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There were several Japanese special weapons used in the last year of World War II. The one special weapon that is most often associated with World War II is the Japanese kamikaze aircraft. The word kamikaze was used to describe the way the Japanese believed they would destroy the American fleet by crashing aircraft into the American ships, thereby destroying their fleet.During World War II, Japanese Special Attack Units (tokubetsu kogeki tai, often abbreviated totokkotai), also called shimbu-tai, were specialized units of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

The Imperial Japanese Army Air Force participated in what came to be called "Body attack" or "body crash" attacks. The term kamikaze is often mistakenly used for incidents involving Army aircraft, as in Japan, kamikaze always was a term used by the Navy. To the ships under attack, it did not matter if the attack was from the Japanese army or navy.

Kamikaze Aircraft

Kamikaze (神風, literally: "God wind"; common translation: "Divine wind") [kamikaꜜze] Audio file "Kamikaze.ogg" not found, 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 4,000 kamikaze pilots were sacrificed. About 14% of kamikaze attacks managed to hit a ship.

Standard IJN and IJA aircraft

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

Ohka

The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka ("cherry blossom") was a purpose-built kamikaze aircraft employed by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service towards the end of World War II. The US gave the aircraft the Japanese name Baka ("idiot").

It was a small flying bomb that was carried underneath a Mitsubishi G4M "Betty", Yokosuka P1Y Ginga "Frances" (guided Type 22) or planned Heavy Nakajima G8N Renzan "Rita" (transport type 43A/B) 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 against the ship to destroy. That final approach was almost unstoppable (especially for Type 11) because the aircraft gained tremendous speed. Later versions were designed to be launched from coastal air bases and caves, and even from submarines equipped with aircraft catapults, although none were actually used this way.

Baika

The Kawanishi Baika ("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".

Tsurugi

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

Toka

The Toka ("Wisteria Blossom") was the IJN version of the Nakajima Ki-115 Ko and Showa was to build the Toka for the IJN.

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.

Shusui

The Mitsubishi J8M for the Navy and Ki-200 for the Army. The Shusui 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, was a Mitsubishi Ki-67 Kai (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 sorted 17 April 1945 and disappeared, likely shot down by a Hellcat.

Maru-Ten

The Maru-Ten was Nakajima's designation for the Kokoku Heiki No.2, or Empire 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.

Boats

Shinyo

The Shinyo ("Sea Quake") were Japanese suicide boats developed during World War II. 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 two depth charges as explosives.

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.

Around 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.

Submarines

Kaiten

The Kaiten (variously translated as "Change the World", "Returning to Heaven" or "Heaven-shaker") was a torpedo modified as a suicide weapon, and used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II.

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 ("Sea Dragon") was a Small, 2-man, midget submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy of 20 ton. All five of the "Special Attack Unit" mini-subs used in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor were destroyed. Midgets also attacked in Sydney (all four lost) and Madagascar in June'42. These 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. New submarines were built that 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.

Koryu

The Koryu was a medium-size coastal defense submarine of 60 tons. Five hundred of these 5-man submarines were planned, but only 115 were completed at the time of surrender.

Fukuryu

Suicide divers (Fukuryu "Crouching dragons") were a part of the Special Attack Units prepared to resist the invasion of the Home islands by Allied forces. They were armed with a mine containing 15 kg (33 lb) of explosive, fitted to a 5 m (16 ft) bamboo pole. They would dive and stick the pole into the hull of an enemy ship, destroying themselves in the process. 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. This new weapon is only known to have been used a few times operationally:

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

Nikaku

The Nikaku were human anti-tank mines. They were IJA soldiers with explosives strapped to their bodies. The army pioneered this technique in Philippines and on Okinawa to attack tanks. The soldier would crawl between the tank treads or allow the tank to drive over him, then explode the charge. Other methods were a shaped-charge on a spike and a simple hand granade. The motto of these human bombs was: "One man - one tank".

List of ships

This table list 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.

