List of Allied vessels struck by Japanese special attack weapons

There were more than 400 Allied vessels struck by Japanese special attack weapons in the last twelve months of World War II, including some vessels that were struck as many as six times in one attack.^[1] The one special weapon that is most often associated with World War II is the Japanese kamikaze aircraft. Kamikaze was used to describe the way the Japanese believed they would be victorious by destroying the Allied fleet by crashing aircraft into their ships. The word kamikaze originated as the name of major typhoons in 1274 and 1281, which dispersed Mongolian invasion fleets under Kublai Khan. The Allies referred to these special weapons as "suicide" attacks, and found it difficult to understand why an individual would intentionally crash an airplane into a ship, as the two cultures clashed in battle. Both Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army had Special Attack Units organized specifically for this mission. Aircraft were not the only special attack weapons. Attack boats, suicide divers, and several types of submarines were also used to destroy ships and landing craft as the Allied forces advanced toward Japan.^[2]

The use of the term "code name" in reference to Japanese aircraft (Betty, Kate, Val etc.) is incorrect. They were "nicknames", merely used for ease of identification and pronunciation. There was nothing classified that required the use of "code".

Kamikaze aircraft

Yokosuka D4Y3 *Suisei* (Allied code name "Judy") Japanese dive bomber dives on the Essex (November 25, 1944)

Kamikaze (神風, literally: "God wind"; common translation: "Divine wind") [kamikaꜜze] ^ⓘ, official name: Tokubetsu Kōgekitai (特別攻撃隊), Tokkō Tai (特攻隊) or Tokkō (特攻) were suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy warships more effectively than was possible with conventional attacks. Numbers quoted vary, but at least 47 Allied vessels, from PT boats to escort carriers, were sunk by kamikaze attacks, and about 300 damaged. During World War II, nearly 3,000 kamikaze pilots were sacrificed.^[3] About 14% of kamikaze attacks managed to hit a ship. The Japanese high command exaggerated the effectiveness of the tokko attacks, claiming six aircraft carriers, one escort aircraft carrier and ten battleships had been sunk.^[3]

Standard IJN and IJA aircraft

Almost every make and model of aircraft were used as kamikazes.^[3] The most often seen were the Mitsubishi A6M ("Zero," allied code name "Zeke"), Aichi D3A (Allied code name "Val"), Mitsubishi G4M (Allied code name "Betty"), Nakajima B5N (Allied code name "Kate"), Yokosuka P1Y (Allied code name "Francis"), although in the final months of the war, every flyable aircraft was used. The Army used the Kawasaki Ki-61 (Allied code name "Tony"), Mitsubishi Ki-46 (Allied code name "Dinah"), although like the Navy, all available aircraft were to be used as the threat to Japan increased after Iwo Jima fell.^[4]

Ohka

The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (also spelled Oka) (櫻花; Shinjitai: 桜花; "cherry blossom"; Hebon-shiki transcription Ōka) was a purpose-built kamikaze aircraft employed by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in the last months of World War II.^[3] US forces gave the aircraft the Japanese name Baka which loosely translates as "idiot" or "fool" in English.

Ohka was a small flying bomb that was carried underneath a Mitsubishi G4M "Betty", Yokosuka P1Y Ginga "Frances" or the planned Heavy Nakajima G8N Renzan (Allied code name "Rita") transport type 43A/B and heavy bomber to within range of its target; on release, the pilot would first glide towards the target and, when close enough, he would fire the Ohka's engine(s) and dive into the ship to destroy it.^[5] That final approach was almost unstoppable (especially for the rocket-powered Ohka Type 11) because the aircraft was capable of attaining tremendous speed. Later versions were designed to be launched from coastal air bases and caves, and even from submarines equipped with aircraft catapults, although the war ended before they were used this way.

Tsurugi

The Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi (剣 "Sabre") was a one-man purpose-built kamikaze aircraft developed by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in the closing stages of World War II in late 1945.^[6] More than 100 Ki-115s were completed.

Toka

The Toka (藤花, "Wisteria Blossom") was the IJN version of the Nakajima Ki-115 Ko. Showa was to build the Toka for the IJN.^[7]

Shusui

The Mitsubishi J8M Shūsui (Japanese: 三菱 J8M 秋水, literally "Autumn Water", used as a poetic term meaning "Sharp Sword" deriving from the swishing sound swords make) used by the Navy and Ki-200 for the Army. The Shusui ("Sword Stroke") was a rocket powered interceptor. It was the Japanese copy of the German Me 163 rocket powered interceptor fighter that was specially designed for use against high flying B-29 bombers. The prototype flew on 7 July 45. The war ended before production.

Hiryu To-Go

The Hiryu To-Go, also known as the Ki-167 "Sakura-dan", was a Mitsubishi Ki-67 Kai (Allied code name "Peggy") twin-engine bomber with guns removed and faired over, crew reduced to four men. This flying bomb was built with 3 ton thermite shaped-charge bomb behind the cockpit, pointed forward and angled slightly down, and a blast radius of 1 km. Two of these aircraft were known to have been built. One sortied 17 April 1945 and did not return.

Shinryu

The Mizuno Shinryu ("Divine Dragon") was a proposed rocket-powered kamikaze aircraft designed for the Imperial Japanese Navy towards the end of World War II. It never reached production.

Maru-Ten

The Maru-Ten was Nakajima's designation for the 'Kōkoku Nigō Heiki (皇国二号兵器, "Imperial Weapon No.2"). This was a suicide weapon with no landing gear, was catapult launched using Rocket Assisted Take Off (RATO), used Ne-12B engines, and carried a single bomb. It was never built, as it evolved into the Nakajima Kikka (中島橘花, "Orange Blossom").

Baika

The Kawanishi Baika (梅花, "Ume Blossom") was a pulsejet-powered kamikaze aircraft under development for the Imperial Japanese Navy towards the end of World War II. The war ended before any were built. The design was greatly inspired by the manned version of the German V1 flying bomb, the Fieseler Fi 103R "Reichenberg".

Boats

Shin'yō

The Shin'yō (Japanese: 震洋, "Sea Quake") were Japanese suicide boats developed during World War II.^[8] They were part of the wider Special Attack Units program. These fast motorboats were driven by one man, to speeds of around 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph). They were typically equipped with 250 kg (551 lb) of explosives packed in the bow with several impact fuses. The Shinyo units were known as Shimpu Tokubetsu-Kogekitai. About 6,200 Shinyo were produced for the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Maru-Ni

An additional 3,000 of the Shinyo were produced for the Imperial Japanese Army as Maru-Ni. The Maru-Ni units were known as Shimbu Tokubetsu-Kogekitai. About 400 of these boats were sent to Okinawa and Formosa, the rest were stored on the coast of Japan for the ultimate defense against the invasion of the Home Islands. The Maru-Ni attacked by dropping one or two shallow-set depth charges as close to the target ship as possible, with the intention of turning away as the depth charges were released off the stern.

Midget submarines

Ko-hyoteki

The Type A Ko-hyoteki (甲標的甲型, Kō-hyōteki kō-gata, Target 'A', Type 'A') class was a class of Japanese midget submarines (Ko-hyoteki) was manufactured in three Types:

Type A Ko-hyoteki-class midget submarines were used in the 1942 Attack on Sydney Harbour, Attack on Diego Suarez Harbor and the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.^[9]
Type B Midget Ha 45 prototype built 1942 to test Type A improvements.^[10]
Type C Midget Ha 62–76 similar to Type A with crew of 3 and radius increased to 350 nautical miles (650 km) at 6 knots (11 km/h) surfaced or 120 nautical miles (220 km) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h) submerged.^[10]
Type D Koryu (115 completed) improved Type C with crew of 5 and radius increased to 1000 miles at 8 knots surfaced and 320 miles at 16 knots submerged.^[11]^[12]

Kaiten

The Kaiten (Japanese: 回天, literal translation: "Return to the sky", commonly rendered as: "The turn toward heaven", "The Heaven Shaker" or "Change the World"^[13]) was a torpedo modified as a suicide weapon, and used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II.^[8]

Early designs allowed for the pilot to escape after the final acceleration towards the target, although whether this could have been done successfully is doubtful. There is no record of any pilot attempting to escape or intending to do so, and this provision was dropped from later production kaitens. The inventor of the Kaiten, Lt. Hiroshi Kuroki was lost during one of the first training missions. When the sub was raised a note was found with a note written during his final minutes before death, sending his respects to his family and detailing the cause of the accident and how to repair the defect.

Kairyu

The Kairyu (海龍, Kairyū, "Sea Dragon") was a Small, 2-man, midget submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy of 20 ton that was based on the Type A midget submarine that was used in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.^[12] All five of the Type A midget submarines used were captured (1) or destroyed (4). Midgets also attacked in Sydney (all four lost) and Madagascar in June 1942. The Kairyu mini-submarines were meant to meet the invading American Naval forces upon their anticipated approach of Tokyo. Although not intended only as a suicide weapon, crew survival was possible, but the odds of survival were not high. These mini-submarines were built so that they could be equipped with either two torpedoes or a 1,000 pound warhead in the bow, for crashing into ships as the kaiten did. Over 760 of these submarines were planned, and by August 1945, 200 had been manufactured, most of them at the Yokosuka shipyard, but of the 200, only 115 were ready for use at the time of surrender.

Fukuryu

Fukuryu (Japanese:伏龍, Fukuryu "Crouching dragons") suicide divers were a part of the Special Attack Units prepared to resist the invasion of the Home islands by Allied forces.^[14] They were equipped with a diving jacket and trousers, diving shoes, and a diving helmet fixed by four bolts. They were typically weighed down with 9 kg (20 lb) of lead, and had two bottles of compressed air at 150 bars. They were expected to be able to walk at a depth of 5 to 7 m (16 to 23 ft), for about six hours. The Fukuryu were armed with a 15 kg (33 lb) mine fired with a contact fuse, fitted onto the end of a 5 m (16 ft) bamboo pole. To attack, they would swim under a ship and slam the mine onto the ship's hull, destroying themselves in the process. This new weapon is only known to have been used a few times operationally:

January 8, 1945: Infantry landing craft (gunboat) LCI(G)-404 damaged by suicide divers in Yoo Passage, Palaus.
February 10, 1945: Attempted attack on surveying ship USS Hydrographer (AGS-2) by suicide divers in Schonian Harbor, Palaus.

Land-based suicide weapons

Nikaku

Although the Nikaku were not specifically designated as anti-ship weapons, the mental conditioning and training they received prepared them to pilot a Maru Ni, should the need arise. Nikaku were IJA soldiers with explosives strapped to their bodies, acting as human anti-tank mines. The method used in the attack was very simple: the soldier would crawl between the tank treads or allow the tank to drive over him, then explode the charge. The army pioneered this technique in the Philippines and on Okinawa. Other methods used were where the weapon was a shaped-charge on a spike or a simple hand grenade.^[15]

Giretsu Kūteitai

Giretsu (義烈空挺隊, Giretsu Kūteitai) was an airlifted special forces unit of the Imperial Japanese Army formed from Army paratroopers, in November 1944 as a last-ditch attempt to reduce and delay Allied bombing raids on the Japanese home islands. These forces were airlifted and crash landed onto Allied Army or Marine air strips, with the intention of destroying as many aircraft as possible before being killed. On 24 May 1945, a Giretsu force of five Mitsubishi Ki-21 bombers, commanded by Captain Chuichi Suwabe, attacked Yontan airfield, in northern Okinawa. The planes crash-landed on the airfield, where the suicide commandos destroyed nine aircraft, damaged 29 others^[16] and set on fire 70,000 gallons of fuel. All the Japanese paratroopers were slain save one, who managed to reach the Japanese lines. Two US servicemen were killed in action.

List of ships

This table lists every known ship that was attacked and damaged by a Japanese special weapon. Not included are ships that were not damaged from a near miss, or were damaged when debris from another ship that was attacked and hit fell or flew on or into it.

Unless otherwise noted, these ships were hit by one kamikaze aircraft.

