ALPHABETICAL LIST OF U. S. NAVAL VESSELS ANNOUNCED SUNK, DESTROYED TO PREVENT CAPTURE, OR OVERDUE AND PRESUMED LOST SINCE DECEMBER 7, 1942.
Name |
Type |
Date of Announcement |
Comque. |
Aaron
Ward |
Destroyer |
Apr.
9, 1943 |
339 |
Abner
Read |
" |
Nov.
20, 1944 |
555 |
Acacia |
Coast
Guard Cutter |
Mar.
26, 1942 |
63 |
Albacore |
Submarine |
Mar.
27, 1945 |
587 |
Alexander
Hamilton |
Coast
Guard Cutter |
Feb.
23, 1942 |
43 |
Amberjack |
Submarine |
June
12, 1943 |
408 |
APC‑21 |
Coastal
Transport |
Jan.
1, 1944 |
493 |
Argonaut |
Submarine |
Feb.
21, 1943 |
288 |
Arizona |
Battleship |
Dec.
15, 1941 |
Press
Release |
Asheville |
Patrol
Vessel |
Mar.
21, 194 |
259 |
Astoria |
Heavy
Cruiser |
Oct.
12, 1942 |
147 |
Atlanta |
Light
Cruiser |
Nov.
16, 1942 |
194 |
Barbel |
Submarine |
Mar.
21, 1945 |
586 |
Barton |
Destroyer |
Nov.
16, 1942 |
194 |
Beatty |
" |
Nov.
12, 1943 |
482 |
Bedloe |
USCG
Patrol Craft |
Sept.
17, 1944 |
Press
Release |
Benham |
Destroyer |
Nov.
22, 1942 |
198 |
Bismarck
Sea |
Aircraft
Carrier Escort |
Mar.
23, 1945 |
CinCPoa
Press Release |
Bittern |
Minesweeper |
Apr.
10, 1942 |
69 |
Block
Island |
Aircraft
Carrier Escort |
June
5, 1944 |
523 |
Blue |
Destroyer |
Sept.
5, 1942 |
119 |
Borie |
" |
Nov.
10, 1943 |
481 |
Bristol |
" |
Oct.
14, 1943 |
474 |
Brownson |
" |
Jan.
13, 1944 |
Press
Release |
Buck |
" |
Oct.
14, 1943 |
474 |
Bush |
" |
Apr.
20, 1945 |
CinCPoa
338 |
Canopus |
Submarine
Tender |
Apr.
10, 1942 |
69 |
Capelan |
Submarine |
Mar.
18, 1944 |
510 |
Chevalier |
Destroyer |
Nov.
10, 1943 |
481 |
Chicago |
Heavy
Cruiser |
Feb.
16, 1943 |
282 |
Cisco |
Submarine |
Feb.
8, 1944 |
504 |
Colhoun |
Destroyer |
Apr.
20, 1945 |
CinCPoa
338 |
Colhoun |
Transport |
Sept.
5, 1942 |
119 |
Cooper |
Destroyer |
Dec.
27, 1944 |
563 |
Corry |
" |
July
13, 1944 |
530 |
Corvina |
Submarine |
Mar.
14, 1944 |
509 |
Cushing |
Destroyer |
Nov.
16, 1942 |
194 |
Cythera |
Small
Patrol Vessel |
June
4, 1942 |
86 |
Darter |
Submarine |
Nov.
13, 1944 |
Press
Release |
De
Haven |
Destroyer |
Feb.
16, 1943 |
282 |
Dewey
Drydock |
Floating
Drydock |
Apr.
10, 1942 |
69 |
Dickerson |
Destroyer
Transport |
Apr.
20, 1945 |
CinCPoa
338 |
Dorado |
Submarine |
Oct.
24, 1943 |
476 |
Duncan |
Destroyer |
Oct.
13, 1942 |
149,
187 |
Edsall |
" |
Mar.
24, 1942 |
61 |
Edward
Rutledge |
Transport. |
Dec.
