The list of shipwrecks in July 1945 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1945.
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1 July[]
- CD-72 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Type D escort ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea (38°08′N 124°38′E / 38.133°N 124.633°E) west of Changshan by USS Haddo ( United States Navy).[1]
- Konri Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship (A.K.A. Konri Go) was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea (38°08′N 124°38′E / 38.133°N 124.633°E) west of Changshan by USS Haddo ( United States Navy). Six passengers, eight Guards and 17 crew killed.[1]
- R-224 ( Allied-occupied Germany): World War II: The Type R-218 minesweeper was sunk by an explosion in the Kattegat.[2]
- Taiun Maru No.1 ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship (A.K.A. Daiun Maru No.1) was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea (38°08′N 124°38′E / 38.133°N 124.633°E) west of Changshan by USS Haddo ( United States Navy). Eight crew killed.[3]
- Taiun Maru No.2 ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship (A.K.A. Daiun Maru No.2 and Shinneisho Go) was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea (38°08′N 124°38′E / 38.133°N 124.633°E) west of Changshan by USS Haddo ( United States Navy). Two crew killed.[1]
2 July[]
- Emeraude ( Belgium): The cargo ship struck the submerged wreck of Empire Path ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel, 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. The wreck was dispersed in 1960.[4]
- Empire Fal ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (58°00′09″N 11°00′00″W / 58.0025°N 11°W) with a cargo of Italian gas bombs.
4 July[]
- Bahia ( Marinha do Brasil): The Bahia-class cruiser was accidentally sunk during gunnery practice when her own guns hit depth charges at the stern of the ship with the loss of most of her crew.
6 July[]
- Annette Fritzen ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine off Pusan, Korea (35°00′00″N 128°00′00″E / 35°N 128°E), and sank.[5]
8 July[]
- HMS La Nantaise ( Royal Navy) : The naval trawler collided with Helen Crest ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea near the Goodwin Lightship ( United Kingdom) off the coast of Kent with the loss of 11 of her 25 crew. The tug Empire Henchman ( United Kingdom) rescued the survivors.[6][7]
- HNLMS O 19 ( Royal Netherlands Navy): World War II: The O 19-class submarine ran aground on Ladd Reef in the South China Sea (08°40′N 111°40′E / 8.667°N 111.667°E). On July 10th she was scuttled by her crew with scuttling charges, and by USS Cod ( United States Navy) that shelled and torpedoed the sub, to prevent capture. USS Cod took her crew to Australia.[8]
9 July[]
- USS YMS-84 ( United States Navy): World War II: Battle of Balikpapan: The YMS-1-class minesweeper struck a mine and sank off Balikpapan, Borneo (1°19′S 116°48′E / 1.317°S 116.8°E).[9]
10 July[]
- Fanny ( Norway): World War II: The fishing vessel struck a mine and sank in Varangerfjord with the loss of two crew.[10]
- HMT Kurd ( Royal Navy): World War II: The naval trawler struck a mine and sank in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall with the loss of all 16 crew.[11]
- USS SC-521 ( United States Navy): World War II: The SC-497-class submarine chaser foundered in the Coral Sea off the Santa Cruz Islands (11°03′S 164°50′E / 11.05°S 164.833°E) .[12]
- W-27 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The W-19 class Minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk off Yamada Bay, Honshu (39°20′N 142°07′E / 39.333°N 142.117°E) by USS Runner ( United States Navy).[13]
11 July[]
- Sakura ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Matsu-class destroyer struck a mine in Osaka Harbor (39°20′N 142°07′E / 39.333°N 142.117°E) detonating the aft magazine, severing the stern, and sinking her. 130 crew, including her commanding officer, were killed.[14]
12 July[]
- Gibel Kebir ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship sank whilst under repair at Port Said, Egypt. She was later raised and scrapped.[4]
14 July[]
- CD-65 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Type C escort ship was bombed and sunk off Kamaishi (42°21′N 140°59′E / 42.35°N 140.983°E) by US Navy aircraft.[15]
- CD-74 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Type D escort ship was bombed and sunk off Kamaishi (42°21′N 140°59′E / 42.35°N 140.983°E) by US Navy aircraft.[16]
- CD-219 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Type C escort ship was torpedoed and sunk near Kamaishi (39°20′N 142°18′E / 39.333°N 142.3°E) by USS Carp ( United States Navy). Lost with all hands.[17]
- CH-48 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The CH-28-class submarine chaser was bombed and sunk off Kamaishi (39°20′N 141°58′E / 39.333°N 141.967°E) by US Navy aircraft.[18]
- Tachibana ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Matsu-class destroyer was bombed and sunk in Hokadate Bay (41°48′N 141°41′E / 41.8°N 141.683°E) by US Navy aircraft. 135 crew were killed.[19]
- W-24 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The No.19-class minesweeper was bombed and sunk off Kamaishi (41°38′N 141°00′E / 41.633°N 141°E) by US Navy aircraft.[20]
15 July[]
- Francis Preston Blair ( United States): World War II: The Liberty ship ran aground on the Saumarez Reefs, Queensland, Australia (21°49′S 153°39′E / 21.817°S 153.65°E) and was wrecked.[21]
- I-351 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The I-351-class submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the South China Sea (4°30′N 110°00′E / 4.5°N 110°E) 100 miles north east of Natuna Besar, Borneo by USS Bluefish ( United States Navy). Of 110 sailors and 32 IJN aircraft pilots on board, 139 died, three were rescued and made POWs by USS Bluefish.[22]
- Maori ( Royal Navy): The Tribal-class destroyer was raised and scuttled off Valletta, Malta after she sunk at her moorings in the Grand Harbour on 12 February 1942.[23]
- Walter L M Russ ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship ran aground on Grassholm, Bristol Channel. Nine crew were rescued by the Angle Lifeboat.