  Sunk by one or more kamikaze aircraft
  Hit or sunk by Ohka man-guided flying bomb
  Hit or sunk by Shinyo or Maru-Ni manned demolition boat
  Hit or sunk by Kaiten manned torpedo
  Hit or sunk by Fukuryu suicide swimmers

Ship	Country	Type	Damaged or Sunk	Date	Location	Source
USS Aaron Ward (DM-34) ex DD-773	United States	Destroyer minelayer	Damaged^[17]	3 May 1945	Okinawa radar picket station number 10	Cressman, p 672 DANFS Rieley p 220-214
USS Abner Read (DD-526)	United States	Destroyer	Sunk	1 November 1944	10°47'N, 125°22'E	Cressman, p 569 DANFS
USS Achernar (AKA-53) ex SS Achernar	United States	Attack cargo ship (Built as a type C2-S-B1 ship)	Damaged	2 April 1945	26°07'N, 127°45'E, San Pedro Bay, Philippine Islands	Cressman, p 653 DANFS
USS Achilles (ARL-41) ex USS LST-455	United States	Repair ship, landing craft	Damaged	12 November 1944	11°11'N, 125°05'E	Cressman, p 575 DANFS Navsource.org
USS Adams (DM-27) ex DD-739	United States	Destroyer minelayer (converted destroyer)	Damaged	27 March 1945	26°17'N, 127°40'E	Cressman, p 649 DANFS
USS Adams (DM-27) ex DD-739	United States	Destroyer minelayer (converted destroyer)	Damaged	31 March 1945	26°12'N, 127°08'E	Cressman, p 652 DANFS
SS Alcoa Pioneer	United States	Type C1-B cargo ship	Damaged	19 November 1944	San Pedro Bay, Leyte	Cressman, p 581 Browning, p 456
SS Alexander Majors USAT	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	12 November 1944	11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 453 Bud's Liberty & Victory cargo ships
USS Allegan (AK-225) ex SS Van Lear Vlack	United States	Cargo ship (Built as a type EC2-S-C1 ship)	Damaged	3 June 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 688 DANFS
USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°40'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS
USS Alpine (APA-92) ex SS Sea Arrow	United States	Attack personnel transport ship	Damaged	12 November 1944	11°07'N, 125°02'E	Cressman, p 579 DANFS Naval Historical Center
USS Alpine (APA-92) ex SS Sea Arrow	United States	Attack personnel transport ship	Damaged	17 November 1944	11°07'N, 125°02'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 579 DANFS Naval Historical Center
USS Alpine (APA-92) ex SS Sea Arrow	United States	Attack personnel transport ship	Damaged	1 April 1945	26°20'N, 127°41'E	Cressman, p 652 DANFS Naval Historical Center
USS Ammen (DD-527)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	1 November 1944	10°40'N, 125°20'E	Cressman, p 569 DANFS
USS Anderson (DD-411)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	1 November 1944	10°11'N, 125°02'E	Cressman, p 569 DANFS
USS Anthony (DD-515)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	27 May 1945	26°25'N, 128°30'E	Cressman, p 684 DANFS
USS Anthony (DD-515)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	7 June 1945	27°07'N, 127°38'E	Cressman, p 691 DANFS
USS Apache (ATF-67)	United States	Fleet tug	Damaged	5 January 1945	15°53'N, 120°00'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS
HMAS Arunta	Australia	Destroyer	Damaged	5 January 1945	14°00'N, 120°00'E	Cressman, p 604 Sea Power Centre - Australia
SS Augustus Thomas	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	24 October 1944	San Pedro Bay, Philippine Islands	Cressman, p 561 Browning, p 441
USS Aulick (DD-569)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	29 November 1944	10°35'N, 125°40'E	Cressman, p 585 DANFS
HMAS Australia (D84)	Australia	Heavy cruiser	Damaged	5 January 1945	14°00'N, 120°00'E	Cressman, p 604 Sea Power Centre - Australia
HMAS Australia (D84)	Australia	Heavy cruiser	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 604 Sea Power Centre - Australia
HMAS Australia (D84)	Australia	Heavy cruiser	Damaged	8 January 1945	16°22'N, 120°12'E	Cressman, p 606 Sea Power Centre - Australia
HMAS Australia (D84)	Australia	Heavy cruiser	Damaged	9 January 1945	16°22'N, 120°12'E	Cressman, p 607 Sea Power Centre - Australia
USS Bache (DD-470)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	3 May 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 672 DANFS
USS Bache (DD-470)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	13 May 1945	26°01'N, 126°53'E	Cressman, p 678 DANFS
USS Barry (APD-29) ex DD-248	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged^[18]	25 May 1945	26°30'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 683 DANFS
USS Barry (APD-29) ex DD-248	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged^[19]	21 June 1945	off Okinawa	DANFS Naval Historical Center Kimball (2007)
USS Barry (APD-29) ex DD-248	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Sunk^[20]	22 June 1945	En route to Ie Shima	Cressman, p 701-702 DANFS
USS Bates (APD-47) ex DE-68	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Sunk	25 May 1945	26°41'N, 127°47'E	Cressman, p 683 DANFS
USS Belknap (APD-34) ex DD-251 ex AVD-8	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged	12 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E, off Luzon	Cressman, p 608 DANFS
USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)	United States	Aircraft carrier, light	Damaged	30 October 1944	100 miles E of Samar Island	Cressman, p 568 DANFS
USS Benham (DD-796)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	17 April 1945	24°01'N, 132°32'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 664 DANFS
SS Benjamin Ide Wheeler	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	27 October 1944	Off Leyte	Cressman, p 566 Browning, p 443
USS Bennion (DD-662)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	28 April 1945	27°26'N, 127°51'E	Cressman, p 669 DANFS
USS Bennion (DD-662)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	30 April 1945	27°26'N, 127°51'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 671 DANFS
USS Bennett (DD-473)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	7 April 1945	27°16'N, 127°48'E	Cressman, p 658 DANFS
USS Biloxi (CL-80)	United States	Light cruiser	Damaged	26 March 1945	26°20'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 648 DANFS
USS Birmingham (CL-62)	United States	Light cruiser	Damaged^[21]	4 May 1945	26°19'N, 127°43'E	Cressman, p 673 DANFS
USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95)	United States	Aircraft carrier, escort	Sunk	21 February 1945	24°36'N, 141°48'E, off Iwo Jima	Cressman, p 627 DANFS
USS Borie (DD-704)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	9 August 1945	37°21'N, 143°45'E, off Honshu	Cressman, p 730 DANFS
USS Bowers (DE-637)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	16 April 1945	26°52'N, 127°52'E	Cressman, p 664 DANFS
SS Bozeman Victory	United States	"Victory" cargo ship	Damaged^[22]^[23]	28 April 1945	In Nago Bay	Cressman, p 669 Browning, p 508
USS Braine (DD-630)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[24]	27 May 1945	26°25'N, 128°30'E	Cressman, p 684 DANFS
USS Bright (DE-747)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	13 May 1945	26°21'N, 127°17'E	Cressman, p 678 DANFS
USS Brooks (APD-10) ex DD-232	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS
USS Brown (DD-546)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	10 May 1945	26°26'N, 127°20'E	Cressman, p 676 DANFS
SS Brown Victory	United States	"Victory" cargo ship	Damaged	28 May 1945	Off Ie Shima	Cressman, p 685 Browning, p 514
USS Bryant (DD-665)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	22 December 1944	12°00'N, 121°00'E, off Mindoro	Cressman, p 595 DANFS
USS Bryant (DD-665)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	16 April 1945	27°05'N, 128°13'E	Cressman, p 664 DANFS
USS Bullard (DD-660)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	11 April 1945	26°00'N, 130°00'E	Cressman, p 660 DANFS
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)	United States	Aircraft carrier	Damaged^[25]	11 May 1945	25°44'N, 129°28'E	Cressman, p 676 DANFS
USS Bush (DD-529)	United States	Destroyer	Sunk	6 April 1945	27°16'N, 127°48'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 655 DANFS
USS Butler (DMS-29) ex DD-636	United States	High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer)	Damaged	28 April 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 669 DANFS
USS Butler (DMS-29) ex DD-636	United States	High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer)	Damaged	25 May 1945	26°12'N, 127°50'E	Cressman, p 683 DANFS
USS Cabot (CVL-28)	United States	Aircraft carrier, light	Damaged	25 November 1944	15°42'N, 123°09'E	Cressman, p 584 DANFS
USS Caldwell (DD-605)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	12 December 1944	10°30'N, 124°42'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 592 DANFS
USS California (BB-44)	United States	Battleship	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS
USS Callaghan (DD-792)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	26 March 1945	26°20'N, 127°43'E	Cressman, p 648 DANFS
USS Callaghan (DD-792)	United States	Destroyer	Sunk^[26]^[27]	29 July 1945	25°43'N, 126°55'E	Cressman, p 722 DANFS
USS Callaway (APA-35)	United States	Attack personnel transport ship	Damaged^[28]	7 January 1945	17°00'N, 120°00'E	Cressman, p 607 DANFS
SS Canada Victory	United States	"Victory" cargo ship	Sunk	27 April 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 669 Browning, pp 506–508
SS Cape Constance	United States	Type C1-B cargo ship	Damaged^[29]	3 November 1944	Tacloban, Leyte	Cressman, p 571 Browning, p 544
SS Cape Romano	United States	Type C1-A cargo ship	Damaged	19 November 1944	San Pedro Bay, Leyte	Cressman, p 581 Browning, p 457
USS Carina (AK-74) ex "Liberty" ship S.S. David Davis	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged^[22]	3 May 1945^[30]	26°13'N, 127°50'E	Cressman, p 672 DANFS Rielley (2010), pp 253, 323
USS Cassin Young (DD-793)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	12 April 1945	27°17'N, 127°50'E	Cressman, p 661 DANFS
USS Cassin Young (DD-793)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	29 July 1945	26°08'N, 127°58'E	Cressman, p 723 DANFS
USS Champion (AM-134)	United States	Minesweeper	Damaged	16 April 1945	Off Okinawa	DANFS Rielly (2010,) p 233
USS Charles J. Badger (DD-657)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[22]^[31]	8 April 1945	26°18'N, 127°39'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 659 DANFS
USS Chase (APD-54) ex DE-158	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged	20 May 1945	26°18'N, 127°14'E	Cressman, p 673 DANFS
USS Chilton (APA-38)	United States	Attack personnel transport ship	Damaged^[32]	2 April 1945	25°59'N, 127°17'E	Cressman, p 653
USS Claxton (DD-571)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	1 November 1944	10°40'N, 125°20'E	Cressman, p 569 DANFS
USS Colhoun (DD-801)	United States	Destroyer	Sunk^[33]	6 April 1945	27°16'N, 127°48'E	Cressman, p 655 DANFS
USS Colorado (BB-45)	United States	Battleship	Damaged	27 November 1944	10°50'N, 125°25'E	Cressman, p 585 DANFS
USS Columbia (CL-56)	United States	Light cruiser	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS
USS Columbia (CL-56)	United States	Light cruiser	Damaged	9 January 1945	16°08'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 607 DANFS
USS Comfort (AH-6)	United States	Hospital ship	Damaged	28 April 1945	25°30'N, 127°40'E	Cressman, p 669 DANFS
USS Connolly (DE-306)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	13 April 1945	26°55'N, 126°46'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 662 Rielly (2010), p 235
USS Cowanesque (AO-79)	United States	Fleet oiler	Damaged	3 January 1945	08°56'N, 122°49'E	Cressman, p 603 DANFS
USS Cowell (DD-547)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	25 May 1945	Off Okinawa	DANFS Rielly (2010), p 152
USS Curtiss (AV-4)	United States	Seaplane tender^[34]	Damaged	21 June 1945	26°10'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 701
USS Daly (DD-519)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	28 April 1945	27°12'N, 128°16'E	Cressman, p 669 DANFS