2, 1942 |
209 |
Emmons |
Mine
Vessel‑Mine Sweeper |
Apr.
20, 1945 |
CinCPoa
338 |
Escanaba |
Coast
Guard Cutter |
June
18, 1943 |
417 |
Escolar |
Submarine |
Feb.
28, 1945 |
581 |
Eversole |
Destroyer
Escort |
Nov.
20, 1944 |
555 |
Extractor |
Salvage
Vessel. |
Mar.
1, 1945 |
582 |
Fechteler |
Destroyer
Escort |
June
26, 1944 |
528 |
Flier |
Submarine |
Sept.
19, 1944 |
545 |
Finch |
Minesweeper |
Apr.
16, 1942 |
72 |
Fiske |
Destroyer
Escort |
Aug.
12, 1944 |
537 |
Frederick
C. Davis |
" |
May
16, 1945 |
599 |
Gambier
Bay |
Aircraft
Carrier Escort |
Oct.
27, 1944 |
551,
554 |
Gannet |
Tug |
June
25, 1942 |
91 |
435
Name |
Type |
Date of Announcement |
Comque. |
George
F. Elliott |
Transport |
Aug.
29, 1942 |
115,
135 |
Glennon |
Destroyer |
July
13, 1944 |
530 |
Golet |
Submarine |
Oct.
23, 1944 |
549 |
Grampus |
" |
June
12, 1943 |
408 |
Grayback |
" |
June
20, 1944 |
526 |
Grayling |
" |
Dec.
24, 1943 |
491 |
Gregory |
Transport |
Sept.
30, 1942 |
135 |
Grenadier |
Submarine |
Sept.
11, 1943 |
464 |
Growler |
" |
Feb.
1, 1945 |
572 |
Grunion |
" |
Oct.
5, 1942 |
139 |
Gudgeon |
" |
Sept.
12, 1944 |
542 |
Gwin |
Destroyer |
July
16, 1943 |
442 |
Halligan |
" |
Apr.
20, 1945 |
CinCPoa
338 |
Hammann |
" |
July
14, 1942 |
97 |
Harder |
Submarine |
Jan.
2, 1945 |
565 |
Helena |
Light
Cruiser |
July
7, 1943 |
436 |
Henley |
Destroyer |
Nov.
10, 1943 |
481 |
Herring |
Submarine |
Oct.
23, 1944 |
549 |
Hoel |
Destroyer |
Oct.
27, 1944 |
551,
554 |
Hornet |
Aircraft
Carrier |
Jan.
11, 1943 |
169,
248 |
Houston |
Heavy
Cruiser |
Mar.
14, 1942 |
54 |
Hovey |
Minesweeper |
Feb.
1, 1945 |
571 |
Hugh
L. Scott |
Transport |
Dec.
3, 1942 |
209 |
Hull |
Destroyer |
Jan.
10, 1945 |
Press
Release |
Ingraham |
Destroyer |
Aug.
27, 1942 |
113 |
Jackson |
USCG
Patrol Vessel |
Sept.
17, 1944 |
Press
Release |
Jacob
Jones |
Destroyer |
Mar.
3, 1942 |
50 |
Jarvis |
" |
Sept.
24, 1942 |
131 |
John
Penn |
Cargo‑Transport |
Sept.
29, 1943 |
Press
Release |
Johnston |
Destroyer |
Oct.
27, 1944 |
551,
554 |
Joseph
Hewes |
Transport |
Dec.
3, 1942 |
209 |
Juneau |
Light
Cruiser |
Nov.
16, 1942 |
194 |
Kanawha |
Tanker |
Apr.
9, 1943 |
339 |
Laffey |
Destroyer |
Nov.
16, 1942 |
194 |
Langley |
Seaplane
Tender |
Apr.
3, 1942 |
65 |
Lansdale |
Destroyer |
May
10, 1944 |
519 |
Lc
(No number) |
Landing
Craft |
Mar.
31, 1944 |
515 |
LCI‑1065. |
Landing
Craft, Infantry |
Nov.
20, 1945 |
555 |
LCI‑(G)
82 |
" |
Apr.
