The crew attempted to hoist a white flag of surrender but the Japanese vessel continued to fire at the S-44. One plane approached in a low glide before striking the base of the bridge and igniting intense fires. The sub resurfaced at dusk but found the damage sustained would prevent the sub from diving again. The two planes erupted upon contact as did nine other planes on her flight deck. Selected media links The sub settled on the sea floor in 180 feet of water with thirty survivors crammed into the bow torpedo room, of which thirteen were able to make it out of the sunken Tang to the surface. John D. Alden, Flush Decks & Four Pipes. The closing ships opened fire from about 14,500 yards, and, as screening ships engaged the cruisers and laid down concealing smoke, Kalinin Bay shifted her fire, trading shots with Japan's Destroyer Squadron 10. The sound of the general quarters alarm soon rang throughout the ship and stirred her to action. After sinking the Japanese transports, the American destroyers were counterattacked by the defending Japanese forces. Fires were quickly extinguished and within 24 hours the ship was back in action. The crew was unable to contain the fires and abandoned ship. The Buck flooded quickly and sank within four minutes. Defensive anti-aircraft fire hit the plane, detonating its bomb only forty feet above the ship and showering debris and shrapnel over the exposed areas of the destroyer. 28 men were wounded. USSMinneapolis(CA-36) was sailing on 30 November 1942 as flagship of TF 67 which consisted of Fletcher, Perkins, Maury, Drayton, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Pensacola, Honolulu, Northampton, Lamson, and Ladner to intercept a Japanese task force consisting of 8 destroyers; six of them carrying drums full of supplies in a midnight attempt to reinforce and resupply Guadalcanal. A second Zero was splashed by the ship's port batteries. USS LCT(5)-293 sunk in English Channel, 11 October 1944. USSOahu(PR-6) scuttled off Corregidor, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 6 May 1942. The fires were deemed to be out of control and the crew abandoned ship. the ship ran aground and dumped 10,800,000 US gallons (8,993,000 imp gal; 40,880,000 L) of oil into the . USSIntrepid(CV-11) was struck by a torpedo bomber during Operation Hailstone which killed 11 men. In total 687 of Juneau's crew died as a result of her sinking; including all five Sullivan brothers. She was scrapped in 1960. The sub had been reporting to Soerabaja, and patrolling the Strait of Malacca, and was to proceed to cover the passage east of the Bangka Strait. Forty-one of her crew were killed and thirty-six wounded. Recipient Name. USS Ommaney Bay: American escort carrier sunk on 4 January 1945 by kamikaze aircraft. All attempts to shore the shell holes, by then below the waterline due to the increasing list, proved ineffective, and the list increased still more. After shooting down six, she was hit nearly instantaneously by five suicide planes in a well-coordinated attack. At approximately 0225, Aaron Ward was hit by more than 8 shells which knocked out her steering control. Map of World War 2 Shipwrecks - Brilliant Maps USS YF-177 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. In the ensuring Battle of Cape Esperance, Farenholt was hit by shells below the waterline from both Japanese and American guns causing concerning flooding. The Patterson rejoined the war in March 1944. USSPennsylvania(BB-38) was struck by a single 250kg bomb which caused minor damage. Kendrick would have to be towed back to the states and was out of action until February 1944. The ship would make permanent repairs back in the states and played host to President Harry S. Truman for the "Navy Day" victory celebration in New York City on 27 October 1945. The last known communication between Snook and friendly forces was on 8 April, after which the submarine and her crew disappeared and were never seen or heard from again. A 20ft section of armor belt was lost and numerous holes were torn in her hull. The shell on the after part of the forward stack, seriously wounding four men, including the captain. USS LST-675 grounded off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 4 April 1945, and abandoned, USS PE-56 sunk by German submarine U-853 off Portland, Maine, 23 April 1945. PT-202 destroyed by enemy mine, off Point Aygulf, France, Mediterranean Sea, 16 August 1944. Hulk scuttled in mid-1946. If correct, it would make Bullhead possibly the last American ship sunk by enemy action in the Second World War. USSBryant(DD-665) was rushing provide relief to fellow radar picket destroyer USSLaffey(DD-724) on 16 Apr 45 when she herself came under attack by six "Zero" fighters closed on the warship in a shallow glide. (1995) ISBN 155-7509-14X. USSBailey(DD-492) was operating with TF 8 on 27 March 1943 attempting to prevent a Japanese convoy from resupplying troops in the Aleutians Islands. Forty-six men were lost with S-26. The crew fought fires and attempted to beach their ship on Savo Island, but, when power failed, abandon ship was ordered. USSPartridge(ATO-138) sunk after being torpedoed by German motor torpedo boats off Normandy, France, 11 June 1944. During the