List of United States Navy losses in World War II

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

USS Lexington on fire during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 1942

Light cruiser USS Birmingham coming alongside burning aircraft carrier USS Princeton at Battle of Leyte Gulf, 1944

USS Tucker, a Mahan-class destroyer, sinking after striking a mine while escorting a cargo ship into New Hebrides, 1942

USS Oklahoma, on fire, producing thick smoke, after she took heavy damage during the attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941

Combatants[]

Battleships (BB)[]

Name	Hull number	Ship class	Location	Date	Cause
Arizona	BB-39	Pennsylvania-class battleship	21°21′N 157°57′W / 21.350°N 157.950°W / 21.350; -157.950, Pearl Harbor	7 December 1941	Sunk by carrier-based aircraft bombs.
Oklahoma	BB-37	Nevada-class battleship	Pearl Harbor	7 December 1941	Capsized by carrier-based aircraft torpedoes and raised in 1943 but not repaired. Sank 17 May 1947 in a storm while being towed to San Francisco for scrapping.

Note - USS Utah (AG-16) (ex BB-31) is not listed as a battleship as it had been converted to an anti-aircraft gunnery training ship by the time of her sinking; it is included in the sub-section "Other auxiliaries".

Aircraft carriers (CV/CVL)[]

Name	Hull number	Ship class	Location	Date	Cause
Hornet	CV-8	Yorktown-class aircraft carrier	08°38′S 166°43′E / 8.633°S 166.717°E / -8.633; 166.717, Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands	26 October 1942	Disabled by carrier-based aircraft bombs and torpedoes and abandoned, hull torpedoed and sunk by Japanese destroyers
Lexington	CV-2	Lexington-class aircraft carrier	15°12′S 155°27′E / 15.200°S 155.450°E / -15.200; 155.450, Battle of the Coral Sea	8 May 1942	Sunk by carrier-based aircraft bombs and torpedoes
Princeton	CVL-23	Independence class light aircraft carrier	15°21′N 123°31′E / 15.350°N 123.517°E / 15.350; 123.517, Battle of Leyte Gulf	24 October 1944	Sunk by land-based aircraft bomb
Wasp	CV-7	Yorktown-class aircraft carrier (smaller design variant)	12°25′S 164°08′E / 12.417°S 164.133°E / -12.417; 164.133	15 September 1942	Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-19
Yorktown	CV-5	Yorktown-class aircraft carrier	30°36′N 176°34′W / 30.600°N 176.567°W / 30.600; -176.567, Battle of Midway	7 June 1942	Crippled by carrier-based aircraft bombs and torpedoes, sank after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-168

Escort aircraft carriers (CVE)[]

Name	Hull number	Ship class	Location	Date	Cause
Liscome Bay	CVE-56	Casablanca-class escort carrier	02°54′N 172°30′E / 2.900°N 172.500°E / 2.900; 172.500	24 November 1943	Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-175
Block Island	CVE-21	Bogue-class escort carrier	31°13′N 23°03′W / 31.217°N 23.050°W / 31.217; -23.050	29 May 1944	Torpedoed by German submarine U-549
Gambier Bay	CVE-73	Casablanca-class escort carrier	11°31′N 126°12′E / 11.517°N 126.200°E / 11.517; 126.200, Battle off Samar	25 October 1944	Sunk by Japanese naval gunfire
St. Lo	CVE-63	Casablanca-class escort carrier	11°13′N 126°05′E / 11.217°N 126.083°E / 11.217; 126.083, Battle off Samar	25 October 1944	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft
Ommaney Bay	CVE-79	Casablanca-class escort carrier	11°25′N 121°19′E / 11.417°N 121.317°E / 11.417; 121.317	4 January 1945	Struck by Kamikaze aircraft and scuttled.
Bismarck Sea	CVE-95	Casablanca-class escort carrier	24°2′21″N 141°18′49″E / 24.03917°N 141.31361°E / 24.03917; 141.31361, Battle of Iwo Jima	21 February 1945	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft
Sangamon	CVE-26	Sangamon-class escort carrier	Off Okinawa	4 May 1945	Hit by Kamikaze aircraft. Not returned to active service. Decommissioned on 24 October 1945.

Heavy cruisers (CA)[]

Name	Hull number	Ship class	Location	Date	Cause
Astoria	CA-34	New Orleans-class cruiser	Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Savo Island	9 August 1942	Sunk by naval gunfire
Chicago	CA-29	Northampton-class cruiser	11°25′S 160°56′E / 11.417°S 160.933°E / -11.417; 160.933, Battle of Rennell Island	30 January 1943	Sunk by land-based aircraft torpedoes
Houston	CA-30	Northampton-class cruiser	05°50′S 105°55′E / 5.833°S 105.917°E / -5.833; 105.917, Battle of Sunda Strait	1 March 1942	Sunk by naval gunfire and torpedoes
Indianapolis	CA-35	Portland-class cruiser	12°02′N 134°48′E / 12.033°N 134.800°E / 12.033; 134.800, Philippine Sea	30 July 1945	Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-58
Northampton	CA-26	Northampton-class cruiser	09°12′S 159°50′E / 9.200°S 159.833°E / -9.200; 159.833, Battle of Tassafaronga	30 November 1942	Sunk by naval torpedoes
Quincy	CA-39	New Orleans-class cruiser	Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Savo Island	9 August 1942	Sunk by naval gunfire and torpedoes
Vincennes	CA-44	New Orleans-class cruiser	9°7′17″S 159°52′48″E / 9.12139°S 159.88000°E / -9.12139; 159.88000, Battle of Savo Island	9 August 1942	Sunk by naval gunfire and torpedoes

Light cruisers (CL)[]

Name	Hull number	Ship class	Location	Date	Cause
Atlanta	CL-51	Atlanta-class cruiser	Off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal	13 November 1942	Heavily damaged by friendly fire from USS San Francisco (CA-38) during night action after being mistaken for a Japanese destroyer, scuttled the following day.
Helena	CL-50	Brooklyn-class cruiser	7°46′S 157°11′E / 7.767°S 157.183°E / -7.767; 157.183, Battle of Kula Gulf	6 July 1943	Sunk by naval torpedoes
Juneau	CL-52	Atlanta-class cruiser	10°34′S 161°04′E / 10.567°S 161.067°E / -10.567; 161.067, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal	13 November 1942	Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-26