Ship	Damaged or Sunk	Date	Location	Source
USS Aaron Ward (DM-34) ex DD-773 (Destroyer minelayer)	Damaged^[1]	3 May 1945	Okinawa radar picket station number 10	Cressman, p 672 DANFS Rieley p 220-214
USS Abner Read (DD-526) (Destroyer)	Sunk	1 November 1944	10°47'N 125°22'E	Cressman, p 569 DANFS
USS Achernar (AKA-53) (Attack Cargo Ship)	Damaged	2 April 1945	26°07'N, 127°45'E, San Pedro Bay, Philippine Islands	Cressman, p 653
USS Achilles (ARL-41) ex USS LST-455 (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 (Destroyer Minelayer (converted destroyer))	Damaged	27 March 1945	26°17'N, 127°40'E	Cressman, p 649
USS Adams (DM-27) ex DD-739 (Destroyer Minelayer (converted destroyer))	Damaged	31 March 1945	26°12'N, 127°08'E	Cressman, p 652
SS Alcoa Pioneer (Cargo ship)	Damaged	19 November 1944	San Pedro Bay, Leyte	Cressman, p 581
SS Alexander Majors (Cargo ship)	damaged	12 November 1944	11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 575 Bud's "Liberty & Victory Cargo Ships"
USS Allegan (AK-225) (Cargo ship)	Damaged	3 June 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 688
USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) (Destroyer)	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°40'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 604
USS Alpine (APA-92) (Attack Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged	12 November 1944	11°07'N, 125°02'E	Cressman, p 579 DANFS Navsource
USS Alpine (APA-92) (Attack Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged	1 April 1945	26°20'N, 127°41'E	Cressman, p 652 DANFS Navsource
USS Alpine (APA-92) (Attack Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged	17 November 1944	11°07'N, 125°02'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 579
USS Ammen (DD-527) (Destroyer)	Damaged	1 November 1944	10°40'N, 125°20'E	Cressman, p 569
USS Anderson (DD-411) (Destroyer)	Damaged	1 November 1944	10°11'N, 125°02'E	Cressman, p 569
USS Anthony (DD-515) (Destroyer)	Damaged	27 May 1945	26°25'N, 128°30'E	Cressman, p 684
USS Anthony (DD-515) (Destroyer)	Damaged	7 June 1945	27°07'N, 127°38'E	Cressman, p 691
USS Apache (ATF-67) (Fleet Tug)	Damaged	5 January 1945	15°53'N, 120°00'E	Cressman, p 604
HMAS Arunta (Destroyer)	Damaged	5 January 1945	14°00'N, 120°00'E	Cressman, p 604
SS Augustus Thomas (Liberty Cargo ship)	Damaged	24 October 1944	San Pedro Bay, Philippine Islands	Cressman, p 561
USS Aulick (DD-569) (Destroyer)	Damaged	29 November 1944	10°35'N, 125°40'E	Cressman, p 585
HMAS Australia (D84) (Heavy cruiser)	Damaged	5 January 1945	14°00'N, 120°00'E	Cressman, p 604
HMAS Australia (D84) (Heavy cruiser)	Damaged	8 January 1945	16°22'N, 120°12'E	Cressman, p 606
HMAS Australia (D84) (Heavy cruiser)	Damaged	9 January 1945	16°22'N, 120°12'E	Cressman, p 607
USS Bache (DD-470) (Destroyer)	Damaged	3 May 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 672
USS Bache (DD-470) (Destroyer)	Damaged	13 May 1945	26°01'N, 126°53'E	Cressman, p 678
USS Barry (APD-29) ex DD-248 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged^[2]	25 May 1945	26°30'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 683
USS Barry (APD-29) ex DD-248 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged^[3]	21 June 1945	off Okinawa	DANFS Naval Historical Center Kimball (2007)
USS Barry (APD-29) ex DD-248 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Sank^[4]	22 June 1945	En route to Ie Shima	Cressman, p 701-702
USS Bates (APD-47) ex DE-68 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Sunk	25 May 1945	26°41'N, 127°47'E	Cressman, p 683
USS Belknap (APD-34) ex DD-251 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged	11 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E, off Luzon	Cressman, p 608
USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) (Aircraft Carrier, Light)	Damaged	30 October 1944	15°07'N, 124°01'E	Cressman, p 568
USS Benham (DD-796) (Destroyer)	Damaged	17 April 1945	24°01'N, 132°32'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 664
SS Benjamin Ide Wheeler (Liberty Cargo ship)	damaged	27 October 1944	Off Leyte	Cressman, p 566
USS Bennion (DD-662) (Destroyer)	Damaged	28 April 1945	27°26'N, 127°51'E	Cressman, p 669
USS Bennion (DD-662) (Destroyer)	Damaged	30 April 1945	27°26'N, 127°51'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 671
USS Bennett (DD-473) (Destroyer)	Damaged	7 April 1945	27°16'N, 127°48'E	Cressman, p 658
USS Biloxi (CL-80) (Light cruiser)	Damaged	26 March 1945	26°20'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 648
USS Birmingham (CL-62) (Light cruiser)	Damaged	4 May 1945	26°19'N, 127°43'E	Cressman, p 673
USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) (Aircraft Carrier, escort)	Sank	21 February 1945	24°36'N, 141°48'E, off Iwo Jima	Cressman, p 627
USS Borie (DD-704) (Destroyer)	Damaged	9 August 1945	37°21'N, 143°45'E, off Honshu	Cressman, p 730
USS Bowers (DE-637) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	16 April 1945	26°52'N, 127°52'E	Cressman, p 664
SS Bozeman Victory (Victory cargo ship)	Damaged^[5]^[6]	28 April 1945	In Nago Bay	Cressman, p 669
USS Braine (DD-630) (Destroyer)	Damaged^[7]	27 May 1945	26°25'N, 128°30'E	Cressman, p 684
USS Bright (DE-747) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	13 May 1945	26°21'N, 127°17'E	Cressman, p 678
USS Brooks (APD-10) ex DD-232 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 604
USS Brown (DD-546) (Destroyer)	Damaged	10 May 1945	26°26'N, 127°20'E	Cressman, p 676
SS Brown Victory (Victory cargo ship)	Damaged	28 May 1945	Off Ie Shima	Cressman, p 685
USS Bryant (DD-665) (Destroyer)	Damaged	22 December 1944	12°00'N, 121°00'E, off Mindoro	Cressman, p 595
USS Bryant (DD-665) (Destroyer)	Damaged	16 April 1945	27°05'N, 128°13'E	Cressman, p 664
USS Bullard (DD-660) (Destroyer)	Damaged	11 April 1945	26°00'N, 130°00'E	Cressman, p 660
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged^[8]	11 May 1945	25°44'N, 129°28'E	Cressman, p 676
USS Bush (DD-529) (Destroyer)	Sunk	6 April 1945	27°16'N, 127°48'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 655
USS Butler (DMS-29) ex DD-636 (High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))	Damaged	28 April 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 669
USS Butler (DMS-29) ex DD-636 (High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))	Damaged	25 May 1945	26°12'N, 127°50'E	Cressman, p 683
USS Cabot (CVL-28) (Aircraft carrier, light)	Damaged	25 November 1944	15°42'N, 123°09'E	Cressman, p 584
USS Caldwell (DD-605) (Destroyer)	Damaged	12 December 1944	10°30'N, 124°42'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 592
USS California (BB-44) (Battleship)	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 604
USS Callaghan (DD-792) (Destroyer)	Damaged	26 March 1945	26°20'N, 127°43'E	Cressman, p 648
USS Callaghan (DD-792) (Destroyer)	Sunk^[9]^[10]	29 July 1945	25°43'N, 126°55'E	Cressman, p 722 Foster (2002, pp 302-7) Parkin (1995, pp 329-30)
USS Callaway (APA-35) (Attack Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged	7 January 1945	17°00'N, 120°00'E	Cressman, p 607
SS Canada Victory (Victory cargo ship)	Sunk	27 April 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 669
SS Cape Constance (Cargo ship)	Damaged	3 November 1944	Tacloban, Leyte	Cressman, p 571
SS Cape Romano (Cargo ship)	Damaged	19 November 1944	San Pedro Bay, Leyte	Cressman, p 581
USS Carina (AK-74) (Cargo ship)	Damaged^[5]	3 May 1945	26°13'N, 127°50'E	Cressman, p 672
USS Cassin Young (DD-793) (Destroyer)	Damaged	12 April 1945	27°17'N, 127°50'E	Cressman, p 661
USS Cassin Young (DD-793) (Destroyer)	Damaged	29 July 1945	26°08'N, 127°58'E	Cressman, p 723
USS Champion (AM-134) (Minesweeper)	Damaged	16 April 1945	Off Okinawa	DANFS
USS Charles J. Badger (DD-657) (Destroyer)	Damaged^[5]	8 April 1945	26°18'N, 127°39'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 659
