Details For Incidents Resulting in Lost Operational Time For Aircraft Carriers During World War II
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No. | Carrier | Date | Location | Operation | Force | Action | Cause Category | Sunk? | KIA+MIA | WIA | Aircraft | Principal Cause For Carrier Damage |
1 | Courageous CV-50 | 9/17/1939 | SW Approaches Off Iceland | Home Fleet | ASW patrol for SW Approaches | Submarine Torpedoes | Sunk | 518 | ? | 3 submarine torpedoes from U-29 | ||
2 | Eagle CV-94 | 3/14/1940 | Indian Ocean | Detached from Force I | Investigating vessel in Bay of Bengal | Mechanical Failures | 14 | 3 | 1 250kg bomb on board accidentally exploded | |||
3 | Glorious CV-77 | 6/8/1940 | Norwegian Sea | Alphabet | UK Evacuation of Norway | Warship Gunfire | Sunk | 1,207 | 30? | 11" and 15" shells from Scharnhorst and Gneisenau | ||
4 | Illustrious CV-R87 | 1/10/1941 | South of Sicily | Excess | Force A | Convoy to Malta | Bombs | 126 | 91 | 15 | 7 bombs from land-based German Ju87 Stuka dive bombers | |
5 | Illustrious CV-R87 | 1/16/1941 | Malta | Under repair at Malta | Bombs | 2 bombs from Junkers Ju88 and Ju87 Stukas during air raid | ||||||
6 | Illustrious CV-R87 | 1/19/1941 | Malta | Under repair at Malta | Bombs | Near misses during air raid | ||||||
7 | Ark Royal CV-91 | 3/21/1941 | North Atlantic Ocean | Force H | Chasing Scharnhorst and Gneisanau | Aircraft Accidents | 2 | Ran over own aircraft and depth charge detonated | ||||
8 | Hermes CVL-95 | 5/15/1941 | Off west coast of Africa | Enroute from raid on Dakar | Collisions | 3 | Collision with AMC HMS Corfu in rainstorm | |||||
9 | Formidable CV-R67 | 5/26/1941 | Mediterranean Sea | Tiger | Mediterranean Fleet | Convoy escort MW7/MD4 | Bombs | 12 | 10 | 2 2,200lb bombs from land based Ju87 Stuka dive bombers | ||
10 | Indomitable CV-R92 | 11/3/1941 | Off Jamaica | During work-up | Groundings | Ran aground | ||||||
11 | Ark Royal CV-91 | 11/13/1941 | Off Gibraltar | Perpetual | Force H | Ferrying aircraft to Malta | Submarine Torpedoes | Sunk | 1 | 1 torpedo from U-81 | ||
12 | Illustrious CV-R87 | 12/16/1941 | North Atlantic Ocean | Enroute to UK after repairs in US | Collisions | Collision with CV HMS Formidable | ||||||
13 | Audacity CVE-D10 | 12/21/1941 | Off Gibraltar | Convoy escort for HG 76 | Submarine Torpedoes | Sunk | 73 | 3 torpedoes from U-751 | ||||
14 | Saratoga CV-3 | 1/11/1942 | Southwest of Oahu, Hawaii | TF 11 | Enroute to join USS Enterprise | Submarine Torpedoes | 6 | Submarine torpedoes from I-16 | ||||
15 | Kaga CV | 2/9/1942 | Reef off Palau Islands | 1st CarDiv | Pursuit of US carriers attack Marshall Is. | Groundings | 0 | Run aground on reef near Palau Islands | ||||
16 | Langley CV-1 | 2/27/1942 | South of Tjilatjip, Java | ABDA | Enroute Australia after aircraft transport | Bombs | Sunk | 16 | 5 bombs from G4M "Betty" bombers of Tokao kokutai at Bali | |||
17 | Wasp CV-7 | 3/16/1942 | North Atlantic Ocean | TG 22.6 | Enroute to Norfolk, VA | Collisions | Collision with destroyer USS Stack | |||||
18 | Hermes CVL-95 | 4/9/1942 | East of Ceylon | Eastern Fleet Force B | Defense against Indian Ocean Raid | Bombs | Sunk | 306 | ? | Over 40 250lbs bombs from Kido Butai carriers | ||
19 | Ryuho CVL | 4/18/1942 | Yokosuka, Japan | -- | Under conversion during Doolittle Raid | Bombs | 7 | 0 | 1 500lb bomb from B-25 launched from USS Hornet | |||
20 | Shoho CVL | 5/7/1942 | S of Woodlark Is., Coral Sea | MO | Covering Force/4th CarDiv | Battle of the Coral Sea | Bombs & Aerial Torpedoes | Sunk | 631 | 72 | 13 bombs & 7 aerial torpedoes | |
21 | Lexington CV-2 | 5/8/1942 | Coral Sea | TF 11 FF & TG 17.5 | Battle of the Coral Sea | Bombs & Aerial Torpedoes | Sunk | 216 | Aerial torpedoes & bombs | |||
22 | Shokaku CV | 5/8/1942 | Coral Sea | MO | Strike Force 1/CarDiv1/FltF,FF | Battle of the Coral Sea | Bombs | 108 | 40 | 10 | 3 bombs from carrier aircraft of US TF 17 & TF 11 | |
23 | Yorktown CV-5 | 5/8/1942 | Coral Sea | TG 17.5/FF | Battle of the Coral Sea | Bombs | 43 | 23 | 1 250kg SAP bomb from carrier-launched aircraft ("Val") | |||
24 | Akagi CV | 6/4/1942 | NW of Midway Island | MI | Kido Butai/1st CarDiv | Battle of Midway | Bombs | Sunk | 267 | 60 | 3 bombs from SBD dive bombers from USS Enterprise VB-6 | |
25 | Kaga CV | 6/4/1942 | NW of Midway Island | MI | Kido Butai/1st CarDiv | Battle of Midway | Bombs | Sunk | 814 | 74 | 5 bomb from SBD dive bombers from USS Enterprise VB-6 | |
26 | Soryu CV | 6/4/1942 | NW of Midway Island | MI | Kido Butai/2nd CarDiv | Battle of Midway | Bombs | Sunk | 711 | 57 | 3 bombs from SBD dive bombers from USS Yorktown VB-3 | |
27 | Yorktown CV-5 | 6/4/1942 | NE of Midway Island | TG 17.5/FF | Battle of Midway | Aerial & Sub. Torpedoes | Sunk | 141 | Aerial torpedoes (Hiryu) & submarine torpedoes (U-68) | |||
28 | Hiryu CV | 6/5/1942 | NW of Midway Island | MI | Kido Butai/2nd CarDiv | Battle of Midway | Bombs | Sunk | 394 | 57 | 4 bombs from SBD dive bombers from VB-3 and VB-6 | |
29 | Eagle CV-94 | 8/11/1942 | South of Majorca | Pedestal | Force J | Convoy escort WS21S to Malta | Submarine Torpedoes | Sunk | 131 | 16 | 4 submarine torpedo from U-73 | |
30 | Indomitable CV-R92 | 8/12/1942 | Mediterranean Sea | Pedestal | Force Z | Escorting convoy to Malta WS21S | Bombs | 46 | 70 | 2 500kg bombs and near misses from Ju87 | ||