Destroyers (DD)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
Aaron Ward	9°10′S 160°12′E / 9.167°S 160.200°E / -9.167; 160.200	7 April 1943	Sunk by bombs from land-based aircraft.
Abner Read	10°47′N 125°22′E / 10.783°N 125.367°E / 10.783; 125.367	1 November 1944	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Barton	Off Guadalcanal, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal	13 November 1942	Torpedoed by Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze.
Beatty	37°10′N 6°00′E / 37.167°N 6.000°E / 37.167; 6.000	6 November 1943	Sunk by German land-based aircraft torpedo.
Benham	Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal	15 November 1942	Scuttled after being severely damaged by Japanese torpedo.
Blue	9°17′S 160°02′E / 9.283°S 160.033°E / -9.283; 160.033	22 August 1942	Torpedoed by Japanese destroyer Kawakaze.
Borie	50°12′N 30°48′W / 50.200°N 30.800°W / 50.200; -30.800	1 November 1943	Sunk after collision with German submarine U-405 which also sank.
Bristol	37��19′N 6°19′E / 37.317°N 6.317°E / 37.317; 6.317	13 October 1943	Torpedoed by German submarine U-371.
Brownson	5°20′S 148°25′E / 5.333°S 148.417°E / -5.333; 148.417	26 December 1943	Sunk by land-based aircraft bombs.
Buck	40°00′N 14°30′E / 40.000°N 14.500°E / 40.000; 14.500	9 October 1943	Torpedoed by German submarine U-616.
Bush	27°16′N 127°48′E / 27.267°N 127.800°E / 27.267; 127.800	6 April 1945	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Callaghan	25°43′N 126°55′E / 25.717°N 126.917°E / 25.717; 126.917	29 July 1945	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Chevalier	7°30′S 156°14′E / 7.500°S 156.233°E / -7.500; 156.233 Battle of Vella Lavella	6 October 1943	Scuttled after being severely damaged by Japanese torpedo.
Colhoun	27°16′N 127°48′E / 27.267°N 127.800°E / 27.267; 127.800	6 April 1945	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Cooper	10°54′N 124°36′E / 10.900°N 124.600°E / 10.900; 124.600	3 December 1944	Torpedoed by the Japanese destroyer Take.
Corry	49°31′N 1°11′W / 49.517°N 1.183°W / 49.517; -1.183	6 June 1944	Sunk by German shore batteries.
Cushing	Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal	13 November 1942	Sunk by naval gunfire.
De Haven	9°09′S 159°52′E / 9.150°S 159.867°E / -9.150; 159.867	1 February 1943	Sunk by aircraft bombs.
Drexler	27°6′N 127°38′E / 27.100°N 127.633°E / 27.100; 127.633	28 May 1945	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Duncan	Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Cape Esperance	12 October 1942	Sunk by naval gunfire.
Edsall	13°45′S 106°45′E / 13.750°S 106.750°E / -13.750; 106.750	1 March 1942	Sunk by naval gunfire and carrier-based aircraft bombs.
Emmons	26°48′N 128°04′E / 26.800°N 128.067°E / 26.800; 128.067	6 April 1945	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Evans	Off Okinawa	11 May 1945	Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Glennon	50°32′N 1°12′W / 50.533°N 1.200°W / 50.533; -1.200	8 June 1944	Sunk by German shore batteries.
Gwin	7°41′S 157°27′E / 7.683°S 157.450°E / -7.683; 157.450, Battle of Kolombangara	13 July 1943	Sunk by torpedoes from Japanese destroyers.
Haggard	Off Okinawa	29 April 1945	Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Halligan	26°10′N 127°30′E / 26.167°N 127.500°E / 26.167; 127.500	26 March 1945	Sunk by naval mine.
Hammann	30°36′N 176°34′W / 30.600°N 176.567°W / 30.600; -176.567	6 June 1942	Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-168.
Henley	7°40′S 148°06′E / 7.667°S 148.100°E / -7.667; 148.100	3 October 1943	Sunk by torpedo from Japanese submarine Ro-108.
Hoel	11°46′S 126°33′E / 11.767°S 126.550°E / -11.767; 126.550, Battle off Samar	25 October 1944	Sunk by Japanese naval gunfire
Hovey	16°20′N 120°10′E / 16.333°N 120.167°E / 16.333; 120.167	7 January 1945	Sunk by Japanese torpedo
Hugh W. Hadley	Off Okinawa	11 May 1945	Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Hull	14°57′N 127°58′E / 14.950°N 127.967°E / 14.950; 127.967	18 December 1944	Sunk in typhoon.
Hutchins	Off Okinawa	27 April 1945	Severely damaged by Kamikaze boat and not repaired.
Ingraham	42°34′N 60°05′W / 42.567°N 60.083°W / 42.567; -60.083	22 August 1942	Sunk in collision with the oil tanker USS Chemung (AO-30)
Jacob Jones	38°42′N 74°39′W / 38.700°N 74.650°W / 38.700; -74.650	28 February 1942	Torpedoed by German submarine U-578.
Jarvis	9°42′S 158°59′E / 9.700°S 158.983°E / -9.700; 158.983	9 August 1942	Sunk by Japanese aerial torpedo.
Johnston	11°46′N 126°09′E / 11.767°N 126.150°E / 11.767; 126.150, Battle off Samar	25 October 1944	Sunk by Japanese naval gunfire.
Laffey	Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal	13 November 1942	Sunk by Japanese naval gunfire.
Lansdale	37°03′N 3°51′E / 37.050°N 3.850°E / 37.050; 3.850	20 April 1944	Sunk by German land-based aircraft torpedoes.
Leary	45°N 22°W / 45°N 22°W / 45; -22	24 December 1943	Torpedoed by German submarine U-275.
Leutze	Off Okinawa	6 April 1945	Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Little	26°24′N 126°15′E / 26.400°N 126.250°E / 26.400; 126.250	3 May 1945	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Long	16°12′N 120°11′E / 16.200°N 120.183°E / 16.200; 120.183	6 January 1945	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Longshaw	26°11′N 127°37′E / 26.183°N 127.617°E / 26.183; 127.617	18 May 1945	Sunk by shore batteries after accidental grounding.
Luce	26°35′N 127°10′E / 26.583°N 127.167°E / 26.583; 127.167	4 May 1945	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Maddox	36°52′N 13°56′E / 36.867°N 13.933°E / 36.867; 13.933	10 July 1943	Sunk by German land-based aircraft bombs.
Mahan	10°50′N 124°30′E / 10.833°N 124.500°E / 10.833; 124.500	7 December 1944	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Mannert L. Abele	27°25′N 126°59′E / 27.417°N 126.983°E / 27.417; 126.983	12 April 1945	Sunk by rocket-powered Ohka aircraft bomb .
Meredith	11°53′S 163°20′E / 11.883°S 163.333°E / -11.883; 163.333	15 October 1942	Sunk by aircraft from Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku.
Meredith	49°33′N 1°06′W / 49.550°N 1.100°W / 49.550; -1.100	8 June 1944	Sunk by naval mine.
Monaghan	14°57′N 127°58′E / 14.950°N 127.967°E / 14.950; 127.967	18 December 1944	Sunk in typhoon.
Morris	Off Okinawa	6 April 1945	Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Monssen	9°04′S 159°54′E / 9.067°S 159.900°E / -9.067; 159.900, Battle of Guadalcanal	13 November 1942	Sunk by Japanese naval gunfire.
Morrison	27°10′N 127°58′E / 27.167°N 127.967°E / 27.167; 127.967	4 May 1945	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Newcomb	Off Okinawa	6 April 1945	Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Noa	71°0′N 134°30′E / 71.000°N 134.500°E / 71.000; 134.500	12 September 1944	Sunk after collision with USS Fullam.
O'Brien	13°30′S 171°18′W / 13.500°S 171.300°W / -13.500; -171.300	19 October 1942	Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-19
Parrott	Boston, Massachusetts	2 May 1944	Irreparably damaged after being rammed by , later towed to Norfolk, Virginia and scrapped.
Peary	12°28′30″S 130°49′45″E / 12.47500°S 130.82917°E / -12.47500; 130.82917	19 February 1942	Sunk by aircraft bombs.
Perkins	Off New Guinea	29 November 1943	Sunk after being rammed by Australian troopship Duntroon.
Perry	Off Angaur, Palau	13 September 1944	Sunk by naval mines.
Pillsbury	14°30′S 106°30′E / 14.500°S 106.500°E / -14.500; 106.500	2 March 1942	Sank in surface action with Japanese cruisers Takao and Atago.
Pope	04°00′S 111°30′E / 4.000°S 111.500°E / -4.000; 111.500	1 March 1942	Sunk by carrier based aircraft bombs.
Porter	8°32′S 167°17′E / 8.533°S 167.283°E / -8.533; 167.283	26 October 1942	Fate uncertain: Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-21 or by errant torpedo from US TBF Avenger.
Preston	Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal	15 November 1942	Sunk by naval gunfire by Japanese cruiser Nagara.
Pringle	27°25′N 126°59′E / 27.417°N 126.983°E / 27.417; 126.983	16 April 1945	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Reid	9°50′N 124°55′E / 9.833°N 124.917°E / 9.833; 124.917	11 December 1944	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
Reuben James	51°59′N 27°05′W / 51.983°N 27.083°W / 51.983; -27.083	31 October 1941	Torpedoed by German submarine U-552.
Rowan	40°07′N 14°18′E / 40.117°N 14.300°E / 40.117; 14.300	11 September 1943	Torpedoed by a German E-boat.
Shaw	Leyte, Philippines	2 April 1945	Grounded and not repaired.
Shubrick	Off Okinawa	29 May 1945	Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Sims	Coral Sea	7 May 1942	Sunk by carrier-based aircraft bombs.
Spence	14°57′N 127°58′E / 14.950°N 127.967°E / 14.950; 127.967	18 December 1944	Sunk in typhoon.
Stewart	Off Surabaya, Java	19 February 1942	Scuttled but salvaged by Japanese as Patrol Boat No. 102 (Sunk in 1946 as target ship).
Strong	Kula Gulf, Solomons	5 July 1943	Sunk by aerial torpedo and shore batteries.
Sturtevant	Off Key West, Florida	26 April 1942	Sunk in American-laid minefield.
Thatcher	Off Okinawa	19 July 1945	Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Truxtun	Placentia Bay, Newfoundland	18 February 1942	Sunk after accidental grounding.
Tucker	Off Espiritu Santo Island, New Hebrides	4 August 1942	Sunk by naval mine.
Turner	Off Ambrose Light, New York	3 January 1944	Sunk by internal explosions.
Twiggs	26°08′N 127°35′E / 26.133°N 127.583°E / 26.133; 127.583	16 June 1945	Sunk by aerial torpedo and Kamikaze aircraft.
Walke	Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal	15 November 1942	Sunk by naval gunfire.
Warrington	27°N 73°W / 27°N 73°W / 27; -73	13 September 1944	Sank in a hurricane.
Ward	10°51′N 124°32′E / 10.850°N 124.533°E / 10.850; 124.533	7 December 1944	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft.
William D. Porter	27°06′N 127°38′E / 27.100°N 127.633°E / 27.100; 127.633	10 June 1945	Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft
Worden	Amchitka Island, Aleutians	12 January 1943	Sunk after accidental grounding.