USS Chase (APD-54) ex DE-158 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged	20 May 1945	26°18'N, 127°14'E	Cressman, p 673
USS Chilton (APA-38) (Attack Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged^[11]	2 April, 1945	25°59'N, 127°17'E	Cressman, p 653
USS Claxton (DD-571) (Destroyer)	Damaged	1 November 1944	10°40'N, 125°20'E	Cressman, p 569
USS Colhoun (DD-801) (Destroyer)	Sunk^[12]	6 April 1945	27°16'N, 127°48'E	Cressman, p 655
USS Colorado (BB-45) (Battleship)	Damaged	27 November 1944	10°50'N, 125°25'E	Cressman, p 585
USS Columbia (CL-56) (Light cruiser)	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 604
USS Columbia (CL-56) (Light cruiser)	Damaged	9 January 1945	16°08'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 607
USS Comfort (AH-6) (Hospital ship)	Damaged	28 April 1945	25°30'N, 127°40'E	Cressman, p 669
USS Connolly (DE-306) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	13 April 1945	26°55'N, 126°46'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 662
USS Cowanesque (AO-79) (Fleet Oiler)	Damaged	3 January 1945	08°56'N, 122°49'E	Cressman, p 603
USS Cowell (DD-547) (Destroyer)	Damaged	25 May 1945	Off Okinawa	DANFS
USS Curtiss (AV-4) (Seaplane tender)	Damaged	21 June 1945	26°10'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 701
USS Daly (DD-519) (Destroyer)	Damaged	28 April 1945	27°12'N, 128°16'E	Cressman, p 669
USS Dashiell (DD-659) (Destroyer)	Damaged	14 April 1945	27°15'N, 130°25'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 662
SS David Dudley Field (Cargo ship)	Damaged	24 October 1944	Tacloban, Leyte	Cressman, p 561
SS David Dudley Field (Cargo ship)	Damaged	12 January 1945	Subic Bay	Cressman, p 609
USS Defense (AM-317) (Minesweeper)	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°38'N, 127°31'E	Cressman, p 655
USS Devastator (AM-318) (Minesweeper)	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°26'N, 127°40'E	Cressman, p 655
USS Devilfish (SS-292) (Submarine)	Damaged^[13]	20 March 1945	En route to patrol area	DANFS
USS Dickerson (APD-21) ex DD-157 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged	2 April 1945	26°21'N, 127°45'E	Cressman, p 653
USS Dickerson (APD-21) ex DD-157 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Sunk^[14]	4 April 1945	off Kerama Retto	Cressman, p 654
USS Denver (CL-58) (Light cruiser)	Damaged	28 October 1944	10°57'N, 125°02'E	Cressman, p 567
USS Dorsey (DMS-1) ex DD-117 (High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))	Damaged	26 March 1945	26°20'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 648
USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) (Destroyer)	Damaged	17 May 1945	25°59'N, 126°54'E	Cressman, p 680
USS Drayton (DD-366) (Destroyer)	Damaged	5 December 1944	10°10'N, 125°20'E	Cressman, p 588
USS Drexler (DD-741) (Destroyer)	Sunk	28 May 1945	27°06'N, 127°38'E	Cressman, p 685
USS DuPage (APA-41) (Attack Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged	10 January 1945	16°17'N, 120°15'E	Cressman, p 608
USS Dutton (AGS-8) (Survey Ship)	Damaged	27 May 1945	26°15'N, 127°59'E	Cressman, p 684
USS Earl V. Johnson (DE-702) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged^[15]^[16]	5 August 1945	20°17'N, 128°07	Cressman, p 727
SS Edward M. Wescott (Cargo ship)	Damaged	12 January 1945	Off the west coast of Luzon	Cressman, p 609
USS Egeria (ARL-8) (Repair Ship, Landing Craft)	Damaged	12 November 1944	11°11'N, 125°05'E	Cressman, p 575
USS Ellyson (DMS-19) ex DD-545 (High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))	Damaged	22 June 1945	26°04'N, 127°55'E	Cressman, p 702
SS Elmira Victory (Victory Cargo ship)	Damaged	12 January 1945	16°11'N, 120°20'E	Cressman, p 609
USS Emmons (DMS-22) ex DD-457 (High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))	Damaged^[17]	6 April 1945	26°48'N, 128°04'E	Cressman, p 655
USS Emmons (DMS-22) ex DD-457 (High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))	Sunk^[18]	7 April 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 658
USS England (DE-635) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	27 April 1945	26°40'N, 127°40'E	Cressman, p 669
USS England (DE-635) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	9 May 1945	26°18'N, 127°13'E	Cressman, p 676
USS Enterprise (CV-6) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged^[19]	11 April 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 660
USS Enterprise (CV-6) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged	14 May 1945	30°23'N, 132°36'E, off Honshu	Cressman, p 678
USS Essex (CV-9) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged	25 November 1944	15°47'N, 124°14'E	Cressman, p 584
USS Evans (DD-552) (Destroyer)	Damaged	11 May 1945	26°58'N, 127°32'E	Cressman, p 676
USS Facility (AM-233) (Minesweeper)	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 655
USS Fieberling (DE-640) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°48'N, 128°04'E	Cressman, p 655
USS Foote (DD-511) (Destroyer)	Damaged	21 December 1944	11°05'N, 121°20'E, off Mindoro	Cressman, p 595
USS Foreman (DE-633) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	26 March 1945	26°20'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 648
HMS Formidable (R67) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged	4 May 1945	26°01'N, 237°26'E'
HMS Formidable (R67) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged	9 May 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 676
USS Forrest (DMS-24) ex DD-461 (High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))	Damaged	26 May 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 685
SS Francisco Morozan (Cargo ship)	Damaged^[20]	30 December 1944	Off Mindoro	Cressman, p 598
USS Franklin (CV-13) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged	13 October 1944	22°55'N, 123°12'E	Cressman, p 554 DANFS
USS Gansevoort (DD-608) (Destroyer)	Damaged	30 December 1944	12°21'N, 121°02'E	Cressman, p 598
USS Gayety (AM-239) (Minesweeper)	Damaged^[21]^[22]	4 May 1945	26°32'N, 126°58'E	Cressman, p 673
MV General Fleischer (Norwegian motor vessel)	Damaged	19 November 1944	San Pedro Bay, Leyte	Cressman, p 581
SS Gilbert Stuart (Cargo ship)	Damaged	18 November 1944	Off Tacloban	Cressman, p 580
USS Gilligan (DE-508) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	12 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E, off the west coast of Luzon	Cressman, p 609
USS Gilligan (DE-508) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged^[15]^[23]	27 May 1945	26°47'N, 127°47'E	Cressman, p 684
USS Gilmer (APD-11) ex DD-233 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged	25 March 1945	26°00'N, 127°20'E	Cressman, p 647
USS Gladiator (AM-319) (Minesweeper)	Damaged^[24]	12 April 1945	26°05'N, 127°35'E	Cressman, p 661
USS Gladiator (AM-319) (Minesweeper)	Damaged^[25]	22 April 1945	26°21'N, 127°45'E	Cressman, p 667
USS Goodhue (APA-107) (Attack Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged	2 April 1945	25°56'N, 127°17'E	Cressman, p 653
USS Gregory (DD-802) (Destroyer)	Damaged	8 April 1945	27°07'N, 128°39'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 659
USS Guest (DD-472) (Destroyer)	Damaged	25 May 1945	26°22'N, 127°44'E	Cressman, p 683
USS Gwin (DM-33) ex DD-77) (Destroyer minelayer)	Damaged	4 May 1945	Off Okinawa	DANFS
USS Haggard (DD-555) (Destroyer)	Damaged	29 April 1945	27°01'N, 129°40'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 670
USS Halloran (DE-305) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	21 June 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 701
USS Halsey Powell (DD-686) (Destroyer)	Damaged	20 March 1945	30°27'N, 134°28'E	Cressman, p 644
