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Navy's Kamikaze Special Attack Corps squadrons carried out their first successful. October 2. 5, 1. 94. Japanese records (e. Tokkotai. Senbotsusha 1. Navy or Army special attack. October 2. 4, 1. 94. Some accounts state that the attack on. Sonoma was made by a kamikaze plane, but others do not specify this. Stern (2. 01. 0, 3. Betty. bombers, the plane type that crashed into Sonoma, were part of. LCI(L)- 1. 06. 5 (landing craft, infantry (large)) on Oct. The reasons for excluding this sinking from the list of ships sunk by. Sonoma (ATO- 1. 2). Warner states that the attack on LCI(L)- 1. Warner (1. 98. 2, 9. 08/01/1991: XV462: G: Phantom FGR2: 19 Sqn: Entered a roll while in a left hand descending turn from which the pilot could not recover. Provides list of names of 47 ships sunk by kamikaze aircraft during World War II. Also includes analysis of sources that provide numbers different than 47. Nord 2501 Noratlas: no more uneven cargo floors! The Nord Noratlas was designed for the French Air Force as. The supersonic SM-6 Standard Missile, designed to shoot down incoming aircraft and cruise missiles, has sunk a target ship in a test. The decommissioned frigate. Canadian Military Aircraft Markings 101. A short primer on the marking schemes used from 1947 to the present: In simple terms, the application of. Sally. (Army Type 9. Heavy Bomber) hit LCI(L)- 1. Army. special attack squadron members did not carry out suicide attacks until. November 5, 1. 94. Osuo 2. 00. 5, 1. LCT- 1. 07. 5 (landing craft, tank) on Dec. The LCT. Group 6. War Diary Entry for 1. December 1. 94. 4 . LCT 1. 07. 5, alongside Liberty Ship MARCUS. DALY, was hit by an enemy plane that dived into the side of the SS MARCUS. DALY and was deflected onto the LCT 1. Plane crashed on deck of LCT 1. LCT on fire. LCT 1. This ship sank after. Japanese twin- engine bomber (Dictionary of American Naval Fighting. Ships). Hovey (minesweeper) on Jan. The Dictionary of. American Naval Fighting Ships gives the following account: . A few moments later another plane coming from the. Chandler. This plane passed very low. Hovey and crashed on the starboard beam. At 0. 45. 5, the instant. Hovey was struck by a torpedo on her. Lights and power were lost. The stern remained nearly level and sinking to the top of the. Two minutes later the bow listed to 9. Long and. Brooke. The Naval Historical Center (2. Hovey, . 1. 6, 1. This ship is also listed by Warner on Dec. Dickerson (high- speed transport) on Apr. Although. hit by a kamikaze on Apr. Kerama Retto to salvage items from the ship. Kerama Retto and then sunk on purpose by American ships (Dictionary of. American Naval Fighting Ships; Warner 1. LST- 4. 47 on Apr. This ship is also listed by Warner on Apr. LCT- 8. 76 on Apr. LST- 5. 99 (landing ship, tank) at. Kerama Retto. The photo below shows the scene after the kamikaze. However, the ship. Argentina in 1. 97. Dictionary of. American Naval Fighting Ships). This has been obtained from the. Warner less the ten ships above that should not have been included. The 4. 7 ships have been. Naval Historical Center. American Merchant Marine at War (2. Exceptions have been explained in the. Notes section at the bottom of this web page. Year. Date. Ship. Oct. Lo (CVE- 6. 3) (escort carrier) . Abner Read (DD- 5. Nov. 2. 7SC- 7. 44 (submarine chaser)Dec. LSM- 2. 0 (landing ship, medium)Dec. Mahan (DD- 3. 64) (destroyer)Dec. LSM- 3. 18 (landing ship, medium)Dec. Ward (APD- 1. 