Laid down (22)

1940: Corvette Quesnel (K 133)

1941: Torpedo boat Fortunale - Minesweeper Guide (AMc-83) - Patrol craft PC-490 (PC-490) - Patrol craft PC-491 (PC-491)

1942: Minesweeper BYMS 2049 (J 849) - Minesweeper BYMS 2050 (J 850) - Submarine Trenchant (P 331) - Corvette Danaide - Corvette Driade - Destroyer Burns (DD 588) - Destroyer Izard (DD 589) - Patrol craft PC-597 (PC-597) - Patrol craft PC-603 (PC-603) - Motor torpedo boat PT 125 - Motor torpedo boat PT 86 - Submarine chaser SC-729 (SC-729) - Submarine chaser SC-978 (SC-978)

1943: Minesweeper Specter (AM 306)

1944: Tank landing ship LST 708 (LST 708) - Motor torpedo boat PT 566

1945: Fleet tug Shakori (ATF 162)

Launched (23)

1914: MS Trawler Empyrean (FY 873)

1917: MS Trawler Montano (4.171)

1925: Submarine Narval (i) - Submarine Morse - Submarine Narval

1929: ASW Whaler Risør (FY 209)

1933: Light cruiser Emile Bertin

1936: ASW Trawler Lord Essenden (FY 218) - Submarine Perch (i) (176)

1942: Minesweeper Constant (AM 86) - Patrol craft PC-600 (PC-600) - Minesweeper YMS-30 (YMS-30)

1943: Destroyer Escort Acree (DE 167) - Destroyer Escort Baron (DE 166) - Submarine Corvina (226) - Oiler Kennebago (AO 81) - Submarine Robalo (273) - Submarine chaser SC-1050 (SC-1050)

1944: Tank landing ship LST 615 (LST 615) - Tank landing ship LST 699 (LST 699) - Motor torpedo boat PT 447 - Motor torpedo boat PT 479

1945: Minesweeper Mariner (J 380)

Commissioned (25)

1919: Destroyer Greene (AVD 13)

1935: Submarine L-6

1941: Corvette Matapedia (K 112) - Minesweeper Ungava (J 149) - Escort destroyer Brocklesby (L 42) - Minesweeper Polruan (J 97) - ASW Trawler Tarantella (T 142)

1942: Escort destroyer Bicester (L 34) - Corvette Lotus (ii) (K 130) - Escort destroyer Slazak (L 26) - Patrol craft PC-569 (PC-569) - Minesweeper YMS-18 (YMS-18)

1943: Minesweeper Tide (AM 125)

1944: Corvette Guelph (K 687) - Destroyer Escort Chaffee (DE 230) - Tank landing ship LST 513 (LST 513) - Tank landing ship LST 559 (LST 559) - Tank landing ship LST 738 (LST 738) - Escort carrier Makin Island (CVE 93) - Submarine Segundo (398)

1945: Repair Ship Hecla (ii) (F 175) - Tank landing ship LST 1141 (LST 1141) - Motor torpedo boat PT 701 - Net tender Tonawanda (AN 89)

1946: Aircraft Carrier Triumph (ii) (16)

1940: Submarine Doris

1944: Patrol craft PC-558 (PC-558)

More information on Allied Warships losses.

1940

Destroyer HMS Bulldog: During the night of 9/10 May, the destroyer was searching in the Skagerrak for German minelayers with other destroyers from Scapa Flow. During an attack by German MTBs at another Task Force with the same task, HMS Kelly was badly damaged by a torpedo and towed to Newcastle by HMS Bulldog.

Destroyer HMS Esk: The minelaying destroyers HMS Express (Cdr. J.G. Bickford, DSC, RN), HMS Esk (Lt.Cdr. R.J.H. Couch, RN) and HMS Intrepid (Cdr. R.G. Gordon, RN) lay 180 mines in known German swept channels in oparation XMG.

Destroyer HMS Express: The minelaying destroyers HMS Express (Cdr. J.G. Bickford, DSC, RN), HMS Esk (Lt.Cdr. R.J.H. Couch, RN) and HMS Intrepid (Cdr. R.G. Gordon, RN) lay 180 mines in known German swept channels in oparation XMG.

Destroyer HMS Intrepid: The minelaying destroyers HMS Express (Cdr. J.G. Bickford, DSC, RN), HMS Esk (Lt.Cdr. R.J.H. Couch, RN) and HMS Intrepid (Cdr. R.G. Gordon, RN) lay 180 mines in known German swept channels in oparation XMG.

Destroyer HMS Kelly: During the night of 9/10 May, the destroyer was hit amidships by one torpedo from the German MTB S-31(Oblt.z.S. Opdenhoff). She was searching for German minelayers in the Skagerrak together with one cruiser and six destroyers when the Task Force was attacked by five MTBs. The badly damaged ship was towed to Newcastle by HMS Bulldog.