USS Hambleton (DMS-20) ex DD-455 (High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))	Damaged	3 April, 1945	27°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 654
USS Hancock (CV-19) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged	25 November 1944	15°47'N, 124°14'E	Cressman, p 584
USS Hancock (CV-19) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged	7 April 1945	27°00'N, 130°00'E	Cressman, p 658
USS Hank (DD-702) (Destroyer)	Damaged	11 April 1945	Off Okinawa	DANSF
USS Haraden (DD-585) (Destroyer)	Damaged	13 December 1944	08°40'N, 122°33'E, Mindanao-Negros area	Cressman, p 592
USS Harding (DMS-28) ex DD-625 (High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))	Damaged	16 April 1945	26°42'N, 127°25'E	Cressman, p 664
USS Harry F. Bauer (DM-26) ex DD-738 (Light Minelayer (converted destroyer))	Damaged	29 April 1945	26°47'N, 128°42'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 670
USS Harry F. Bauer (DM-26) ex DD-738 (Light Minelayer (converted destroyer))	Damaged	10 May 1945	26°25'N, 128°31'E	Cressman, p 676
USS Harry F. Bauer (DM-26) ex DD-738 (Light Minelayer (converted destroyer))	Damaged	6 June 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 690
USS Harrison (DD-573) (Destroyer)	Damaged	6 April 1945	27°05'N, 129°22'E	Cressman, p 656
USS Haynsworth (DD-700) (Destroyer)	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°55'N, 129°29'E	Cressman, p 655
USS Hazelwood (DD-531) (Destroyer)	Damaged	29 April 1945	27°02'N, 129°59'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 670
USS Helm (DD-388) (Destroyer)	Damaged	5 January 1945	15°00'N, 119°00'E	Cressman, p 604
USS Henrico (APA-45) (Attack Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged	2 April 1945	25°59'N, 127°17'E	Cressman, p 653
USS Hinsdale (APA-120) (Attack Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged	31 March 1945	25°54'N, 127°49'E	Cressman, p 652
USS Hinsdale (APA-120) (Attack Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged	1 April 1945	26°20'N, 127°41'E	Cressman, p 652
SS Hobbs Victory (Victory cargo ship)	Sunk^[26]	6 April 1945	26°05'N, 125°14'E, northwest of Kerama Retto	Cressman, p 657
USS Hobson (DMS-26) ex DD-464 (High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))	Damaged	16 April 1945	27°26'N, 126°59'E	Cressman, p 664
USS Hodges (DE-231) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	9 January 1945	16°22'N, 120°12'E	Cressman, p 607
USS Hopkins (DD-249) (Destroyer)	Damaged	4 May 1945	Off Okinawa	DANFS
USS Horace A. Bass (APD-124) ex DE-691 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged	29 July 1945	26°17'N, 127°34'E	Cressman, p 723
USS Howorth (DD-592) (Destroyer)	Damaged	15 December 1944	12°19'N, 121°02'E	Cressman, p 593
USS Howorth (DD-592) (Destroyer)	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°32'N, 127°40'E	Cressman, p 655
USS Hudson (DD-475) (Destroyer)	Damaged	22 April 1945	27°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 664
USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774) (Destroyer)	Damaged^[21]	11 May 1945	26°59'N, 127°32'E	Cressman, p 676
USS Hughes (DD-410) (Destroyer)	Damaged	10 December 1944	10°15'N, 125°10'E	Cressman, p 590
USS Hunt (DD-674) (Destroyer)	Damaged	14 April 1945	27°15'N, 130°25'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 663
USS Hyman (DD-732) (Destroyer)	Damaged^[27]	6 April 1945	26°45'N, 27°42'E	Cressman, p 656
USS Idaho (BB-42) (Battleship)	Damaged	12 April 1945	26°26'N, 127°32'E	Cressman, p 661
HMS Indefatigable (R10) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged	1 April 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 653
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) (Heavy cruiser)	Damaged	30 March 1945	26°25'N, 127°30'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 651
HMS Indomitable (R92) (Aircraft carrier)	Hit^[28]	4 May 1945	26°01'N, 237°26'E	Cressman, p 673
USS Ingraham (DD-694) (Destroyer)	Damaged	5 May 1945	Off Okinawa	DANFS
USS Intrepid (CV-11) (Aircraft Carrier)	Damaged	29 October 1944	15°07'N, 124°01'E	Cressman, p 567
USS Intrepid (CV-11) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged	25 November 1944	15°47'N, 124°14'E	Cressman, p 584
USS Intrepid (CV-11) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged	16 April 1945	27°37'N, 131°14'E	Cressman, p 664
USS Isherwood (DD-520) (Destroyer)	Damaged	22 April 1945	26°14'N, 127°28'E	Cressman, p 664
USS J. William Ditter (DM-31) ex DD-751 (Destroyer minelayer)	Damaged	6 June 1945	26°14'N,128°01'E	Cressman, p 690 DANFS
USS James O'Hara (APA-90) (Attack Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged	23 November 1944	10°57'N, 125°02'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 583
USS Jeffers (DMS-27) ex DD-621 (High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))	Damaged^[21]^[29]	12 April 1945	26°50'N, 126°35'E	Cressman, p 661
SS Jeremiah M. Daily (Cargo ship)	Damaged	12 November 1944	11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 575
SS John Burke (Liberty Cargo ship)	Sunk	28 December 1944	9°1'11"N 123°26'50"E, off Mindoro	Cressman, p 598
USS John C. Butler (DE-339) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	20 May 1945	26°47'N, 127°52'E	Cressman, p 673
SS John Evans (Cargo ship)	Damaged	5 December 1944	09°34'N, 127°30'E, San Pedro Bay, Leyte	Cressman, p 588
SS Josiah Snelling (Cargo ship)	Damaged^[30]	28 May 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 685
SS Juan de Fuca (Cargo ship)	Damaged	21 December 1944	Off Panay, ship continues on to Mindoro under own power (see 31 December)	Cressman, p 595
USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76) (Aircraft carrier, escort)	Damaged	8 January 1945	15°10'N, 119°08'E	Cressman, p 606
USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) (Aircraft Carrier, Escort)	Damaged	25 October 1944	11°10'N, 126°20'E	Cressman, p 563
USS Kenneth Whiting (AV-14) (Seaplane Tender)	Damaged	21 June 1945	26°10'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 701
USS Keokuk (AKN-4) (Net Cargo Ship)	Damaged	21 February 1945	24°36'N, 141°48'E	Cressman, p 627
USS Kidd (DD-661) (Destroyer)	Damaged	11 April 1945	26°00'N, 130°00'E	Cressman, p 660
USS Kimberley (DD-521) (Destroyer)	Damaged	25 March 1945	26°02'N, 126°54'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 647
USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) (Aircraft Carrier, Escort)	Damaged	25 October 1944	11°10'N, 126°20'E	Cressman, p 563
USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) (Aircraft carrier, escort)	Damaged	8 January 1945	15°48'N, 119°09'E	Cressman, p 606
SS Kyle V. Johnson (Cargo Ship)	Damaged	12 January 1945	15°12'N, 119°30'E	Cressman, p 609
USS La Grange (APA-124) (Attack Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged^[31]	13 August 1945	26°14'N, 127°52'E, Buckner Bay, Okinawa	Cressman, p 733
USS Laffey (DD-724) (Destroyer)	Damaged	15 April 1945	27°16'N, 127°50'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 663
USS Lamson (DD-367) (Destroyer)	Damaged	7 December 1944	10°28'N, 124°41'E	Cressman, p 589
USS LCI(G)-70 (Landing craft, infantry (gunboat))	Damaged	5 January 1945	15°36'N, 119°20'E	Cressman, p 604
USS LCI-82 (Landing craft infantry)	Sunk^[5]	4 April 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 654
USS LCI(L)-90 (Landing craft, infantry, large)	Damaged	3 June 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 688
USS LCI(G)-365 (Landing craft, infantry (gun boat))	Sunk^[5]	10 January 1945	16°06'N, 120°14'E	Cressman, p 607
USS LCI(G)-404 (Landing craft Infantry (gunboat))	Damaged^[32]	8 January 1945	Yoo Passage, Palaus	Cressman, p 606
USS LCI(G)-588 (Landing craft, infantry (gun boat))	Damaged^[5]	28 March 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 648
USS LCI(M)-974 (Landing craft, infantry (mortar))	Sunk^[5]	10 January 1945	16°06'N, 120°14'E	Cressman, p 607