Destroyer escorts (DE)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
Donnell	North Atlantic Ocean	3 May 1944	Torpedoed by U-473 and damaged beyond repair. Re-designated as IX-182 on 15 July 1944 and converted to a floating power plant at Cherbourg, France in August 1944. Later used as a barracks ship.
England	Off Okinawa	9 May 1945	Severely damaged by Kamikaze and not repaired.
Eversole	10°10′N 127°28′E / 10.167°N 127.467°E / 10.167; 127.467	28 October 1944	Presumed torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-45.
Fechteler	36°07′N 02°40′W / 36.117°N 2.667°W / 36.117; -2.667	5 May 1944	Torpedoed by German submarine U-967.
Fiske	47°11′N 33°29′W / 47.183°N 33.483°W / 47.183; -33.483	2 August 1944	Torpedoed by German submarine U-804.
Frederick C. Davis	43°52′N 40°15′W / 43.867°N 40.250°W / 43.867; -40.250	24 April 1945	Sunk by German submarine U-546.
Holder	Mediterranean Sea	11 April 1944	Irreparably damaged by German aircraft torpedo.
Leopold	58°44′N 25°50′W / 58.733°N 25.833°W / 58.733; -25.833	10 March 1944	Torpedoed by German submarine U-255.
Oberrender	Off Okinawa, Ryukyus	9 May 1945	Irreparably damaged by Kamikaze aircraft.
Rich	49°31′N 1°10′W / 49.517°N 1.167°W / 49.517; -1.167 Utah Beach	8 June 1944	Sunk by German mines.
Roche	Off Eniwetok	22 September 1945	Irreparably damaged by naval mine.
Samuel B. Roberts	Off Samar Island, Battle off Samar	25 October 1944	Sunk by naval gunfire.
Shelton	2°32′N 129°13′E / 2.533°N 129.217°E / 2.533; 129.217	3 October 1944	Torpedoed by Japanese Kaichū type submarine Ro-41.
Solar	Naval Ammo Depot, Earle, New Jersey	30 April 1946	Accidental explosion. Damaged beyond repair and scuttled on 9 June 1946.
Underhill	19°20′N 126°42′E / 19.333°N 126.700°E / 19.333; 126.700	24 July 1945	Sunk by kaiten suicide torpedo.

Submarines (SS)[]

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

Note - Although most sources list 52 US submarines as lost during World War II, the above listing includes two others, Halibut and Lancetfish, which were damaged beyond economical repair and were subsequently scrapped without returning to active service. At least 11 of the submarines listed above were lost due to accidents, including 1 by a collision, 3 by flooding, 4 by groundings and 3 sunk by circular runs of their own torpedoes. Two other submarines, Dorado and Seawolf, were probably sunk in friendly fire incidents.

Patrol craft[]

Gunboats (PG/PGM/PE)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
Asheville	South of Java, N.E.I.	3 March 1942	Sunk by gunfire by Japanese destroyers Arashi and Nowaki.
Eagle 56	Off Portland, Maine	23 April 1945	Torpedoed by U-853.
Erie	12°03′N 68°58′W / 12.050°N 68.967°W / 12.050; -68.967	12 November 1942	Damaged by U-163 in the Caribbean Sea; later capsized.
PGM-7	Bismarck Sea	18 July 1944	Sunk in an accidental collision.
PGM-17	Off Okinawa	4 May 1945	Accidentally grounded then sunk by US warships.
PGM-18	26°13′N 127°54′E / 26.217°N 127.900°E / 26.217; 127.900	8 April 1945	Sunk by mines off Okinawa.
Plymouth	36°17′N 74°29′W / 36.283°N 74.483°W / 36.283; -74.483	5 August 1943	Torpedoed by U-566 off the coast of North Carolina.
St. Augustine	38°00′N 74°05′W / 38.000°N 74.083°W / 38.000; -74.083	6 January 1944	Sunk after accidental collision with merchant tanker Camas Meadows.

River gunboats (PR)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
Luzon	At Corregidor, P.I.	5 May 1942	Scuttled then salvaged by IJN. Raised as Karatsu and helped sink USS Cisco. Sunk by USS Narwhal on 3 March 1944.
Mindanao	Off Corregidor, P.I.	2 May 1942	Damaged by aerial bomb then scuttled.
Oahu	At Corregidor, P.I.	5 May 1942	Sunk by land-based gunfire.
Wake	At Shanghai China	8 December 1941	Surrendered to Japanese forces and pressed into IJN service as Tatara; recaptured by US; entered Chinese service after the war.

Converted yachts (PY/PYc)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
Cythera (PY-26)	Off Atlantic Coast	2 May 1942	Sunk by U-402.^[4]
Moonstone (PYc-9)	Off Delaware Capes	16 October 1943	Collision with USS Greer (DD-145).
Southern Seas (PY-32)	Off Okinawa	9 October 1945	Sunk by Typhoon Louise.
Fisheries II	At Corregidor, P.I.	6 May 1942	Destroyed to prevent capture.
Maryann	At Corregidor, P.I.	6 May 1942	Destroyed to prevent capture.
Perry	At Corregidor, P.I.	6 May 1942	Destroyed to prevent capture.

Submarine chasers (PC/SC)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
PC-457	Off Puerto Rico	14 Aug 1941	Collision with a freighter.
PC-496	37°23′N 9°52′W / 37.383°N 9.867°W / 37.383; -9.867	4 June 1943	Sunk by torpedo from Italian submarine.
PC-558	38°41′N 13°43′E / 38.683°N 13.717°E / 38.683; 13.717	9 May 1944	Sunk by German submarine U-230.
PC-815	Off San Diego, California	11 September 1945	Sunk by collision with USS Laffey (DD-724).
PC-1129	Off Luzon, P.I.	31 January 1945	Sunk by Japanese suicide boat.
PC-1261	Off Utah Beach, Normandy, France	6 June 1944	Sunk by German coast artillery.
PC-1603	26°25′N 127°56′E / 26.417°N 127.933°E / 26.417; 127.933	26 May 1945	Damaged by kamikaze and later scuttled.
SC-521	11°03′S 164°50′E / 11.050°S 164.833°E / -11.050; 164.833	10 July 1945	Foundered.
SC-632	Off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	6 September 1945	Foundered.
SC-636	Off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	9 October 1945	Sunk in typhoon.
SC-694	Off Palermo, Sicily	23 August 1943	Sunk by German bombers.
SC-696	Off Palermo, Sicily	23 August 1943	Bombed and sunk by German aircraft.
	Vella Lavella, Solomons	10 March 1944	Sunk by accidental fire.
	Cape Breton, Nova Scotia	21 January 1943	Grounded.
	15°32′S 147°06′E / 15.533°S 147.100°E / -15.533; 147.100	17 June 1943	Grounded on Great Barrier Reef.
SC-744	Tacloban Bay, P.I.	27 November 1944	Sunk by Kamikaze.
	21°56′S 113°53′E / 21.933°S 113.883°E / -21.933; 113.883	22 June 1943	Grounded and sunk.
	Cook's Reef, Mai Island, New Hebrides	9 April 1944	Grounded, abandoned and sunk.
	22°28′N 84°30′W / 22.467°N 84.500°W / 22.467; -84.500	22 April 1945	Grounded and sunk. Salvaged and repaired. Decommissioned on 31 May 1945.
	35°12′N 74°57′W / 35.200°N 74.950°W / 35.200; -74.950	2 March 1943	Collided with USS Plymouth (PG-57) and SS Cities Service Fuel and sank with all hands.
	In Bahama Islands	11 December 1944	Grounded. Later salvaged and repaired.
	Off Attu, Aleutians	19 November 1943	Foundered.