USS Dashiell (DD-659)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	14 April 1945	27°15'N, 130°25'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 662 DANFS
SS David Dudley Field	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	24 October 1944	Tacloban, Leyte	Cressman, p 561 Browning, p 442
SS David Dudley Field	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	12 January 1945	Subic Bay	Cressman, p 609 Browning, p 481
USS Defense (AM-317)	United States	Minesweeper	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°38'N, 127°31'E	Cressman, p 655 DANFS
USS Denver (CL-58)	United States	Light cruiser	Damaged	27 November 1944	10°57'N, 125°02'E	Cressman, p 567 DANFS
USS Devastator (AM-318)	United States	Minesweeper	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°26'N, 127°40'E	Cressman, p 655
USS Devilfish (SS-292)	United States	Submarine	Damaged^[35]	20 March 1945	En route to patrol area	DANFS
USS Dickerson (APD-21) ex DD-157	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged	2 April 1945	26°21'N, 127°45'E	Cressman, p 653 DANFS
USS Dickerson (APD-21) ex DD-157	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Sunk^[36]	4 April 1945	off Kerama Retto	Cressman, p 654 DANFS
USS Dorsey (DMS-1) ex DD-117	United States	High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer)	Damaged	26 March 1945	26°20'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 648 DANFS
USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	17 May 1945	25°59'N, 126°54'E	Cressman, p 680 DANFS
USS Drayton (DD-366)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	5 December 1944	10°10'N, 125°20'E	Cressman, p 588 DANFS
USS Drexler (DD-741)	United States	Destroyer	Sunk	28 May 1945	27°06'N, 127°38'E	Cressman, p 685 DANFS
USS DuPage (APA-41)	United States	Attack personnel transport ship	Damaged	10 January 1945	16°17'N, 120°15'E	Cressman, p 608 DANFS
USS Dutton (AGS-8)	United States	Survey Ship	Damaged	27 May 1945	26°15'N, 127°59'E	Cressman, p 684 DANFS
USS Earl V. Johnson (DE-702)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged^[37]^[38]	4 August 1945	20°17'N, 128°07'E	Cressman, p 727 DANFS
SS Edward N. Westcott	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	12 January 1945	Off the west coast of Luzon	Cressman, p 609 Browning, p 480
USS Egeria (ARL-8)	United States	Repair Ship, Landing Craft	Damaged	12 November 1944	11°11'N, 125°05'E	Cressman, p 575 Rielly (2010), p 131
USS Ellyson (DMS-19) ex DD-545	United States	High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer)	Damaged	22 June 1945	26°04'N, 127°55'E	Cressman, p 702 Rielly (2010), p 294
SS Elmira Victory	United States	"Victory" cargo ship	Damaged	12 January 1945	16°11'N, 120°20'E	Cressman, p 609 Browning, p 489
USS Emmons (DMS-22) ex DD-457	United States	High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer)	Damaged^[39]	6 April 1945	26°48'N, 128°04'E	Cressman, p 655 DANFS
USS Emmons (DMS-22) ex DD-457	United States	High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer)	Sunk^[40]	7 April 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 658 DANFS
USS England (DE-635)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	9 May 1945	26°18'N, 127°13'E	Cressman, p 676 DANFS
USS Enterprise (CV-6)	United States	Aircraft carrier	Damaged^[41]	11 April 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 660 DANFS
USS Enterprise (CV-6)	United States	Aircraft carrier	Damaged	14 May 1945	30°23'N, 132°36'E, off Honshu	Cressman, p 678 DANFS
USS Essex (CV-9)	United States	Aircraft carrier	Damaged	25 November 1944	15°47'N, 124°14'E	Cressman, p 584 DANFS
USS Evans (DD-552)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[42]	11 May 1945	26°58'N, 127°32'E	Cressman, p 676 DANFS
USS Facility (AM-233)	United States	Minesweeper	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 655 DANFS
USS Fieberling (DE-640)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°48'N, 128°04'E	Cressman, p 655 DANFS
USS Foote (DD-511)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	21 December 1944	11°05'N, 121°20'E, off Mindoro	Cressman, p 595 Rielly (2010), pp 147, 151
USS Foreman (DE-633)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	26 March 1945	26°20'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 648 DANFS
HMS Formidable (R67)	United Kingdom	Aircraft carrier	Damaged	4 May 1945	26°01'N, 237°26'E'	Cressman, p 673 naval-history.net
HMS Formidable (R67)	United Kingdom	Aircraft carrier	Damaged	9 May 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 676 naval-history.net
USS Forrest (DMS-24) ex DD-461	United States	High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer)	Damaged	27 May 1945	26°16'N, 128°04'E	Cressman, p 685 DANFS USS Forrest War Diary
SS Francisco Morazan	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged^[43]	30 December 1944	Off Mindoro	Cressman, p 598 Browning, p 472
USS Franklin (CV-13)	United States	Aircraft carrier	Damaged^[44]	13 October 1944	22°55'N, 123°12'E	Cressman, p 554 DANFS Rielly (2010), p 115
USS Franklin (CV-13)	United States	Aircraft carrier	Damaged	30 October 1944	100 miles E of Samar Island	Rielly (2010), p 123
USS Gansevoort (DD-608)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	30 December 1944	12°21'N, 121°02'E	Cressman, p 598 DANFS
USS Gayety (AM-239)	United States	Minesweeper	Damaged^[45]^[46]	4 May 1945	26°32'N, 126°58'E	Cressman, p 673 DANFS
MV General Fleischer	Norway	Motor vessel	Damaged	19 November 1944	San Pedro Bay, Leyte	Cressman, p 581 Rielly, (2010) p 132
SS Gilbert Stuart USAT	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	18 November 1944	Off Tacloban	Cressman, p 580 Browning, p 455
USS Gilligan (DE-508)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	12 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E, off the west coast of Luzon	Cressman, p 609 DANFS
USS Gilmer (APD-11) ex DD-233	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged	25 March 1945	26°00'N, 127°20'E	Cressman, p 647 DANFS
USS Gladiator (AM-319)	United States	Minesweeper	Damaged^[47]	12 April 1945	26°05'N, 127°35'E	Cressman, p 661 DANFS
USS Gladiator (AM-319)	United States	Minesweeper	Damaged^[48]	22 April 1945	26°21'N, 127°45'E	Cressman, p 667 DANFS
USS Goodhue (APA-107)	United States	Attack personnel transport ship	Damaged	2 April 1945	25°56'N, 127°17'E	Cressman, p 653 DANFS
USS Gregory (DD-802)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	8 April 1945	27°07'N, 128°39'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 659 DANFS
USS Guest (DD-472)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[49]	25 May 1945	26°22'N, 127°44'E	Cressman, p 683 DANFS
USS Gwin (DM-33) ex DD-77	United States	Destroyer minelayer	Damaged	4 May 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 673 DANFS
USS Haggard (DD-555)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	29 April 1945	27°01'N, 129°40'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 670 DANFS
USS Halloran (DE-305)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	21 June 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 701 DANFS
USS Halsey Powell (DD-686)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	20 March 1945	30°27'N, 134°28'E	Cressman, p 644 DANFS
USS Hambleton (DMS-20) ex DD-455	United States	High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer)	Damaged	3 April 1945	27°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 654 DANFS
USS Hancock (CV-19)	United States	Aircraft carrier	Damaged	25 November 1944	15°47'N, 124°14'E	Cressman, p 584 DANFS
USS Hancock (CV-19)	United States	Aircraft carrier	Damaged	7 April 1945	27°00'N, 130°00'E	Cressman, p 658 DANFS
USS Hank (DD-702)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[50]	11 April 1945	Off Okinawa	DANFS
USS Haraden (DD-585)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	13 December 1944	08°40'N, 122°33'E, Mindanao-Negros area	Cressman, p 592 DANFS
USS Harding (DMS-28) ex DD-625	United States	High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer)	Damaged	16 April 1945	26°42'N, 127°25'E	Cressman, p 664 DANFS
USS Harrison (DD-573)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	6 April 1945	27°05'N, 129°22'E	Cressman, p 656
USS Harry F. Bauer (DM-26) ex DD-738	United States	Light minelayer (converted destroyer)	Damaged	29 April 1945	26°47'N, 128°42'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 670 DANFS
USS Harry F. Bauer (DM-26) ex DD-738	United States	Light minelayer (converted destroyer)	Damaged	10 May 1945	26°25'N, 128°31'E	Cressman, p 676 DANFS
USS Harry F. Bauer (DM-26) ex DD-738	United States	Light minelayer (converted destroyer)	Damaged	6 June 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 690 DANFS
USS Haynsworth (DD-700)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°55'N, 129°29'E	Cressman, p 655 DANFS
USS Hazelwood (DD-531)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	29 April 1945	27°02'N, 129°59'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 670 DANFS
USS Helm (DD-388)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[51]	5 January 1945	15°00'N, 119°00'E	Cressman, p 604 Rielly (2010), p 158
USS Henrico (APA-45)	United States	Attack personnel transport ship	Damaged	2 April 1945	25°59'N, 127°17'E	Cressman, p 653 DANFS
USS Hinsdale (APA-120)	United States	Attack personnel transport ship	Damaged	31 March 1945	25°54'N, 127°49'E	Cressman, p 652
USS Hinsdale (APA-120)	United States	Attack personnel transport ship	Damaged	1 April 1945	26°20'N, 127°41'E	Cressman, p 652 DANFS Rielly (2010), p 206
SS Hobbs Victory	United States	"Victory" cargo ship	Sunk^[52]	6 April 1945	26°05'N, 125°14'E, northwest of Kerama Retto	Cressman, p 657 Browning, p 500
USS Hobson (DMS-26) ex DD-464)	United States	High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer)	Damaged	16 April 1945	27°26'N, 126°59'E	Cressman, p 664 DANFS
USS Hodges (DE-231)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	9 January 1945	16°22'N, 120°12'E	Cressman, p 607 DANFS
USS Hopkins (DD-249)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	4 May 1945	Off Okinawa	DANFS Rielly (2010) p 260
USS Horace A. Bass (APD-124) ex DE-691)	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged	29 July 1945	26°17'N, 127°34'E	Cressman, p 723 DANFS
USS Howorth (DD-592)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	15 December 1944	12°19'N, 121°02'E	Cressman, p 593 DANFS
USS Howorth (DD-592)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°32'N, 127°40'E	Cressman, p 655 DANFS
USS Hudson (DD-475)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[53]	22 April 1945	27°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 664 DANFS
USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[45]^[54]	11 May 1945	26°59'N, 127°32'E	Cressman, p 676 DANFS
USS Hughes (DD-410)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	10 December 1944	10°15'N, 125°10'E	Cressman, p 590 DANFS
USS Hunt (DD-674)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	14 April 1945	27°15'N, 130°25'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 663 DANFS
USS Hyman (DD-732)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[55]	6 April 1945	26°45'N, 127°42'E	Cressman, p 656 DANFS
USS Idaho (BB-42)	United States	Battleship	Damaged	12 April 1945	26°26'N, 127°32'E	Cressman, p 661 DANFS
HMS Indefatigable (R10)	United Kingdom	Aircraft carrier	Damaged	1 April 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 653 [1]
USS Indianapolis (CA-35)	United States	Heavy cruiser	Damaged	30 March 1945	26°25'N, 127°30'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 651 DANFS
HMS Indomitable (R92)	United Kingdom	Aircraft carrier	Hit^[56]	4 May 1945	26°01'N, 237°26'E	Cressman, p 673 [2]
USS Ingraham (DD-694)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	4 May 1945	Off Okinawa	DANFS DANFS
