Isherwood was able to put fires out and make it Kerama Retto for repairs under her own power. fifteen men were killed and 38 wounded in the attack. PT-300 destroyed by kamikaze attack, Mindoro, Philippine Islands, 18 December 1944. Blood on the Sea: American Destroyers Lost in World War II. USS LST-472 sunk by kamikaze attack off Mindoro, Philippine Islands, 15 December 1944. Damaged by Japanese dive bombers and sank while under tow. USS YA-52 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. Another thirty-four were seriously wounded. Accidentally strafed and sunk by US B-25 bomber. These hit further aft in the machinery spaces, breaking the keel, flooding the forward engine and boiler rooms, and breaching bulkheads that allowed water into the aft engine room. She was towed away to make temporary repairs. USSHull(DD-350) was supporting the Mindoro landings when on 18 December 1944, her fleet was hit by a hurricane type storm dubbed Typhoon Cobra. The ship would remain on station through September 1942. USS YMS-21 sunk by a mine off Toulon, France, 1 September 1944. One hit exploded upon impact on her armor causing little damage. USS YSP-42 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. The plane smashed into the ship's port main deck waist, both of its bombs went off on the deck and gasoline fires engulfed the area near the crash. USSFlier(SS-250) was on her second patrol of the war transiting on the surface through the Balabac Strait the night of 12 August 1944 when at 22:00 the submarine struck a naval mine. Borie would return to the main task force to transfer her wounded to a hospital ship, the ship lost forty-eight dead and sixty-six wounded. . Edward Rutledge (AP 52) by U-130 off Morocco, 12 Nov 1942 George F. Elliot (AP. At 10:51, an A6M Zero kamikaze dove on White Plains but was hit by AA fire and turned towards St. During the gun duel between ships, Bailey was hit by three eight-inch shells from Japanese cruiser Nachi, killing 5 men, wounding 8 more, and bringing the ship to a stop. If being the case, Corvina was the only US sub sunk by another enemy submarine during the Second World War. 332 of her men would go down with her as she rolled over and sank 2.5 miles east of Savo Island at 02:50. When damage control efforts failed, the ship was abandoned and was scuttled by Ralph Talbot (DD-390), with a loss of 61 men. While the crew fought fires, she was stalked by additional kamikazes which also sank the destroyer Colhoun. The sub sat on the sea floor for thirteen hours making repairs before finally making it back to the surface to get fresh air and clear smoke out of the submarine. After the stern went under, Hammann's depth charges exploded in a violent underwater explosion, killing many more men in the water. This explosion tore much of the aft-end of the ship to shreds, and she quickly acquired a list to the starboard. USS LCT(6)-983 sunk at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 21 May 1944. The ship would be sold to the Argentine Navy and eventually made its way back to the US and finally Japan (ironically) for scrapping in 1978. The fires were extinguished by 1821. While underway on 23 Aug, USS Tennessee collided with California after a steering malfunction. Again, Columbia's damage control teams jumped into action and kept the ship in action, able to resume her fire support despite the damage. She would be scrapped after the war. USS LCT(5)-253 sunk on passage to Tarawa, 21 January 1945. Sunk by collision with USS. Arizona sank into the shallow water of the harbor, taking one thousand one hundred seventy-seven of her crew with her. Severely damaged by a mine. USS SC-700 sunk by accidental fire off Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 10 March 1944. During the chaos of battle, it had not been known that Helena was hit and sinking by the other ships in her task force. USSPollux(AKS-2) wrecked in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, 18 February 1942. Although the crew still believed their ship was salvageable; heavy swells broke the ship's back and she went down in two halves. After the battle, White Plains was repaired and returned to service to ferry fighters to Okinawa. The aircraft survived the first approach because the proximity fuses were ineffective against its wooden fuselage then, skimmed low on the water undetected, and crashed into Callaghan on the starboard side. Yamato's third salvo was a close straddle landing at 07:04. USS LCT(5)-459 sunk off western France, 19 September 1944. After being towed home to the states, it was determined the ship was too badly damaged to be returned to service. USS YMS-133 foundered off Coos Bay, Oregon, 21 February 1943. Destroyed after fire broke out in a gasoline dump. USSClaxton(DD-571) was bombarding Japanese positions protecting Bougainville Island on 4 February 1944 when the ship was struck by as many as two (possibly eight-inch) shells which hit aft, wounding fifteen men but otherwise causing minimal damage. At 13:52, a violent internal explosion shook the ship, she began to sink stern first, rolling over and going under the waves at 14:15. The kamikaze's bomb detonated, engulfing the bridge in flames and inflicting damage to communication, fire control and radar equipment. However by 15 August, Bullhead had not arrived at her scheduled position nor was her crew responding to any attempts to communicate by her fellow submarines. USSNewcomb(DD-586) was part of an anti-submarine screen off Lingayen Gulf on 6 January 1945 when her task force came under attack by kamikazes. USSPenguin(AM-33) sunk by Japanese aircraft off Guam, Marianas Islands, 8 December 1941. U-boat Attacks during World War II. The tremendous explosion buckled the stricken Abele , breaking her in two. The ship arrived home in the US on 17 September 1945 for permanent repairs, and would serve again in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. USS LCT(6)-548 sunk at Portsmouth, England, October 1944. USSSonoma(ATO-12) sunk by Japanese aircraft off Leyte, Philippine Islands, 24 October 1944. USSSouth Dakota(BB-57) was grounded on an uncharted coral reef near Tonga while initially deploying to the South Pacific on 6 September 1942. During the attacks, two burning Japanese planes silhouetted the American ships, providing enough light for further torpedo runs; at 19:38 two hits on Chicago caused severe flooding and loss of power. Pensacola made steady progress toward Tulagi. USS LCI(L)-219 sunk off northern France, 11 June 1944. USSMullany(DD-528) was on anti-submarine picket duty during the afternoon of 6 April 1945 when she was targeted by several kamikazes. USS LST-203 destroyed by grounding near Nanumea, Ellice Islands, 2 October 1943.