Key WWII events - April 1945Chile declare war against Japan |
Japanese battleship Yamato blows up during Opertion Ten-Go after attack by American carrier aircraft |
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| 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Battleships | 38 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fleet Carriers | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Light Carriers | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Heavy Cruisers | 33 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Light Cruisers | 77 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 34 | 18 | 52 | Destroyers | 648 | 375 | 140 | 13 | 50 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 355 | 31 | 386 | Submarines | 563 | 232 | 119 | 18 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 28 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Escort Carriers | 98 | 57 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 11 | 132 | 143 | Escorts | 1133 | 459 | 409 | 33 | 14 | 177 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Other | 65 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Class |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Battleships | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fleet Carriers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Light Carriers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heavy Cruisers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Light Cruisers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Destroyers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 16 |
| Submarines | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 5 |
| Escort Carriers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Escorts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 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 |
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| Mannert L Abele | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Mitsubishi A5M Zero Kamikaze strike, 75 miles NW of Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze penetrated the starboard side & exploded in her aft engine room. She was then struck by a Japanese Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka piloted glider bomb. Ohka dived onto the ship at terrific speed & detonated 2,600 lb warhead amidships. Terrific explosion cracked her keel & destroyed her engineering spaces. She was then struck by a second Ohka. This one struck her on the starboard side amidships at the waterline. All her power, lights & communications were cut. She broke in 2 & sank, 79 dead 27.15.00N 126.30.00E 12/04/1945 |
| Pringle | Destroyer | Sunk by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike & bombs, 72 miles of Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Ship was on radar picket duty when she was attacked. Kamikaze crashed into her bridge & through her deck. Bombs from the Kamikaze penetrated her decks & exploded, buckling her keel & breaking her in 2 before sinking, 65 dead, 258 survivors 16/04/1945 |
| William D Porter | Destroyer | Damaged by near miss from Japanese Aichi D3A 'Val' Kamikaze aircraft strike & bomb, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze missed the ship crashing into the sea beside the ship & exploded under her. Underwater explosion lifted the ship out of the water before dropping it back down, causing extensive structural damage, fires, loss of power & flooding. Her crew battled for 3 hours before she was abandoned. She heeled over to starboard & sank by the stern 10/04/1945 |
| Bush | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike & bomb, N of Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze struck the ship on the starboard side at deck level between her funnels. Bomb exploded in the engine room. Second Kamikaze crashed into her port side opposite the first hit. Her ammunition caught fire & exploded. Eventually she came apart amidships & sank, 87 dead, 227 survivors 27.16N 127.48E 06/04/1945 |
| Colhoun | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike & bomb, N of Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa, whilst assisting American warship Bush. Kamikaze wiped out a 40 mm gun mount & scattered burning aircraft across the ship. Bomb exploded in aft fireroom. Her steering was knocked out & she was using emergency steering. Second Kamikaze & bomb struck her starboard side, the bomb exploded deep inside the ship, damaging both boilers, ripping a 20' x 4' hole below her waterline & breaking her keel. A third Kamikaze & bomb struck her stern whilst the bomb went into the sea close by, where it exploded making a 3' hole in her hull. A fourth Kamikaze struck her bridge causing massive fires. Her crew tried to save her, but she began to list over & had to be abandoned. She was sunk by gunfire from American warship Cassin Young, 34 dead, 21 injured 27.16N 127.48E 06/04/1945 |
| Snook | Submarine | Lost cause unknown, boat was acting as lifeguard station for British Pacific Fleet in the vicinity of Sakeshima Gunto 12/04/1945. Boat could not be contacted by British Task Force 57 20/04/1945 |
| Frederick C Davis | Destroyer Escort | Torpedoed by GNAT acoustic homing torpedo from German submarine U-546, 570 miles E of Cape Race, Atlantic Ocean 43.52N 40.15W ship broke in half 115 dead 24/04/1945 |
| Emmons | Minesweeper | Damaged by 5 Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strikes, off Okinawa, hit on quarterdeck, rest on starboard side & set ablaze 66 dead 06/04/1945. Scuttled by American warship Ellyson 07/04/1945 |
| Swallow | Minesweeper | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike off Okinawa 26.10N 127.12E 2 dead 22/04/1945 |
| Dickerson | Transport | Damaged by bombs from Japanese aircraft & Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, S of Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze struck her at the base of her bridge structure. At the same time she was hit by a bomb from another aircraft. The bomb tore a hole in her deck & when the bomb exploded, the ship was almost cut in two. Raging fires forced her crew to abandon ship, 54 dead 02/04/1945. Hulk towed by tug Arikara from Kerama Retto & scuttled at sea 04/04/1945 |
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| Massachusetts | Battleship | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike off Okinawa hitting No 3 turret 53 casualties 07/04/1945. Ship retired for repair 14/04/1945 |
| Maryland | Battleship | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike & bomb, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Aircraft dived onto ship hit the aft mast & landing on the roof of No. 3 turret. Small fuel fire was put out quickly, but the AA gun mount on the turret was destroyed. Bomb was deflected off the armoured roof of the turret, 53 dead 07/04/1945. Withdrawn for repair & refit 14/04/1945 |
| Tennessee | Battleship | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze Aichi Ryusei aircraft strike & bomb, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Ship was on anti-aircraft patrol when she was attacked. Kamikaze was hit by gunfire from ship & smoking, but it still managed to hit the ships signal bridge. The Kamikaze slid along the ships' superstructure until it stopped by her No 3 turret, 22 dead, 107 injured 12/04/1945. Crew undertook emergency repairs which were completed by 14/04/1945. Withdrawn for repair 01/05/1945. Repaired by repair ship Ajax at Ulithi |
