User:Hungrydog55/sandbox/military/pacificfront/1945-99 List of IJN ship losses

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Escort aircraft carriers (CVE)[edit]

USS Long Island[edit]

USS Long Island
Long Island class (1)
Displacement: 13,499 long tons (13,716 t)
Length: 492 ft (150 m)
Aircraft capacity: 30
Complement: 970
Speed: 16.5 kn (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Name Hull
number
Laid
down
Launched Commis-
sioned
Notes
Long Island CVE-1 7 Jul 1939 11 Jan 1940 2 Jun 1941 Built as Mormacmail (I)

Bogue class[edit]

USS Bogue underway near Norfolk Navy Yard, 20 June 1943
Bogue class (11)
Displacement: 13,980 long tons (14,200 t)
Length (oa): 495.67 ft (151.08 m)
Aircraft capacity: 19-24
Complement: 890
Speed: 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Name Hull
number
Laid
down
Launched Commis-
sioned
War loss Notes
Bogue CVE-9 1 Oct 1941 15 Jan 1942 26 Sep 1942 Built as Steel Advocate
Card CVE-11 27 Oct 1941 27 Feb 1942 8 Nov 1942
Copahee CVE-12 18 Jun 1941 21 Oct 1941 15 Jun 1942
Core CVE-13 2 Jan 1942 15 May 1942 10 Dec 1942
Nassau CVE-16 27 Nov 1941 4 Apr 1942 20 Aug 1942
Altamaha CVE-18 19 Dec 1941 22 May 1942 15 Sep 1942
Barnes CVE-20 19 Jan 1942 2 May 1942 20 Feb 1943
Block Island CVE-21 19 Jan 1942 1 May 1942 8 Mar 1943 Torpedoed by U-549 off Canary Islands, 29 May 1944
Breton CVE-23 25 Feb 1942 27 Jun 1942 12 Apr 1943
Croatan CVE-25 15 Apr 1942 1 Aug 1942 28 Apr 1943
Prince William CVE-31 18 May 1942 23 Aug 1942 9 Apr 1943 Last ship, first group of Bogue-class, sometimes referred to as Prince William-class

middling classes[edit]

Name Hull
number
Laid
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Launched Commis-
sioned
Notes
BAVG-4 Charger 19 Jan 1940 1 Mar 1941 2 Oct 1941 Built as Rio de la Plata

Became HMS Charger (D27) Returned to USN, 4 Oct 1941
Redesignated USS Charger (CVE-30), 20 Aug 1942

Charger CVE-30 Charger 19 Jan 1940 1 Mar 1941 3 Mar 1942 Same ship as "BAVG-4" and HMS Charger (D27)

Avenger class[edit]

HMS Avenger
Avenger class (5)
Displacement: 13,499 long tons (13,716 t)
Length: 492 ft (150 m)
Aircraft capacity: 30
Complement: 970
Speed: 16.5 kn (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Name Hull
number
Laid
down
Launched Commis-
sioned
War loss Notes
Mormacland BAVG-1 7 Jun 1939 14 Dec 1939 17 Nov 1941 Became HMS Archer (D78)
Rio Hudson BAVG-2 28 Nov 1939 27 Nov 1940 2 Mar 1942 Sunk by U-155, 15 Nov 1942 Became HMS Avenger (D14)
Rio Parana BAVG-3 28 Dec 1939 18 Dec 1940 6 May 1942 Became HMS Biter (D97)
Rio de Janeiro BAVG-5 14 Mar 1940 12 Apr 1941 2 Jul 1942 Sunk by aviation fuel explosion, 27 Mar 1943 Became HMS Dasher (D37)
Mormacmail (II) BAVG-6 3 Nov 1941 7 Mar 1942 31 Jan 1943 Became HMS Tracker (D24)

Attacker class[edit]

HMS Attacker
Attacker class ()
Displacement: 14,400 long tons (14,600 t)
Length: 496 ft (151 m)
Aircraft capacity: 20
Complement: 646
Speed: 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Name Hull
number
Laid
down
Launched Commis-
sioned
Notes
Altamaha CVE-6 15 Apr 1941 4 Apr 1942 31 Oct 1942 Built as Mormacmail (III)

Became HMS Battler (D18)

