Key WWII events - January 1945

Soviet forces recapture Warsaw
Soviet forces liberate Auschwitz concentration camp
British forces capture Akyab
American forces land in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon
Japanese convoy routes Singapore-Miri & Singapore-Rangoon abandoned

American escort carrier Bismarck Sea on fire after Japanese Kamikaze aircraft attack

		Axis			Jan-45	Allied
				Total	Class	Total
0	0	2	3	5	Battleships	30	16	8	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
0	0	0	2	2	Fleet Carriers	15	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	1	1	Light Carriers	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	2	3	5	Heavy Cruisers	31	12	7	3	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
0	1	2	3	5	Light Cruisers	68	25	26	6	2	1	2	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	7
8	0	43	23	66	Destroyers	616	356	148	13	52	17	10	0	4	2	2	5	5	2	15
4	0	334	33	367	Submarines	543	228	119	18	155	0	0	0	2	11	2	3	4	1	28
0	0	0	2	2	Escort Carriers	98	57	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
0	2	14	114	128	Escorts	1115	438	413	34	14	180	6	2	2	1	3	9	13	0	14
3	0	2	10	12	Other	51	39	6	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Class
Battleships	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Fleet Carriers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Light Carriers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Heavy Cruisers	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Light Cruisers	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Destroyers	14	7	2	2	24	5	16	6
Submarines	3	9	0	4	25	4	5	9
Escort Carriers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Escorts	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	2
Other	6	3	0	0	7	0	0	0

Allied and Axis Naval Losses

Contains the lost and damaged (and therefore out of action) warships by country.
These are changes that happen during the month and figures will be reflected in the following month's tables.