USS Intrepid (CV-11)	United States	Aircraft carrier	Damaged	29 October 1944	15°07'N, 124°01'E	Cressman, p 567 DANFS
USS Intrepid (CV-11)	United States	Aircraft carrier	Damaged	25 November 1944	15°47'N, 124°14'E	Cressman, p 584 DANFS
USS Intrepid (CV-11)	United States	Aircraft carrier	Damaged	16 April 1945	27°37'N, 131°14'E	Cressman, p 664 DANFS
USS Isherwood (DD-520)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	22 April 1945	26°14'N, 127°28'E	Cressman, p 664 DANFS
USS J. William Ditter (DM-31) ex DD-751)	United States	Destroyer minelayer	Damaged	6 June 1945	26°14'N,128°01'E	Cressman, p 690 DANFS
USS James O'Hara (APA-90)	United States	Attack personnel transport ship	Damaged	23 November 1944	10°57'N, 125°02'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 583 Rielly (2010), p 132
USS Jeffers (DMS-27) ex DD-621)	United States	High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer)	Damaged^[45]^[57]	12 April 1945	26°50'N, 126°35'E	Cressman, p 661 Rielly (2010), p 232
SS Jeremiah M. Daily	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	12 November 1944	11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 451
SS John Burke	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Sunk	28 December 1944	9°1'11"N 123°26'50"E, off Mindoro	Cressman, p 598 Browning, p 470
USS John C. Butler (DE-339)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged^[58]	20 May 1945	26°47'N, 127°52'E	Cressman, p 673 DANFS
SS John Evans	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	5 December 1944	09°34'N, 127°30'E, San Pedro Bay, Leyte	Cressman, p 588 Browning, p 500
SS Josiah Snelling	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged^[59]	28 May 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 685 Browning, p 515
SS Juan de Fuca	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	21 December 1944	Off Panay, ship continues on to Mindoro under own power (see 31 December)	Cressman, p 595 Browning, p 467
USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76)	United States	Aircraft carrier, escort	Damaged	8 January 1945	15°10'N, 119°08'E	Cressman, p 606 DANFS
USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68)	United States	Aircraft Carrier, escort	Damaged	25 October 1944	11°10'N, 126°20'E	Cressman, p 563 DANFS
USS Kenneth Whiting (AV-14)	United States	Seaplane Tender	Damaged	21 June 1945	26°10'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 701 DANFS
USS Keokuk (AKN-4) ex SS Henry M. Flagler	United States	Net cargo ship	Damaged	21 February 1945	24°36'N, 141°48'E	Cressman, p 627 DANFS
USS Kidd (DD-661)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	11 April 1945	26°00'N, 130°00'E	Cressman, p 660 DANFS
USS Kimberly (DD-521)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	25 March 1945	26°02'N, 126°54'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 647 DANFS
USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)	United States	Aircraft Carrier, escort	Damaged	25 October 1944	11°10'N, 126°20'E	Cressman, p 563 DANFS
USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)	United States	Aircraft carrier, escort	Damaged	8 January 1945	15°48'N, 119°09'E	Cressman, p 606 DANFS
SS Kyle V. Johnson	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	12 January 1945	15°12'N, 119°30'E	Cressman, p 609 Browning, p 481
KT-152	Soviet Union	Minesweeper	Sunk	12 August 1945	Off the Kuril Islands	Tokarev, p 68
USS Laffey (DD-724)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[60]	15 April 1945	27°16'N, 127°50'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 663 DANFS
USS La Grange (APA-124)	United States	Attack personnel transport ship	Damaged^[61]	13 August 1945	26°14'N, 127°52'E, Buckner Bay, Okinawa	Cressman, p 733 DANFS
USS Lamson (DD-367)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	7 December 1944	10°28'N, 124°41'E	Cressman, p 589 DANFS
USS LCI(G)-70	United States	Landing craft, infantry (gunboat)	Damaged	5 January 1945	15°36'N, 119°20'E	Cressman, p 604 Turner, p 22 Rielly (2010) p 158
USS LCI-82	United States	Landing craft infantry	Sunk^[22]	4 April 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 654 Naval Historical Center
USS LCI(L)-90	United States	Landing craft, infantry, large	Damaged	3 June 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 688 Naval Historical Center
USS LCI(G)-365	United States	Landing craft, infantry (gun boat)	Sunk^[22]	10 January 1945	16°06'N, 120°14'E	Cressman, p 607 Rielly (2010) p 164
USS LCI(G)-404	United States	Landing craft Infantry (gunboat)	Damaged^[62]	8 January 1945	Yoo Passage, Palaus	Cressman, p 606 Rielly (2010) p 161
USS LCI(G)-588	United States	Landing craft, infantry (gun boat)	Damaged^[22]	28 March 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 648 Rielly (2010) p 203-204
USS LCI(L)-600	United States	Landing craft, infantry (large)	Sunk^[37]^[63]	12 January 1945	Ulithi	Naval Historical Center
USS LCI(M)-974	United States	Landing craft, infantry (mortar)	Sunk^[22]	10 January 1945	16°06'N, 120°14'E	Cressman, p 607 Naval Historical Center
USS LCS(L)(3)-7	United States	Landing craft, support, large (Rocket)	Sunk^[22]	16 February 1945	At the entrance to Mariveles harbor	Cressman, p 623 Ball, p 72
USS LCS(L)(3)-15	United States	Landing craft, support (large)	Sunk	22 April 1945	27°20'N, 127°10'E, off Okinawa	Naval Historical Center Rielly (2010) p 246
USS LCS(L)(3)-25	United States	Landing craft, support	Damaged	3 May 1945	26°24'N, 126°15'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 672 Rielly (2010) p 255
USS LCS(L)(3)-26	United States	Landing craft, support, large (Rocket)	Sunk^[22]	16 February 1945	At the entrance to Mariveles harbor	Ball, p 72 Rielly (2010) p 171
USS LCS(L)(3)-27	United States	Landing craft, support, large (Rocket)	Damaged^[22]	16 February 1945	At the entrance to Mariveles harbor	Ball, p 72 Rielly (2010) p 173
USS LCS(L)(3)-33	United States	Landing craft, support (large) (Mk. III)	Damaged	10 April 1945	Radar picket station #1, Okinawa	Ball, p 170
USS LCS(L)(3)-33	United States	Landing craft, support (large) (Mk. III)	Sunk^[64]	12 April 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 661 Rielly (2010) p 231 Naval Historical Center
USS LCS(L)(3)-36	United States	Landing craft, support (large)	Damaged	9 April 1945	Radar picket station #4, Okinawa	Ball, p 170 Rielly (2010) p 226
USS LCS(L)(3)-37	United States	Landing craft, support (large)	Damaged	9 April 1945	Radar picket station #4, Okinawa	Ball, p 190 Rielly (2010) p 246
USS LCS(L)(3)-37	United States	Landing craft, support (large)	Damaged	28 April 1945	Radar picket station #4, Okinawa	Rielly (2010) p 249
USS LCS(L)(3)-49	United States	Landing craft, support, large (Rocket)	Sunk^[22]	16 February 1945	At the entrance to Mariveles harbor	Ball, p 72 Rielly (2010) p 171
USS LCS(L)(3)-51	United States	Landing craft, support (large)	Damaged	6 April 1945	Radar picket station #1, Okinawa	Ball, p 180-181 Rielly (2010) p 231
USS LCS(L)(3)-52	United States	Landing craft, support	Damaged^[65]	27 May 1945	Off Okinawa	Ball, p 224 Rielly (2010) p 284
USS LCS(L)(3)-61	United States	Landing craft, support (large)	Damaged^[66]	27 May 1945	Radar picket station #15A, Okinawa	Ball, p 180-181 Rielly (2010) p 284
USS LCS(L)(3)-88	United States	Landing craft, support	Damaged	11 May 1945	26°58'N, 127°32'E	Cressman, p 676 Ball, p 210-211 Rielly (2010) p 267
USS LCS(L)(3)-116	United States	Landing craft, support	Damaged	16 May 1945	Off Okinawa	Ball, p 180 Rielly (2010) p 240
USS LCS(L)(3)-119	United States	Landing craft, support, large (Rocket)	Damaged	28 May 1945	26°15'N, 127°51'E	Cressman, p 685 Ball, p 229-230 Rielly (2010) p 286
USS LCS(L)(3)-121	United States	Landing craft, support, large (Rocket)	Damaged	24 May 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 683 Ball p 222
USS LCS(L)(3)-122	United States	Landing craft, support, large (Rocket)	Damaged	11 June 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 694 Ball, p 234-235 Rielly (2010) pp 291–292
USS LCT-1075	United States	Landing craft, tank	Sunk^[67]	10 December 1944	South of Dulag	Cressman, p 590 Naval Historical Center Rielly (2010) p 145
SS Leonidas Merritt	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	12 November 1944	11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 449 Rielly (2010) p 128
USS LeRay Wilson (DE-414)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	10 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 608 DANFS Rielly (2010) p 163
USS Leutze (DD-481)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°38'N, 127°28'E	Cressman, p 655 DANFS Rielly (2010) p 212
SS Lewis L. Dyche	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Sunk	4 January 1945	South of Mindoro	Cressman, p 603 Browning, p 475 Rielly (2010) p 156
USS Lexington (CV-16)	United States	Aircraft carrier	Damaged	5 November 1944	16°20'N, 123°59'E	Cressman, p 571 DANFS
USS Liddle (APD-60) ex DE-206	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged	7 December 1944	10°57'N, 124°35'E	Cressman, p 589 DANFS
USS Lindsey (DM-32) ex DD-771	United States	Light minelayer (converted destroyer)	Damaged	12 April 1945	26°28'N, 127°15'E	Cressman, p 661 DANFS
USS Little (DD-803)	United States	Destroyer	Sunk^[68]	3 May 1945	26°24'N, 126°15'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 672 DANFS
SS Logan Victory	United States	"Victory" cargo ship	Damaged^[69]	6 April 1945	26°10'N, 127°16'E, off Kerama Retto	Cressman, p 656 Browning, pp 499–500
USS Long (DMS-12) ex DD-209	United States	High-speed minesweeper	Sunk	6 January 1945	16°12'N, 120°11'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS Rielly (2010) p 160
USS Longshaw (DD-559)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	7 April 1945	26°29'N, 127°41'E	Cressman, p 658 destroyersonline.com
USS Louisville (CA-28)	United States	Heavy cruiser	Damaged	5 January 1945	15°53'N, 120°00'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS
USS Louisville (CA-28)	United States	Heavy cruiser	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°37'N, 120°17'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS
USS Louisville (CA-28)	United States	Heavy cruiser	Damaged	5 June 1945	26°07'N, 127°52'E	Cressman, p 690 DANFS
USS Loy (APD-56) ex DE-160	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged	27 May 1945	26°30'N, 127°30'E	Cressman, p 684 DANFS
USS LSM-18	United States	Landing ship, medium	Damaged	7 December 1944	10°57'N, 124°35'E	Cressman, p 589
USS LSM-19	United States	Landing ship, medium	Damaged	7 December 1944	10°57'N, 124°35'E	Cressman, p 589
USS LSM-20	United States	Landing ship, medium	Sunk	5 December 1944	10º12'N, 125º19'E	Naval Historical Center
USS LSM-23	United States	Landing ship, medium	Damaged	5 December 1944	10º12'N, 125º19'E	Stern, p 93
USS LSM-59	United States	Landing ship, medium	Sunk^[70]	21 June 1945	En route to Ie Shima	Cressman, p 701 Naval Historical Center
USS LSM-135	United States	Landing ship, medium	Sunk	25 May 1945	26°41'N, 127°47'E	Cressman, p 683 Naval Historical Center
USS LSM-188	United States	Landing ship medium	Damaged	28 March 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 648 Naval Historical Center
USS LSM-189	United States	Landing ship, medium (rocket)	Damaged	12 April 1945	Off Okinawa	DANFS Naval Historical Center
USS LSM-190	United States	Landing ship, medium	Sunk	4 May 1945	27°10'N, 127°58'E	Cressman, p 673 Ball, 201-202
USS LSM-194	United States	Landing ship, medium	Sunk	4 May 1945	27°10'N, 127°58'E	Cressman, p 673 Ball, p 203-204
USS LSM-195	United States	Landing ship, medium	Sunk	3 May 1945	26°24'N, 126°15'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 672 Ball, p 198
USS LSM-318	United States	Landing ship, medium	Sunk	7 December 1944	10°57'N, 124°35'E	Cressman, p 589 Naval Historical Center Rielly (2010) p 144
USS LST-447	United States	Landing ship, tank	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°09'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 656 DANFS