31 | Victorious CV-R38 | 8/12/1942 | Mediterranean Sea | Pedestal | Force Z | Convoy to Malta WS21S to Sicilian Narrows | Bombs | Bomb from land based Italian aircraft | ||||
32 | Enterprise CV-6 | 8/24/1942 | East of Malaita, Solomon Is. | Watchtower | TF 16/FF | Battle of Eastern Solomons | Bombs | 74 | 98 | 3 bombs hits and 4 near misses from carrier-launched aircraft | ||
33 | Ryujo CVL | 8/24/1942 | North of Malaita Island | KI | Diver. Group/1st CarDiv | Battle of Eastern Solomons | Bombs & Aerial Torpedoes | Sunk | 120 | 18 | 4 1,000lb bombs & 1 aerial torpedoes from USS Saratoga | |
34 | Shokaku CV | 8/24/1942 | N of Malaita Is, Solomons | KI | Strike Force 1/CarDiv1 | Battle of Eastern Solomons | Bombs | 6 | Near miss by bombs from USS Enterprise of US TF 16 | |||
35 | Saratoga CV-3 | 8/31/1942 | SE of San Cristobal, Sol. Is. | Watchtower | TF 11/FF | Escorting supply convoy | Submarine Torpedoes | 12 | Submarine torpedoes from I-26 | |||
36 | Wasp CV-7 | 9/15/1942 | Off San Cristobal | TF 18/FF | Escorting troop convoy to Guadalcanal | Submarine Torpedoes | Sunk | 193 | 366 | 45 | 3 submarine torpedoes from I-19 | |
37 | Taiyo CVE | 9/28/1942 | South of Truk, Caroline Is. | Enroute Davao to Truk | Submarine Torpedoes | 13 | 1 submarine torpedo from USS Trout | |||||
38 | Hiyo CV | 10/21/1942 | Off Guadalcanal | Ka | 3rd Fleet/CarDiv2 | Enroute to Santa Cruz Islands | Mechanical Failure | Shipboard accident- fire in generator room | ||||
39 | Enterprise CV-6 | 10/26/1942 | Santa Cruz Islands | Watchtower | TF 16/FF | Battle of Santa Cruz Islands | Bombs | 44 | 75 | 2 bombs from carrier-launched aircraft | ||
40 | Hornet CV-8 | 10/26/1942 | NE of Santa Cruz Islands | TF 17/FF | Battle of Santa Cruz Islands | Bombs & Aerial Torpedoes | Sunk | 118 | Aerial torpedoes & bombs | |||
41 | Shokaku CV | 10/26/1942 | Santa Cruz Islands | StrFor1/CarDiv1/FltF,FF | Battle of Santa Cruz Islands | Bombs | 130 | 5 | 3-6 1,000lb bombs from aircraft of USS Hornet, VB-8, VS-8 | |||
42 | Zuiho CVL | 10/26/1942 | NNW of Santa Cruz Islands | Strike Force 1/CarDiv1 | Battle of Santa Cruz Islands | Bombs | 2 500lb bombs from dive bombers of USS Enterprise | |||||
43 | Santee CVE-29 | 10/30/1942 | Atlantic | Torch | TF 22 | Escort duty enroute to North Africa | Aircraft Accidents | Accidental 325lbs bomb damage during aircraft launch | ||||
44 | Battler CVE-6/D18 | 11/9/1942 | Off US Gulf Coast | Sea trials | Collisions | Collision with jetty | ||||||
45 | Avenger CVE BAVG-2/D14 | 11/15/1942 | West of Gibraltar | Torch | Military Convoy MKF1 | Allied Invasion of North Africa | Submarine Torpedoes | Sunk | 516 | 1 torpedo from U-155 | ||
46 | Chenango CVE-28 | 11/20/1942 | North Atlantic Ocean | Torch | TF 34 | Invasion of North Africa | Storms & Typhoons | Atlantic storm | ||||
47 | Sangamon CVE-26 | 11/20/1942 | North Atlantic Ocean | Torch | TF 34 | Allied Invasion of North Africa | Storms & Typhoons | Atlantic storm | ||||
48 | Ryuho CVL | 12/12/1942 | East of Tokyo Bay | Enroute to Inland Sea and then Truk | Submarine Torpedoes | 1 submarine torpedo from USS Drum | ||||||
49 | Dasher CVE BAVG-5/D37 | 2/18/1943 | River Clyde, Scotland | Home Fleet | Convoy Escort JW53 | Storms & Typhoons | Extreme weather | |||||
50 | Dasher CVE BAVG-5/D37 | 3/27/1943 | River Clyde, Scotland | At anchor off Little Cumbraes Is | Mechanical Failures | Sunk | 379 | Internal explosion | ||||
51 | Taiyo CVE | 4/9/1943 | Off Truk, Caroline Is. | Enroute Saipan to Truk | Submarine Torpedoes | Submarine torpedo from USS Tunny (detonated prematurely) | ||||||
52 | Searcher CVE-D40 | 5/27/1943 | Atlantic Ocean | Enroute to join HX Series convoy | Storms & Typhoons | Atlantic storm | ||||||
53 | Hiyo CV | 6/10/1943 | Off Miyakejima Island | CarDiv2/DF | Enroute to Truk | Submarine Torpedoes | 2 submarine torpedoes from USS Trigger | |||||
54 | Chaser CVE-D32 | 7/7/1943 | Greenock, Scotland | In port following transport mission | Mechanical Failures | Explosion in boiler room | ||||||
55 | Indomitable CV-R92 | 7/16/1943 | Ionian Sea | Husky | Force H | Allied Invasion of Sicily | Aerial Torpedoes | Torpedoed by land based aircraft | ||||
56 | Taiyo CVE | 9/24/1943 | NW of Cicijima | Enroute Truk to Yokosuka | Submarine Torpedoes | Submarine torpedo from USS Cabrilla | ||||||
57 | Cowpens CVL-25 | 10/18/1943 | Off Pearl Harbor | TF 14 | Gunnery exercises | Collisions | Collision with destroyer USS Abbot | |||||
58 | Tracker CVE BAVG-6/D24) | 11/1/1943 | Atlantic Ocean | Escorting convoy HX264 | Storms & Typhoons | ? | Atlantic storm causing 52 degree roll; aircraft broke loose | |||||
59 | Jun'yo CV | 11/5/1943 | Bungo Suido | StrFor, 3rd Flt/CarDiv2 | Submarine patrol | Submarine Torpedoes | 4 | Submarine torpedo from USS Halibut | ||||
60 | Biter CVE BAVG-3/D97 | 11/16/1943 | North Atlantic Ocean | 7th Support Group | Convoy Escort HX 265 | Aircraft Accidents | Torpedo damage to rudder from aircraft ditched alongside | |||||
61 | Independence CVL-22 | 11/20/1943 | West of Tarawa, Gilbert Is. | Galvanic | TG 50.3 | Allied Invasion of Gilberts | Aerial Torpedoes | Aerial torpedoes from a G4M "Betty" bomber | ||||
62 | Liscome Bay CVE-56 | 11/24/1943 | Off Makin Island | Galvanic | TG 52.3/GF | Battle of Makin | Submarine Torpedoes | Sunk | 644 | ? | Submarine torpedoes from I-175 | |