| Idaho | Battleship | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft near miss, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze crashed into the sea & exploded near her hull, causing serious under water damage & flooding 12/04/1944. Temporary repairs at Okinawa before departing 20/04/1945. Arrived at Guam 25/04/1945 |
| Nevada | Battleship | Damaged by Japanese gunfire from shore battery, off Okinawa. Hit by 5 Japanese 5" shells, 2 dead, 16 injured 05/04/1945. Ship remained operational |
| New York | Battleship | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze strike, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze missed the ship, but destroyed her spotter plane on its catapult 14/04/1945. Withdrawn for refit & repair at Pearl Harbor 11/06/1945 |
| Hancock | 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. Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze cart wheeled across flight deck & hit parked aircraft. Crew doused fires enabling her to get back into action, 62 dead, 71 injured 07/04/1945. Withdrawn for repair 09/04/1945 |
| Intrepid | Carrier | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze aircraft took a steep dive into the ship & her engine & fore part penetrated her flight deck it. Fires fuelled by gasoline was extinguished & her aircraft were able to land in 3 hours, 8 dead, 21 injured 16/04/1945. Withdrawn for repair 17/04/1945. Arrived for repair at San Francisco 19/05/1945 |
| Enterprise | Carrier | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa 11/04/1945 |
| Laffey | Destroyer | Damaged by strafing, bomb near misses & Japanese Aichi B3 A1 Ryusei Kamikaze aircraft strikes, 30 miles N of Okinawa during the Battle of Okinawa. Hit by 4 bombs & 6 Kamikaze attacks her rudder was jammed to port, her magazine exploded destroying one gun turret & causing a major fire. Her mast & radar were destroyed as were numerous 20 mm and 40 mm gun mounts, 32 dead, 41 injured 14/051945. Arrived under tow at anchorage off Okinawa for temporary repair 17/04/1945. Arrived at Saipan 27/04/1945. Arrived Seattle 24/05/1945. Damaged in collision in thick fog with American patrol boat PC-815 during working up exercise 11/09/1945 |
| Purdy | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike & bomb, 60 miles off Okinawa, during Battle of Okinawa, whilst on radar picket duty & in company with American warship Cassin Young. Kamikaze came in as a group of 6 aircraft. One got through, but was shot down close in to the ship. It's momentum carried to the ship where it's bomb penetrated her side & exploded, causing extensive damage, 15 dead, 25 injured 12/04/1945. Arrived for repair at San Francisco 28/05/1945 |
| Hank | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Mitsubishi Zero Kamikaze aircraft near miss off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze came in low on her port bow, but accurate gunfire deflected the aircraft enough for it to crash into the sea & explode, 3 dead 11/04/1945 |
| Zellars | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Nakajima B6N2 Tenzan Kamikaze aircraft & bomb, whilst screening American warship Tennessee, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze was one of three. The first two were shot down, but the third got through & hit the ship forward of the bridge penetrating as far as the No 2 magazine handling room. The 500 Kg bomb it was carrying tore through several bulkheads before detonating in the scullery on the starboard side. The ship lost all power before her crew could get her underway again. She managed to shoot down another attacking Kamikaze before she was able to get underway & limped into Kerama Retto 02/04/1945. Arrived for repair at Terminal Island, CA 01/06/1945 |
| Hutchins | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze boat attack W of Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Small fast boat slipped through the formation of American warships undetected, before dropping a large explosive charge close to Hutchins' hull. Explosion severely damaged her hull, but there were no injuries & damage control parties brought her flooding under control 26.14N 127.49E 11/04/1945 |
| Stanly | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka Kamikaze rocket plane, whilst on picket patrol off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Ship had been under attack from 6 Aichi D3A Ryusei Kamizake aircraft before the Ohka, travelling at 500 miles an hour dived onto her. She was hit on her starboard side at the bow 5 feet above the waterline. The warhead passed through the ship before exploding in the sea. Within minutes of this first attack a second Ohka near missed her, carrying away her mast head flag before crashing into the sea. The ship then survived a second near miss from a Mitsubishi Zero Kamikaze aircraft. In the evening she arrived at Kerama Retto for repair, 3 injured 12/04/1945. Withdraw for repair at Ulithi 05/05/1945 |
| Jenkins | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese mine off Takaran Island, Borneo 30/04/1945. Arrived at San Pedro for repair 08/07/1945 |
| Hunt | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Ship was on radar picket duty when she was attacked. Kamikaze dived onto her & despite being hit several times struck the ship at deck level. the right wing of the Kamikaze sheared off her mainmast and cut into her forward funnel. The fuselage of the aircraft crashed into the sea 14/04/1945. Ship remained operational |
| Sproston | Destroyer | Damaged by bomb near miss from Japanese aircraft, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Bomb exploded 50 yards off her port beam, knocking out her sonar & her main armament control 04/04/1945 |
| Day | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft near miss & bomb, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Gunfire from the ship crashed the Kamikaze into the sea off the ships' port beam. The bomb it was carrying exploded showering the ship in splinters, 3 dead, 16 injured 18/04/1945. Arrived to repair at Kerama Retto 32/04/1945 |
| Isherwood | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Aichi D3A Kamikaze aircraft strike & bomb, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze started fires on deck including her depth charges. One depth charge exploded causing lots of damage to her deck & aft engine room, 80 dead 22/04/1945. Arrived at Ulithi for temporary repair 09/05/1945. Arrived for repair at San Francisco 03/06/1945 |
| Leutze | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike & bomb, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa, whilst assisting American warship Newcomb. Kamikaze aircraft delivered a glancing blow to Newcomb's bridge, before plunging onto the Leutze, nearly cutting off her stern. Kamikaze bomb hit Leutze's port quarter. Ship was disabled & suffered serious flooding aft, 8 dead, 30 injured 06/04/1945. Ship towed to Kerama Retto, but sank stern first on arrival. She was raised & departed for Pearl Harbor via Guam 10/07/1945. Arrived for repair at Hunters Point, San Francisco 03/08/1945 |