16 July[]
- USS Gamble ( United States Navy): End of World War II: The damaged beyond repair, and decommissioned Destroyer-Minelayer, a former Wickes-class destroyer, was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean outside Apra Harbor, Guam.
- I-13 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Type AM submarine was depth charged and sunk in the Pacific Ocean (34°28′N 150°55′E / 34.467°N 150.917°E) by USS Lawrence C. Taylor ( United States Navy). Lost with all 140 hands.[24]
- Kari ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Ōtori-class torpedo boat was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea (05°48′S 115°53′E / 5.8°S 115.883°E) 220 miles west south west of Makassar by USS Baya ( United States Navy).[25]
- Nankai ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The gunboat was torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea (05°26′S 110°33′E / 5.433°S 110.55°E) west of Surabaya by USS Blenny ( United States Navy).[26]
17 July[]
- HMS Athlete ( Royal Navy): World War II: The Favorite-class rescue tug struck a mine and sank off Leghorn, Italy.[27]
- S-90 ( Allied-occupied Germany): World War II: The Type 1939/40 schnellboot was beached on Bru Island.[28]
18 July[]
- CD-112 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Type D escort ship was torpedoed and sunk off Karafuto (46°04′N 142°16′E / 46.067°N 142.267°E) by USS Barb ( United States Navy) when she deliberetly intercepted a torpedo fired at passenger ferry Soya Maru ( Japan) carrying 600 passengers, mostly women and children. Soya Maru escaped unharmed. 200 crew, including her commander, were killed, four survivors rescued.[29]
- Chishima Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk by aircraft at 34°36′N 125°00′E / 34.6°N 125°E.[30]
- Harushima ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Cable Layer, a former Speedwell-class mine planter, was bombed and sunk while tied up alongside Kasuga ( Imperial Japanese Navy) at Yokosuka by US Navy aircraft.[31]
- I-372 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The I-361-class submarine was sunk by damage from a near miss at Yokosuka by US Navy aircraft.[32]
- Kasuga ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The training ship, a former Kasuga-class cruiser, was sunk at her mooring at Yokosuka by American aircraft.