63 | Pretoria Castle CVE-F61 | 11/29/1943 | River Clyde, Scotland | Sea trials | Collisions | Collision with HMS Ravager | ||||||
64 | Ravager CVE-24/D70 | 11/29/1943 | River Clyde, Scotland | Training exercise | Collisions | Collision with HMS Pretoria Castle | ||||||
65 | Chuyo CVE | 12/4/1943 | East of Tokyo, Japan | Combined Fleet/StrFor1 | Convoy escort | Submarine Torpedoes | Sunk | 1,243 | 3-4 submarine torpedoes from USS Sailfish | |||
66 | Lexington CV-16 | 12/4/1943 | NE of Kwajalein | Galvanic | TG 50.1 | Raid on Kwajalein | Aerial Torpedoes | 9 | Aerial torpedoes | |||
67 | Belleau Wood CV-24 | 1/7/1944 | Off Pearl Harbor | Air training operations | Collisions | Collisions with destroyer USS Dunlap | ||||||
68 | Un'yo CVE | 1/19/1944 | ESE of Guam | Grand Escort Command | Enroute Truk to Yokosuka, Japan | Submarine Torpedoes | 2 submarine torpedoes from USS Haddock | |||||
69 | Vindex CVE-D15 | 1/22/1944 | River Clyde, Scotland | Refit for ASW, NW Approaches | Collisions | Dragged anchor, collided with HMS Pursuer | ||||||
70 | Nabob CVE-41/D77 | 1/25/1944 | Georgia Strait, BC, Canada | Sea trials | Groundings | Ran aground near top speed during flight operations | ||||||
71 | Sangamon CVE-26 | 1/25/1944 | Enroute Marshalls | Galvanic | Allied Invasion of Kwajalein | Aircraft Accidents | 9 | 7 | Crash landing with belly tank detaching, causing fires | |||
72 | Sangamon CVE-26 | 1/26/1944 | Enroute Marshalls | Galvanic | Allied Invasion of Kwajalein | Collisions | 0 | 0 | 0 | Collision CVE USS Suwannee | ||
73 | Suwannee CVE-27 | 1/26/1944 | Enroute to Marshall Islands | Galvanic | TG 53.6/CarDiv22 | Invasion of Kwajalein | Collisions | 0 | 0 | 0 | Collision with CVE USS Sangamon | |
74 | Slinger CVE-32/D26 | 2/5/1944 | Off Lowestoff, England | During work-up | Mines | Hit a mine | ||||||
75 | White Plains CVE-66 | 2/7/1944 | Off Marshall Islands | Transporting aircraft | Collisions | Collision with destroyer USS Caldwell | ||||||
76 | Intrepid CV-11 | 2/17/1944 | East of Truk, Caroline Is. | Hailstone | TG 58.2 | Raid on Truk, Caroline Islands | Aerial Torpedoes | Aerial torpedoes | ||||
77 | Queen CVE-49/D19/R320 | 2/26/1944 | Esquimalt, Canada | Sea trials as a strike/CAP carrier | Groundings | Ran aground during sea trials | ||||||
78 | Attacker CVE-7/D02 | 3/13/1944 | River Clyde, Scotland | Refit as Assault Carrier | Collisions | Collision with HMS Chaser, which dragged anchor in gale | ||||||
79 | Chaser CVE-D32 | 3/13/1944 | River Clyde, Scotland | In port following convoy escort | Collisions | Dragged anchor, collision with HMS Attacker, then grounded | ||||||
80 | Khedive CVE-39/D62 | 3/22/1944 | River Clyde, Scotland | Sea trials as Assault Carrier | Collisions | Collision with merchant ship (SS Stuart Queen) | ||||||
81 | Tracker CVE BAVG-6/D24) | 4/1/1944 | Kola Inlet | FY | Home Fleet | Convoy escort for JW58 | Aircraft Accidents | 1 | 1 | 1 | Crash landing of Avenger causing fires | |
82 | Fencer CVE-D64 | 5/4/1944 | Arctic Ocean | Convoy Escort | Storms & Typhoons | Arctic storm | ||||||
83 | Block Island CVE-21 | 5/29/1944 | Off Canary Islands | Hunter-Killer | Atlantic Fleet | ASW in Atlantic | Submarine Torpedoes | Sunk | 10 | 6 | Submarine torpedoes from U-549 before itself being sunk | |
84 | Tracker CVE BAVG-6/D24) | 6/10/1944 | England | Neptune | W.Approaches Command | ASW screen for D-Day landings | Collisions | Collision with Canadian frigate HM Teme | ||||
85 | Fanshaw Bay CVE-70 | 6/17/1944 | West of Tinian, Mariana Is. | Forager | TU 52.14.1/CarDiv 25 | Invasion of Saipan | Bombs | 14 | 23 | 1 250kg bomb hit | ||
86 | Mission Bay CVE-59 | 6/17/1944 | New York Harbor | Transporting aircraft | Collisions | Collision with a dredge | ||||||
87 | Shokaku CV | 6/19/1944 | Philippine Sea | A-Go | Force A/CarDiv1 | Battle of the Philippine Sea | Submarine Torpedoes | Sunk | 1,272 | 9 | 3-4 submarine torpedoes from USS Cavalla | |
88 | Taiho CV | 6/19/1944 | NNW of Yap | A-Go | Force A/CarDiv1 | Battle of the Philippine Sea | Submarine Torpedoes | Sunk | 1,650 | ? | 1 submarine torpedo from USS Albacore | |
89 | Chiyoda CVL | 6/20/1944 | Philippine Sea | A-Go | Van Force | Battle of the Philippine Sea | Bombs | 20 | 30 | 1 bomb from carrier aircraft | ||
90 | Hiyo CV | 6/20/1944 | NW Yap Is, Philippine Sea | A-Go | Force B/CarDiv 2 | Battle of the Philippine Sea | Bombs & Aerial Torpedoes | Sunk | 247 | ? | 2 bombs and 1 torpedo from aircraft of US TF 58 | |
91 | Jun'yo CV | 6/20/1944 | Philippine Sea | A-Go | Force B/CarDiv 2 | Battle of the Philippine Sea | Bombs | 53 | 1-2 250kg bombs from aircraft of US TF 58 | |||
92 | Ryuho CVL | 6/20/1944 | Philippine Sea | A-Go | Force B/CarDiv 2 | Battle of the Philippine Sea | Bombs | Near misses by bomb from USS Enterprise of US TF 58 | ||||
93 | Zuikaku CV | 6/20/1944 | Philippine Sea | A-Go | Mobile Fleet/Force A/CarDiv1 | Battle of the Philippine Sea | Bombs | 1 bomb from aircraft of US TF 58 | ||||
94 | Taiyo CVE | 8/18/1944 | SW of Cape Bojeador, Luzon | Grand Escort Command | Convoy escort | Submarine Torpedoes | Sunk | 790 | 1 submarine torpedo from USS Rasher | |||
95 | Nabob CVE-41/D77 | 8/22/1944 | Barents Sea | Goodwood | Home Fleet/Force 2 | Returning from mine laying operation | Submarine Torpedoes | 21 | 1 torpedo from U-324 | |||
