52′48″E / 9.12139°S 159.88000°E / -9.12139; 159.88000 , Battle of Savo Island 9 August 1942Sunk by torpedoes from Chōkai
Northampton CA-26 Northampton class 09°12′S159°50′E / 9.200°S 159.833°E / -9.200; 159.833 , Battle of Tassafaronga 30 November 1942Sunk by torpedoes (probably) from Japanese destroyer Kawakaze
Chicago CA-29 Northampton class 11°25′S160°56′E / 11.417°S 160.933°E / -11.417; 160.933 , Battle of Rennell Island 30 January 1943Sunk by land-based aircraft torpedoes
Indianapolis CA-35 Portland class 12°02′N134°48′E / 12.033°N 134.800°E / 12.033; 134.800 , Philippine Sea 30 July 1945Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-58

Light cruisers (CL)

NameHull numberShip classLocationDateCause
Atlanta CL-51 Atlanta class Off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 1942Fatally damaged by gunfire from battleship Hiei and other vessels and a torpedo from destroyer Ikazuchi , scuttled the following day.
Juneau CL-52 Atlanta class 10°34′S161°04′E / 10.567°S 161.067°E / -10.567; 161.067 , Naval Battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 1942Crippled by torpedo from the Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze , later finished off by another torpedo from the Japanese submarine I-26
Helena CL-50 Brooklyn class 7°46′S157°11′E / 7.767°S 157.183°E / -7.767; 157.183 , Battle of Kula Gulf 6 July 1943Sunk by torpedoes from the Japanese destroyers Suzukaze and Tanikaze

Destroyers (DD)

NameHull NumberShip ClassLocationDateCause
Aaron Ward DD-483 Gleaves class 9°10′S160°12′E / 9.167°S 160.200°E / -9.167; 160.200 7 April 1943Sunk by dive bombers from the Japanese aircraft carrier Junyō .
Abner Read DD-526 Fletcher class 10°47′N125°22′E / 10.783°N 125.367°E / 10.783; 125.367 1 November 1944Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Barton DD-599 Benson class Off Guadalcanal, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 1942Torpedoed by Japanese destroyer  Amatsukaze.
Beatty DD-640 Gleaves class 37°10′N6°00′E / 37.167°N 6.000°E / 37.167; 6.000 6 November 1943Sunk by German land-based aircraft torpedo.
Benham DD-397 Benham class Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal 15 November 1942Fatally damaged by torpedo from the Japanese destroyer Ayanami , later scuttled.
Blue DD-387 Bagley class 9°17′S160°02′E / 9.283°S 160.033°E / -9.283; 160.033 22 August 1942Torpedoed by Japanese destroyer  Kawakaze.
Borie DD-215 Clemson class 50°12′N30°48′W / 50.200°N 30.800°W / 50.200; -30.800 1 November 1943Sunk after collision with German submarine U-405 which also sank.
Bristol DD-453 Gleaves class 37°19′N6°19′E / 37.317°N 6.317°E / 37.317; 6.317 13 October 1943Torpedoed by German submarine U-371.
Brownson DD-518 Fletcher class 5°20′S148°25′E / 5.333°S 148.417°E / -5.333; 148.417 26 December 1943Sunk by land-based aircraft bombs.
Buck DD-420 Sims class 40°00′N14°30′E / 40.000°N 14.500°E / 40.000; 14.500 9 October 1943Torpedoed by German submarine U-616.
Bush DD-529 Fletcher class 27°16′N127°48′E / 27.267°N 127.800°E / 27.267; 127.800 6 April 1945Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Callaghan DD-792 Fletcher class 25°43′N126°55′E / 25.717°N 126.917°E / 25.717; 126.917 29 July 1945Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Chevalier DD-451 Fletcher class 7°30′S156°14′E / 7.500°S 156.233°E / -7.500; 156.233 Battle of Vella Lavella 6 October 1943Fatally damaged by torpedo from Japanese destroyer Yūgumo , later scuttled
Colhoun DD-801 Fletcher class 27°16′N127°48′E / 27.267°N 127.800°E / 27.267; 127.800 6 April 1945Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Cooper DD-695 Allen M. Sumner class 10°54′N124°36′E / 10.900°N 124.600°E / 10.900; 124.600 3 December 1944Torpedoed by the Japanese destroyer Take.
Corry DD-463 Gleaves class 49°31′N1°11′W / 49.517°N 1.183°W / 49.517; -1.183 6 June 1944Sunk by German shore batteries.
Cushing DD-376 Mahan class Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 1942Sunk by gunfire from the Japanese destroyers Yukikaze and Teruzuki .
De Haven DD-469 Fletcher class 9°09′S159°52′E / 9.150°S 159.867°E / -9.150; 159.867 1 February 1943Sunk by aircraft bombs.
Drexler DD-741 Allen M. Sumner class 27°6′N127°38′E / 27.100°N 127.633°E / 27.100; 127.633 28 May 1945Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Duncan DD-485 Gleaves class Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Cape Esperance 12 October 1942Sunk by naval gunfire.
Edsall DD-219 Clemson class 13°45′S106°45′E / 13.750°S 106.750°E / -13.750; 106.750 1 March 1942Crippled by bombers from the aircraft carrier Soryū , finished off by battleships Hiei and Kirishima and escorting cruisers.
Evans DD-552 Fletcher class Off Okinawa11 May 1945Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Glennon DD-620 Gleaves class 50°32′N1°12′W / 50.533°N 1.200°W / 50.533; -1.200 8 June 1944Sunk by German shore batteries.
Gwin DD-433 Gleaves class 7°41′S157°27′E / 7.683°S 157.450°E / -7.683; 157.450 , Battle of Kolombangara 13 July 1943Sunk by torpedo spread from the Japanese destroyers Yukikaze , Hamakaze , Kiyonami , and Yūgure
Haggard DD-555 Fletcher class Off Okinawa29 April 1945Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Halligan DD-584 Fletcher class 26°10′N127°30′E / 26.167°N 127.500°E / 26.167; 127.500 26 March 1945Sunk by naval mine.
Hammann DD-412 Sims class 30°36′N176°34′W / 30.600°N 176.567°W / 30.600; -176.567 6 June 1942Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-168.
Henley DD-391 Bagley class 7°40′S148°06′E / 7.667°S 148.100°E / -7.667; 148.100 3 October 1943Sunk by torpedo from Japanese submarine Ro-108 .
Hoel DD-533 Fletcher class 11°46′S126°33′E / 11.767°S 126.550°E / -11.767; 126.550 , Battle off Samar 25 October 1944Sunk by gunfire from Japanese battleships Yamato and Nagato and heavy cruiser Haguro .
Hugh W. Hadley DD-774 Allen M. Sumner class Off Okinawa11 May 1945Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Hull DD-350 Farragut class 14°57′N127°58′E / 14.950°N 127.967°E / 14.950; 127.967 18 December 1944Sunk in typhoon.
Hutchins DD-476 Fletcher class Off Okinawa27 April 1945Severely damaged by Kamikaze boat and not repaired.
Ingraham DD-444 Gleaves class 42°34′N60°05′W / 42.567°N 60.083°W / 42.567; -60.083 22 August 1942Sunk in collision with the oil tanker USS Chemung (AO-30)
Jacob Jones DD-130 Wickes class 38°42′N74°39′W / 38.700°N 74.650°W / 38.700; -74.650 28 February 1942Torpedoed by German submarine U-578.
Jarvis DD-393 Bagley class 9°42′S158°59′E / 9.700°S 158.983°E / -9.700; 158.983 9 August 1942Sunk by land based Japanese torpedo bombers.
Johnston DD-557 Fletcher class 11°46′N126°09′E / 11.767°N 126.150°E / 11.767; 126.150 , Battle off Samar 25 October 1944Sunk by gunfire from Japanese battleship Yamato
Laffey DD-459 Benson class Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 1942Sunk by torpedo from destroyer Yukikaze
Lansdale DD-426 Benson class 37°03′N3°51′E / 37.050°N 3.850°E / 37.050; 3.850 20 April 1944Sunk by German land-based aircraft torpedoes.
Leary DD-158 Wickes class 45°N22°W / 45°N 22°W / 45; -22 24 December 1943Torpedoed by German submarine  U-275.
Leutze DD-481 Fletcher class Off Okinawa6 April 1945Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Little DD-803 Fletcher class 26°24′N126°15′E / 26.400°N 126.250°E / 26.400; 126.250 3 May 1945Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Longshaw DD-559 Fletcher class 26°11′N127°37′E / 26.183°N 127.617°E / 26.183; 127.617 18 May 1945Sunk by shore batteries after accidental grounding.
Luce DD-522 Fletcher class 26°35′N127°10′E / 26.583°N 127.167°E / 26.583; 127.167 4 May 1945Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Maddox DD-622 Gleaves class 36°52′N13°56′E / 36.867°N 13.933°E / 36.867; 13.933 10 July 1943Sunk by German land-based aircraft bombs.
Mahan DD-364 Mahan class 10°50′N124°30′E / 10.833°N 124.500°E / 10.833; 124.500 7 December 1944Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Mannert L. Abele DD-733 Allen M. Sumner class 27°25′N126°59′E / 27.417°N 126.983°E / 27.417; 126.983 12 April 1945Sunk by rocket-powered Ohka aircraft bomb .
Meredith DD-434 Gleaves class 11°53′S163°20′E / 11.883°S 163.333°E / -11.883; 163.333 15 October 1942Sunk by aircraft from Japanese aircraft carrier  Zuikaku.
Meredith DD-726 Allen M. Sumner class 49°33′N1°06′W / 49.550°N 1.100°W / 49.550; -1.100 8 June 1944Sunk by naval mine.
Monaghan DD-354 Farragut class 14°57′N127°58′E / 14.950°N 127.967°E / 14.950; 127.967 18 December 1944Sunk in typhoon.
Monssen DD-436 Gleaves class 9°04′S159°54′E / 9.067°S 159.900°E / -9.067; 159.900 , Battle of Guadalcanal 13 November 1942Sunk by gunfire from battleship Hiei and destroyers Asagumo , Murasame , and Samidare .
Morris DD-417 Sims class Off Okinawa6 April 1945Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Morrison DD-560 Fletcher class 27°10′N127°58′E / 27.167°N 127.967°E / 27.167; 127.967 4 May 1945Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Newcomb DD-586 Fletcher class Off Okinawa6 April 1945Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
O'Brien DD-415 Sims class 13°30′S171°18′W / 13.500°S 171.300°W / -13.500; -171.300 19 October 1942Torpedoed by Japanese submarine  I-19
Parrott DD-218 Clemson class Boston, Massachusetts 2 May 1944Irreparably damaged after being rammed by SS John Morton, later towed to Norfolk, Virginia and scrapped.
Peary DD-226 Clemson class 12°28′30″S130°49′45″E / 12.47500°S 130.82917°E / -12.47500; 130.82917 , Bombing of Darwin 19 February 1942Sunk by carrier based aircraft bombs in Darwin Harbour
Perkins DD-377 Mahan class Off New Guinea 29 November 1943Sunk after being rammed by Australian troopship Duntroon.
Pillsbury DD-227 Clemson class 14°30′S106°30′E / 14.500°S 106.500°E / -14.500; 106.500 2 March 1942Sank in surface action with Japanese cruisers Takao and Atago.
Pope DD-225 Clemson class 04°00′S111°30′E / 4.000°S 111.500°E / -4.000; 111.500 1 March 1942Sunk by carrier based aircraft bombs.
Porter DD-356 Porter class 8°32′S167°17′E / 8.533°S 167.283°E / -8.533; 167.283 26 October 1942Fate uncertain: Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-21 or by errant torpedo from US TBF Avenger.
Preston DD-379 Mahan class Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal 15 November 1942Sunk by naval gunfire by Japanese cruiser  Nagara.
Pringle DD-477 Fletcher class 27°25′N126°59′E / 27.417°N 126.983°E / 27.417; 126.983 16 April 1945Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Reid DD-369 Mahan class 9°50′N124°55′E / 9.833°N 124.917°E / 9.833; 124.917 11 December 1944Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Reuben James DD-245 Clemson class 51°59′N27°05′W / 51.983°N 27.083°W / 51.983; -27.083 31 October 1941Torpedoed by German submarine U-552.
Rowan DD-405 Benham class 40°07′N14°18′E / 40.117°N 14.300°E / 40.117; 14.300 11 September 1943Torpedoed by a German E-boat.
Shaw DD-373 Mahan class Leyte, Philippines2 April 1945Grounded and not repaired.
Shubrick DD-639 Gleaves class Off Okinawa29 May 1945Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Sims DD-409 Sims class Coral Sea 7 May 1942Sunk by carrier-based aircraft bombs.
Spence DD-512 Fletcher class 14°57′N127°58′E / 14.950°N 127.967°E / 14.950; 127.967 18 December 1944Sunk in typhoon.
Stewart DD-224 Clemson class Off Surabaya, Java19 February 1942Scuttled on account of damage inflicted by the Japanese destroyers Asashio and Ōshio during the battle of the Badung Strait, 19 February 1942. [3]