20, 1945 |
CinCPoa
338 |
LCI‑(G)
459 |
" |
Dec.
5, 1944 |
558 |
LCI‑(G)
474 |
Landing
Craft, Infantry, (Gunboat) |
Apr.
5, 1945 |
591 |
LCI‑(G)
974 |
" |
Apr.
2, 1945 |
590 |
LCI‑(L)‑20 |
Landing
Craft, Infantry, (Large) |
Mar.
31, 1944 |
515 |
LCI‑(L)‑32 |
" |
Mar.
31, 1944 |
515 |
LCI‑(L)‑85 |
" |
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
LCI‑(L)‑91 |
" |
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
LCI‑(L)‑92 |
" |
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
LCI‑(L)‑93 |
" |
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
XI‑(L)‑219 |
" |
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
XI‑(L)‑232 |
|
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
LCI‑(L)‑600 |
" |
Mar.
1, 1945 |
582 |
LCS‑(L)‑(3)‑7 |
Landing
Craft, Support,(Large) |
Mar.
29, 1945 |
588 |
LCS‑(L)‑(3)‑26 |
" |
May
10, 1945 |
596 |
LCS‑(L)‑(3)‑33 |
" |
Apr.
20, 1945 |
CinCPoa
338 |
LCS‑(L)‑(3)‑49 |
" |
Apr.
12, 1945 |
592 |
LCT
(5) 26 |
" |
Mar.
31, 1944 |
515 |
LCT
(5) 35 |
" |
Mar.
31, 1944 |
515 |
LCT
(5) 36 |
" |
Mar.
31, 1944 |
515 |
LCT
(5) 340 |
" |
Mar.
31, 1944 |
515 |
LCT
(6) 876 |
" |
Apr.
20, 1945 |
CinCPoa
338 |
430
Name |
Type |
Date of Announcement |
Comque. |
Leary |
Destroyer |
Jan. 3, 1944 |
494 |
Leedstown |
Transport |
Dec. 3, 1942 |
209 |
Leopold |
Destroyer Escort |
Mar. 20, 1944 |
511 |
Lexington |
Aircraft Carrier |
June 12, 1942 |
88 |
Liscome Bay |
Aircraft Carrier Escort |
Dec. 2, 1943 |
487 |
Little |
Transport |
Sept. 24, 1942 |
131 |
Long |
Minesweeper |
Feb.
13, 1945 |
576 |
LSM‑20 |
Landing
Ship, Medium |
Dec.
27, 1944 |
563 |
LSM‑318 |
" |
Jan.
2, 1945 |
565 |
LST
282 |
Landing
Ship, Tank |
Sept.
23, 1944 |
546 |
LST
314 |
" |
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
LST
348 |
" |
Mar.
31, 1944 |
515 |
LST
359 |
" |
Jan.
22, 1945 |
569 |
LST
376 |
" |
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
LST
460 |
" |
Jan.
10, 1945 |
567 |
LST
472 |
" |
Jan.
10, 1945 |
567 |
LST
496 |
" |
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
LST
499 |
" |
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
LST
523 |
" |
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
LST
577 |
" |
Mar.
29, 1945 |
588 |
LST
738 |
" |
Jan.
10, 1945 |
567 |
LST
749 |
" |
Feb.
2, 1945 |
573 |
LST
750 |
" |
Jan.
10, 1945 |
567 |
LST
921 |
" |
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
Luzon |
River
Gunboat |
May
6, 1942 |
76 |
Macaw |
Auxiliary
Submarine Vessel |
Mar.
20, 1944 |
Press
Release |
McCawley |
Transport |
July
1, 1943 |
429 |
McKean |
Destroyer‑Transport |
Nov.
20, 1943 |
485 |
Maddox |
Destroyer |
Aug.
15, 1943 |
458 |
Mahan |
Destroyer |
Dec.
22, 1944 |
561 |
Mannert
L. Abele |
Destroyer |
Apr.
20, 1945 |
CinCPoa
338 |
Meredith |
" |
Oct.