96 | Biter CVE BAVG-3/D97 | 8/24/1944 | Greenock, Scotland | During conversion to mercantile | Mechanical Failures | Fire damage during conversion to a ferry carrier | ||||||
97 | Khedive CVE-39/D62 | 9/8/1944 | Eastern Mediterranean Sea | Outing I | Force V | Attacks on ships and shore targets | Collisions | Collision with merchant ship SS Ocean Messenger | ||||
98 | Breton CVE-23 | 9/13/1944 | East of Marshall Islands | TU 16.9.6 | Transport aircraft to Emirau Is. | Collisions | Collision with destroyer escort USS Grandee during refueling | |||||
99 | Un'yo CVE | 9/17/1944 | SE of Hong Kong | Grand Escort Command | Convoy escort, Yokosuka to Kure | Submarine Torpedoes | Sunk | 200 | 2 submarine torpedoes from USS Barb | |||
100 | Vindex CVE-D15 | 9/26/1944 | Greenock, Scotland | In port following ASW patrols | Collisions | Dragged anchor, collided with troop ship HMS Queen Mary | ||||||
101 | Hancock CV-19 | 10/14/1944 | East of Formosa | King II | TG 38.2 | Raid on Formosa | Bombs | 2 Bomb, one passing through gun platform, other a near misses. | ||||
102 | Saratoga CV-3 | 10/14/1944 | Off Oahu, Hawaii | CarDiv11 | Training Maneuvers | Collisions | Collisions with destroyer SS Howard F. Clark | |||||
103 | Franklin CV-13 | 10/15/1944 | East of Formosa | King II | TG 38.4/GF | Raid on Formosa | Bombs | 3 | 32 | 1 bomb hit and 2 near misses | ||
104 | Sangamon CVE-26 | 10/20/1944 | East of Leyte Island | King II | TU 77.4.1/CarDiv22/GF("Taffy 1") | Invasion of the Leyte Island | Bombs | 1 bomb from A6M "Zeke" | ||||
105 | Princeton CVL-23 | 10/24/1944 | East of Luzon Island | King II | TG 38.3 | Invasion of the Leyte Island | Bombs | Sunk | 108 | 190 | 1 bombs from D4Y "Judy" dive bomber | |
106 | Chitose CVL | 10/25/1944 | East of Cape Engano | Sho-Go | 3rd Fleet/CarDiv 3 | Battle off Cape Engano | Bombs & Aerial Torpedoes | Sunk | 903 | 0 | Bombs/torpedoes from USS Essex aircraft & cruiser gunfire of US TF 38 | |
107 | Chiyoda CVL | 10/25/1944 | East of Cape Engano | Sho-Go | 3rd Fleet/CarDiv 3 | Battle off Cape Engano | Bombs & Warship Gunfire | Sunk | 970 | ? | Bombs from aircraft & cruiser gunfire of TF 38 | |
108 | Fanshaw Bay CVE-70 | 10/25/1944 | East of Samar Island | King II | TU 77.4.3/CarDiv25/UF,DF ("Taffy3") | Battle Off Samar | Warship Gunfire | 4 | 4 | Cruiser and destroyer gunfire; 4 direct 8" shell hits. | ||
109 | Gambier Bay CVE-73 | 10/25/1944 | East of Samar Island | King II | TU 77.4.3/CarDiv25 ("Taffy 3") | Battle Off Samar | Warship Gunfire | Sunk | 131 | Cruiser and possibly battleship (Yamato) gunfire | ||
110 | Kalinin Bay CVE-67 | 10/25/1944 | East of Samar Island | King II | TU 77.4.3/CarDiv25 ("Taffy 3") | Battle Off Samar | Kamikazes and Gunfire | 17 | 55 | Hit by surface gunfire during battle and later by 2 kamikazes | ||
111 | Kitkun Bay CVE-71 | 10/25/1944 | East of Samar Island | King II | TU 77.4.3/CarDiv26 DF ("Taffy 3") | Battle Off Samar | Kamikazes | 5 | 16 | A6M "Zeke" kamikaze hit | ||
112 | Santee CVE-29 | 10/25/1944 | East of Leyte Island | King II | TU 77.4.1/CarDiv22 ("Taffy 1") | Battle of Leyte Gulf | Kamikazes & Aerial Torp. | 16 | Kamikaze with 138lbs bomb hit along with torpedo from I-56 | |||
113 | St. Lo/Midway CVE-63 | 10/25/1944 | East of Samar Island | King II | TU 77.4.3/CarDiv25 ("Taffy 3") | Battle Off Samar | Kamikazes | Sunk | 114 | A6M "Zeke" kamikaze hit flight deck, bomb exploded in hanger deck | ||
114 | Suwannee CVE-27 | 10/25/1944 | East of Leyte Island | King II | TU 77.4.1/CarDiv22 ("Taffy 1") | Battle of Leyte Gulf | Kamikazes | 71 | 82 | 9 | A6M "Zeke" kamikaze hit with 250kg bomb from Davao airfield | |
115 | White Plains CVE-66 | 10/25/1944 | East of Samar Island | King II | TU 77.4.3/CarDiv25 ("Taffy 3") | Battle Off Samar | Kamikazes and Gunfire | 13 | 11 | Hit by surface gunfire during battle and later by kamikaze | ||
116 | Zuiho CVL | 10/25/1944 | ENE of Cape Engano | Sho-Go | Main Force/CarDiv3 | Battle off Cape Engano | Bombs & Aerial Torpedoes | Sunk | 215 | 6 bombs & 2 torpedoes from aircraft of US TF 38 | ||
117 | Zuikaku CV | 10/25/1944 | East of Cape Engano | Sho-Go | Main Force/CarDiv3/FF | Battle off Cape Engano | Bombs & Aerial Torpedoes | Sunk | 842 | 9 bombs & 7 torpedoes from aircraft of US TF 38 | ||
118 | Suwannee CVE-27 | 10/26/1944 | East of Leyte Island | King II | TU 77.4.1/CarDiv22 ("Taffy 1") | Battle of Leyte Gulf | Kamikazes | 39 | 79 | A6M "Zeke" Kamikaze hit plus separate 100kg bomb hit | ||
119 | Belleau Wood CV-24 | 10/30/1944 | East of Samar Island | King II | TG 38.4 | Invasion of the Leyte Island | Kamikazes | 92 | 54 | 12 | A6M3 "Hamp" kamikaze shot down but hit flight deck | |
120 | Franklin CV-13 | 10/30/1944 | East of Leyte Island | King II | TG 38.4/GF | Invasion of the Leyte Island | Kamikazes | 56 | 60 | 33 | 1 A6M "Zeke" kamikaze with bomb and belly-tank hit; also 1 near miss | |
121 | Intrepid CV-11 | 10/30/1944 | ENE of Luzon Island | King II | TG 38.2/GF | Invasion of the Leyte Island | Kamikazes | 10 | 6 | Burning kamikaze crashed into gun tub | ||
122 | Lexington CV-16 | 11/5/1944 | East of Luzon Island | King II | TG 38.3/FF | Invasion of the Leyte Island | Kamikazes | 47 | 127 | A6M "Zeke" kamikaze hits | ||