Allied Losses

	Lost	Report
Swordfish	Submarine	Lost cause unknown, possibly depth charged by Japanese warships off Okinawa or hit Japanese mine, 80 dead, 0 survivors 12/01/1945
Ommaney Bay	Escort Carrier	Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike & 2 bombs, S of Mindoro in the Sulu Sea. Kamikaze, a two engine bomber, struck the island before crashing into her starboard side. Both bombs penetrated her flight deck & exploded. Uncontrollable fires & a series of explosions from aircraft in the hanger deck. Water pressure was lost & she had to be abandoned. Scuttled by torpedo from American warship Burns, 97 dead 11.25N 121.19E 04/01/1945
Palmer	Minesweeper	Bombed by Japanese aircraft in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines. Hit by 2 bombs on her port side, a huge fire set off her magazine. Explosion produced a huge billowing cloud skywards, 28 dead, 38 injured 16.20N 120.10E 07/01/1945
Hovey	Minesweeper	Torpedoed by Japanese aircraft, in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines. She was hit on her starboard side in the after engine room, she lost all electricity & power. She sank by the stern & she then snapped in half. Her bow rose vertically into the air before she sank, 48 dead 16.20N 120.10E 07/01/1945
Long	Minesweeper	Bombed by Japanese aircraft in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines 1 dead 06/01/1945
	Damaged	Report
California	Battleship	Damaged by Japanese Nakajima Ki-44 Kamikaze aircraft strike, in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, 44 dead, 155 injured 06/01/1945. Ship remained operational. Withdrawn for repair 23/01/1945. Arrived for repair at Puget Sound Navy Yard 15/02/1945
New Mexico	Battleship	Damaged by Japanese Nakajima Ki-44 Kamikaze aircraft strike, in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon. Kamikaze struck the ship amidships near the bridge, 29 dead, 87 injured 06/01/1945. Withdrawn for 10/01/1945
New York	Battleship	Ship suffered propeller damage en route from San Pedro, via Pearl Harbor to Eniwetok. After underwater her speed was limiting to 15 knots 20/01/1945. She remained operational
Hancock	Fleet Carrier	Damaged by one of her own aircraft that had landed & whilst taxing disintegrated in huge explosion. Crew were able to get fire under control & recover the rest of her aircraft, 50 dead, 75 injured 21/01/1945
Ticonderoga	Fleet Carrier	Damaged by 2 Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strikes & bombs, off Taiwan. Kamikaze crashed through flight deck, setting several aircraft on fire. Crew flooded magazine & other compartments causing a 10 degree list to port. Second Kamikaze strike hit the ship's island & damaging the flight deck 21/01/1945. Arrived temporary repair at Ulithi 24/01/1945
Baatan	Light Carrier	Damaged when one of her Vought Coarsair F4U aircraft, crashed onto her deck & caught fire. Ship had to be withdrawn for repair to her flight deck 28/01/1945. Arrived for repair at San Francisco 16/02/1945
Louisville	Cruiser	Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, in Lingayen Gulf 05/01/1945. Damaged by another Japanese Kamikaze Yokosuka D4Y aircraft strike 06/01/1945
Columbia	Cruiser	Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strikes & bomb, in Lingayen Gulf, whilst taking part in pre-landing bombardment. Kamikaze penetrated two decks before exploding, putting her aft turrets out of action. Aft magazines were flooded to prevent explosion. Ship remained in gun line, whilst crew moved ammunition from aft magazines to refill forward magazines, 13 dead, 44 injured 06/01/1945. Ship remained operational minus her 2 aft turrets. Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, in Lingayen Gulf. Ship was close in shore & unable to manoeuvre. Kamikaze knocked out ship's fire control, ship remained in shore & continued to support landings with her gunfire, 24 dead, 97 injured 09/01/1945. Withdrawn for repair 10/01/1945
Walke	Destroyer	Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike. Kamikaze hit the bridge, aircraft also carried 250 lb bomb which did not explode 09/01/1945
Allen M. Sumner	Destroyer	Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, during landings at Luzon in Lingayen Gulf. Kamikaze strafing the ship as it attacked, before crashing into her port side stack & torpedo mount causing extensive damage, 14 dead, 19 injured 06/01/1945. Remained in service until leaving for repair in USA 14/01/1945
Maddox	Destroyer	Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, off Taiwan 21/01/1945
David W Taylor	Destroyer	Damaged by Japanese mine, off Japanese Chichi Jima Island. Mine caused serious damage to the hull, 4 dead 05/01/1945. Arrived for repair at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard 13/02/1945
