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.

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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

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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

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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

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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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