Ship
Flag
Sunk date
Notes
Coordinates
USS Abercrombie
United States Navy
7 January 1968
A
John C. Butler -class
destroyer escort sunk as a target off
San Diego ,
California .
USS Acadia
20 September 2010
A
Yellowstone -class
destroyer tender sunk as a target off
Guam .
USS Admiral W. L. Capps
16 June 2000
An
Admiral W. S. Benson -class transport that was sunk as a target.
23°35′01″N 159°50′00.2″W / 23.58361°N 159.833389°W / 23.58361; -159.833389 (USS Admiral W. L. Capps (AP-121) )
Agano
Imperial Japanese Navy
15 February 1944
An
Agano -class
cruiser that was torpedoed by the
United States Navy
submarine
USS Skate 160
nautical miles (296 km; 184 mi) north of
Truk .
10°11′N 151°42′E / 10.183°N 151.700°E / 10.183; 151.700 (Japanese cruiser Agano )
USS Agerholm
United States Navy
18 July 1982
A
Gearing -class
destroyer sunk as a
target off
Los Angeles ,
California , by the U.S. Navy
submarine
USS Guitarro (SSN-665) .
32°45′N 119°32′W / 32.750°N 119.533°W / 32.750; -119.533 (USS Agerholm )
Akagi
Imperial Japanese Navy
5 June 1942
An
aircraft carrier that was
scuttled during the
Battle of Midway .
30°30′N 178°40′W / 30.500°N 178.667°W / 30.500; -178.667 (Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi )
Aki
2 September 1924
A
Satsuma -class
battleship sunk as a target in
Tokyo Bay by the Japanese
battlecruiser
Kongō and battleship
Hyūga .
35°01′30″N 139°51′22″E / 35.025°N 139.856°E / 35.025; 139.856 (JAki )
USS Albacore
United States Navy
7 November 1944
A
Gato -class
submarine sunk by a
mine 7 kilometers (3.8 nmi; 4.3 mi) east of
Hakodate ,
Japan .
41°49′N 141°11′E / 41.817°N 141.183°E / 41.817; 141.183 (USS Albacore (SS-218) )
USS Alfred A. Cunningham
United States Navy
12 October 1979
An
Allen M. Sumner -class
destroyer sunk as a target off
Southern California .
USS Anderson
United States Navy
1 July 1946
A
Sims -class
destroyer sunk as a target at
Bikini Atoll during the
Operation Crossroads
atomic bomb
tests .
HMCS Annapolis
Royal Canadian Navy
4 April 2015
A decommissioned
Annapolis -class
destroyer
scuttled to form an
artificial reef in
Halkett Bay Provincial Park off
Gambier Island in
Howe Sound ,
British Columbia ,
Canada .
49°26′57″N 123°19′51″W / 49.44917°N 123.33083°W / 49.44917; -123.33083 (HMCS Annapolis (DDH 265) )
USS Apogon
United States Navy
25 July 1946
A
Balao -class
submarine sunk as a target at
Bikini Atoll during the
Operation Crossroads
atomic bomb
tests .
ARDC-13
6 August 1946
An
auxiliary floating drydock
scuttled at
Bikini Atoll after sustaining damage on 25 July 1946 in the
Operation Crossroads
atomic bomb
tests .
USS Arkansas
25 July 1946
A
Wyoming -class
battleship sunk as a target at
Bikini Atoll during the
Operation Crossroads
atomic bomb
tests .
Asakaze
Imperial Japanese Navy
1 August 1929
A
minesweeper , formerly a
Kamikaze -class
destroyer , sunk as a gunnery target by the Japanese
battlecruisers
Haruna and
Hiei .
Aso
4 August 1932
A
minesweeper , formerly a
Bayan -class
armored cruiser ,
torpedoed by a Japanese
submarine after use as a gunnery target by the Japanese
heavy cruisers
Myōkō and
Nachi .
Brant
United States
8 May 1960
An
oil exploration
survey vessel that burned and sank off
Point Conception ,
California .
USS Bream
United States Navy
7 November 1969
A
Gato -class
submarine sunk as a target by the U.S. Navy
submarine
USS Sculpin (SSN-590) off
California .
USS Carlisle
United States Navy
1 July 1946
A
Gilliam -class
attack transport sunk as a target at
Bikini Atoll during the
Operation Crossroads
atomic bomb
tests .
USS Chauncey
8 September 1923
A
Clemson -class
destroyer wrecked on Honda Point on the coast of
Santa Barbara County ,
California , in the
Honda Point disaster .
33°42′N 145°29′W / 33.700°N 145.483°W / 33.700; -145.483 (SS Cynthia Olson )
Chūyō
Imperial Japanese Navy
4 December 1943
A
Taiyō -class
escort carrier that was sunk by the
United States Navy
submarine
USS Sailfish off
Hachijō-jima .
32°37′N 143°39′E / 32.617°N 143.650°E / 32.617; 143.650 (Japanese aircraft carrier Chūyō )
SS Coast Trader
United States
7 June 1942
A
Design 1023
cargo ship sunk by the Japanese submarine
I-26 off the entrance to the
Strait of Juan de Fuca , the first American ship sunk off the coast of the
State of Washington during
World War II .
48°19′N 125°40′W / 48.317°N 125.667°W / 48.317; -125.667 (SS Coast Trader )
SS Constitution
United States
17 November 1997
An
ocean liner that sank under
tow 700
nautical miles (1,300 km; 810 mi) north of the
Hawaiian Islands .
USS Corvina
United States Navy
16 November 1943
A
Gato -class
submarine that was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine
I-176 south of
Truk .
5°5′N 151°10′E / 5.083°N 151.167°E / 5.083; 151.167 (USS Corvina (SS-226) )
USS Cushing
United States Navy
14 July 2008
A
Spruance -class
destroyer sunk as a
target off
Hawaii .