| Hazelwood | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Mitsubishi Zero Kamikaze aircraft strike, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze struck her second funnel & smashed into her deck, spilling burning fuel over decks. Her forward guns were knocked out & her mast knocked down, 67 dead 29/04/1945. Arrived for temporary repair at Ulithi 05/05/1945. Arrived for repair at Mare Island Naval Yard 14/06/1945 |
| Sigsbee | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze aircraft hit her stern, knocking out her port engine, damaging her starboard engine & limiting her speed to 5 knots. Her stern was soon awash & her steering was also knocked out 14/04/1945. Towed back to Guam for temporary repair. Arrived for repair at Pearl Harbor with new 60' stern 17/06/1945 |
| Franks | Destroyer | Damaged in collision with American warship New Jersey, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa, 1 dead 02/04/1945. Arrived for repair at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 13/04/1945 |
| Howorth | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze crashed into her superstructure starting many fires on board. Her crew was able to put these fires out, 9 dead 01/04/1945. Arrived for repair Mare Island 02/05/1945 |
| Dashiell | Destroyer | Damaged by bomb near miss from Japanese Kamikaze aircraft, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. She was on picket duty when she was attacked by up to 20 Kamikaze aircraft. She shot down 4, but a bomb from one exploded nearby & damaged the ship 14/04/1945. Arrived at Ulithi 23/04/1945 |
| Haggard | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze attack strike & bomb, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Despite being heavily hit by gunfire the Kamikaze crashed into her starboard side & bomb exploded in the engine room. She was disabled & the hole in her side caused serious flooding. Ship had to be taken in tow by American warship Walker 29/04/1945. Arrived under tow at Kerama Retto where her crew patched her up & got her underway again 01/05/1945. Arrived Pearl Harbor 12/07/1945 |
| Bullard | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Ship suffered only slight damage 11/04/1945 |
| Kidd | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, whilst on picket duty off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa, 38 dead, 55 injured 11/04/1945. Arrived for repair at Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard 25/05/1945 |
| Charles J Badger | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze boat attack W of Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Small fast boat came out of the gloom & dropped depth charges close to Charles J Badger's hull. Explosion severely damaged her hull, caused flooding & knocked out her engines. Damage control parties brought her flooding under control & she was towed to Kerama Retto roadstead for temporary repair 09/04/1945 |
| Twiggs | Destroyer | Damaged by near miss from Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike & bomb, off Okinawa, during the Battle for Okinawa. She was on radar picket duty when she was attacked. Kamikaze crashed into the water close to side & the bomb exploded under her hull. Her hull was pushed in & her starboard propeller was bent 28/04/1945. Repaired by repair ship Nestor at Hagushi anchorage, off W coast of Okinawa 17/05/1945 |
| Bryant | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze Mitsubishi Zero aircraft strike & bomb, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Despite being hit by gunfire from Bryant the Kamikaze struck the ship just below the bridge area into the main radio room. The bomb exploded engulfing the bridge in flames, knocking out her communications, fire-control & radar equipment. Crew got her fires under control & she could make 23 knots. She then limped to Kerama Retto for temporary repair, 34 dead, 33 injured 16/04/1945. Departed Kerama Retto for US 27/04/1945. Arrived for repair at San Francisco 28/05/1945. Declared constructive total loss |
| Newcomb | Destroyer | Damaged by 4 Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. First Kamikaze struck her aft funnel, damaging her boilers & she lost steam. Second Kamikaze & bomb struck her amidships, destroying her torpedo workshop & the warheads of torpedoes stored there exploded, causing extensive damage and a huge fire. Third Kamikaze & bomb struck the forward stack, spraying her amidships with burning fuel. The bomb it was carrying, crashed through her superstructure & fell into the sea without exploding. Fourth Kamikaze & bomb, dealt a glancing blow to her bridge, before plunging onto the stern of American warship Leutze, 43 dead, 65 injured 06/04/1945. Arrived at Mare Island Navy Yard for repair 08/08/1945 |
| Prichett | Destroyer | Damaged by bomb from Japanese aircraft, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. 500 Ibs bomb hit her stern, causing flooding & fires. She kept her speed above 28 knots to minimize flooding & bring her fires under control 03/04/1945 |
| Cassin Young | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike & bomb, 60 miles off Okinawa, during Battle of Okinawa, whilst on radar picket duty & in company with American warship Purdy. Kamikaze came in as a group of 6 aircraft. One got through & struck the ship high up on her foremast. Bomb exploded in mid-air, 1 dead, 1 injured 12/04/1945 |
| Gregory | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Despite gunfire from Gregory hitting & spinning the Kamikaze it still hit her port side amidships, just above the waterline. Ship suffered power failure & flooding as forward engine room & fire rooms flooded. Crew managed to get her underway again anchor at Kerama Retto 08/04/1945. Temporary repair at Kerama Retto before departing for the US 19/04/1945 |
| Morris | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Nakajima B5N Kamikaze aircraft strike & bomb, S of Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze struck the ship on the port side between her No. 1 & No. 2 turrets, seriously damaged her bow & steering, 13 dead 22.55N 127.52E 06/04/1945. Not repaired but decommissioned 09/11/1945 |
| Sterett | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft, off Okinawa, she was hit on the starboard side at the waterline, her steering was knocked out, power to her guns was lost, her communications lost & fuel tanks ruptured. Control of her steering was later established 09/04/1945 |
| Ralph Talbot | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft, off Hagushi, Okinawa. Kamikaze hit her on the starboard side aft. Second Kamikaze crashed into the sea, damaging her hull & caused flooding 27/04/1945 |
| Bennett | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze damaged her engine room & knocked out her electrical power. She was able to get underway & make it to Kerama Retto for emergency repair, 3 dead, 18 injured 07/04/1945. Towed to Saipan by American Navy tug Yuma, before departing for repair at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard |
| Hyman | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, E of Okinawa, in the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze hit ship near her torpedo tubes & exploded on her main deck, causing flooding & serious fires, 12 dead, 40 injured 06/04/1945. After emergency repair at Kerama Retto before arriving at Saipan 07/04/1945. Arrived on one engine for repair at San Francisco 16/05/1945 |