Eaton	Destroyer	Damaged by explosion of Japanese Kamikaze boat 25 yards from her side. Gunfire from the ship had prevented the boat from getting nearer, 1 dead, 14 injured 09/01/1945. Ship remained operational
Alden	Destroyer	Damaged in collision with American fast transport Hayter, in the North Atlantic 31/01/1945
Manila Bay	Escort Carrier	Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strikes, S of Mindoro. Kamikaze struck ship on the starboard side of the flight deck, aft of the bridge, causing fires on the flight & hanger deck and taking down her radar & radio communications. Second Kamikaze aimed for the bridge, but missed both the bridge & her stern, before crashing into the sea, 14 dead, 52 injured 09/01/1945
Kitkun Bay	Escort Carrier	Damaged by gunfire from Japanese aircraft & Kamikaze Nakajima Ki-43 aircraft strike, in Surigao Straits. Kamikaze struck her port side amidships at the waterline. She was also hit by gunfire on her starboard side. Fires & flooding were brought under control & she was able to withdraw, 16 dead, 37 injured 01/01/1945. Arrived for repair San Pedro 28/02/1945
Salamaua	Escort Carrier	Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike & bombs, in Lingayen Gulf. Kamikaze & two 500 lb bomb crashed into her flight deck. Her flight deck & hanger deck were both engulfed in fire. One of the bombs failed to explode & punched a hole in her starboard side as it left the ship. Her power, communications & steering failed. Her starboard engine was flooded, 15 dead, 80 injured 13/01/1945. Arrived for repair at San Francisco 26/02/1945
Gilligan	Destroyer Escort	Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, off Lingayen Gulf. Kamikaze struck one of her 40 mm gun mounts, 12 dead, 12 injured 12/01/1945
Belknap	Transport	Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines. Kamikaze struck ship amidships by her No. 2 stack & she was disabled, 38 dead, 49 injured 11/01/1945. Remained at Lingayen under emergency repair till 18/01/1945. Temporary repair after being towed to Manus, Admiralty Islands. Arrived at Philadelphia for repair 18/06/1945. Constructive total loss
Brooks	Destroyer	Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon. Kamikaze crashed into her portside, starting fires amidships & flooding her engine room, 3 dead, 11 injured 06/01/1945. Towed by SS Watch Hill to San Pedro, California 02/08/1945. Constructive total loss
	Lost	Report
Porpoise	Submarine	Bombed by Japanese aircraft whilst minelaying off Penang, Malacca Strait, 60 dead, 0 survivors 16/01/1945
Regulus	Minesweeper	Mined by German mine off Sistra Island, southern Corfu Channel. Her propeller was blown off & propeller shafts were damaged. She was taken in tow, but sank after another explosion, 1 dead 39.24N 20.10E 12/01/1945
	Damaged	Report
Diadem	Cruiser	Damaged by gunfire from German warship Z 31, off Sognefjord, Norway. German warships were attempting to escape from Bergen to Kiel. Ship was hit by 5.9" shell abaft her fore funnel 28/01/1945
Walpole	Destroyer	Damaged by German floating mine, off Flushing, Belgium. Mine exploded by forward boiler room on the port side. Ship was disabled & was listing to port without propulsion or electric power, 2 dead, 5 injured 52.33N 03.06E 06/01/1945. Arrived at Sheerness & after survey was declared constructive total loss
Westcott	Destroyer Escort	Damaged in storm during Arctic Convoy arrived for repair Loch Ewe 21/01/1945. Arrived River Clyde for repair 24/01/1945
Strongbow	Submarine	Damaged by depth charges by Japanese warships, off Port Swettenham, Malaya. In 14 hour attack boat suffered serious damage & was unfit for further service 07.57N 98.49E 13/01/1945
Thane	Escort Carrier	Damaged by GNAT acoustic homing torpedo from German submarine U-482 near Clyde Light Vessel, Firth of Clyde. Ship was immobilised & sustained serious damage, 10 dead 15/01/1945. Towed to Faslane & after survey found to be a constructive total loss
Manners	Frigate	Damaged by GNAT acoustic homing torpedo from German submarine U-1172, 21 miles W of Anglesey, in the Irish Sea, 43 dead 26/01/1945. She was towed to Barrow-in-Furness & on inspection declared a constructive total loss
	Lost	Report
Deiatelnyi	Destroyer	Torpedoed by GNAT acoustic homing torpedo from German submarine U-956, 40 miles E of Cape Tereberski, Kola Inlet 68.56N 36.31E 16/01/1945
S 004	Submarine	Rammed by German MTB T-33 off Danzig 06/01/1945
	Damaged	Report
Razyashchiy	Destroyer	Damaged by torpedo from German submarine U-293, N of Rybachi Peninusla, ship towed to Liinahamaari by Soviet minesweeper T 117 20/01/1945