SS Cynthia Olson
United States
7 December 1941
A
cargo ship sunk by the Japanese submarine
I-26 900 nautical miles (1,700 km; 1,000 mi) northeast of
Hawaii , the first American
merchant ship lost after the entry of the
United States into the
World War II and the first American merchant ship sunk by a Japanese submarine.
33°42′N 145°29′W / 33.700°N 145.483°W / 33.700; -145.483 (SS Cynthia Olson )
USS David R. Ray
United States Navy
11 July 2008
A
Spruance -class
destroyer sunk as a
target off
Hawaii .
USS Delphy
United States Navy
8 September 1923
A
Clemson -class
destroyer wrecked on Honda Point on the coast of
Santa Barbara County ,
California , in the
Honda Point disaster .
USS Devilfish
United States Navy
14 August 1968
A
Balao -class
submarine sunk as a target off
San Francisco ,
California , by the U.S. Navy submarine
USS Wahoo (SS-565) .
37°05′N 124°08′W / 37.083°N 124.133°W / 37.083; -124.133 (USS Devilfish )
EK-3
Soviet Navy
17 November 1948
A
Tacoma -class
patrol frigate which ran aground on the coast of the
Soviet Union on the
Kamchatka Peninsula off
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and became a
total loss .
USS F-1
United States Navy
17 December 1917
An
F-class
submarine that sank after colliding with the submarine
USS F-3 off
Point Loma ,
San Diego ,
California .
USS F-4
25 March 1915
An
F-class
submarine that sank in a diving accident off
Honolulu ,
Hawaii .
USS Fife
United States Navy
23 August 2005
A
Spruance -class
destroyer sunk as a
target off
Washington .
USS Fletcher
16 July 2008
A
Spruance -class
destroyer sunk as a
target north-northwest of
Kauai ,
Hawaii .
23°01′02″N 159°59′09″W / 23.01722°N 159.98583°W / 23.01722; -159.98583 (USS Fletcher (DD-992) )
USS Fuller
United States Navy
8 September 1923
A
Clemson -class
destroyer wrecked on Honda Point on the coast of
Santa Barbara County ,
California , in the
Honda Point disaster .
USS Gambier Bay
25 October 1944
A
Casablanca -class
escort carrier that was sunk in the
Battle off Samar .
11°46′N 126°09′E / 11.767°N 126.150°E / 11.767; 126.150 (USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) )
USS Gilliam
1 July 1946
A
Gilliam -class
attack transport sunk as a target at
Bikini Atoll during the
Operation Crossroads
atomic bomb
tests .
USS Golet
14 June 1944
A
Gato -class
submarine sunk by Japanese warships northwest of
Honshu .
41°04′N 141°31′E / 41.067°N 141.517°E / 41.067; 141.517 (USS Golet (SS-361) )
USS Gudgeon
7 April 1944
A
Tambor -class
submarine missing after departing
Johnston Atoll .
USS H-1
24 March 1920
An
H-class
submarine that sank during
salvage operations off
Magdalena Bay on the coast of the
Baja California peninsula , where she had run aground on a
shoal on 12 March 1920.
Ha-101
Imperial Japanese Navy
October 1945
A
Sen'yu-Shō -type
submarine possibly
scuttled off
Shimizu ,
Japan .
Ha-102
October 1945
A
Sen'yu-Shō -type
submarine possibly
scuttled off
Shimizu ,
Japan .
Ha-104
October 1945
A
Sen'yu-Shō -type
submarine possibly
scuttled off
Shimizu ,
Japan .
USS Hammann
United States Navy
6 June 1942
A
Sims -class
destroyer that was torpedoed by
I-168 in the
Battle of Midway .
30°36′N 176°34′W / 30.600°N 176.567°W / 30.600; -176.567 (USS Hammann (DD-412) )
USS Harry W. Hill
United States Navy
15 July 2004
A
Spruance -class
destroyer sunk as a
target off
Hawaii .
Harusame
Imperial Japanese Navy
8 June 1944
A
Shiratsuyu -class
destroyer that was sunk by US aircraft 30
nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) northwest of
Manokwari , New Guinea.
00°05′S 132°45′E / 0.083°S 132.750°E / -0.083; 132.750 (Japanese destroyer Harusame )
Hatsuharu
13 August 1928
A
Kamikaze -class
destroyer sunk as a target by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft.
Hayate
11 December 1941
A
Kamikaze -class
destroyer that was sunk in the
Battle of Wake Island .
19°10′N 166°22′E / 19.167°N 166.367°E / 19.167; 166.367 (Japanese destroyer Hayate (1925) )
Hiryū
5 June 1942
An
aircraft carrier
scuttled northwest of
Midway Atoll after U.S. Navy aircraft damaged her in the
Battle of Midway .
USS Hoel
United States Navy
25 October 1944
A
Fletcher -class
destroyer that was sunk of Samar, Philippines by Japanese warships.
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11°46′N 126°33′E / 11.767°N 126.550°E / 11.767; 126.550 (USS Hoel (DD-533) )
USS Horne
United States Navy
29 June 2008
A
Belknap -class
guided-missile cruiser sunk as a
target off
Hawaii .
I-5
Imperial Japanese Navy
19 July 1944
A
Type J1 Mod
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyer escort
USS Wyman (DE-38) 360 nautical miles (670 km) east of
Guam .
13°01′N 151°58′E / 13.017°N 151.967°E / 13.017; 151.967 (I-5 )
I-6
16 June 1944
A
Type J2
submarine sunk in error by the Japanese armed
cargo ship Toyokawa Maru off
Yokosuka ,
Japan .