Patrol torpedo boats (PT)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
	North Pacific	11 June 1943	Damaged in storm^[5]
	Dora Harbor, Alaska	12 January 1943	Wrecked in storm^[5]
	Subic Bay, Philippine Islands	20 January 1942	Destroyed to prevent capture^[5]
	Sulu Sea	13 March 1942	Destroyed to prevent capture^[5]
	Off Cape Santiago, Philippine Islands	15 December 1941	Damaged by grounding and destroyed to prevent capture.^[5]
PT-34	Off Cauit Island, Philippine Islands	9 April 1942	Sunk by Japanese aircraft
	Cebu, Philippine Islands	12 April 1942	Destroyed to prevent capture^[5]
PT-37	Off Guadalcanal, Solomons	1 February 1943	Destroyed by Japanese destroyer Kawakaze^[5]
PT-41	Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands	15 April 1942	Destroyed to prevent capture.
	Off Guadalcanal, Solomons	10 January 1943	Scuttled after damage by Japanese warships the previous day.
	09º10'S, 159º45'E Off Savo Island, Solomons	11 December 1942	Destroyed by gunfire from Japanese destroyers.
	Off New Ireland	18 June 1944	Destroyed by fire in port fire while fueling.
	Off Tufi, New Guinea	17 March 1943	Destroyed by fire in port fire while fueling.
	New Guinea	1 October 1943	Grounded, destroyed to prevent capture.
	Philippines	15 January 1945	Grounded, destroyed to prevent capture.
	Off Talin Pt., Luzon, P.I.	1 February 1945	Destroyed by friendly fire due to false identification.
	Off Talin Pt., Luzon, P.I.	1 February 1945	Destroyed by friendly fire due to false identification.
	Hamburg Bay, Emirau Island	18 June 1944	Accidental gasoline fire.^[6]
PT-109	Blackett Strait, Solomons	2 August 1943	Sunk by collision with Japanese destroyer Amagiri.
	Off New Guinea	26 January 1944	Sunk after collision.
	Off Guadalcanal I., Solomons	1 February 1943	Destroyed by Japanese destroyer Kawakaze.
	Off Guadalcanal I., Solomons	10 January 1943	Sunk by Japanese warships.
	Off Buna, New Guinea	8 August 1943	Wrecked by grounding in friendly waters.
	Rendova Harbor, Solomons	1 August 1943	Destroyed by Japanese aircraft.
	Vella Lavella, Solomons	7 September 1943	Grounded and destroyed to prevent capture.
	Off Tufi, New Guinea	17 March 1943	Accidentally destroyed by fire while fueling in port.
PT-121	5°S 151°E / 5°S 151°E / -5; 151	27 March 1944	Destroyed in error by friendly fire from Allied aircraft
	Off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	1 February 1943	Destroyed by Japanese aircraft.
	Off Cape Pus, New Guinea	15 July 1944	Sunk by Japanese shore battery.
	5°29′S 152°09′E / 5.483°S 152.150°E / -5.483; 152.150	12 April 1944	Grounded, destroyed to prevent capture.
	Vitiaz Strait, New Guinea	17 September 1943	Grounded, destroyed to prevent capture.
	New Guinea	4 January 1944	Grounded, destroyed to prevent capture.
	New Guinea	19 November 1943	Grounded, destroyed to prevent capture.
	Solomon Islands	4 July 1943	Grounded, destroyed to prevent capture.
	Off Munda Pt., Solomon Islands	5 July 1943	Grounded, destroyed to prevent capture.
	Ferguson Passage, Solomon Islands	1 August 1943	Sunk by Japanese aircraft.
	23°45′S 166°30′E / 23.750°S 166.500°E / -23.750; 166.500	23 May 1943	Sunk on board SS Stanvac Manila when that ship was torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-17.
	Off New Georgia, Solomon Islands	20 July 1943	Accidentally strafed and sunk by US B-25 bomber.
	Off Vella Lavella, Solomons	7 September 1943	Grounded and destroyed to prevent capture.
	23°45′S 166°30′E / 23.750°S 166.500°E / -23.750; 166.500	23 May 1943	Sunk on board SS Stanvac Manila when that ship was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese submarine I-17.
	Bani Point, New Guinea 0°55′S 134°52′E / 0.917°S 134.867°E / -0.917; 134.867	25 June 1944	Grounded on a coral reef and destroyed to prevent capture.
	Off Newport, Rhode Island 41°N 71°W / 41°N 71°W / 41; -71	23 February 1944	Collision with unknown object.
	43°23′N 6°43′E / 43.383°N 6.717°E / 43.383; 6.717	16 August 1944	Sunk by German mine off Point Aygulf, France.
	43°23′N 6°43′E / 43.383°N 6.717°E / 43.383; 6.717	16 August 1944	Sunk by German mine off Point Aygulf, France.
	Off Attu, Aleutians	14 September 1943	Grounded in a storm.
	Lambu Lambu Cove, Vella Lavella, Solomons	14 December 1943	Destroyed after fire broke out in a gasoline dump.
	6°38′S 156°01′E / 6.633°S 156.017°E / -6.633; 156.017	5 May 1944	Sunk by Japanese shore battery, off Bougainville, Solomon Islands.
	Empress Augusta Bay, off Bougainville, Solomons	26 February 1944	Grounded on 26 February 1944 and sunk by Japanese shore batteries.
	Off Bougainville I., Solomon Islands	11 February 1944	Sunk in a collision with PT-282.
	Off Choiseul Island, near Bougainville, Solomon Islands	17 March 1944	Mistakenly sunk by gunfire from USS Guest (DD-472).
	Off Mindoro, Philippines	18 December 1944	Sunk by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft.
	Mios Woendi, Biak Island, off New Guinea	7 November 1944	Heavily damaged by an accidental explosion. Laid up as a constructive loss.
	43°N 9°E / 43°N 9°E / 43; 9	18 November 1944	Sunk by mine off Corsica.
	San Pedro Bay, off Leyte, Philippines	1 November 1944	Bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft.
	San Isidoro Bay, P.I.	11 November 1944	Grounded and damaged on 10 November 1944 and destroyed to prevent capture.
	Near Hardenberg Point, New Guinea	24 November 1944	Grounded and damaged and then scuttled to prevent capture.
	10°33′N 125°14′E / 10.550°N 125.233°E / 10.550; 125.233 Leyte, Philippines	10 December 1944	Destroyed by a Japanese Kamikaze.
PT-337	Hansa Bay, New Guinea	7 March 1944	Destroyed by Japanese shore batteries.
	12°06′N 121°23′E / 12.100°N 121.383°E / 12.100; 121.383 Mindoro, Philippines	28 January 1945	Severely damaged by grounding and scrapped.
	Off Biak, New Guinea	27 May 1944	Grounded and destroyed to prevent capture.
PT-346	Off New Britain	29 April 1944	Attacked and destroyed by mistake by American aircraft.
	Off New Britain	29 April 1944	Attacked and destroyed by mistake by American aircraft.
	5°S 151°E / 5°S 151°E / -5; 151	27 March 1944	Accidentally sunk by allied aircraft.
	Kaoe Bay, Halmahera, N.E.I.	25 November 1944	Sunk by Japanese shore batteries.
	Off Halmahera, N.E.I.	11 October 1944	Grounded and destroyed to prevent capture.
	2°05′N 127°51′E / 2.083°N 127.850°E / 2.083; 127.850	19 September 1944	Grounded and destroyed to prevent capture.
	In Surigao Strait, P.I.	25 October 1944	Sunk by Japanese warships.
	49°11′N 2°15′W / 49.183°N 2.250°W / 49.183; -2.250	9 August 1944	Gunfire and ramming from a German minesweeper^[7]
	Off Cape Couronne, Mediterranean	23 August 1944	Sunk by enemy mine.

District patrol vessels (YP)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
YP-16	Guam	9 December 1941	Damaged by Japanese forces and later burned by crew.
YP-17	Guam	9 December 1941	Scuttled and raised by the Japanese^[8] CG-275/YP-17 as transferred to the Maritime Administration in 1945, presumably for disposal or layup in the Reserve Fleet^[9]
YP-26	In Canal Zone	19 November 1942	Explosion.
	Off Staten Island, New York	26 April 1943	Sunk in collision with the minesweeper in the Ambrose Channel.
YP-72	Adak Island, Aleutians	17 February 1943	Struck uncharted reef in Kuluk Bay.
YP-73	In Kodiak Harbor, Alaska	15 January 1945	Struck reef and grounded near Spruce Cape signal station.
YP-74	54°23′N 164°10′W / 54.383°N 164.167°W / 54.383; -164.167 Aleutian Islands	6 September 1942	Collision with freighter SS Derblay off Unimak Island.
	Off Atlantic Coast	28 April 1942	Sunk by collision. (Former .)
YP-88	At Amchitka, Aleutians	28 October 1943	Grounded.
	56°32′N 154°22′W / 56.533°N 154.367°W / 56.533; -154.367 Tugidak Passage, Alaska	18 February 1945	Grounded.
	Adak Island, Aleutians	1 May 1944	Grounded.
YP-97	Philippines	March 1942	Destroyed to prevent capture.
	Three miles northeast of Monterey, California	30 June 1942	Sunk after running aground in heavy weather.
	Mahaiula Bay, Kona, Hawaii	12 January 1943	Sunk after running aground during a storm. (Originally the 71 foot long Aku Sampan Fuji Maru.)
	Saba Island, Caribbean Sea; 18°30′N 65°00′W / 18.500°N 65.000°W / 18.500; -65.000	1 November 1942	Lost after grounding.
	In Gulf of Mexico	1 April 1943	Sunk by explosion of unknown cause.
	Baja, Mexico north of Isla Magdalena; 25°30′N 112°06′W / 25.500°N 112.100°W / 25.500; -112.100	30 June 1942	Sunk after running aground in heavy weather.
	Off French Frigate Shoals, Northern Pacific Ocean	23 May 1942	Destroyed by fire after striking a U.S. mine.
YP-279	Off Townsville, Australia	5 September 1943	Foundered.
	16°53′S 177°18′W / 16.883°S 177.300°W / -16.883; -177.300	9 January 1944	Foundered in heavy weather.
YP-284	Off Guadalcanal I., Solomons	25 October 1942	Sunk in action, along with USS Seminole (AT-65), by Japanese destroyers.
	Gulf of Mexico 24°56′N 81°58′W / 24.933°N 81.967°W / 24.933; -81.967	23 March 1944	Foundered in heavy weather.
	In Delaware River	23 February 1943	Grounding.
YP-345	80 miles northeast of Laysan Island, southeast of Midway	31 October 1942	Cause unknown.
	Off Guadalcanal	9 September 1942	Sunk by Japanese cruiser Sendai and three destroyers.
	Gulf of Panama 8°22′N 79°29′W / 8.367°N 79.483°W / 8.367; -79.483	24 November 1944	Sunk after collision with
	Approximately 7.5 miles NNE of Wildwood, NJ 39°N 75°W / 39°N 75°W / 39; -75	20 May 1942	Sank after collision with the collier SS Jason (ex-AV-2, ex-AC-12).
YP-389	Off Cape Hatteras	19 June 1942	Sunk by gunfire from German submarine U-701.
	Off Smith Shoal, near Key West, Florida	20 November 1942	Sunk after fire.
YP-422	Off New Caledonia	23 April 1943	Grounded.
	31°59′N 80°48′W / 31.983°N 80.800°W / 31.983; -80.800 Tybee Island, Georgia	16 December 1943	Ran aground and declared a total loss.
	At Port Everglades, Fla.	20 March 1943	Struck coral reef while under tow and sank.
	South Bimini, Bahama Islands	5 April 1943	Ran aground and abandoned.
	At Charleston, S. C.	25 April 1943	Grounded.
	Off Mayport, Florida	8 January 1943	Sunk in collision with .
	On Lake Michigan near the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Illinois.	23 January 1943	Destroyed by explosion of unknown cause.