6) (high- speed transport)Dec. Ladd (Liberty cargo ship)Dec. PT- 3. 23 (motor torpedo boat)Dec. Reid (DD- 3. 69) (destroyer)Dec. LST- 4. 72 (landing ship, tank)Dec. LST- 7. 38 (landing ship, tank)Dec. PT- 3. 00 (motor torpedo boat)Dec. LST- 4. 60 (landing ship, tank)Dec. LST- 7. 49 (landing ship, tank)Dec. John Burke (Liberty cargo ship)Dec. Porcupine (IX- 1. Jan. 4. Ommaney Bay (CVE- 7. Jan. Dyche (Liberty cargo ship)Jan. Long (DMS- 1. 2) (high- speed minesweeper)Feb. Bismark Sea (CVE- 2. Apr. 6. Bush (DD- 5. Apr. 6. Colhoun (DD- 8. Apr. 6. Emmons (DMS- 2. Apr. 6. Hobbs Victory (cargo ship)Apr. Logan Victory (cargo ship)Apr. LST- 4. 47 (landing ship, tank) . Abele (DD- 7. 33) (destroyer)Apr. LCS(L)(3)- 3. 3 (landing craft, support (large) (Mk. Pringle (DD- 4. 77) (destroyer)Apr. Swallow (AM- 6. 5) (minesweeper)Apr. LCS(L)(3)- 1. 5 (landing craft, support (large) (Mk. Canada Victory (cargo ship)May 3. Little (DD- 8. 03) (destroyer)May 3. LSM(R)- 1. 95 (landing ship, medium (rocket))May 4. Morrison (DD- 5. 60) (destroyer)May 4. Luce (DD- 5. 22) (destroyer)May 4. LSM(R)- 1. 90 (landing ship, medium (rocket))May 4. LSM(R)- 1. 94 (landing ship, medium (rocket))May 2. Bates (APD- 4. 7) (high- speed transport)May 2. LSM- 1. 35 (landing ship, medium)May 2. Drexler (DD- 7. 41) (destroyer)June 1. William D. Porter (DD- 5. June 1. 6Twiggs (DD- 5. June 2. 1LSM- 5. 9 (landing ship, medium)June 2. Barry (APD- 2. 9) (high- speed transport) . First, even though the summary on page 2. There are only. 3. PC- 1. 12. 9 by suicide boat on Jan. Underhill by kaiten on July 2. The source used. by Inoguchi for ships sunk by kamikaze aircraft was the United. States Naval Chronology, World War II (1. Naval History Division, Office of the Chief of Naval. Operations, Navy Department. However, even though this source includes. LSTs (3. 27 ft. Merchant. Marine included in the list on this web page. The following four ships make up the remainder of the. Inoguchi's list: Sonoma (ATO- 1. Oct. 2. 4, 1. 94. A Japanese aircraft. October 2. 5, 1. 94. PT- 3. 00 on Dec. Inoguchi does include PT- 3. Dec. However, PT- 3. United States Naval Chronology, World War II. Dec. This may have. The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The plane then circled and completed. The explosion enveloped the. Despite the hazard of. Twiggs. 1. 88 survivors were rescued. Among the 1. 52 dead and. Comdr. In summary, below is the reconciliation from Inoguchi's list to this. Incorrect total on page 2. Inoguchi- 2. Only 3. Ships sunk by suicide weapons other than kamikaze. Sonoma (ATO- 1. 2) sunk before. Smaller landing ships and landing craft. Cargo ships. 1PT- 3. Twiggs (destroyer)1. Barry (high- speed transport)4. Total on this web page. In compiling a list of ships sunk by kamikaze aircraft, certain assumptions. Different assumptions will lead to slightly different numbers. The. assumptions used for this web page list include the following: Not Sunk Intentionally After Reaching Shore - For example, Dickerson (high- speed transport). April 2, 1. 94. 5, was sunk on. American ships two days after the battle. The ship had already. Kerama Retto, and the decision was made to tow the ship out. April 4, 1. 94. 5 (Dictionary of. American Naval Fighting Ships). Any ship damaged beyond repair by. The destroyer Colhoun, sunk on April 6, 1. The Dictionary of. American Naval Fighting Ships provides the following description of Colhoun's sinking, . In another example, five kamikaze aircraft hit the. Emmons (DMS- 2. 2) on April 6, 1. Afterward. the abandoned ship with uncontrolled fires was drifting toward enemy. Ellyson (DMS- 1. 