I-7
22 June 1943
A
Type J3
submarine that ran aground and sank off the coast of
Kiska in the
Aleutian Islands after suffering heavy damage in combat with the
United States Navy
destroyer
USS Monaghan (DD-354) .
51°49′N 177°20′E / 51.817°N 177.333°E / 51.817; 177.333 (I-7 )
I-10
4 July 1944
A
Type A1
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyer
USS David W. Taylor (DD-551) northeast of
Saipan in the
Mariana Islands .
15°26′N 147°48′E / 15.433°N 147.800°E / 15.433; 147.800 (I-10 )
I-12
13 November 1944
A
Type A2
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
minesweeper
USS Ardent (AM-340) and
patrol frigate
USS Rockford (PF-48) 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) west-southwest of
Los Angeles ,
California .
31°55′N 139°45′W / 31.917°N 139.750°W / 31.917; -139.750 (I-12 ) or
31°48′N 139°52′W / 31.800°N 139.867°W / 31.800; -139.867 (I-12 )
I-13
16 July 1945
A
Type AM
submarine sunk by
United States Navy aircraft 550 nautical miles (1,020 km; 630 mi) east of
Yokosuka ,
Japan .
34°28′N 150°55′E / 34.467°N 150.917°E / 34.467; 150.917 (I-13 )
I-14
28 May 1946
A
Type AM
submarine sunk as a
torpedo target by the
United States Navy
USS Bugara (SS-331) off
Pearl Harbor ,
Hawaii .
21°13′N 158°08′W / 21.217°N 158.133°W / 21.217; -158.133 (=I-14 )
I-16
19 May 1944
A
Type C1
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyer escort
USS England (DE-635) 140 nautical miles (260 km; 160 mi) northeast of
Cape Alexander on
Choiseul in the
Solomon Islands .
05°10′S 158°10′E / 5.167°S 158.167°E / -5.167; 158.167 (I-16 )
I-21
29 November 1943
A
Type B1
submarine sunk by
United States Navy aircraft near
Tarawa in the
Gilbert Islands .
I-23
24 February 1942
A
Type B1
submarine missing near
Oahu ,
Hawaii .
I-28
17 May 1942
A
Type B1
submarine that was torpedoed by
USS Tautog south of
Chuuk .
06°30′N 152°00′E / 6.500°N 152.000°E / 6.500; 152.000 (I-28 )
I-32
24 March 1944
A
Type B1
submarine sunk 50
nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) south of
Wotje Atoll by the
United States Navy
destroyer
USS Halsey Powell (DD-686) ,
destroyer escort
USS Manlove (DE-36) , and
submarine chaser
USS PC-1135 .
08°30′N 170°10′E / 8.500°N 170.167°E / 8.500; 170.167 (I-32 )
I-35
23 November 1943
A
Type B1
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyers
USS Frazier (DD-607) and
USS Meade (DD-602) off
Tarawa in the
Gilbert Islands .
01°22′N 172°47′E / 1.367°N 172.783°E / 1.367; 172.783 (I-35 )
I-39
26 November 1943
A
Type B1
submarine missing after 25 November 1943 and probably sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyer
USS Boyd (DD-544) southwest of
Tarawa in the
Gilbert Islands on 26 November.
00°31′N 172°16′E / 0.517°N 172.267°E / 0.517; 172.267 (I-39 )
I-40
22 November 1943
A
Type B2
submarine missing after departing
Truk in the
Caroline Islands .
I-43
15 February 1944
A
Type B2
submarine
torpedoed by the
United States Navy submarine
USS Aspro (SS-309) east-southeast of
Guam in the
Mariana Islands .
10°23′N 150°23′E / 10.383°N 150.383°E / 10.383; 150.383 (I-43 )
I-63
2 February 1939
A
Kaidai 3-type
submarine sunk in a collision with the Japanese submarine
I-60 in the
Bungo Strait off
Kyushu about 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) northwest of
Mizunokojima Lighthouse .
I-67
29 August 1940
A
Kaidai 5-type
submarine that sank in a diving accident off the southern coast of
Minamitorishima .
I-70
10 December 1941
A
Kaidai 6-type
submarine sunk by
United States Navy
dive bombers northeast of the eastern end of
Molokai in the
Hawaiian Islands . The first Japanese
warship sunk by U.S. aircraft during
World War II and the first
fleet submarine lost in the
Pacific campaign of World War II.
23°45′N 155°35′W / 23.750°N 155.583°W / 23.750; -155.583 (I-70 )
I-73
27 January 1942
A
Kaidai 6A-type
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy submarine
USS Gudgeon (SS-211) about 240 nautical miles (440 km; 280 mi) west of
Midway Atoll in the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands . The first
warship ever sunk by a U.S. submarine.
28°24′N 178°35′E / 28.400°N 178.583°E / 28.400; 178.583 (I-73 )
I-165
27 June 1945
A
Kaidai 5-type
submarine sunk by a
United States Navy aircraft east of the
Mariana Islands .
15°28′N 153°39′E / 15.467°N 153.650°E / 15.467; 153.650 (I-165 )
I-169
4 April 1944
A
Kaidai 6-type
submarine that sank in a diving accident in
Truk Lagoon northwest of
Dublon .
I-174
12 April 1944
A
Kaidai 6B-type
submarine sunk by a
United States Navy aircraft southeast of
Truk .
10°45′N 152°29′E / 10.750°N 152.483°E / 10.750; 152.483 (I-174 )
I-175
4 February 1944
A
Kaidai 6B-type
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyer escort
USS Fair (DE-35) 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) northwest of
Jaluit Atoll .
06°48′N 168°08′E / 6.800°N 168.133°E / 6.800; 168.133 (I-175 )
I-201
23 May 1946
A
Sentaka -type
submarine sunk as a target off
Pearl Harbor ,
Hawaii , by the
United States Navy submarine
USS Queenfish (SS-393) .