Mine warfare ships[]

Minelayers (CM, DM)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
Gamble (DM-15)	off Iwo Jima	18 February 1945	Damaged by aircraft bombs and later scuttled.
Miantonomah (CM-10)	off of Le Havre, France	25 September 1944	Sunk by mine.
Montgomery (DM-17)	off Palau	17 October 1944	Severely damaged by a mine. Returned to US and decommissioned on 23 April 1945.

Minesweepers (AM/AMc/DMS)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
Bittern	Cavite, Philippines	10 December 1941	Scuttled after being damaged in Japanese air raid
Bunting	San Francisco Bay	3 June 1942	Sunk after collision with patrol craft
Crow	Puget Sound	23 August 1943	Sunk accidentally by torpedo.
Dorsey (DMS-1)	Off Okinawa	9 October 1945	Grounded. Destroyed 1 January 1946.
Finch	Corregidor, Philippines	10 April 1942	Sunk due to damage sustained in near-miss of a Japanese bomb.
Hornbill	San Francisco Bay	30 June 1942	Sunk after collision with a lumber schooner.
Osprey	50°12′N 1°20′W / 50.200°N 1.333°W / 50.200; -1.333	5 June 1944	Sunk by mine.
Palmer (DMS-5)	Lingayen Gulf, Philippines	7 January 1945	Sunk by Japanese bombs.
Penguin	Guam	8 December 1941	Scuttled after damaged by near-miss of Japanese bombs.
Perry (DMS-17)	Off Palau Island	13 September 1944	Sunk by underwater mine explosion.^[10]
Portent	41°23′N 12°43′E / 41.383°N 12.717°E / 41.383; 12.717	22 January 1944	Sunk by mine.
Quail	Corregidor, Philippines	5 May 1942	Scuttled after damaged in battle.
Redwing	37°22′N 9°55′E / 37.367°N 9.917°E / 37.367; 9.917	29 June 1943	Probably sunk by a Mine (No claim by U-boat)^[11]
Salute	5°07′N 115°04′E / 5.117°N 115.067°E / 5.117; 115.067	8 June 1945	Sunk by mine.
Sentinel	Off Licata, Sicily	11 July 1943	Sunk by German bombers during the invasion of Sicily.
Skill	40°20′N 14°35′E / 40.333°N 14.583°E / 40.333; 14.583	25 September 1943	Sunk by torpedo from U-593.
Skylark	26°20′N 127°41′E / 26.333°N 127.683°E / 26.333; 127.683	28 March 1945	Sunk by mine.
Southard (DMS-10)	Grounded off Okinawa by Typhoon Ida	9 October 1945	Unsalvageable. Destroyed with explosives 14 January 1946.
Swallow	Off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	22 April 1945	Sunk by Japanese kamikaze.
Swerve	41°31′N 12°28′E / 41.517°N 12.467°E / 41.517; 12.467	9 July 1944	Sunk by mine.
Tanager	At Corregidor, Philippines	4 May 1942	Sunk by Japanese shore battery.
Tide	49°37′N 1°05′W / 49.617°N 1.083°W / 49.617; -1.083	7 June 1944	Sunk by German mine off Utah Beach.
Valor	41°28′N 70°57′W / 41.467°N 70.950°W / 41.467; -70.950	29 June 1944	Sunk after collision with USS Richard W. Suesens in Buzzards Bay.
Wasmuth (DMS-15)	Aleutian Islands	29 December 1942	Sunk accidentally by her own depth charges.

Motor Minesweepers (YMS)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
	In Boston Harbor	11 January 1945	Sunk in collision with USS Herndon (DD 638).
	Off Palau	24 September 1944
	43°6′N 5°54′E / 43.100°N 5.900°E / 43.100; 5.900	1 September 1944
	43°23′N 6°43′E / 43.383°N 6.717°E / 43.383; 6.717	16 August 1944
	41°23′N 12°45′E / 41.383°N 12.750°E / 41.383; 12.750	25 January 1944
	1°19′S 116°49′E / 1.317°S 116.817°E / -1.317; 116.817	26 June 1945
	14°25′N 120°34′E / 14.417°N 120.567°E / 14.417; 120.567 off Corregidor	14 February 1945	Scuttled after being hit by coast defense gunfire.
YMS-50	Off Balikipapan, N.E.I.	18 June 1945	Struck a mine on 18 June 1945 at and was scuttled by the light cruiser Denver.
	In Leyte Gulf, P.I.	17 October 1944
	4°58′N 119°47′E / 4.967°N 119.783°E / 4.967; 119.783	3 April 1945
	9°19′N 116°48′E / 9.317°N 116.800°E / 9.317; 116.800	9 July 1945	sunk by mine off Balikpapan, Borneo
	Off Okinawa	16 September 1945
	26°13′N 127°54′E / 26.217°N 127.900°E / 26.217; 127.900	8 April 1945
	In Aleutians	10 January 1944
	Off Oregon Coast	20 February 1943	Foundered and sinks off Coos Bay, Oregon.
	Off Northern France	30 July 1944
	Off Okinawa	16 September 1945
	Off Cherbourg	2 July 1944
	1°18′S 116°50′E / 1.300°S 116.833°E / -1.300; 116.833	26 June 1945
	49°33′N 1°13′W / 49.550°N 1.217°W / 49.550; -1.217	30 July 1944
	Off Ulithi, Caroline Islands	1 October 1944
	Off Atlantic Coast	12 September 1944
	Off Okinawa	16 September 1945
	Off Okinawa	16 September 1945
	battle of Tarakan	2 May 1945

Amphibious warfare ships[]

Tank landing ships (LST)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
LST-6	English Channel near the Seine River, France	18 November 1944	Struck by a mine.
LST-43	Pearl Harbor	21 May 1944	Fire and accidental explosion.
LST-69	Pearl Harbor	21 May 1944	Fire and accidental explosion.
	Off Licata, Sicily	11 July 1943	Sunk by German aircraft.
LST-167	At Vella Lavella	25 September 1943	Bombed by Japanese aircraft.
LST-179	Pearl Harbor	21 May 1944	Fire and accidental explosion.
	Near Nanumea, Ellice Islands	1 October 1943	Grounded.
	In Azores	20 January 1944	Grounded.
LST-282	Off Southern France	15 August 1944	Hit by a German glider bomb and heavily damaged. Beached and abandoned.
	At Gela, Sicily	10 July 1943	Sunk by German aircraft.
LST-314	49°43′N 00°52′W / 49.717°N 0.867°W / 49.717; -0.867	9 June 1944	Sunk by German torpedo boat.
	Off Caronia, Sicily	9 August 1943	Sunk by German aircraft.
	36°59′N 4°01′E / 36.983°N 4.017°E / 36.983; 4.017	22 June 1943	Torpedoed by U-593 eight miles northeast of Cape Corbelin, Algeria. Towed and beached near Dellys and declared a total loss.
LST-342	9°03′S 158°11′E / 9.050°S 158.183°E / -9.050; 158.183	18 July 1943	Torpedoed by Japanese submarine Ro-106.
LST-348	40°57′N 13°14′E / 40.950°N 13.233°E / 40.950; 13.233	20 February 1944	Torpedoed by U-410 north of Naples, Italy.
	Off Ponza, Italy	26 February 1944	Grounded.
LST-353	Pearl Harbor	21 May 1944	Fire and accidental explosion.
LST-359	42°N 19°W / 42°N 19°W / 42; -19	20 December 1944	Sunk by U-870.
	English Channel	9 June 1944	Torpedoed and sunk by a German surface craft.
	8°18′S 156°55′E / 8.300°S 156.917°E / -8.300; 156.917	18 August 1943	Explosion.
LST-447	26°9′N 127°18′E / 26.150°N 127.300°E / 26.150; 127.300	6 April 1945	Sunk by a Kamikaze aircraft.
LST-448	Off Vella Lavella, Solomons	1 October 1943	Damaged by Japanese dive bombers and sank while under tow.
LST-460	11°10′N 121°11′E / 11.167°N 121.183°E / 11.167; 121.183	21 December 1944	Sunk by Kamikaze.
LST-472	Off Mindoro, Philippines	15 December 1944	Sunk by Kamikaze.
LST-480	At Pearl Harbor	21 May 1944	Fire and accidental explosion.
LST-493	50°20′N 4°09′W / 50.333°N 4.150°W / 50.333; -4.150	12 April 1945	Grounded.
	Off Normandy, France	11 June 1944	Mine.
	Off Normandy, France	8 June 1944	Mine.
LST-507	50°29′N 2°52′W / 50.483°N 2.867°W / 50.483; -2.867	28 April 1944	Torpedoed by a German E-boat during Exercise Tiger.
	Off Normandy, France	19 June 1944	Mine.
	50°29′N 2°52′W / 50.483°N 2.867°W / 50.483; -2.867	28 April 1944	Torpedoed by a German E-boat during Exercise Tiger.
LST-563	Clipperton Island	22 December 1944	Grounded.
	8°1′N 130°22′E / 8.017°N 130.367°E / 8.017; 130.367	11 February 1945	Hit by 2 torpedoes from Japanese submarine Ro-50.
	Off Okinawa	4 April 1945	Severely damaged by enemy action and not repaired.
LST-738	Off Mindoro, P.I.	15 December 1944	Hit by Japanese aircraft.
LST-749	11°10′N 121°11′E / 11.167°N 121.183°E / 11.167; 121.183	21 December 1944	Hit by a Kamikaze aircraft.
	Off Negros, P.I.	28 December 1944	Sunk by Japanese aircraft.
	Off Ie Shima	18 May 1945	Strick by aerial torpedo and grounded on a coral reef. Hit by Kamikaze on 20 May and damaged beyond repair. Destroyed in place on 1 November 1945.
LST-906	At Leghorn, Italy	18 October 1944	Grounded by a storm and not repaired.
LST-921	In English Channel	14 August 1944	Torpedoed by U-667