Axis Losses

	Lost	Report
Hatakaze	Destroyer	Sunk by aircraft from American warships Task Force 38 in Takao (Kaohsiung) Harbour, Taiwan 15/01/1945
Hasu	Destroyer	Damaged by bombs from aircraft of American warships of Task Force 38, at Hong Kong 16/01/1945
Tsuga	Destroyer	Sunk by aircraft from American warships of Task Force 38, in Makung Harbour, Pescadores Island, in the South China Sea 23.33N 119.33E 15/01/1945
Shigure	Destroyer	Torpedoed by American submarine Blackfin, 160 miles E of Kota Bharu, in the Gulf of Siam. She sank in 10 minutes, 37 dead, 17 injured, 270 survivors 06.00N 103.48E 24/01/1945
I-12	Submarine	Lost in Pacific Ocean. Boat was operating off Hawaii when she went missing, 114 dead, 0 survivors 15/01/1945
I-48	Submarine	Damaged by depth charges & possibly Fido acoustic homing torpedo from American Martin PBM Mariner aircraft, 15 miles NE of Yap Island. Boat was forced to crash dive to escape & had to abandon mission. Boat head for Yap for emergency repair 21/01/1945. Sunk by hedgehog attack from American warships Conklin, Corbesier & Raby. NE of Yap Island. Boat crash dived to escape. Boat's sinking was confirmed after a heavy explosion that knocked out the engines of Conklin for a short time. Debris, oil & human remains came to the surface, 122 crew & 4 Kaiten pilots dead, 0 survivors 09.55N 138.17E 23/01/1945
Hinoki	Destroyer Escort	Sunk by gunfire from American warships Charles Ausburne, Shaw, Braine & Russell, W of Manila 14.30N 119.30E 07/01/1945
Momi	Destroyer Escort	Torpedoed by aircraft from American warships Task Force 77, WSW of Manila 14.00N 120.20E 05/01/1945
Ume	Destroyer Escort	Sunk by American aircraft 20 miles S of Taiwan 22.30N 120.00E 31/01/1945
Kashii	Patrol Cruiser	Bombed & torpedoed by Grumann TBF Avenger & Curtiss SBSC Helldiver aircraft from American warships Lexington, Essex, Ticonderoga, Langley & San Jacinto, in South China Sea, hit by torpedo amidships then by 2 bombs aft setting off her depth charges, ship sinks stern first, 321 dead, 19 survivors 13.50N 109.20E 12/01/1945
CD 003	Escort	Sunk by aircraft from American warships Task Force 38 off Kiirun, Formosa, South China Sea 25.10N 121.45E 09/01/1945
CD 017	Escort	Sunk by aircraft from American warship Ticonderoga E of Cape St Jacques, Saigon 10.20N 107.50E 12/01/1945
CD 019	Escort	Sunk by aircraft from American warship Ticonderoga E of Cape St Jacques, Saigon 10.20N 107.50E 12/01/1945
CD 023	Escort	Sunk by aircraft from American warships Task Force 38 55 miles N of Cape Varella, Quinon Bay 14.15N 109.10E 12/01/1945
CD 035	Escort	Sunk by aircraft from American warships Task Force 38 SW of Cape Padaran 11.10N 108.55E 12/01/1945
CD 043	Escort	Sunk by aircraft from American warships Task Force 38 SW of Cape Padaran 11.10N 108.55E 12/01/1945
CD 051	Escort	Damaged by aircraft from American warships Task Force 38 55 miles N of Cape Varella, Quinon Bay 14.15N 109.19E ship's depth charges exploded sinking ship 12/01/1945
CD 042	Escort	Torpedoed by American submarine Puffer W of Okinawa 27.01N 126.34E 10/01/1945
Chiburi	Escort	Sunk by aircraft from American warship Ticonderoga E of Cape St Jacques, Saigon 10.20N 107.50E 12/01/1945
Kume	Escort	Torpedoed by American submarine Spadefish SE of Tsingtau, East China Sea 33.54N 122.55E 28/01/1945
No. 138	Escort	Sunk by American Army aircraft off San Fernando, Luzon 16.37N 120.19E 02/01/1945
No. 103	Escort	Sunk by aircraft from American warships Task Force 38 SW of Cape Padaran 11.10N 108.55E 12/01/1945
Saga	Gunboat	Sunk by American aircraft at Hong Kong 22/01/1945
Ento	Minelayer	Damaged by American Task Force 38 carrier aircraft at Fangliao, Taiwan 15/01/1945
Yurijima	Minelayer	Torpedoed by American submarine Cobia SE of Khota Baru, Malaya 05.51N 103.16E 14/01/1945
W 41	Minesweeper	Damaged by bombs from aircraft from American warships Task Force 38 in Formosa Strait ship beached near Takao 04/01/1945