- MRS-25 ( Allied-occupied Germany): The depot ship struck a mine and sank off Ballstad, Norway.[33]
- Pa-37 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The auxiliary patrol boat was bombed and sunk at Yokosuka by US Navy aircraft.[31]
- Pa-110 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The auxiliary patrol boat was bombed and sunk at Yokosuka by US Navy aircraft.[31]
- Pa-122 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The auxiliary patrol boat was bombed and sunk at Yokosuka by US Navy aircraft.[31]
- Yaezakura ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Matsu-class destroyer was bombed and sunk at Yokosuka by US Navy aircraft. She was only 60% complete.[31]
- Yakaze ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The target ship, a former Minekaze-class destroyer, was damaged by near misses and flying debris from other ships bombed at Yokosuka by US Navy aircraft. She eventually sinks a number of days later due to lack of repairmen. Scrapped post War.[34]
20 July[]
- Kyoei Maru No. 3 ( Japan): The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Gulf of Siam near Ha Tien (8°8′N 103°40′E / 8.133°N 103.667°E) by USS Bumper ( United States Navy). 44 crew killed.[35]
- W-39 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The W-19 class Minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Yellow Sea off Saishu Island (35°01′N 125°42′E / 35.017°N 125.7°E) by USS Threadfin ( United States Navy).[36]
- Kiyokawa Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Kamikawa-class seaplane tender was bombed by US Navy aircraft and beached off Shida Beach, north of Kamioseki. Sank November 25, 1945. Raised in December, 1948, later repaired and put in Japanese civilian passenger service.[37]
22 July[]
- Choyo Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine off Rashin, Korea, and was beached.[38]
23 July[]
- Senko Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Senko Maru-class transport was bombed in Boengos Bay by British aircraft and beached. Refloated sometime in August and towed to Emma Haven, Padang.[39]
- Yamadori Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine outside Wakamatsu Harbor and was beached. Refloated post-War, repaired and returned to service.[40]
24 July[]
- Aoba ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The stationary anti-aircraft platform, a former Aoba-class cruiser was bombed and sunk at Kure (34°14′N 132°30′E / 34.233°N 132.5°E) by American aircraft of Task Force 38. She was again bombed and further damaged on 28 July by Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft of the 7th Air Force, United States Army Air Forces.
- Amagi ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Unryū-class aircraft carrier was bombed and sunk at Kure by American aircraft of Task Force 38. She was further bombed and damaged on 28 July, capsizing the next day. The wreck was refloated on 31 July 1946 and subsequently scrapped.
- Hyūga ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: Bombing of Kure: The Ise-class battleship was bombed and heavily damaged on the 24th, with 200 crew killed and 600 wounded, at Kure, Hiroshima by aircraft based on USS Bataan, USS Bennington, USS Essex, USS Hancock, USS Monterey, USS Randolph and USS Ticonderoga (all United States Navy). Her stern settles in very shallow water on the 25th (34°10′N 132°33′E / 34.167°N 132.55°E), and the rest of her hull settles on the bottom on the 26th. her remaining crew abandoneds her on 1 August.[41]
- Iwate ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: Bombing of Kure: The training Ship, a former Izumo-class cruiser, was heavily damaged by near misses when bombed at Kure, Hiroshima by USN aircraft of Task Force 38. She capsized and sank from damage to her seams and rivets off Eta Jima (34°14′N 132°30′E / 34.233°N 132.5°E) on the 25th.[42]
- Kaiyo ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The escort carrier struck a mine and was bombed by US Navy aircraft in Kizuki Bay. She was towed to Beppa Bay and beached off Hinode on the 25th. Sank further on the 28th (33°20′N 131°32′E / 33.333°N 131.533°E). On 9 August she was further damaged by 5th Air Force B-25s and partially capsized. Her crew abandoned her on August 10th. Scrapped post war.[43]
- Settsu ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: Bombing of Kure: The Target Ship, a former Kawachi-class battleship was bombed and beached at Kure, Hiroshima by USN aircraft of Task Force 38. Wreck abandoned on the 29th.[44]
- HMS Squirrel ( Royal Navy): World War II: The Algerine-class minesweeper struck a mine and was damaged in the Andaman Sea off Phuket Island, Thailand with the loss of seven crew. She was later scuttled.
- Tone ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: Bombing of Kure: The Tone-class cruiser was bombed and sunk at Kure, Hiroshima by USN aircraft of Task Force 38. 59 crew killed and 28 missing. Hulk bombed again on the 28th.[45]
- USS Underhill ( United States Navy): World War II: The Buckley-class destroyer escort was sunk in the Pacific Ocean (19°20′N 126°42′E / 19.333°N 126.7°E) by a Kaiten manned torpedo with the loss of 112 of her 234 crew.
25 July[]
- CD-4 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Type D escort ship was bombed by US Navy aircraft, detonating her depth charges, causing her to be run aground off Toba in Ise Bay (34°43′N 136°43′E / 34.717°N 136.717°E). She was sunk on the 28th by aircraft from HMS Formidable ( Royal Navy). Five crew killed.[46]
- Eian Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The ship was sunk in the Pacific Ocean by American aircraft.