9) in the early morning. April 7, 1. 94. 5 (Billingsley 2. Emmons has been. included on this web page's list since the ship sank prior to reaching. Primary Reason For Sinking Was Kamikaze Aircraft - In the case. Hovey on Jan. 7, 1. The reasoning. for excluding Hovey from this web page's list of ships sunk by. For. example, William D. Porter sank without any plane directly hitting the. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. On 1. 0 June 1. 94. William D. Porter fell victim to a unique though. At 0. 81. 5 that morning, an obsolete. The destroyer managed to. Somehow. the explosive- laden plane ended up directly beneath. William D. Porter before it exploded. Suddenly, the. warship was lifted out of the water and then dropped. She lost power and suffered broken steam lines. A number of fires. For three hours, her. The crew's efforts. William D. Porter heeled. Miraculously, her crew suffered no. Japanese listings of Navy kamikaze special attack pilots and Army special. However, Americans. Japanese military had officially designated. The destroyer Twiggs is one example where this web page lists a ship. Japanese did not have any special attack. Twiggs sank on June 1. Japanese records do not mention the death of any special attack pilot. The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The plane then circled and completed. Therefore, no individually motivated. October 2. 5, 1. 94. Sonoma (ATO- 1. 2) and LCI(L)- 1. Japanese planes on October 2. The following sources also give numbers of total ships sunk by kamikaze. Lambert (1. 99. 7, 6) - 5. Nagatsuka (1. 97. Yasunobu (1. 97. 2, 1. Ozawa (1. 98. 3, 9. Tokkou: Kyokugen no tatakai no subete (2. Lambert, Ozawa, and Tokkou: Kyokugen no tatakai no subete do not give ship names or. Although Ozawa. also comes up with 4. Both Nagatsuka and Yasunobu come up with 4. Nagatsuka (1. 97. If. destroyers are considered as an example, Nagatsuka excludes Twiggs (June. Callaghan (July 2. December 3. 0, 1. May 1, May. 9 (2 ships), May 2. May 2. 5, and May 2. Yasunobu (1. 97. 2, 1. The total of 4. 7 ships sunk has the most support, but. Notes. 1. Photo source: Nav. Source. (June 8, 2. The Naval Historical Center listing states that. USS Sonoma was sunk by Japanese aircraft on October 2. However, Inoguchi (1. Sonoma. in his listing of ships sunk by kamikaze aircraft. His source was the United. States Naval Chronology, World War II (1. Hyper. War < http: //www. USN/USN- Chron/USN- Chron- 1. June 8, 2. 00. 7): U. S. The ship's Armed Guard gunfire sets the aircraft. Sonoma (ATO- 1. 2) before it crashes the freighter's. The bombs detonate in the water between the two ships, and the. Sonoma afire. There are no casualties on board Augustus. Thomas (4. 1- man merchant complement, 2. Armed Guard and 4. Chowanoc (ATF- 1. Whippoorwill (ATO- 1. Sonoma subsequently sinks off Dio Island. Two explosions followed immediately. LCI- 7. 2 and Chickasaw. ATF- 8. 3) came alongside the stricken. Chickasaw then made an unsuccessful. Dio Island. That afternoon. Sonoma sank in 1. Dio Island. Warner (1. Sonoma's sinking: A flaming Betty, with a crew of seven, crashed amidships on the tug Sonoma. Augustus. Thomas. The Sonoma gave a heavy lurch to port, and a wave of flame. The Sonoma lost headway. The Japanese plane had. The Sonoma sank in eighteen feet of. Warner (1. 98. 2, 9. The Naval Historical Center listing states that. USS LCI(L)- 1. 06. October 2. 4, 1. 94.
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