USS LCS(L)-7 (Support Landing Craft, Large (Rocket))	Sunk^[5]	16 February 1945	At the entrance to Mariveles harbor	Cressman, p 623
USS LCS(L)(3)-15 (Landing craft, support (large) (Mk. III))	Sunk	22 April 1945	27°20'N, 127°10'E, off Okinawa	navsource
USS LCS-25 (Support Landing Craft)	Damaged	3 May 1945	26°24'N, 126°15'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 672
USS LCS(L)(3)-33 (Landing craft, support (large) (Mk. III))	Sunk^[33]	12 April 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 661 Rielly (2000, 125) Naval Historical Center Rielly 2000, 112,125
USS LCS-52 (Support Landing Craft)	Damaged^[34]	27 May 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 683-685
USS LCS-88 (Support Landing Craft)	Damaged	11 May 1945	26°58'N, 127°32'E	Cressman, p 676
USS LCS(L)-119 (Support Landing Craft, Large (Rocket))	Damaged	28 May 1945	26°15'N, 127°51'E	Cressman, p 685
USS LCS(L)-121 (Support Landing Craft, Large (Rocket))	Damaged	24 May 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 683
USS LCS(L)(3)-122 (Support Landing Craft, Large (Rocket))	Damaged	11 June 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 694
USS LCT-1075 (Landing craft, tank)	Sunk^[35]	10 December 1944	South of Dulag	Cressman, p 590
SS Leonidas Merritt (Cargo ship)	Damaged	12 November 1944	11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 575
USS LeRay Wilson (DE-414) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	10 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 608
USS Leutze (DD-481) (Destroyer)	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°38'N, 127°28'E	Cressman, p 655
SS Lewis L. Dyche (Liberty cargo ship)	Sunk	4 January 1945	South of Mindoro	Cressman, p 603
USS Lexington (CV-16) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged	5 November 1944	16°20'N, 123°59'E	Cressman, p 571
USS Liddle (APD-60) ex (DE-206) (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged	7 December 1944	10°57'N, 124°35'E	Cressman, p 589
USS Lindsey (DM-32) ex DD-771 (Light Minelayer (converted destroyer))	Damaged	12 April 1945	26°28'N, 127°15'E	Cressman, p 661
USS Little (DD-803) (Destroyer)	Sunk	3 May 1945	26°24'N, 126°15'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 672
SS Logan Victory (Victory cargo ship)	Damaged^[36]	6 April 1945	26°10'N, 127°16'E, off Kerama Retto	Cressman, p 656
USS Long (DMS-12) ex (DD-209) (High-speed minesweeper)	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°12'N, 120°11'E	Cressman, p 604
USS Longshaw (DD-559) (Destroyer)	Damaged	7 April 1945	26°29'N, 127°41'E	Cressman, p 658
USS Louisville (CA-28) (Heavy cruiser)	Damaged	5 January 1945	15°53'N, 120°00'E	Cressman, p 604
USS Louisville (CA-28) (Heavy cruiser)	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°37'N, 120°17'E	Cressman, p 604
USS Louisville (CA-28) (Heavy cruiser)	Damaged	5 June 1945	26°07'N, 127°52'E	Cressman, p 690
USS Loy (APD-56) ex (DE-160) (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged	27 May 1945	26°30'N, 127°30'E	Cressman, p 684
USS LSM-18 (Landing ship, medium)	Damaged	7 December 1944	10°57'N, 124°35'E	Cressman, p 589
USS LSM-19 (Landing ship, medium)	Damaged	7 December 1944	10°57'N, 124°35'E	Cressman, p 589
USS LSM-20 (Landing ship, medium)	Sunk	5 December 1944	10º12'N, 125º19'E	Navsource
USS LSM-59 (Landing ship, medium)	Sunk^[37]	21 June 1945	En route to Ie Shima	Cressman, p 701
USS LSM-135 (Landing ship, medium)	Sunk	25 May 1945	26°41'N, 127°47'E	Cressman, p 683
USS LSM-188 (Landing ship medium)	Damaged	28 March 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 648
USS LSM-189 (Landing ship, medium (rocket))	Damaged	12 April 1945	Off Okinawa	DANFS
USS LSM-190 (Landing ship, medium)	Sank	4 May 1945	27°10'N, 127°58'E	Cressman, p 673
USS LSM-194 (Landing ship, medium)	Sank	4 May 1945	27°10'N, 127°58'E	Cressman, p 673
USS LSM-194 (Landing ship, medium)	Sunk	3 May 1945	26°24'N, 126°15'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 672
USS LSM-318 (Landing ship, medium)	Sunk	7 December 1944	10°57'N, 124°35'E	Cressman, p 589
USS LST-447 (Landing ship, tank)	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°09'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 656
USS LST-447 (Landing ship, tank)	Sunk^[38]	7 April 1945	26°09'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 658 Warner (1982, 328) DANFS
USS LST-460 (Landing ship, tank)	Damaged	21 December 1944	11°13'N, 121°04'E	Cressman, p 595
USS LST-472 (Landing ship, tank)	Damaged^[39]	15 December 1944	12°19'N, 121°05'E, off southern tip of Mindoro	Cressman, p 592-593
USS LST-477 (Landing ship, tank)	Damaged	21 February 1945	24°40'N, 141°44'E	Cressman, p 627
USS LST-534 (Landing ship, tank)	Damaged	22 June 1945	26°18'N, 127°49'E	Cressman, p 702
USS LST-599 (Landing ship, tank)	Damaged	3 April 1945	26°10'N, 127°16'E	Cressman, p 654
USS LST-610 (Landing ship tank)	Damaged^[5]	10 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 607
USS LST-700 (Landing ship, tank)	Damaged	12 January 1945	14°04'N, 119°25'E	Cressman, p 609
USS LST-724 (Landing ship, tank)	Damaged	31 March 1945	25°59'N, 127°50'E	Cressman, p 652
USS LST-737 (Landing ship, tank)	Damaged	7 December 1944	10°57'N, 124°35'E	Cressman, p 589
USS LST-738 (Landing ship, tank)	Damaged^[40]	15 December 1944	12°19'N, 121°05'E, off southern tip of Mindoro	Cressman, p 592-593
USS LST-749 (Landing ship, tank)	Damaged	21 December 1944	11°13'N, 121°04'E	Cressman, p 595
USS LST-750 (Landing ship, tank)	Sunk^[41]	28 December 1944	09°01'N, 122°30'E	Cressma p 598
USS LST-808 (Landing ship, tank)	Damaged	20 May 1945	26°42'N, 127°47'E	Cressman, p 673
USS LST-809 (Landing ship, tank)	Damaged	21 February 1945	24°08'N, 142°06'E	Cressman, p 627
USS LST-884 (Landing ship, tank)	Damaged	31 March 1945	25°59'N, 127°50'E	Cressman, p 652
USS LST-884 (Landing ship, tank)	Damaged	1 April 1945	26°20'N, 127°41'E	Cressman, p 652
USS LST-912 (Landing ship tank)	Damaged	7 January 1945	16°20'N 120°10'E	Cressman, p 607
USS LST-925 (Landing ship tank)	Damaged^[5]	9 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 607
USS LST-1028 (Landing ship tank)	Damaged^[5]	9 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 607
USS Luce (DD-522) (Destroyer)	Sank	4 May 1945	26°35'N,127°10'E	Cressman, p 673
USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) (Aircraft carrier, escort)	Damaged	21 February 1945	24°40'N, 141°44'E	Cressman, p 627
USS Macomb (DMS-23) ex (DD-458) (High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))	Damaged	3 May 1945	26°01'N, 126°53'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 672
USS Maddox (DD-731) (Destroyer)	Damaged	21 January 1945	23°06'N, 122°43'E	Cressman, p 613
USS Mahan (DD-364) (Destroyer)	Sank^[42]	7 December 1944	10°50'N, 124°30'E	Cressman, p 589
USS Mahnomen County (LST-912) (Landing ship, tank)	Damaged	8 January 1945	Surigao Straits	DANFS
USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) (Aircraft carrier, escort)	Damaged	5 January 1945	14°50'N, 119°10'E	Cressman, p 604
USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733) (Destroyer)	Sunk^[21]^[43]	12 April 1945	27°25'N, 126°59'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 661
SS Marcus Daly (Liberty Cargo ship)	Damaged	5 December 1944	09°34'N, 127°30'E, San Pedro Bay, Leyte	Cressman, p 588
SS Marcus Daly (Cargo ship)	Damaged	10 December 1944	South of Dulag	Cressman, p 590
USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged	15 December 1944	off Mindoro	Cressman, p 593
SS Mary A. Livermore (Cargo ship)	Damaged	28 May 1945	26°12'N, 127°46'E, Buckner Bay	Cressman, p 685
USS Maryland (BB-46) (Battleship)	Damaged	29 November 1944	10°41'N, 125°23'E, In Leyte Gulf	Cressman, p 585
USS Maryland (BB-46) (Battleship)	Damaged	7 April 1945	26°40'N, 127°29'E	Cressman, p 658
