Summaries of Japanese Shipping Losses
TABLE I TOTAL OF JAPANESE NAVAL AND MERCHANT VESSELS
SUNK
DURING WORLD WAR II
Sinking Agent Naval Vessels Merchant Vessels Total Vessels No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage * United States Forces 611 1,822,210 2,117 7,913,858 2,728 9,736,068 ** Allied Forces: 45 69,636 73 211,664 118 281,300 British 28 50,365 42 87,981 70 138,346 Netherlands 7 8,099 15 57,471 22 65,570 Australian 5 6,892 8 24,910 13 31,802 Chinese - - 3 14,327 3 14,327 Russian 2 1,660 2 8,233 4 9,893 New Zealand 2 2,095 - - 2 2,095 Netherlands and Australian - - 2 8,303 2 8,303 Netherlands and Indian - - 1 10,439 1 10,439 Australian and Indian 1 525 - - 1 525 *** United States and Allied Forces: 10 14,864 12 57,923 22 72,787 United States and Australian 4 7,550 7 37,072 11 44,622 United States, Australian, and Netherlands - - 2 16,362 2 16,362 United States and British 5 5,102 2 3,500 7 8,602 United States and New Zealand 1 2,212 - - 1 2,212 United States, British and Netherlands - - 1 989 1 989 *** Marine Casualties 13 50,338 97 268,948 110 319,286 *** Japanese Mines - - 21 67,197 21 67,197 *** Unknown Forces 7 8,598 26 98,519 33 107,117 TOTAL 686 1,965,646 2,346 8,618,109 3,032 10,583,755 * See TABLE II Page vii for detailed analysis. ** See TABLE III Page viii for detailed analysis. *** See TABLE IV Page ix for detailed analysis.
TABLE II JAPANESE NAVAL AND MERCHANT VESSELS SUNK DURING WORLD WAR II
By
UNITED STATES FORCES
Naval Vessels Merchant Vessels Total Vessels Sinking Agent No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage Submarines 201 540,192 1,113 4,779,902 1,314 5,320,094 Surface Craft 112 277,817 11 43,349 123 321,166 Army Aircraft 70 62,165 240 639,667 310 701,832 Navy-Marine Aircraft 172 724,638 447 1,608,959 619 2,333,597 Carrier-Based 161 711,236 359 1,390,241 520 2,101,477 Land-Based 11 13,402 88 218,718 99 232,120 Army, Navy, and Marine Aircraft in Combination: 9 48,750 23 114,306 32 163,056 Army and Navy Carrier-Based Aircraft 1 5,700 1 6,143 2 11,843 Army and Navy-Marine Land-Based Aircraft 6 21,250 14 49,978 20 71,228 Navy Carrier-Based and Navy-Marine Land-Based Aircraft 2 21,800 - - 2 21,800 Army, Navy Carrier-Based, and Navy-Marine Land-Based Aircraft - - 8 58,185 8 58,185 Navy Shore Batteries 2 2,770 - - 2 2,770 Mines: 19 17,995 247 591,660 266 609,655 Laid by Army Air Forces 16 13,670 241 566,690 257 580,360 Laid by Surface Craft 2 3,800 - - 2 3,800 Laid by Navy Land-Based Aircraft 1 525 1 6,417 2 6,942 Laid by Submarines - - 5 18,553 5 18,553 Aircraft and Other Agents: 26 147,883 32 132,710 58 280,593 Army Aircraft, Navy-Marine Land-Based Aircraft and Surface Craft - - 3 20,607 3 20,607 Army Aircraft and Surface Craft 2 7,900 1 8,572 3 16,472 Army Aircraft, Navy Carrier-Based Aircraft, Navy-Marine Land-Based Aircraft, and Surface Craft 1 31,000 - - 1 31,000 Army Aircraft and Army Mines - - 1 10,000 1 10,000 Army Aircraft, Army Mine, and Navy Carrier-Based Aircraft 1 17,000 - - 1 17,000 Army Aircraft and Submarines - - 2 10,062 2 10,062 Army Aircraft and Sabotage - - 1 4,281 1 4,281 Navy Carrier-Based Aircraft and Submarines 3 24,780 6 27,309 9 52,089 Navy Carrier-Based Aircraft and Surface Craft 15 61,890 5 - 20 76,353 Navy-Marine Land-Based Aircraft and Submarines - - 1 6,550 1 6,550 Navy-Marine Land-Based Aircraft and Navy Mines 2 3,800 - - 2 3,800 Navy-Marine Land-Based Aircraft and Surface Craft 2 1,513 - - 2 1,513 Unknown Aircraft - - 12 30,866 12 30,866 Unknown Agents - - 4 3,305 4 3,305 TOTAL 611 1,822,210 2,117 7,913,858 2,728 9,736,068
TABLE III JAPANESE NAVAL AND MERCHANT VESSELS SUNK DURING WORLD WAR II
By
ALLIED FORCES EXCLUDING UNITED STATES