123 | Petrof Bay CVE-80 | 11/10/1944 | Seeadier Harbor, Manus | TU 77.4.5 Reinf. Carrier Group | Resupply at Manus | Explosions Nearby | Explosion of nearby ammunition ship USS Mount Hood | |||||
124 | Saginaw Bay CVE-80 | 11/10/1944 | Seeadler Harbor, Manus | TG 77.4 | Resupply at Manus | Explosions Nearby | 0 | Explosion of nearby ammunition ship USS Mount Hood | ||||
125 | Shinyo CVE | 11/17/1944 | NE of Shanghai, S. China Sea | Grand Surface Escort Force | Convoy escort, HI-81, Mandzukuo to Luzon | Submarine Torpedoes | Sunk | 1,165 | 14 | 2-4 submarine torpedoes from USS Spadefish | ||
126 | Cabot CVL-28 | 11/25/1944 | Off Luzon | King II | TG 38.2 | Invasion of the Leyte Island | Kamikazes | 7 | 55 | 1 A6M "Zeke" kamikaze hits and another is a near miss | ||
127 | Essex CV-9 | 11/25/1944 | Off the Philippines | King II | TF 38.3 | Invasion of the Leyte Island | Kamikazes | 15 | 44 | Kamikaze striking planes causing extensive damage | ||
128 | Hancock CV-19 | 11/25/1944 | East of Luzon Island | King II | TG 38.1/FF | Invasion of the Leyte Island | Kamikazes | 15 | Section of kamikaze shot down hits ship | |||
129 | Independence CVL-22 | 11/25/1944 | East of Luzon Island | King II | TG 38.2 | Invasion of the Leyte Island | Aircraft Accidents | 1 | 3 | 1 | Crash landing | |
130 | Intrepid CV-11 | 11/25/1944 | East of Luzon Island | King II | TG 38.2/GF | Invasion of the Leyte Island | Kamikazes | 11 | Hit by 2 kamikazes | |||
131 | Shinano CV | 11/29/1944 | SE of Shikoku, Japan | Ten-Go | Combined Fleet | Japanese Defense of Okinawa | Submarine Torpedoes | Sunk | 1,435 | 53 | 4 submarine torpedoes from USS Archerfish | |
132 | Jun'yo CV | 12/8/1944 | Mako | StrFor, 3rd Flt/CarDiv4 | Enroute Mako to Japan | Submarine Torpedoes | 19 | 2 submarine torpedoes from SUN 3-submarine wolfpack | ||||
133 | Reaper CVE-54/D82/R324 | 12/9/1944 | River Clyde, Scotland | Ferry carrier service | Collisions | Collision with Dutch troopship Tegelburg | ||||||
134 | Marcus Island CVE-77 | 12/15/1944 | Mindoro | Love 3 | Tu 77.12.7/CarDiv27/DF | Allied Invasion of Mindoro | Kamikazes | ? | A6M "Zeke" kamikaze near missed | |||
135 | Premier CVE-42/D23 | 12/15/1944 | Norway | Lacerate | Home Fleet/Force 2 | Mine laying | Storms & Typhoons | 1 | Weather damage | |||
136 | Trumpeter CVE-37/D09 | 12/15/1944 | Norway | Lacerate | Force 2 | Mine laying | Storms & Typhoons | Weather damage | ||||
137 | Altamaha CVE-18 | 12/18/1944 | Philippine Sea | Love III | TU 30.8.14 | Allied Invasion of Mindoro | Storms & Typhoons | 0 | 6 | 44 | Typhoon Cobra ("Halsey's Typhoon"); winds >100 knots; 30 degree rolls | |
138 | Cabot CVL-28 | 12/18/1944 | Philippine Sea | Love III | TF 38 | Allied Invasion of Mindoro | Storms & Typhoons | ? | Typhoon Cobra ("Halsey's Typhoon") | |||
139 | Cape Esperance CVE-88 | 12/18/1944 | Philippine Sea | Love III | TU 30.8.14/UF | Allied Invasion of Mindoro | Storms & Typhoons | 40 | Typhoon Cobra ("Halsey's Typhoon"); 60' waves, 39 degree rolls | |||
140 | Coral Sea/Anzio CVE-57 | 12/18/1944 | Philippine Sea | Love III | TG 30.7/GF | Invasion of the Philippines | Storms & Typhoons | 1 | 2 | Typhoon Cobra ("Halsey's Typhoon"); 39 degree roll (cf. 39.5 max possible) | ||
141 | Cowpens CVL-25 | 12/18/1944 | East of Luzon Island | Love III | TF 38 | Invasion of the Philippines | Storms & Typhoons | 1 | 6 | Typhoon Cobra ("Halsey's Typhoon"); 105 knot winds | ||
142 | Kwajalein CVE-98 | 12/18/1944 | Philippine Sea | Love III | TU 30.8.14 | Invasion of the Philippines | Storms & Typhoons | 5 | Typhoon Cobra ("Halsey's Typhoon") 60' waves, 39 degree roll | |||
143 | Monterey CVL-26 | 12/18/1944 | Philippine Sea | Love III | TF 38 | Invasion of the Philippines | Storms & Typhoons | 18 | Typhoon Cobra ("Halsey's Typhoon") 120 mph; | |||
144 | Nehenta Bay CVE-74 | 12/18/1944 | East of Luzon Island | Love III | TU 30.8.12/UF | Invasion of the Philippines | Storms & Typhoons | 3 | Typhoon Cobra ("Halsey's Typhoon"); 60' waves; 30-37 degree rolls. | |||
145 | San Jacinto CVL-30 | 12/18/1944 | Philippine Sea | Love III | TF 38 | Allied Invasion of the Philippines | Storms & Typhoons | ? | Typhoon Cobra ("Halsey's Typhoon") | |||
146 | Unryu CV | 12/19/1944 | East China Sea | 1st Car/Div | Returning from transport mission | Submarine Torpedoes | Sunk | 1,238 | 30 | 2 submarine torpedoes from USS Redfish | ||
147 | Sargent Bay CVE-83 | 1/3/1945 | Philippine Sea | TG 30.8 | Mail delivery to Sargent Bay | Collisions | Collision with destroyer USS Robert F. Keller | |||||
148 | Ommaney Bay CVE-79 | 1/4/1945 | Off Philippines | Mike I | TU 77.4.2/arDiv24 | Allied Invasion at Lingayen Gulf | Kamikazes | Sunk | 95 | 65 | Twin engine kamikaze with 2 bombs. | |
149 | Manila Bay CVE-61 | 1/5/1945 | Sulu Sea | Mikr I | TU 77.4.2/CarDiv24 | Invasion of Mindoro | Kamikazes | 14 | 52 | 2 | One A6M "Zeke" hit and another splashed close aboard | |
150 | Savo Island CVE-78 | 1/5/1945 | Lingayen Gulf | Mike I | TU 77.4.2/CarDiv24 | Allied Invasion of Lingayen Gulf | Kamikazes | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kamikaze near-miss | |
151 | Kadashan Bay CVE-76 | 1/8/1945 | Luzon | Mike I | Allied Invasion of Lingayen Gulf | Kamikazes | 0 | Ki-43 "Oscar" kamikaze hit | ||||
152 | Kitkun Bay CVE-71 | 1/8/1945 | East of Luzon | Mike I | TU 77.4.3/CarDiv26 UF,DF | Invasion of Luzon | Kamikazes | 16 | 37 | Ki-43 "Oscar" Kamikaze hit; also hit by 5" friendly fire shell | ||