SS Matthew P. Deady (Cargo ship)	Damaged	3 November 1944	Tacloban, Leyte	Cressman, p 571
SS Minot Victory (Victory cargo ship)	Damaged	12 April 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, pp 661-662
USS Mississinewa (AO-59) (Fleet oiler)	Sunk^[44]^[45]	20 November 1944	10°06'N, 139°43'E, Ulithi	Cressman, p 581
USS Mississippi (BB-41) (Battleship)	Damaged	9 January 1945	16°08'N, 120°18'E	Cressman, p 607
USS Mississippi (BB-41) (Battleship)	Damaged	5 June 1945	26°09'N, 127°35'E	Cressman, p 690
USS Missouri (BB-63) (Battleship)	Damaged	11 April 1945	26°00'N, 130°00'E	Cressman, p 660
USS Missouri (BB-63) (Battleship)	Damaged	16 April 1945	26°00'N, 130°00'E	Cressman, p 664
USS Montpelier (CL-57) (Light cruiser)	Damaged	27 November 1944	10°50'N, 125°25'E	Cressman, p 585
USS Morris (DD-417) (Destroyer)	Damaged	6 April 1945	25°55'N, 127°52'E	Cressman, p 655
USS Morrison (DD-560) (Destroyer)	Sank	4 May 1945	27°10'N, 127°58'E	Cressman, p 673
SS Morrison R. Waite (Cargo ship)	Damaged	12 November 1944	11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 575
USS Mugford (DD-389) (Destroyer)	Damaged	5 December 1944	10°15'N, 125°20'E	Cressman, p 588
USS Mullany (DD-528) (Destroyer)	Damaged^[46]	6 April 1945	26°24'N, 128°10'E	Cressman, p 655
USS Nashville (CL-43) (Light cruiser)	Damaged	13 December 1944	08°57'N, 123°28'E	Cressman, p 592
USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62) (Aircraft Carrier, Escort)	Damaged	7 June 1945	24°46'N, 126°37'E	Cressman, p 691
USS Nevada (BB-36) (Battleship)	Damaged	26 March 1945	26°20'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 648
USS New Mexico (BB-40) (Battleship)	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 604
USS New Mexico (BB-40) (Battleship)	Damaged	12 May 1945	26°22'N, 127°43'E	Cressman, p 677
USS New York (BB-34) (Battleship)	Damaged	14 April 1945	Off Okinawa, 26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 662
USS Newcomb (DD-586) (Destroyer)	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 604
SS Newcomb (DD-586) (Destroyer)	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°38'N, 127°28'E	Cressman, p 655
USS O'Brien (DD-725) (Destroyer)	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°23'N, 120°14'E	Cressman, p 604
USS O'Brien (DD-725) (Destroyer)	Damaged	26 March 1945	26°16'N, 127°26'E	Cressman, p 648
USS O'Neill (DE-188) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	25 May 1945	26°20'N, 127°43'E	Cressman, p 683
USS Oberrender (DE-344) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	9 May 1945	26°32'N, 127°30'E	Cressman, p 676
USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79) (Aircraft carrier, escort)	Sunk^[47]	4 January 1945	11°25'N, 121°19'E	Cressman, p 603
USS Orca (AVP-49) (Small Seaplane Tender)	Damaged	5 January 1945	15°36'N, 119°20'E	Cressman, p 604
USS Orestes (AGP-10) (Patrol Craft Tender)	Damaged	30 December 1944	12°19'N, 121°04'E	Cressman, p 598
SS Otis Skinner (Cargo ship)	Damaged	12 January 1945	14°42'N, 119°35'E	Cressman, p 609
USS Pathfinder (AGS-1) (Survey ship)	Damaged	5 May 1945	26°38'N, 127°53'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 676
USS Paul Hamilton (DD-590) (Destroyer)	Damaged	15 December 1944	12°19'N, 121°02'E	Cressman, p 593
USS PC-1129 (Coastal Patrol Craft)	Damaged^[5]	31 January 1945	14°05'N, 120°30'E	Cressman, p 617
USS PC-1603 (Coastal Patrol Craft)	Damaged	26 May 1945	26°25'N, 127°53'E	Cressman, p 684
USS PCS-1396 (Coastal Patrol Craft)	Damaged	27 May 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 684
USS Philip (DD-498) (Destroyer)	Damaged^[5]	10 January 1945	16°06'N, 120°14'E	Cressman, p 607
USS Pinkney (APH-2) ex Alcoa Corsair ex USS Mercy (Troop Transport, Hospital)	Damaged	28 April 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 669
ex SS Leif Ericson a Liberty Ship Tanker (Auxiliary tanker)	Sunk^[48]	30 December 1944	12°21'N, 121°02'E	Cressman, p 598
USS Porterfield (DD-682) (Destroyer)	Damaged	26 March 1945	26°20'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 648
USS Prichett (DD-561) (Destroyer)	Damaged^[49]	28 July 1945	25°43'N, 126°56'E	Cressman, p 722
USS Pringle (DD-477) (Destroyer)	Sunk	30 December 1944	12°18'N, 121°01'E	Cressman, p 598
USS Pringle (DD-477) (Destroyer)	Sunk	16 April 1945	27°26'N, 126°59'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 664
USS PT-84 (Patrol torpedo boat)	Damaged	17 December 1944	off Mindoro, 12°19'N, 121°04'E	Cressman, p 593
USS PT-223 (Patrol torpedo boat)	Damaged	15 December 1944	12°19'N, 121°05'E	Cressman, p 593
USS PT-300 (Patrol torpedo boat)	Sunk	18 December 1944	12°19'N, 121°05'E, off Mindoro	Cressman, p 593
USS PT-323 (Patrol torpedo boat)	Sunk	10 December 1944	10°33'N, 125°14'E	Cressman, p 590
USS Purdy (DD-734) (Destroyer)	Damaged	12 April 1945	27°16'N, 127°50'E	Cressman, p 661
USS Rall (DE-304) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	12 April 1945	26°36'N, 127°39'E	Cressman, p 661
USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) (Destroyer)	Damaged	27 April 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 669
USS Randolph (CV-15) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged	11 March 1945	Ulithi	www.Combined fleet.com
USS Ransom (AM-283) (Minesweeper)	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°48'N, 128°04'E	Cressman, p 655
USS Ransom (AM-283) (Minesweeper)	Damaged	22 April 1945	26°14'N, 127°28'E	Cressman, p 664
USS Rathburne (APD-25) ex DD-113 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged	27 April 1945	26°26'N, 127°36'E	Cressman, p 669
USS Rednour (APD-102) ex DE-592 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged	27 May 1945	26°29'N, 127°21'E	Cressman, p 684
USS Register (APD-92) ex DE-233 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged	20 May 1945	26°25'N, 127°21'E	Cressman, p 681
USS Reid (DD-369) (Destroyer)	Sunk	11 December 1944	off Leyte, 09°50'N, 124°55'E	Cressman, p 591
USS Reno (CL-96) (Light cruiser)	Damaged	14 October 1944	22°48'N, 123°01'E	Cressman, p 554 DANFS
USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664) (Destroyer)	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 604
USS Richard W. Suesens (DE-342) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	12 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E, off the west coast of Luzon	Cressman, p 609
USS Riddle (DE-185) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	12 April 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 661
USS Robert H. Smith (DM-23) ex DD-735 (Light Minelayer (converted destroyer))	Damaged	25 March 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 647
USS Robinson (DD-562) (Destroyer)	Damaged^[5]	10 January 1945	16°06'N, 120°14'E	Cressman, p 607
USS Rodman (DMS-21) ex DD-453 (High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°48'N, 128°04'E	Cressman, p 655
USS Roper APD-20 ex (DD-147) (APD-20) (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged	25 May 1945	26°34'N, 127°36'E	Cressman, p 683
SS S. Hall Young (Cargo ship)	Damaged	29 April 1945	In Nago Bay	Cressman, p 671
USS Salamaua (CVE-96) (Aircraft carrier, escort)	Damaged	13 January 1945	17°09'N, 119°21'E	Cressman, p 610
USS Samuel S. Miles (DE-183) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	11 April 1945	Off Okinawa	DANFS
USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) (Aircraft carrier, light)	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°46'N, 129°43'E	Cressman, p 656
USS Sandoval (APA-194) (Attack Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged	28 May 1945	26°15'N, 127°51'E	Cressman, p 685
USS Sangamon (CVE-26) (Aircraft carrier, escort)	Damaged	4 May 1945	26°01'N, 237°26'E	Cressman, p 683
USS Santee (CVE-29) (Aircraft Carrier, Escort)	Damaged	25 October 1944	09°45'N, 126°20'E	Cressman, p 563