Medium landing ships (LSM)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
	Off Okinawa	4 April 1945	Foundered.
LSM-20	10°12′N 125°19′E / 10.200°N 125.317°E / 10.200; 125.317	5 December 1944	Sunk by Kamikaze.
	Off Okinawa	21 June 1945	Sunk by Kamikaze.
LSM-135	Off Okinawa	25 May 1945	Sunk by Kamikaze.
LSM-149	Off Philippines	5 or 14 December 1944	Grounded.
LSM(R)-190	26°35′N 127°10′E / 26.583°N 127.167°E / 26.583; 127.167	4 May 1945	Stuck and sunk by two Kamikazes.
	Off Okinawa	4 May 1945	Sunk by Kamikaze.
	Off Okinawa	3 May 1945	Sunk by Kamikaze.
	10°56′N 124°38′E / 10.933°N 124.633°E / 10.933; 124.633	7 December 1944	Sunk by Kamikaze.

Tank landing craft (LCT)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
	Off Salerno, Italy	15 September 1943	Sunk by German aircraft.
	Off Oran, Algeria	1 January 1943	Lost on board the merchant Arthur Middleton that was sunk by the German submarine U-73.
	At Algiers	3 May 1943	Underwater explosion.
	Normandy, France	6 June 1944	Destroyed by German coast artillery.
	41°4′N 13°30′E / 41.067°N 13.500°E / 41.067; 13.500 Gulf of Gaeta, Italy	25 February 1944	Lost in a storm.
	Omaha Beach, Normandy, France	6 June 1944	Grounded and later capsized.
	In Mediterranean	30 May 1943	Stuck a mine.
	Omaha Beach, Normandy, France^[12]	6 June 1944	Disabled by artillery shell and abandoned.
	Off Anzio, Italy	15 February 1944	Sunk by German aircraft.
	Off Naples, Italy	26 February 1944	Grounded.
	At Pearl Harbor	12 April 1945	Lost in non-combat incident.
	53°38′N 146°5′W / 53.633°N 146.083°W / 53.633; -146.083 Gulf of Alaska	11 September 1943	Lost in heavy seas while under tow.
	Normandy, France	6 June 1944	Grounded.
	37°8′N 10°58′E / 37.133°N 10.967°E / 37.133; 10.967 Off Cape Bon, Tunisia	31 August 1943	Foundered while under tow.
	4°27′N 133°40′E / 4.450°N 133.667°E / 4.450; 133.667 off Palau	21 February 1945	Foundered and capsized in a storm.
	Off Wana Wana Island, New Georgia Group	7 August 1944	Foundered.
	Off Bizerte, Tunisia	24 January 1944	Foundered in a storm.
	Off Salerno, Italy	27 September 1943	Buckled in heavy seas while under tow.
	Normandy, France	6 June 1944	Sunk by mine.
	Off Northern France	6 June 1944	Severely damaged and later sank.
	Off Algeria	20 June 1943	Grounded and later disposed.
LCT-209	Off Northern France	10 June 1944	Grounded near Normandy.
	Off Salerno, Italy	7 October 1943	Foundered in heavy seas.
	Off Anzio, Italy	13 February 1944	Foundered in storm.
	Off Salerno, Italy	15 September 1943	Lost in air attack.
LCT-242	Off Naples, Italy	2 December 1943	Sunk by a circling torpedo
	Off Omaha Beach, Normandy, France	8 June 1944	Foundered.
	On Passage To Tarawa	21 January 1945	Foundered en route to Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands area.
	In English Channel	11 October 1944
	Off Northern France	6 June 1944
	Off Northern France	6 June 1944
	Off Bizerte, Tunisia	9 August 1943
	At Eniwetok Atoll	23 March 1944	sunk by an explosion of unknown origin
	At Kiska	27 August 1943
	Off Northern France	6 June 1944
	37°21′N 11°11′E / 37.350°N 11.183°E / 37.350; 11.183	9 February 1944	Founders in storm near Cape Bon,Tunsia
	Off Salerno, Italy	29 September 1943
	At Pearl Harbor	12 April 1945
	Off Northern France	6 June 1944
	Off Northern France	6 June 1944
	53°1′N 152°0′W / 53.017°N 152.000°W / 53.017; -152.000	9 September 1943
	Off Northern France	June 1944
	Off Northern France	7 June 1944
	Off Western France	19 September 1944
	Off Northern France	7 June 1944
	English Channel	2 October 1943
	At Portsmouth, England	October 1944
	Off Northern France	6 June 1944
	Off Northern France	June 1944
	Off Palau	4 October 1944
	In Azores	22 January 1944
	Off Northern France	6 June 1944
	Off Northern France	6 June 1944
	Off Northern France	6 June 1944
	Off Northern France	6 June 1944
	Off Northern France	June 1944
	Off Northern France	June 1944
LCT-777	Off Northern France	6 June 1944
	Off Palau	27 September 1944
	Pearl Harbor	21 May 1944
	Pearl Harbor	21 May 1944
	Pearl Harbor	21 May 1944
	20°N 157°W / 20°N 157°W / 20; -157	15 May 1944
	20°N 157°W / 20°N 157°W / 20; -157	15 May 1944
	At Guam	21 April 1945
	At Iwo Jima	2 March 1945
	Off Ie Shima, Ryukyu Islands	27 July 1945
	Off Leyte, P.I.	10 December 1944
	Off Luzon, P.I.	26 March 1945
	1°0′N 138°36′E / 1.000°N 138.600°E / 1.000; 138.600	26 January 1945
	Off California	4 May 1945

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

Name	Location	Date	Cause
	At Bizerte, Tunisia	17 August 1943
	Off Anzio, Italy	22 January 1944
	Off Anzio, Italy	26 January 1944
	Off Okinawa	4 April 1945
	Normandy, France	6 June 1944
	Omaha Beach, Normandy, France	6 June 1944	Disabled by German coast artillery.
	Omaha Beach, Normandy, France	6 June 1944	Disabled by German coast artillery.
LCI(L)-93	Omaha Beach, Normandy, France	6 June 1944	Disabled by German coast artillery.
	Off Northern France	11 June 1944
	Off Northern France	6 June 1944
LCI(L)-339	Off New Guinea	4 September 1943	Bombed by Japanese aircraft.
	Off Luzon, P.I.	10 January 1945
	Off Palau	19 September 1944
	13°28′N 148°18′E / 13.467°N 148.300°E / 13.467; 148.300	17 June 1944	seriously damaged by Japanese torpedo planes en route to Saipan, was scuttled by USS Stembel DD-644
	Off Iwo Jima	17 February 1945
	Off Northern France	6 June 1944
	Off Northern France	6 June 1944
	In Ulithi, Carolines	12 January 1945
	Off Samar, P.I.	12 November 1944
	16°6′N 120°14′E / 16.100°N 120.233°E / 16.100; 120.233	10 January 1945
	Off Leyte, P.I.	24 October 1944

Support landing craft (LCS)[]

Location	Date	Cause
Off Luzon, P.I.	16 February 1945	Sunk by Japanese assault demolition boats off entrance to Mariveles harbor.
27°20′N 127°10′E / 27.333°N 127.167°E / 27.333; 127.167	22 April 1945	Sunk by aircraft.
Off Luzon, P.I.	16 February 1945	Sunk by Japanese shore batteries.
Off Okinawa	12 April 1945	Sunk by Japanese kamikazes planes.
Off Luzon, P.I.	16 February 1945	Sunk by Japanese shore batteries.
Off San Clemente Island, California	5 March 1945	Grounded during an exercise.

Auxiliaries[]

Seaplane tenders (AV, AVP, AVD)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
Gannet (AVP-28)	Off Bermuda	7 June 1942	Torpedoed by German submarine U-653.
Langley (AV-3)	8°51′S 109°2′E / 8.850°S 109.033°E / -8.850; 109.033, Off Tjilatjap Harbor, Indonesia	27 February 1942	Scuttled at sea after being heavily damaged by Aichi D3A1 "Val" dive bombers.
Thornton (AVD-11)	24°24′N 128°58′E / 24.400°N 128.967°E / 24.400; 128.967	5 April 1945	Beached and abandoned on 2 May 1945 after collision with Ashtabula and Escalante.