USS LST-447	United States	Landing ship, tank	Sunk^[71]	7 April 1945	26°09'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 658 Warner p 328 DANFS
USS LST-460	United States	Landing ship, tank	Sunk	21 December 1944	11°13'N, 121°04'E	Cressman, p 595 DANFS Naval Historical Center
USS LST-472	United States	Landing ship, tank	Damaged^[72]	15 December 1944	12°19'N, 121°05'E, off southern tip of Mindoro	Cressman, p 592-593 DANFS Naval Historical Center
USS LST-477	United States	Landing ship, tank	Damaged	21 February 1945	24°40'N, 141°44'E	Cressman, p 627
USS LST-534	United States	Landing ship, tank	Damaged^[73]	22 June 1945	26°18'N, 127°49'E	Cressman, p 702 DANFS Naval Historical Center
USS LST-599	United States	Landing ship, tank	Damaged	3 April 1945	26°10'N, 127°16'E	Cressman, p 654 DANFS Naval Historical Center
USS LST-610	United States	Landing ship tank	Damaged^[22]	10 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 607 Rielly (2010) p 164
USS LST-700	United States	Landing ship, tank	Damaged^[74]	12 January 1945	14°04'N, 119°25'E	Cressman, p 609 Rielly (2010) p 164
USS LST-724	United States	Landing ship, tank	Damaged	31 March 1945	25°59'N, 127°50'E	Cressman, p 652 Rielly (2010) p 206
USS LST-737	United States	Landing ship, tank	Damaged	7 December 1944	10°57'N, 124°35'E	Cressman, p 589 Rielly (2010) p 144
USS LST-738	United States	Landing ship, tank	Sunk^[75]	15 December 1944	12°19'N, 121°05'E, off southern tip of Mindoro	Cressman, p 592-593 DANFS Naval Historical Center
USS LST-749	United States	Landing ship, tank	Sunk	21 December 1944	11°13'N, 121°04'E	Cressman, p 595 DANFS Naval Historical Center
USS LST-750	United States	Landing ship, tank	Sunk^[76]	28 December 1944	09°01'N, 122°30'E	Cressma p 598 DANFS Naval Historical Center
USS LST-808	United States	Landing ship, tank	Damaged	20 May 1945	26°42'N, 127°47'E	Cressman, p 673 DANFS Naval Historical Center
USS LST-809	United States	Landing ship, tank	Damaged	21 February 1945	24°08'N, 142°06'E	Cressman, p 627 Rielly (2010) pp 180–181
USS LST-884	United States	Landing ship, tank	Sunk^[77]	31 March 1945	25°59'N, 127°50'E	Cressman, p 652 DANFS Ball, p 157-158
USS LST-925	United States	Landing ship tank	Damaged^[22]	9 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 607 Rielly (2010) pp 163–164
USS LST-1028	United States	Landing ship tank	Damaged^[22]	9 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 607
USS Luce (DD-522)	United States	Destroyer	Sunk	4 May 1945	26°35'N,127°10'E	Cressman, p 673 DANFS
USS Lunga Point (CVE-94)	United States	Aircraft carrier, escort	Damaged	21 February 1945	24°40'N, 141°44'E	Cressman, p 627 DANFS Rielly (2010) p 179
USS Macomb (DMS-23) ex DD-458	United States	High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer)	Damaged	3 May 1945	26°01'N, 126°53'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 672 Rielly (2010) p 254
USS Maddox (DD-731)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	21 January 1945	23°06'N, 122°43'E	Cressman, p 613 Rielly (2010) p 177
USS Mahan (DD-364)	United States	Destroyer	Sunk^[78]	7 December 1944	10°50'N, 124°30'E	Cressman, p 589 Rielly (2010) p 140
USS Mahnomen County (LST-912)	United States	Landing ship, tank	Damaged	8 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E, Surigao Straits	Cressman, p 607 DANFS Rielly (2010) p 162
USS Manila Bay (CVE-61)	United States	Aircraft carrier, escort	Damaged	5 January 1945	14°50'N, 119°10'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS
USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733)	United States	Destroyer	Sunk^[45]^[79]	12 April 1945	27°25'N, 126°59'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 661 DANFS
SS Marcus Daly	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	5 December 1944	09°34'N, 127°30'E, San Pedro Bay, Leyte	Cressman, p 588 Browning, p 463
SS Marcus Daly	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	10 December 1944	South of Dulag	Cressman, p 590 Browning, pp 465–466
USS Marcus Island (CVE-77)	United States	Aircraft carrier, escort	Damaged	15 December 1944	off Mindoro	Cressman, p 593 DANFS
SS Mary A. Livermore	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	28 May 1945	26°12'N, 127°46'E, Buckner Bay	Cressman, p 685 Browning, p 514
USS Maryland (BB-46)	United States	Battleship	Damaged	29 November 1944	10°41'N, 125°23'E, In Leyte Gulf	Cressman, p 585 DANFS
USS Maryland (BB-46)	United States	Battleship	Damaged	7 April 1945	26°40'N, 127°29'E	Cressman, p 658 DANFS
SS Matthew P. Deady USAT	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	3 November 1944	Tacloban, Leyte	Cressman, p 571 Browning, p 447
USS Mazama (AE-9)	United States	Ammunition ship	Damaged^[37]^[80]	12 January 1945	Ulithi	DANFS
SS Minot Victory	United States	"Victory" cargo ship	Damaged	12 April 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, pp 661–662 Browning, p 503
USS Mississinewa (AO-59)	United States	Fleet oiler	Sunk^[37]^[81]	20 November 1944	10°06'N, 139°43'E, Ulithi	Cressman, p 581 DANFS
USS Mississippi (BB-41)	United States	Battleship	Damaged	9 January 1945	16°08'N, 120°18'E	Cressman, p 607 DANFS
USS Mississippi (BB-41)	United States	Battleship	Damaged	5 June 1945	26°09'N, 127°35'E	Cressman, p 690 DANFS
USS Missouri (BB-63)	United States	Battleship	Damaged	11 April 1945	26°00'N, 130°00'E	Cressman, p 660 DANFS
USS Missouri (BB-63)	United States	Battleship	Damaged	16 April 1945	26°00'N, 130°00'E	Cressman, p 664 DANFS
USS Montpelier (CL-57)	United States	Light cruiser	Damaged	27 November 1944	10°50'N, 125°25'E	Cressman, p 585 Rielly (2010) p 136
USS Morris (DD-417)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	6 April 1945	25°55'N, 127°52'E	Cressman, p 655 DANFS
USS Morrison (DD-560)	United States	Destroyer	Sunk	4 May 1945	27°10'N, 127°58'E	Cressman, p 673 DANFS
SS Morrison R. Waite	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	12 November 1944	11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 452
USS Mugford (DD-389)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	5 December 1944	10°15'N, 125°20'E	Cressman, p 588 DANFS
USS Mullany (DD-528)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[82]	6 April 1945	26°24'N, 128°10'E	Cressman, p 655 DANFS
USS Nashville (CL-43)	United States	Light cruiser	Damaged	13 December 1944	08°57'N, 123°28'E	Cressman, p 592 DANFS
USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62)	United States	Aircraft Carrier, escort	Damaged	7 June 1945	24°46'N, 126°37'E	Cressman, p 691 DANFS
USS Nevada (BB-36)	United States	Battleship	Damaged	26 March 1945	26°20'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 648 DANFS
USS New Mexico (BB-40)	United States	Battleship	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS
USS New Mexico (BB-40)	United States	Battleship	Damaged	12 May 1945	26°22'N, 127°43'E	Cressman, p 677 DANFS
USS New York (BB-34)	United States	Battleship	Damaged	14 April 1945	Off Okinawa, 26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 662 DANFS
USS Newcomb (DD-586)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS
USS Newcomb (DD-586)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[83]	6 April 1945	26°38'N, 127°28'E	Cressman, p 655 DANSF
USS O'Brien (DD-725)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°23'N, 120°14'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS
USS O'Brien (DD-725)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	26 March 1945	26°16'N, 127°26'E	Cressman, p 648 DANFS
USS O'Neill (DE-188)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	25 May 1945	26°20'N, 127°43'E	Cressman, p 683 DANFS
USS Oberrender (DE-344)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	9 May 1945	26°32'N, 127°30'E	Cressman, p 676 DANFS
USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79)	United States	Aircraft carrier, escort	Sunk^[84]	4 January 1945	11°25'N, 121°19'E	Cressman, p 603 DANFS
USS Orca (AVP-49)	United States	Small Seaplane Tender	Damaged	5 January 1945	15°36'N, 119°20'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS
USS Orestes (AGP-10)	United States	Patrol Craft Tender	Damaged	30 December 1944	12°19'N, 121°04'E	Cressman, p 598 DANFS
SS Otis Skinner	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	12 January 1945	14°42'N, 119°35'E	Cressman, p 609 Browning, pp 479–480
USS Pathfinder (AGS-1)	United States	Survey Ship	Damaged	5 May 1945	26°38'N, 127°53'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 676 NOAA
USS Paul Hamilton (DD-590)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	15 December 1944	12°19'N, 121°02'E	Cressman, p 593
USS PC-1129	United States	Coastal Patrol Craft	Damaged^[22]	31 January 1945	14°05'N, 120°30'E	Cressman, p 617 Navsource
USS PC-1603	United States	Coastal Patrol Craft	Damaged^[85]	26 May 1945	26°25'N, 127°53'E	Cressman, p 684 Navsource
USS PCS-1396	United States	Coastal Patrol Craft	Damaged	27 May 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 684 Navsource
USS Pinkney (APH-2)	United States	Evacuation transport	Damaged	28 April 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 669 DANFS
USS Porcupine (IX-126)	United States	Auxiliary tanker	Sunk^[86]	30 December 1944	12°21'N, 121°02'E	Cressman, p 598 Deck log, USS Bush (DD-529)
USS Porterfield (DD-682)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	26 March 1945	26°20'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 648
USS Prichett (DD-561)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[87]	28 July 1945	25°43'N, 126°56'E	Cressman, p 722 DANFS
USS Pringle (DD-477)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	30 December 1944	12°18'N, 121°01'E	Cressman, p 598 DANFS
USS Pringle (DD-477)	United States	Destroyer	Sunk	16 April 1945	27°26'N, 126°59'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 664 DANFS
USS PT-84	United States	Patrol torpedo boat	Damaged	17 December 1944	off Mindoro, 12°19'N, 121°04'E	Cressman, p 593 Hyperwar
USS PT-223	United States	Patrol torpedo boat	Damaged	15 December 1944	12°19'N, 121°05'E	Cressman, p 593 Hyperwar
USS PT-300	United States	Patrol torpedo boat	Sunk	18 December 1944	12°19'N, 121°05'E, off Mindoro	Cressman, p 593 DANFS Hyperwar
USS PT-323	United States	Patrol torpedo boat	Sunk	10 December 1944	10°33'N, 125°14'E	Cressman, p 590 DANFS Hyperwar
USS Purdy (DD-734)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	12 April 1945	27°16'N, 127°50'E	Cressman, p 661 DANFS
USS Rall (DE-304)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	12 April 1945	26°36'N, 127°39'E	Cressman, p 661 DANFS
USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	27 April 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 669 DANFS
USS Randolph (CV-15)	United States	Aircraft carrier	Damaged	11 March 1945	Ulithi	www.Combined fleet.com DANFS
USS Ransom (AM-283)	United States	Minesweeper	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°48'N, 128°04'E	Cressman, p 655 DANFS
USS Ransom (AM-283)	United States	Minesweeper	Damaged	22 April 1945	26°14'N, 127°28'E	Cressman, p 664 DANFS
USS Rathburne (APD-25) ex DD-113	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged	27 April 1945	26°26'N, 127°36'E	Cressman, p 669 DANFS
USS Rednour (APD-102) ex DE-592	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged	27 May 1945	26°29'N, 127°21'E	Cressman, p 684 DANFS
USS Register (APD-92) ex DE-233	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged	20 May 1945	26°25'N, 127°21'E	Cressman, p 681 DANFS
USS Reid (DD-369)	United States	Destroyer	Sunk	11 December 1944	off Leyte, 09°50'N, 124°55'E	Cressman, p 591 DANFS
USS Reno (CL-96)	United States	Light cruiser	Damaged	14 October 1944	22°48'N, 123°01'E	Cressman, p 554 DANFS
USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[88]	6 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS
USS Richard W. Suesens (DE-342)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	12 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E, off the west coast of Luzon	Cressman, p 609 DANFS