Barnes CVE-7 17 Apr 1941 27 Sep 1941 30 Sep 1942 Built as Steel Artisan

Became HMS Attacker (D02)

Block Island CVE-8 15 May 1941 22 May 1942 9 Jan 1943 Built as Mormacpenn

Became HMS Hunter (D80)

Breton CVE-10 28 Jun 1941 15 Feb 1943 9 Apr 1943 Built as Mormacgulf

Became HMS Chaser (D32)

Croatan CVE-14 5 Sep 1941 4 Apr 1942 20 Feb 1943 Became HMS Fencer (D64)
Hamlin CVE-15 6 Oct 1941 5 Mar 1942 21 Dec 1942 Became HMS Stalker (D91)
St. George CVE-17 31 Jul 1941 18 Jul 1942 14 Jun 1943 Became HMS Pursuer (D73)
Prince William CVE-19 15 Dec 1941 7 May 1942 28 Apr 1943 Became HMS Striker (D12)
Unnamed CVE-22 20 Feb 1942 20 Jun 1942 7 Apr 1943 Became HMS Searcher (D40)
Unnamed CVE-24 11 Apr 1942 16 Jul 1942 25 Apr 1943 Became HMS Ravager (D70)

Sangamon class[edit]

USS Santee
Sangamon class (4)
Displacement: 24,275 long tons (24,665 t)
Length: 553 ft (169 m)
Aircraft capacity: 25-32
Complement: 860-1,080
Speed: 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Name Hull
number
Laid
down
Launched Commis-
sioned
Notes
Sangamon CVE-26 13 Mar 1939 4 Nov 1939 25 Aug 1942 Converted from Cimarron-class oiler
Suwannee CVE-27 3 Jun 1938 4 Mar 1939 24 Sep 1942
Chenango CVE-28 10 Jul 1938 1 Apr 1939 19 Sep 1942
Santee CVE-29 31 May 1938 4 Mar 1939 24 Aug 1942

Ruler class[edit]

Built for Royal Navy

HMS Puncher
Ruler class (23)
Displacement: 11,420 long tons (11,600 t)
Length: 492.25 ft (150.04 m)
Aircraft capacity: 24
Complement: 646
Speed: 17 kn (20 mph; 31 km/h)
Name Hull
number
Laid
down
Launched Commis-
sioned
Notes
Chatham CVE-32 25 May 1942 19 Sep 1942 11 Aug 1943 Became HMS Slinger (D26)

First ship, second group of Bogue-class

Glacier CVE-33 9 Jun 1942 7 Sep 1942 28 Oct 1943 Became HMS Atheling (D51)
Pybus CVE-34 23 Jun 1942 7 Oct 1942 6 Aug 1943 Became HMS Emperor (D98)
Baffins CVE-35 18 Jul 1942 18 Oct 1942 20 Jul 1943 Became HMS Ameer (D01)
Bolinas CVE-36 3 Aug 1942 11 Nov 1942 2 Aug 1943 Became HMS Begum (D38)
Bastian CVE-37 25 Aug 1942 15 Dec 1942 4 Aug 1943 Became HMS Trumpeter (D09)
Carnegie CVE-38 9 Sep 1942 30 Dec 1942 12 Aug 1943 Became HMS Empress (D42)
Cordova CVE-39 22 Sep 1942 30 Jan 1943 25 Aug 1943 Became HMS Khedive (D62)
Delgada CVE-40 9 Oct 1942 20 Feb 1943 20 Nov 1943 Became HMS Speaker (D90)
Edisto CVE-41 20 Oct 1942 22 Mar 1943 7 Sep 1943 Became HMS Nabob (D77)
Estero CVE-42 31 Oct 1942 22 Mar 1943 3 Nov 1943 Became HMS Premier (D23)
Jamaica CVE-43 13 Nov 1942 21 Apr 1943 27 Sep 1943 Became HMS Shah (D21)
Keweenaw CVE-44 27 Nov 1942 6 May 1943 25 Oct 1943 Became HMS Patroller (D07)
Prince CVE-45 17 Dec 1942 18 May 1943 17 Jan 1944 Became HMS Rajah (D10)
Niantic CVE-46 5 Jan 1943 2 Jun 1943 8 Nov 1943 Became HMS Ranee (D03)
Perdido CVE-47 1 Feb 1943 16 Jun 1943 31 Jan 1944 Became HMS Trouncer (D85)
Sunset CVE-48 23 Feb 1943 15 Jul 1943 19 Nov 1943 Became HMS Thane (D48)
St. Andrews CVE-49 12 Mar 1943 2 Aug 1943 7 Dec 1943 Became HMS Queen (D19)
St. Joseph CVE-50 25 Mar 1943 21 Aug 1943 22 Dec 1943 Became HMS Ruler (D72)
St. Simon CVE-51 26 Apr 1943 9 Sep 1943 31 Dec 1943 Became HMS Arbiter (D31)
Vermillion CVE-52 10 May 1943 27 Sep 1943 20 Jan 1944 Became HMS Smiter (D55)
Willapa CVE-53 21 May 1943 8 Nov 1943 5 Feb 1944 Became HMS Puncher (D79)
Winjah CVE-54 5 Jun 1943 22 Nov 1943 18 Feb 1944 Became HMS Reaper (D82), last ship of Bogue-class

