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List of United States Navy losses in World War II
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List of United States Navy and Coast Guard ships lost during World War II, from 31 October 1941 to 31 December 1946,[1] sorted by type and name. This listing also includes constructive losses, which are ships that were damaged beyond economical repair and disposed of. The list does not include United States Merchant Marine ships, many which had United States Navy Armed Guard units.[2]
- USS Lexington on fire during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 1942
- Light cruiser USS Birmingham coming alongside burning aircraft carrier USS Princeton at Battle of Leyte Gulf, 1944
- USS Tucker, a Mahan-class destroyer, sinking after striking a mine while escorting a cargo ship into New Hebrides, 1942
- USS Oklahoma, on fire, producing thick smoke, after she took heavy damage during the attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941
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Battleships | Number in commission |
Number lost |
Loss rate |
Theatre | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pacific | Atlantic | Panama | |||||
Old battleships (OBB) | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 2 | |||
Fast battleships (NBB) | 10 | 0.0% | |||||
Aircraft carriers | Number in commission |
Number lost |
Loss rate |
Theatre | |||
Pacific | Atlantic | Panama | |||||
Fleet carriers (CV) | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | 4 | |||
Light carriers (CVL) | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | 1 | |||
Escort carriers (CVE) | 77 | 6 | 7.8% | 5 | 1 | ||
Cruisers | Number in commission |
Number lost |
Loss rate |
Theatre | |||
Pacific | Atlantic | Panama | |||||
Large cruisers (CB) | 2 | 0.0% | |||||
Heavy cruisers (CA) | 30 | 7 | 23.3% | 7 | |||
Light cruisers (CL) | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | 1 | |||
AA light cruisers (CLAA) | 8 | 2 | 25.0% | 2 | |||
Escorts | Number in commission |
Number lost |
Loss rate |
Theatre | |||
Pacific | Atlantic | Panama | |||||
Old destroyers (DD) * | 132 | 12 | 9.1% | 5 | 7 | ||
New destroyers (DD) | 343 | 69 | 20.1% | 57 | 12 | ||
Destroyer escorts (DE) | 421 | 15 | 3.6% | 7 | 8 | ||
Submarines | Number in commission |
Number lost |
Loss rate |
Theatre | |||
Pacific | Atlantic | Panama | |||||
Numbered craft (SS) * | 65 | 7 | 10.8% | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Named craft (SS) | 256 | 47 | 18.4% | 45 | 1 | 1 | |
* World War I-era designs |
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