- Esbjerg ( Denmark): The passenger ship struck a mine and sank whilst on a voyage from Lübeck, Germany to Copenhagen, Denmark. All crew were rescued.[47]
- Hoshi Maru ( Japan): World War II: The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in Maizuru Bay (34°35′N 135°21′E / 34.583°N 135.35°E).[48]
- Kaisoku Maru ( Imperial Japanese Army): World War II: The Oiler was bombed and sunk off north east Shimokamagiri Jima, near Hiro (07°07′S 115°40′E / 7.117°S 115.667°E) by US Navy aircraft .[49]
- Kotobuki Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Troopship was bombed and beached at Maizuru, Japan. Scrapped 1949.[50]
- PB-2 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Patrol Boat, a converted former Minekaze-class destroyer, was torpedoed and sunk in the Lombok Strait in the Java Sea (07°07′S 115°40′E / 7.117°S 115.667°E) by HMS Stubborn ( Royal Navy) .[51]
- Nichinan Maru ( Imperial Japanese Army): World War II: The Standard Peacetime Type TM Oiler was bombed and damaged in the Inland Sea off Iwai Shima by US Navy aircraft and beached on Miura Beach, Iwai Shima. She was refloated, repaired and returned to service post War.[52]
26 July[]
- HMS Vestal ( Royal Navy): World War II: The Algerine-class minesweeper was struck by a Kamikaze aircraft in the Andaman Sea off Phuket Island, Thailand with the loss of 20 crew. She was later scuttled.
27 July[]
- Komahashi ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Komahashi class hydrographic survey ship, being used as a Tender for Explosive Motorboats, Midget submarines and Kaiten manned torpedoes, was bombed by US Navy aircraft and sunk in shallow water at the Owase Submarine Base. Raised and scrapped in 1949.[53]
- USS LCT-1050 ( United States Navy): World War II: The Landing Craft, Tank, Mark 5 was sunk by blast damage while tied up alongside Pratt Victory ( United States) when the Victory Ship was torpedoed and damaged by a Japanese aircraft at Ie Shima, LCT-1050 was later salvaged.[54]
28 July[]
- CD-30 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Type D escort ship was strafed by P-51 Mustangs of the US Army's 15th Fighter Group and beached in Yura Bay, then bombed and sunk (34°20′N 135°00′E / 34.333°N 135°E) by US Navy aircraft. 98 crew killed, 51 wounded.[55]
- CD-45 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Type C escort ship was rocketed and bombed by US Navy aircraft and run aground in shallow water in Owase Bay (34°05′N 136°15′E / 34.083°N 136.25°E) and abandoned by her crew. 30 crew killed, her C.O. and 18 crewmen wounded.[56]
- CH-14 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The CH-13 class Submarine Chaser was damaged by US Navy aircraft and run aground in shallow water in Owase Bay (34°05′N 136°15′E / 34.083°N 136.25°E). Still aground at the end of the War.[57]
- USS Callaghan ( United States Navy): World War II: The Fletcher-class destroyer was sunk in an attack by a Japanese Willow kamikaze aircraft in the Pacific Ocean off Okinawa, Japan.
- Haruna ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Kongō-class battleship was bombed and sunk at Kure Naval Base by aircraft based on USS Shangri-La ( United States Navy) with the loss of 65 of her 1,360 crew. The wreck was raised and scrapped in 1946.
- I-404 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The incomplete I-400-class submarine was bombed and sunk at Kure.[58]
- Ise ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Ise-class battleship was bombed and sunk at Ondo Seto, Hiroshima (34°15′N 132°31′E / 34.25°N 132.517°E) by Vought F4U Corsair aircraft based on USS Hancock and other American aircraft.
- Izumo ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: Bombing of Kure:The Training Ship, a former Izumo-class cruiser, was heavily damaged by near misses when bombed at Kure, Hiroshima by USN aircraft of Task Force 38. She capsized and sank from damage to her seams and rivets off Eta Jima (34°14′N 132°30′E / 34.233°N 132.5°E) .[59]
- Koryu Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy): The Koryu Maru class auxiliary minelayer, originally built as a Type 2E standard merchant ship, was bombed and sunk at the Hitachi Zosen shipyard, Innoshima, by US Navy aircraft.[60]
- Moose ( United Kingdom): The tug collided with Kawartha Park ( Canada) and sank in the River Mersey at Birkenhead, Cheshire with the loss of all six crew.[61]
- Nashi ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: Bombing of Kure:The Matsu-class destroyer, was bombed at Kure, Hiroshima (34°40′N 132°30′E / 34.667°N 132.5°E) by USN aircraft of Task Force 38. 17 crew killed. She was raised and repaired 1954-1955. Recommisioned in the Japanese Self Defence Force 31 May 1956 as "Wakaba" ( Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force), only IJN warship to serve in Japan's new Navy.[62]
- Ōyodo ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Ōyodo-class cruiser was bombed and damaged at Kure Naval Base by aircraft based on USS Shangri-La ( United States Navy). She was towed to Etijima, Hiroshima and beached, capsizing with the loss of about 300 of her 911 crew. The wreck was raised in 1947 and scrapped in 1948.