Casablanca class[edit]

USS Guadalcanal
Casablanca class (50)
Displacement: 10,902 long tons (11,077 t)
Length: 512.25 ft (156.13 m)
Aircraft capacity: 27
Complement: 910-916
Speed: 19 kn (22 mph; 35 km/h)
Name Hull
number
Laid
down
Launched Commis-
sioned
War loss Notes
Casablanca CVE-55 3 Nov 1942 5 Apr 1943 8 Jul 1943
Liscome Bay CVE-56 9 Dec 1942 19 Apr 1943 7 Aug 1943 Torpedoed by I-175 in Gilbert Islands
24 Nov 1943
Anzio CVE-57 1 May 1943 27 Aug 1943 5 Aug 1946 Originally named Alikula Bay, commissioned as Coral Sea (1943-1944), renamed Anzio (1944-1959)
Corregidor CVE-58 17 Dec 1942 12 May 1943 31 Aug 1943
Mission Bay CVE-59 28 Dec 1942 26 May 1943 13 Sep 1943
Guadalcanal CVE-60 5 Jan 1943 5 Jun 1943 25 Sep 1943
Manila Bay CVE-61 15 Jan 1943 10 Jul 1943 5 Oct 1943
Natoma Bay CVE-62 17 Jan 1943 20 Jul 1943 14 Oct 1943
Midway CVE-63 23 Jan 1943 17 Aug 1943 23 Oct 1943 Battle off Samar (kamikaze)
25 Oct 1944
Originally named Chapin Bay, commissioned as Midway (1943-1944), renamed St. Lo (1944)
Tripoli CVE-64 1 Feb 1943 13 Jul 1943 31 Oct 1943
Wake Island CVE-65 6 Feb 1943 15 Sep 1943 7 Nov 1943
White Plains CVE-66 11 Feb 1943 27 Sep 1943 15 Nov 1943
Solomons CVE-67 19 Mar 1943 6 Oct 1943 21 Nov 1943
Kalinin Bay CVE-68 26 Apr 1943 15 Oct 1943 27 Nov 1943
Kasaan Bay CVE-69 May 1943 24 Oct 1943 4 Dec 1943 Laid down as Type S4-S2-BB3 oiler, completed as CVE-69
Fanshaw Bay CVE-70 18 May 1943 1 Nov 1943 9 Dec 1943
Kitkun Bay CVE-71 3 May 1943 8 Nov 1943 15 Dec 1943
Tulagi CVE-72 7 Jun 1943 15 Nov 1943 21 Dec 1943
Gambier Bay CVE-73 10 Jul 1943 22 Nov 1943 28 Dec 1943 Battle off Samar
25 Oct 1944
Only American aircraft carrier sunk by enemy surface gunfire during World War II.
Nehenta Bay CVE-74 20 Jul 1943 28 Nov 1943 3 Jan 1944
Hoggatt Bay CVE-75 17 Aug 1943 4 Dec 1943 11 Jan 1944
Kadashan Bay CVE-76 2 Sep 1943 11 Dec 1943 18 Jan 1944
Marcus Island CVE-77 15 Sep 1943 16 Dec 1943 26 Jan 1944
Savo Island CVE-78 27 Sep 1943 22 Dec 1943 3 Feb 1944
Ommaney Bay CVE-79 6 Oct 1943 29 Dec 1943 11 Feb 1944 Scuttled after kamikaze strike
4 Jan 1945
Petrof Bay CVE-80 15 Oct 1943 5 Jan 1944 18 Feb 1944
Rudyerd Bay CVE-81 24 Oct 1943 12 Jan 1944 25 Feb 1944
Saginaw Bay CVE-82 1 Nov 1943 19 Jan 1944 2 Mar 1944
Sargent Bay CVE-83 8 Nov 1943 31 Jan 1944 9 Mar 1944
Shamrock Bay CVE-84 15 Mar 1943 4 Feb 1944 15 Mar 1944
Shipley Bay CVE-85 22 Nov 1943 12 Feb 1944 21 Mar 1944
Sitkoh Bay CVE-86 23 Nov 1943 19 Feb 1944 28 Mar 1944
Steamer Bay CVE-87 4 Dec 1943 26 Feb 1944 4 Apr 1944
Cape Esperance CVE-88 11 Dec 1943 3 Mar 1944 9 Apr 1944 Name changed from Tananek Bay 6 Nov 1943
Takanis Bay CVE-89 16 Dec 1943 10 Mar 1944 15 Apr 1944
Thetis Bay CVE-90 22 Dec 1943 16 Mar 1944 12 Apr 1944
Makassar Strait CVE-91 29 Dec 1943 22 Mar 1944 27 Apr 1944
Windham Bay CVE-92 5 Jan 1944 29 Mar 1944 3 May 1944
Makin Island CVE-93 12 Jan 1944 5 Apr 1944 9 May 1944
Lunga Point CVE-94 19 Jan 1944 11 Apr 1944 14 May 1944
Bismarck Sea CVE-95 31 Jan 1944 17 Apr 1944 20 May 1944 Battle of Iwo Jima (kamikaze)
21 Feb 1945
Salamaua CVE-96 4 Feb 1944 22 Apr 1944 26 May 1944 Originally named Anguilla Bay
Hollandia CVE-97 12 Feb 1944 28 Apr 1944 1 Jun 1944
Kwajalein CVE-98 19 Feb 1944 4 May 1944 7 Jun 1944
Admiralty Islands CVE-99 26 Feb 1944 10 May 1944 13 Jun 1944
Bougainville CVE-100 3 Mar 1944 16 May 1944 18 Jun 1944
Matanikau CVE-101 10 Mar 1944 22 May 1944 24 Jun 1944
Attu CVE-102 16 Mar 1944 27 May 1944 30 Jun 1944
Roi CVE-103 22 Mar 1944 2 Jun 1944 6 Jul 1944
Munda CVE-104 29 Mar 1944 27 May 1944 8 Jul 1944