153 | Thane CVE-48/D48 | 1/8/1945 | Atlantic Ocean | Ferry carrier, Norfolk to Greenock | Storms & Typhoons | Atlantic storm ferrying Corsair aircraft to UK | ||||||
154 | Salamaua CVE-96 | 1/13/1945 | East of Luzon | Mike I | TU 77.4.1/CarDiv29 | Invasion of Luzon | Kamikazes | 15 | 80 | Kamikaze (possibly Ki-84 "Frank") hit with 2 250kg bombs | ||
155 | Hoggatt Bay CVE-75 | 1/15/1945 | Off Luzon | Mike 1 | 77.4.1/CarDiv29 | Allied Invasion of Lingayen Gulf | Aircraft Accidents | Crash landing with bomb explosion | ||||
156 | Thane CVE-48/D48 | 1/15/1945 | Irish Sea approaching Clyde | Ferry carrier, Norfolk to Greenock | Submarine Torpedoes | 10 | 1 torpedo from U-1172 | |||||
157 | Vindex CVE-D15 | 1/16/1945 | Arctic Ocean | Convoy escort RA63 | Storms & Typhoons | Extreme weather | ||||||
158 | Nehenta Bay CVE-74 | 1/17/1945 | East of Luzon Island | Mike I | TG 30.8 | Allied Invasion at Lingayen Gulf | Storms & Typhoons | Storm with waves up to 30'; | ||||
159 | Hancock CV-19 | 1/21/1945 | North of Luzon | Mike I | TG 38.2 | Allied Invasion of Luzon at Lingayen Gulf | Aircraft Accidents | 50 | 75 | Aircraft exploded after landing | ||
160 | Langley CVL-27 | 1/21/1945 | South China Sea | TG 38.3 | Raids on Formosa, Indochina, & China | Bombs | 1 | 13 | 1 63 kg SAP bomb penetrated flight deck and exploded | |||
161 | Ticonderoga CV-14 | 1/21/1945 | North of Luzon | Mike I | TG 38.4 | Raids on air fields on Formosa, etc. | Kamikazes | 143 | 202 | Hits by two kamikazes | ||
162 | Ravager CVE-24/D70 | 1/28/1945 | Rosyth, Scotland | Training exercise | Collisions | Collision with merchant ship SS Ben Lomond | ||||||
163 | Bismark Sea CVE-95 | 2/21/1945 | Off Iwo Jima | Detachment | TG 52.2.2/CarDiv 29 | Allied Invasion of Iwo Jima | Kamikazes | Sunk | 318 | Two B6N Kamikazes hit | ||
164 | Lunga Point CVE-94 | 2/21/1945 | ESE of Iwo Jima | Detachment | TU 52.2.2/CarDiv29/DF | Allied Invasion of Iwo Jima | Kamikazes | 0 | 11 | A B6N "Jill" torpedo bomber became impromptu kamikaze | ||
165 | Saratoga CV-3 | 2/21/1945 | NE of Iwo Jima | Detachment | TG 52.2.4 | Allied Invasion of Iwo Jima | Kamikazes & Bombs | 123 | 192 | 36 | A6M "Zekes" landed 3-5 bombs and 4 crashed as kamikazes | |
166 | San Jacinto CVL-30 | 2/27/1945 | SW of Iwo Jima | Detachment | TG 58.2 | Raids on Tokyo and Nansei Shoto | Collisions | Collisions with oiler AO Merrimack | ||||
167 | Randolph CV-15 | 3/11/1945 | Ulithi, Caroline Is. | IJN Tan No. 2 | Azusa Special Attack Unit | Attack on Ulithi from Kyushu, Japan | Kamikazes | 27 | 105 | P1Y1 "Frances" kamikaze with 750kg bomb hits | ||
168 | Enterprise CV-6 | 3/18/1945 | East of Kyushu, Japan | Iceberg | TG 58.4 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Bombs | 2 | 1 | 1 bomb from D4Y "Judy" dive bomber | ||
169 | Enterprise CV-6 | 3/18/1945 | East of Kyushu, Japan | Iceberg | TG 58.4 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Friendly Fire | Friendly fire 5" shell | ||||
170 | Intrepid CV-11 | 3/18/1945 | East of Kyushu, Japan | Iceberg | Raids on Japan home islands | Kamikazes | G4M "Betty" exploded 50' off ship starting hanger fires | |||||
171 | Yorktown CV-10 | 3/18/1945 | East of Kjushu, Japan | Iceberg | TG 58.4 | Raids on Japan home islands | Bombs | 5 | 26 | 1 bomb from D4Y "Judy" | ||
172 | Amagi CV | 3/19/1945 | Kure Harbor, Japan | 1st Car/Div | Allied Raids on Home Islands | Bombs | 1-2 bombs from aircraft of US TF 58; 1st carrier strike on Kure | |||||
173 | Franklin CV-13 | 3/19/1945 | East of Japan | Iceberg | TG 58.2/GF | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Bombs | 724 | 265 | Hit by 2 semi-armor piercing (SAP) bombs | ||
174 | Hosho CVL | 3/19/1945 | Inland Sea, perhaps at Kure | Mobile Force Training Fleet | Raids on Home Islands | Bombs | 6 | 3 small bombs from aircraft of US TF 58 | ||||
175 | Kaiyo CVE | 3/19/1945 | Kure Naval Arsenal | 1st Escort Fleet | Raids on Home Islands | Bombs | 3 | Bombs from carrier aircraft of US TF 58 | ||||
176 | Katsuragi CV | 3/19/1945 | Kure | 1st Car/Div | Raids on Home Islands | Bombs/Rockets | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 bombs or rockets from aircraft of US TF 58 | ||
177 | Ryuho CVL | 3/19/1945 | Off Yoshiura Point, Kure Bay | 1st Car/Div | Defense of Home Islands | Bombs/Rockets | 20 | 30 | 3 500lb bombs and 2 5.5" rockets from US TF 58 | |||
178 | Wasp CV-18 | 3/19/1945 | Off Okinawa | Iceberg | TG 58.2 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Bombs | 102 | Hit by 500lbs armor-piercing bomb | |||
179 | Enterprise CV-6 | 3/20/1945 | Southeast of Kyushu, Japan | Iceberg | TG 58.4 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Friendly Fire | Explosion on flight deck caused by friendly fire 5" shell | ||||
180 | Sangamon CVE-26 | 3/25/1945 | SE of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa | Iceberg | TU 52.1.1 | Invasion of Okinawa | Collisions | Collision with destroyer escort USS Sederstrom) | ||||
181 | Indefatigable CV-R10 | 4/1/1945 | Off Sakishima Gunto | Iceberg | TG 57.2 BPF | Raids on Sakishima Gunto | Kamikazes | 14 | 16 | A6M "Zeke" kamikaze with 250kg bomb that di not detonate | ||
