05/02 Sun.  United States Coast Guard vessel sunk:  
             Cutter 58012, by explosion, off Manomet Point, Mass. 
05/07 Fri. Minelayers lay minefield across Blackett Strait, Kula Gulf,  
           Solomon Islands. 
05/08 Sat.  Japanese naval vessels sunk:   
             Destroyers KUROSHIRO, OYASHIO, and KAGERO, by mines and  
              aircraft, Kula Gulf, Solomon Islands. 
05/10 Mon.  United States naval vessels damaged:  
             Destroyer MACDONOUGH (DD-351) and light minelayer SICARD  
              (DM-21), by collision, Aleutian Islands area,  
              54 d. 34' N., 173 d. 58' E. 
05/11 Tue. Army troops land on Attu, Aleutian Islands; landing is  
           covered by naval forces under Rear Adm. T. C. Kinkaid and  
           Rear Adm. F. W. Rockwell. 
05/12 Wed. Submarine STEELHEAD (SS-280) lays mines off Erimo Saki,  
           Japan.  
           President, British Prime Minister, and the Combined Chiefs of  
           Staff open meeting in Washington, D. C.  
           United States Advanced Amphibious Training Base, Bizerte,  
           Tunisia, is established.  
            United States naval vessel sunk:  
             Submarine PICKEREL (SS-177), Pacific Ocean area, reported  
              as presumed lost. 
05/13 Thu. Cruisers and destroyers (Rear Adm. W. L. Ainsworth) bombard  
           Munda and Vila, Solomon Islands, while minelayers lay mines  
           across northwestern approaches to Kula Gulf.  
           Enemy resistance in North Africa ends.  
            United States naval vessels damaged:  
             Light cruiser NASHVILLE (CL-43), by accidental explosion,  
              Solomon Islands area,  
              08 d. 28' S., 158 d. 49' E.  
             Destroyer NICHOLAS (DD-449), by accidental explosion,  
              Solomon Islands area,  
              08 d. 30' S., 158 d. 01' E.  
             Italian submarine sunk: MOCENIGO, by Army aircraft, at  
              Cagliari, Sardinia. 
04/14 Fri.  German submarine sunk:  
             U-657, by naval land-based aircraft (VP-84),  
              North Atlantic area,  
              60 d. 10' N., 31 d. 52' W. 
05/15 Sat. United States Naval Advanced Base and Naval Air Facility,  
           Russell Islands, Solomon Islands, are established.  
           Naval Air Station, Adak, Aleutian Islands, is established.  
            German submarine sunk:  
             U-176, by naval land-based aircraft (VS-62), and Cuban  
              submarine chaser 13, off Cuba,  
              23 d. 21' N., 80 d. 18' W. 
05/16 Sun.  German submarine sunk:  
             U-182, by destroyer MACKENZIE (DD-614), west of Madeira  
              Islands,  
              33 d. 55' N., 20 d. 35' W. 
05/17 Mon.  German submarine sunk:  
             U-128, by naval land-based aircraft (VP-74) and destroyers  
              MOFFETT (DD-362) and JOUETT (DD-396), off Brazil,  
              10 d. 00' S., 35 d. 35' w. 
05/20 Thu. Tenth Fleet, with headquarters in Washington, D. C., is  
           established under Commander in Chief United States Fleet  
           (Adm. E. J. King) to control United States antisubmarine  
           operations in the Atlantic. 
05/21 Fri.  Italian submarine sunk:  
             GORGO, by destroyer NIELDS (DD-616), off Algeria,  
              36 d. 01' N., 00 d. 34' W. 
05/22 Sat. United States Advanced Amphibious Training Base, Tunis,  
           Tunisia, is established.  
            German submarine sunk:  
             U-569, by aircraft (VC-9) from escort carrier BOGUE  
              (CVE-9), North Atlantic area,  
              50 d. 40' N., 35 d. 21' W. 
05/23 Sun. Battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62), is commissioned at  
           Philadelphia, Pa.  
            United States naval vessels sunk:  
             PT-boat tender NIAGARA (AGP-1), by horizontal bomber,  
              Solomon Islands area,  
              11 d. 00' S., 163 d. 00' E.  
             PT-165 and PT-173, by submarine torpedoes,  
              off New Caledonia,  
              23 d. 45' S., 166 d. 30' E. 
05/25 Tue. Carrier BUNKER HILL (CV-17) is commissioned at Quincy, Mass.  
            German submarine sunk:  
             U-467, by naval land-based aircraft (VP-84),  
              62 d. 25' N., 14 d. 52' W. 
05/26 Wed. Submarine TROUT (SS-202) lands personnel, currency, and  
           equipment on Basilan Island, P. I. 
05/27 Thu. Naval Station, Coco Solo, Canal Zone, is established. 
05/29 Sat.  Japanese submarine sunk:  
             RO-107, by submarine chaser SC-669,  
              off New Hebrides Islands,  
              15 d. 35' S., 167 d. 17' E. 
05/30 Sun. Organized Japanese resistance ends on Attu, Aleutian Islands. 
05/31 Mon. Submarine STEELHEAD (SS-280) lays mines off Erimo Saki,  
           Japan.