Commencement Bay-class[edit]

USS Commencement Bay
Commencement Bay class (23)
Displacement: 24,100 long tons (24,500 t)
Length: 557 ft (170 m)
Aircraft capacity: 34
Complement: 1,066
Speed: 19 kn (22 mph; 35 km/h)
Name Hull
number
Laid
down
Launched Commis-
sioned
Notes
Commencement Bay CVE-105 23 Sep 1943 9 May 1944 27 Nov 1944
Block Island CVE-106 25 Oct 1943 10 Jun 1944 30 Dec 1944
Gilbert Islands CVE-107 29 Nov 1943 20 Jul 1944 5 Feb 1945
Kula Gulf CVE-108 16 Dec 1943 15 Aug 1944 12 May 1945
Cape Gloucester CVE-109 10 Jan 1944 12 Sep 1944 5 Mar 1945
Salerno Bay CVE-110 7 Feb 1944 26 Sep 1944 19 May 1945
Vella Gulf CVE-111 7 Mar 1944 19 Oct 1944 9 Apr 1945
Siboney CVE-112 1 Apr 1944 9 Nov 1944 14 May 1945 Laid down as Frosty Bay, renamed Siboney 26 Apr 1944
Puget Sound CVE-113 12 May 1944 20 Sep 1944 18 Jun 1945
Rendova CVE-114 15 Jun 1944 29 Dec 1944 22 Oct 1945
Bairoko CVE-115 25 Jul 1944 25 Jan 1945 16 Jul 1945
Badoeng Strait CVE-116 18 Aug 1944 15 Feb 1945 14 Nov 1945
Saidor CVE-117 29 Sep 1944 17 Mar 1945 4 Sep 1945
Sicily CVE-118 23 Oct 1944 14 Apr 1945 27 Feb 1946
Point Cruz CVE-119 4 Dec 1944 18 May 1945 16 Oct 1945
Mindoro CVE-120 2 Jan 1945 27 Jun 1945 4 Dec 1945
Rabaul CVE-121 29 Jan 1945 14 Jun 1945 Acquired by the Navy 30 Aug 1946, never commissioned.
Palau CVE-122 19 Feb 1945 6 Aug 1945 15 Jan 1946
Tinian CVE-123 20 Mar 1945 5 Sep 1945 Acquired by the Navy 30 Jul 1946, never commissioned.
Bastogne CVE-124 2 Apr 1945 Laid down, cancelled before launch
Eniwetok CVE-125 20 Apr 1945
Lingayen CVE-126 1 May 1945
Okinawa CVE-127 22 May 1945
Unnamed CVE-128 Cancelled
CVE-129
CVE-130
CVE-131
CVE-132
CVE-133
CVE-134
CVE-135
CVE-136
CVE-137
CVE-138
CVE-139

