They were the catalyst for the relief of Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin and the forced retirement of Admiral Scott Swift. Ammunition for 5 in, 40 mm, and 20mm cooked off causing more casualties. 1 turret, tore open the hull almost to the keel, and severed the bow from the rest of the hull. The inferno spread to Cassin and the ship slipped from its keel blocks and rested against Downes. 74 men were saved. USS Strong (DD-467) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese destroyer off New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 5 July 1943. 71 of her men were rescued. U-549 had slipped undetected through her screen. Wilson had five dead and three wounded in the attack, but the damage was minimal. Its 220-lb bomb penetrated the ship, but only the booster charge went off, causing slight damage. USS LCT(6)-548 sunk at Portsmouth, England, October 1944. According to a cable sent from the U.S. embassy in Azerbaijan’s Baku Mission that was revealed by WikiLeaks, the Iranian government expects martial arts schools and clubs to serve in the role of “enforcers” when it comes to stemming public dissent, but that’s far from the worst that’s been pressed upon martial arts instructors. USS Houston (CL-81) was operating with TF 38 which was conducting air strikes on Formosa when on 14 October 1944 the task force was attacked by Japanese planes. But the crew came back and kept the ship afloat for three days before it finally sank into the mud. USS LCT(6)-572 sunk off northern France, June 1944. USS Helena (CL-50) moored in Pearl Harbor when the base came under attack by Japanese carrier planes. U.S. Army Spc. USS California (BB-44) was hit by two torpedoes and an 800 kg bomb, leaving her sunk in shallow water during the Pearl Harbor raid. USS Corry (DD-463) sunk by a mine off Utah Beach, Normandy, France, 6 June 1944. Most of the survivors were picked up within an hour by destroyers of Task Force 67. The “Weevie,” as it was called, had been hit by up to seven torpedoes, but no one could be certain exactly how many torpedoes hit it, really, because the damage was so severe. Just after noon on 26 October, another group of kamikazes jumped "Taffy 1". 22 men were killed or fatally wounded, with another 107 injured. She would emerge through the campaign with negligible shell damage which killed one man. In the course of the night's operations, Nicholas had picked up 291 while Radford had rescued 444. USS LCI(L)-20 sunk off Anzio, Italy, 22 January 1944. The ship would have its bow replaced and she would return to action by May 1944. At 1210, another kamikaze closed on St. Louis but was shot down less than 400 yards away. The ship rolled over and sank around 17:31. 2. On 30 January 1943 while supporting landings on the northern coast of Rendova Island, Gwin was hit by shore-based shell fire in her main deck aft which stopped her engine, killed three men and wounded seven others. The carrier suffered 143 killed and 202 wounded. Reports indicate that the pilot, Lieutenant Steven Combs, is under consideration for an award for his excellent airmanship during the incident, cited as the reason for any survivors at all. Well, let me tell you. World War II Fact: Japan Sunk the Ship That Carried the Atomic Bomb by Warfare History Network Key Point: The Indianapolis 's sinking showed how vulnerable the ship really was. On 25 February 1944 Farenholt's destroyer squadron made a hit and run bombardment of Japanese facilities and positions on Kavieng. 40 men were killed and 180 wounded from this action. The bomb pierced the roof of Turret 3, passed through three decks into the lower ammunition handling room, where it exploded, blowing a hole in her keel and tearing a seam in the cruiser's port side. USS Pickerel (SS-177) missing off northern Honshu, Japan, 3 April 1943. After the sixth salvo, Yūdachi exploded, rolled over, and sank within five minutes. Map created by Rean Monfils. USS YSP-48 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. He created shoes that had paw-like grooves in a thick rubber sole. At 0211, a torpedo struck the starboard side of Honolulu, blowing off her bow. Sunken battleships are the wrecks of large capital ships built from the 1880s to the mid-20th century that were either destroyed in battle, mined, deliberately destroyed in a weapons test, or scuttled. US Navy. Repairs were completed by the end of the month, and in March, St. Louis resumed operations with her division. USS Bristol (DD-453) sunk after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-371 off Cape Bougaroun, Algeria, 12 October 1943. USS Vaga (YT-116) scuttled to prevent capture off