Later salvaged by Japanese as Patrol Boat No. 102 (Sunk in 1946 as target ship).

Strong DD-467 Fletcher class Kula Gulf, Solomons5 July 1943Sunk by torpedo from Japanese destroyer Niizuki
Sturtevant DD-240 Clemson class Off Key West, Florida 26 April 1942Sunk in American-laid minefield.
Thatcher DD-514 Fletcher class Off Okinawa19 July 1945Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Truxtun DD-229 Clemson class Placentia Bay, Newfoundland18 February 1942Sunk after accidental grounding in a storm.
Tucker DD-374 Mahan class Off Espiritu Santo Island, New Hebrides4 August 1942Sunk by naval mine.
Turner DD-648 Gleaves class Off Ambrose Light, New York3 January 1944Sunk by internal explosions.
Twiggs DD-591 Fletcher class 26°08′N127°35′E / 26.133°N 127.583°E / 26.133; 127.583 16 June 1945Sunk by aerial torpedo and Kamikaze aircraft.
Walke DD-416 Sims class Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal 15 November 1942Torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Ayanami
Warrington DD-383 Somers class 27°N73°W / 27°N 73°W / 27; -73 13 September 1944Sank in a hurricane.
William D. Porter DD-579 Fletcher class 27°06′N127°38′E / 27.100°N 127.633°E / 27.100; 127.633 10 June 1945Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft
Worden DD-352 Farragut class Amchitka Island, Aleutians12 January 1943Sunk after accidental grounding.

Destroyer escorts (DE)

NameHull NumberShip ClassLocationDateCause
Donnell DE-56 Buckley class North Atlantic Ocean3 May 1944Torpedoed by U-473 and damaged beyond repair. Re-designated IX-182 15 July 1944 and converted to a floating power plant at Cherbourg, France in August 1944. Later used as a barracks ship.
England DE-635 Buckley class Off Okinawa9 May 1945Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Eversole DE-404 John C. Butler class 10°10′N127°28′E / 10.167°N 127.467°E / 10.167; 127.467 28 October 1944Presumed torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-45.
Fechteler DE-157 Buckley class 36°07′N02°40′W / 36.117°N 2.667°W / 36.117; -2.667 5 May 1944Torpedoed by German submarine U-967.
Fiske DE-143 Edsall class 47°11′N33°29′W / 47.183°N 33.483°W / 47.183; -33.483 2 August 1944Torpedoed by German submarine U-802.
Frederick C. Davis DE-136 Edsall class 43°52′N40°15′W / 43.867°N 40.250°W / 43.867; -40.250 24 April 1945Sunk by German submarine U-546.
Holder DE-401 Edsall class Mediterranean Sea11 April 1944Irreparably damaged by German aircraft torpedo.
Leopold DE-319 Edsall class 58°44′N25°50′W / 58.733°N 25.833°W / 58.733; -25.833 10 March 1944Torpedoed by German submarine U-255.
Oberrender DE-344 John C. Butler class Off Okinawa, Ryukyus9 May 1945Irreparably damaged by Kamikaze aircraft.
Rich DE-695 Buckley class 49°31′N1°10′W / 49.517°N 1.167°W / 49.517; -1.167 Utah Beach 8 June 1944Sunk by German mines.
Roche DE-197 Cannon class Off Eniwetok22 September 1945Irreparably damaged by naval mine.
Samuel B. Roberts DE-413 John C. Butler class Off Samar Island, Battle off Samar 25 October 1944Sunk by Japanese battleship Kongō
Shelton DE-407 John C. Butler class 2°32′N129°13′E / 2.533°N 129.217°E / 2.533; 129.217 3 October 1944Torpedoed by Japanese Kaichū type submarine Ro-41.
Solar DE-221 Buckley class Naval Ammo Depot, Earle, New Jersey30 April 1946Accidental explosion. Damaged beyond repair and scuttled on 9 June 1946.
Underhill DE-682 Buckley class 19°20′N126°42′E / 19.333°N 126.700°E / 19.333; 126.700 24 July 1945Sunk by kaiten suicide torpedo.

Submarines (SS)

NameHull NumberShip ClassLocationDateCause
Albacore SS-218 Gato class Japanese home waters7 November 1944Presumed sunk by naval mine off northeastern Hokkaidō.
Amberjack SS-219 Gato class Off New Britain 16 February 1943Sunk by Japanese torpedo boat Hiyodori and submarine chaser No. 18.
Argonaut SM-1Off New Britain 10 January 1943Sunk by Japanese destroyers Isokaze and Maikaze.
Barbel SS-316 Balao class Off Borneo 4 February 1945Sunk by Japanese aircraft.
Bonefish SS-223 Gato class Sea of Japan 19 June 1945Sunk by Japanese depth charge attack by kaibokan Okinawa, CD-63, CD-75, CD-158, and CD-207.
Bullhead SS-332 Balao class Java Sea 6 August 1945Sunk by Japanese aircraft; last US submarine loss of the war.
Capelin SS-289 Balao class Celebes Sea Lost after 2 December 1943Fate unknown: Possibly sunk by naval mine or Japanese minelayer  Wakataka.
Cisco SS-290 Balao class off Mindanao 28 September 1943Sunk by Japanese aircraft and gunboat Karatsu (ex-USS Luzon).
Corvina SS-226 Gato class off Truk 16 November 1943Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-176.
Darter SS-227 Gato class Palawan Passage, Philippines 24 October 1944Accidentally grounded and scuttled after sinking Japanese cruiser  Atago and chasing Japanese cruiser  Takao.
Dorado SS-248 Gato class near the Panama Canal Zone 15 October 1943Possibly sunk by friendly fire air attack (PBM Mariner of Patrol Squadron 210) or possibly mines laid by U-214.
Escolar SS-294 Balao class Yellow Sea Lost about 17 October 1944Probably sunk by naval mine.
Flier SS-250 Gato class Balabac Strait, Philippines 12 August 1944Sunk by naval mine.
Golet SS-361 Gato class Japanese home waters14 June 1944Sunk by Japanese patrol vessel Miya Maru and auxiliary subchaser Bunzan Maru.
Grampus SS-207 Tambor class Off New Britain 5 March 1943Sunk by depth charges from Japanese destroyers Minegumo and Murasame or by 958th Kōkūtai naval aircraft.
Grayback SS-208 Tambor class Ryukyu Islands 27 February 1944Sunk by Japanese aircraft.
Grayling SS-209 Tambor class Lingayen Gulf, Philippines Between 9 September and 12 September 1943Fate unknown: possibly rammed by transport Hokuan Maru.
Grenadier SS-210 Tambor class Strait of Malacca 22 April 1943Scuttled after attack by Japanese aircraft.
Growler SS-215 Gato class Philippine waters8 November 1944Sunk by Japanese destroyer  Shigure, and kaibokan Chiburi and "CD-19".
Grunion SS-216 Gato class Aleutian waters-10 miles north of Kiska Island 31 July 1942Sunk by accident following circular run of her own torpedo. [4]
Gudgeon SS-211 Tambor class Maug Islands or possibly Iwo Jima 18 April 1944Fate unknown: possibly sunk by Japanese aircraft.
Halibut SS-232 Gato class Bashi Channel, Philippines 14 November 1944Severely damaged by Japanese aircraft and not repaired to operational condition. Decommissioned on 18 July 1945.
Harder SS-257 Gato class Dasol Bay, Philippines 24 August 1944Depth charged by kaibokan CD-22.
Herring SS-233 Gato class Kurile Islands 1 June 1944Sunk by Japanese shore defense batteries.
Kete SS-369 Balao class Ryukyu Islands Lost about 20 March 1945Fate unknown: lost either to Japanese submarine or to mines.
Lagarto SS-371 Balao class Gulf of Thailand 3 May 1945Sunk by Japanese minelayer  Hatsutaka.
Lancetfish SS-296 Balao class Boston Navy Yard 15 March 1945Sank at her mooring due to flooding and was refloated but not repaired. Decommissioned on 24 March 1945 after only 40 days in commission.
Perch SS-176 Porpoise class Java Sea 3 March 1942Sunk after a long series of events. On 1 March, damaged by destroyers Minegumo and Natsugumo . [5] On 2 March, further crippled by destroyers Ushio and Sazanami, and on 3 March finally scuttled after damage from destroyers Amatsukaze and Yukikaze [6]
Pickerel SS-177 Porpoise class off northern Honshu Lost on or after 3 April 1943Cause unknown; possibly sunk by minelayer Shirakami and auxiliary subchaser Bunzan Maru.
Pompano SS-181 Porpoise class off northern Honshu Lost after 25 September 1943Fate unknown: possibly sunk by naval mine.
R-12 SS-89 R class Off Key West, Florida 12 June 1943Sunk by accidental flooding.
Robalo SS-273 Gato class West of Palawan Island 26 July 1944Probably sunk by naval mine.
Runner SS-275 Gato class off Hokkaidō Lost after 26 June 1943Fate unknown: possibly lost to a mine.
S-26 SS-131 S class Gulf of Panama 24 January 1942Accidentally rammed by submarine chaser USS Sturdy.
S-27 SS-132 S class Amchitka Island, Alaska 19 June 1942Accidental grounding.
S-28 SS-133 S class off Oahu, Hawaii 4 July 1944Foundered while diving in an ASW exercise; cause unknown.
S-36 SS-141 S class Makassar Strait 20 January 1942Accidental grounding.
S-39 SS-144 S class Off Rossel Island 14 August 1942Accidental grounding.
S-44 SS-155 S class Kurile Islands 7 October 1943Sunk by gunfire from Japanese escort  Ishigaki.
Scamp SS-277 Gato class Tokyo Bay 11 November 1944Probably sunk by kaibokan CD-4 with naval aircraft.
Scorpion SS-278 Gato class East China Sea Lost after 5 January 1944Fate unknown: probably sunk by naval mine.
Sculpin SS-191 Sargo class Gilbert Islands 19 November 1943Scuttled after being damaged by Japanese destroyer  Yamagumo.
Sealion SS-195 Sargo class Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines 10 December 1941Scuttled 25 December 1941 following irreparable damage in air attack 10 December.
Seawolf SS-197 Sargo class Off Morotai Island4 October 1944Probably sunk by friendly fire from USS Richard M. Rowell (DE-403).
Shark SS-174 Porpoise class Molucca Sea 11 February 1942probably sunk by Japanese destroyer  Yamakaze.
Shark SS-314 Balao class Luzon Strait 24 October 1944Depth charged by Japanese destroyer  Harukaze.
Snook SS-279 Gato class Off Hainan Island, South China Sea Lost after 8 April 1945Possibly sunk by kaibokan Okinawa, CD-8, CD-32, and CD-52 with a 951st Kōkūtai E13A1 Jake and Q1W1 Lorna.
Swordfish SS-193 Sargo class Ryukyu Islands Lost about 12 January 1945Fate unknown: possibly lost to mines or sunk by kaibokan CD-4.
Tang SS-306 Balao class Formosa Strait 25 October 1944Sunk by circular run of own torpedo.
Trigger SS-237 Gato class Ryukyu Islands 28 March 1945Sunk by kaibokan Mikura, CD-33, and CD-59; assisted by air attack.
Triton SS-201 Tambor class Admiralty Islands 15 March 1943Fate unknown: believed sunk by Japanese destroyer  Satsuki or subchaser CH-24.
Trout SS-202 Tambor class off Okinawa 29 February 1944Most likely sunk by depth charges from Japanese destroyer  Asashimo southeast of Okinawa in position 22º40'N, 131º45'E.
Tullibee SS-284 Gato class off Palau Islands 26 March 1944Sunk by circular run of own torpedo.
Wahoo SS-238 Gato class Japanese Home Waters - La Perouse Strait 11 October 1943Believed sunk by subchasers CH-15, CH-43 and 3 E13A1 Jakes. Wreck shows evidence of being hit by an aerial bomb.