W 101	Minesweeper	Sunk by aircraft from American warships Task Force 38 SW of Cape Padaran 11.10N 108.55E 12/01/1945
I-362	Submarine Transport	Hedgehog attack by American warship Fleming, E of the Carolines, in the Pacific Ocean. Boat was attacked 4 times by hedgehog attack. A deep underwater explosion, followed by debris & oil on the surface confirmed her lost, 60 dead, 0 survivors 12.08N 154.27E 14/01/1945
T 14	Transport	Sunk by aircraft from American warships Task Force 38 in Takao (Kaohsiung) Harbour, Taiwan 15/01/1945
T 15	Transport	Torpedoed by American submarine Tautog, off Kagoshima, Kyushu 33.54N 122.55E 28/01/1945
	Damaged	Report
Fuyuzuki	Destroyer	Damaged when run aground on sandbar near Otia 31/01/1945
Hamakaze	Destroyer	Damaged in collision with Japanese merchant ship Kaiho Maru at Shinchiku, Taiwan 08/01/1945
Harukaze	Destroyer	Damaged by bombs from aircraft from American warships of Task Force 38 at Makung, Taiwan 21/01/1945. Arrived under tow at Sasebo 29/03/1945
Shiokaze	Destroyer Escort	Damaged by American air attack off Taiwan 31/01/1945. Towed to Japan
	Lost	Report
U-1051	Submarine	Depth charged, gunfire & ramming by British warships Aylmer, Calder, Bentinck & Manners, in the Irish Sea, S of the Isle of Man, 47 dead, 0 survivors 53.39N 05.23W 26/01/1945
U-1172	Submarine	Depth charged by British warship Tyler, Keats & Bligh in the Celtic Sea, W of Anglesey, 52 dead, 0 survivors 52.24N 05.42W 27/01/1945
U-1199	Submarine	Depth charged by British warships Icarus & Mignonette in the English Channel near of the Scilly Isles, 48 dead, 0 survivors 49.57N 05.42W 21/01/1945
U-248	Submarine	Damaged by depth charge & hedgehog attack from American warships Varian & Otter, boat forced to surface & sunk by Hayter, Otter, Varian & Hubbard in the North Atlantic 700 miles N of the Azores 47 dead, 0 survivors 47.43N 26.37W 16/01/1945
U-2515	Submarine	Bombed at Dock 111, Hamburg whilst being repaired 17/01/1945
U-2523	Submarine	Bombed by American aircraft at Blohm & Voss yard in Hamburg 17/01/1945
U-3520	Submarine	Mined in the Baltic Sea NE of Bulk, 85 dead, 0 survivors 31/01/1945
U-382	Submarine	Bombed by British aircraft at Wilhelmshaven 01/1945
U-480	Submarine	Mined on British minefield Brazier D2 field 48 dead, 0 survivors 50.22N 01.44W 29/01-20/02/1945
U-679	Submarine	Depth charges by Soviet submarine Mo-124, in the Baltic Sea, in the Gulf of Finland, 51 dead, 0 survivors 59.26N 24.07E 09/01/1945
U-745	Submarine	Missing no explanation, possibly mine, in the Gulf of Finland, 48 dead, 0 survivors 30/01/1945
U-763	Submarine	Bombed by Soviet aircraft whilst under repair at Schichau shipyard, Köningsberg 24/01/1945
F 05	Escort	Mined by magnetic mine laid by British RAF aircraft SE of Sassnitz, Baltic Sea 54.20N 13.55E 29/01/1945
M 1	Minesweeper	Bombed by British RAF aircraft off Nordbyfjord, Bergen 12/01/1945
M 273	Minesweeper	Sunk by gunfire from British warships Norfolk, Bellona, Onslow, Orwell & Onslaught off Nordbyfjord, Bergen 12/01/1945
M 305	Minesweeper	Capsized in storm in the Baltic Sea 21/01/1944
M 382	Minesweeper	Torpedoed by Norwegian MTB 715 in the Ravnefjord, N of Molde, Norway 63.06N 07.32E 30/01/1945
	Damaged	Report
Z 31	Destroyer	Damaged by gunfire from British warships Maurituias & Diadem, off Sognefjord, en route from Bregen to Kiel. Despite being badly damaged she managed to escape 28/01/1945
U-295	Submarine	Damaged by British mine off Norwegian coast 24/01/1945
U-864	Submarine	Damaged by bombs from British aircraft at U-boat pens, Bergen 12/01/1945
U-1232	Submarine	Damaged by depth charges from British warship Ettrick in the North Atlantic, E of Newfoundland 14/01/1945. Not repaired
U-2534	Submarine	Damaged by American aircraft in the Blohm & Voss yard, Hamburg 17/01/1945
	Lost	Report
Lamotte-Picquet	Cruiser	Sunk by aircraft from American Task Force 38 off coast of Annam 12/01/1945

