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USS Archerfish (SS/AGSS-311) was a Balao-class submarine.She was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the archerfish. Archerfish is best known for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano in November 1944, the largest warship ever sunk by a submarine.
At 15:12, it was announced that the ship was sinking. A final message was sent at 17:41 stating the ship was slowly sinking and requesting immediate assistance. [5] Aircraft in Newfoundland were grounded by the weather and unable to assist in the search for Hans Hedtoft. [1]
Sixteen carriers were lost to the air groups of enemy aircraft carriers, and five were sunk to land based aircraft. Ten were sunk in non combat zones, six were sunk as target ships, one was scuttled to prevent capture, one was sunk as a block ship, one sank to an internal explosion, and one was scuttled after scrapping was refused.
Soon after a single ship had replied, water rushed in through Paulson's door and completely flooded his room. Paulson was able to escape. Only three minutes after the collision, San Juan capsized completely onto her port side and sank by the stern. It was the fastest sinking of any ship on the West Coast of the United States.
During the war, Enterprise guns and planes shot down 911 enemy aircraft, sank 71 ships, and destroyed or damaged another 192. It played a vital role in the Doolittle Raids. During the Battle of ...
Battleships sunk by aircraft as targets (4 P) Pages in category "Battleships sunk by aircraft" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
A number of Allied ships were damaged by Japanese suicide air attacks during World War II.Many of these attacks were by the kamikaze (officially Shinpū Tokubetsu Kōgekitai, "Divine Wind Special Attack Unit"), using pilot-guided explosive missiles, purpose-built or converted from conventional aircraft, by the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific ...