List of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during the Korean conflict

This is a List of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during the Korean War:

Sunk in action

# USS ''Magpie'' (AMS-25) blew up after striking a mine, 21 killed/missing in action and 12 survivors, 29 September 1950.
# USS ''Pirate'' (AM-275) sunk after striking a mine at Wonsan, North Korea, 13 killed/missing, 12 October 1950.
# USS ''Pledge'' (AM-277) sunk after striking a mine at Wonsan, North Korea, 12 October 1950.
# USS ''Partridge'' (AMS-31) sunk after striking a mine, 8 killed, 6 seriously wounded, 2 February 1951.
# USS ''Sarsi'' (ATF-111) sunk after striking a mine at Hungnam, North Korea, 4 killed 4 wounded, 27 August 1952.

Damaged in action

# USS ''Collett'' (DD-730) damaged by North Korean coastal artillery during the landing at Inchon; 7 hits with 5 wounded, 13 September 1950
# USS ''Gurke'' (DD-783) minor damage from coastal artillery during the landing at Inchon; 3 hits, no casualties, 13 September 1950
# USS ''Lyman K. Swenson'' (DD-729) 2 near misses by coastal artillery during the landing at Inchon; 1 killed and 1 wounded, 13 September 1950.
# USS ''Brush'' (DD-745) damaged after striking a mine at off the coast of Tanchon, North Korea; 9 killed and 10 wounded, 26 September 1950.
# USS ''Mansfield'' (DD-728) damaged after striking a mine; 5 missing and 48 wounded, 30 September 1950.
# USS ''Charles S. Sperry'' (DD-697) damaged by 3 hits from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 23 December 1950.
# USS ''Ozbourn'' (DD-846) damaged after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 2 casualties, 23 December 1950.
# USS ''Walke'' (DD-723) extensively damaged after striking a mine off the east coast of North Korea, 26 killed. 12 June 1951.
# USS ''Thompson'' (DMS-38) extensively damaged after being hit by a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 3 killed and 4 wounded, 14 June 1951. On 20 August 1052 Chinese battery hit the flying bridge killing 4 and wounding 9.
# USS ''Hoquiam'' (PF-5) slightly damaged after being hit by a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 1 casualty, 7 May 1951.
# USS ''New Jersey'' (BB-62) slightly damaged after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 4 casualties, 20 May 1951.
# USS ''Brinkley Bass'' (DD-887) minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 8 casualties, 22 May 1951.
# USS ''Frank E. Evans'' (DD-754) slightly damaged after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 4 casualties, 18 June 1951.
# USS ''Henry W. Tucker'' (DDR-875) superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 28 June 1951.
# USS ''Everett'' (PF-8) minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 8 casualties, 3 July 1951.
# USS ''Helena'' (CA-75) minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 2 casualties, 31 July 1951.
# USS ''Dextrous'' (AM-341) superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 1 killed and 3 wounded, 11 August 1951.
# USS ''William Seiverling'' (DE-441) fireroom flooded after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 8 September 1951.
# USS ''Heron'' (AMS-18) superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 10 September 1951.
# USS ''Redstart'' (AM-378) minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 10 September 1951.
# USS ''Firecrest'' (AMS-10) slight damage after being hit by a shore battery at Hungnam, North Korea, no casualties, 5 October 1951.
# USS ''Ernest G. Small'' (DDR-838) extensive damage after striking a mine off the East coast of North Korea, 27 casualties, 7 October 1951.
# USS ''Renshaw'' (DDE-499) slight damage after being hit by a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 1 casualty, 11 October 1951.
# USS ''Ulvert M. Moore'' (DE-442) moderate damage after being hit by a shore battery at Hungnam, North Korea, 3 casualties, 17 October 1951.
# USS ''Helena'' (CA-75) - slight damage after being hit by a shore battery at Hungnam, North Korea, 4 casualties, 23 October 1951.
# USS ''Osprey'' (AMS-28) considerable damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 1 casualty, 29 October 1951.
# USS ''Gloucester'' (PF-22) light damage after being hit by a shore battery at Hongwon, North Korea, 12 casualties, 11 November 1951.
# USS ''Hyman'' (DD-732) minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 23 November 1951.
# USS ''Crook County'' (LST-611) superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery, no casualties, 22 December 1951.
# USS ''Dextrous'' (AM-341) minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 3 casualties, 11 January 1952.
# USS ''Porterfield'' (DD-682) minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Sokto, North Korea, no casualties, 3 February 1952.
# USS ''Endicott'' (DMS-35) minor damage after 2 hits from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, no casualties, 4 February 1952.
# USS ''Rowan'' (DD-782) minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Hungnam, North Korea, no casualties, 22 February 1952.