intervening period, the Japanese shells had sparked a series of fires, which the damage control parties struggled to contain, and the situation seemed to be deteriorating. USS Indianapolis, in full United States Ship Indianapolis, U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that was sunk by a Japanese submarine on July 30, 1945, shortly after delivering the internal components of the atomic bombs that were later dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Not to scale, obviously. Although all enemy bombs landed in water, one bomb missed the Wadsworth by less than twenty feet, spraying shrapnel across the deck. The huge explosions broke the Barton in two and she quickly sank. PT-63 destroyed by accidental fire while refueling in port, Hamburg Bay, Emirau Island, 18 June 1944. The plane's bomb managed to punch through the hull and explode in the engine room causing flooding and fires. During the battle, which raged for over an hour, St. Louis was hit by a torpedo that twisted her bow but caused no serious casualties. USSShark(SS-314) was on her third patrol of the war hunting Japanese shipping near the Luzon Strait when on 24 October 1944, the Shark reported to nearby American they were preparing to attack an enemy freighter. Three crewmen had been wounded by the attack, but fortunately, nobody was killed on board Stanly. Jarvis maneuvered between the enemy planes and the cruiser USS Vincennes when she was struck by an aerial torpedo on her starboard side which knocked out all power and killed 14 of her crew and wounded 7. A torpedo passed underneath Oglala and hit Helena amidships on the starboard side. USSPortent(AM-106) sunk by a mine off Anzio, Italy, 22 January 1944. Fortunately for the crew of Fanshaw Bay, the Japanese turned and retired from battle, having lost several ships themselves. PT-338 grounded, 27 January 1945, and destroyed as a result of grounding, not in enemy waters, Semirara Island, Philippine Islands, 31 January 1945. Luckily the ship's torpedoes did not explode despite being mangled by the bomb hit. Today, USS Kidd is a museum ship in Louisiana, the only surviving WWII destroyer in her wartime configuration. It is believed the sub suffered a depth control malfunction after one its own torpedoes circled back to strike the sub, which led to Grunion sinking and imploding. USSBuchanan(DD-484) was operating with TF 67.4 on 13 November 1942 in "Ironbottom Sound" when the American ships engaged a Japanese surface task force of two battleships and fourteen destroyers at 0148. USSDeimos(AK-78) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine RO-103 off The destroyer broke in half and quickly sank, taking 47 men down with her. Dickerson's hulk was towed to a nearby base where it was later sunk after a brief salvage and recovery of the dead. USS LCT(5)-305 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. The bomb that hit penetrated the 40mm clipping room near the No. 147 of her crew (and two Germans) were rescued from the water. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. One of the torpedoes hit Hammann amidships, breaking her in half. USS YG-44 lost at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 7 February 1945. The ship split in half and sank 2 miles off Ipoteto Island; nine of her men were killed, another man seriously wounded. Pensacola made steady progress toward Tulagi. USSLansdale(DD-426) was escorting a convoy off the coast of Algeria during the night of 20 April 1944 when the convoy came under concentrated attacks by Luftwaffe bombers. Despite the damage the ship made its way back to the states for permanent repairs. Japanese records report a sighting of a submarine which freighter-transport Hokuan Maru may have rammed in Lingayen Gulf on 9 September. A direct hit on the navigation bridge killed or badly wounded all officers, except for the communications officer. USSMoale(DD-693) was making a night-time sweep with two other destroyers targeting Japanese transports unloading supplies in Ormac Bay just after midnight on 3 December 1944. Only two men were able to get out of the submarine alive before S-44 slipped beneath the waves. USSJarvis(DD-393) was defending the Guadalcanal landings on 8 Aug 1942 when 26 Japanese bombers attacked at 1200. USSHovey(DD-208) was sailing with a minesweeper group on 7 January 1945 in Lingayen Gulf when the US ships were attacked by kamikazes. USS LCI(L)-232 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. USSShark(SS-174) was on her second patrol of the war near the Philippines in February 1942. The ship had to withdraw from the action to tend her damage. Two other attacks on submarines were recorded by the Japanese in the area on 16 November which were not reported by any American sub, however it is unlikely these were made on Scamp if the submarine had been previously damaged as reported by the Japanese on 11 November. You may quote material on this web page as long as you cite American Merchant Marine at War, www.usmm.org, as the source. Yamato opened fire at 06:59 at an estimated range of 34,544 yards, targeting White Plains with her first four salvos. A suicide plane crashed into her stacks; wounding six men, and ricocheted off into the seas causing minor