Patrol craft

Gunboats (PG/PGM/PE)

NameLocationDateCause
Asheville South of Java, N.E.I.3 March 1942Sunk by gunfire by Japanese destroyers Arashi and Nowaki.
Eagle 56 Off Portland, Maine 23 April 1945Torpedoed by U-853.
Erie 12°03′N68°58′W / 12.050°N 68.967°W / 12.050; -68.967 12 November 1942Damaged by U-163 in the Caribbean Sea; later capsized.
PGM-7 Bismarck Sea18 July 1944Sunk in an accidental collision.
PGM-17 Off Okinawa4 May 1945Accidentally grounded then sunk by US warships.
PGM-18 26°13′N127°54′E / 26.217°N 127.900°E / 26.217; 127.900 8 April 1945Sunk by mines off Okinawa.
Plymouth 36°17′N74°29′W / 36.283°N 74.483°W / 36.283; -74.483 5 August 1943Torpedoed by U-566 off the coast of North Carolina.
St. Augustine 38°00′N74°05′W / 38.000°N 74.083°W / 38.000; -74.083 6 January 1944Sunk after accidental collision with merchant tanker Camas Meadows.

River gunboats (PR)

NameLocationDateCause
Luzon At Corregidor, P.I.5 May 1942Scuttled then salvaged by IJN. Raised as Karatsu and helped sink USS Cisco.
Sunk by USS Narwhal on 3 March 1944.
Mindanao Off Corregidor, P.I.2 May 1942Damaged by aerial bomb then scuttled.
Oahu At Corregidor, P.I.5 May 1942Sunk by land-based gunfire.
Wake At Shanghai China8 December 1941Surrendered to Japanese forces and pressed into IJN service as Tatara; recaptured by US;
entered Chinese service after the war.

Converted yachts (PY/PYc)

NameLocationDateCause
Cythera (PY-26)Off Atlantic Coast2 May 1942Sunk by U-402. [7]
Moonstone (PYc-9)Off Delaware Capes16 October 1943Collision with USS Greer (DD-145).
Southern Seas (PY-32)Off Okinawa9 October 1945Sunk by Typhoon Louise after five collisions.
Fisheries II At Corregidor, P.I.6 May 1942Destroyed to prevent capture.
Maryann At Corregidor, P.I.6 May 1942Destroyed to prevent capture.
PerryAt Corregidor, P.I.6 May 1942Destroyed to prevent capture.

Submarine chasers (PC/SC)

NameLocationDateCause
PC-457 Off Puerto Rico14 Aug 1941Collision with a freighter.
PC-496 37°23′N9°52′W / 37.383°N 9.867°W / 37.383; -9.867 4 June 1943Sunk by torpedo from Italian submarine.
PC-558 38°41′N13°43′E / 38.683°N 13.717°E / 38.683; 13.717 9 May 1944Sunk by German submarine U-230.
PC-590 Off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands9 October 1945Grounded, broke in half and sank by Typhoon Louise.
PC-815 Off San Diego, California11 September 1945Sunk by collision with USS Laffey (DD-724).
PC-1129 Off Luzon, P.I.31 January 1945Sunk by Japanese suicide boat.
PC-1261 Off Utah Beach, Normandy, France6 June 1944Sunk by German coast artillery.
PC-1603 26°25′N127°56′E / 26.417°N 127.933°E / 26.417; 127.933 26 May 1945Damaged by kamikaze and later scuttled.
SC-521 11°03′S164°50′E / 11.050°S 164.833°E / -11.050; 164.833 10 July 1945Foundered.
SC-632 Off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands6 September 1945Foundered in Typhoon Ida (1945).
SC-636 Off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands9 October 1945Foundered by Typhoon Louise.
SC-694 Off Palermo, Sicily23 August 1943Sunk by German bombers.
SC-696 Off Palermo, Sicily23 August 1943Bombed and sunk by German aircraft.
SC-700 Vella Lavella, Solomons10 March 1944Sunk by accidental fire.
SC-709 Cape Breton, Nova Scotia21 January 1943Grounded.
SC-740 15°32′S147°06′E / 15.533°S 147.100°E / -15.533; 147.100 17 June 1943Grounded on Great Barrier Reef.
SC-744 Tacloban Bay, P.I.27 November 1944Sunk by Kamikaze.
SC-751 21°56′S113°53′E / 21.933°S 113.883°E / -21.933; 113.883 22 June 1943Grounded and sunk.
SC-984 Cook's Reef, Mai Island, New Hebrides 9 April 1944Grounded, abandoned and sunk.
SC-1019 22°28′N84°30′W / 22.467°N 84.500°W / 22.467; -84.500 22 April 1945Grounded and sunk. Salvaged and repaired. Decommissioned on 31 May 1945.
SC-1024 35°12′N74°57′W / 35.200°N 74.950°W / 35.200; -74.950 2 March 1943Collided with USS Plymouth (PG-57) and SS Cities Service Fuel and sank with all hands.
SC-1059 In Bahama Islands11 December 1944Grounded. Later salvaged and repaired.
SC-1067 Off Attu, Aleutians19 November 1943Foundered.

Eight submarine chasers were lost due to enemy action. All others were lost in accidents.

Patrol torpedo boats (PT)