USS Riddle (DE-185)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	12 April 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 661 DANFS
USS Robert H. Smith (DM-23) ex DD-735	United States	Light minelayer (converted destroyer)	Damaged	25 March 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 647 DANFS
USS Robinson (DD-562)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[22]	10 January 1945	16°06'N, 120°14'E	Cressman, p 607 []
USS Rodman (DMS-21) ex DD-456	United States	High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer)	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°48'N, 128°04'E	Cressman, p 655 DANFS
USS Roper APD-20 ex DD-147	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged	25 May 1945	26°34'N, 127°36'E	Cressman, p 683 DANFS
SS S. Hall Young USAT	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	29 April 1945	In Nago Bay	Cressman, p 671 Browning, p 509
USS Salamaua (CVE-96)	United States	Aircraft carrier, escort	Damaged	13 January 1945	17°09'N, 119°21'E	Cressman, p 610 DANFS
USS Samuel S. Miles (DE-183)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	11 April 1945	Off Okinawa	DANFS
USS San Jacinto (CVL-30)	United States	Aircraft carrier, light	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°46'N, 129°43'E	Cressman, p 656 DANFS
USS Sandoval (APA-194)	United States	Attack personnel transport ship	Damaged	28 May 1945	26°15'N, 127°51'E	Cressman, p 685 DANFS
USS Sangamon (CVE-26)	United States	Aircraft carrier, escort	Damaged	4 May 1945	26°01'N, 237°26'E	Cressman, p 683 DANFS
USS Santee (CVE-29)	United States	Aircraft Carrier, escort	Damaged	25 October 1944	09°45'N, 126°20'E	Cressman, p 563 DANFS
USS Saratoga (CV-3)	United States	Aircraft carrier	Damaged^[89]	21 February 1945	24°56'N, 142°01'E	Cressman, p 627 DANFS
USS Saufley (DD-465)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	29 November 1944	10°50'N, 125°25'E	Cressman, p 585 DANFS
USS Savo Island (CVE-78)	United States	Aircraft carrier, escort	Damaged	5 January 1945	14°50'N, 119°00'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS
USS SC-744	United States	Submarine chaser	Sunk	27 November 1944	10°44'N, 125°07'E, Leyte Gulf	Cressman, p 585 []
USS Sederstrom (DE-31)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	22 April 1945	Off Okinawa	DANFS DANFS
USS Shannon (DM-25) ex DD-737	United States	Light minelayer (converted destroyer)	Damaged	29 April 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 670 []
USS Shea (DM-30) ex DD-750	United States	Light minelayer (converted destroyer)	Damaged	22 April 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 664 DANFS
USS Shea (DM-30) ex DD-750	United States	Light minelayer (converted destroyer)	Damaged^[45]	4 May 1945	27°26'N, 126°59'E	Cressman, p 683 DANFS
USS Shubrick (DD-639)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	29 May 1945	26°38'N, 127°05'E	Cressman, p 686 DANFS
USS Sigsbee (DD-502)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	14 April 1945	Off Okinawa, 27°15'N, 130°25'E	Cressman, p 662 DANFS
USS Sims (APD-50) ex DE-154	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged	18 May 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 680 DANFS
USS Sims (APD-50) ex DE-154	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged	25 May 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 683 DANFS
USS Skirmish (AM-303)	United States	Minesweeper	Damaged^[90]	26 March 1945	26°25'N, 127°05'E	Cressman, p 648 DANFS
USS Smith (DD-378)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	26 October 1944	northwest of the New Hebrides Islands	DANFS
USS Sonoma (AT-12) ex ATO-12	United States	Fleet tug, old	Sunk	24 October 1944	San Pedro Bay, Leyte	Cressman, p 561, DANFS, Navsource.org
USS Southard (DMS-10) ex (DD-207)	United States	High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer)	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°11'N, 126°16'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS
USS Southard (DMS-10) ex DD-207	United States	High speed minesweeper (converted destroyer)	Damaged	27 May 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 684 DANFS
USS Spectacle (AM-305)	United States	Minesweeper	Damaged	25 May 1945	26°40'N, 127°52'E	Cressman, p 683 DANFS
USS St. George (AV-16)	United States	Seaplane Tender)	Damaged	5 May 1945	26°10'N, 127°19'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 674 DANFS
USS St. Lo (CVE-63)	United States	Aircraft carrier, escort	Sunk^[91]	25 October 1944	11°13'N, 126°05'E	Cressman, p 563 Naval Historical Center Wikimapia
USS St. Louis (CL-49)	United States	Light cruiser	Damaged	27 November 1944	10°50'N, 125°25'E	Cressman, p 585 DANFS
USS Stanly (DD-478)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[45]^[92]	12 April 1945	27°12'N, 128°17'E	Cressman, p 661 DANFS
USS Starr (AKA-67) ex SS Star	United States	Attack cargo ship (Built as a Type C2-S-AJ3 ship)	Damaged^[22]^[93]	9 April 1945	26°20'N, 127°44'E	Cressman, p 659 DANFS
USS Stafford (DE-411)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	5 January 1945	14°00'N, 120°00'E	Cressman, p 604 DANFS
USS Sterett (DD-407)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	9 April 1945	26°47'N, 128°42'E, picket station #4 off Okinawa	Cressman, p 659 DANFS
USS Stormes (DD-780)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	25 May 1945	27°06'N, 127°38'E	Cressman, p 683 DANFS
HMS Sussex (96)	United Kingdom	Heavy Cruiser	Damaged	26 July 1945	Off Phuket, Siam	[3]
USS Suwannee (CVE-27)	United States	Aircraft Carrier, escort	Damaged	25 October 1944	09°45'N, 126°42'E	Cressman, p 563 DANFS
USS Swallow (AM-65)	United States	Minesweeper	Sunk	22 April 1945	26°10'N, 127°12'E	Cressman, p 664 DANFS
USS Taluga (AO-62)	United States	Fleet oiler	Damaged	16 April 1945	26°03'N, 127°26'E	Cressman, p 664 DANFS
USS Tatum (APD-81) ex DE-789	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Damaged	29 May 1945	26°40'N, 127°50'E	Cressman, p 686 DANFS
USS Telfair (APA-210)	United States	Attack personnel transport ship	Damaged^[94]	2 April 1945	25°56'N, 127°17'E	Cressman, p 653 DANFS
USS Tennessee (BB-43)	United States	Battleship	Damaged	12 April 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 661 DANFS
USS Terror (CM-5)	United States	minelayer	Damaged	1 May 1945	26°10'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 671 DANFS Rielley (2010), pp 252, 323
USS Thatcher (DD-514)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	20 May 1945	26°33'N, 127°29'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 681 DANFS
USS Thatcher (DD-514)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	19 July 1945	26°15'N, 127°50'E	Cressman, p 717 DANFS
SS Thomas Nelson	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	12 November 1944	11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 450
USS Ticonderoga (CV-14)	United States	Aircraft carrier	Damaged^[95]	21 January 1945	22°40'N, 122°57'E	Cressman, p 613 DANFS
USS Twiggs (DD-591)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	28 April 1945	27°12'N, 128°16'E	Cressman, p 669 DANFS
USS Twiggs (DD-591)	United States	Destroyer	Sunk^[96]	16 June 1945	off Senaga Shima	Cressman, p 695 DANFS
USS Tyrrell (AKA-80) ex SS Tyrrel	United States	Attack cargo ship Built as a type C2-S-AJ3 ship	Damaged^[97]	2 April 1945	26°21'N, 127°45'E	Cressman, p 653 DANFS
USS Underhill (DE-682)	United States	Destroyer escort	Sunk^[37]^[98]	24 July 1945	off Luzon, 19°20'N, 126°42'E	Cressman, p 719 DANFS
USS Vammen (DE-644)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged^[22]^[99]	1 April 1945	26°18'N, 127°29'E	Cressman, p 652 DANFS
HMS Vestal (J215)	United Kingdom	Minesweeper	Sunk	26 July 1945	7°05'N 97°50'E Off Phuket, Siam	[4]
HMS Victorious (R38)	United Kingdom	Aircraft carrier	Damaged^[100]	4 May 1945	Off Okinawa	NAVAL-HISTORY.NET
HMS Victorious (R38)	United Kingdom	Aircraft carrier	Damaged^[101]	9 May 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 676 NAVAL-HISTORY.NET
USS Wadsworth (DD-516)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	22 April 1945	26°10'N, 126°24'E	Cressman, p 664 DANFS
USS Wadsworth (DD-516)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	28 April 1945	26°47'N, 126°38'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 669 DANFS
USS Wake Island (CVE-65)	United States	Aircraft carrier, escort	Damaged	3 April 1945	26°05'N, 128°57'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 654 DANFS
USS Walke (DD-723)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged^[102]	6 January 1945	16°40'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 605 DANFS
USS Walter C. Wann (DE-412)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	12 April 1945	26°17'N, 127°20'E	Cressman, p 661 DANFS
SS Walter Colton	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged^[103]	11 June 1945	off Okinawa	Cressman, p 694 Browning, p 517
USS War Hawk (AP-168)	United States	Personnel Transport Ship	Damaged^[22]	9 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 607 DANFS
USS War Hawk (AP-168)	United States	Personnel Transport Ship	Damaged^[22]	10 January 1945	16°06'N, 120°14'E	Cressman, p 607 DANFS
USS Ward (APD-16) ex DD-139	United States	Troop transport (high speed)	Sunk^[104]^[105]	7 December 1944	10°51'N, 124°33'E	Cressman, p 589 DANFS
USS Wesson (DE-184)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	7 April 1945	26°48'N, 127°55'E	Cressman, p 658 DANFS
USS West Virginia (BB-48)	United States	Battleship	Damaged	1 April 1945	26°20'N, 127°40'E	Cressman, p 652 DANFS
USS White Plains (CVE-66)	United States	Aircraft carrier, escort	Damaged	25 October 1944	off Samar	DANFS DANFS
USS Whitehurst (DE-634)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	12 April 1945	26°04'N, 127°12'E	Cressman, p 661 DANFS
SS William A. Coulter	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged	12 November 1944	11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 575 Browning, p 451
USS William C. Cole (DE-641)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	24 May 1945	26°45'N, 127°52'E	Cressman, p 682-683 DANFS
USS William D. Porter (DD-579)	United States	Destroyer	Sunk	10 June 1945	27°06'N, 127°38'E	Cressman, p 693 DANFS
SS William S. Ladd	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Sunk	10 December 1944	South of Dulag	Cressman, p 590 Browning, pp 465–466
SS William Sharon	United States	"Liberty" cargo ship	Damaged^[106]	28 December 1944	Off Mindoro	Cressman, p 598 Browning, pp 469–70
USS Wilson (DD-408)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	4 April 1945	Off southern end of Kerama Retto	Cressman, p 655 DANFS
USS Wilson (DD-408)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	15 April 1945	26°03'N, 127°20'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 663 DANFS
USS Witter (DE-636)	United States	Destroyer escort	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°04'N, 127°52'E	Cressman, p 655 DANFS
USS YDG-10	United States	Degaussing vessel	Damaged	27 May 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 684 []
USS YMS-81	United States	Motor Minesweeper	Damaged	7 April 1945	26°35'N, 127°53'E	Cressman, p 658 []
USS YMS-311	United States	Motor minesweeper	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°38'N, 127°48'E	Cressman, p 655 []
USS YMS-321	United States	Motor minesweeper	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 655 []
USS YMS-327	United States	Motor minesweeper	Damaged^[107]	4 May 1945	26°32'N, 126°58'E	Cressman, p 673 []
USS YMS-331	United States	Motor minesweeper	Damaged^[22]	15 April 1945	26°15'N, 127°36'E	Cressman, p 663 []
USS Zeilin (APA-3)	United States	Attack personnel transport ship	Damaged^[108]	12 January 1945	15°23'N, 119°25'E	Cressman, p 609 DANFS
USS Zellars (DD-777)	United States	Destroyer	Damaged	12 April 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 661 DANFS