21, 1942 |
163 |
Meredith |
" |
July
13, 1944 |
530 |
Miantonomah |
Minelayer |
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
Mindanao |
Patrol
Vessel |
May
4, 1942 |
75 |
Mississinewa |
Auxiliary
Oiler |
Dec.
19, 1944 |
560 |
Monaghan |
Destroyer |
Jan. 10, 1945 |
Press Release |
Monssen |
" |
Nov. 16, 1942 |
194 |
Moonstone |
Patrol Craft |
Oct. 16, 1943 |
Press Release |
Mount Hood |
Ammunition Ship |
Dec. 5, 1944 |
558 |
Muskeget |
Coast Guard Cutter |
Oct. 9, 1942 |
145 |
Napa |
Tug |
Apr. 10, 1942 |
69 |
Natsek |
Coast
Guard Cutter |
Jan.
23, 1943 |
259 |
Nauset |
Tug |
Sept.
17, 1943 |
466 |
Navajo |
" |
Sept.
i7, 1943 |
466 |
Necheg |
Oiler |
Feb.
3, 1942 |
37 |
Neosho |
Oiler |
June
12, 1942 |
88 |
Niagara |
Auxiliary
Patrol |
May
26, 1943 |
390 |
Noa |
Auxiliary
Transport |
Sept.
19, 1944 |
Press
Release |
Northampton |
Heavy
Cruiser |
Dec.
3, 1942 |
211 |
Oahu |
Patrol
Vessel |
May
6, 1942 |
76 |
O'Brien |
Destroyer |
Oct.
21, 1942 |
163 |
Ommaney
Bay |
Aircraft
Carrier, Escort |
Feb.
13, 1945 |
576 |
Osprey |
Minesweeper |
Aug.
10, 1944 |
536 |
PC‑496 |
Submarine
Chaser |
Aug.
15, 1943 |
458 |
PC‑558 |
" |
June
12, 1944 |
524 |
PC‑1129 |
" |
Feb.
20, 1945 |
579 |
PC‑1261 |
" |
Aug.
10, 1944 |
536 |
Pe‑56 |
Patrol
Boat |
May
8, 1945 |
Ann.
by 1 N. D. |
PGM
18 |
Patrol
Vessel‑Motor Gunboat |
Apr.
20, 1945 |
CinCPoa
338 |
Palmer |
Minesweeper |
Feb.
1, 1945 |
571 |
Partridge |
Fleet
Tug |
July
12,1944 |
536 |
437
Name |
Type |
Date of Announcement |
Comque. |
Peary |
Destroyer |
Apr.
3 1942 |
65 |
Pecos |
Oiler |
Apr.
3, 1942 |
65 |
Penguin |
Minesweeper |
Dec.
10, 1941 |
Ann.
By 16 N. D. |
Perch |
Submarine |
Apr.
10, 1942 |
70 |
Perkins |
Destroyer |
Jan.
1, 1944 |
493 |
Perry |
Minesweeper
(DMS‑17) |
Sept.
19, 1944 |
43 |
Pickerel |
Submarine |
Aug.
15,1943 |
458 |
Pigeon |
Minesweeper |
May
6, 1942 |
76 |
Pillsbury |
Destroyer. |
Mar.
24, 1942 |
54,
61 |
Plymouth |
Gunboat |
Aug.
15, 1943 |
458 |
Pollux |
Cargo |
Feb.
24, 1942 |
44 |
Pompano |
Submarine |
Jan.
5, 1944 |
495 |
Pope |
Destroyer |
Mar.
14, 1942 |
54 |
Porcupine |
Auxiliary |
Jan.
10, 1945 |
567 |
Portent |
Minesweeper |
Mar.
31, 1944 |
515 |
Porter |
Destroyer |
Oct.
26, 1942 |
169 |
Preston |
" |
Nov.
16, 1942 |
194 |
Princeton |
Aircraft
Carrier, Light |
Oct.
25, 1944 |
CinCPac
165 |
Pringle |
Destroyer. |
Apr.