Sinking Agent Naval Vessels Merchant Vessels Total Vessels No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage British Forces: 28 50,365 42 87,981 70 138,346 Submarines 14 26,396 29 65,040 43 91,436 Navy Carrier-Based Aircraft - - 2 1,817 2 1,817 Navy Land-Based Aircraft 2 1,600 1 1,350 3 2,950 Surface Craft 8 19,287 - - 8 19,287 Army Aircraft 1 270 - - 1 270 Army Aircraft And Surface Craft - - 1 1,500 1 1,500 Mines 3 2,812 7 11,000 10 13,812 Sabotage - - 2 7,274 2 7,274 Netherlands Forces: 7 8,099 15 57,471 22 65,570 Submarines 2 3,920 10 42,049 12 45,969 Aircraft 1 615 5 15,422 6 16,037 Mines 2 2,580 - - 2 2,580 Shore Batteries 2 984 - - 2 984 Australian Forces: 5 6,892 8 24,910 13 31,802 Aircraft 2 400 2 10,369 4 10,769 Mines 3 6,492 6 14,541 9 21,033 New Zealand Forces: 2 2,095 - - 2 2,095 Surface Craft 1 1,995 - - 1 1,995 Aircraft 1 100 - - 1 100 Chinese Aircraft - - 3 14,327 3 14,327 Russian Forces: 2 1,660 2 8,233 4 9,893 Aircraft 2 1,660 1 6,003 3 7,663 Unknown - - 1 2,230 1 2,230 Netherlands and Australian Aircraft - - 2 8,303 2 8,303 Netherlands And Indian Surface Craft - - 1 10,439 1 10,439 Australian and Indian Surface Craft 1 525 - - 1 525 Total 45 69,636 73 211,664 118 281,300
TABLE IV JAPANESE NAVAL AND MERCHANT VESSELS SUNK DURING WORLD WAR II
By
COMBINATION OF UNITED STATES AND ALLIED FORCES. AND MISCELLANEOUS AGENTS
Sinking Agent Naval Vessels Merchant Vessels Total Vessels No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage United States and Allied Forces: 10 14,864 12 57,923 22 72,787 United States Army Aircraft and Australian Aircraft 4 7,550 6 30,579 10 38,129 United States Navy-Marine Land-Based Aircraft and New Zealand Surface Craft 1 2,212 - - 1 2,212 United States Navy Carrier-Based Aircraft and British Aircraft 2 1,760 2 3,500 4 5,260 United States Army Aircraft and British Aircraft 1 1,500 - - 1 1,500 United States and British Surface Craft 1 1,142 - - 1 1,142 United States Surface Craft and British Aircraft 1 700 - - 1 700 United States Army Aircraft and Surface Craft and Australian and Netherlands Aircraft - - 2 16,362 2 16,362 United States Army Aircraft and Surface Craft and British Aircraft - - 1 6,493 1 6,493 United States Army Aircraft and British and Netherlands Aircraft - - 1 989 1 989 Marine Casualties 13 50,338 97 268,948 110 319,286 Japanese Mines - - 21 67,197 21 67,197 Unidentified Forces: 7 8,598 26 98,519 33 107,117 Aircraft 1 613- 1 1,398 2 2,011 Submarines - - 1 940 1 940 Unknown 6 7,985 24 96,181 30 104,166 TOTAL 30 73,800 156 492,589 186 566,387
TABLE V JAPANESE NAVAL AND MERCHANT VESSELS ASSESSED SUNK DURING WORLD WAR II
By
"PROBABLE" SINKING AGENTS
Notes: (1) These Figures Are Included In The Previous Tables (2) This Is An Additional Tabulation Showing Those
Sinkings Assessed By The Committee As Having
Been "Known Sunk" By A "Probable" Agent.
Sinking Agent Naval Vessels Merchant Vessels Total Vessels No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage United States Forces: 13 37,434 65 273,589 78 311,023 Submarines 4 5,064 51 220,808 55 225,872 Army Aircraft - - 2 1,822 2 1,822 Navy Carrier-Based Aircraft 4 400 - - 4 400 Navy-Marine Land-Based Aircraft 1 170 3 8,575 4 8,745 Surface Craft 4 31,800 - - 4 31,800 Army Mine - - 5 30,222 5 30,222 Navy Mine - - 3 10,947 3 10,947 Unknown Aircraft - - 1 1,215 1 1,215 British Forces - - 3 5,846 3 5,846 Submarines - - 2 2,817 2 2,817 Mines - - 1 3,029 1 3,029 Netherlands Aircraft - - 1 4,109 1 4,109 Russian Aircraft 2 1,660 1 6,003 3 7,663 Unknown Aircraft 1 613 - - 1 613 Australian Mines 1 4,000 - - 1 4,000 Japanese Mines - - 8 31,092 8 31,092 Marine Casualties - - 1 3,209 1 3,209
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