USS Saratoga (CV-3) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged	21 February 1945	24°56'N, 142°01'E	Cressman, p 627
USS Saufley (DD-465) (Destroyer)	Damaged	29 November 1944	10°50'N, 125°25'E	Cressman, p 585
USS Savo Island (CVE-78) (Aircraft carrier, escort)	Damaged	5 January 1945	14°50'N, 119°00'E	Cressman, p 604
USS SC-744 (Submarine chaser)	Sunk	27 November 1944	10°44'N, 125°07'E, Leyte Gulf	Cressman, p 585
USS Sederstrom (DE-31) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	22 March 1945	Off Okinawa	DANFS
USS Shannon (DM-25) ex DD-737 (Light Minelayer (converted destroyer))	Damaged	29 April 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 670
USS Shea (DM-30) ex DD-750 (Light Minelayer (converted destroyer))	Damaged	22 April 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 664
USS Shea (DM-30) ex DD-750 (Light Minelayer (converted destroyer))	Damaged^[21]	4 May 1945	27°26'N, 126°59'E	Cressman, p 683
USS Shubrick (DD-639) (Destroyer)	Damaged	29 May 1945	26°38'N, 127°05'E	Cressman, p 686
USS Sigsbee (DD-502) (Destroyer)	Damaged	14 April 1945	Off Okinawa, 27°15'N, 130°25'E	Cressman, p 662
USS Sims (APD-50) ex DE-154 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged	18 May 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 680
USS Sims (APD-50) ex DE-154 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged	24 May 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 683
USS Skirmish (AM-303) (Minesweeper)	Damaged	26 March 1945	26°25'N, 127°05'E	Cressman, p 648
USS Sonoma (AT-12)USS Sonoma (AT-12) ex ATO-12 (Fleet tug, old)	Damaged	24 October 1944	San Pedro Bay, Leyte	Cressman, p 561, Navsource.org
USS Southard (DMS-10) ex (DD-207) (High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))	Damaged	6 January 1945	16°11'N, 126°16'E	Cressman, p 604
USS Southard (DMS-10) ex (DD-207) (High Speed Minesweeper (converted destroyer))	Damaged	27 May 1945	26°00'N, 127°00'E	Cressman, p 684
USS Spectacle (AM-305) (Minesweeper)	Damaged	25 May 1945	26°40'N, 127°52'E	Cressman, p 683
USS St. George (AV-16) (Seaplane Tender)	Damaged	5 May 1945	26°10'N, 127°19'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 674
USS St. Lo (CVE-63) (Escort carrier)	Sunk^[50]	25 October 1945	11°13'N, 126°05'E	Cressman, p 563
USS St. Louis (CL-49) (Light cruiser)	Damaged	27 November 1944	10°50'N, 125°25'E	Cressman, p 585
USS Stanly (DD-478) (Destroyer)	Damaged^[21]	12 April 1945	27°12'N, 128°17'E	Cressman, p 661
USS Starr (AKA-67) (Attack Cargo Ship)	Damaged^[51]	9 April 1945	26°20'N, 127°44'E	Cressman, p 659
USS Stafford (DE-411) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	5 January 1945	14°00'N, 120°00'E	Cressman, p 604
USS Sterett (DD-407) (Destroyer)	Damaged	9 April 1945	26°47'N, 128°42'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 659
USS Stormes (DD-780) (Destroyer)	Damaged	25 May 1945	27°06'N, 127°38'E	Cressman, p 683
USS Suwannee (CVE-27) (Aircraft Carrier, Escort)	Damaged	25 October 1944	09°45'N, 126°42'E	Cressman, p 563
USS Swallow (AM-65) (Minesweeper)	Sunk	22 April 1945	26°10'N, 127°12'E	Cressman, p 664
USS Taluga (AO-62) (Fleet oiler)	Damaged	16 April 1945	26°03'N, 127°26'E	Cressman, p 664
USS Tatum (APD-81) ex DE-789 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Damaged	29 May 1945	26°40'N, 127°50'E	Cressman, p 686
USS Telfair (APA-210) (Attack Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged	2 April 1945	25°56'N, 127°17'E	Cressman, p 653
USS Tennessee (BB-43) (Battleship)	Damaged	12 April 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 661
USS Terror (CM-5) (Minelayer)	Damaged	29 April 1945	26°10'N, 127°18'E	Cressman, p 671
USS Thatcher (DD-514) (Destroyer)	Damaged	20 May 1945	26°33'N, 127°29'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 681
USS Thatcher (DD-514) (Destroyer)	Damaged	19 July 1945	26°15'N, 127°50'E	Cressman, p 717
SS Thomas Nelson (Cargo ship)	Damaged	12 November 1944	11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 575
USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) (Aircraft carrier)	Damaged	21 January 1945	22°40'N, 122°57'E	Cressman, p 613
USS Twiggs (DD-591) (Destroyer)	Damaged	28 April 1945	27°12'N, 128°16'E	Cressman, p 669
USS Tyrrell (AKA-80) (Attack Cargo Ship)	Damaged^[52]	2 April 1945	26°21'N, 127°45'E	Cressman, p 653
USS Underhill (DE-682) (Destroyer escort)	Sank^[53]	24 July 1945	off Luzon, 19°20'N, 126°42'E	Cressman, p 719
USS Vammen (DE-644) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged^[5]^[54]	1 April 1945	26°18'N, 127°29'E	Cressman, p 652
HMS Victorious (R38) (aircraft carrier)	Damaged	9 May 1945	Off Okinawa	Cressman, p 676
USS Wadsworth (DD-516) (Destroyer)	Damaged	22 April 1945	26°10'N, 126°24'E	Cressman, p 664
USS Wadsworth (DD-516) (Destroyer)	Damaged	28 April 1945	26°47'N, 126°38'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 669
USS Wake Island (CVE-65) (Aircraft carrier, escort)	Damaged	3 April, 1945	26°05'N, 128°57'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 654
USS Walke (DD-723) (Destroyer)	Damaged^[55]	6 January 1945	16°40'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 605
USS Walter C. Wann (DE-412) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	12 April 1945	26°17'N, 127°20'E	Cressman, p 661
SS Walter Colton (Cargo ship)	Damaged^[56]	11 June 1945	off Okinawa	Cressman, p 694
USS War Hawk (AP-168) (Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged^[5]	9 January 1945	16°20'N, 120°10'E	Cressman, p 607
USS War Hawk (AP-168) (Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged^[5]	10 January 1945	16°06'N, 120°14'E	Cressman, p 607
USS Ward (APD-16) ex DD-139 (Troop Transport (High Speed))	Sank^[57]	7 December 1944	10°51'N, 124°33'E	Cressman, p 589
USS Wesson (DE-184) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	7 April 1945	26°48'N, 127°55'E	Cressman, p 658
USS West Virginia (BB-48) (Battleship)	Damaged	1 April 1945	26°20'N, 127°40'E	Cressman, p 652
USS White Plains (CVE-66) (Escort Carrier)	Damaged	25 October 1944	off Samar	DANFS
USS Whitehurst (DE-634) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	12 April 1945	26°04'N, 127°12'E	Cressman, p 661
SS William A. Coulter (Cargo ship)	Damaged	12 November 1944	11°11'N, 125°05'E, off Leyte	Cressman, p 575
USS William C. Cole (DE-641) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	24 May 1945	26°45'N, 127°52'E	Cressman, p 682-683
USS William D. Porter (DD-579) (Destroyer)	Sunk	10 June 1945	27°06'N, 127°38'E	Cressman, p 693
SS William S. Ladd (Liberty Cargo ship)	Sank	10 December 1944	South of Dulag	Cressman, p 590
SS William Sharon (Cargo ship)	Damaged^[58]	28 December 1944	Off Mindoro	Cressman, p 598
USS Wilson (DD-408) (Destroyer)	Damaged	4 April 1945	Off southern end of Kerama Retto	Cressman, p 655
USS Wilson (DD-408) (Destroyer)	Damaged	15 April 1945	26°03'N, 127°20'E, off Okinawa	Cressman, p 663
USS Witter (DE-636) (Destroyer escort)	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°04'N, 127°52'E	Cressman, p 655
USS YDG-10 (degaussing vessel)	Damaged	27 May 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 684
USS YMS-81 (Motor Minesweepers)	Damaged	7 April 1945	26°35'N, 127°53'E	Cressman, p 658
USS YMS-311 (Motor Minesweeper)	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°38'N, 127°48'E	Cressman, p 655
USS YMS-321 (Motor Minesweeper)	Damaged	6 April 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 655
USS YMS-327 (Motor Minesweeper)	Damaged^[59]	4 May 1945	26°32'N, 126°58'E	Cressman, p 673
USS YMS-331 (Motor Minesweeper)	Damaged^[5]	15 April 1945	26°15'N, 127°36'E	Cressman, p 663
USS Zeilin (APA-3) (Attack Personnel Transport Ship)	Damaged	12 January 1945	15°23'N, 119°25'E	Cressman, p 609
USS Zellars (DD-777) (Destroyer)	Damaged	12 April 1945	26°00'N, 128°00'E	Cressman, p 661