1941

Destroyer HMS Broadway: The German submarine U-110 was captured on 9 May 1941 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland by the British destroyers HMS Bulldog (Lt.Cdr. A.J.B. Cresswell, RN) and HMS Broadway (Lt.Cdr. T. Taylor, RN) and the British corvette HMS Aubretia (Lt.Cdr. V.F. Smith, RNR). The U-boat was allowed to sink the day after to preserve the secret capture.

Destroyer HMS Bulldog: HMS Bulldog was responsible for the capture of U-110, her Sub Lt David Balme finding the Enigma code machine ciphers and code books. U-110 was taken on tow and Bulldog kept her afloat for 17 hours then let the towline slip. The intention was to tow U-110 into Iceland but Admiralty realised this would have been a massive error of judgement. In the event, allegedly, U-110 resolved the matter herself by sinking.

Destroyer HMS Bulldog: The German submarine U-110 was captured on 9 May 1941 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland by the British destroyers HMS Bulldog (Lt.Cdr. A.J.B. Cresswell, RN) and HMS Broadway (Lt.Cdr. T. Taylor, RN) and the British corvette HMS Aubretia (Lt.Cdr. V.F. Smith, RNR). The U-boat was allowed to sink the day after to preserve the secret capture.

Corvette HMS Aubretia: The German submarine U-110 was captured on 9 May 1941 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland by the British destroyers HMS Bulldog (Lt.Cdr. A.J.B. Cresswell, RN) and HMS Broadway (Lt.Cdr. T. Taylor, RN) and the British corvette HMS Aubretia (Lt.Cdr. V.F. Smith, RNR). The U-boat was allowed to sink the day after to preserve the secret capture. HMS Aubretia also picks up 24 survivors from the British merchant Bengore Head, and 1 survivor from the British merchant Esmond, U-110's last victims.

ASW Trawler HMS Daneman: HMT Daneman (Lt. A.H. Ballard, RNR) picks up 66 survivors from the British merchant Gregalia that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-201 east-north-east of Cape Farewell in position 60º24'N, 32º37'W.

1942

Submarine HMS Upright: HMS Upright (Lt. J.S. Wraith, DSO, DSC, RN) sinks an Italian drydock under tow with gunfire near Cape dell' Armi.

Submarine USS S-41: USS S-41 (Lt. G.M. Holley, Jr.) departs Brisbane for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Solomons.

Destroyer ORP Piorun: Piorun reached Greenock.

1943

Submarine USS Gar: USS Gar (Lt.Cdr. P.D. Quirk) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Aso Maru (703 GRT) south-east of Cagayan Island in position 09º09'N, 122º50'E.

Submarine USS Seadragon: USS Seadragon (Lt.Cdr. R.L. Rutter) departs Pearl Harbour for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Caroline / Marshall Islands area.

Submarine USS Wahoo: USS Wahoo (Cdr. D.W. Morton) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ships Takao Maru (3204 GRT) and Jimmu Maru (1912 GRT) off Kone Zaki, northeastern Honshu, Japan in position 38º57'N, 141º49'E.

Submarine USS Pogy: USS Pogy (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Wales) torpedoes and damages the Japanese troop transport Uyo Maru (6376 GRT) off Iwaki, Japan in position 37º05'N, 141º06'E.

Submarine HMS Unrivalled: HMS Unrivalled (Lt. H.B. Turner, RN) torpedoes and sinks the small Italian merchant Santa Mariana Salina (763 GRT) 6.5 nautical miles south-east off Lipari, Italy.

Motor torpedo boat USS PT 206: USS PT 206 sinks the Italian auxiliary minesweeper Vanna Galleano (419 GRT) off the Skerkibank in the central Mediterranean.

1944

Destroyer USS Laffey (ii): USS Laffey (Cdr. F.J. Beston) departs Norfolk for New London.

Submarine USS Searaven: USS Searaven (Lt.Cdr. M.H. Dry) ends her 11th war patrol at Pearl Harbour. She now underwent a refit.

Submarine USS Cavalla: USS Cavalla (Lt.Cdr. H.J. Kossler) arrives at Pearl Harbour.

Submarine USS Flounder: USS Flounder (Cdr. C.A. Johnson) ends her 1st war patrol at Milne Bay.

Submarine USS Mingo: USS Mingo (Lt.Cdr. J.J. Staley) ends her 3rd war patrol at Brisbane, Australia.

Submarine USS Tinosa: USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) sinks a Japanese trawler with gunfire north of the Mariana Islands in position 22º20'N, 146º40'E.