# USS ''Shelton'' (DD-790) moderate damage after 3 hits from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 15 casualties, 22 February 1952.
# USS ''Henderson'' (DD-785) minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Hungnam, North Korea, no casualties, 23 February 1952.
# USS ''Wisconsin'' (BB-64) insignificant damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 3 casualties, 16 March 1952.
# USS ''Brinkley Bass'' (DD-887) moderate damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 5 casualties, 24 March 1952.
# USS ''Endicott'' (DMS-35) insignificant damage after being hit by a shore battery at Chongjin, North Korea, no casualties, 7 April 1952.
# USS ''Endicott'' (DMS-35) minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, no casualties, 19 April 1952.
# USS ''Osprey'' (AMS-28) minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, no casualties, 24 April 1952.
# USS ''Cabildo'' (LSD-16) minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 2 casualties, 26 April 1952.
# USS ''Laffey'' (DD-724) superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 30 April 1952.
# USS ''Maddox'' (DD-731) superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 30 April 1952.
# USS ''Leonard F. Mason'' (DD-852) superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 2 May 1952.
# USS ''James C. Owens'' (DD-776) considerable damage after 6 hits from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 10 casualties, 7 May 1952.
# USS ''Herbert J. Thomas'' (DDR-833) superficial damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 12 May 1952.
# USS ''Douglas H. Fox'' (DD-779) minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Hungnam, North Korea, 2 casualties, 14 May 1952.
# USS ''Cabildo'' (LSD-16) superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 2 casualties, 25 May 1952.
# USS ''Swallow'' (AMS-26) slight damage after 3 hits from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, no casualties, 25 May 1952.
# USS ''Murrelet'' (AM-372) slight damage after being hit by a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, no casualties, 26 May 1952.
# USS ''Firecrest'' (AMS-10) minor damage after hits from machine gun mounts. No casualties, 30 May 1952.
# USS ''Buck'' (DD-761) motor launch damaged after being hit by a shore battery at Kojo, North Korea, 2 casualties, 13 June 1952.
# USS ''Orleck'' (DD-886) minor damage 1 hit after receiving 50 rounds of 75 mm from North Korean shore batteries; 4 casualties, 13 June 1952.
# USS ''Southerland'' (DDR-743) minor damage after 4 hits from North Korean shore batteries; 8 casualties, 14 July 1952
# USS ''John R. Pierce'' (DD-753) moderate damage after 7 hits from a North Korean shore battery at Tanchon, North Korea, 10 casualties, 6 August 1952.
# USS ''Barton'' (DD-722) minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 2 casualties, 10 August 1952.
# USS ''Grapple'' (ARS-7) minor damage after 1 hit below the waterline from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 12 August 1952.
# USS ''Thompson'' (DMS-38) minor damage in the vicinity of the bridge after an air burst and near misses from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 13 casualties, 20 August 1952.
# USS ''Competent'' (AM-316) superficial damage and lost sweep gear after a shrapnel near miss from a shore battery at Pkg. 4-5, no casualties, 27 August 1952.
# USS ''McDermut'' (DD-677) superficial damage after receiving 60 rounds at 3,700 yards while at Pkg 4-5, no casualties, 27 August 1952.
# USS ''Agerholm'' (DD-826) superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at the Kangsong, North Korea area bombline, 1 casualty, 1 September 1952.
# USS ''Frank E. Evans'' (DD-754) slight damage from near misses, after receiving 69 rounds, from a shore battery at Tanchon, North Korea, no casualties, 8 September 1952.
# USS ''Barton'' (DD-722) major damage after striking a mine 90 miles east of Wonsan, North Korea, 11 casualties, 16 September 1952.
# USS ''Alfred A. Cunningham'' (DD-752) moderate damage from 5 hits and 7 air bursts from North Korean shore batteries. Received 150 rounds of 105 mm from 3 guns. First round was a direct hit at an initial range of 3,500 yards. 8 casualties, 19 September 1952.
# USS ''Perkins'' (DDR-877) superficial damage after being straddled by 5 rounds, from a shore battery at range of 5,000 yards, at Kojo, North Korea. The ship was sprayed with shrapnel from 2 near misses, 18 casualties, 13 October 1952.
# USS ''Osprey'' (AMS-28) minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Kojo, North Korea, 4 casualties, 14 October 1952.
# USS ''Lewis'' (DE-535) moderate damage from 2 hits after receiving 50 rounds from 4-6 guns at Wonsan, North Korea, 8 casualties, 21 October 1952.
# USS ''Mansfield'' (DD-728) minor shrapnel damage after receiving 40 rounds from 4 shore battery guns. The suspected radar controlled guns straddled the ship at a range of 4,300-8,000 yards. No casualties, 28 October 1952.