Corregidor, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 5 May 1942. During the fight, Barton was firing at point-blank range on nearby enemy ships when suddenly the friendly cruiser Helena appeared directly in Barton's path. Of her 223 crew remaining on board, not a single man survived. After winding through alleyways and small villages around Nasiriyah, his convoy came to a long stretch of open road. From that moment on, deadly accurate Japanese gunfire pounded her unmercifully, and she began to lose speed. Most women may not be allowed to travel outside of their homes without a male escort, but some are trained in Japanese Ninjutsu to become stealthy assassins for their government. Many of her shipmates were having breakfast after being at general quarters all night. USS LCT(6)-1075 sunk off Leyte, Philippine Islands, 10 December 1944. 37 of her crew were lost. Despite the best efforts of her crew, the Hull was not prepared handle the intensity of the storm and after several minutes she rolled onto her side and did not return, being swallowed by the heavy sea. The torpedo struck the starboard side, which blew off both inboard propellers, jammed the rudder five degrees to starboard, and jammed her Number Three turret in train and elevation. Follow @MilSpouseMag on Twitter. During her participation in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, she was hit by one bomb during a dive bomber attack which landed on the roof of the main turret. USS YG-39 lost, 27 September 1944, and stricken from the Navy List, 13 November 1944. Kristopher Parker, an explosive ordnance disposal team leader, was out of comms in the middle of a firefight between U.S. troops and Taliban insurgents. So, check out 11 of the best military movie memes ever written (probably). At the outset of the engagement, a friendly Navy plane dropped flares that illuminated the two American ships in the black darkness. USS LCT(6)-995 sunk at Guam, Mariana Islands, 21 April 1945. USS Gudgeon (SS-211) missing off the Marianas Islands, 18 April 1944. The crew managed to keep the flooding isolated in the forward fire room and the ship was able to escape the danger and make it to Reykjavík for temporary repairs and back to New York for permanent repairs. USS McFarland (DD-237) was operating near Guadalcanal as a tender and transport when on 19 Oct 1942 she was attacked by 9 dive bombers. 95 men were killed when Buck sank. “Kris saved the lives of so many Soldiers, Marines and Airmen,” Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Global Strike Command, said in the release. It took him three years of rehabilitation, and his wife Roxana became a caregiver – a role that is only now receiving the attention it deserves. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker). USS YF-177 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. The blast severed the ship's entire bow forward of turret two. Lansdale was nearly split in two and started listing to port. The two groups of ships made contact shortly before midnight. USS Reid (DD-369) sunk after being hit by two kamikaze aircraft off Limasawa Island, Philippine Islands, 11 December 1944. The ship reached San Francisco for repairs on 11 December 1942. Nine of them were still afloat and were either quickly repaired for frontline duty or sent to the U.S. West Coast for repairs and new equipment. The ship began to quickly flood and listed severely to port. One struck her starboard side aft and the other crashed close aboard. USS LCT(5)-27 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. The ship reeled under the impact of a second salvo of direct hits which set fire to the volatile aircraft in Vincennes's hangar space, and the resultant flames became uncontrollable. At 02:00, Vincennes heeled to starboard in an attempt to evade enemy gunfire, only to be hit by Japanese torpedoes. U.S. Navy at War, 1941–1945: Official Reports to the Secretary of the Navy. USS YA-65 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. The Nevada took part in the Aleutian Islands Campaign just one year after Pearl Harbor before going on to fight at Normandy on D-Day. Lansdale was attacked on two sides and while turning to avoid torpedoes, she was struck by another on her opposite side by a daring Ju-88 which was shot down as it passed a few feet above the ship. From August 1943 Minneapolis would go on to serve in every major American operation in the Pacific save Iwo Jima. The destroyer broke in half and quickly sank, taking 47 men down with her. Unfortunately, nothing happened. These guys look exactly like the generals that would show up in a movie with that plot. A Zero crashed into Suwanee's flight deck at 1240 