Pre-war designs[edit]

Name Hull
number
Ship class War loss Extra
Action Date
Langley CV-1 - Sunk near Cilacap, Java 1942 .
Lexington CV-2 Lexington class Battle of the Coral Sea Error in Template:Date table sorting: '8 May 1942' is an invalid date .
Saratoga CV-3 - - .
Ranger CV-4 - - - .
Yorktown CV-5 Yorktown class Battle of Midway Error in Template:Date table sorting: '7 Jun 1942' is an invalid date .
Enterprise CV-6 - - .
Wasp CV-7 Wasp class (smaller design variant) Torpedoed by I-19 Error in Template:Date table sorting: '15 Sep 1942' is an invalid date .
Hornet CV-8 Yorktown class Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Error in Template:Date table sorting: '26 Oct 1942' is an invalid date .

Essex class[edit]

Name Hull
number
Ship class War loss Extra
Action Date
Essex CV-9 Essex (lead ship) 31 Dec 1942 20 Jun 1969 26 years, 171 days Scrapped in 1975
Yorktown CV-10 Essex 15 Apr 1943 27 Jun 1970 27 years, 73 days Preserved at the Patriot's Point Naval & Maritime MuseumMount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
Intrepid CV-11 Essex 16 Aug 1943 15 Mar 1974 30 years, 211 days Preserved at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space MuseumNew York City, New York, USA
Hornet CV-12 Essex 29 Nov 1943 26 May 1970 26 years, 187 days Preserved at USS Hornet MuseumAlameda, California, USA
Franklin CV-13 Essex 31 Jan 1944 17 Feb 1947 2 years, 351 days Scrapped in 1966
Ticonderoga CV-14 Essex (extended bow) 8 May 1944 1 Sep 1973 29 years, 116 days Scrapped in 1975
Randolph CV-15 Essex (extended bow) 9 Oct 1944 13 Feb 1969 24 years, 127 days Scrapped in 1975
Lexington CV-16 Essex 17 Feb 1943 8 Nov 1991 48 years, 264 days Preserved at USS Lexington Museum on the BayCorpus Christi, Texas, USA
Bunker Hill CV-17 Essex 25 May 1943 9 Jul 1947 4 years, 45 days Scrapped in 1973
Wasp CV-18 Essex 24 Nov 1943 1 Jul 1972 28 years, 220 days Scrapped in 1973
Hancock CV-19 Essex (extended bow) 15 Apr 1944 30 Jan 1976 31 years, 290 days Scrapped in 1976
Bennington CV-20 Essex 6 Aug 1944 15 Jan 1970 25 years, 162 days Scrapped in 1994
Boxer CV-21 16 Apr 1945 1 Dec 1969 24 years, 229 days Scrapped in 1971

! style="text-align:left" | Princeton | CVL-23 | Independence class | 15°21′N 123°31′E / 15.350°N 123.517°E / 15.350; 123.517, Battle of Leyte Gulf | Error in Template:Date table sorting: '24 Oct 1944' is an invalid date | Sunk by land-based aircraft bomb |}