20, 1945 |
CinCPoa
338 |
PT
31 |
Motor
Torpedo Boat |
Apr.
10, 1942 |
Press
Release |
PT
34 |
" |
Apr.
21, 1942 |
73 |
PT
35 |
" |
Apr.
21, 1942 |
73 |
PT
37 |
" |
Feb.
16, 1943 |
282 |
PT
44 |
" |
Dec.
13, 1942 |
218 |
PT
73 |
" |
Feb.
20, 1945 |
579 |
PT
77 |
" |
Mar.
9, 1945 |
583 |
PT
79 |
" |
Mar.
9, 1945 |
583 |
PT
111 |
" |
Feb.
16, 1943 |
282 |
PT
123 |
" |
Feb.
16, 1943 |
282 |
PT
202 |
" |
Sept.
23, 1944 |
546 |
PT
218 |
" |
Sept.
23, 1944 |
546 |
PT
300 |
" |
Jan.
2, 1945 |
565 |
PT
311 |
" |
Jan.
2, 1945 |
565 |
PT
320 |
" |
Nov.
20, 1944 |
555 |
PT
321 |
" |
Nov.
20, 1944 |
555 |
PT
323 |
" |
Jan.
10, 1945 |
567 |
PT
338 |
" |
Feb.
20, 1945 |
579 |
PT
363 |
" |
Dec.
5, 1944 |
558 |
PT
368 |
" |
Nov.
20, 1944 |
555 |
PT
371 |
" |
Nov.
20, 1944 |
555 |
PT
509 |
" |
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
PT
555 |
" |
Sept.
23, 1944 |
546 |
Quail |
Minesweeper |
May
6, 1942 |
76 |
Quincy |
Heavy
Cruiser |
Oct.
12, 1942 |
147 |
R‑12 |
Submarine |
June
25, 1943 |
Press
Release |
Redwing |
Submarine
Rescue Vessel. |
Aug.
15, 1943 |
458 |
Reid |
Destroyer |
Jan.
5, 1945 |
566 |
Rich |
Destroyer
Escort |
July
13, 1944 |
530 |
Robalo |
Submarine |
Sept.
6, 1944 |
540 |
Rowan |
Destroyer |
Sept.
17, 1943 |
466 |
Runner |
Submarine |
Oct.
27, 1943 |
477 |
S‑26 |
" |
Feb.
7, 1942 |
Press
Release |
5‑28 |
" |
July
11, 1944 |
Press
Release |
S‑44 |
" |
Feb.
8, 1944 |
504 |
St.
Augustine |
Gunboat |
Jan.
13, 1944 |
Press
Release |
ST.
LO |
Aircraft
Carrier Escort |
Oct.
27, 1944 |
551,
554 |
Samuel
B. Roberts |
Destroyer
Escort |
Oct.
27, 1944 |
551,
554 |
SC‑694 |
Submarine
Chaser |
Sept.
14, 1943 |
464 |
SC‑696 |
" |
Sept.
14, 1943 |
464 |
SC‑744 |
" |
Jan.
10, 1945 |
567 |
Scam |
Submarine |
Apr.
12, 1945 |
592 |
Sculpin |
" |
Mar.
18, 1944 |
510 |
438
Name |
Type |
Date of Announcement |
Comque. |
|
Scorpion |
" |
Mar.
32, 1944 |
513 |
|
Sealion |
" |
Mar.
18, 1942 |
57 |
|
Seawolf |
" |
Dec.
28, 1944 |
564 |
|
Seminole |
Tug |
Oct.
27, 1942 |
171 |
|
Sentinel |
Minesweeper |
Aug.
15, 1943 |
458 |
|
Serpens |
Cargo
Ship |
Mar.
1, 1945 |
582 |
|
Shark |
Submarine |
Mar.
18, 1942 |
57 |
|
Shark |
" |
Mar.
1, 1945 |
582 |
|
Shelton |
Destroyer
Escort |
Nov.
