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The ship was knocked out of the war and although repaired, she did not see active service after World War II. She was scrapped in 1973. USS Wasp (CV-18), on 19 March 1945, was hit with a 500 lb armor-piercing bomb which penetrated both the flight and hangar decks, then exploded in the crew's galley. Many of her shipmates were having breakfast ...
Name Hull number Ship class Location Date Cause Arizona: BB-39 Pennsylvania class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Sunk by bombers from aircraft carrier Hiryū: Oklahoma: BB-37 : Nevada class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Capsized by torpedo bombers from aircraft carriers Akagi and Kaga and raised in 1943 but not repaired. Sank 17 May 1947 in a storm while being towed to San Francisco for ...
The bomb, planted by members of the Jewish Haganah in the hope of disabling the ship, sank her instead. 260 were killed (209 bodies recovered), 172 injured. The surviving refugees were allowed to remain in Palestine. 260 Civilian 1940 United Kingdom: City of Benares – The passenger ship was sunk by U-48 on 17 September.
The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinking after being torpedoed by a German submarine in November 1941, the assisting destroyer HMS Legion was sunk in 1942. This is a list of Royal Navy ships and personnel lost during World War II, from 3 September 1939 to 1 October 1945. See also List of ships of the Royal Navy.
World War II: The transport ship was bombed and sunk in Allied air raids at Hamburg between 30 March and 8 April. She was refloated in 1948, repaired and entered West German service in 1950 as Clare Grammerstorf. [6] Elbing Germany: World War II: The cargo ship was damaged by artillery shelling and beached at Schweinesand. She was later ...
World War II: The Shchuka-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea sometime after 29 October. [5] Sisunthon Nawa United Kingdom: The cargo ship was reported missing in early 1942. Presumed captured or sunk by the Japanese. [6] Trabajador United States Navy: The tug was sunk, probably by Japanese artillery, off Corregidor ...
Sunk, total loss, not salvaged Moored Battleship row, berth F-7 forward of Nevada aft of Tennessee: Nevada: BB-36 Seriously damaged, beached, salvaged, repaired at Puget Sound: Moored aft of Arizona at berth F-8 Oklahoma: BB-37 Sunk, total loss, raised, and later sank in 1947 while under tow to San Francisco.
The lighter sank in Salamander Bay off Port Stephens. [11] Raab Karcher Germany: World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in the Oosterschelde. [12] Tealings United Kingdom: World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk. [13] HMS Thames Royal Navy: World War II: The River-class submarine went missing in the North Sea between 23 July ...