damage. Most of the enemy shells were aimed at the ship's superstructure, thus not threatening the ship's survival. Donald L. Ball, Fighting Amphibs: The LCS(L) in World War II. IE 11 is not supported. On 29 November 1944, Saufley was performing anti-submarine patrols at the entrance to Leyte Gulf when she was hit by a kamikaze causing considerable hull damage and killing one man. USSHull(DD-350) was supporting the Mindoro landings when on 18 December 1944, her fleet was hit by a hurricane type storm dubbed Typhoon Cobra. USS YT-247 sunk, 5 April 1944, and stricken from the Navy List, 21 April 1944. Braine managed to make it back to the states under her own power with her remaining crew. USS LCT(5)-185 sunk off Bizerte, Tunisia, 24 January 1944. During the action in a pitch-black night, the two sides of ships mixed, firing on friend and foe alike. The kamikaze hit close enough in the water to hurl debris and shrapnel over the exposed areas of the Hank killing three men and wounding ten more. Salt Lake City would spend the next four months undergoing repairs and replenishment at Pearl Harbor. The sub sat on the sea floor for thirteen hours making repairs before finally making it back to the surface to get fresh air and clear smoke out of the submarine. As crew jettisoned topside weight to keep her upright, her gunners helped to destroy five Japanese planes. USSBarry(APD-29) damaged by kamikaze attack off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 25 May 1945, and sunk as a decoy, 21 June 1945. USS YC-718 lost due to enemy action at Guam, Marianas Islands, December 1941, and stricken from the Navy List, 21 April 1944. The blast disrupted her steering column, forcing her to steer in a circle. USSMount Hood(AE-11) destroyed by explosion at Manus, Admiralty Islands, 10 November 1944. Her antiaircraft gunners responded, hitting one of the intruders, which immediately changed course and crashed into USS St. Another thirty-seven were wounded by the crash and explosion, but damage control parties were able to save Ingraham. On 24 October 1944, while sailing with TF 38, Birmingham came to the assistance of the stricken carrier Princeton, coming alongside to help fight fires, when at 15:24, a magazine detonated on board Princeton causing extensive damage to Birmingham's superstructure. Two A6M Zeros headed for Manila Bay, evading anti-aircraft fire and strafing as they approached. USSIngraham(DD-694) was serving on the radar picket line off Okinawa on 4 May 1945 when her group of ships were targeted by a large swarm of kamikazes. By 1 May 1945, the submarine and her crew of sixty men were considered lost. Despite the hellish conditions her crew toiled to save their ship, and maintained fire on the enemy ships, sinking the Japanese destroyer Harusame. After the battle, White Plains was repaired and returned to service to ferry fighters to Okinawa. USSMullany(DD-528) was on anti-submarine picket duty during the afternoon of 6 April 1945 when she was targeted by several kamikazes. The suicide plane ran a parallel course with Haggard but turned sharply towards the ship's starboard beam, striking the water just a few yards from the ship. Despite her crews best efforts, Callaghan sank at 02:35 with the loss of forty-seven members of her crew. The inferno spread to Cassin and the ship slipped from its keel blocks and rested against Downes. She sank, bow first, at 02:38, being the first ship sunk in the area which was later known as Ironbottom Sound. The United States Navy is a powerhouse. The ship would limp to Kerama Retto with extensive damage and eventually back to the states. The kamikaze's bomb detonated, engulfing the bridge in flames and inflicting damage to communication, fire control and radar equipment. The suicide plane struck the ship's fantail, its bomb detonating a violent explosion which severed the ship aft of the No.5 five inch gun, causing flooding and fires. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The Maritime Commission called for 2,000 ships to be constructed by the end of 1943. The crew shot down the first three, but the fourth plane to come in struck the starboard waterline. The crew abandoned the ship which later broke in two halves. After the stern went under, Hammann's depth charges exploded in a violent underwater explosion, killing many more men in the water. PT-193 grounded in enemy waters and destroyed to prevent capture, Noemfoor Island, New Guinea, 25 June 1944. USSAulick(DD-569) was performing anti-submarine patrols near the entrance to Leyte Gulf on 29 November 1944 when at 1750 she was targeted by six "Oscar's". On her way home, the crew got revenge by sinking the U-boat believed to have torpedoed her. Houston was towed away from the battle area along with the cruiser Canberra. Fragments of debris and shrapnel would strike the Moale killing one sailor and wounding another ten men. She was damaged on 27 November 1944 by a kamikaze near Leyte Gulf which hit between her Number 1 and Number 2 turrets, killing thirty-one of her men and wounding another thirty. It would be struck by another kamikaze later that day, in the same spot the first plane had hit. The ship was sunk by demolition charges by her own crew, going down at 20:15 on 13 