# USS ''Uhlmann'' (DD-687) minor damage from 3 hits after receiving 160 rounds from a shore battery, 13 casualties, 3 November 1952.
# USS ''Kite'' (AMS-22) 1 small boat destroyed by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 5 casualties, 19 November 1952.
# USS ''Thompson'' (DMS-38) minor damage from 1 hit after receiving 89 rounds from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 1 casualty, 20 November 1952.
# USS ''Hanna'' (DE-449) moderate damage from 1 hit after receiving 60 rounds from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 1 casualty, 24 November 1952.
# USS ''Halsey Powell'' (DD-686) whaleboat damaged after being hit by a shore battery at Hwa-do, North Korea, 2 casualties, 6 February 1953.
# USS ''Gull'' (AMS-16) minor damage from 1 hit after receiving 60 rounds at a range of 5,400-10,000 yards from a North Korean shore battery while at Pkg 2, 2 casualties, 16 March 1953.
# USS ''Taussig'' (DD-746) slight damage from 1 hit after receiving 45 rounds from a shore battery at a range of 6,400-10,000 yards, 1 casualty, 17 March 1953.
# USS ''Los Angeles'' (CA-135) slight damage from 1 hit after receiving 40 rounds of 105 mm from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 27 March 1953.
# USS ''Los Angeles'' (CA-135) minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 13 casualties, 2 April 1953.
# USS ''Maddox'' (DD-731) slight damage from 1–76 mm hit after receiving 209 rounds of heavy fire from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 3 casualties, 16 April 1953.
# USS ''James E. Kyes'' (DD-787) slight damage from 1 hit after receiving 60 rounds of 155 mm at a range of 8,000-12,000 yards from a shore battery near Wonsan, North Korea, 9 casualties, 19 April 1953.
# USS ''Maddox'' (DD-731) moderate damage from 1 hit from a shore battery at Hodo Pando, North Korea. The ship received 186 rounds of 105 mm and several near misses from 4 guns. No casualties, 2 May 1953.
# USS ''Owen'' (DD-536) minor damage from 1 hit from a shore battery at Hodo Pando, North Korea. The ship received 100 rounds of 105 mm with 1 near miss and several straddles from 4 guns. No casualties, 2 May 1953.
# USS ''Bremerton'' (CA-130) superficial damage after 1 near miss from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea. The ship received 18 rounds of 76 mm - 135 mm, 2 casualties, 5 May 1953.
# USS ''Samuel N. Moore'' (DD-747) superficial damage from 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea. The ship received 60 rounds of 90 mm, no casualties, 8 May 1953.
# USS ''Brush'' (DD-745) minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea. The ship received 20 rounds of 76 mm, 9 casualties, 15 May 1953.
# USS ''Swift'' (AM-122) superficial damage from 1 hit from a shore battery at Yang-do, North Korea. The ship received 30 rounds of 76 mm, 1 casualty, 29 May 1953.
# USS ''Clarion River'' (LSM(R)-409) minor damage after 2 hits from a shore battery at Walsa-ri, North Korea. The ship received 30 rounds of 76 mm, 5 casualties, 4 June 1953.
# USS ''Wiltsie'' (DD-716) superficial damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea. The ship received 35 rounds of 76 mm with several air bursts, no casualties, 11 June 1953.
# USS ''Henderson'' (DD-785) superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 17 June 1953.
# USS ''Irwin'' (DD-794) minor damage from 1 hit after receiving 90 rounds near Wonsan, North Korea, 5 casualties, 18 June 1953.
# USS ''Rowan'' (DD-782) moderate damage from 5 hits after receiving 45 rounds of 76–155 mm, at 7,500 yards, near Wonsan, North Korea, 9 casualties, 18 June 1953.
# USS ''Gurke'' (DD-783) slight damage from 2 hits and shrapnel from 5 near misses after receiving 150 rounds of 76–90 mm, at 6,000 to 11,000 yards from a North Korean shore battery, near Songjin, North Korea, 3 casualties, 25 June 1953.
# USS ''Manchester'' (CL-83) superficial damage after near misses during a 30-minute gun duel with a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 30 June 1953.
# USS ''John W. Thomason'' (DD-760) minor shrapnel damage after near misses from 150 rounds of 107 mm from a shore battery at Hodo Pando, North Korea, 7 July 1953.
# USS ''Irwin'' (DD-794) minor damage after 80 rounds of 76 mm air bursts close aboard from a shore battery at Pkg 2, 5 casualties, 8 July 1953.
# USS ''Saint Paul'' (CA-73) Damaged on 17 November 1950, 6 wounded on Chongjin, on 21 April 1952 an accident during attacks against the ports of Wonsan and Chongjin left 30 killed., p. 28. Underwater damage after one 76mm to 90 mm hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 11 July 1953.

Sources

This page is based on the public domain list at the US Department of the Navy web sit

References

# Malcolm W. Cagle and Frank A. Manson. ''The Sea War in Korea''. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute, 1957.
# Paul H. Silverstone, ''US Warships since 1945''. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987.

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