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Notes

^ USS Aaron Ward (DM-34) was struck by six kamikaze aircraft 3 May 1945
^ Zaloga
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Zaloga, p 37
^ Zaloga p 38
^ Zaloga p 39
^ Zaloga p 40
^ Century of flight
^ ^a ^b Zaloga, p 40
^ Hearst Magazines (May 1942). "Jap Sub Had Guard to Cut Net in Harbor". Popular Mechanics. Hearst Magazines. pp. 71–. ISSN 0032-4558. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
^ ^a ^b Watts, Anthony J. Japanese Warships of World War II Doubleday & Company (1967), p 213
^ Watts, Anthony J. Japanese Warships of World War II Doubleday & Company (1967), p 216
^ ^a ^b Zalogo, p 43
^ Hashimoto, Mochitsura (1954). Sunk: The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet, 1914–1945. Translated by Commander E.H.M. Colegrave. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
^ Zalogo pp 42-45
^ "Japanese soldiers used these kamikaze-style attack against US tanks". We Are The Mighty. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
^ Smiyh, Peter c. (2014). Kamikaze: To Die for the Emperor. Routledge. p. 172. ISBN 9781781593134.
^ USS Aaron Ward was hit by 6 kamikazes
^ USS Barry, see Barry 21 June and Barry 22 June
^ The Naval Historical Center listing states that USS Barry (APD-29) was "damaged by Kamikaze attack off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 25 May 1945, and sunk as a decoy, 21 June 1945." This description does not make clear how Barry sank on June 21, 1945. The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships describes the sinking as follows:
Barry was towed to the anchorage at Kerama Retto 28 May and found too extensively damaged to warrant repair or salvage. Stripped of useful gear, she was decommissioned 21 June 1945. Later in the day she was towed from the harbor of Kerama Retto to be used as a decoy for the kamikazes. While under tow she was attacked by Japanese suicide planes and sunk along with her escort, LSM-59.
There is another account of the sinking: Kimball (2007), a crew member of fleet tug USS Lipan (ATF-85), tells the story of the sinking of Barry by a kamikaze plane:
The USS Barry was an old four-stacker Destroyer commissioned around 1920 and modernized and converted into a high-speed troop transport and reclassified as an APD. It took some hits and was intentionally run up on the beach to avoid sinking in deep water and it spent sometime just sitting there. The High Command was experimenting with methods of defending against the relentless kamikaze attacks by the Japanese pilots and it was decided to use the Barry as a decoy to attract the suicide pilots. Since Barry was stripped of all usable equipment its hulk was expendable. Lipan's divers put a soft patch on the hull of the Barry and its interior was filled with empty sealed 5" ammo containers. It was hoped the sealed containers would act as flotation gear and make the Barry less vulnerable to sinking from direct hits. The Barry was fitted with remote controlled flashing lights that looked like anti-aircraft gun muzzle flashes from the air. It also had smudge pots placed at strategic locations and remotely controlled to simulate stack smoke and damage from attacks. From the air it looked like a fully operational Destroyer and it was intended to draw the kamikaze pilots to it and away from the nearby manned vessels. The LSM contained the remote controls for the Barry's pseudo weapons and Lipan was to tow the Barry to simulate an underway tin can. It didn't take long before two kamikaze planes appeared just ten feet off the water equipped with huge bombs strapped to their belly to create a gigantic explosion when they slammed into a vessel. To our dismay, the first attacking Japanese plane slammed into the small USS LSM-59 and hit it directly amidships. The resultant explosion blew the ship into the hereafter and there was not one recognizable part left floating and at least sixty sailors met their demise. We hadn't anytime to think as the second kamikaze climbed straight up to make a dive on us and the Barry. I was a gunner on the 40mm and we gave him all we had, shooting off his wings and setting him afire. Nevertheless, he was able to slam into the Barry and hit her right on the bridge. We could not save her so we tried to tow her to Ie Shima. In the middle of the night the Barry started to sink and was pulling our old "Green Dragon" down by the stern. We had a pelican hook rigged and a sailor hit the release and the Barry slipped from our grasp and headed for Davy Jones' Locker.
^ USS Barry sank as the result of damage received the previous day (see Barry 24 May 1945 and Barry 21 June 1945)
^ USS Birmingham was damaged by a kamikaze's bomb, a torpedo, and a second kamikaze that struck her amidships
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Damaged or sunk by a Shinyo or Maru-Ni manned demolition boat
^ SS Bozeman Victory was the first ship damaged or sunk by a manned demolition boat
^ USS Braine was hit by two kamikazes
^ USS Bunker Hill was hit by two kamikazes
^ USS Callaghan was sunk by kamikaze while on radar picket station approximately 50 miles southwest of Okinawa. She was the last Allied vessel lost to that weapon.
^ The Naval Historical Center listing gives July 28, 1945, as the date USS Callaghan sunk, which was reported occurring at 0235. Cressman has 29 July 1945 as the date
^ USS Callaway is listed at The Naval Historical Center with 8 January 1945 as the date for the attack while Cressman has 7 January as the date
^ SS Cape Constance is listed as damaged 3 November in Cressman, 4 November at The Naval Historical Center
^ USS Carina is listed in Cressman with date of 3 May and on 4 May at The Naval Historical Center
^ USS Charles J. Badger was damaged by an IJA Maru-Ni attack
^ USS Chilton was damaged by a kamikaze near-miss
^ USS Colhoun was irreparably damaged by four kamikazes, and was scuttled by destroyer USS Cassin Young (DD-793)
^ USS Curtiss was fired on by a midget submarine at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. Curtiss rammed the submarine. Curtiss shot down 3 aircraft the same day
^ USS Devilfish was attacked by a kamikaze 20 March 1945 before she entered her patrol area. The plane struck her as she was submerging, destroying the mast structure, causing serious leaks.
^ USS Dickerson was irreparably damaged 2 April 1945. She was towed out to sea and scuttled off Kerama Retto by salvage crew
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Damaged or sunk by a kaiten manned torpedo
^ USS Earl V. Johnson was damaged by the explosion from a near-miss of a kaiten manned-torpedo that was launched from submarine I 53, Philippine Sea
^ USS Emmons was struck by five kamikazes
^ USS Emmons was irreparably damaged by five kamikazes the previous day, is scuttled by high speed minesweeper USS Ellyson (DMS-19)
^ USS Enterprise was damaged from the 3 direct hits and 4 near misses kamikazes
^ USS Evans was struck by four kamikazes
^ SS Francisco Morozan was damaged when a kamikaze that was shot down by a US fighter exploded over the ship
^ USS Franklin was the first ship hit by a Japanese aircraft. It was reported that "The Betty, hit numerous times by anti-aircraft fire, went out of control. The bomber’s shallow dive caused it to strike a glancing blow on the flight deck abaft the carrier’s island, and it went over the side of the ship without causing any significant damage." The report continued "Damage to Franklin was minimal, but she suffered one dead and ten wounded."
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Damaged or sunk by Ohka manned flying bomb
^ USS Gayety was damaged by two kamikaze near-misses and was the first ship hit by an Ohka
^ USS Gladiator was damaged by a near-miss of kamikaze
^ USS Gladiator was damaged by strafing and the near-miss of a kamikaze
^ USS Guest was struck on the mast by a kamikaze that subsequently crashed just over the side, Guest suffered little or no damage
^ USS Hank, reported that, while under attack, a kamikaze came in low off the port bow, heading directly for the bridge, Hank's accurate antiaircraft fire deflected it slightly, but the "Zeke" came in close enough to kill three sailors before crashing into the sea and exploding close aboard.
^ USS Helm had a close call when a kamikaze took off her mast and searchlight, finally crashing alongside the ship.
^ SS Hobbs Victory's uncontrollable fires lead to her abandonment. SS Hobbs Victory exploded and sank the following morning
^ USS Hudson reported that a kamikaze crashed close aboard 22 April 1945, clipping a chief on the head with a wingtip but missing the ship.
^ USS Hugh W. Hadley was struck by one bomb, an Ohka, and two kamikazes
^ USS Hyman was hit by both a kamikaze and a torpedo
^ HMS Indomitable was hit by a kamikaze, but her armored deck deflected the attacker into the sea with no damage to Indomitable
^ USS Jeffers was hit by both a Ohka and a kamikaze
^ USS John C. Butler received minor damage when a kamikaze struck her mast and antennas
^ SS Josiah Snelling's Armed Guard gunfire deflected the Japanese plane from its deckhouse target to a less vulnerable part, saving the ship from worse damage.
^ USS Laffey was badly damaged by four bombs and five kamakaze hits
^ USS Lagrange was the last US Navy ship hit by a kamikaze
^ USS LCI(G)-404 was the first and only US Navy ship sunk or damaged by Fukuryu suicide swimmers
^ USS LCI(L)-600 was hit and sunk by a dud kaiten manned-torpedo launched from Japanese submarine I 36
^ The Naval Historical Center listing states that LCS(L)(3)-33 was "sunk by shore batteries off Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 19 February 1945". However, the LCS(L)(3)-33 Action Report dated 4 April 1945 describes the ship's firing at attacking Japanese planes, so the ship obviously did not sink off Iwo Jima. Rielly (2010) p 231 describes the sinking of LCS(L)(3)-33 on April 12, 1945 "Under attack by three kamikazes, she downed the first one and a Val struck the starboard side, setting her on fire. The call to abandon ship was made and the crew went into the water. Purdy sank her flaming hulk with two five-inch rounds"
^ LCS-52 was damaged by the near-miss of kamikaze
^ LCS(L)-61 was damaged by the near-miss of kamikaze
^ USS LCT-1075 sunk from debris from a kamakize that hit SS Marcus Daly, which was nearby
^ USS Little was struck by four kamikazes
^ The burning Logan Victory was scuttled
^ USS LSM-59 sank while escorting fleet tug USS Lipan (ATF-85) with USS Barry (APD-29) in tow. Barry was damaged twice by kamikazes the previous day (see 24 May 1945 and 21 June)
^ Warner p 328 gives the date of the sinking as April 6, 1945. However, the Naval Historical Center listing and the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships indicate that USS LST-447 sank on April 7, 1945, following a kamikaze attack.
^ USS LST-472 was scuttled by destroyer USS Hall (DD-583)
^ USS LST-534 was deemed beyond economical repair and towed to sea and sunk off Okinawa, 9 December 1945
^ LST-700 is shown in Cressman damaged on 12 January, Rielly shows she was damaged 13 January.
^ USS LST-738 was scuttled by destroyer USS Hall (DD-583)
^ USS LST-750 was scuttled by destroyer USS Edwards (DD-619)
^ Decommissioned, and sunk 6 February 1946, due to damage from a kamikaze attack on 1 April 1945
^ USS Mahan was scuttled by destroyer Walke (DD-723)
^ USS Mannert L. Abele was sunk by an Ohka. USS Mannert L. Abele was the first U.S. Navy ship to be sunk or damaged by that type of weapon
^ USS Mazama was hit and damaged by a dud kaiten manned-torpedo launched from Japanese submarine I 36
^ USS Mississinewa was sunk by kaiten (launched by Japanese submarine I-47 or I-36. USS Mississinewa was the first U.S. Navy ship sunk or damaged by a kaiten)
^ USS Mullany was hit by two kamikazes
^ SS Newcomb was struck by five kamikazes within an hour and a half
^ USS Ommaney Bay was irreparably damaged. Destroyer USS Burns (DD-588) scuttled Ommaney Bay, 11°25'N, 121°19'E
^ USS PC-1603 was struck by two kamikaze, towed to Kerama Retto. The hulk was ordered destroyed on 24 October 1945 and was incorporated in the building of a breakwater/dock
^ USS Porcupine was ultimately scuttled by Gansevoort
^ USS Prichett was damaged by the near-miss of suicide plane, as she was assisting USS Callaghan. The depth of desperation reached by the Japanese kamikaze forces, as Callaghan is sunk by a bomb-carrying WILLOW (a Japanese biplane primary trainer)!
^ USS Richard P. Leary is listed in Cressman as damaged by a kamikaze, DANFS does not indicate damage that date.
^ USS Saratoga is shown as damaged by kamikaze and a bomb in Cressman, no indication of kamikaze strike in DANFS
^ USS Skirmish shot down a Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" which scattered its parts across her forecastle deck as it passed over her bow, crashing to starboard
^ The Naval Historical Center listing states that USS St. Lo was sunk by Japanese aircraft on October 25, 1944, but there is no mention of kamikaze. However, several sources (e.g., Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships;) describe the sinking of St. Lo when a Zero carrying a bomb hit the escort carrier.
^ |USS Stanly absorbed the baka's impact on the starboard side of her bow, five feet above the waterline. Fortunately, the warhead continued through Stanly, passed out her port side, and exploded in the water close aboard. Within minutes of the first attack, another baka whisked over the ship and snatched her ensign from its gaff in passing.
^ USS Starr was damaged by the explosion of assault demolition boat that exploded when it contacted one of a cluster of Starr's landing craft that were moored alongside.
^ USS Telfair was struck by two kamikazes
^ USS Ticonderoga was struck by two kamikazes
^ USS Twiggs was first struck by an aerial torpedo, then by the torpedo-dropping kamikaze aircraft
^ See USS Tyrrell on 3 April 1945
^ USS Underhill was damaged by kaiten launched from Japanese submarine I 53, cutting the ship in two. After rescuing the Underhill survivors, she was scuttled by submarine chasers PC-803 and PC-804, and escort patrol vessel PCE-872.
^ USS Vammen struck a heavy floating object with her bow at 2100. A few seconds later, an explosion occurred beneath her stern, as though a depth charge had exploded under the ship, possibly depth charge dropped by Japanese assault demolition boat, or the boat itself
^ HMS Victorious reported that on 4 May 1945, Concentrated KAMIKAZE attacks and 7 destroyed but 3 hit selected targets. One exploded on island structure causing fires and damage to boiler steam piping. Speed reduced to 19 knots. Air operations resumed after 8 hours.
^ HMS Victorious reported that on 9 May, she was hit twice in unexpected KAMIKAZE attacks. The first damaged the Flight Deck and equipment but second failed to explode. 3 killed and 19 of ship's company injured. Capability reduced due to damaged forward lift but remained operational.
^ USS Walke was attacked by four kamikazes
^ USS Walter Colton had a kamikaze crash alongside; the ship received additional damage from friendly fire from nearby ships in the anchorage
^ USS Ward was scuttled by destroyer USS O'Brien (DD-725)
^ USS Ward (DD-139) fired the first shot at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941 when she shot at, hit and sunk a Japanese mini submarine just outside the harbor entrance.
^ Although William Sharon was abandoned, salvage vessel USS Grapple (ARS-7) later tows Sharon to San Pedro Bay for repairs.
^ USS YMS-327 was damaged by kamikaze and by friendly fire
^ USS Zeilin was damaged by four near-miss kamikazes

[1] USS Aaron Ward (DM-34) was struck by six kamikaze aircraft 3 May 1945

[2] Zaloga

[Zaloga37-3] Zaloga, p 37

[Zaloga38-4] Zaloga p 38

[Zaloga39-5] Zaloga p 39

[Zaloga40-6] Zaloga p 40

[7] Century of flight

[Zalogo40-8] Zaloga, p 40

[9] Hearst Magazines (May 1942). "Jap Sub Had Guard to Cut Net in Harbor". Popular Mechanics. Hearst Magazines. pp. 71–. ISSN 0032-4558. Retrieved 2 October 2011.

[watts-10] Watts, Anthony J. Japanese Warships of World War II Doubleday & Company (1967), p 213

[w216-11] Watts, Anthony J. Japanese Warships of World War II Doubleday & Company (1967), p 216

[Zalogo43-12] Zalogo, p 43

[Sunk-13] Hashimoto, Mochitsura (1954). Sunk: The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet, 1914–1945. Translated by Commander E.H.M. Colegrave. New York: Henry Holt and Company.

[Zalogo4345-14] Zalogo pp 42-45

[15] "Japanese soldiers used these kamikaze-style attack against US tanks". We Are The Mighty. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2023-01-24.

[16] Smiyh, Peter c. (2014). Kamikaze: To Die for the Emperor. Routledge. p. 172. ISBN 9781781593134.