182 | Victorious CV-R38 | 4/1/1945 | Off Sakishima Gunto | Iceberg | TG 57.2 BPF | Raids on Sakishima Gunto | Kamikazes | 0 | 0 | 0 | A6M "Zeke" kamikaze exploded underwater after near-miss | |
183 | Wake Island CVE-65 | 4/3/1945 | E of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa | Iceberg | TU 52.1.2 | Invasion of Okinawa | Kamikazes | 0 | 0 | Single-engine plane near misses, exploding in water | ||
184 | Illustrious CV-R87 | 4/6/1945 | Off Sakishima Gunto | Iceberg | TG 57.2 BPF | Raids on Sakishima Gunto | Kamikazes | D4Y3 "Judy" kamikaze glancing hit, exploded close aboard | ||||
185 | San Jacinto CVL-30 | 4/6/1945 | NE of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa | Iceberg | TG 58.1 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Kamikazes | 1 | 5 | Kamikaze near miss 50' off bow | ||
186 | Hancock CV-19 | 4/7/1945 | NE of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa | Iceberg | TG 58.2 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Kamikazes | 62 | 71 | ? | Kamikaze hits flight deck and crashes into planes | |
187 | Chenango CVE-28 | 4/9/1945 | Off Okinawa | Iceberg | TU 5.1.3/CarDiv 22 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Aircraft Accidents | 3 | ? | 12 | Crash landing started fires in strike-loaded aircraft on deck | |
188 | Enterprise CV-6 | 4/11/1945 | SE of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa | Iceberg | TG 58.4 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Kamikazes | 0 | 0 | D4Y3 "Judy" kamikaze with 500 kg bomb plus near miss | ||
189 | Essex CV-9 | 4/11/1945 | ENE of Nakagusuku Bay | Iceberg | TG58.3 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Bombs | 10 | Near-miss by bomb causes slight damage | |||
190 | Intrepid CV-11 | 4/16/1945 | NE of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa | Iceberg | TG 58.4 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Kamikazes | 8 | 21 | Kamikaze penetrated to hanger deck | ||
191 | Corregidor CVE-58 | 4/20/1945 | East of Marianas | TG 12.3 | ASW patrols by Hunter-Killer Group | Storms & Typhoons | Typhoon | |||||
192 | Steamer Bay CVE-87 | 4/25/1945 | ESE of Nakagusuka Bay, Okinawa | Iceberg | TG 52.1.1 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Collisions | Collision with destroyer USS Hale | ||||
193 | Formidable CV-R67 | 5/4/1945 | Off Sakishima Gunto | Iceberg II | TG 57.2 BPF | Bombardment of Sakishima Gunto | Kamikazes | 8 | 47 | 11 | A6M "Zeke" Kamikaze with one 250kg bomb; fire in deck park | |
194 | Indomitable CV-R92 | 5/4/1945 | Off Sakishima Gunto | Iceberg | TG 57.2 BPF | Bombardment of Sakishima Gunto | Kamikazes | 0 | 0 | 0 | A6M "Zeke" kamikaze hit and slid over side | |
195 | Sangamon CVE-26 | 5/4/1945 | Kerama Retto, SW of Okinawa | Iceberg | TU 52.1.3/CarDiv22 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Kamikazes | 36 | 21 | Kamikaze hit with bomb load | ||
196 | Formidable CV-R67 | 5/9/1945 | Off Sakishima Gunto | Iceberg II | TG 57.2 BPF | Raids on Sakishima Gunto | Kamikazes | 1 | 4 | 18 | Kamikaze hit after deck park | |
197 | Victorious CV-R38 | 5/9/1945 | Off Sakishima Gunto | Iceberg | TG 57.2 BPF | Raids on Sakishima Gunto | Kamikazes | 3 | 19 | 4 | Hit by 2 kamikazes | |
198 | Bunker Hill CV-17 | 5/11/1945 | ESE Nakagusuka Bay, Okinawa | Iceberg | TG 58.3/FF | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Kamikazes | 389 | 264 | 2 A6M "Zeke" kamikazes hit with 550lb bombs | ||
199 | Enterprise CV-6 | 5/14/1945 | SE of Kyushu, Japan | Iceberg | TG 58.3 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Kamikazes | 14 | 64 | A6M "Zeke" kamikaze with 250kg bomb (Pilot Tomi Zai) | ||
200 | Shipley Bay CVE-85 | 5/16/1945 | SE of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa | Iceberg | TG 52.1.1 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Refueling Accidents | Damaged oil tanks refueling from oiler USS Cache | ||||
201 | Formidable CV-R67 | 5/18/1945 | Off Sakishima Gunto | Iceberg II | TG 57.2 BPF | Raids on Sakishima Gunto | Aircraft Accidents | 0 | 0 | 28 | Aircraft accidentally fired guns during refueling, causing fire | |
202 | Indomitable CV-R92 | 5/20/1945 | Off Sakishima Gunto | Iceberg | TG 57.2 BPF | Raids on Sakishima Gunto | Collisions | Collision with destroyer HMS Quillium | ||||
203 | Suwannee CVE-27 | 5/24/1945 | S of Ishigakijima, Sakishima Gunto | Iceberg | Raids on Sakishima Gunto | Aircraft Accidents | Crash landing | |||||
204 | Attu CVE-102 | 6/5/1945 | Off Okinawa | Iceberg | TG 30.8 Logistics Group | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Storms & Typhoons | 15 | Typhoon Connie | |||
205 | Belleau Wood CVL-24 | 6/5/1945 | Philippine Sea | Iceberg | TG 38.1 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Storms & Typhoons | 1 | ? | Typhoon Connie from winds in excess of 100 mph | ||
206 | Bennington CV-20 | 6/5/1945 | Philippine Sea | Iceberg | TG 38.1 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Storms & Typhoons | 0 | 0 | Typhoon Connie | ||
207 | Bougainville CVE-100 | 6/5/1945 | Off Okinawa | Iceberg | TG 30.8 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Storms & Typhoons | 0 | 21 | Typhoon Connie; winds of 146 mph; waves 75' | ||
208 | Hornet CV-12 | 6/5/1945 | S of Okinawa | Iceberg | TG 38.1 | Invasion of Okinawa | Storms & Typhoons | 2 | Typhoon Connie with 50-60' waves; steady wind max 110 kn | |||