November 1942. The USS Thresher (SSN-593) Considered the fastest, quietest, and most advanced sub of its day, the Thresher was commissioned in 1960 to detect and destroy Soviet Submarines. USS LCI(G)-474 sunk off Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 17 February 1945. Less than ten minutes after being hit, Luce slipped beneath the waves. PT-107 destroyed by accidental fire while refueling in port, Hamburg Bay, Emirau Island, 18 June 1944. Astoria lost steering control on the bridge at about 02:25, shifted control to central station, and began steering a zig-zag course south. The destroyer put up a barrage of fire but the incoming kamikaze struck the portside of the ship, its bomb exploding below decks starting fires and causing a list. Foundered en route to Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands area. USSBeatty(DD-640) was performing convoy escort duty in the Mediterranean off the coast of Algeria during the evening of 6 November 1943 when her group of ships came under air attack from Luftwaffe aircraft. The crew shifted weight topside so the ship listed far enough to raise the holes out of the water. USSThomas Stone(AP-59) torpedoed by German aircraft off Cape Palos, Spain, 7 November 1942, and abandoned after going aground in Algiers Harbor, 25 November 1942. Although the ship suffered minor flooding, five dead and twenty three wounded; Claxton was able to complete her mission rescuing over one hundred eighty seven of Abner Read. She was the . Despite the damage, Hopewell remained on station in Manila Bay for several more days before steaming for repairs at Manus. Haynsworth unleashed a monsoon of defensive fire which turned the incoming kamikaze back, but the suicide attacker made another sharp bank for the ship. USSAstoria(CA-34) on the morning of 7 August 1942 entered the waters between Guadalcanal and Florida Islands in the southern Solomons. Pringle would be repaired and back in service by February 1945. Today she lies where she sank just under the surface of the water. USS Santee (CVE- 29) was sailing as part of "Taffy 1" off the northern coast of Mindanao on 25 October 1944 when at 07:40, a kamikaze managed to sneak over the formation and dove into the center of Santee, crashing through the flight deck and starting fires in the hangar deck. USSFarenholt(DD-491) was steaming with a task force on the night of 1112 October 1942 on course to intercept Japanese shipping runs to Guadalcanal. The rocket powered suicide glider bomb; carrying a 2,600lb. USS LCT(5)-332 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. 9 men were killed and 21 wounded. USS LCT(5)-25 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. 8 men were killed and 16 wounded. USS YC-673 lost due to enemy action at Guam, Marianas Islands, and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Famous racing yacht. The submarine's wreck was discovered in 2016 near Matua Island. USSStanly(DD-478) was performing radar picket duty off Okinawa on 12 April 1945 when she was targeted by two MXY-7 Ohka rocket-powered kamikaze gliders. Despite heavy anti-aircraft fire, one of the planes crashed his burning plane on top an aft gun mount, enveloping the aft of the ship in a fireball and flames. The ship began to flood, but was quickly brought under control and the ship headed to Kerama Retto for repairs. On 16 April 1945, a kamikaze aircraft dove through the flight deck, killing eight and wounding 21, but the ship was landing planes again within three hours. Wreckage and an oil slick developed and the Japanese assumed the vessel had been destroyed. On the evening of 27 April, Ralph Talbot was screening off Hagushi when two kamikazes attacked her at 2040. On 13 October 1944, an air-dropped torpedo from a Japanese aircraft hit the cruiser below her armour belt. By 13:30, the last man to leave the sub rigged her to flood. USS YF-223 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. YP-270 destroyed by grounding, 30 June 1942. 92 men were killed during this attack. PT-118 grounded in enemy waters and destroyed to prevent capture, off Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 7 September 1943. USSEmmons(DD-457) was escorting a minesweeper unit off Okinawa on 6 April 1945 when at 1515 a large flight of 50 to 75 enemy planes attacked the American ships. USSSamuel B. Roberts(DE-413) sunk by Japanese warships during the Battle of Leyte Gulf off Samar, Philippine Islands, 25 October 1944. USSOklahoma(BB-37) was consecutively hit by at least five torpedoes during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Former LST-39. Twelve of her crew members were killed by the kamikaze attack, and another thirty-four were seriously wounded. USSPGM-17 destroyed by grounding off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 4 May 1945. USSMurphy(DD-603) was supporting the Operation Torch landings on 8 November 1942 when during an exchange of fire with a French shore battery, she was hit by a shell that penetrated the engine room, killing 3 men and wounding 25. USS YC-1272 lost near San Pedro, California, June 1945. A tug came to help tow the ship to safety but as soon as towing began, Japanese shore batteries began to land shells in between the two American vessels.