- Seria Maru ( Imperial Japanese Army): World War II: The Type 2TL Tanker was bombed by US Navy aircraft in the Inland Sea near Aioi (34°01′N 131°25′E / 34.017°N 131.417°E) and beached. refloated, repaired and put back in service post War.[63]
- Teiritsu Maru ( Japan): World War II: The transport struck a mine in Wakasa Bay and was beached off Maizuru. She was raised, repaired and returned to service August, 1948.[64]
30 July[]
- CH-26 ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The CH-13-class submarine chaser was bombed and sunk off Chinkai in the Korea Strait (34°47′N 128°27′E / 34.783°N 128.45°E) by US Navy aircraft.[65]
- Hatsushimo ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Hatsuharu-class destroyer struck a mine and sank in Miyazu Bay (35°33′N 135°12′E / 35.55°N 135.2°E) with the loss of 17 of her 200 crew.
- USS Indianapolis ( United States Navy): World War II: The Portland-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Philippine Sea by I-58 ( Imperial Japanese Navy) with the loss of 879 of her 1,196 crew.
- Okinawa ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II:The Ukuru-class escort ship struck a mine and sank in shallow water 6 miles north north west of Maizuru (35°30′N 135°21′E / 35.5°N 135.35°E) while under attack by aircraft from USS Independence ( United States Navy). One crewman killed, two wounded. She was scrapped 1948.[66]
- Taruyasu Maru ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The cargo ship was bombed and sunk in Maizuru Bay by US Navy aircraft.[67]
- Toshima ( Imperial Japanese Navy): World War II: The Minelayer was bombed and sunk in Maizuru Bay by US Navy aircraft.[67]
Unknown date[]
- HMS MTB 242 ( Royal Navy): World War II: The Vosper 72'-class motor torpedo boat sank while under tow off Malta.[68]
- HMCS St. Francis ( Royal Canadian Navy) : The decommissioned Clemson-class destroyer collided with another vessel and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Cod, Massachusetts while being towed to Boston, Mass. for scrapping.
- TFA 4 ( Allied-occupied Germany): The Glenten class torpedo boat, heavily damaged by the explosion of Donau ( Allied-occupied Germany) in Flensburgfjord, was wrecked sometime in July.[69]
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- ↑ "Japanese Cruisers". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/Iwate_t.htm. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Japanese Flattops". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/Kaiyo_t.htm. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Japanese Target Ships". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/Tone_t.htm. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Japanese Cruisers". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/Tone_t.htm. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Japanese Escorts". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/CD-4_t.htm. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ "Error: no
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specified when using {{Cite web}}". 26 July 1945. - ↑ "Norwegian Merchant Ships 1939 - 1945, Ships beginning with F". Warsailors. http://www.warsailors.com/freefleet/norfleetf.html. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ↑ "Japanese Oilers". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/Kaisoku_t.htm. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ "Kokansen". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/Kotobuki_t.htm. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ "Japanese Patrol Boats". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/PB-2_t.htm. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ "Japanese Oilers". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/Nichinan_t.htm. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Japanese hydrographic survey ships". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/Komahashi_t.htm. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Official Chronology of the US Navy in WWII". Ibiblio. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-Chron/USN-Chron-1945.html. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ↑ "Japanese Escorts". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/CD-30_t.htm. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ "Japanese Escorts". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/CD-45_t.htm. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Japanese Submarine Chasers". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/CH-14_t.htm. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "large-japanese-class-submarines". devhub.com. http://imperialjapanesewarships.devhub.com/blog/558724-large-japanese-class-submarines/. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ "Japanese Cruisers". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/Izumo_t.htm. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Japanese Minelayers". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/Koryu_t.htm. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Error: no
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specified when using {{Cite web}}". 30 July 1945. - ↑ "Long Lancers". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/Nashi_t.htm. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ "Japanese Oilers". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/Seria_t.htm. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ex-French Merchants in Japanese Service". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/Teiritsu_t.htm. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Japanese Subchasers". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/CH-26_t.htm. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "Long Lancers". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/Okinawa_t.htm. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ 67.0 67.1 "Japanese Minelayers". Combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/Tatsumiya_t.htm. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "HMS MTB 242 of the Royal Navy". Uboat. http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ships/16896.html. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ↑ "Captured torpedo boat". Warshipsww2.Eu. http://www.warshipsww2.eu/lode.php?language=E&period=&idtrida=344. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
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Ship launches: | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
Ship commissionings: | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
Shipwrecks: | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
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