NameLocationDateCause
PT-22 North Pacific11 June 1943Damaged in storm [8]
PT-28 Dora Harbor, Alaska12 January 1943Wrecked in storm [8]
PT-31 Subic Bay, Philippine Islands20 January 1942Destroyed to prevent capture [8]
PT-32 Sulu Sea13 March 1942Destroyed to prevent capture [8]
PT-33 Off Cape Santiago, Philippine Islands15 December 1941Damaged by grounding and destroyed to prevent capture. [8]
PT-34 Off Cauit Island, Philippine Islands9 April 1942Sunk by Japanese aircraft
PT-35 Cebu, Philippine Islands12 April 1942Destroyed to prevent capture [8]
PT-37 Off Guadalcanal, Solomons1 February 1943Destroyed by Japanese destroyer  Kawakaze [8]
PT-41 Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands15 April 1942Destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-43 Off Guadalcanal, Solomons10 January 1943Sunk by Japanese destroyers Hatsukaze and Tokitsukaze
PT-44 09º10'S, 159º45'E Off Savo Island, Solomons11 December 1942Sunk by Japanese destroyers Kawakaze and Suzukaze
PT-63 Off New Ireland18 June 1944Destroyed by fire in port fire while fueling.
PT-67 Off Tufi, New Guinea17 March 1943Destroyed by fire in port fire while fueling.
PT-68 New Guinea1 October 1943Grounded, destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-73 Philippines15 January 1945Grounded, destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-77 Off Talin Pt., Luzon, P.I.1 February 1945Destroyed by friendly fire due to false identification.
PT-79 Off Talin Pt., Luzon, P.I.1 February 1945Destroyed by friendly fire due to false identification.
PT-107 Hamburg Bay, Emirau Island 18 June 1944Accidental gasoline fire. [9]
PT-109 Blackett Strait, Solomons2 August 1943Sunk by collision with Japanese destroyer  Amagiri.
PT-110 Off New Guinea26 January 1944Sunk after collision.
PT-111 Off Guadalcanal I., Solomons1 February 1943Destroyed by Japanese destroyer Kawakaze.
PT-112 Off Guadalcanal I., Solomons10 January 1943Sunk by Japanese destroyers Hatsukaze and Tokitsukaze
PT-113 Off Buna, New Guinea8 August 1943Wrecked by grounding in friendly waters.
PT-117 Rendova Harbor, Solomons1 August 1943Destroyed by Japanese aircraft.
PT-118 Vella Lavella, Solomons7 September 1943Grounded and destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-119 Off Tufi, New Guinea17 March 1943Accidentally destroyed by fire while fueling in port.
PT-121 5°S151°E / 5°S 151°E / -5; 151 27 March 1944Destroyed in error by friendly fire from Allied aircraft
PT-123 Off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands1 February 1943Destroyed by Japanese aircraft.
PT-133 Off Cape Pus, New Guinea15 July 1944Sunk by Japanese shore battery.
PT-135 5°29′S152°09′E / 5.483°S 152.150°E / -5.483; 152.150 12 April 1944Grounded, destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-136 Vitiaz Strait, New Guinea17 September 1943Grounded, destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-145 New Guinea4 January 1944Grounded, destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-147 New Guinea19 November 1943Grounded, destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-153 Solomon Islands4 July 1943Grounded, destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-158 Off Munda Pt., Solomon Islands5 July 1943Grounded, destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-164 Ferguson Passage, Solomon Islands1 August 1943Sunk by Japanese aircraft.
PT-165 23°45′S166°30′E / 23.750°S 166.500°E / -23.750; 166.500 23 May 1943Sunk on board SS Stanvac Manila when that ship was torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-17.
PT-166 Off New Georgia, Solomon Islands20 July 1943Accidentally strafed and sunk by US B-25 bomber.
PT-172 Off Vella Lavella, Solomons7 September 1943Grounded and destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-173 23°45′S166°30′E / 23.750°S 166.500°E / -23.750; 166.500 23 May 1943Sunk on board SS Stanvac Manila when that ship was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese submarine I-17.
PT-193 Bani Point, New Guinea 0°55′S134°52′E / 0.917°S 134.867°E / -0.917; 134.867 25 June 1944Grounded on a coral reef and destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-200 Off Newport, Rhode Island 41°N71°W / 41°N 71°W / 41; -71 23 February 1944Collision with unknown object.
PT-202 43°23′N6°43′E / 43.383°N 6.717°E / 43.383; 6.717 16 August 1944Sunk by German mine off Point Aygulf, France.
PT-218 43°23′N6°43′E / 43.383°N 6.717°E / 43.383; 6.717 16 August 1944Sunk by German mine off Point Aygulf, France.
PT-219 Off Attu, Aleutians14 September 1943Grounded in a storm.
PT-239 Lambu Lambu Cove, Vella Lavella, Solomons14 December 1943Destroyed after fire broke out in a gasoline dump.
PT-247 6°38′S156°01′E / 6.633°S 156.017°E / -6.633; 156.017 5 May 1944Sunk by Japanese shore battery, off Bougainville, Solomon Islands.
PT-251 Empress Augusta Bay, off Bougainville, Solomons26 February 1944Grounded on 26 February 1944 and sunk by Japanese shore batteries.
PT-279 Off Bougainville I., Solomon Islands11 February 1944Sunk in a collision with PT-282.
PT-283 Off Choiseul Island, near Bougainville, Solomon Islands17 March 1944Mistakenly sunk by gunfire from USS Guest (DD-472).
PT-300 Off Mindoro, Philippines18 December 1944Sunk by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft.
PT-301 Mios Woendi, Biak Island, off New Guinea7 November 1944Heavily damaged by an accidental explosion. Laid up as a constructive loss.
PT-311 43°N9°E / 43°N 9°E / 43; 9 18 November 1944Sunk by mine off Corsica.
PT-320 San Pedro Bay, off Leyte, Philippines1 November 1944Bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft.
PT-321 San Isidoro Bay, P.I.11 November 1944Grounded and damaged on 10 November 1944 and destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-322 Near Hardenberg Point, New Guinea24 November 1944Grounded and damaged and then scuttled to prevent capture.
PT-323 10°33′N125°14′E / 10.550°N 125.233°E / 10.550; 125.233 Leyte, Philippines10 December 1944Destroyed by a Japanese Kamikaze.
PT-337 Hansa Bay, New Guinea7 March 1944Destroyed by Japanese shore batteries.
PT-338 12°06′N121°23′E / 12.100°N 121.383°E / 12.100; 121.383 Mindoro, Philippines28 January 1945Severely damaged by grounding and scrapped.
PT-339 Off Biak, New Guinea27 May 1944Grounded and destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-346 Off New Britain29 April 1944Attacked and destroyed by mistake by American aircraft.
PT-347 Off New Britain29 April 1944Attacked and destroyed by mistake by American aircraft.
PT-353 5°S151°E / 5°S 151°E / -5; 151 27 March 1944Accidentally sunk by allied aircraft.
PT-363 Kaoe Bay, Halmahera, N.E.I.25 November 1944Sunk by Japanese shore batteries.
PT-368 Off Halmahera, N.E.I.11 October 1944Grounded and destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-371 2°05′N127°51′E / 2.083°N 127.850°E / 2.083; 127.850 19 September 1944Grounded and destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-493 In Surigao Strait, P.I.25 October 1944Sunk by Japanese warships.
PT-509 49°11′N2°15′W / 49.183°N 2.250°W / 49.183; -2.250 9 August 1944Gunfire and ramming from a German minesweeper [10]
PT-555 Off Cape Couronne, Mediterranean23 August 1944Sunk by enemy mine.

24 PT boats were destroyed by enemy action. 20 PT boats were destroyed by grounding, another 9 were sunk by friendly fire and 10 more were lost due to other accidents. 4 PT boats were destroyed to prevent capture (aside from those which were grounded and then destroyed to prevent capture).

District patrol vessels (YP)

NameLocationDateCause
YP-16 Guam9 December 1941Damaged by Japanese forces and later burned by crew.
YP-17 Guam9 December 1941Scuttled and raised by the Japanese [11] CG-275/YP-17 was transferred to the Maritime Administration in 1945, presumably for disposal or layup in the Reserve Fleet [12]
YP-26 In Canal Zone19 November 1942Destroyed by explosion of unknown cause while hauled out on a marine railway.
YP-47 Off Staten Island, New York26 April 1943Sunk in collision with the minesweeper YMS-110 in the Ambrose Channel.
YP-72 Adak Island, Aleutians17 February 1943Struck uncharted reef in Kuluk Bay.
YP-73 In Kodiak Harbor, Alaska15 January 1945Struck reef and grounded near Spruce Cape signal station.
YP-74 54°23′N164°10′W / 54.383°N 164.167°W / 54.383; -164.167 Aleutian Islands6 September 1942Collision with freighter SS Derblay off Unimak Island.
YP-77 Off Atlantic Coast28 April 1942Sunk by collision. (Former PC-523.)
YP-88 At Amchitka, Aleutians28 October 1943Grounded.
YP-94 56°32′N154°22′W / 56.533°N 154.367°W / 56.533; -154.367 Tugidak Passage, Alaska18 February 1945Grounded.
YP-95 Adak Island, Aleutians1 May 1944Grounded.
YP-97 PhilippinesMarch 1942Destroyed to prevent capture.
YP-128 Three miles northeast of Monterey, California30 June 1942Sunk after running aground in heavy weather.
YP-183 Mahaiula Bay, Kona, Hawaii12 January 1943Sunk after running aground during a storm. (Originally the 71 foot long Aku Sampan Fuji Maru.)
YP-205 Saba Island, Caribbean Sea; 18°30′N65°00′W / 18.500°N 65.000°W / 18.500; -65.000 1 November 1942Lost after grounding.
YP-235 In Gulf of Mexico1 April 1943Sunk by explosion of unknown cause.
YP-270 Baja, Mexico north of Isla Magdalena; 25°30′N112°06′W / 25.500°N 112.100°W / 25.500; -112.100 30 June 1942Sunk after running aground in heavy weather.
YP-277 Off French Frigate Shoals, Northern Pacific Ocean23 May 1942Destroyed by fire after striking a U.S. mine.
YP-279 Off Townsville, Australia5 September 1943Foundered.
YP-281 16°53′S177°18′W / 16.883°S 177.300°W / -16.883; -177.300 9 January 1944Foundered in heavy weather.
YP-284 Off Guadalcanal I., Solomons25 October 1942Sunk in action, along with USS Seminole (AT-65), by the Japanese destroyers Akatsuki , Ikazuchi , and Shiratsuyu
YP-289 Buckner Bay, Okinawa9 October 1945Wrecked by Typhoon Louise.
YP-331 Gulf of Mexico 24°56′N81°58′W / 24.933°N 81.967°W / 24.933; -81.967 23 March 1944Foundered in heavy weather.
YP-336 In Delaware River23 February 1943Grounding.
YP-345 80 miles northeast of Laysan Island, southeast of Midway31 October 1942Cause unknown.
YP-346 Off Guadalcanal9 September 1942Sunk by Japanese cruiser  Sendai and destroyers Fubuki , Shikinami, and Suzukaze
YP-383 Gulf of Panama 8°22′N79°29′W / 8.367°N 79.483°W / 8.367; -79.483 24 November 1944Sunk after collision with USS LCI(L)-873
YP-387 Approximately 7.5 miles NNE of Wildwood, NJ 39°N75°W / 39°N 75°W / 39; -75 20 May 1942Sank after collision with the collier SS Jason (ex-AV-2, ex-AC-12).
YP-389 Off Cape Hatteras19 June 1942Sunk by gunfire from German submarine U-701.
YP-405 Off Smith Shoal, near Key West, Florida 20 November 1942Sunk after fire.
YP-422 Off New Caledonia23 April 1943Grounded.
YP-426 31°59′N80°48′W / 31.983°N 80.800°W / 31.983; -80.800 Tybee Island, Georgia16 December 1943Ran aground and declared a total loss.
YP-438 At Port Everglades, Fla.20 March 1943Struck coral reef while under tow and sank.
YP-453 South Bimini, Bahama Islands5 April 1943Ran aground and abandoned.
YP-481 At Charleston, S. C.25 April 1943Grounded.
YP-492 Off Mayport, Florida8 January 1943Sunk in collision with YP-613.
YP-520 Buckner Bay, Okinawa9 October 1945Grounded by Typhoon Louise.
YP-577 On Lake Michigan near the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Illinois.23 January 1943Destroyed by explosion of unknown cause.

Only four YPs were lost due to enemy action. Almost all others lost were due to accidents.

Mine warfare ships

Minelayers (CM, DM)

NameHull NumberLocationDateCause
Gamble DM-15off Iwo Jima18 February 1945Damaged by aircraft bombs and later scuttled.
Miantonomah CM-10off of Le Havre, France25 September 1944Sunk by mine.
Montgomery DM-17off Palau17 October 1944Severely damaged by a mine. Returned to US and decommissioned on 23 April 1945.
Weehawken CM-12Tsuken Shima, Japan9 October 1945Broken in two. Decommissioned on 11 December 1945.

Destroyer minesweepers (DMS)

NameHull NumberLocationDateCause
Dorsey DMS-1Off Okinawa9 October 1945Grounded by Typhoon Louise. Destroyed 1 January 1946.
Emmons DMS-22 26°48′N128°04′E / 26.800°N 128.067°E / 26.800; 128.067 6 April 1945Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Hovey DMS-11 16°20′N120°10′E / 16.333°N 120.167°E / 16.333; 120.167 7 January 1945Sunk by Japanese torpedo.
Long DMS-12 16°12′N120°11′E / 16.200°N 120.183°E / 16.200; 120.183 6 January 1945Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Palmer DMS-5Lingayen Gulf, Philippines7 January 1945Sunk by Japanese bombs.
Perry DMS-17Off Palau Island13 September 1944Sunk by underwater mine explosion. [13]
Southard DMS-10Off Okinawa9 October 1945Grounded by Typhoon Louise. Deemed unsalvageable. Destroyed with explosives 14 January 1946.
Wasmuth DMS-15Aleutian Islands29 December 1942Sunk accidentally by her own depth charges.

