Posted on 08/30/2012 1:37:48 PM PDT by Saint X
After an arsonist caused $450 million in damage to the USS Miami on March 2012, the U.S. Navy considered scrapping the submarine. The eventual decision to repair the Miami and return it to service in 2015 means that the Navy will not have to add to a rather short but fateful list - ships lost since WWII. Between December 1941 and September 1945, over 350 U.S. Navy warships and patrol craft were sunk or damaged beyond repair. In the nearly seven decades since, fewer than 30 ships have been lost directly due to enemy action or accidents. These are a few of the notable incidents:
Interesting list includes USS Liberty, USS Pueblo, USS Thresher etc...
(Excerpt) Read more at news.usni.org ...
They left out the Regulus lost during typhoon Rose in Hong Kong. She was grounded on a small island on the west end of HK. She was scraped.
When I was a kid in the Philippines, the USS Hobbes was cut in half by the USS Wasp, and they towed the stern portion into Subic Bay, where it was moored until we left.
In the USN, we hit both the USS Belknap (They reconstructed her and put her back into service) and the USS Bordelon...she didn’t make it back into active service. Wikipedia says she went to Iran for a spare parts vessel.
Commissioned in 1943, PC-815 would go on to earn the name “The Jinxed Sub-Chaser”. Lt (j.g.) L. Ron Hubbard (the future founder of Scientology) was the first man to take the helm, only to be relieved of command three months later following a series of embarrassing incidents (including the shelling of Mexican territory) that caused his superiors to lose faith in his ability.
The next few years were uneventful for the PC-815 until Sept. 11, 1945 when it collided with the destroyer USS Laffey (DD-724), burst into flames and sank.
Thanks for that, I followed the link which led me to the story of USS PC 815, then commanded by LT (jg) L Ron Hubbard.
Bounced over to Wikipedia for the story of L Ron Hubbard’s distinguished naval career, and found the following fitness report:
Vice Admiral Fletcher, who both chaired the board and read the prior after action report, rated Hubbard “below average” and noted: “Consider this officer lacking in the essential qualities of judgment, leadership and cooperation. He acts without forethought as to probable results. He is believed to have been sincere in his efforts to make his ship efficient and ready. Not considered qualified for command or promotion at this time. Recommend duty on a large vessel where he can be properly supervised”. Hubbard was relieved of command effective July 7, 1943.[12]
USS LIBERTY (AGTR 5)
Damaged by Israeli air attacks/torpedoed June 1967
Total constructive loss
Really The USS Franklin (CV-13), USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), USS Port Royal (CG-73) should be on the list.
the USS Minnow
Really The USS Franklin (CV-13), USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), USS Port Royal (CG-73) should be on the list.
Franklin and Bunker Hill were not losses. Hit by Kamikazes, they were repaired. Franklin was scrapped in 1966. Bunker Hill in 1973
Port Royal was repaired after her grounding and is being deactiviated as of next month.
The USS Kornblatt.
The USS BULLHEAD was SS-332 and NOT SS-32.
USS ECHO
And the grounding had nothing to do with deactivation after only 18 years of service?
BTW Port Royal is in service now. How is that a complete loss? The article clearly addresses ships that were sunk or destroyed.
Ahhhh. You are correct. Thanks...it was the Evans. Funny how I got those two completely mixed up.
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