| Isherwood | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Aichi D3A Kamikaze aircraft strike & bomb, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze started fires on deck including her depth charges. One depth charge exploded causing lots of damage to her deck & aft engine room, 80 dead 22/04/1945. Arrived at Ulithi for temporary repair 09/05/1945. Arrived for repair at San Francisco 03/06/1945 |
| Mullany | Destroyer | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, E of Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Ship was on radar picket duty when she was attacked. Kamikaze struck her aft deckhouse. Her depth charges exploded in her racks & her stern was engulfed in fire. The bulkheads of her stern magazine became hot & were in danger of exploding before American warship Purdy & minesweeper Execute came alongside to spray her fires with water & save the ship, 21 dead, 36 injured 06/04/1945. Arrived on one propeller at San Francisco 29/05/1945 |
| Shaw | Destroyer | Run aground on uncharted rock pinnacle in Leyte Gulf 09.36N 123.09E 02/04/1945. Arrived for repair at San Francisco 19/05/1945 |
| Wake Island | Escort Carrier | Damaged by near miss from Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze dived onto the ship, missed the bridge & crashed into the sea. The Kamikaze exploded on impact ripping a hole in her hull 45' x 15' below the waterline & punching many smaller holes in her side. She also suffered from cracks in her shell plating, plate buckling & flooding. Her main condensers were flooded, her water & fuel oil was also contaminated with sea water. Contaminated fuel oil also knocked out one of her engine rooms, limiting her to one propeller. Her crew got both engines running later 03/04/1945. Arrived at Kerama Retto anchorage for inspection by fleet salvage officer 04/04/1945. Arrived for repair Apra Harbor, Guam 10/04/1945 |
| Foreman | Destroyer Escort | Damaged by bomb from Japanese aircraft, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa, whilst on anti-submarine patrol. Bomb dropped by lone attacker, failed to explode, but it passed through hull & exploded 30' below. Her hull was seriously damaged & her fire rooms were flooded to the waterline. She was able to get underway & head for Kerama Retto for emergency repair 03/04/1945. Arrived for repair at Ulithi 17/04/1945 |
| Witter | Destroyer Escort | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike & bomb, 8 miles SE of Okinawa, during Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze hit the ship on the starboard side as the waterline. The bomb exploded in the No. 1 fire room opening it up to the sea. She limped at 10 knots to Kerama Retto, 6 dead 06/04/1945. Departed for repair in the US 25/06/1945. Arrived at San Diego for repair 24/07/1945. Repaired stopped with the end of war 06/08/1945. Because of war damage she was decommissioned & scrapped 22/10/1945 |
| Bowers | Destroyer Escort | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze Nakajima Ki-43 aircraft, 6 miles N of le Shima, Okinawa, during Battle for Okinawa. Kamikaze hit the bridge area of the ship. High octane fuel sprayed over the bridge & the bomb the aircraft was carrying hit the pilot house. Crew brought fires under control after 45 minutes, 48 dead, 56 injured 16/04/1945. Emergency repair from repair ship Nestor at Hagushi anchorage, off W coast of Okinawa, before departing for the USA 21/04/1945 |
| Frederick D Davis | Destroyer Escort | Torpedoed by German GNAT acoustic torpedo U-546, 570 miles E of Cape Race, in the North Atlantic, 115 dead, 66 survivors 43.52N 40.15W 24/04/1945 |
| Wesson | Destroyer Escort | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze struck her amidships hitting her torpedo tubes. She suffered fire & flooding to her engineering spaces. Her rudder was jammed full to the right. She was able get one propeller working & she limped into Kerama Retto, 8 dead, 23 injured 07/04/1945 |
| Lindsey | Destroyer Minelayer | Damaged by 2 Japanese Aichi B3A1 Ryusei Kamikaze aircraft strike, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Second Kamikaze ripped 60' off her bow. Only by going full astern did she save her bulkheads from collapsing under the pressure of in rushing water. She was towed to Kerama Retto that night, 57 dead, 57 injured 12/04/1945. Remained at Kerama Retto undergoing emergency repair until towed to Guam 28/04/1945. Arrived Guam & had a temporary bow replaced 06/05/1945. Arrived for repair Norfolk Navy Yard 19/08/1945 |
| Adams | Destroyer Minelayer | Damaged by near miss from Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike & bombs, SW of Kerama Retto, Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze was badly shot up & crashed into the sea by her stern. Both of the bombs the Kamikaze was carrying exploded, seriously damaging her stern & jamming her rudder to starboard 01/04/1945. Towed into Kerama Retto anchorage & moored alongside American repair ship Endymion 02/04/1945. Arrived for repair San Diego 10/07/1945 |
| Rall | Destroyer Escort | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike & bomb, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze struck her on the starboard side aft. 500 lb bomb tore through the ship & passed through the port side before exploding 15' above the surface of the sea. She entered the Hagushi Beach anchorage, Okinawa & was moored alongside American repair ship Pinkney 21 dead, 38 injured 12/04/1945. Arrived for repair at Seattle 18/05/1945 |
| Halloran | Destroyer Escort | Damaged by bomb near miss from Japanese Kamikaze aircraft, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze was shot down into the sea, but its bomb hit her superstructure & exploded, causing serious damage to her hull, 3 dead 12/04/1945 |
| Forrest | Minesweeper | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. She was attacked by 3 Kamikaze aircraft & managed to shoot down 2 before being struck by the third. The Kamikaze struck her starboard side at the waterline, starting fires & flooding, 5 dead, 13 injured 27/04/1945. Departed Kerama Retto, Okinawa after temporary repair 25/06/1945. Arrived Boston, MA 06/08/1945 |
| Emmons | Minesweeper | Damaged by 5 Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strikes, NW of Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. One Kamikaze hit her quarterdeck, the rest hit her starboard side & set her ablaze. Her crew abandoned her with little chance of fighting her fires, 60 dead, 77 injured 26.48N 128.04E 06/04/1945. Scuttled to avoid capture 07/04/1945 |
| Hobson | Minesweeper | Damaged by bomb from Japanese Kamikaze aircraft, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. She was on radar picket duty when she was attacked. Kamikaze missed her, crashing into the sea on her starboard side, the bomb it was carrying exploded on her main deck, starting a major fire 16/04/1945. Arrived for repair at Norfolk Navy Yard 16/06/1945 |
| Rodman | Minesweeper | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike & bomb, NW of Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa, whilst in company with American warship Emmons. Kamikaze struck her on the port bow, the bomb it was carrying also exploded at the same time, 16 dead, 20 injured 26.48N 128.04E 01/04/1945. Temporary repairs at Kerama Retto 07/04/1945 |