Minesweepers (AM/AMc)

NameLocationDateCause
Bittern Cavite, Philippines10 December 1941Scuttled after being damaged in Japanese air raid
Bunting San Francisco Bay3 June 1942Sunk after collision with patrol craft PC-569
Crow Puget Sound23 August 1943Sunk accidentally by torpedo.
Finch Corregidor, Philippines10 April 1942Sunk due to damage sustained in near-miss of a Japanese bomb.
Hornbill San Francisco Bay 30 June 1942Sunk after collision with a lumber schooner.
Osprey 50°12′N1°20′W / 50.200°N 1.333°W / 50.200; -1.333 5 June 1944Sunk by mine.
Penguin Guam8 December 1941Scuttled after damaged by near-miss of Japanese bombs.
Portent 41°23′N12°43′E / 41.383°N 12.717°E / 41.383; 12.717 22 January 1944Sunk by mine.
Quail Corregidor, Philippines5 May 1942Scuttled after damaged in battle.
Redwing 37°22′N9°55′E / 37.367°N 9.917°E / 37.367; 9.917 29 June 1943Probably sunk by a mine. (No claim made by a U-boat.) [14]
Salute 5°07′N115°04′E / 5.117°N 115.067°E / 5.117; 115.067 8 June 1945Sunk by mine.
Sentinel Off Licata, Sicily11 July 1943Sunk by German bombers during the invasion of Sicily.
Skill 40°20′N14°35′E / 40.333°N 14.583°E / 40.333; 14.583 25 September 1943Sunk by torpedo from U-593 .
Skylark 26°20′N127°41′E / 26.333°N 127.683°E / 26.333; 127.683 28 March 1945Sunk by mine.
Swallow Off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands22 April 1945Sunk by Japanese kamikaze.
Swerve 41°31′N12°28′E / 41.517°N 12.467°E / 41.517; 12.467 9 July 1944Sunk by mine.
Tanager At Corregidor, Philippines4 May 1942Sunk by Japanese shore battery.
Tide 49°37′N1°05′W / 49.617°N 1.083°W / 49.617; -1.083 7 June 1944Sunk by German mine off Utah Beach.
Valor 41°28′N70°57′W / 41.467°N 70.950°W / 41.467; -70.950 29 June 1944Sunk after collision with USS Richard W. Suesens in Buzzards Bay.

Motor Minesweepers (YMS)

NameLocationDateCause
YMS-14 In Boston Harbor11 January 1945Sunk in collision with USS Herndon (DD 638).
YMS-19 Off Palau24 September 1944Sunk by mine.
YMS-21 43°6′N5°54′E / 43.100°N 5.900°E / 43.100; 5.900 1 September 1944Sunk by mine off Toulon, France.
YMS-24 43°23′N6°43′E / 43.383°N 6.717°E / 43.383; 6.717 16 August 1944Sunk by mine off St. Tropez, France.
YMS-30 41°23′N12°45′E / 41.383°N 12.750°E / 41.383; 12.750 25 January 1944Sunk by mine off Anzio Beach.
YMS-39 1°19′S116°49′E / 1.317°S 116.817°E / -1.317; 116.817 26 June 1945Sunk by mine off Borneo.
YMS-48 14°25′N120°34′E / 14.417°N 120.567°E / 14.417; 120.567 off Corregidor 14 February 1945Scuttled after being hit by coast defense gunfire.
YMS-50 Off Balikipapan, N.E.I.18 June 1945Struck a mine on 18 June 1945 at and was scuttled by the light cruiser Denver.
YMS-70 In Leyte Gulf, P.I.17 October 1944Foundered in storm.
YMS-71 4°58′N119°47′E / 4.967°N 119.783°E / 4.967; 119.783 3 April 1945Sunk by mine off Borneo.
YMS-84 9°19′N116°48′E / 9.317°N 116.800°E / 9.317; 116.800 9 July 1945sunk by mine off Balikpapan, Borneo
YMS-98 Off Okinawa16 September 1945Foundered in Typhoon Ida.
YMS-103 26°13′N127°54′E / 26.217°N 127.900°E / 26.217; 127.900 8 April 1945
YMS-127 Tanaga Island, Aleutians10 January 1944Grounded in a storm. Salvaged and sailed to Seattle, Washington where she was declared a constructive loss and stricken on 16 September 1944.
YMS-133 Off Oregon Coast20 February 1943Foundered and sinks off Coos Bay, Oregon.
YMS-146 Off Okinawa9 October 1945Foundered in Typhoon Louise.
YMS-275 Off Okinawa9 October 1945Grounded by Typhoon Louise. Destroyed in December 1945.
YMS-304 Off Northern France30 July 1944Sunk by a mine. 8 dead and 30 injured.
YMS-341 Off Okinawa16 September 1945Foundered in Typhoon Ida.
YMS-350 Off Cherbourg2 July 1944Sunk by a mine.
YMS-365 1°18′S116°50′E / 1.300°S 116.833°E / -1.300; 116.833 26 June 1945Sunk by a mine and scuttled.
YMS-378 49°33′N1°13′W / 49.550°N 1.217°W / 49.550; -1.217 30 July 1944Damaged by mine and stricken on 16 September 1944.
YMS-383 Off Okinawa9 October 1945Foundered in Typhoon Louise.
YMS-385 Zowariau Channel, Ulithi, Caroline Islands1 October 1944Sunk by mine.
YMS-409 Off Atlantic Coast12 September 1944Foundered off Cape Hatteras in the Great Atlantic hurricane of 1944 with the loss of all hands.
YMS-421 Off Okinawa16 September 1945Foundered in Typhoon Ida.
YMS-424 Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands9 October 1945Grounded by Typhoon Louise and destroyed on 18 December 1945.
YMS-454 Tsuken Shima, Okinawa9 October 1945Grounded by Typhoon Louise. Destroyed on 20 December 1945.
YMS-472 Off Okinawa16 September 1945Foundered in Typhoon Ida.
YMS-481 Tarakan Island, off Borneo 2 May 1945Sunk by shore batteries in the Battle of Tarakan (1945).

Amphibious warfare ships

Tank landing ships (LST)

NameLocationDateCause
LST-6 English Channel near the Seine River, France18 November 1944Struck a German mine.
LST-43 Pearl Harbor21 May 1944Fire and accidental explosion.
LST-69 Pearl Harbor21 May 1944Fire and accidental explosion.
LST-158 Off Licata, Sicily11 July 1943Sunk by German aircraft.
LST-167 At Vella Lavella25 September 1943Bombed by Japanese aircraft.
LST-179 Pearl Harbor21 May 1944Fire and accidental explosion.
LST-203 Near Nanumea, Ellice Islands1 October 1943Grounded.
LST-228 In Azores20 January 1944Grounded.
LST-282 Off Southern France15 August 1944Hit by a German glider bomb and heavily damaged. Beached and abandoned.
LST-313 At Gela, Sicily10 July 1943Sunk by German aircraft.
LST-314 49°43′N00°52′W / 49.717°N 0.867°W / 49.717; -0.867 9 June 1944Sunk by German torpedo boat.
LST-318 Off Caronia, Sicily9 August 1943Sunk by German aircraft.
LST-333 36°59′N4°01′E / 36.983°N 4.017°E / 36.983; 4.017 22 June 1943Torpedoed by U-593 eight miles northeast of Cape Corbelin, Algeria. Towed and beached near Dellys and declared a total loss.
LST-342 9°03′S158°11′E / 9.050°S 158.183°E / -9.050; 158.183 18 July 1943Torpedoed by Japanese submarine Ro-106.
LST-348 40°57′N13°14′E / 40.950°N 13.233°E / 40.950; 13.233 20 February 1944Torpedoed by U-410 north of Naples, Italy.
LST-349 Off Ponza, Italy26 February 1944Grounded.
LST-353 Pearl Harbor21 May 1944Fire and accidental explosion.
LST-359 42°N19°W / 42°N 19°W / 42; -19 20 December 1944Sunk by U-870 .
LST-376 English Channel9 June 1944Torpedoed and sunk by a German surface craft.
LST-396 8°18′S156°55′E / 8.300°S 156.917°E / -8.300; 156.917 18 August 1943Explosion.
LST-447 26°9′N127°18′E / 26.150°N 127.300°E / 26.150; 127.300 6 April 1945Sunk by a Kamikaze aircraft.
LST-448 Off Vella Lavella, Solomons1 October 1943Damaged by Japanese dive bombers and sank while under tow.
LST-460 11°10′N121°11′E / 11.167°N 121.183°E / 11.167; 121.183 21 December 1944Sunk by Kamikaze.
LST-472 Off Mindoro, Philippines15 December 1944Sunk by Kamikaze.
LST-480 At Pearl Harbor21 May 1944Fire and accidental explosion.
LST-493 50°20′N4°09′W / 50.333°N 4.150°W / 50.333; -4.150 12 April 1945Grounded.
LST-496 Off Normandy, France11 June 1944Mine.
LST-499 Off Normandy, France8 June 1944Mine.
LST-507 50°29′N2°52′W / 50.483°N 2.867°W / 50.483; -2.867 28 April 1944Torpedoed by a German E-boat during Exercise Tiger.
LST-523 Off Normandy, France19 June 1944Mine.
LST-531 50°29′N2°52′W / 50.483°N 2.867°W / 50.483; -2.867 28 April 1944Torpedoed by a German E-boat during Exercise Tiger.
LST-563 Clipperton Island 22 December 1944Grounded.
LST-568 Okinawa 9 October 1945Grounded. Refloated next day. Towed to Philippines and scuttled off of Samar on 7 March 1946.
LST-577 8°1′N130°22′E / 8.017°N 130.367°E / 8.017; 130.367 11 February 1945Hit by 2 torpedoes from Japanese submarine Ro-50 .
LST-675 Off Okinawa4 April 1945Severely damaged by enemy action and not repaired.
LST-738 Off Mindoro, P.I.15 December 1944Hit by Japanese aircraft.
LST-749 11°10′N121°11′E / 11.167°N 121.183°E / 11.167; 121.183 21 December 1944Hit by a Kamikaze aircraft.
LST-750 Off Negros, P.I.28 December 1944Sunk by Japanese aircraft.
LST-808 Off Ie Shima18 May 1945Struck by aerial torpedo and grounded on a coral reef. Hit by Kamikaze on 20 May and damaged beyond repair.
Destroyed in place on 1 November 1945.
LST-826 Okinawa 9 October 1945Grounded. Scrapped in 1947.
LST-906 At Leghorn, Italy18 October 1944Grounded by a storm and not repaired.
LST-921 In English Channel14 August 1944Torpedoed by U-667

Medium landing ships (LSM)

NameLocationDateCause
LSM-12 Off Okinawa4 April 1945Beached and broken up.
LSM-15 Buckner Bay, Okinawa9 October 1945Foundered in Typhoon Louise.
LSM-20 10°12′N125°19′E / 10.200°N 125.317°E / 10.200; 125.317 5 December 1944Sunk by Kamikaze.
LSM-59 Off Okinawa21 June 1945Sunk by Kamikaze.
LSM-135 Off Okinawa25 May 1945Sunk by Kamikaze.
LSM-149 Off Philippines 5 or 14 December 1944Grounded.
LSM(R)-190 26°35′N127°10′E / 26.583°N 127.167°E / 26.583; 127.167 4 May 1945Stuck and sunk by two Kamikazes.
LSM-194 Off Okinawa4 May 1945Sunk by Kamikaze.
LSM-195 Off Okinawa3 May 1945Sunk by Kamikaze.
LSM-318 10°56′N124°38′E / 10.933°N 124.633°E / 10.933; 124.633 7 December 1944Sunk by Kamikaze.