and careened into a torpedo bomber which had just been recovered. Despite the heavy gunfire, a kamikaze approached Bismarck Sea from the starboard side at a low angle, which the anti-aircraft guns could not depress sufficiently to fire at. YP-26 destroyed by undetermined explosion in the Canal Zone, Panama, 19 November 1942. Yes, I was trained to be a combat medic in the Army, a job that I enjoyed doing with all my heart, but one thing the Army never trained me for was becoming a military spouse, which I became when I was just a 20 year old kid. YP-281 foundered in heavy weather, 9 January 1944. Logan served as an aircraft commander in the Air Force from 1969 until 1976. USS LCI(L)-92 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. Another shell passed under one of her Bofors guns, tearing the face off of one of her crew. USS Mississippi (BB-41) suffered an explosion in her number two turret during bombardment of Makin Island on 20 November 1943 which killed 43 men. USS Birmingham (CL-62) was operating off Bougainville Island on 8 November 1943 when her task force came under air attack by Japanese planes. The two fleets met in pitch-black darkness at 0145 and a wild close range gun fight erupted. What does she look like? USS Henley (DD-391) was conducting an offensive sweep off "Finshafen" with two other destroyers on 3 October 1943 when her captain ordered evasive maneuvers to avoid two submarine torpedoes headed for the ship. The second bomb passed through the hangar deck, ruptured the fire main on the second deck, and exploded near the starboard side. When she asked me that, I realized that, as much as I wanted to tell her how it felt, I didn’t have the words to express all I wanted to say, so I froze, and after a while, she changed the topic and I never got the chance to give her an answer to her difficult question. The Patterson rejoined the war in March 1944. On 30 September 1943 while engaging Japanese barges in New Georgia Sound ("The Slot"), a damaged friendly destroyer attempting to rejoin the formation collided with Patterson, nearly breaking off the ship's bow forward of the No.1 gun, which eventually did separate. Lo, which eventually sank. (US Navy photo). Three 20 mm mounts were destroyed. USS LCT(5)-200 sunk off northern France, June 1944. The tower at Suwan, Korea, wasn’t about to have a melted runway if that much jet fuel caught fire on the flightline. USS Preston (DD-379) sunk by Japanese cruiser Nagara off Savo, Solomon Islands, I still remember when I became a military spouse 21 years ago. As in Nike, THE Nike shoe and athletic wear company. He swept the area for IEDs. As the ship was being abandoned, Leary was hit by two additional torpedoes which quickly put the ship beneath the waves. USS Lansdale (DD-426) was escorting a convoy off the coast of Algeria during the night of 20 April 1944 when the convoy came under concentrated attacks by Luftwaffe bombers. USS Chicago (CA-29) was patrolling the waters just south of Savo Island on the night of 10 August 1942 when at 01:43 flares dropped from Japanese planes illuminated Chicago in the dark night, giving her position away to a Japanese surface task force of 5 heavy and 2 light cruisers which had managed to sneak into firing range undetected. Sunk by Japanese aircraft ESE of Ceylon. Ex-USS Rochester (CA-2) scuttled as a block ship in Subic Channel, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 24 December 1941. At 11:00, two torpedoes were fired at San Francisco but missed and hit Juneau. In the four six-gun salvos returned by Portland, she succeeded in starting fires in the Japanese ship. USS La Vallette (DD-448) was escorting the torpedoed cruiser USS Chicago (CA-29) on their way out of the combat area near Rennell Island on 30 January 1943, when a wave of Japanese G4M "Betty" torpedo bombers attacked the American ships. Two minutes after the third hit, the captain gave the order to abandon ship. Northampton which was the last ship in the column was hit by two torpedoes most likely launched from Kawakaze. Ingraham proceeded through in heavy fog and low visibility when suddenly the oil tanker USS Chemung appeared out of the thick fog. USS YC-670 lost due to enemy action at Guam, Marianas Islands, and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. This guide contains information about researching wrecked or sunken ships at The National Archives. At 0125, a Japanese naval force was discovered about 27,000 yd to the northwest. The ship suffered horribly, eventually capsizing and sinking until just a few feet of the ship’s starboard side remained above water. Initial damage was extensive, fires broke out on the flight deck, the