[17] USS Aaron Ward was hit by 6 kamikazes

[18] USS Barry, see Barry 21 June and Barry 22 June

[19] The Naval Historical Center listing states that USS Barry (APD-29) was "damaged by Kamikaze attack off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 25 May 1945, and sunk as a decoy, 21 June 1945." This description does not make clear how Barry sank on June 21, 1945. The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships describes the sinking as follows:
Barry was towed to the anchorage at Kerama Retto 28 May and found too extensively damaged to warrant repair or salvage. Stripped of useful gear, she was decommissioned 21 June 1945. Later in the day she was towed from the harbor of Kerama Retto to be used as a decoy for the kamikazes. While under tow she was attacked by Japanese suicide planes and sunk along with her escort, LSM-59.
There is another account of the sinking: Kimball (2007), a crew member of fleet tug USS Lipan (ATF-85), tells the story of the sinking of Barry by a kamikaze plane:
The USS Barry was an old four-stacker Destroyer commissioned around 1920 and modernized and converted into a high-speed troop transport and reclassified as an APD. It took some hits and was intentionally run up on the beach to avoid sinking in deep water and it spent sometime just sitting there. The High Command was experimenting with methods of defending against the relentless kamikaze attacks by the Japanese pilots and it was decided to use the Barry as a decoy to attract the suicide pilots. Since Barry was stripped of all usable equipment its hulk was expendable. Lipan's divers put a soft patch on the hull of the Barry and its interior was filled with empty sealed 5" ammo containers. It was hoped the sealed containers would act as flotation gear and make the Barry less vulnerable to sinking from direct hits. The Barry was fitted with remote controlled flashing lights that looked like anti-aircraft gun muzzle flashes from the air. It also had smudge pots placed at strategic locations and remotely controlled to simulate stack smoke and damage from attacks. From the air it looked like a fully operational Destroyer and it was intended to draw the kamikaze pilots to it and away from the nearby manned vessels. The LSM contained the remote controls for the Barry's pseudo weapons and Lipan was to tow the Barry to simulate an underway tin can. It didn't take long before two kamikaze planes appeared just ten feet off the water equipped with huge bombs strapped to their belly to create a gigantic explosion when they slammed into a vessel. To our dismay, the first attacking Japanese plane slammed into the small USS LSM-59 and hit it directly amidships. The resultant explosion blew the ship into the hereafter and there was not one recognizable part left floating and at least sixty sailors met their demise. We hadn't anytime to think as the second kamikaze climbed straight up to make a dive on us and the Barry. I was a gunner on the 40mm and we gave him all we had, shooting off his wings and setting him afire. Nevertheless, he was able to slam into the Barry and hit her right on the bridge. We could not save her so we tried to tow her to Ie Shima. In the middle of the night the Barry started to sink and was pulling our old "Green Dragon" down by the stern. We had a pelican hook rigged and a sailor hit the release and the Barry slipped from our grasp and headed for Davy Jones' Locker.

[20] USS Barry sank as the result of damage received the previous day (see Barry 24 May 1945 and Barry 21 June 1945)

[21] USS Birmingham was damaged by a kamikaze's bomb, a torpedo, and a second kamikaze that struck her amidships

[boat-22] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Damaged or sunk by a Shinyo or Maru-Ni manned demolition boat

[23] SS Bozeman Victory was the first ship damaged or sunk by a manned demolition boat

[24] USS Braine was hit by two kamikazes

[25] USS Bunker Hill was hit by two kamikazes

[26] USS Callaghan was sunk by kamikaze while on radar picket station approximately 50 miles southwest of Okinawa. She was the last Allied vessel lost to that weapon.

[27] The Naval Historical Center listing gives July 28, 1945, as the date USS Callaghan sunk, which was reported occurring at 0235. Cressman has 29 July 1945 as the date

[28] USS Callaway is listed at The Naval Historical Center with 8 January 1945 as the date for the attack while Cressman has 7 January as the date

[29] SS Cape Constance is listed as damaged 3 November in Cressman, 4 November at The Naval Historical Center

[30] USS Carina is listed in Cressman with date of 3 May and on 4 May at The Naval Historical Center

[31] USS Charles J. Badger was damaged by an IJA Maru-Ni attack

[32] USS Chilton was damaged by a kamikaze near-miss

[33] USS Colhoun was irreparably damaged by four kamikazes, and was scuttled by destroyer USS Cassin Young (DD-793)

[34] USS Curtiss was fired on by a midget submarine at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. Curtiss rammed the submarine. Curtiss shot down 3 aircraft the same day

[35] USS Devilfish was attacked by a kamikaze 20 March 1945 before she entered her patrol area. The plane struck her as she was submerging, destroying the mast structure, causing serious leaks.

[36] USS Dickerson was irreparably damaged 2 April 1945. She was towed out to sea and scuttled off Kerama Retto by salvage crew

[kaiten-37] Damaged or sunk by a kaiten manned torpedo

[38] USS Earl V. Johnson was damaged by the explosion from a near-miss of a kaiten manned-torpedo that was launched from submarine I 53, Philippine Sea

[39] USS Emmons was struck by five kamikazes

[40] USS Emmons was irreparably damaged by five kamikazes the previous day, is scuttled by high speed minesweeper USS Ellyson (DMS-19)

[41] USS Enterprise was damaged from the 3 direct hits and 4 near misses kamikazes

[42] USS Evans was struck by four kamikazes

[43] SS Francisco Morozan was damaged when a kamikaze that was shot down by a US fighter exploded over the ship

[44] USS Franklin was the first ship hit by a Japanese aircraft. It was reported that "The Betty, hit numerous times by anti-aircraft fire, went out of control. The bomber’s shallow dive caused it to strike a glancing blow on the flight deck abaft the carrier’s island, and it went over the side of the ship without causing any significant damage." The report continued "Damage to Franklin was minimal, but she suffered one dead and ten wounded."

[ohka-45] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Damaged or sunk by Ohka manned flying bomb

[46] USS Gayety was damaged by two kamikaze near-misses and was the first ship hit by an Ohka

[47] USS Gladiator was damaged by a near-miss of kamikaze

[48] USS Gladiator was damaged by strafing and the near-miss of a kamikaze

[49] USS Guest was struck on the mast by a kamikaze that subsequently crashed just over the side, Guest suffered little or no damage

[50] USS Hank, reported that, while under attack, a kamikaze came in low off the port bow, heading directly for the bridge, Hank's accurate antiaircraft fire deflected it slightly, but the "Zeke" came in close enough to kill three sailors before crashing into the sea and exploding close aboard.

[51] USS Helm had a close call when a kamikaze took off her mast and searchlight, finally crashing alongside the ship.

[52] SS Hobbs Victory's uncontrollable fires lead to her abandonment. SS Hobbs Victory exploded and sank the following morning

[53] USS Hudson reported that a kamikaze crashed close aboard 22 April 1945, clipping a chief on the head with a wingtip but missing the ship.

[54] USS Hugh W. Hadley was struck by one bomb, an Ohka, and two kamikazes

[55] USS Hyman was hit by both a kamikaze and a torpedo

[56] HMS Indomitable was hit by a kamikaze, but her armored deck deflected the attacker into the sea with no damage to Indomitable

[57] USS Jeffers was hit by both a Ohka and a kamikaze

[58] USS John C. Butler received minor damage when a kamikaze struck her mast and antennas

[59] SS Josiah Snelling's Armed Guard gunfire deflected the Japanese plane from its deckhouse target to a less vulnerable part, saving the ship from worse damage.

[60] USS Laffey was badly damaged by four bombs and five kamakaze hits

[61] USS Lagrange was the last US Navy ship hit by a kamikaze

[Fukuryu-62] USS LCI(G)-404 was the first and only US Navy ship sunk or damaged by Fukuryu suicide swimmers

[63] USS LCI(L)-600 was hit and sunk by a dud kaiten manned-torpedo launched from Japanese submarine I 36

[64] The Naval Historical Center listing states that LCS(L)(3)-33 was "sunk by shore batteries off Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 19 February 1945". However, the LCS(L)(3)-33 Action Report dated 4 April 1945 describes the ship's firing at attacking Japanese planes, so the ship obviously did not sink off Iwo Jima. Rielly (2010) p 231 describes the sinking of LCS(L)(3)-33 on April 12, 1945 "Under attack by three kamikazes, she downed the first one and a Val struck the starboard side, setting her on fire. The call to abandon ship was made and the crew went into the water. Purdy sank her flaming hulk with two five-inch rounds"

[65] LCS-52 was damaged by the near-miss of kamikaze

[66] LCS(L)-61 was damaged by the near-miss of kamikaze

[67] USS LCT-1075 sunk from debris from a kamakize that hit SS Marcus Daly, which was nearby

[68] USS Little was struck by four kamikazes

[69] The burning Logan Victory was scuttled

[70] USS LSM-59 sank while escorting fleet tug USS Lipan (ATF-85) with USS Barry (APD-29) in tow. Barry was damaged twice by kamikazes the previous day (see 24 May 1945 and 21 June)

[71] Warner p 328 gives the date of the sinking as April 6, 1945. However, the Naval Historical Center listing and the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships indicate that USS LST-447 sank on April 7, 1945, following a kamikaze attack.

[72] USS LST-472 was scuttled by destroyer USS Hall (DD-583)

[73] USS LST-534 was deemed beyond economical repair and towed to sea and sunk off Okinawa, 9 December 1945

[74] LST-700 is shown in Cressman damaged on 12 January, Rielly shows she was damaged 13 January.

[75] USS LST-738 was scuttled by destroyer USS Hall (DD-583)

[76] USS LST-750 was scuttled by destroyer USS Edwards (DD-619)

[77] Decommissioned, and sunk 6 February 1946, due to damage from a kamikaze attack on 1 April 1945

[78] USS Mahan was scuttled by destroyer Walke (DD-723)

[79] USS Mannert L. Abele was sunk by an Ohka. USS Mannert L. Abele was the first U.S. Navy ship to be sunk or damaged by that type of weapon

[80] USS Mazama was hit and damaged by a dud kaiten manned-torpedo launched from Japanese submarine I 36

[81] USS Mississinewa was sunk by kaiten (launched by Japanese submarine I-47 or I-36. USS Mississinewa was the first U.S. Navy ship sunk or damaged by a kaiten)

[82] USS Mullany was hit by two kamikazes

[83] SS Newcomb was struck by five kamikazes within an hour and a half

[84] USS Ommaney Bay was irreparably damaged. Destroyer USS Burns (DD-588) scuttled Ommaney Bay, 11°25'N, 121°19'E

[85] USS PC-1603 was struck by two kamikaze, towed to Kerama Retto. The hulk was ordered destroyed on 24 October 1945 and was incorporated in the building of a breakwater/dock

[86] USS Porcupine was ultimately scuttled by Gansevoort

[87] USS Prichett was damaged by the near-miss of suicide plane, as she was assisting USS Callaghan. The depth of desperation reached by the Japanese kamikaze forces, as Callaghan is sunk by a bomb-carrying WILLOW (a Japanese biplane primary trainer)!

[88] USS Richard P. Leary is listed in Cressman as damaged by a kamikaze, DANFS does not indicate damage that date.

[89] USS Saratoga is shown as damaged by kamikaze and a bomb in Cressman, no indication of kamikaze strike in DANFS

[90] USS Skirmish shot down a Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" which scattered its parts across her forecastle deck as it passed over her bow, crashing to starboard

[91] The Naval Historical Center listing states that USS St. Lo was sunk by Japanese aircraft on October 25, 1944, but there is no mention of kamikaze. However, several sources (e.g., Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships;) describe the sinking of St. Lo when a Zero carrying a bomb hit the escort carrier.

[92] |USS Stanly absorbed the baka's impact on the starboard side of her bow, five feet above the waterline. Fortunately, the warhead continued through Stanly, passed out her port side, and exploded in the water close aboard. Within minutes of the first attack, another baka whisked over the ship and snatched her ensign from its gaff in passing.

[93] USS Starr was damaged by the explosion of assault demolition boat that exploded when it contacted one of a cluster of Starr's landing craft that were moored alongside.

[94] USS Telfair was struck by two kamikazes

[95] USS Ticonderoga was struck by two kamikazes

[96] USS Twiggs was first struck by an aerial torpedo, then by the torpedo-dropping kamikaze aircraft

[97] See USS Tyrrell on 3 April 1945

[98] USS Underhill was damaged by kaiten launched from Japanese submarine I 53, cutting the ship in two. After rescuing the Underhill survivors, she was scuttled by submarine chasers PC-803 and PC-804, and escort patrol vessel PCE-872.

[99] USS Vammen struck a heavy floating object with her bow at 2100. A few seconds later, an explosion occurred beneath her stern, as though a depth charge had exploded under the ship, possibly depth charge dropped by Japanese assault demolition boat, or the boat itself

[100] HMS Victorious reported that on 4 May 1945, Concentrated KAMIKAZE attacks and 7 destroyed but 3 hit selected targets. One exploded on island structure causing fires and damage to boiler steam piping. Speed reduced to 19 knots. Air operations resumed after 8 hours.

[101] HMS Victorious reported that on 9 May, she was hit twice in unexpected KAMIKAZE attacks. The first damaged the Flight Deck and equipment but second failed to explode. 3 killed and 19 of ship's company injured. Capability reduced due to damaged forward lift but remained operational.

[102] USS Walke was attacked by four kamikazes

[103] USS Walter Colton had a kamikaze crash alongside; the ship received additional damage from friendly fire from nearby ships in the anchorage

[104] USS Ward was scuttled by destroyer USS O'Brien (DD-725)

[105] USS Ward (DD-139) fired the first shot at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941 when she shot at, hit and sunk a Japanese mini submarine just outside the harbor entrance.

[106] Although William Sharon was abandoned, salvage vessel USS Grapple (ARS-7) later tows Sharon to San Pedro Bay for repairs.

[107] USS YMS-327 was damaged by kamikaze and by friendly fire

[108] USS Zeilin was damaged by four near-miss kamikazes

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v t e Ship events in 1944
Ship launches	1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Ship commissionings	1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Ship decommissionings	1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Shipwrecks	1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

v t e Shipwrecks 1939–45, by month
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