Neutral Losses

No neutral losses this month

Commissioned - Details ships newly commissioned during the month.

Allied Commissioned

	Class	Builder	Launched	Armament	Armour	Speed	Tons	Crew
Randolph	Fleet Carrier	Newport News Shipbuilding Co, Newport, VA	Jun 1944	12 x 5"; 32 x 40 mm; 46 x 20 mm; 91 aircraft	4"-2.5"	32.7	27208	2682
Shangri-La	Fleet Carrier	Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA	Feb 1944	12 x 5"; 32 x 40 mm; 46 x 20 mm; 91 aircraft	4"-2.5"	32.7	27208	2682
Chicago	Heavy Cruiser	Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA	Aug 1944	9 x 8"; 12 x 5"; 48 x 40 mm; 4 aircraft	6"-4"	33	13600	2039
Amsterdam	Light Cruiser	Newport News Shipbuilding Co, Newport, VA	Apr 1944	12 x 6"; 12 x 5"; 28 x 40 mm; 10 x 20 mm; 4 aircraft	5"-3.5"	32.5	11931	1285
Dayton	Light Cruiser	New York Shipbuilding Co, Camden, NJ	Mar 1944	12 x 6"; 12 x 5"; 28 x 40 mm; 10 x 20 mm; 4 aircraft	5"-3.5"	32.5	11931	1285
Chevalier	Destroyer	Union Iron Works, Bath, ME	Oct 1944	6 x 5"; 12 x 40 mm; 11 x 20 mm; 10 x 21" TT		36.8	2616	336
Higbee	Destroyer	Union Iron Works, Bath, ME	Nov 1944	6 x 5"; 12 x 40 mm; 11 x 20 mm; 10 x 21" TT		36.8	2616	336
Stormes	Destroyer	Todd Co, Tacoma, WA	Nov 1944	6 x 5"; 12 x 40 mm; 11 x 20mm; 10 x 21" TT		36.5	2610	336
Argonaut	Submarine	Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH	Oct 1944	1 x 5"; 1 x 40 mm; 1 x 20 mm; 10 x 21" TT		20.25	1570	80
Capitaine	Submarine	Electric Boat Co, Groton, CT	Oct 1944	1 x 5"; 1 x 40 mm; 1 x 20 mm; 10 x 21" TT		20.25	1525	80
Moray	Submarine	William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, PA	May 1944	1 x 5"; 1 x 40 mm; 2 x 0.5"; 10 x 21" TT		20.25	1525	80
Manila Bay	Escort Carrier	Henry J. Kaiser Co, Inc, Vancouver, WA	Jul 1943	1 x 5"; 8 x 40 mm; 12 x 20 mm AA; 27 aircraft		19	8188	860
Cross	Destroyer Escort	Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny, NJ	Jul 1944	2 x 5"; 4 x 40 mm; 10 x 20 mm; 1 Hedgehog; 3 x 21" TT		23	1430	156
Hanna	Destroyer Escort	Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny, NJ	Jul 1944	2 x 5"; 4 x 40 mm; 10 x 20 mm; 1 Hedgehog; 3 x 21" TT		23	1430	156