| Harding | Minesweeper | Damaged by bomb from Japanese Kamikaze aircraft, SW of Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Kamikaze crashed into the sea on the starboard side, but the bomb it was carrying tore through the ship, ripping a hole from main deck to keel, where the bomb exploded, 22 dead, 9 injured 26.42N 127.25E 16/04/1945. Towed to Kerama Retto for temporary repair 17/04/1945. Arrived at Norfolk, VA 17/09/1945. Not repaired but decommissioned 02/11/1945 |
| Thornton | Destroyer seaplane tender | Damaged in collision with American transport ships Ashtabula & Escalante, off Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Her starboard side was severely damaged 14/04/1945. Constructive total loss. Beached & decommissioned 02/05/1945 |
| Stringham | Transport | Damaged by collision with American warship La Vallette, whilst at Guam. Her starboard side was damaged as was her bridge 25/04/1945 End of the war stopped any repair at San Diego & she was decommissioned 09/11/1945 |
| Rathburne | Transport | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike off Okinawa 26.26N 127.36E 27/04/1945 |
 | Lost | Report |
| Goodall | Frigate | Torpedoed by German submarine U-286, in entrance to the Kola Inlet, Barents Sea. Her magazine exploded & her forward part of ship was destroyed, 98 dead 69.25N 33.38E 29/04/1945 |
| Damaged | Report | |
| Illustrious | Carrier | Damaged by Japanese Yokosuka D4Y3 'Judy' Kamikaze aircraft strike. Kamikaze missed ship, but took away her Radar before crashing into sea beside her & exploding under her hull. Explosion caused serious structural damage underwater, splitting & damaging hull plates. Ship remained operational 06/04/1945. Withdrawn for repair 15/04/1945. Damage found to be extensive & prompted return to UK at limited speed of 19 knots 24/05/1945 |
| Indefatigable | Carrier | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strike from Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero 'Zeke' with 250 Kgs, hit ship at junction of deck & island causing splinter damage & fire, out of action 40 minutes 8 dead 01/04/1945 |
| Victorious | Carrier | Damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft strikes from Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero 'Zeke', hit flight deck cart wheeled into the sea before 250 Ib bomb exploded. Ship remined operational 01/04/1945 |
| Ulster | Destroyer | Damaged by bomb near miss from Japanese Mitsubishi Zero aircraft, off Okinawa, during Battle of Okinawa. Zero jettisoned 500 lbs bomb whilst being pursued by British Supermarine Seafire aircraft. Ship's bulkhead between engine room & boiler room collapsed. Serious flooding disabled her 01/04/1945. Ship towed to New Zealand warship Gambia to Leyte Gulf where US Navy welded a plate over 25' x 12' hole in her side 06/04/1945. Departed for Sydney then to Chatham at a maximum of 24 knots arriving 08/1945 |
| Ekins | Frigate | Damaged by German acoustic mine, 13 miles NW of Ostend, in the Scheldt Estuary. Boiler room flooded & ship immobilized. She struck a second magnetic mine causing minor damage 16/04/1945. Arrived at Sheerness under tow by salvage tug 17/04/1945. Ship was put into dry dock at Chatham, but has the water was pumped out she broke her back |
| Redmill | Frigate | Damaged by torpedo by German submarine U-1105, 25 miles NW of Blacksod Bay, Ireland. Her stern & propeller shafts were blown off. Ship was towed to Londonderry, 24 dead 54.23N 10.36W 02/04/1945. Constructive total loss |
 | Lost | Report |
| Trombe | Destroyer | Damaged by torpedo strike from German S-Boat off San Remo 17/04/1945 |
 | Lost | Report |
| ShCh 139 | Submarine | Sank following internal explosion 26/04/1945 |
 | Lost | Report |
| Esquimalt | Minesweeper | Torpedoed by German submarine U-190, 5 miles off Chebucto Head, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 44 dead, 26 survived 44.28N 63.10W 16/04/1945 |
Axis Losses
 | Lost | Report |
|---|---|---|
| Yamato | Battleship | Bombed & torpedoed by Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber aircraft & Curtiss SBSC-3 Helldiver dive bomber aircraft from American Task Force 58, 50 miles SW of Kagoshima, during Operation Ten-Go. Hit by at least 11 torpedoes & 8 bombs in less than 2 hours. Her radar gun control was knocked out & 60' hole is ripped in her weather deck. 3 torpedoes hit her port side amidships jamming her rudder hard a port. As her speed dropped to 18 knots, her upper decks were turned into a shambles. Torpedo hits on her starboard side dropped her speed further to 12 knots & her list to port increased. After she was hit by more torpedoes, she slowly rolls over on her beam ends to port before her No 1 turret magazine exploded, 3055 dead, 276 survivors 30.22N 128.04E 07/04/1945 |
| Isuzu | Cruiser | Damaged by bombs from American & Australian Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, Near Flores Island, Dutch East Indies, bomb hit her bow section 06/04/1945. Damaged by torpedoes from American submarine Char, 60 miles NW of Bima, hit on port side under her bow causing engine room to be flooded & limiting her speed to 10 knots. Torpedoed by American submarine Galbilan, 2 torpedoes hit port side, near the aft engine room, her bow breaks out & she capsizes to port & sinks, 190 dead, 450 survivors 38.00S 118.09E 07/04/1945 |
| Yahagi | Cruiser | Bombed & torpedoed by aircraft from American Task Force 58, SW of Kagoshima, in the East China Sea, during Operation Ten-Go. She was disabled during the first attack. Hit by 12 bombs & 6 torpedoes she capsizes to starboard & sinks, 445 dead, 555 survivors 30.47N 128.08E 07/04/1945 |
| Asashimo | Destroyer | Torpedoed by aircraft from American warships Bunker Hill & San Jacinto, 150 miles SW of Nagasaki, during Operation Ten-Go. Ship had fallen behind Yamato Task Force due to engine trouble. Hit by a torpedo on the starboard side she sank stern first in less than 5 minutes, 228 dead, 0 survivors 31.00N 128.00E 07/04/1945 |
| Hamakaze | Destroyer | Sunk by aircraft from American warship San Jacinto 150 miles SW of Nagasaki, during Operation Ten-Go 07/04/1945 |
| Isokaze | Destroyer | Damaged by bomb near miss from aircraft from American Task Force 58, 150 miles SW of Nagasaki, during Operation Ten-Go, ship's engines damaged & steering knocked out, sunk by gunfire from Japanese warship Yukikaze, 20 dead, 54 injured, 285 survivors 30.46N 128.92E 07/04/1945 |
| Hamakaze | Destroyer | Bombed & torpedoed by aircraft from American warship San Jacinto, 150 miles SW of Nagasaki, during Operation Ten-Go. Her back was broken & she sank quickly, 100 dead, 45 injured, 257 survivors 30.47N 128.08E 07/04/1945 |
| Kisumi | Destroyer | Bombs from aircraft from American warships from Task Force 58, 150 miles SW of Nagasaki, during Operation Ten-Go. Her steering was knocked out by 2 bomb hits & numerous near misses, 17 dead, 47 injured 31.00N 128.00E 07/04/1945 |
| I-44 | Submarine | Depth charged & torpedoed by Fido acoustic homing torpedo from Grumman TBM Avenger aircraft from American warship Tulagi, 220 miles SE of Okinawa. Boat was caught on the surface & crash dived to escape. Aircraft dropped acoustic torpedo that was probably responsible for her sinking, 130 dead crew & 4 Kaiten pilots, 0 survivors 24.15N 131.16E 29/04/1945 |
| I-56 | Submarine | Depth charged by American warships Collet, McCord & aircraft from American warship Bataan, 160 miles E of Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa, 122 dead crew & 6 Kaiten pilots, 0 survivors 26.42N 130.38E 18/04/1945 |