Battleship HMS Rodney: Welcomed General Sir Bernard Montgomery on board at Scapa Flow Orkney during a visit to "pay respects to the senior service". Rodney went on to become involved in the bombardment of "British" D-Day beaches.

1945

Destroyer USS De Haven (ii): USS De Haven (Cdr. J.B. Dimmick) departs Ulithi again the TF 58.

Destroyer USS Lyman K. Swenson: USS Lyman K. Swenson departs Ulithi with TG 58.1.

Destroyer USS Mansfield: USS Mansfield departs Ulithi again the TF 58.

Destroyer USS Taussig: USS Taussig departs Ulithi with TG 58.1.

Submarine USS Cobia: USS Cobia (Lt.Cdr. A.L. Becker) departs Subic Bay for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the gulf of Siam.

Submarine USS Gurnard: USS Gurnard (Lt.Cdr. G.D. Simmons III) ends her 9th war patrol at Pearl Harbour. She is now ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.

Submarine USS Carbonero: USS Carbonero (Cdr. C.L. Murphy) arrives at Pearl Harbour.

Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious: While operating off Sakishima Gunto with TF 57, at 1657 hrs she was impacted by a suicide plane, which struck alongside the island then skidded along the deck and fell overboard. Its bomb exploded in the water and caused no damage. At 1656 hrs another suicide crashed into the deck, blowing a hole of 2.3 m² and causing a depression in the deck over an area of 13.3 m², with ancillary damage to a bulkhead and a catapult. At 1657 hrs a third plane crashed to port but caused no damage. There were 3 killed and 19 wounded from the 3 impacts, Victorious was able to launch planes within 1 hour and land them 12 hours later, being back in full action within 2 days. Full repairs required 1 month.

Submarine HMS Statesman: HMS Statesman (Lt. R.G.P. Bulkeley, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with demolition charges in the Strait of Malacca.

Submarine HMS Subtle: A. Brady was a W/T operator on HMS Subtle, and kept an unofficial diary of events for the patrols he was aboard. Below is his account of the attack on the Japanese heavy cruiser (see event for 15 May 1945) 9th May 1945 – Usual dive at 5.15. Surfaced at 6.30. All the fresh meat had to be ditched tonight along with some of the potatoes – both had gone bad. The position looks grim for we aren’t supposed to be getting back until 22nd. Phew! What news – the Japanese are carrying out an anti-submarine sweep with 4 A/S vessels and 4 sub-chasers. We have been ordered to get through them somehow, and reach the fleet behind. This is where we keep our fingers crossed. Fresh water is rationed now because one of our tanks has become contaminated. 10th May 1945 – Everybody on their toes due to yesterdays signal. 4pm approx. 2 sub-chasers sighted and several aircraft. 4.45 one cruiser sighted escorted by one destroyer and two sub-chasers – diving stations – shut off from depth charging. Attack at 900 yards abreast of Cruiser – was just about to fire torpedoes when we hit a sand bank. They started dropping charges so we went to the bottom – 40 feet only – and laid doggo. Still observing enemy thro’ periscope, they are avoiding us and laying a smoke screen. After scraping along the bottom for about half an hour we surfaced and made an enemy report by W/T. The lads are wild at missing such a target (10,000 ton ‘Nachi’ class Cruiser) but it would have been suicide. If we had fired our fish they would have exploded just in front of us, then good night nurse, lights out! 11th May 1945 – Normal day dived, keeping a good look out for enemy Cruiser – two crash dives during the dark hours, one for plane and one for junk. 12th May 1945 – Dived at 5.15 and at 6.10 sighted our Cruiser on it’s way back escorted by three destroyers – Attacked and fired six fish – down to 120 feet, shut off from depth charging. Two minutes later they started dropping ‘em – It was hellish, for four hours we were attacked. After ends flooded, all lighting gone, leaks everywhere. When they left us alone we surfaced and tried to repair our damage – could not transmit because W/T is out of action. Two doubtful hits on Cruiser. 13th May 1945 – Everybody badly shaken by yesterdays hammering. Have received orders to stay out longer because another Cruiser is expected. 14th May 1945 – Nothing eventful except for a lot of aircraft sighted and A/S vessels are looking for us. We managed to keep out of their way though. 15th May 1945 – Cruiser sighted coming our way and we are steering towards. Personally I hope we do not see it or we will not live to tell the tale. One more depth charge and it will blow in a faulty valve we have back aft and flood us properly. Have just received a signal to say that the cruiser has been sunk by a force of our destroyers – thank God!

Destroyer HMS Beagle: HMS Beagle headed the liberation of Jersey.

Destroyer HMS Bulldog: The surrender of the Channel Islands was signed on board her.