20, 1944 |
555 |
|
Sims |
Destroyer |
June
12, 1942 |
88 |
|
Skill |
Minelayer |
Oct.
1, 1943 |
471 |
|
Skylark |
Mine
Vessel‑Mine Sweeper |
Apr.
20, 1945 |
CinCPoa
338 |
|
Sonoma |
Fleet
Tug |
Nov.
20, 1944 |
555 |
|
Spence |
Destroyer |
Jan.
10, 1945 |
Press
Release |
|
Stewart |
" |
Mar.
18, 1942 |
57 |
|
Strong |
" |
July
6, 1943 |
435 |
|
Sturtevant |
" |
Apr.
27, 1942 |
74 |
|
Susan
B. Anthony |
Transport |
July
13, 1944 |
530 |
|
Swerve |
Minesweeper |
July
29, 1944 |
533 |
|
Swordfish |
Submarine |
May
4, 1945 |
595 |
|
Tanager |
Minesweeper |
May
6, 1942 |
76 |
|
Tang |
Submarine |
Feb.
5, 1945 |
575 |
|
Tasker
H. Bliss. |
Transport. |
Dec.
3, 1942 |
209 |
|
Tide |
Minesweeper |
July
13, 1944 |
530 |
|
Triton |
Submarine |
July
22, 1943 |
447 |
|
Trout |
" |
July
22, 1944 |
532 |
|
Truxton |
Destroyer |
Feb.
24, 1942 |
44 |
|
Tullibee |
Submarine |
July
22, 1944 |
532 |
|
Turner |
Destroyer |
Jan.
4, 1944 |
Press
Release |
|
Utah |
Target
Ship |
Dec.
15, 1941 |
Press
Release |
|
Vincennes |
Heavy
Cruiser |
Oct.
12, 1942 |
147 |
|
Vineyard
Sound |
Lightship |
Sept‑
18, 1944 |
Press
Release |
|
Wahoo |
Submarine |
Dec.
2, 1943 488 |
|
|
Wake |
River
Gunboat |
Dec.
8, 1941 |
Press
Release (captured) |
|
Walke |
Destroyer |
Nov.
16, 1942 |
194 |
|
Ward |
Destroyer
Transport |
Dec.
22, 1944 |
561 |
|
Warrington |
Destroyer |
Sept.
17, 1944 |
Press
Release |
|
Wasmuth |
Minesweeper |
Sept.
1, 1943 |
Press
Release |
|
Wasp |
Aircraft
Carrier |
Oct.
26, 1942 |
168 |
|
Wilcox |
Coast
Guard Patrol Craft |
Oct.
6, 1943 |
473 |
|
YMS‑19 |
Motor
Minesweeper |
Dec.
5, 1944 |
558 |
|
YMS‑21 |
" |
Sept.
23, 1944 |
546 |
|
YMS‑24 |
" |
Sept.
23, 1944 |
546 |
|
YMS‑30 |
" |
Mar.
31, 1944 |
515 |
|
YMS‑48 |
" |
Feb.
20, 1945 |
578 |
|
YMS‑70 |
Minesweeper |
Nov.
20, 1944 |
555 |
|
YMS‑71 |
" |
May
10, 1945 |
596 |
|
YMS‑103 |
Motor
Minesweeper |
May
14, 1945 |
597 |
|
YMS‑304 |
Minesweeper |
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
|
YMS‑350 |
" |
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
|
YMS‑378 |
" |
Oct.
26, 1944 |
550 |
|
YMS‑481 |
" |
May
24, 1945 |
600 |
|
YMS‑385 |
" |
Dec.
5, 1944 |
558 |
|
YMS‑409 |
" |
Sept.
20, 1944 |
Press
Release |
|
Yorktown |
Aircraft
Carrier |
Sept.
16, 1942 |
97,
1942 |
|
YP‑284 |
Small
Harbor Patrol |
Oct.
27, 1942 |
171 |
|
YP‑389 |
Fishing
Craft |
June
25, 1942 |
91 |
|
YT‑198 |
Harbor
Tug |
Mar.
31, 1944 |
515 |
|