hangar deck, and in the fuel deck, communications from the bridge were lost within 15 minutes, and the ship was soon out of control. USS LST-472 sunk by kamikaze attack off Mindoro, Philippine Islands, 15 December 1944. USS Perry (DD-340) was conducting minesweeping operations off near Anguar on 13 September when the ship struck a second mine in the last 30 hours. Imagine if Wasp was hauling a full squadron of them. After the battle, White Plains was repaired and returned to service to ferry fighters to Okinawa. USS YMS-385 sunk by a mine off Ulithi, Caroline Islands, 1 October 1944. At that point, it made sense to drydock and repair it. On 31 August 1942, a torpedo from I-26 sent her back to Pearl Harbor until November. PT-112 destroyed by Japanese warships off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 11 January 1943. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shawn D. Torgerson). USS YC-648 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. USS Cythera (PY-26) sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine off North Carolina, 2 May 1942. USS Gansevoort (DD-608) was operating near Mindanao on 30 December 1944 protecting unloading landing craft when at 1548 an enemy plane was observed dropping a bomb on a friendly ship and then turning towards the Gansevoort. USS Canberra (CA-70) joined TF 38 in October 1944, which was tasked with performing air raids on Okinawa and Taiwan, in preparation for the landings at Leyte. USS LCT(5)-26 sunk, 25 February 1944, and stricken from the Navy List, 6 March 1944. The other exploded in the six-inch magazine located between Number I and II turrets causing a powder fire and flooding, putting Turrets I, II, and III out of action and causing a number of casualties including 107 killed. USS Aludra (AK-72) sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine RO-103 off San Cristobal Island, Solomon Islands, 23 June 1943. USS YMS-421 sunk off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 16 September 1945. It is estimated she was hit by one 14", one 5", six 6", and eighteen 8" caliber shells. Still, the P-80 held its own: the first American jet-to-jet kill was made behind the stick of a Shooting Star. USS LCT(6)-961 sunk at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 21 May 1944. USS Plymouth (PG-57) sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine U-566 off North Carolina, 5 August 1943. D’Amario was on his first solo flight since arriving in country. Fortunately, the ship held together and survived a tow back to Naples for temporary patching and eventually back to the states for permanent repairs. On 25 October 1944 while sailing as a component of "Taffy 3" off Samar, Fanshaw Bay's task force came into direct contact with a much more powerful Japanese task force of several battleships and cruisers. Today, USS America, as well as her Wasp-class predecessors, haul around the Air Combat Element of a Marine Expeditionary Unit. While leaving the Guadalcanal area on 9 August 1942, at 0130 she steamed right past a Japanese task force on their way to meet the Americans near Savo Island. At 17:12, a Yokosuka P1Y penetrated the screen undetected and made for Ommaney Bay, approaching directly towards the ship's bow. The center third of the ship quickly sank but the bow and stern remained afloat for some time before flooding caused them both to point upward as they filled with water. But, now that I think about it, I do have an answer. The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinking after being torpedoed by a German submarine in November 1941, the assisting destroyer HMS Legion was sunk in 1942. The fires were deemed to be out of control and the crew abandoned ship. Well, let me tell you; I became a functional zombie. USS YC-644 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. USS LCS(L)(3)-15 sunk by kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 22 April 1945. Its 250 lb bomb, with what was left of the plane, went through the wooden deck and exploded. 