Cargo ships (AK/AKS)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
Aludra (AK-72)	11°26′S 162°0′E / 11.433°S 162.000°E / -11.433; 162.000	23 June 1943	Torpedoed by Japanese submarine Ro-103.
Atik (AK-101)	36°N 70°W / 36°N 70°W / 36; -70	26 March 1942	Sunk by U-123 while serving as a Q ship.^[13]
Deimos (AK-78)	11°26′S 162°0′E / 11.433°S 162.000°E / -11.433; 162.000	23 June 1943	Torpedoed by Japanese submarine Ro-103.
Pollux (AKS-2)	Lawn Point, Newfoundland	18 February 1942	Grounded and wrecked in a storm.
Serpens (AK-97)	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	29 January 1945	Sunk by accidental explosion.

Net layers (AN)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
Ailanthus (AN-38)	Aleutian Islands	26 February 1944	Ran aground.
Mahogany (AN-23)	Buckner Bay, Okinawa	14 September 1945	Grounded on a reef by Typhoon Ida. Not repaired and scuttled on 19 April 1946.
Snowbell (AN-52)	Grounded off Okinawa.	9 October 1945	Destroyed with explosives 14 January 1946.

Oilers (AO/AOG)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
Kanawha (AO-1)	9°10′S 160°12′E / 9.167°S 160.200°E / -9.167; 160.200	8 April 1943	Damaged by Japanese aircraft on 7 April 1943 off Tulagi, Solomon Islands. Sank the next day.
Mississinewa (AO-59)	10°6′N 139°43′E / 10.100°N 139.717°E / 10.100; 139.717	20 November 1944	Sunk by a Japanese Kaiten manned torpedo.
Neches (AO-5)	21°1′N 160°6′W / 21.017°N 160.100°W / 21.017; -160.100	23 January 1942	Torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-72.
Neosho (AO-23)	Coral Sea	11 May 1942	Sunk on 11 May 1942, after being heavily damaged during the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7 May 1942.
Pecos (AO-6)	14°30′S 106°30′E / 14.500°S 106.500°E / -14.500; 106.500	1 March 1942	Sunk by Japanese airplanes from aircraft carrier Soryu.
Sheepscot (AOG-24)	Off Iwo Jima	6 June 1945	Ran aground and capsized near Iwo Jima.

Troop transports (AP/APA/APD)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
APc-21	Off New Britain	17 December 1943	Hit by aerial bomb.
	Off New Georgia, Solomons	22 September 1943	Grounded and abandoned.
Barry (APD-29)	Off Okinawa	25 May 1945	Severely damaged by Kamikaze. Stricken on 21 June 1945.
Bates (APD-47)	Off Okinawa	25 May 1945	Struck by Kamikaze.
Colhoun (APD-2)	9°24′S 160°1′E / 9.400°S 160.017°E / -9.400; 160.017 off Guadalcanal	30 August 1942	Bombed by Japanese aircraft.
Dickerson (APD-21)	Off Okinawa	2 April 1945	Hit by Kamikaze. Scuttled on 4 April 1945.
Edward Rutledge (AP-52)	Off Morocco	12 November 1942	Sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine U-130.
George F. Elliott (AP-13)	Off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	8 August 1942	Lost to enemy action.
Gregory (APD-3)	Off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	5 September 1942	Sunk by Japanese gunfire.
Hugh L. Scott (AP-43)	Off Morocco	12 November 1942	Sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine U-130.
John Penn (APA-23)	Off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	13 August 1943	Sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese aircraft.
Joseph Hewes (AP-50)	Off Morocco	11 November 1942	Sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine U-173.
Lafayette (AP-53)	Pier 88, Manhattan	9 February 1942	Former French luxury liner SS Normandie. Caught fire and capsized while undergoing conversion to a troop transport. Deemed unsalvageable and later scrapped.
Leedstown (AP-73)	Off Algiers	9 November 1942	Sunk after being torpedoed by German aircraft.
Little (APD-4)	Solomons	5 September 1942	Sunk by Japanese gunfire.
McCawley (APA-4)	8°25′S 157°28′E / 8.417°S 157.467°E / -8.417; 157.467	30 June 1943	Torpedoed by Japanese aircraft and later accidentally sunk by US PT boats.
McKean (APD-5)	6°31′S 154°52′E / 6.517°S 154.867°E / -6.517; 154.867	17 November 1943	Sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese aircraft.
Susan B. Anthony (AP-72)	49°32′N 00°48′W / 49.533°N 0.800°W / 49.533; -0.800	7 June 1944	Sunk by a mine off Normandy, France.
Tasker H. Bliss (AP-42)	Off Morocco	12 November 1942	Sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine U-130.
Thomas Stone (AP-59)	37°31′N 00°00′E / 37.517°N 0.000°E / 37.517; 0.000	7 November 1942	Torpedoed by German aircraft off Cape Palos, Spain.

Repair ships (ARS/ARL)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
Bellona (ARL-32)	Kama Rock, Iwo Jima	1 December 1945	Grounded on Iwo Jima on 1 December 1945. Stripped and blown up 14 May 1946.
Extractor (ARS-15)	In Marianas	24 January 1945	Sunk by torpedo from US submarine.
Extricate (ARS-16)	Okinawa	9 October 1945	Severely damaged and beached by a typhoon and destroyed with explosives 4 March 1946.
Rescuer (ARS-18)	Aleutian Islands	1 January 1943	Beached after taking fatal damage.

Submarine rescue ships (ASR)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
Macaw (ASR-11)	At Midway Channel	12 February 1944	Foundered in a storm.
Pigeon (ASR-6)	At Corregidor, P.I.	3 May 1942	Sunk by Japanese dive bomber.

Tugboats (AT/ATA/ATF/ATR)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
	Buckner Bay, Okinawa	9 October 1945	Grounded and partially sunk in a typhoon. Not repaired, hulk destroyed on 29 December 1945.
	49°20′N 00°26′W / 49.333°N 0.433°W / 49.333; -0.433 off Normandy	19 June 1944	Severely damaged in a storm. Not repaired. Hulk scuttled in mid-1946.
	44°05′N 24°08′W / 44.083°N 24.133°W / 44.083; -24.133 off the Azores	12 April 1944	In collision with USS Abnaki (ATF-96).
Genesee	At Corregidor, P.I.	5 May 1942	Scuttled to prevent capture. Raised by the Japanese and designated Patrol Boat No. 107; Sunk by US aircraft, 5 November 1944.
Grebe	South of Fiji Islands	5 December 1942	Grounded and later destroyed by a hurricane.
Napa	At Bataan, P.I.	8 April 1942	Scuttled to prevent capture.
Nauset	40°38′N 14°38′E / 40.633°N 14.633°E / 40.633; 14.633	9 September 1943	Sunk by bombs from German aircraft.
Navajo	Off New Hebrides	11 September 1943	Sunk by Japanese submarine I-39
Partridge	Off Northern France	11 June 1944	Torpedoed by a German E-boat.
Seminole	Off Tulagi I., Solomons	25 October 1942	Sunk by gunfire from Japanese destroyers.
Sonoma	At Leyte, P.I.	24 October 1944	Hit by shot down Japanese bomber.
Tamaroa	San Francisco Bay, California	27 January 1946	Collision with USS Jupiter (AVS-8).
Wateree	Buckner Bay, Okinawa	9 October 1945	Sank during typhoon.

Other auxiliaries[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
AFD-13	Off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	16 September 1945	Sunk by Typhoon Ida.
APL-13	Chinen Misaki, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	9 October 1945	Grounded by Typhoon Louise. Out of service 23 November 1945.
Robert L. Barnes (AG-27), ex-(AO-14)	Guam, Marianas Islands	10 December 1941	Captured in port, taken into Japanese service and survived the war.
Canopus (AS-9)	At Bataan, P.I.	10 April 1942	Bombed by Japanese aircraft.
Mount Hood (AE-11)	At Manus, Admiralty Islands	10 November 1944	Disintegrated by internal explosion of undetermined cause.
Niagara (AGP-1)	Solomon Islands	23 May 1943	Sunk by Japanese aircraft.
Pontiac (AF-20)	Off Halifax, Nova Scotia	30 January 1945	Intentionally beached after flooding. Salvaged 17 February 1945 but not returned to active service.
Utah (AG-16), ex-(BB-31)	21°22′N 157°57′W / 21.367°N 157.950°W / 21.367; -157.950, Pearl Harbor	7 December 1941	Sunk by carrier-based aircraft torpedo.

Unclassified miscellaneous (IX)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
America (IX-41)	Annapolis, Maryland	29 March 1942	Destroyed by the collapse of a snow covered shed.
Asphalt (IX-153)	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands	6 October 1944	Grounded in a storm and stricken on 23 February 1945.
Canandaigua (IX-233)	New London, Connecticut	22 November 1945	Foundered at pierside due to damage caused by a storm. Raised and placed out of service on 5 January 1946. Stricken on 12 April 1946.
Lignite (IX-162)	Okinawa	9 October 1945	Wrecked by Typhoon Louise. Broke away under tow and grounded on a reef off Eli Malk in Palau.
Ocelot (IX-110)	Okinawa	9 October 1945	Wrecked by Typhoon Louise. Abandoned on 29 October 1945 and decommissioned on 6 December 1945.
Porcupine (IX-126)	At Mindoro, P.I.	30 December 1944	Sunk by Kamikaze plane.
(IX-94)	Off Eastern Australia	18 June 1943	Sunk after grounding on a reef.
DCH-1 (IX-44), ex-Walker (ex YW-57, ex DD-163)	Eastern Pacific Ocean	28 December 1941	Cast adrift while under tow en route to Pearl Harbor and scuttled by gunfire.