209 | Salamaua CVE-96 | 6/5/1945 | Off Okinawa | Iceberg | TG 30.8 | Invasion of Okinawa | Storms & Typhoons | 1 | ? | Typhoon Connie, massive waves | ||
210 | Windham Bay CVE-92 | 6/5/1945 | Off Okinawa | Iceberg | TG 30.8 | Invasion of Okinawa | Storms & Typhoons | 0 | ? | Typhoon Connie; gusts at 146 mph and waves up to 75' | ||
211 | San Jacinto CVL-30 | 6/6/1945 | Off Okinawa | Iceberg | TG 38.1 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Storms & Typhoons | 1 | 2 | Typhoon Connie; a 97 kn gust | ||
212 | Natoma Bay CVE-62 | 6/7/1945 | Southwest of Okinawa | Iceberg | TG 32.1 | Invasion of Okinawa | Kamikazes | 1 | 4 | 1 | A6M "Zeke" hit flight deck; bomb exploded | |
213 | Randolph CV-15 | 6/7/1945 | San Pedro Bay, Leyte Is. | 58.3/FF | Replentishment, awaiting orders | Aircraft Accidents | 15 | 10 | Crash landing of P-38 on mock strafing run | |||
214 | Steamer Bay CVE-87 | 6/11/1945 | S of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa | Iceberg | TU 32.1.3 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Aircraft Accidents | Crash landing | ||||
215 | Block Island CVE-106 | 6/15/1945 | Nakaagusuku Bay, Okinawa | Iceberg | TU 32.1.3 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Collisions | Collision with Destroyer Escort USS O'Flaherty | ||||
216 | Santee CVE-29 | 7/7/1945 | West of Okinawa | TF32 | Cover for minesweeping operations | Aircraft Accidents | 1 | 12 | Crash landing into parked aircraft causing fires | |||
217 | Kaiyo CVE | 7/18/1945 | Sada Straights, Fudai Bay | 1st Escort Fleet | Training exercise | Mines | Magnetic mine | |||||
218 | Admiralty Islands CVE-99 | 7/20/1945 | Off Okinawa | Iceberg | TG 30.8 | Allied Invasion of Okinawa | Aircraft Accidents | 1 | Exploding external fuel tank upon landing | |||
219 | Amagi CV | 7/24/1945 | Kure Harbor, Japan | 1st Car/Div | Allied Raids on Home Islands | Bombs/Rockets | Bombs and rockets from carrier aircraft of US TF 38 | |||||
220 | Hosho CVL | 7/24/1945 | Kure | Mobile Force Training Fleet | Raids on Home Islands | Bombs/Rockets | 1 bomb or rocket from carrier aircraft of US TF 58 | |||||
221 | Kaiyo CVE | 7/24/1945 | Beppu Bay, Japan | 1st Escort Fleet | Raids on Home Islands | Mines | Magnetic mine | |||||
222 | Katsuragi CV | 7/24/1945 | Kure | 1st Car/Div | Raids on Home Islands | Bombs | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 500lb bombs from aircraft of US TF 38 | ||
223 | Kaiyo CVE | 7/25/1945 | Hiji Harbor, Beppu Bay | 1st Escort Fleet | Defense of Home Islands | Bombs/Rockets | 2 | Rocket hits from carrier F6Fs; intentionally grounded | ||||
224 | Amagi CV | 7/28/1945 | Kure Harbor, Japan | 1st Car/Div | Allied Raids on Home Islands | Bombs | Sunk | Bombs from carrier aircraft of US TF 38 | ||||
225 | Kaiyo CVE | 7/28/1945 | Hiji harbor, Beppu Bay | 1st Escort Fleet | Defense of Home Islands | Bombs/Rockets | 20 | 3 rockets hits from carrier aircraft of US Essex VBF-83 | ||||
226 | Katsuragi CV | 7/28/1945 | Kure | 1st Car/Div | Raids on Home Islands | Bombs | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 2,000lb bomb from aircraft of US TF 38 | ||
227 | Begum CVE-36/D38/R305 | 8/4/1945 | Indian Ocean | Zipper | East Indies Fleet | Planned liberation of Malaya | Groundings | Grounded | ||||
228 | Kaiyo CVE | 8/9/1945 | Hiji harbor, Beppu Bay | 1st Escort Fleet | Defense of Home Islands | Bombs | Sunk | Bombs from and crash by B-25 bomber of Fifth Air Force | ||||
229 | Wasp CV-18 | 8/25/1945 | Off Japan | TF 38 | Allied Raids on Home Islands | Storms & Typhoons | Typhoon with 78 knot winds |
Notes:
This table is a chronological list of incidents involving aircraft carriers that resulted in lost operational time, including sinkings, between September 1939 and August 1945.
Losses shown for men killed in action (KIA), missing in action (MIA), and wounded in action (WIA) and for aircraft are from several sources which sometime report widely varying numbers. A zero ("0") indicates no losses were reported by any source. A question mark ("?") indicates that at least one source reported losses occurred but did not quantify them. A blank entry indicates no information about losses was located. Not all sources were comprehensively searched.
Battle casualty figures are intended to include those of air groups (e.g., White Plains at Samar had only 13 minor casualties on board, but several flying in air groups were also killed ; see Hornfischer)
Aircraft losses are intended to include those lost in battle during action before and after carrier was sunk (e.g., IJN losses at Midway include all planes of Kido Butai, even those shot down over Midway Island.)
"Kamikaze" refers to aircraft flown on suicide missions by Japan's Special Attack Units.
Dates indicate when initial damage was done. Carriers may have sunk in subsequent days (e.g., Amagi sank 7/29/45, Ark Royal sank 11/14/41); Hornet sank 10/27/42.
USS Langley (CV-1/AV-3/SPT) is included above as an escort carrier (CVE) since it was providing the same functions as later CVEs when WWII began in the Pacific.
Abbreviations:
ASW: Anti-submarine Warfare
DD: Destroyer
DF: Division Flagship
FF: Task Force Flagship
GF: Task Group Flagship
HKG: Hunter-Killer Group for ASW
TF: Task Force
TG: Task Group
TU: Task Unit ww2dbase
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