21°13′N 158°08′W / 21.217°N 158.133°W / 21.217; -158.133 (I-201 )
I-203
21 May 1946
A
Sentaka -type
submarine sunk as a target off
Pearl Harbor ,
Hawaii , by the
United States Navy submarine
USS Caiman (SS-323) .
21°13′N 158°08′W / 21.217°N 158.133°W / 21.217; -158.133 (I-203 )
I-362
14 January 1945
A
Type D1
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyer escort
USS Fleming (DE-32) in the eastern
Caroline Islands .
12°08′N 154°27′E / 12.133°N 154.450°E / 12.133; 154.450 (I-362 )
I-364
16 September 1944
A
Type D1
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy submarine
USS Sea Devil (SS-400) east of the
Boso Peninsula ,
Honshu ,
Japan .
34°30′N 145°23′E / 34.500°N 145.383°E / 34.500; 145.383 (I-364 )
I-365
29 November 1944
A
Type D1
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy submarine
USS Scabbardfish (SS-397) southeast of
Yokosuka ,
Japan .
34°44′N 141°01′E / 34.733°N 141.017°E / 34.733; 141.017 (I-365 )
I-371
24 February 1945
A
Type D1
submarine probably sunk by the
United States Navy submarine
USS Lagarto (SS-371) in the
Bungo Strait .
32°40′N 132°33′E / 32.667°N 132.550°E / 32.667; 132.550 (I-371 )
I-372
18 July 1945
A
Type D1
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy aircraft at
Yokosuka ,
Japan .
I-400
4 June 1946
A
Sentoku -type
submarine sunk as a target off
Pearl Harbor ,
Hawaii , by the
United States Navy submarine
USS Trumpetfish (SS-425) .
21°13′N 158°07′W / 21.217°N 158.117°W / 21.217; -158.117 (I-400 )
I-401
31 May 1946
A
Sentoku -type
submarine sunk as a target off
Pearl Harbor ,
Hawaii , by the
United States Navy submarine
USS Cabezon (SS-334) .
21°1′N 158°07′W / 21.017°N 158.117°W / 21.017; -158.117 (I-401 )
Ikazuchi
13 April 1944
An
Akatsuki -class
destroyer that was torpedoed by
USS Harder 200 miles southeast of
Guam .
10°13′N 143°51′E / 10.217°N 143.850°E / 10.217; 143.850 (Japanese destroyer Ikazuchi )
Iki
3 October 1915
A
coastal defence ship , formerly an
Imperator Aleksandr II -class
battleship , sunk as a gunnery target by the Japanese
battlecruisers
Hiei and
Kongō .
USS Independence
United States Navy
29 January 1951
A
Independence -class
light aircraft carrier
scuttled off
California near the
Farallon Islands .
37°30′N 123°05′W / 37.500°N 123.083°W / 37.500; -123.083 (USS Independence (CVL-22) )
USS Ingersoll
United States Navy
29 July 2003
A
Spruance -class
destroyer sunk as a
target north-northwest of
Kauai ,
Hawaii .
023°02′N 160°04′W / 23.033°N 160.067°W / 23.033; -160.067 (USS Ingersoll (DD-990) )
SS John A. Johnson
United States
29 October 1944
A Liberty ship that was torpedoed and shelled by
I-12 splitting in half.
[2]
29°36.30′N 141°43′W / 29.60500°N 141.717°W / 29.60500; -141.717 (SS John A. Johnson )
USS John Young
United States Navy
13 April 2004
A
Spruance -class
destroyer sunk as a
target off
Hawaii .
K-129
Soviet Navy
8 March 1968
A Soviet diesel submarine which carried three nuclear warheads. It was partially recovered from the seabed in 1974 by the CIA's
Project Azorian . The
USS Halibut allegedly took upwards of 10,000 pictures of the shipwreck. The exact location of the wreck remains an official secret of the United States intelligence services.
Kaga
Imperial Japanese Navy
4 June 1942
An
aircraft carrier sunk by U.S. Nay
dive bombers during the
Battle of Midway .
30°23′N 179°17′W / 30.383°N 179.283°W / 30.383; -179.283 (Kaga )
Kaihei Maru
Japan
15 April 1943
A troopship that was torpedoed by
USS Seawolf .
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21°15′N 152°00′E / 21.250°N 152.000°E / 21.250; 152.000 (Kaihei Maru )
Kasuga
Imperial Japanese Navy
18 July 1945
A
barracks ship sunk at
Yokosuka ,
Japan , during the
attack on Yokosuka by U.S. Navy aircraft.
35°18′00″N 139°40′01″E / 35.3°N 139.667°E / 35.3; 139.667 (Kasuga )
Katori
19 February 1944
A
Katori -class
cruiser that was sunk by
USS Iowa off
Chuuk .
07°45′N 151°20′E / 7.750°N 151.333°E / 7.750; 151.333 (Japanese cruiser Katori )
USS Kete
United States Navy
20 March 1945
A
Balao -class
submarine missing off the
Ryukyu Islands .
USS Kinkaid
United States Navy
14 July 2004
A
Spruance -class
destroyer sunk as a
target north-northwest of
Kauai ,
Hawaii .
22°55′13.5″N 159°59′40.5″W / 22.920417°N 159.994583°W / 22.920417; -159.994583 (USS Kinkaid )
Kisaragi
Imperial Japanese Navy
11 December 1941
A
Mutsuki -class
destroyer sunk by
depth charges 30
nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) southwest of
Wake Island .
18°55′N 166°17′E / 18.917°N 166.283°E / 18.917; 166.283 (Japanese destroyer Kisaragi (1925) )
SS Lahaina
United States
12 December 1941
A cargo ship that was sunk by
I-9 800 miles (1,300 km) northeast of Honolulu.