102 crewmen were lost. During the action, she attempted to come to the aid of a downed TBF Avenger which had crashed nearby, when she was struck amidships in the forward engine room by a torpedo, most likely from the downed Avenger. This table takes a little time to upload but you will be pleased with the information provided about the Merchant Ships of World War II and is well worth the wait. Her engine room flooded, three gun turrets went out of commission, and her oil tanks ruptured to make a soaked torch of her mast. USS Dewey (YFD-1) scuttled to prevent capture at Bataan, Philippine Islands, 10 April 1942. The ship had taken 45 hits. USS Pollux (AKS-2) wrecked in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, 18 February 1942. Blood on the Sea: American Destroyers Lost in World War II. USS Holder (DE-401) scrapped after being torpedoed by German aircraft off Algiers, Algeria, 11 April 1944. USS YO-41 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Cushing was engaged by up to three Japanese destroyers at ranges closer than 3,000 yards. The fires set off ammunition and the depth charges, which amazingly put most of the fires out. A second torpedo hit but failed to explode, and a shell hit the cruiser's mainmast, killing two crewmen. Guess what Japan hit them with? The two task groups engaged each other at 23:00 on 6 October 1943 with gunfire and torpedoes. An Imperial Japenese Navy ship, the battleship Hiei, which sank on November 14, 1942, has been discovered. USS YC-898 lost off Key West, Florida, 29 September 1942. Most of Pope's crew would endure more than 60 hours in open sea, before spending years in POW camps. The ship came to a complete stop to avoid colliding with the larger cruiser, but before she could get moving again Barton was hit by two torpedoes amidships fired by Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze. USS Harding (DD-625) was on radar picket duty off Okinawa on 16 April 1945 when at 0958 she was attacked by two "Val's" off her starboard beam. 570 ships were lost, along with 3734 seamen (these numbers vary according to source, and do not include all the ships in service in Norway). She lies in 400 ft of water, 3 miles west of Lunga Point. USS YCF-42 lost, December 1944, and stricken from the Navy List, 8 February 1945. Perry broke in half and sank, but fortunately none of her crew was lost. USS Magdalena (YFB-687) lost due to enemy action at Luzon, Philippine Islands, and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Afire and taking on a list, she maneuvered and was deliberately beached near Hospital Point to prevent her sinking in deeper waters. USS SC-636 sunk off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 9 October 1945. At 19:00, the crew assembled at their "abandon ship" locations, and the engines were cut. San Francisco's gunfire caused extensive damage to Atlanta, killing Admiral Scott and most of Atlanta's bridge crew. The first hit the fantail, the second on the starboard side of the pilot house, the third struck the portside of the Combat Information Center, the fourth hit the number three five-inch gun, and the fifth hit the starboard side at the waterline. But no matter how close you get with the cook in your unit, you’re always going to swing by the gut truck when they arrive. USS LST-480 sunk by explosion at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 21 May 1944. On January 21, a plane returning from a sortie made a normal landing, taxied forward abreast of the ship's island and disintegrated in a blinding explosion that killed 50 men and wounded 75. Parkin, Robert Sinclair. She was torpedoed by a lone G4M during the Battle of Saipan, which killed two men and necessitated repairs at Pearl Harbor. Buchanan was a victim of friendly fire, accidentally being struck by several shells later identified as US-made. Of the 5,150 Allied merchant vessels sunk during WWII, 2828 were sunk by Axis submarines. First, let’s offload all of the helicopters. The first crashed into a port side five-inch gun turret and inflicted numerous casualties among personnel in two 40mm mounts. In 1959 he co-founded American Way Association. While Adm. Chester E. Nimitz was pessimistic as to the Nevada’s chances, salvage leaders were quite hopeful. USS LCT(5)-294 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. USS Chester (CA-27) had been bombarding Taroa Island on 1 February 1942 when she came under heavy air attack from land based dive bombers. His short tenure in the military ended that same year. USS YC-653 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Marielys Camacho-Reyes formerly served for 13 years in the US Army, first as a Combat Medic and later on as a Human Resources Manager. Control aft was demolished. Lo would avoid damage from Japanese shells. She was hit on the port side, and once again suffered damage that required a return to the US for repairs. On May 10, 2018, Israel accused Iran of firing rockets from Syria into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the first time that Iran is believed to have attacked Israel with rockets. The ship left Guam headed for Leyte on 28 July 1945. Own potential consequences sergeant major within the hangar deck and striking the ship began to flood., June 1944 9 wounded. 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