| Ro-46 | Submarine | Sunk possibly by aircraft from American warship Tulagi, SE of Okinawa, in the Philippine Sea, during the Battle of Okinawa, 86 dead, 0 survivors 24.15N 131.16E 29/04/1945 |
| Ro-49 | Submarine | Depth charged by American warship Hudson, off Kumejima Island, SW of Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa. Boat was illuminated on the surface by star shell & crash dived to escape. She was hunted for 6 hours before being sunk, 79 dead, 0 survivors 26.22N 126.30E 05/04/1945 |
| Ro-56 | Submarine | Depth charged by American warships Monssen & Mertz, off Okinodaito-Jima, E of Okinawa, during the Battle of Okinawa, 79 dead, 0 survivors 26.09N 130.21E 09/04/1945 |
| Ro-109 | Submarine | Depth charged by American armed transport ship Horace A Bass, SSW of Okino-Daito Jima, W of Taiwan, during the Battle of Okinawa, 65 dead, 0 survivors 21.58N 129.38E 25/04/1945 |
| Amatsukaze | Destroyer Escort | Damaged by bombs, rockets & strafing from American Army North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft, 6 miles E of Amoy, in the Strait of Taiwan. Rockets knocked out her turrets, her bridge collapsed & her engines her were disabled. She ran aground on shoals, S of Amoy Harbour 24.30N 118.10E 06/04/1945. Storms prevented recovery & she was abandoned, 45 dead, 150 survivors 07/04/1945 |
| CD 001 | Escort | Sunk by American Army aircraft SE of Amoy 23.55N 117.40E 06/04/1945 |
| CD 031 | Escort | Torpedoed by American submarine Tirante NW of Cheju Island 33.25N 126.15E 15/04/1945 |
| CD 073 | Escort | Torpedoed by American submarine Sunfish 2 miles off Todosaki, E of Honshu 39.36N 142.05E 16/04/1945 |
| CD 134 | Escort | Sunk by American Army aircraft 50 miles SSW of Amoy 22.55N 117.40E 06/04/1945 |
| CD 186 | Escort | Sunk aircraft from American warships Task Force 58 Amami-o-shima 28.07N 129.09E 02/04/1945 |
| Makuto | Escort | Mined Kanmon Strait 33.53N 131.03E 04/04/1945 |
| Manju | Escort | Damaged by bombs from American Army aircraft at Hong Kong 03/04/1945 |
| Nomi | Escort | Torpedoed by American submarine Tirante NW of Cheju Island 33.25N 126.15E 15/04/1945 |
| W 3 | Minesweeper | Torpedoed by American Submarine Parche NE of Sendai 39.07N 141.57E 09/04/1945 |
| W 12 | Minesweeper | Torpedoed by American Submarine Besugo N of Sumbawa Island 08.13S 119.40E 08/04/1945 |
| T 17 | Transport | Sunk aircraft from American warships Task Force 58 Amami-o-shima 28.07N 129.09E 02/04/1945 |
| Ro-64 | Submarine Training | Mined by American mine laid by aircraft in Hiroshima Bay, 50 dead crew & 30 dead students 12/04/1945 |
| Damaged | Report | |
| Suzutsuki | Destroyer | Damaged by bomb & near misses from aircraft of American warships of Task Force 58, whilst escorting Japanese warship Yamato, during Operation Ten-Go. Bomb hit knocked out her forward gun turrets & near miss flooded her bow section, 57 dead, 34 injured 07/04/1945. Arrived at Sasebo stern first much to the surprise of the Japanese Navy as she had been presumed lost 08/04/1945. Repair work suspended to prioritize Tokko weapon construction 05/05/1945 |
| Yukikaze | Destroyer | Damaged by strafing from aircraft from American warships of Task Force 58, whilst escorting Japanese warship Yamato, during Operation Ten-Go, 3 dead, 15 injured 07/04/1945 |
| I-400 | Submarine | Damaged by mine leaving Kure for Dairen, Manchuria to obtain fuel 12/04/1945 |
 | Lost | Report |
| Admiral Scheer | Pocket-Battleship | Bombed & capsized by British RAF aircraft in Kiel inner dockyard basin 09/04/1945 |
| Lutzow | Pocket-Battleship | Bombed by British RAF Halifax aircraft armed with 12,000 Ib bombs in Kaiserfahrt Canal, Swinemunde 16/04/1945 |
| Koln | Cruiser | Bombed by British RAF aircraft at Wilhelmshaven Naval Dockyard 31/03/1945. Ship sank on even keel with turrets above the water. She continued to shell advancing British forces till 05/05/1945 |
| FR 37 | Destroyer | Scuttled at Genoa 24/04/1945 |
| T 01 | Destroyer | Bombed by British RAF aircraft at Deutsche Werke, Kiel 10/04/1945 |
| T 13 | Destroyer | Bombed by British RAF Halifax bombers SE of Laeso Island, in Kattegat 10/04/1945 |
| TA 31 | Destroyer | Scuttled at Genoa 24/04/1945 |
| TA 32 | Destroyer | Scuttled at Genoa 24/04/1945 |
| TA 45 | Destroyer Escort | Torpedoed by British MTB's 670 & 697 in the Planinski Channel, Gulf of Fiume 13/04/1945 |
| U-1001 | Submarine | Depth charged by British warships Fitzroy & Byron, SW of Land's End, in the Enlish Channel, 45 dead, 0 survivors 49.19N, 10.23W, 08/04/1945 |
| U-1017 | Submarine | Depth charged by British Liberator aircraft in the North Atlantic, WNW of Bloody Foreland, 34 dead, 0 survivors 56.04N 11.06W 29/04/1945 |
| U-1024 | Submarine | Damaged by Squid bombs & depth charges from British warships Loch Glendhu & Loch Achray, in the Irish Sea, S of the Isle of Man, 9 dead, 37 survivors captured 53.39N 05.03W 12/04/1945. Boat taken in tow by British warship Loch More, but tow snapped & boat sank 13/04/1945 |
| U-1025 | Submarine | Stricken defective batteries, 30/04/1945. Scuttled in Flensburg Fjord, 05/05/1945 |
| U-1055 | Submarine | Missing in the North Atlantic or English Channel, no explanation exist 49 dead, 0 survivors 23/04/1945 |
| U-1063 | Submarine | Depth charged by British warships Duckworth & Rowly, in the English Channel, S of The Lizard, 29 dead, 17 survivors captured 50.08N 03.53W 15/04/1945 |
| U-1065 | Submarine | Sunk by 10 rocket firing & strafing British Mosquito aircraft in the Kattegat, NW of Gothenburg, boat was in company with U-804, boat exploded & sank, 45 dead, 0 survivors 57.48N 11.26E 09/04/1945 |
| U-1107 | Submarine | Bombed by retro bombs by American MAD Catalina aircraft in the Bay of Biscay, WSW of Ushant, 37 dead, ? survivors 48.00N 06.30W 30/04/1945 |
| U-1195 | Submarine | Depth charged by British warship Watchman in the English Channel, SSW of Selsey Bill, 32 dead, 18 survivors captured 50.33.17N 00.56.09W 07/04/1945 |
| U-1197 | Submarine | Captured by British forces at Wesermunde 25/04/1945 |
| U-1206 | Submarine | Accident during diving in the North Sea, SSE of Peterhead, 4 dead, 46 survivors 57.21N 01.39W 14/04/1945 |
| U-1221 | Submarine | Bombed by American aircraft at Kiel Buoy A 7 dead, 11 survivors 03/04/1945 |
| U-1235 | Submarine | Depth charged & Hedgehog bombs from American warships Frost & Stanton, in the North Atlantic, 500 miles N of the Azores, 57 dead, 0 survivors 42.54N 30.25W 15/04/1945 |
| U-1274 | Submarine | Depth charged by British warship Viceroy, in the North Sea, ESE of Holy Island, 44 dead, 0 survivors 55.36N 01.24W 16/04/1945 |
| U-183 | Submarine | Torpedoed by American submarine Besugo, boat was carrying extra fuel in her dive tanks & could not dive to escape, in the Java Sea, 54 dead, 1 survivor captured 04.50S 112.52E, 23/04/1945 |
| U-235 | Submarine | Depth charged by German MTB T.17 in error in the Kattegat, 47 dead, 0 survivors 57.44N 10.39E 14/04/1945 |
| U-242 | Submarine | Mined in St. George Channel, QZX, 52.02,9N, 05.46,8W, 44 dead, 0 survivors 05/04/1945 |
| U-246 | Submarine | Missing in Irish Sea S of the Isle of Man 04/1945 |
| U-2509 | Submarine | Bombed by British Lancaster and Handley Page Halifax aircraft at Blohm & Voss shipyard, Hamburg, 08/04/1945 |