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USS Lamson
United States Navy
2 July 1946
A
Mahan -class
destroyer that sank at
Bikini Atoll after sustaining damage as a target in the
Operation Crossroads
atomic bomb
tests .
USS Leftwich
United States Navy
1 August 2003
A
Spruance -class
destroyer sunk as a
target north-northwest of
Kauai ,
Hawaii .
22°48′47″N 160°34′00″W / 22.81306°N 160.56667°W / 22.81306; -160.56667 (USS Leftwich )
USS Liscome Bay
United States Navy
24 November 1943
A
Casablanca -class
escort carrier that was torpedoed by
I-175 off
Makin .
2°34′N 172°30′E / 2.567°N 172.500°E / 2.567; 172.500 (USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) )
USS LSM-60
25 July 1946
An
LSM-1 -class
landing ship medium obliterated by an
atomic bomb suspended beneath her at
Bikini Atoll in the
Operation Crossroads
atomic bomb
tests .
USS LST-563
21 December 1944
An
LST-542 -class tank landing ship that ran aground on
Clipperton Island .
10°18′26.69″N 109°14′5.66″W / 10.3074139°N 109.2349056°W / 10.3074139; -109.2349056 (USS LST-563 )
Maikaze
Imperial Japanese Navy
17 February 1944
A
Kagero -class
destroyer that was sunk by US ships 40 miles northwest of
Chuuk .
07°45′N 151°20′E / 7.750°N 151.333°E / 7.750; 151.333 (Japanese destroyer Maikaze )
SS Manini
United States
17 December 1941
A cargo ship that was torpedoed by
I-75 .
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USS Mars
United States Navy
15 July 2006
A
Mars -class
combat stores ship that was sunk as a target 54
nautical miles (100 km; 62 mi) off
Hawaii .
Matagorda
United States Coast Guard
1969
A
Casco -class
United States Coast Guard cutter that was sunk as a target 72
nautical miles (133 km; 83 mi) off Hawaii.
20°08′N 158°30′W / 20.133°N 158.500°W / 20.133; -158.500 (USCGC Matagorda (WAVP-373) )
Matsukaze
Imperial Japanese Navy
9 June 1944
A
Kamikaze -class
destroyer that was torpedoed by
USS Swordfish 70 miles northeast of
Chichi-jima , Japan.
26°59′N 143°13′E / 26.983°N 143.217°E / 26.983; 143.217 (Japanese destroyer Matsukaze (1923) )
USS Merrill
United States Navy
1 August 2003
A
Spruance -class
destroyer sunk as a
target north-northwest of
Kauai ,
Hawaii .
22°43′53″N 160°29′23″W / 22.73139°N 160.48972°W / 22.73139; -160.48972 (USS Merrill )
Michel
Kriegsmarine
17 October 1943
An
auxiliary cruiser that was torpedoed by
USS Tarpon southeast of Tokyo.
33°42′0″N 140°08′0″E / 33.70000°N 140.13333°E / 33.70000; 140.13333 (German auxiliary cruiser Michel )
Mikuma
Imperial Japanese Navy
6 June 1942
A
Mogami -class
cruiser that was sunk by US aircraft during the
Battle of Midway .
29°20′N 173°30′E / 29.333°N 173.500°E / 29.333; 173.500 (Japanese cruiser Mikuma )
USS Milwaukee
United States Navy
13 January 1917
A
St. Louis -class
protected cruiser wrecked at
Samoa Beach off
Eureka ,
California .
40°48′44″N 124°11′54″W / 40.81222°N 124.19833°W / 40.81222; -124.19833 (USS Milwaukee )
Mizuho
Imperial Japanese Navy
2 May 1942
A
seaplane carrier
torpedoed by the U.S. Navy
submarine
USS Drum (SS-228) 40
nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) off
Omaezaki ,
Japan .
USS Moody
United States Navy
21 February 1933
A decommissioned
Clemson -class
destroyer sunk with
demolition charges off
San Pedro ,
California , for filming of the move
Hell Below .
Nagato
Imperial Japanese Navy
29 July 1946
A
Nagato -class
battleship which capsized and sank at
Bikini Atoll during the night of 29–30 July 1946 due to damage sustained on 25 July 1946 as a target during the
Operation Crossroads
atomic bomb
tests .
Naka
Imperial Japanese Navy
18 February 1944
A
Sendai -class
cruiser that was sunk by US aircraft 35 nautical miles west of
Chuuk .
07°15′N 151°15′E / 7.250°N 151.250°E / 7.250; 151.250 (Japanese cruiser Naka )
USS Neches
United States Navy
23 January 1942
A
replenishment oiler that was torpedoed by
I-72 about 120
nautical miles (222 km; 138 mi) west of
Pearl Harbor .
21°01′N 160°06′W / 21.017°N 160.100°W / 21.017; -160.100 (USS Neches (AO-5) )
USS Nicholas
8 September 1923
A
Clemson -class
destroyer wrecked on Honda Point on the coast of
Santa Barbara County ,
California , in the
Honda Point disaster .
USS O'Brien
United States Navy
9 February 2006
A
Spruance -class
destroyer sunk as a
target off the Pacific Missile Range Facility near
Kauai ,
Hawaii .
USS Oklahoma
United States Navy
7 December 1941
A
Nevada -class
battleship sunk at
Pearl Harbor ,
Hawaii , by
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft during the
attack on Pearl Harbor . (See also 17 May 1947.)
USS Oklahoma
United States Navy
17 May 1947
The
hulk of a
Nevada -class
battleship which sank while under
tow 500
nautical miles (930 km; 580 mi) northeast of
Hawaii . (See also 7 December 1941.)
24°58′N 150°06′W / 24.967°N 150.100°W / 24.967; -150.100 (USS Oklahoma )
USS Oldendorf
United States Navy
22 August 2005
A
Spruance -class
destroyer sunk as a
target off
Washington .