References

^ Aaron Ward was hit by 6 kamikazes
^ Barry, see Barry 21 June and Barry 22 June
^ The Naval Historical Center listing states that 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.
^ Barry sank as the result of damage received the previous day (see Barry 24 May 1945 and Barry 21 June 1945)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Damaged or sunk by a Shinyo manned demolition boat
^ SS Bozeman Victory was the first ship damaged or sunk by a Shinyo manned demolition boat
^ Braine was hit by two kamikazes
^ Bunker Hill was hit by two kamikazes
^ Callaghan is sunk by kamikaze while on radar picket station approximately 50 miles southwest of Okinawa. She is the last Allied vessel to be lost to that weapon.
^ The Naval Historical Center listing gives July 28, 1945, as the date Callaghan sunk. However, Foster (2002, pp 302-7) makes clear in his book on Callaghan that the kamikaze plane hit and the ship sank in the early morning of July 29, 1945. The account by Parkin (1995, pp 329-30) confirms this date.
^ Chilton was damaged by near-miss of kamikaze
^ Colhoun was irreparably damaged by four kamikazes, which is then scuttled by destroyer Cassin Young (DD-793)
^ 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.
^ Dickerson was irreparably damaged 2 April 1945. Towed out to sea and scuttled by salvage crew off Kerama Retto
^ ^a ^b Damaged or sunk by kaiten manned torpedo
^ Johnson is damaged by explosion from a near-miss of a kaiten manned-torpedo launched from submarine I 53, Philippine Sea
^ Emmons was struck by five kamikazes
^ Emmons was irreparably damaged by five kamikazes the previous day, is scuttled by high speed minesweeper Ellyson (DMS-19)
^ Enterprise was damaged from the near-misses of two kamikazes
^ Francisco Morozan was damaged when a kamikaze that was shot down by a US fighter exploded over the ship
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Damaged or sunk by Ohka manned flying bomb
^ Gayety is damaged by two near-misses from a kamikaze and a Ohka
^ Gilligan was hit and damaged by a dud kaiten manned-torpedo launched from Japanese submarine I 367
^ Gladiator was damaged by a near-miss of kamikaze
^ Gladiator was damaged by strafing and the near-miss of a kamikaze
^ Hobbs Victory's uncontrollable fires lead to her abandonment. Hobbs Victory exploded and sank the following morning
^ Hyman was hit by both a kamikaze and a torpedo
^ Indomitable is hit by a kamikaze, but her armored deck deflects the attacker into the sea
^ Jeffers was hit by both a Ohka and a kamikaze
^ Snelling's Armed Guard gunfire deflected the Japanese plane from its deckhouse target to a less vulnerable part, saving the ship from worse damage.
^ La grange was the last US Navy ship hit by a kamikaze
^ LCI(G)-404 was the first and only US Navy ship sunk or damaged by Fukuryu suicide swimmers
^ 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 (Rielly 2000, 112), so the ship obviously did not sink off Iwo Jima. describes the sinking of LCS(L)(3)-33 on April 12, 1945: LCS(L)(3)-33 fared no better. Under attack by three kamikazes, she downed the first one and had a close miss by the second, which took off her radio antenna before crashing into the sea. Unfortunately, this was not to be her day. A Val struck the starboard side of the 33, setting her on fire. The call to abandon ship was made and the crew went into the water. Number 33 continued to circle slowly to port before she blew up and sank in front of her crew. One of Rielly's sources for the above account is Action Report - LCS(L)(3)-57, Battle of Okinawa at Radar Picket Station |1, 12 April, 1945 - 15 April, 1945. LCS(L)(3)-57 was at the same picket station as LCS(L)(3)-33 on April 12, 1945.
^ LCS-52 is damaged by near-miss of kamikaze
^ LCT-1075 sunk from debris after a kamakize that hit SS Marcus Daly which was nearby
^ The burning Logan Victory is then scuttled
^ LSM-59 sank while escorting fleet tug Lipan (ATF-85) with Barry (APD-29) in tow. Barry was damaged twice by kamikazes the previous day (see 24 May 1945 and 21 June)
^ Warner (1982, 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 LST-447 sank on April 7, 1945, following a kamikaze attack.
^ LST-472 was scuttled by destroyer Hall (DD-583)
^ LST-738 was scuttled by destroyer Hall (DD-583)
^ LST-750 scuttled by destroyer Edwards (DD-619)
^ Mahan is scuttled by destroyer Walke (DD-723)
^ Abele was sunk by an Ohka. Abele was the first U.S. Navy ship to be sunk or damaged by that type of weapon
^ Sunk or damaged by a kaiten
^ Mississinewa was sunk by kaiten (launched by Japanese submarine I-47 or I-36. Mississinewa was the first U.S. Navy ship sunk or damaged by a kiiten)
^ Mullany was hit by two kamikazes
^ Ommaney Bay was irreparably damaged. Destroyer Burns (DD-588) scuttles Ommaney Bay, 11°25'N, 121°19'E
^ Porcupine is ultimately scuttled by Gansevoort
^ Prichett was damaged by the near-miss of suicide plane, as she was assisting Callaghan. The depth of desperation reached by the Japanese kamikaze forces,as Callaghan is sunk by a bomb-carrying WILLOW (primary training biplane)!
^ 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; Inoguchi 1958, 59; Warner 1982, 106-8) describe the sinking of St. Lo when a Zero carrying a bomb hit the escort carrier.
^ Starr was damaged by the premature explosion of assault demolition boat
^ See Tyrrell 3 April 1945
^ Underhill was damaged by kaitens from Japanese submarine I 53, and was scuttled by submarine chasers PC-803 and PC-804, and escort patrol vessel PCE-872.
^ Vammen was damaged by explosion of undetermined origin (possibly depth charge dropped by Japanese assault demolition boat)
^ attacked by four enemy aircraft
^ Walter Colton has a kamikaze crash alongside; the ship receives additional damage from friendly fire of nearby ships in the anchorage
^ Ward is scuttled by destroyer O'Brien (DD-725)
^ Although William Sharon was abandoned, salvage vessel Grapple (ARS-7) later tows Sharon to San Pedro Bay for repairs.
^ YMS-327 is damaged by kamikaze and by friendly fire

[1] Aaron Ward was hit by 6 kamikazes

[2] Barry, see Barry 21 June and Barry 22 June

[3] The Naval Historical Center listing states that 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.

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

[boat-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Damaged or sunk by a Shinyo manned demolition boat

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

[7] Braine was hit by two kamikazes

[8] Bunker Hill was hit by two kamikazes

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

[10] The Naval Historical Center listing gives July 28, 1945, as the date Callaghan sunk. However, Foster (2002, pp 302-7) makes clear in his book on Callaghan that the kamikaze plane hit and the ship sank in the early morning of July 29, 1945. The account by Parkin (1995, pp 329-30) confirms this date.

[11] Chilton was damaged by near-miss of kamikaze

[12] Colhoun was irreparably damaged by four kamikazes, which is then scuttled by destroyer Cassin Young (DD-793)

[13] 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.

[14] Dickerson was irreparably damaged 2 April 1945. Towed out to sea and scuttled by salvage crew off Kerama Retto

[kaiten-15] Damaged or sunk by kaiten manned torpedo

[16] Johnson is damaged by explosion from a near-miss of a kaiten manned-torpedo launched from submarine I 53, Philippine Sea

[17] Emmons was struck by five kamikazes

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

[19] Enterprise was damaged from the near-misses of two kamikazes

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

[ohka-21] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Damaged or sunk by Ohka manned flying bomb

[22] Gayety is damaged by two near-misses from a kamikaze and a Ohka

[23] Gilligan was hit and damaged by a dud kaiten manned-torpedo launched from Japanese submarine I 367

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

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

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

[27] Hyman was hit by both a kamikaze and a torpedo

[28] Indomitable is hit by a kamikaze, but her armored deck deflects the attacker into the sea

[29] Jeffers was hit by both a Ohka and a kamikaze

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

[31] La grange was the last US Navy ship hit by a kamikaze

[Fukuryu-32] LCI(G)-404 was the first and only US Navy ship sunk or damaged by Fukuryu suicide swimmers

[33] 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 (Rielly 2000, 112), so the ship obviously did not sink off Iwo Jima. describes the sinking of LCS(L)(3)-33 on April 12, 1945: LCS(L)(3)-33 fared no better. Under attack by three kamikazes, she downed the first one and had a close miss by the second, which took off her radio antenna before crashing into the sea. Unfortunately, this was not to be her day. A Val struck the starboard side of the 33, setting her on fire. The call to abandon ship was made and the crew went into the water. Number 33 continued to circle slowly to port before she blew up and sank in front of her crew. One of Rielly's sources for the above account is Action Report - LCS(L)(3)-57, Battle of Okinawa at Radar Picket Station |1, 12 April, 1945 - 15 April, 1945. LCS(L)(3)-57 was at the same picket station as LCS(L)(3)-33 on April 12, 1945.

[34] LCS-52 is damaged by near-miss of kamikaze

[35] LCT-1075 sunk from debris after a kamakize that hit SS Marcus Daly which was nearby

[36] The burning Logan Victory is then scuttled

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

[38] Warner (1982, 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 LST-447 sank on April 7, 1945, following a kamikaze attack.

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

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

[41] LST-750 scuttled by destroyer Edwards (DD-619)

[42] Mahan is scuttled by destroyer Walke (DD-723)

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

[kaiten"-44] Sunk or damaged by a kaiten

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

[46] Mullany was hit by two kamikazes

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

[48] Porcupine is ultimately scuttled by Gansevoort

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

[50] 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; Inoguchi 1958, 59; Warner 1982, 106-8) describe the sinking of St. Lo when a Zero carrying a bomb hit the escort carrier.

[51] Starr was damaged by the premature explosion of assault demolition boat

[52] See Tyrrell 3 April 1945

[53] Underhill was damaged by kaitens from Japanese submarine I 53, and was scuttled by submarine chasers PC-803 and PC-804, and escort patrol vessel PCE-872.

[54] Vammen was damaged by explosion of undetermined origin (possibly depth charge dropped by Japanese assault demolition boat)

[55] ttacked by four enemy aircraft

[56] Walter Colton has a kamikaze crash alongside; the ship receives additional damage from friendly fire of nearby ships in the anchorage

[57] Ward is scuttled by destroyer O'Brien (DD-725)

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

[59] YMS-327 is damaged by kamikaze and by friendly fire

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