District craft[]

Uncovered lighters (YC)[]

Location	Date	Cause
Philippines	1942
Philippines	1942
Off Portsmouth, N. H.	24 February 1944
Philippines	1942
Philippines	1942
Philippines	1942
Philippines	1942
Philippines	1942
Philippines	1942
Philippines	1942
Philippines	1942
Philippines	1942
Philippines	1942
Guam	10 December 1941
Guam	10 December 1941
Guam	10 December 1941
Guam	10 December 1941
Guam	10 December 1941
Philippines	1942
Guam	10 December 1941
Guam	10 December 1941
Guam	10 December 1941
Guam	10 December 1941
Guam	10 December 1941
Philippines	1942
Guam	10 December 1941
Alaska	1 February 1945^[14]
Philippines	1942
Philippines	1942
Philippines	1942
Guam	10 December 1941
Guam	10 December 1941
Off Cape Cod, Mass.	12 November 1943
Off Imperial Beach, Calif.	23 March 1943
Guantanamo	3 February 1943
Guantanamo	3 February 1943
Off Key West, Fla.	18 April 1945	Sank while under tow by the tug .
Off Key West, Fla.	29 September 1942
Off Key West, Fla.	29 September 1942
In North Pacific	13 January 1945
At Biorka Island	1 May 1945^[14]
In Puget Sound, Wash.	14 August 1943
Near San Pedro, Calif.	June 1945
Off Atlantic Coast	10 March 1943
En Route To Eniwetok	March 1945
En Route To Eniwetok	March 1945
En Route To Eniwetok	March 1945
En Route To Eniwetok	March 1945
34°47′N 75°5′W / 34.783°N 75.083°W / 34.783; -75.083	December 1944
Off Delaware	January 1945
Wake Island	23 December 1941
45°47′N 58°57′W / 45.783°N 58.950°W / 45.783; -58.950	5 November 1943
Off Key West, Fla.	13 December 1943	Under tow by U.S. Army tugboat LT-4.

Covered lighters (YF)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
	35°7′N 69°0′W / 35.117°N 69.000°W / 35.117; -69.000	20 June 1943
YF-415	42°24′N 70°36′W / 42.400°N 70.600°W / 42.400; -70.600 14 miles off Boston, Massachusetts.	11 May 1944	Exploded while disposing of explosives. 17 sailors were killed.
	In Caribbean	18 July 1943
	Off Atlantic City, N.J.	6 May 1943
	At San Francisco	20 September 1943
	Off Farallones	22 March 1945
	Off Farallones	22 March 1945
	At Eniwetok	6 August 1945
	En Route Pearl Harbor	8 March 1945

Ferry boats (YFB)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
San Felipe	Philippines	6 May 1942	Captured by Imperial Japanese Army. Ultimate fate unknown.
	Philippines	2 January 1942	Lost due to enemy action.
	Philippines	May 1942	Lost due to enemy action.
	Philippines	2 January 1942	Lost due to enemy action.
Dapdap	Cavite, Philippines	2 January 1942	Lost to Japanese forces.
	Philippines	6 May 1942	Probably captured with fall of Corregidor.
	Mariveles, Philippines	2 January 1942	Sunk by Japanese bombing.
Yacal	Philippines	2 January 1942	Probably destroyed to prevent capture.

Floating dry docks (YFD)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
Dewey (YFD-1)	Mariveles, Bataan, P.I.	10 April 1942	Scuttled to prevent capture.
	Near Bolinas, California	31 January 1943	Lost while in tow from Eureka and stranded.

Self propelled barges (YSP)[]

Location	Date	Cause
Philippines	1942
Philippines	1942
Philippines	1942
Philippines	22 February 1942	Sunk by Japanese forces.
Philippines	1942
Philippines	22 February 1942	Sunk by Japanese forces.
Philippines	22 February 1942	Sunk by Japanese forces.
Philippines	22 February 1942	Sunk by Japanese forces.
Philippines	22 February 1942	Sunk by Japanese forces.
Philippines	1942

Yard oilers (YO, YON)[]

Location	Date	Cause
Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines	22 February 1942	Destroyed by enemy action.
Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines	22 February 1942	Destroyed by enemy action.
Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines	January 1942	Destroyed by enemy action.
At Sitka, Alaska	May 1945
At Sitka, Alaska	May 1945
Off New Hebrides	14 January 1944	Torpedoed by Japanese submarine Ro-42.
Bikini Atoll	25 July 1946	Expended in nuclear bomb test.
Eniwetok	29 November 1946	Sank in Typhoon.
Eniwetok	September 1946	Sank in Typhoon.
off Saipan	16 March 1946	Cause undetermined.

Harbor tugboats (YT, YTM)[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
Banaag	Philippines	25 December 1941	Probably destroyed during the Japanese occupation of the Olongapo Naval Station.
Iona	Philippines	3 January 1942	Probably destroyed in an air raid at Cavite Navy Yard.
Mercedes	Philippines	2 January 1942	Destroyed to prevent capture.
	Off Corregidor, P.I.	5 May 1942	Scuttled to prevent capture. Raised by Japanese and renamed Taiyo Maru. Sunk by US aircraft about 15 January 1944.^[15]
	Off Anzio, Italy	18 February 1944	Sunk by mine.
	14°14′N 158°59′W / 14.233°N 158.983°W / 14.233; -158.983	5 April 1944	Foundered while under tow to Palmyra, Western Australia.
	27°21′N 136°29′W / 27.350°N 136.483°W / 27.350; -136.483	9 May 1944	Sunk after colliding with ABSD-2 midway between the California coast and the Hawaiian Islands.
	Marshall or Gilbert Islands	March 1944	No sources have been found which confirm the fate of YTM-467.

Water barges (YW)[]

Location	Date	Cause
Guam	10 December 1941	Captured by Japanese forces.
Philippines	1942	Destroyed by Japanese forces.
Guam	10 December 1941	Captured by Japanese forces.
Guam	10 December 1941	Captured by Japanese forces.

Other district craft[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
YAG-2	Philippines	10 December 1941	Destroyed by enemy aircraft during attack on Cavite Navy Yard. Later salvaged and used by Japanese.
YAG-3	Philippines	May 1942	Either sunk by Japanese or destroyed to prevent capture.
YAG-4	Philippines	12 April 1942	Sunk by Japanese gunfire.
	36°57′N 76°13′W / 36.950°N 76.217°W / 36.950; -76.217	14 September 1944
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
	Off New Caledonia	1 October 1943	Struck a reef and broke up.
	10°10′N 79°51′W / 10.167°N 79.850°W / 10.167; -79.850	27 September 1944	Lost under tow about 50 miles northwest of Colon, Panama.
	At Pearl Harbor	7 February 1945	Sunk and later raised and stricken.
	Philippines	22 February 1942
	Guam	10 December 1941	Captured by Japanese forces.
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	1942
	In Gulf of Alaska, off Zaikof Point on Montague Island	28 March 1945	Broke loose from US Army tug LT-373. All crewmembers rescued.
	Philippines	1942
	Philippines	22 February 1942	Sunk by Japanese.

Coast Guard cutters[]

Name	Location	Date	Cause
	41°53′N 70°30′W / 41.883°N 70.500°W / 41.883; -70.500 Off Plymouth, Massachusetts	2 May 1943	Fire^[16]
	Off France	21 June 1944	Lost in storm^[16]
	26°14′N 79°05′W / 26.233°N 79.083°W / 26.233; -79.083	30 June 1943	Collision with SC-1330^[16]
	Off France	21 June 1944	Lost in storm^[17]
(ex-Catamount #229192)	Off Ambrose Light New York	27 March 1943	Explosion of unknown cause.^[16]
Acacia (WAGL-200)	Caribbean Sea	15 March 1942	Shelled and sunk by German submarine U-161^[18]
Alexander Hamilton (WPG-34)	Off Iceland	29 January 1942	Torpedoed by U-132^[19]
Bedloe (WSC-128)	Off Cape Hatteras	14 September 1944	Foundered in hurricane^[16]
(WYP-342)	Gulf of Mexico	20 December 1943	Stranded during a rescue attempt^[16]
(WYP-353)	Caribbean Sea	14 October 1943	Foundered in gale, near Puerto Rico.^[16]
Escanaba (WPG-77)	60°50′N 52°00′W / 60.833°N 52.000°W / 60.833; -52.000	13 June 1943	Sunk by torpedo or mine off Greenland.
(WPC-142)	Off Cape Hatteras	14 September 1944	Foundered in hurricane.^[20]
Muskeget (WAG-48)	In North Atlantic Ocean	9 September 1942	Sunk by U-755
Natsek (WYP-170)	Belle Island Strait	Lost after 17 December 1942	Unknown: Probably capsized due to icing in a gale.^[21]
(LV-73)	Vineyard Sound	14 September 1944	Foundered in hurricane.^[16]
(WYP-333)	Off Cape Hatteras	30 September 1943	Foundered in gale.^[16]

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[2] United States Navy Armed Guard

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[8] Six bitters

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[alaskashipwrecksy-14] skashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (Y)

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[19] "USCGC Alexander Hamilton". Retrieved 28 April 2012.

[20] "Casualties, Navy and Coast Guard Ships, WW II". Retrieved 28 April 2012.

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