Patrol Boat No. 32
Imperial Japanese Navy
23 December 1941
A
patrol vessel , formerly the
Momi -class
destroyer
Aoi , deliberately beached on
Wake Island during the
Battle of Wake Island to discharge
Special Naval Landing Force personnel, then destroyed by
United States Marine Corps
coastal artillery .
19°17′N 166°37′E / 19.283°N 166.617°E / 19.283; 166.617 (Patrol Boat No. 32 )
Patrol Boat No. 33
23 December 1941
A
patrol vessel , formerly the
Momi -class
destroyer
Hagi , deliberately beached on
Wake Island during the
Battle of Wake Island to discharge
Special Naval Landing Force personnel, then destroyed by
United States Marine Corps
coastal artillery .
19°17′N 166°37′E / 19.283°N 166.617°E / 19.283; 166.617 (Patrol Boat No. 33 )
USS Pickerel
United States Navy
22 March 1943
A
Porpoise -class
submarine missing after departing
Midway Atoll . Probably sunk by Japanese forces northeast of
Honshu in early April 1943.
USS Pilotfish
25 July 1946
A
Balao -class
submarine sunk as a target at
Bikini Atoll during the
Operation Crossroads
atomic bomb
tests .
30°26′N 140°53′E / 30.433°N 140.883°E / 30.433; 140.883 (USS Pilotfish )
USS Pompano
20 August 1943
A
Porpoise -class
submarine missing after departing
Midway Atoll . Probably sunk off
Hokkaido or northeast
Honshu sometime after 25 September 1943, perhaps by a
mine .
Princess Sophia
Canada
25 October 1918
A
passenger liner that sank in a
gale after running aground on
Vanderbilt Reef in
Lynn Canal near
Juneau ,
Territory of Alaska .
58°36′08″N 135°01′25″W / 58.6022°N 135.0236°W / 58.6022; -135.0236 (SS Princess Sophia )
Prinz Eugen
Kriegsmarine
22 December 1946
An
Admiral Hipper -class
heavy cruiser which sank at
Kwajalein Atoll due to damage sustained on 25 July 1946 at
Bikini Atoll in the
Operation Crossroads
atomic bomb
tests .
08°45′09.85″N 167°40′59.16″E / 8.7527361°N 167.6831000°E / 8.7527361; 167.6831000 (Prinz Eugen )
SS Prusa
United States
18 December 1941
A cargo ship that was torpedoed by
I-72 south of Hawaii.
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USS Queenfish
United States Navy
14 August 1963
A
Balao -class
submarine sunk as a target by the U.S. Navy submarine
USS Swordfish (SSN-579) .
USS R-6
United States Navy
21 September 1921
An
R-class
submarine that sank accidentally in the harbor at
San Pedro ,
California .
Ro-36
Imperial Japanese Navy
13 June 1944
A
Kaichu 7-type
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyer
USS Melvin (DD-680) 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) east of Saipan.
15°21′N 147°00′E / 15.350°N 147.000°E / 15.350; 147.000 (Ro-36 )
Ro-38
19 November 1943
A
Kaichu 7-type
submarine missing in the vicinity of
Butaritari and
Tarawa in the
Gilbert Islands .
Ro-39
1 February 1944
A
Kaichu 7-type
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyer
USS Walker (DD-517) near the
Marshall Islands .
09°24′N 170°32′E / 9.400°N 170.533°E / 9.400; 170.533 (Ro-39 )
Ro-40
16 February 1944
A
Kaichu 7-type
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyers
USS MacDonough (DD-351) and
USS Phelps (DD-360) and
minesweeper
USS Sage (AM-111) east of the
Gilbert Islands .
09°50′N 166°35′E / 9.833°N 166.583°E / 9.833; 166.583 (Ro-40 )
Ro-42
10 June 1944
A
Kaichu 7-type
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyer escort
USS Bangust (DE-739) 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) east of
Roi-Namur .
10°05′N 168°22′E / 10.083°N 168.367°E / 10.083; 168.367 (Ro-42 )
Ro-43
26 February 1945
A
Kaichu 7-type
submarine sunk by a
United States Navy aircraft east of the
Volcano Islands .
24°07′N 140°19′E / 24.117°N 140.317°E / 24.117; 140.317 (Ro-43 )
Ro-44
16 June 1944
A
Kaichu 7-type
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyer escort
USS Burden R. Hastings (DE-19) 120
nautical miles (222 km; 138 mi) east of
Eniwetok .
11°13′N 164°15′E / 11.217°N 164.250°E / 11.217; 164.250 (Ro-44 )
Ro-45
30 April 1944
A
Kaichu 7-type
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyers
USS MacDonough (DD-351) and
USS Stephen Potter (DD-538) 40
nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) south of
Truk .
06°13′N 151°19′E / 6.217°N 151.317°E / 6.217; 151.317 (Ro-45 )
Ro-48
19 July 1944
A
Kaichu 7-type
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyer escort
USS Wyman (DE-38) 300
nautical miles (556 km; 345 mi) east of
Saipan .
13°01′N 151°58′E / 13.017°N 151.967°E / 13.017; 151.967 (Ro-48 )
Ro-60
29 December 1941
A
Type L4
submarine wrecked on a
reef north of
Kwajalein Atoll .
09°00′N 167°30′E / 9.000°N 167.500°E / 9.000; 167.500 (Ro-60 )
Ro-65
3 November 1942
A
Type L4
submarine that sank in a diving accident in the harbor at
Kiska in the
Aleutian Islands .
51°58′N 177°33′E / 51.967°N 177.550°E / 51.967; 177.550 (Ro-65 )
Ro-66
17 December 1941
A
Type L4
submarine that sank in a collision with the Japanese submarine
Ro-62 25
nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) southwest of
Wake Island .