Tank landing craft (LCT)

NameLocationDateCause
LCT-19 Off Salerno, Italy15 September 1943Sunk by German aircraft.
LCT-21 Off Oran, Algeria 1 January 1943Lost on board the merchant Arthur Middleton that was sunk by the German submarine U-73.
LCT-23 At Algiers3 May 1943Underwater explosion.
LCT-25 Normandy, France6 June 1944Destroyed by German coast artillery.
LCT-26 41°4′N13°30′E / 41.067°N 13.500°E / 41.067; 13.500 Gulf of Gaeta, Italy25 February 1944Lost in a storm.
LCT-27 Omaha Beach, Normandy, France6 June 1944Grounded and later capsized.
LCT-28 In Mediterranean30 May 1943Stuck a mine.
LCT-30 Omaha Beach, Normandy, France [15] 6 June 1944Disabled by artillery shell and abandoned.
LCT-35 Off Anzio, Italy15 February 1944Sunk by German aircraft.
LCT-36 Off Naples, Italy26 February 1944Grounded.
LCT-66 At Pearl Harbor12 April 1945Lost in non-combat incident.
LCT-71 53°38′N146°5′W / 53.633°N 146.083°W / 53.633; -146.083 Gulf of Alaska11 September 1943Lost in heavy seas while under tow.
LCT-147 Normandy, France6 June 1944Grounded.
LCT-154 37°8′N10°58′E / 37.133°N 10.967°E / 37.133; 10.967 Off Cape Bon, Tunisia31 August 1943Foundered while under tow.
LCT-175 4°27′N133°40′E / 4.450°N 133.667°E / 4.450; 133.667 off Palau21 February 1945Foundered and capsized in a storm.
LCT-182 Off Wana Wana Island, New Georgia Group7 August 1944Foundered.
LCT-185 Off Bizerte, Tunisia24 January 1944Foundered in a storm.
LCT-196 Off Salerno, Italy27 September 1943Buckled in heavy seas while under tow.
LCT-197 Normandy, France6 June 1944Sunk by mine.
LCT-200 Off Northern France6 June 1944Severely damaged and later sank.
LCT-208 Off Algeria20 June 1943Grounded and later disposed.
LCT-209 Off Northern France10 June 1944Grounded near Normandy.
LCT-215 Off Salerno, Italy7 October 1943Foundered in heavy seas.
LCT-220 Off Anzio, Italy13 February 1944Foundered in storm.
LCT-241 Off Salerno, Italy15 September 1943Lost in air attack.
LCT-242 Off Naples, Italy2 December 1943Sunk by a circling torpedo
LCT-244 Off Omaha Beach, Normandy, France8 June 1944Foundered.
LCT-253 On Passage To Tarawa21 January 1945Foundered en route to Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands area.
LCT-293 In English Channel11 October 1944Foundered in a storm.
LCT-294 Off Northern France6 June 1944Struck a mine and sunk.
LCT-305 Off Northern France6 June 1944
LCT-311 Off Bizerte, Tunisia9 August 1943Sunk by naval gunfire.
LCT-315 At Eniwetok Atoll23 March 1944Sunk by an explosion of unknown origin.
LCT-319 Kiska Island, Alaska27 August 1943Grounded.
LCT-332 Normandy, France6 June 1944Damaged on beach in Normandy and abandoned.
LCT-340 37°21′N11°11′E / 37.350°N 11.183°E / 37.350; 11.183 9 February 1944Foundered in storm near Cape Bon, Tunisia
LCT-342 Off Salerno, Italy29 September 1943Grounded.
LCT-352 At Pearl Harbor12 April 1945
LCT-362 Off Northern France6 June 1944Lost due to weather enroute to Normandy invasion.
LCT-364 Off Normandy, France6 June 1944Sunk by German naval mine.
LCT-366 53°1′N152°0′W / 53.017°N 152.000°W / 53.017; -152.000 9 September 1943Foundered in heavy seas.
LCT-413 Off Northern FranceJune 1944Lost due to unrecorded causes.
LCT-458 Off Northern France7 June 1944Sunk by German naval mine.
LCT-459 Off Western France19 September 1944Grounded.
LCT-486 Off Utah Beach, Normandy, France7 June 1944Sunk by enemy action.
LCT-496 English Channel2 October 1943Sunk by German artillery fire.
LCT-548 Off Portsmouth, EnglandNovember 1944Lost due to weather.
LCT-555 Off Normandy, France6 June 1944Sunk by German naval mine.
LCT-572 Off Normandy, FranceJune 1944Sunk by German naval mine.
LCT-579 Off Angaur Island, Palau1 October 1944Sunk by mine.
LCT-582 Off Bahia Angra Island, Azores22 January 1944Lost due to grounding of LST-228 while being transported.
LCT-593 Off Normandy, France6 June 1944Sunk by German naval mine.
LCT-597 Off Northern France6 June 1944Sunk by German naval mine.
LCT-612 Off Northern France6 June 1944
LCT-703 Off Northern France6 June 1944
LCT-713 Off Northern FranceJune 1944
LCT-714 Off Northern FranceJune 1944
LCT-777 Off Normandy, France6 June 1944Sunk by German naval mine.
LCT-823 Off Palau27 September 1944
LCT-961 Pearl Harbor21 May 1944
LCT-963 Pearl Harbor21 May 1944
LCT-983 Pearl Harbor21 May 1944
LCT-984 20°N157°W / 20°N 157°W / 20; -157 15 May 1944
LCT-988 20°N157°W / 20°N 157°W / 20; -157 15 May 1944
LCT-995 At Guam21 April 1945
LCT-1029 At Iwo Jima2 March 1945
LCT-1050 Off Ie Shima, Ryukyu Islands27 July 1945
LCT-1075 Off Leyte, P.I.10 December 1944
LCT-1090 Off Luzon, P.I.26 March 1945
LCT-1151 1°0′N138°36′E / 1.000°N 138.600°E / 1.000; 138.600 26 January 1945Cause not recorded.
LCT-1358 Off California4 May 1945Lost due to grounding.

Infantry landing craft (LCI(L), LCI(G))

NameLocationDateCause
LCI(L)-1 At Bizerte, Tunisia17 August 1943
LCI(L)-20 Off Anzio, Italy22 January 1944
LCI(L)-32 Off Anzio, Italy26 January 1944
LCI(G)-82 Off Okinawa4 April 1945
LCI(L)-85 Normandy, France6 June 1944
LCI(L)-91 Omaha Beach, Normandy, France6 June 1944Disabled by German coast artillery.
LCI(L)-92 Omaha Beach, Normandy, France6 June 1944Disabled by German coast artillery.
LCI(L)-93 Omaha Beach, Normandy, France6 June 1944Disabled by German coast artillery.
LCI(L)-219 Off Northern France11 June 1944
LCI(L)-232 Off Northern France6 June 1944
LCI(L)-339 Off New Guinea4 September 1943Bombed by Japanese aircraft.
LCI(G)-365 Off Luzon, P.I.10 January 1945
LCI(G)-459 Off Palau19 September 1944
LCI(G)-468 13°28′N148°18′E / 13.467°N 148.300°E / 13.467; 148.300 17 June 1944seriously damaged by Japanese torpedo planes en route to Saipan, was scuttled by USS Stembel DD-644
LCI(G)-474 Off Iwo Jima17 February 1945
LCI(L)-497 Off Northern France6 June 1944
LCI(L)-553 Off Northern France6 June 1944
LCI(L)-600 In Ulithi, Carolines12 January 1945
LCI(L)-684 Off Samar, P.I.12 November 1944
LCI(L)-974 16°6′N120°14′E / 16.100°N 120.233°E / 16.100; 120.233 10 January 1945
LCI(L)-1065 Off Leyte, P.I.24 October 1944

Support landing craft (LCS)

NameLocationDateCause
LCS-7 Off Luzon, P.I.16 February 1945Sunk by Japanese assault demolition boats off entrance to Mariveles harbor.
LCS-15 27°20′N127°10′E / 27.333°N 127.167°E / 27.333; 127.167 22 April 1945Sunk by Japanese aircraft.
LCS-26 Off Luzon, P.I.16 February 1945Sunk by Japanese shore batteries.
LCS-33 Off Okinawa12 April 1945Sunk by Japanese kamikaze aircraft.
LCS-49 Off Luzon, P.I.16 February 1945Sunk by Japanese shore batteries.
LCS-127 Off San Clemente Island, California5 March 1945Grounded during an exercise.

Auxiliaries

Seaplane tenders (AV, AVP, AVD)

NameHull NumberLocationDateCause
Gannet AVP-28Off Bermuda7 June 1942Torpedoed by German submarine U-653.
Langley AV-3 8°51′S109°2′E / 8.850°S 109.033°E / -8.850; 109.033 , Off Tjilatjap Harbor, Indonesia 27 February 1942Scuttled at sea after being heavily damaged by Aichi D3A1 "Val" dive bombers.
Thornton AVD-11 24°24′N128°58′E / 24.400°N 128.967°E / 24.400; 128.967 5 April 1945Beached and abandoned on 2 May 1945 after collision with Ashtabula and Escalante.

Cargo ships (AK/AKS)

NameHull NumberLocationDateCause
Aludra AK-72 11°26′S162°0′E / 11.433°S 162.000°E / -11.433; 162.000 23 June 1943Torpedoed by Japanese submarine Ro-103.
Atik AK-101 36°N70°W / 36°N 70°W / 36; -70 26 March 1942Sunk by U-123 while serving as a Q ship. [16]
Deimos AK-78 11°26′S162°0′E / 11.433°S 162.000°E / -11.433; 162.000 23 June 1943Torpedoed by Japanese submarine Ro-103.
Etamin AK-93 Milne Bay, Papua, New Guinea 27 April 1944Torpedoed by Japanese submarine and disabled. Repurposed as a cargo barge and redesignated as IX-173 on 12 August 1944.
Pollux AKS-2 Lawn Point, Newfoundland 18 February 1942Grounded and wrecked in a storm.
Serpens AK-97 Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands29 January 1945Sunk by accidental explosion. 255 killed.

Net layers (AN)

NameLocationDateCause
Ailanthus (AN-38)Aleutian Islands26 February 1944Ran aground.
Mahogany (AN-23) Buckner Bay, Okinawa14 September 1945Grounded on a reef by Typhoon Ida. Not repaired and scuttled on 19 April 1946.
Snowbell (AN-52)Off Okinawa9 October 1945Grounded by Typhoon Louise. Destroyed with explosives 14 January 1946.

