What American ships were sunk in World War 2?

Answer 1

US warships sunk (permanently): 1. Battleships: USS Arizona, USS Utah (training ship at time of loss), USS Oklahoma. 2. Cruisers: USS Chicago, USS Vincennes, USS Helena, USS Atlanta, USS Indianapolis, USS Quincy, USS Houston, USS Juneau, USS Northhampton, USS Astoria. 3. Carriers (Fleet): USS Lexington, USS Yorktown, USS Hornet, USS Wasp. Carriers (Light): USS Gambier Bay, USS St Lo. Carriers (Escort): USS Bismarck Sea. 4. US Destroyers/Destroyer Escorts: 87 lost 5. US Submarines: 52 lost 6. US Patrol Torpedo Boats (PT Boats): 69 SUNK FOR TARGET PRACTICE 1946-1948 (in the Pacific Ocean): Battleships USS Pennsylvannia, USS New York, USS Arkansas, USS Nevada. Aircraft Carrier USS Saratoga (sister ship of USS Lexington).

Answer 2

Obtain the book "WWII Warship Losses" By David Brown. He lists name, type, reason, and date of loss. Otherwise, there really are too many vessels to be listed. However, there were approximately 69 US Navy wooden Torpedo Boats sunk; about 11 aircraft carriers; about 10 cruisers, about 80 destroyers, 52 submarines, and an unknown amount of aux ships. One of those 11 carriers, one (lost due to accident) of those 52 subs, and a couple of those destroyers were lost in the Atlantic (at least one to an accident).

Another special note: MANY of those aux ships were actually WWI destroyers (old 4 pipers/aka 4 stackers/aka flush deck destroyers).