19°10′N 166°28′E / 19.167°N 166.467°E / 19.167; 166.467 (Ro-66 )
Ro-104
23 May 1944
A
Ro-100 -class
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyer escort
USS England (DE-635) north of the
Admiralty Islands .
01°26′N 149°20′E / 1.433°N 149.333°E / 1.433; 149.333 (Ro-104 )
Ro-105
31 May 1944
A
Ro-100 -class
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyer escort
USS England (DE-635) north of the
Admiralty Islands .
00°47′N 149°56′E / 0.783°N 149.933°E / 0.783; 149.933 (Ro-105 )
Ro-106
22 May 1944
A
Ro-100 -class
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyer escort
USS England (DE-635) north of the
Admiralty Islands .
01°40′N 150°31′E / 1.667°N 150.517°E / 1.667; 150.517 (Ro-106 )
Ro-107
6 July 1943
A
Ro-100 -class
submarine missing east of
Rendova in the
Solomon Islands .
Ro-111
10 June 1944
A
Ro-100 -class
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyer
USS Taylor (DD-468) north of the
Admiralty Islands .
00°26′N 149°16′E / 0.433°N 149.267°E / 0.433; 149.267 (Ro-111 )
Ro-116
24 May 1944
A
Ro-100 -class
submarine sunk by the
United States Navy
destroyer escort
USS England (DE-635) north of the
Admiralty Islands .
00°53′N 149°14′E / 0.883°N 149.233°E / 0.883; 149.233 (Ro-116 )
Ro-117
17 June 1944
A
Ro-100 -class
submarine sunk by a
United States Navy aircraft 350 nautical miles (650 km; 400 mi) southeast of
Saipan .
11°05′N 150°31′E / 11.083°N 150.517°E / 11.083; 150.517 (Ro-117 )
USS Runner
United States Navy
22 June 1943
A
Gato -class
submarine missing off
Hokkaido .
Ryunan Maru
Imperial Japanese Army
20 October 1942
A troopship for the
Imperial Japanese Army that was torpedoed by
USS Drum .
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34°08′N 136°46′E / 34.133°N 136.767°E / 34.133; 136.767 (Ryunan Maru )
USS S-4
United States Navy
15 May 1936
An
S-class
submarine
scuttled off
Pearl Harbor ,
Hawaii .
USS S-19
18 December 1938
An
S-class
submarine
scuttled off
Pearl Harbor ,
Hawaii .
USS S-26
24 January 1942
An
S-class
submarine that was accidentally rammed by
USS Sturdy in the
Gulf of Panama .
8°13′N 79°21′W / 8.217°N 79.350°W / 8.217; -79.350 (USS S-26 (SS-131) )
USS S-27
19 June 1942
An
S-class
submarine wrecked on rocks off
St. Makarius Point on
Amchitka in the
Aleutian Islands .
51°19′50″N 179°12′12″E / 51.3306°N 179.2034°E / 51.3306; 179.2034 (USS S-27 (SS-132) )
USS S-28
4 July 1944
An
S-class
submarine that sank in a diving accident off
Oahu ,
Hawaii .
21°20′N 158°23′W / 21.333°N 158.383°W / 21.333; -158.383 (USS S-28 (SS-133) )
USS S-37
20 February 1945
An
S-class
submarine that sank under
tow off
San Diego ,
California . Later refloated, but sank again off
Imperial Beach , California.
32°36.2541′N 117°08.2334′W / 32.6042350°N 117.1372233°W / 32.6042350; -117.1372233 (USS S-37 (SS-142) )
USS S-44
7 October 1943
An
S-class
submarine sunk off the
Kuril Islands by the Japanese
escort ship
Ishigaki .
USS S. P. Lee
8 September 1923
A
Clemson -class
destroyer wrecked on Honda Point on the coast of
Santa Barbara County ,
California , in the
Honda Point disaster .
Sado Maru
Japan
10 April 1942
A transport ship that was torpedoed by
USS Thresher .
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[9]
34°59′N 139°29′E / 34.983°N 139.483°E / 34.983; 139.483 (Sado Maru )
Sakawa
Imperial Japanese Navy
2 July 1946
An
Agano -class
light cruiser that sank at
Bikini Atoll after sustaining damage as a target in the
Operation Crossroads
atomic bomb
tests .
11°37′N 165°29′E / 11.617°N 165.483°E / 11.617; 165.483 (Sakawa )
San Clemente Maru
4 May 1943
A tanker that was torpedoed by
USS Seal .
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[11]
06°50′N 134°28′E / 6.833°N 134.467°E / 6.833; 134.467 (San Clemente Maru )
USS Saratoga
United States Navy
25 July 1946
A
Lexington -class
aircraft carrier sunk as a target at
Bikini Atoll during the
Operation Crossroads
atomic bomb
tests .
11°34′53″N 165°29′55″E / 11.58139°N 165.49861°E / 11.58139; 165.49861 (USS Saratoga )
Satsuma
Imperial Japanese Navy
7 September 1924
A
Satsuma -class
battleship sunk as a target in
Tokyo Bay by the Japanese battleships
Mutsu and battleship
Nagato off the southern tip of the
Bōsō Peninsula near the mouth of
Tokyo Bay .
Sazanami Maru
29 August 1916
A decommissioned miscellaneous service vessel, formerly the
Ikazuchi -class
destroyer
Sazanami , sunk as a target off
Tateyama ,
Japan .
USS Scamp
United States Navy
11 November 1944
A
Gato -class
submarine sunk south of
Tokyo Bay by the Japanese
Type D escort ship
No. 4 .