Oilers (AO)

NameLocationDateCause
Kanawha (AO-1) 9°10′S160°12′E / 9.167°S 160.200°E / -9.167; 160.200 8 April 1943Damaged by Japanese aircraft on 7 April 1943 off Tulagi, Solomon Islands. Sank the next day.
Mississinewa (AO-59) 10°6′N139°43′E / 10.100°N 139.717°E / 10.100; 139.717 20 November 1944Sunk by a Japanese Kaiten manned torpedo.
Neches (AO-5) 21°1′N160°6′W / 21.017°N 160.100°W / 21.017; -160.100 23 January 1942Torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-72.
Neosho (AO-23)Coral Sea11 May 1942Sunk on 11 May 1942, after being heavily damaged during the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7 May 1942.
Pecos (AO-6) 14°30′S106°30′E / 14.500°S 106.500°E / -14.500; 106.500 1 March 1942Sunk by Japanese airplanes from aircraft carrier Soryū .

Gasoline tankers (AOG)

NameLocationDateCause
Sheepscot (AOG-24)Off Iwo Jima6 June 1945Ran aground and capsized near Iwo Jima.

Troop transports (AP/APA/APc)

NameLocationDateCause
APc-21 Off New Britain17 December 1943Hit by aerial bomb.
APc-35 Off New Georgia, Solomons22 September 1943Grounded and abandoned.
Edward Rutledge (AP-52)Off Morocco12 November 1942Sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine U-130.
George F. Elliott (AP-13)Off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands8 August 1942Struck by Japanese "Betty" bomber.
Hugh L. Scott (AP-43)Off Morocco12 November 1942Sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine U-130.
John Penn (APA-23)Off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands13 August 1943Sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese aircraft.
Joseph Hewes (AP-50)Off Morocco11 November 1942Sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine U-173 .
Lafayette (AP-53) Pier 88, Manhattan 9 February 1942Former French luxury liner SS Normandie and one of the largest ships in the world. Caught fire and capsized while undergoing conversion to a troop transport. Deemed unsalvageable and later scrapped.
Leedstown (AP-73)Off Algiers9 November 1942Sunk after being torpedoed by German aircraft.
McCawley (APA-4) 8°25′S157°28′E / 8.417°S 157.467°E / -8.417; 157.467 30 June 1943Torpedoed by Japanese aircraft and later accidentally sunk by US PT boats.
Susan B. Anthony (AP-72) 49°32′N00°48′W / 49.533°N 0.800°W / 49.533; -0.800 7 June 1944Sunk by a mine off Normandy, France.
Tasker H. Bliss (AP-42)Off Morocco12 November 1942Sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine U-130.
Thomas Stone (AP-59) 37°31′N00°00′E / 37.517°N 0.000°E / 37.517; 0.000 7 November 1942Torpedoed by German U-205 and/or aircraft off Cape Palos, Spain. Towed to Algiers and never repaired.
Struck on 8 April 1944 and hulk sold for scrap.

High speed transports (APD)

NameLocationDateCause
Barry (APD-29)Off Okinawa25 May 1945Severely damaged by Kamikaze. Stricken on 21 June 1945.
Bates (APD-47)Off Okinawa25 May 1945Struck by Kamikaze.
Colhoun (APD-2) 9°24′S160°1′E / 9.400°S 160.017°E / -9.400; 160.017 off Guadalcanal30 August 1942Bombed by Japanese aircraft.
Dickerson (APD-21)Off Okinawa2 April 1945Hit by Kamikaze. Scuttled on 4 April 1945.
Greene (APD-36)Kudaka Island, off Okinawa9 October 1945Grounded by Typhoon Louise and not repaired. Decommissioned and destroyed.
Gregory (APD-3)Off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands5 September 1942Sunk by gunfire from the Japanese destroyers Yūdachi , Hatsuyuki , and Murakumo
Little (APD-4)Solomons5 September 1942Sunk by gunfire from the Japanese destroyers Yūdachi, Hatsuyuki, and Murakumo
McKean (APD-5) 6°31′S154°52′E / 6.517°S 154.867°E / -6.517; 154.867 17 November 1943Sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese aircraft.
Noa (APD-24) 71°0′N134°30′E / 71.000°N 134.500°E / 71.000; 134.500 12 September 1944Sunk after collision with USS Fullam.
Ward (APD-16) 10°51′N124°32′E / 10.850°N 124.533°E / 10.850; 124.533 7 December 1944Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.

Barracks ships (APL)

NameLocationDateCause
APL-12Yonakuni Shima, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands2 October 1945Intentionally beached due to Typhoon Louise. Refloated 24 October 1945. Blown up on 26 January 1946.
APL-13Chinen Misaki, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands9 October 1945Grounded by Typhoon Louise. Out of service 28 December 1945. Later blown up.
APL-33Off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands9 October 1945Grounded by Typhoon Louise. Later blown up.

Repair ships (ARS/ARL)

NameLocationDateCause
Bellona (ARL-32)Kama Rock, Iwo Jima1 December 1945Grounded on Iwo Jima on 1 December 1945. Stripped and blown up 14 May 1946.
Extractor (ARS-15)In Marianas24 January 1945Sunk by torpedo from US submarine USS Guardfish (SS-217).
Extricate (ARS-16)Okinawa9 October 1945Severely damaged and beached by Typhoon Louise and destroyed with explosives 4 March 1946.
Nestor (ARB-6)Okinawa9 October 1945Grounded by Typhoon Louise and later destroyed.
Rescuer (ARS-18)Aleutian Islands1 January 1943Beached and severely damaged by a gale.

Submarine rescue ships (ASR)

NameLocationDateCause
Macaw (ASR-11)At Midway Channel12 February 1944Foundered in a storm.
Pigeon (ASR-6)At Corregidor, P.I.3 May 1942Sunk by Japanese dive bomber.

Tugboats (AT/ATA/ATF/ATR)

NameLocationDateCause
ATA-191 Buckner Bay, Okinawa9 October 1945Grounded and partially sunk in a typhoon. Not repaired, hulk destroyed on 29 December 1945.
ATR-15 49°20′N00°26′W / 49.333°N 0.433°W / 49.333; -0.433 off Normandy19 June 1944Severely damaged in a storm. Not repaired. Hulk scuttled in mid-1946.
ATR-98 44°05′N24°08′W / 44.083°N 24.133°W / 44.083; -24.133 off the Azores12 April 1944In collision with USS Abnaki (ATF-96).
Genesee At Corregidor, P.I.5 May 1942Scuttled to prevent capture. Raised by the Japanese and designated Patrol Boat No. 107; Sunk by US aircraft, 5 November 1944.
Grebe South of Fiji Islands5 December 1942Grounded and later destroyed by a hurricane.
Napa At Bataan, P.I.8 April 1942Scuttled to prevent capture.
Nauset 40°38′N14°38′E / 40.633°N 14.633°E / 40.633; 14.633 9 September 1943Sunk by bombs from German aircraft.
Navajo Off New Hebrides11 September 1943Sunk by Japanese submarine I-39
Partridge Off Northern France11 June 1944Torpedoed by a German E-boat.
Ranger Philippine IslandsAfter 28 February 1942Commandeered Filipino tugboat. Fate unknown. Probably captured or destroyed by Japanese.
Seminole Off Tulagi Island, Solomons25 October 1942Sunk by gunfire from Japanese destroyers.
Sonoma At Leyte, P.I.24 October 1944Hit by shot down Japanese bomber.
Tamaroa San Francisco Bay, California27 January 1946Collision with USS Jupiter (AVS-8).
Trabajador Near Corregidor, Philippines10 April 1942Commandeered Filipino tugboat. Likely sunk by Japanese gunfire.
Wateree Buckner Bay, Okinawa9 October 1945Sank during typhoon.

Other auxiliaries

NameLocationDateCause
AFD-13Off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands16 September 1945 Floating dry dock. Sunk by Typhoon Ida.
Robert L. Barnes (AG-27), ex-(AO-14)Guam, Marianas Islands10 December 1941Oil storage ship. Captured in port, taken into Japanese service and survived the war.
Canopus (AS-9)At Bataan, Philippines10 April 1942Submarine tender. Immobilized by Japanese aircraft bombs on 29 December 1941 but continued to support defenders of the Philippines. Scuttled to prevent capture.
Mount Hood (AE-11)At Manus, Admiralty Islands10 November 1944Ammunition ship. Disintegrated by internal explosion of undetermined cause.
Niagara (AGP-1)Solomon Islands23 May 1943Engine repair ship. Sunk by Japanese aircraft.
Pontiac (AF-20)Off Halifax, Nova Scotia30 January 1945Refrigerated cargo ship. Intentionally beached after flooding. Salvaged on 17 February 1945, but not returned to active service.
Utah (AG-16), ex-(BB-31) 21°22′N157°57′W / 21.367°N 157.950°W / 21.367; -157.950 , Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941Former Florida class battleship converted to a gunnery training and target ship. Capsized after two torpedo hits by carrier-based aircraft. Recovery was attempted but stopped. Memorial dedicated in 1972.

Unclassified miscellaneous (IX)

NameLocationDateCause
America (IX-41)Annapolis, Maryland29 March 1942Famous racing yacht. Destroyed by the collapse of a snow covered shed.
Asphalt (IX-153) Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 6 October 1944Concrete barge. Grounded in a storm and stricken on 23 February 1945.
Canandaigua (IX-233) New London, Connecticut 22 November 1945Auxiliary sailing schooner which was previously used by the US Coast Guard Academy for cadet training. Foundered at pierside due to damage caused by a storm. Raised and placed out of service on 5 January 1946. Stricken on 12 April 1946.
Lignite (IX-162)Okinawa9 October 1945Concrete barge. Wrecked by Typhoon Louise. Broke away under tow and grounded on a reef off Eli Malk in Palau.
Ocelot (IX-110)Okinawa9 October 1945Service squadron flagship. Sunk by collision with USS Nestor during Typhoon Louise. Abandoned on 29 October 1945 and decommissioned on 6 December 1945.
Porcupine (IX-126)At Mindoro, P.I.30 December 1944Station tanker. Sunk by Kamikaze plane.
Ronaki (IX-94)Off Eastern Australia18 June 1943Auxiliary cargo schooner. Sunk after grounding on a reef.
Silica (IX-151)Buckner Bay, Okinawa9 October 1945Concrete barge. Grounded by Typhoon Louise and abandoned. Decommissioned on 30 November 1945 and struck on 3 January 1946.
Vandalia (IX-191) Buckner Bay, Okinawa9 October 1945Station tanker. Grounded by Typhoon Louise and abandoned. Stricken on 5 December 1945 and sold for scrap.
DCH-1 (IX-44), ex-Walker (ex YW-57, ex DD-163)Eastern Pacific Ocean28 December 1941Former destroyer converted to damage control hulk. Cast adrift while under tow enroute to Pearl Harbor and scuttled by gunfire.