| U-251 | Submarine | Strafed by rockets & cannon fire from 8 British & Norwegian Mosquito aircraft in the Kattegat, S of Gothenburg, 39 dead, 4 survivors 56.37N 11.51E 19/04/1945 |
| U-2514 | Submarine | Bombed at Hamburg, 08/04/1945 |
| U-2516 | Submarine | Bombed at Kiel 09/04/1945 |
| U-2537 | Submarine | Bombed by British aircraft in Hamburg 08/04/1945 |
| U-2542 | Submarine | Bombed at the Hindenburg bank, Kiel, 03/04/1945 |
| U-285 | Submarine | Depth charged by British warships Grindall & Keats, in the North Atlantic SW of Ireland, 44 dead 0 survivors 50.13N 12.48W 15/04/1945 |
| U-286 | Submarine | Depth charged by British warships Loch Shin, Anguilla & Cotton, in the Barents Sea, N of Kola Inlet, 51 dead 0 survivors 29/04/1945 |
| U-3003 | Submarine | Bombed by American aircraft at Kiel 04/04/1945 |
| U-307 | Submarine | Damaged by depth charges from British warship Loch Insh, boat was forced to the surface & sunk by gunfire, in the Barents Sea, off Kola Inlet, 37 dead 14 survivors captured 29/04/1945 |
| U-321 | Submarine | Depth charged by Polish Wellington aircraft SW of Ireland, 41 dead, 0 survivors 50.00N 12.57W 02/04/1945 |
| U-325 | Submarine | Mined by British deep laid minefield off coast of N Cornwall 52 dead, 0 survivors 07/04/1945 |
| U-326 | Submarine | Torpedoed by acoustic homing torpedo from American Liberator aircraft, in the Bay of Biscay W of Brest, boat's Schnorkel (her snorkel) was sighted by Liberator which then attacked, 43 dead, 0 survivors 48.12N 05.42W 25/04/1945 |
| U-3512 | Submarine | Bombed by British aircraft at Kiel 08/04/1945 |
| U-3525 | Submarine | Damaged by bombs in the western Baltic, 30/04/1945. Scuttled at Kiel 03/05/1945 |
| U-396 | Submarine | Missing no explanation 45 dead, 0 survivors 04/1945 |
| U-398 | Submarine | Missing no explanation in the North Sea or Arctic Ocean 43 dead, 0 survivors 17/04/1945 |
| U-4708 | Submarine | Scuttled in the Kilian bunker in Kiel, 09/04/1945 |
| U-486 | Submarine | Torpedoed by British submarine Tapir, in the North Sea, NW of Bergen, 48 dead, 0 survivors 60.44N 04.39E 12/04/1945 |
| U-518 | Submarine | Depth charged by American warships Carter & Neal A Scott, in the North Atlantic, NW of the Azores, 56 dead, 0 survivors 43.26N 38.23W 22/04/1945 |
| U-546 | Submarine | Damaged by depth charges from American warship Flahery, boat was forced to the surface & sunk by gunfire from American warships Neunzer, Chatelain, Varian, Hubbard, Janssen, Pillsbury, Flaherty & Keith, in the North Atlantic, NW of the Azores, 26 dead, 33 survivors captured 43.53N 40.07W 24/04/1945 |
| U-548 | Submarine | Depth charged & hedgehog bombs from American warships Reuben James & Buckley, in the North Atlantic, SW of Sable Island, 58 dead, 0 survivors 42.19N 61.45W 19/04/1945 |
| U-56 | Submarine | Bombed by British aircraft at Kiel, 6 dead,19 survivors 28/04/1945 |
| U-636 | Submarine | Depth charged by British warships Bazely, Bentinck & Drury in the North Atlantic, WNW of Blood Foreland, 47 dead, 0 survivors 58.25N 19.22W 05/04/1943 |
| U-677 | Submarine | Bombed by British bombers at Howaldtswerke yard, Hamburg, 05/04/1945 |
| U-747 | Submarine | Bombed by American forces in Hamburg, 01/04/1945 |
| U-749 | Submarine | Bombed by American bombers at Krupp Germaniawerke dockyard, Kiel 04/04/1945 |
| U-774 | Submarine | Depth charged by British warship Calder & Bentinck, in the North Atlantic, SW of Land's End, 44 dead, 0 survivors 49.58N 11.51W 08/04/1945 |
| U-78 | Submarine | Sunk by artillery fire at the electricity supply station Pillau by Soviet forces, 16/04/1945 |
| U-804 | Submarine | Sunk by 13 rocket firing British Mosquito aircraft in the Kattegat, NW of Gothenberg, boat was in company with U-1065, boat exploded & sank, 55 dead, 0 survivors 57.58N 11.15E 09/04/1945 |
| U-843 | Submarine | Sunk by rocket firing British Mosquito aircraft in the Kattegat, SE of Skagen, 44 dead, 0 survivors 57.48N 11.26E 09/04/1945 |
| U-857 | Submarine | Missing in North Atlantic off American east coast, 59 dead, 0 survivors 07/04/1945 |
| U-876 | Submarine | Damaged by British bombs 09/04/1945. Scuttled at Eckernforde 03/05/1945 |
| U-878 | Submarine | Depth charged by British warships Vanquisher & Tintagel Castle in the Bay of Biscay, WSW of Brest, 51 dead, 0 survivors 47.35N 10.33W 10/04/1945 |
| U-879 | Submarine | Depth charged by American warships Natchez, Coffman, Bostock & Thomas, in the North Atlantic, E of Cape Hatteras, 52 dead, 0 survivors 36.34N 74.00W 30/04/1945 |
| U-880 | Submarine | Depth charged & Hedgehog attack by American warships Stanton & Frost in the North Atlantic, N of the Azores, 49 dead, 0 survivors 47.18N 30.26W 16/04/1945 |
| U-982 | Submarine | Bombed by British bombers at Hamburg 09/04/1945 |
| Uj 2221 | Corvette | Scuttled at Genoa 24/04/1945 |
| Uj 2222 | Corvette | Torpedoed by American MTB's Gulf of Genoa 23/04/1945 |
| Uj 2226 | Corvette | Scuttled at Monfalcone 24/04/1945 |
| Uj 2227 | Corvette | Scuttled at Monfalcone 24/04/1945 |
| Uj 2228 | Corvette | Scuttled at Monfalcone 24/04/1945 |
| Uj 6083 | Corvette | Scuttled at Genoa 24/04/1945 |
| Uj 6084 | Corvette | Scuttled at Genoa 24/04/1945 |
| SG 15 | Escort | Scuttled at Genoa 24/04/1945 |
| SG 20 | Escort | Scuttled at Oneglia 25/04/1945 |
| SG 23 | Escort | Scuttled at Genoa 24/04/1945 |
| M 2 | Minesweeper | Bombed by British RAF aircraft in Fedjefjord 11/04/1945 |
| M 368 | Minesweeper | Mined by mine laid by British RAF aircraft 5 miles NE of Lindesnes, Norway 58.02N 07.12E 15/04/1945 |
| M 376 | Minesweeper | Bombed by Soviet aircraft off Hela 11/04/1945 |
| M 403 | Minesweeper | Bombed by British RAF aircraft SE of Anholt Island, Kattegat 56.36N 11.49E 19/04/1945 |
| M 455 | Minesweeper | Bombed by British RAF aircraft at Cuxhaven 30/04/1945 |
| M 504 | Minesweeper | Bombed & capsized by British RAF aircraft in Kiel dockyard 09/04/1945 |
| M 802 | Minesweeper | Bombed by American Army aircraft at Kiel 03/04/1945 |
| Schlesien | Coastal Battleship | Mined & sank in shallow water by British RAF mine off Swinemunde 04/04/1945 |
| Damaged | Report | |
| Admiral Hipper | Cruiser | Damaged by bombs from British RAF aircraft, ship was seriously damaged 03/04/1945. Damaged by bombs from British RAF aircraft again, superstructure badly damaged 09/04/1945 |
| T 16 | Destroyer | Damaged by bombs from British RAF aircraft at Frederikshavn, Denmark 13/04/1945. Not repaired |
| Z 34 | Destroyer | Damaged by torpedo from Soviet MTB, near Danzig, in the Baltic Sea 15/04/1945 |
| Z 43 | Destroyer | Damaged by mine from Soviet aircraft near Kolberg 10/04/1945 |
| U-904 | Submarine | Damaged by rocket firing British Typhoon aircraft at Eckenförde Bucht 30/04/1945 |
| U-1227 | Submarine | Damaged by British air raid Kiel 09/04/1945. Not repaired |
| U-2335 | Submarine | Damaged by rockets & strafing from British & Norwegian Mosquito aircraft in the Kattegat 19/04/1945. Boat not repaired |
| U-2502 | Submarine | Damaged by rockets & strafing from British Mosquito aircraft in the Kattegat 19/04/1945. Not repaired |
| U-3532 | Submarine | Damaged by bombs from British aircraft in Hamburg, stern damaged 08/04/1945. Stricken and used as electricity producing boat |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bremerton | Heavy Cruiser | New York Shipbuilding Co, Camden, NJ | Jul 1944 | 9 x 8"; 12 x 5"; 48 x 40 mm; 4 aircraft | 6"-4" | 33 | 13600 | 2039 |
