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List Of Ships Damaged By Kamikaze Attack
A number of Allied ships were damaged by ''kamikaze'' attacks during World War II. * USS ''Aaron Ward'' (DM-34) (May 1945) * USS ''Achernar'' (AKA-53) (April 1945) * USS ''Achilles'' (ARL-41) * USS ''Alpine'' (APA-92) * USS ''Ammen'' (DD-527) * USS ''Anthony'' (DD-515) * USS ''Apache'' (ATF-67) * * * USS ''Bache'' (DD-470) * USS ''Barry'' (DD-248) * USS ''Belknap'' (DD-251) * USS ''Belleau Wood'' (CVL-24) * USS ''Bennett'' (DD-473) * USS ''Birmingham'' (CL-62) * USS ''Bowers'' (DE-637) * USS ''Borie'' (DD-704) * USS ''Braine'' (DD-630) * USS ''Bright'' (DE-747) * USS ''Brooks'' (DD-232) * USS ''Bryant'' (DD-665) * USS ''Bullard'' (DD-660) * USS ''Bunker Hill'' (CV-17) * USS ''Butler'' (DD-636) * USS ''Cabot'' (CVL-28) * USS ''Caldwell'' (DD-605) * USS ''California'' (BB-44) * USS ''Callaway'' (APA-35) * USS ''Cassin Young'' (DD-793) * USS ''Champion'' (AM-314) * USS ''Chase'' (DE-158) * USS ''Claxton'' (DD-571) * USS ''Colorado'' (BB-45) * USS ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamikaze
, officially , were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who flew suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, intending to destroy warships more effectively than with conventional air attacks. About 3,800 ''kamikaze'' pilots died during the war, and more than 7,000 naval personnel were killed by ''kamikaze'' attacks. ''Kamikaze'' aircraft were essentially pilot-guided explosive missiles, purpose-built or converted from conventional aircraft. Pilots would attempt to crash their aircraft into enemy ships in what was called a "body attack" (''tai-atari'') in aircraft loaded with bombs, torpedoes and or other explosives. About 19% of ''kamikaze'' attacks were successful. The Japanese considered the goal of damaging or sinking large numbers of Allied ships to be a just reason for suicide attacks; ''kamikaze'' was more accurate than conventional attacks and often cau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Braine (DD-630)
USS ''Braine'' (DD-630), a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Daniel L. Braine (1829–1898), who served in the American Civil War. Constructed by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, the ship was launched on 7 March 1943 and commissioned on 11 May 1943. The destroyer took part in the United States' naval campaign in the South Pacific during World War II. Following the war, the vessel was decommissioned and placed in reserve. During the Korean War, ''Braine'' was recommissioned and operated in the Mediterranean Sea before being decommissioned for the final time by the United States Navy in 1971. The destroyer was sold to Argentina and renamed ARA ''Almirante Domecq Garcia'' after Admiral Manuel Domecq Garcia and served with the Argentinian Navy until disposed of as a target ship in 1983. Construction and career ''Braine'' was launched 7 March 1943 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. Daniel L. Braine, wife of a grandson of Rear Admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Chase (DE-158)
USS ''Chase'' (DE-158/APD-54) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1946. History USS ''Chase'' was named in honor of Admiral Jehu V. Chase (1869–1937). She was launched 24 April 1943 by Norfolk Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. J. V. Chase ; and commissioned 18 July 1943. Battle of the Atlantic Between 14 September 1943 and 23 November 1944, ''Chase'' escorted six transatlantic convoys between New York and Norfolk, Virginia and North African ports. During her second such crossing, while approaching Bizerte on 20 April 1944, ''Chase'' fired on attacking enemy torpedo bombers, driving them off, then rescued swimming survivors from three torpedoed merchant ships. During the return passage, ''Chase'' joined in the search for the , which torpedoed on 5 May, and rescued 52 survivors of the sinking. ''Chase'' was converted to a ''Charles Lawrence''-class high speed transport, reclassified APD-54 on 24 November 1944, and with conversion com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Champion (AM-314)
The third USS ''Champion'' (BAM-1/AM-314/MSF-314) was an of the United States Navy. The ship was the first of 32 vessels of the ''Auk'' class ordered for transfer to Great Britain under Lend-Lease, and designated British Minesweeper HMS ''Akbar'' (BAM-1). Twelve of these ships were retained for service in the U.S. Navy. Launched on 12 December 1942 by General Engineering & Dry Dock Company, Alameda, California; redesignated USS ''Champion'' (AM-314) on 23 January 1943, and commissioned on 8 September 1943. World War II Pacific operations Clearing San Diego, California, 7 December 1943, ''Champion'' arrived at Pearl Harbor 13 December. Between 8 January and 4 March 1944, she was assigned the task of guarding vital shipping between Pearl Harbor and San Francisco, California. More direct support to frontline operations came from 18 March to 10 April, when she escorted two resupply convoys to Tarawa, after which she screened a convoy to Kwajalein from 19 April to 7 May in sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Cassin Young (DD-793)
USS ''Cassin Young'' (DD-793) is a of the U.S. Navy named for Captain Cassin Young (1894–1942), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism at the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and killed in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942. ''Cassin Young'' (DD-793) was launched 12 September 1943 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California; sponsored by Mrs. Eleanor Young; and commissioned on 31 December 1943. After serving in World War II, including the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Battle of Okinawa, ''Cassin Young'' was decommissioned, but was reactivated during the Korean War and continued in active service until 1960. She is preserved today as a memorial ship, berthed at Boston Navy Yard in Massachusetts, across from the . She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986 as one of only four surviving ''Fletcher''-class destroyers still afloat. The ''USS Cassin Young'' can now be visited seasonally free of charge in the Boston Navy Yard at Bost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Callaway (APA-35)
USS ''Callaway'' (APA-35) was a that served with the US Navy, and was manned by the United States Coast Guard during World War II. Initially designated as a Navy Transport AP-80, ''Callaway'' was quickly re-designated as attack transport APA-35. The vessel was launched 10 October 1942 as ''Sea Mink'' by Western Pipe and Steel, San Francisco, California, under a Maritime Commission contract, acquired by the Navy 24 April 1943, and commissioned the same day. Operational history Kwajalein ''Callaway'' sailed from Norfolk, Virginia on 23 October 1943 to San Diego, California and trained with United States Marine Corps to prepare for the first of her five assault landings. Joining Task Force (TF) 53 at Lahaina Roads, Hawaii, ''Callaway'' sailed for Kwajalein, where she landed troops in the assault that overwhelmed the defenders on 31 January 1944. Emirau and Saipan After staging at Guadalcanal, ''Callaway'' proceeded combat loaded for the occupation of Emirau where her troops la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