33°38′N 141°00′E / 33.633°N 141.000°E / 33.633; 141.000 (USS Scamp (SS-277) )
USS Sculpin
19 November 1943
A
Sargo -class
submarine
scuttled off
Truk while under attack by Japanese
destroyers .
08°40′N 155°02′E / 8.667°N 155.033°E / 8.667; 155.033 (USS Sculpin (SS-191) )
Shirakumo
Imperial Japanese Navy
16 March 1944
A
Fubuki -class
destroyer that was torpedoed by
USS Tautog 170 nautical miles east of
Muroran , Japan.
42°25′N 144°55′E / 42.417°N 144.917°E / 42.417; 144.917 (Japanese destroyer Shirakumo (1927) )
USS Skipjack
United States Navy
25 July 1946
A
Salmon -class
submarine sunk as a target at
Bikini Atoll during the
Operation Crossroads
atomic bomb
tests . Refloated 2 September 1946. (See also 11 March 1948.)
USS Skipjack
11 August 1948
A
Salmon -class
submarine sunk as a target off
California . (See also 25 July 1946.)
Sōryū
Imperial Japanese Navy
4 June 1942
An
aircraft carrier sunk by U.S. Navy aircraft in the
Battle of Midway .
30°38′N 179°13′W / 30.633°N 179.217°W / 30.633; -179.217 (Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū )
USS Sproston
United States Navy
20 July 1937
A
Wickes -class
destroyer sunk as a
target off
Hawaii .
USS Stickleback
29 May 1958
A
Balao -class
submarine that sank off
Hawaii after colliding with the
destroyer escort
USS Silverstein (DE-534) .
Suzukaze
Imperial Japanese Navy
25 January 1944
A
Shiratsuyu -class
destroyer that was torpedoed by
USS Skipjack 127 nautical miles northwest of
Pohnpei .
08°51′N 157°10′E / 8.850°N 157.167°E / 8.850; 157.167 (Japanese destroyer Suzukaze )
Tatsuta Maru
Japan
8 February 1943
An
ocean liner converted into a
troopship that was torpedoed by
USS Tarpon 42 miles east of
Mikura-jima , Japan.
34°00′N 140°00′E / 34.000°N 140.000°E / 34.000; 140.000 (Tatsuta Maru )
Thor
Kriegsmarine
30 November 1942
A
merchant raider destroyed by fire at
Yokohama ,
Japan .
35°23′50″N 139°38′50″E / 35.39722°N 139.64722°E / 35.39722; 139.64722 (Thor )
Tokiwa
Imperial Japanese Navy
9 August 1945
A
minelayer beached in
Mutsu Bay while under attack by
United States Navy aircraft.
41°12′N 141°36′E / 41.20°N 141.60°E / 41.20; 141.60 (Tokiwa )
USS Towers
United States Navy
9 October 2002
A
Charles F. Adams -class
guided missile destroyer sunk as a target off
California by the U.S. Navy
guided-missile frigate
USS Sides (FFG-14) .
Tsugaru
Imperial Japanese Navy
27 May 1924
A
Pallada -class
protected cruiser
scuttled with explosive charges off
Yokosuka ,
Japan .
Two Brothers
United States
11 February 1823
A
whaler that ran aground on a reef near the
French Frigate Shoals .
Uckermark
Kriegsmarine
30 November 1942
A
tanker sunk by an accidental internal explosion at
Yokohama ,
Japan .
35°23′50″N 139°38′50″E / 35.39722°N 139.64722°E / 35.39722; 139.64722 (Uckermark )
USS Walker
United States Navy
28 December 1941
A
Wickes -class
destroyer that was
scuttled northeast of Hawaii.
26°35′N 143°49′W / 26.583°N 143.817°W / 26.583; -143.817 (USS Walker (DD-163) )
USS Woodbury
8 September 1923
A
Clemson -class
destroyer wrecked on Honda Point on the coast of
Santa Barbara County ,
California , in the
Honda Point disaster .
Yamabiko Maru
Japan
13 January 1944
A repair ship that was torpedoed by
USS Steelhead about 200
nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) south of
Hamamatsu, Japan .
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31°28′N 137°44′E / 31.467°N 137.733°E / 31.467; 137.733 (Yamabiko Maru )
Yamakaze
Imperial Japanese Navy
25 June 1942
A
Shiratsuyu -class
destroyer that was torpedoed by
USS Nautilus 60 nautical miles southeast of
Yokosuka , Japan.
34°34′N 140°26′E / 34.567°N 140.433°E / 34.567; 140.433 (Japanese destroyer Yamakaze )
Yasukuni Maru
Japan
31 January 1944
A
Terukuni Maru -class
ocean liner that was torpedoed by
USS Trigger northwest of
Chuuk .
09°15′N 147°13′E / 9.250°N 147.217°E / 9.250; 147.217 (Yasukuni Maru (1930) )
YO-160
United States Navy
25 July 1946
A
fuel oil
barge sunk as a target at
Bikini Atoll during the
Operation Crossroads
atomic bomb
tests .
USS Yorktown
7 June 1942
A
Yorktown -class
aircraft carrier that was sunk at the
Battle of Midway . The wreck was discovered in 1998.
30°35′59″N 176°34′4″W / 30.59972°N 176.56778°W / 30.59972; -176.56778 (USS Yorktown (CV-5) )
USS Young
8 September 1923
A
Clemson -class
destroyer wrecked on Honda Point on the coast of
Santa Barbara County ,
California , in the
Honda Point disaster .
Yu 24
Imperial Japanese Army
1945
A
Yu-1 -class
transport
submarine which sank in an accident at
Hitachi ,
Japan .
Yu 1001
12 August 1945
A
Yu-1001 -class
transport
submarine sunk by U.S. aircraft at
Shimoda ,
Japan .
Yu 3002
1945
A
Yu-3001 -class
transport
submarine which sank in a storm in
Japan .