District craft

Uncovered lighters (YC)

NameLocationDateCause
YC-178 Philippines1942
YC-181 Philippines1942
YC-523 Off Portsmouth, N. H.24 February 1944
YC-537 Philippines1942
YC-643 Philippines1942
YC-644 Philippines1942
YC-646 Philippines1942
YC-647 Philippines1942
YC-648 Philippines1942
YC-649 Philippines1942
YC-652 Philippines1942
YC-653 Philippines1942
YC-654 Philippines1942
YC-664 Guam10 December 1941
YC-665 Guam10 December 1941
YC-666 Guam10 December 1941
YC-667 Guam10 December 1941
YC-668 Guam10 December 1941
YC-669 Philippines1942
YC-670 Guam10 December 1941
YC-671 Guam10 December 1941
YC-672 Guam10 December 1941
YC-673 Guam10 December 1941
YC-674 Guam10 December 1941
YC-683 Philippines1942
YC-685 Guam10 December 1941
YC-693 Alaska1 February 1945 [17]
YC-714 Philippines1942
YC-715 Philippines1942
YC-716 Philippines1942
YC-717 Guam10 December 1941
YC-718 Guam10 December 1941
YC-857 Off Cape Cod, Mass.12 November 1943
YC-869 Off Imperial Beach, Calif.23 March 1943
YC-886 Guantanamo3 February 1943
YC-887 Guantanamo3 February 1943
YC-891 Off Key West, Fla.18 April 1945Sank while under tow by the tug USS Mauvila.
YC-898 Off Key West, Fla.29 September 1942
YC-899 Off Key West, Fla.29 September 1942
YC-912 In North Pacific13 January 1945
YC-961 At Biorka Island1 May 1945 [17]
YC-970 In Puget Sound, Wash.14 August 1943
YC-1272 Near San Pedro, Calif.June 1945
YC-1278 Off Atlantic Coast10 March 1943
YCF-23 En Route To EniwetokMarch 1945
YCF-29 En Route To EniwetokMarch 1945
YCF-36 En Route To EniwetokMarch 1945
YCF-37 En Route To EniwetokMarch 1945
YCF-42 34°47′N75°5′W / 34.783°N 75.083°W / 34.783; -75.083 December 1944
YCF-59 Off DelawareJanuary 1945
YCK-1 Wake Island23 December 1941
YCK-2 45°47′N58°57′W / 45.783°N 58.950°W / 45.783; -58.950 5 November 1943
YCK-8 Off Key West, Fla.13 December 1943Under tow by U.S. Army tugboat LT-4.

Covered lighters (YF)

NameLocationDateCause
YF-86 Philippines1942
YF-177 Philippines1942
YF-178 Philippines1942
YF-179 Philippines1942
YF-180 Philippines1942
YF-181 Philippines1942
YF-212 Philippines1942
YF-223 Philippines1942
YF-224 Philippines1942
YF-230 Philippines1942
YF-317 Philippines1942
YF-401 35°7′N69°0′W / 35.117°N 69.000°W / 35.117; -69.000 20 June 1943
YF-415 42°24′N70°36′W / 42.400°N 70.600°W / 42.400; -70.600
14 miles off Boston, Massachusetts.
11 May 1944Exploded while disposing of explosives. 17 sailors were killed.
YF-487 In Caribbean18 July 1943
YF-575 Off Atlantic City, N.J.6 May 1943
YF-579 At San Francisco20 September 1943
YF-724 Off Farallones22 March 1945
YF-725 Off Farallones22 March 1945
YF-757 Buckner Bay, Okinawa9 October 1945Wrecked by Typhoon Louise.
YF-777 At Eniwetok6 August 1945
YF-926 En Route Pearl Harbor8 March 1945
YF-1079 Buckner Bay, Okinawa9 October 1945Former LST-39. Wrecked by Typhoon Louise. Stricken on 25 February 1946 and destroyed in August 1946.

Ferry boats (YFB)

NameLocationDateCause
San Felipe Corregidor, Philippines6 May 1942Captured by Imperial Japanese Army. Ultimate fate unknown.
Santa Rita Cavite, Philippines10 December 1941Bombed by Japanese aircraft.
Rosal Corregidor, Philippines6 May 1942Lost due to enemy action.
Camia Corregidor, Philippines10 April 1942Sunk by Japanese gunfire.
Dapdap Cavite, Philippines2 January 1942Lost to Japanese forces.
Rivera Corregidor, Philippines6 May 1942Probably captured with fall of Corregidor.
Magdalena Mariveles, Philippines2 January 1942Sunk by Japanese bombing.
Yacal Cavite, Philippines2 January 1942Probably destroyed to prevent capture.

Floating dry docks (YFD)

NameLocationDateCause
Dewey (YFD-1) Mariveles, Bataan, P.I.10 April 1942Scuttled to prevent capture.
YFD-20 Near Bolinas, California31 January 1943Lost while in tow from Eureka and stranded.

Self propelled barges (YSP)

NameLocationDateCause
YSP-41 Philippines1942
YSP-42 Philippines1942
YSP-43 Philippines1942
YSP-44 Philippines22 February 1942Sunk by Japanese forces.
YSP-45 Philippines1942
YSP-46 Philippines22 February 1942Sunk by Japanese forces.
YSP-47 Philippines22 February 1942Sunk by Japanese forces.
YSP-48 Philippines22 February 1942Sunk by Japanese forces.
YSP-49 Philippines22 February 1942Sunk by Japanese forces.
YSP-50 Philippines1942

Yard oilers (YO, YON)

NameLocationDateCause
YO-41 Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines22 February 1942Destroyed by enemy action.
YO-42 Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines22 February 1942Destroyed by enemy action.
YO-64 Cavite Navy Yard, PhilippinesJanuary 1942Destroyed by enemy action.
YO-156 At Sitka, AlaskaMay 1945
YO-157 At Sitka, AlaskaMay 1945
YO-159 Off New Hebrides14 January 1944Torpedoed by Japanese submarine Ro-42.
YO-160 Bikini Atoll25 July 1946Expended in nuclear bomb test.
YO-161 Eniwetok 29 November 1946Sank in Typhoon.
YON-184 Eniwetok September 1946Sank in Typhoon.
YO-185 off Saipan16 March 1946Cause undetermined.

Harbor tugboats (YT, YTM)

NameLocationDateCause
Banaag Subic Bay, Philippines25 December 1941Probably destroyed during the Japanese occupation of the Olongapo Naval Station.
Iona Cavite, Philippines3 January 1942Probably destroyed in an air raid at Cavite Navy Yard.
Mercedes Cavite, Philippines2 January 1942Destroyed to prevent capture.
Vaga Off Corregidor, P.I.5 May 1942Scuttled at Naval Base Manila to prevent capture. Raised by Japanese and renamed Taiyo Maru. Sunk by US aircraft about 15 January 1944. [18]
YT-198 Off Anzio, Italy18 February 1944Sunk by mine.
YT-247 14°14′N158°59′W / 14.233°N 158.983°W / 14.233; -158.983 5 April 1944Foundered while under tow to Palmyra, Western Australia.
Shahaka 27°21′N136°29′W / 27.350°N 136.483°W / 27.350; -136.483 9 May 1944Sunk after colliding with ABSD-2 midway between the California coast and the Hawaiian Islands.
YTM-467 Marshall or Gilbert IslandsMarch 1944No sources have been found which confirm the fate of YTM-467.

Water barges (YW)

NameLocationDateCause
YW-50 Guam10 December 1941Captured by Japanese forces.
YW-54 Philippines1942Destroyed by Japanese forces.
YW-55 Guam10 December 1941Captured by Japanese forces.
YW-58 Guam10 December 1941Captured by Japanese forces.

Other district craft

NameLocationDateCause
YA-52 Philippines1942
YA-59 Philippines1942
YA-65 Philippines1942
YAG-2 Philippines10 December 1941Destroyed by enemy aircraft during attack on Cavite Navy Yard. Later salvaged and used by Japanese.
YAG-3 PhilippinesMay 1942Either sunk by Japanese or destroyed to prevent capture.
YAG-4 Philippines12 April 1942Sunk by Japanese gunfire.
YAG-17 36°57′N76°13′W / 36.950°N 76.217°W / 36.950; -76.217 14 September 1944
YD-19 Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines2 January 1942Destroyed by enemy action.
YD-47 Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines2 January 1942Destroyed by enemy action.
YD-56 Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines1942Destroyed by enemy action.
YD-60 Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines1942Destroyed by enemy action.
YDG-4 Off New Caledonia1 October 1943Struck a reef and broke up.
YG-39 10°10′N79°51′W / 10.167°N 79.850°W / 10.167; -79.850 27 September 1944Lost under tow about 50 miles northwest of Colon, Panama.
YG-44 At Pearl Harbor7 February 1945Sunk and later raised and stricken.
YM-4 Philippines22 February 1942
YM-13 Guam10 December 1941Captured by Japanese forces.
YPD-22 Philippines1942
YPK-6 Philippines1942
YPK-7 Philippines1942
YR-43 In Gulf of Alaska, off Zaikof Point
on Montague Island
28 March 1945Broke loose from US Army tug LT-373. All crewmembers rescued.
YRC-4 Philippines1942
YSR-2 Philippines22 February 1942Sunk by Japanese.

Coast Guard cutters

NameLocationDateCause
CG-58012 41°53′N70°30′W / 41.883°N 70.500°W / 41.883; -70.500
Off Plymouth, Massachusetts
2 May 1943Fire [19]
CG-83301 Off Okinawa9 October 1945Lost in storm [19]
CG-83415 Off France21 June 1944Lost in storm [19]
CG-83421 26°14′N79°05′W / 26.233°N 79.083°W / 26.233; -79.083 30 June 1943Collision with SC-1330 [19]
CG-83471 Off France21 June 1944Lost in storm [20]
CG-85006 (ex-Catamount #229192)Off Ambrose Light New York27 March 1943Explosion of unknown cause. [19]
Acacia (WAGL-200)Caribbean Sea15 March 1942Shelled and sunk by German submarine U-161 [21]
Alexander Hamilton (WPG-34)Off Iceland29 January 1942Torpedoed by U-132 [22]
Bedloe (WSC-128)Off Cape Hatteras14 September 1944Foundered in hurricane [19]
Bodega (WYP-342)Gulf of Mexico20 December 1943Stranded during a rescue attempt [19]
Dow (WYP-353)Caribbean Sea14 October 1943Foundered in gale, near Puerto Rico. [19]
Escanaba (WPG-77) 60°50′N52°00′W / 60.833°N 52.000°W / 60.833; -52.000 13 June 1943Sunk by torpedo or mine off Greenland.
Jackson (WPC-142)Off Cape Hatteras14 September 1944Foundered in hurricane. [23]
Muskeget (WAG-48)In North Atlantic Ocean9 September 1942Sunk by U-755
Natsek (WYP-170)Belle Island StraitLost after 17 December 1942Unknown: Probably capsized due to icing in a gale. [24]
Vineyard (LV-73)Vineyard Sound14 September 1944Foundered in hurricane. [19]
Wilcox (WYP-333)Off Cape Hatteras30 September 1943Foundered in gale. [19]

Four, possibly five, Coast Guard cutters were lost due to enemy action, all others were lost in accidents.

US Army ships

NameLocationDateCause
FS-255 Talomo Bay, Davao Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines11 May 1945Struck by torpedo. Crewed by Coast Guard. 4 killed.
FS-406 Buckner Bay, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands9 October 1945Wrecked by Typhoon Ida.

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