Thomas J Gary	Destroyer Escort	Consolidated Steel, Orange, TX	Aug 1943	3 x 3"; 2 x 40 mm; 10 x 20 mm; 1 Hedgehog; 3 x 21" TT		21	1253	186
Greensboro	Frigate	American Shipbuilding, Lorain, OH	Mar 1944	3 x 3"; 4 x 40 mm ; 9 x 20 mm; 1 Hedgehog; DC		20	1509	190
Lorain	Frigate	American Shipbuilding, Lorain, OH	Mar 1944	3 x 3"; 4 x 40 mm ; 9 x 20 mm; 1 Hedgehog; DC		20	1509	190
Milledgeville	Frigate	American Shipbuilding, Lorain, OH	May 1944	3 x 3"; 4 x 40 mm ; 9 x 20 mm; 1 Hedgehog; DC		20	1509	190
Peoria	Frigate	Leatham D Smith Shipbuilding, Superior, WI	Oct 1943	3 x 3"; 4 x 40 mm ; 9 x 20 mm; 1 Hedgehog; DC		20	1509	190
Racine	Frigate	American Shipbuilding, Lorain, OH	Mar 1944	3 x 3"; 4 x 40 mm ; 9 x 20 mm; 1 Hedgehog; DC		20	1509	190
Register	Amphibious Landing Ship	Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, SC	Jan 1944	1 x 5"; 6 x 40 mm; 6 x 20 mm; DC 2; 4 LCVP; 162 troops		23.6	1432	203
Hobson	Minesweeper	Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, SC	Sep 1941	4 x 5"; 4 x 40 mm; 7 x 20 mm; 5 x 21" TT		35	1839	208
Charles Lawrence	Transport	Bethlehem Steel, Hingham, MA	Feb 1943	1 x 5"; 6 x 40 mm; 6 x 20 mm; 2 x DC racks; 4 x LCVP; 162 troops		23	1432	186
Daniel T Griffin	Transport	Bethlehem Steel, Hingham, MA	Feb 1943	1 x 5"; 6 x 40 mm; 6 x 20 mm; 2 x DC racks; 4 x LCVP; 162 troops		23	1432	186
Hollis	Transport	Consolidated Steel, Orange, TX	Sep 1943	1 x 5"; 6 x 40 mm; 6 x 20 mm; 2 x DC racks; 4 x LCVP; 162 troops		23	1432	186
Sims	Transport	Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA	Feb 1943	1 x 5"; 6 x 40 mm; 6 x 20 mm; 2 x DC racks; 4 x LCVP; 162 troops		23	1432	186
	Class	Builder	Launched	Armament	Armour	Speed	Tons	Crew
Totem	Submarine	Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth	Sep 1943	1 x 4"; 11 x 21" TT		15.25	1327	61
Farnham Castle	Corvette	John Crown & Sons Ltd, Sunderland	Apr 1944	1 x 4"; 1 squd; 15 DC		16.5	1590	120
Loch Quoich	Frigate	Blyth Shipbuilding, Blyth	Sep 1944	1 x 4"; 4 x 2 pdr; 2 squd; 15 DC		19.5	2260	114
Liberty	Minesweeper	Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast	Aug 1944	1 x 4"; 4 x 40 mm ; 40 DC		16.5	1265	138
Welcome	Minesweeper	Lobnitz & Co, Ltd, Renfrew	Nov 1944	1 x 4"; 4 x 40 mm ; 90 DC		16.5	1265	138