| Everett F Larson | Destroyer | Union Iron Works, Bath, ME | Jan 1945 | 6 x 5"; 12 x 40 mm; 11 x 20 mm; 10 x 21" TT | 36.8 | 2616 | 336 | |
| Goodrich | Destroyer | Union Iron Works, Bath, ME | Feb 1945 | 6 x 5"; 12 x 40 mm; 11 x 20 mm; 10 x 21" TT | 36.8 | 2616 | 336 | |
| Lofberg | Destroyer | Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco, CA | Aug 1944 | 6 x 5"; 12 x 40 mm; 11 x 20mm; 10 x 21" TT | 36.5 | 2610 | 336 | |
| Perkins | Destroyer | Consolidated Steel, Orange, TX | Dec 1944 | 6 x 5"; 12 x 40 mm; 11 x 20 mm; 10 x 21" TT | 36.8 | 2616 | 336 | |
| Vesole | Destroyer | Consolidated Steel, Orange, TX | Dec 1944 | 6 x 5"; 12 x 40 mm; 11 x 20 mm; 10 x 21" TT | 36.8 | 2616 | 336 | |
| Vogelgesang | Destroyer | Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island, NY | Jan 1945 | 6 x 5"; 12 x 40 mm; 11 x 20 mm; 10 x 21" TT | 36.8 | 2616 | 336 | |
| Chivo | Submarine | Electric Boat Co, Groton, CT | Jan 1945 | 1 x 5"; 1 x 40 mm; 1 x 20 mm; 10 x 21" TT | 20.25 | 1525 | 80 | |
| Entemedor | Submarine | Electric Boat Co, Groton, CT | Dec 1944 | 1 x 5"; 1 x 40 mm; 1 x 20 mm; 10 x 21" TT | 20.25 | 1525 | 80 | |
| Mapiro | Submarine | Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Manatowoc, WI | Nov 1944 | 1 x 5"; 1 x 40 mm; 1 x 20 mm; 10 x 21" TT | 20.25 | 1525 | 80 | |
| Medregal | Submarine | Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH | Dec 1944 | 1 x 5"; 1 x 40 mm; 1 x 20 mm; 10 x 21" TT | 20.25 | 1570 | 80 | |
| Requin | Submarine | Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH | Jan 1945 | 1 x 5"; 1 x 40 mm; 1 x 20 mm; 10 x 21" TT | 20.25 | 1570 | 80 | |
| Vella Gulf | Escort Carrier | Todd Co, Tacoma, WA | Oct 1944 | 2 x 5"; 36 x 40 mm; 20 x 20 mm; 33 aircraft | 19 | 10330 | 1066 | |
| Donald W Wolf | Amphibious Landing Ship | Defoe Shipbuilding, Bay City, MI | Jul 1944 | 1 x 5"; 6 x 40 mm; 6 x 20 mm; DC 2; 4 LCVP; 162 troops | 23.6 | 1430 | 156 | |
| Walter B Cobb | Amphibious Landing Ship | Bethlehem Steel, Hingham, MA | Feb 1944 | 1 x 5"; 6 x 40 mm; 6 x 20 mm; DC 2; 4 LCVP; 162 troops | 23.6 | 1430 | 156 | |
| Endicott | Minesweeper | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co. Seattle, WA | Apr 1942 | 4 x 5"; 4 x 40 mm; 7 x 20 mm; 5 x 21" TT | 35 | 1839 | 208 | |
| Burke | Transport | Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA | Apr 1943 | 1 x 5"; 6 x 40 mm; 6 x 20 mm; 2 x DC racks; 4 x LCVP; 162 troops | 23 | 1432 | 186 | |
| Enright | Transport | Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA | May 1943 | 1 x 5"; 6 x 40 mm; 6 x 20 mm; 2 x DC racks; 4 x LCVP; 162 troops | 23 | 1432 | 186 | |
| Schmitt | Transport | Bethlehem Steel, Quincy, MA | May 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 |
| Glory | Light Carrier | Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | Nov 1943 | 24 x 1.6"; 37 Aircraft | 25 | 18040 | 1300 | |
| Tireless | Submarine | Portsmouth Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth | Mar 1943 | 1 x 4"; 11 x 21" TT | 15.25 | 1327 | 61 | |
| Meon | Frigate | A & J Inglis Ltd, Glasgow | Aug 1943 | 2 x 4"; 1 x Hedgehog; 150 Mines | 20 | 2180 | 140 | |
| Widemouth Bay | Frigate | Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast | Oct 1944 | 4 x 4"; 4 x 40 mm ; 2 x 20 mm; 1 x Hedgehog; 50 DC | 19.5 | 2420 | 157 | |
| Alacrity | Sloop | William Denny & Bros, Ltd, Dumbarton | Sep 1944 | 6 x 4"; 1 x 3"; 110 Mines | 20 | 1880 | 192 | |
| Marvel | Minesweeper | Redfern Construction Co, Toronto, ON | Aug 1944 | 1 x 4"; 90 DC | 16.5 | 1265 | 138 | |
| Mary Rose | Minesweeper | Redfern Construction Co, Toronto, ON | Aug 1943 | 1 x 4"; 90 DC | 16.5 | 1265 | 138 | |
| Class | Builder | Launched | Armament | Armour | Speed | Tons | Crew |
| Dixmude | Escort Carrier | Sun Shipbuilding, Chester, PA | Dec 1940 | 3 x 4"; 19 x 20 mm; 15 Aircraft | 16.5 | 12850 | 555 | |
| Class | Builder | Launched | Armament | Armour | Speed | Tons | Crew |
| S 017 | Submarine | Krasnaya Sormovo Yard, Gorki | Apr 1940 | 1 x 100 mm; 1 x 45 mm; 1 x 0.303" MG; 6 x 21" TT | 18.85 | 856 | 45 | |
 | Class | Builder | Launched | Armament | Armour | Speed | Tons | Crew |
| Diamantina | Frigate | Walkers Ltd,. Maryborough, QD | Apr 1944 | 2 x 4"; 8 x 20 mm; 150 mines | 20 | 1460 | 140 |
Axis Commissioned
| Class | Builder | Launched | Armament | Armour | Speed | Tons | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natsuzuki | Destroyer | Sasebo Naval Dockyard | Dec 1944 | 8 x 3.9"; 4 x 25 mm; 4 x 24" TT; 72 DC | 33 | 2701 | 300 | |
| I-373 | Submarine | Yokosuka Naval Dockyard | 1 x 5.5"; 2 x 25 mm; 6 x 21" TT | 13 | 1660 | 60 | ||
| CD 059 | Escort | Asano Shipbuilding Co, Tsurumi, Yokohama | 2 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC | 16.5 | 745 | 136 | ||
| CD 065 | Escort | Nihonkai Dock Co, Toyama | 2 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC | 16.5 | 745 | 136 | ||
| CD 073 | Escort | Asano Shipbuilding Co, Tsurumi, Yokohama | 2 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC | 16.5 | 745 | 136 | ||
| CD 075 | Escort | Nihonkai Dock Co, Toyama | 2 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC | 16.5 | 745 | 136 | ||
| CD 158 | Escort | Harima Co, Harima | 2 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC | 17.5 | 740 | 160 | ||
| CD 200 | Escort | Mitsubishi Heavy Metals Industries, Nagasaki | Mar 1945 | 2 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC | 17.5 | 740 | 160 | |
| Amami | Escort | Asano Shipbuilding Co, Tsurumi, Yokohama | Nov 1944 | 3 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC | 19.5 | 940 | 150 | |
| Habuto | Escort | Hitachi Kanagawa Shipyard, Sakurajima | Feb 1945 | 3 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC | 19.5 | 940 | 150 | |
| Ikara | Escort | Uraga Dock Co, Ltd, Tokyo | Feb 1945 | 3 x 4.7"; 6 x 25 mm; 120 DC | 19.5 | 940 | 150 | |
| Kusunoki | Destroyer Escort | Yokosuka Naval Dockyard | Jan 1945 | 3 x 5"; 24 x 25 mm; 4 x 24" TT; 60 DC | 27.8 | 1262 | 150 | |
| Class | Builder | Launched | Armament | Armour | Speed | Tons | Crew |
| U-1025 | Submarine | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | May 1944 | 1 x 88 mm; 1 x 20 mm; 5 x 21" TT | 17.6 | 747 | 44 | |
| U-2368 | Submarine | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg | Mar 1945 | 2 x 21" TT | 15 | 230 | 14 | |
| U-2369 | Submarine | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg | Mar 1945 | 2 x 21" TT | 15 | 230 | 14 | |
| U-2371 | Submarine | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg | Apr 1945 | 2 x 21" TT | 15 | 230 | 14 | |
| U-2545 | Submarine | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | Feb 1945 | 4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines | 15.5 | 1595 | 53 | |
| U-2548 | Submarine | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | Mar 1945 | 4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines | 15.5 | 1595 | 53 | |
| U-2551 | Submarine | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | Mar 1945 | 4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines | 15.5 | 1595 | 53 | |
| U-2552 | Submarine | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | Mar 1945 | 4 x 30 mm; 6 x 21" TT; 12 Mines | 15.5 | 1595 | 53 | |
| U-4712 | Submarine | Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel | Mar 1945 | 2 x 21" TT | 15 | 230 | 14 |
Neutral Commissioned
| No neutral ships commissioned this month |