Axis Commissioned

	Class	Builder	Launched	Armament	Armour	Speed	Tons	Crew
Yoizuki	Destroyer	Uraga Dock Co, Ltd, Tokyo	Sep 1944	8 x 3.9"; 4 x 25 mm; 4 x 24" TT; 72 DC		33	2701	300
I-401	Submarine	Sasebo Naval Dockyard		1 x 5.5"; 10 x 25 mm; 8 x 21" TT; 3 Aircraft		18.7	3530	144
I-351	Submarine	Kure Naval Dockyard		2 x 3" Mortars; 7 x 25 mm; 4 x 21" TT; 390 tons cargo		15.8	2650	90
I-368	Submarine	Yokosuka Naval Dockyard		5 x Kaiten; 2 x 25 mm; 1 x Landing Craft; 82 tons cargo or 100 troops		13	1440	60
I-370	Submarine	Mitsubishi Heavy Metals Industries, Kobe		5 x Kaiten; 2 x 25 mm; 1 x Landing Craft; 82 tons cargo or 100 troops		13	1440	60
Ohama	Escort	Mitsubishi Heavy Metals Industries, Yokohama		2 x 4.7"; 32 x 25 mm; 36 DC		32.5	2670	173
Yunagi	Destroyer Escort	Fujinagata Shipyard, Osaka	Nov 1944	3 x 5"; 24 x 25 mm; 4 x 24" TT; 60 DC		27.8	1262	150
Nire	Destroyer Escort	Maizuru Naval Dockyard	Nov 1944	3 x 5"; 24 x 25 mm; 4 x 24" TT; 60 DC		27.8	1262	150
Tachibana	Destroyer Escort	Yokosuka Naval Dockyard	Oct 1944	3 x 5"; 24 x 25 mm; 4 x 24" TT; 60 DC		27.8	1262	150
Habushi	Escort	Mitsui Tamano Shipyard, Tamano	Nov 1944	3 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC		19.5	940	150
Kuga	Escort	Sasebo Naval Dockyard	Nov 1944	3 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC		19.5	940	150
Sakito	Escort	Hitachi Kanagawa Shipyard, Sakurajima	Nov 1944	3 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC		19.5	940	150
CD 053	Escort	Asano Shipbuilding Co, Tsurumi, Yokohama		2 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC		16.5	745	136
CD 081	Escort	Maizuru Naval Dockyard		2 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC		16.5	745	136
CD 219	Escort	Naniwa Dock Co, Osaka		2 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC		16.5	745	136
CD 221	Escort	Niigata Iron Works, Niigata		2 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC		16.5	745	136
CD 072	Escort	Ishikawajima Harina Heavy Industries, Tokyo		2 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC		17.5	740	160
CD 102	Escort	Mitsubishi Heavy Metals Industries, Nagasaki	Dec 1944	2 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC		17.5	740	160
	Class	Builder	Launched	Armament	Armour	Speed	Tons	Crew
U-1308	Submarine	Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg	Nov 1944	1 x 88 mm; 1 x 20 mm; 5 x 21" TT		17.6	747	44
U-2352	Submarine	Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg	Dec 1944	2 x 21" TT		15	230	14
U-2353	Submarine	Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg	Dec 1944	2 x 21" TT		15	230	14
U-2354	Submarine	Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg	Dec 1944	2 x 21" TT		15	230	14
U-2355	Submarine	Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg	Dec 1944	2 x 21" TT		15	230	14
U-2356	Submarine	Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg	Dec 1944	2 x 21" TT		15	230	14
U-2357	Submarine	Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg	Dec 1944	2 x 21" TT		15	230	14
U-2358	Submarine	Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg	Dec 1944	2 x 21" TT		15	230	14
U-2359	Submarine	Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg	Dec 1944	2 x 21" TT		15	230	14
U-2360	Submarine	Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg	Dec 1944	2 x 21" TT		15	230	14
U-2524	Submarine	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg	Oct 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-2531	Submarine	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg	Dec 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-2533	Submarine	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg	Dec 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-2534	Submarine	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg	Dec 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-2535	Submarine	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg	Dec 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3016	Submarine	Deschimag AG 'Weser', Bremen	Nov 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3017	Submarine	Deschimag AG 'Weser', Bremen	Nov 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3018	Submarine	Deschimag AG 'Weser', Bremen	Nov 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3021	Submarine	Deschimag AG 'Weser', Bremen	Nov 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3022	Submarine	Deschimag AG 'Weser', Bremen	Nov 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3023	Submarine	Deschimag AG 'Weser', Bremen	Dec 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3024	Submarine	Deschimag AG 'Weser', Bremen	Dec 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3025	Submarine	Deschimag AG 'Weser', Bremen	Dec 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3026	Submarine	Deschimag AG 'Weser', Bremen	Dec 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3027	Submarine	Deschimag AG 'Weser', Bremen	Dec 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3028	Submarine	Deschimag AG 'Weser', Bremen	Dec 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3509	Submarine	F. Schichau, Danzig	Sep 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3519	Submarine	F. Schichau, Danzig	Nov 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3520	Submarine	F. Schichau, Danzig	Nov 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3521	Submarine	F. Schichau, Danzig	Dec 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3522	Submarine	F. Schichau, Danzig	Dec 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3523	Submarine	F. Schichau, Danzig	Dec 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3524	Submarine	F. Schichau, Danzig	Dec 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-3525	Submarine	F. Schichau, Danzig	Dec 1944	4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines		15.5	1595	53
U-4701	Submarine	Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel	Dec 1944	2 x 21" TT		15	230	14
U-4702	Submarine	Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel	Dec 1944	2 x 21" TT		15	230	14
U-4703	Submarine	Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel	Jan 1945	2 x 21" TT		15	230	14

Neutral Commissioned

	Class	Builder	Launched	Armament	Armour	Speed	Tons	Crew
U 09	Submarine	Karlsrona Navy Yard	May 1944	1 x 20 mm; 4 x 21" TT		13.8	367	23