Consulted:
- Cagle, Malcom W. and Frank A. Manson. The Sea War in Korea. Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1957.
- Silverstone, Paul H. US Warships since 1945. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1987.
Consulted:
Ships Sunk and Damaged in Action during the Korean Conflict (Partial)
Sunk in action (5 ships): | |
Ship Name/Hull Number | Action/Date |
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Magpie (AMS-25) reclassified | blew up after striking a mine, 21 missing in action and 12 survivors, 29 September 1950. |
Pirate (AM-275) | sunk after striking a mine at Wonsan, North Korea, 12 October 1950. |
Pledge (AM-277) | sunk after striking a mine at Wonsan, North Korea, 12 October 1950. |
Partridge (AMS-31)reclassified and renamed | sunk after striking a mine, 8 killed, 6 seriously wounded, 2 February 1951. |
Sarsi (ATF-111) |
sunk after striking a mine at Hungnam, North Korea, 2 killed, 27 August 1952. |
Damaged in action (87 incidents): | |
Ship Name/Hull Number | Action/Date |
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Collett (DD-730) | damaged by 7 hits with 5 wounded, 13 September 1950 |
Gurke (DD-783) | minor damage from 3 hits, no casualties, 13 September 1950 |
Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729) |
2 near misses caused 1 killed and 1 wounded, 13 September 1950. |
Brush (DD-745) | damaged after striking a mine at Tanchon, North Korea, 9 killed and 10 wounded, 26 September 1950. |
Mansfield (DD-728) | damaged after striking a mine, 5 missing and 48 wounded, 30 September 1950. |
Charles S. Sperry (DD-697) |
damaged by 3 hits from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 23 December 1950. |
Ozbourn (DD-846) | damaged after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 2 casualties, 23 December 1950. |
Walke (DD-723) | extensively damaged after striking a mine off the east coast of Korea, 61 casualties, 12 June 1951. |
Thompson (DMS-38) redesignated |
extensively damaged after being hit by a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 3 killed and 4 wounded, 14 June 1951. |
Hoquiam (PF-5) | slightly damaged after being hit by a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 1 casualty, 7 May 1951. |
New Jersey (BB-62) | slightly damaged after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 4 casualties, 20 May 1951. |
Brinkley Bass (DD-887) |
minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 8 casualties, 22 May 1951. |
Frank E. Evans (DD-754) |
slightly damaged after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 4 casualties, 18 June 1951. |
Henry W. Tucker (DDR-875) |
superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 28 June 1951. |
Everett (PF-8) | minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 8 casualties, 3 July 1951 . |
Helena (CA-75) | minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 2 casualties, 31 July 1951 . |
Dextrous (AM-341) | superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 1 killed and 3 wounded, 11 August 1951. |
William Seiverling (DE-441) |
fireroom flooded after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 8 September 1951. |
Heron (AMS-18) reclassified |
superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 10 September 1951. |
Redstart (AM-378) | minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 10 September 1951. |
Firecrest (AMS-10) reclassified |
slight damage after being hit by a shore battery at Hungnam, North Korea, no casualties, 5 October 1951. |
Ernest G. Small (DDR-838) | extensive damage after striking a mine off the East coast of North Korea, 27 casualties, 7 October 1951. |
Renshaw (DDE-499) | slight damage after being hit by a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 1 casualty, 11 October 1951. |
Ulvert M. Moore (DE-442) |
moderate damage after being hit by a shore battery at Hungnam, North Korea, 3 casualties, 17 October 1951. |
Helena (CA-75) | slight damage after being hit by a shore battery at Hungnam, North Korea, 4 casualties, 23 October 1951. |
Osprey (AMS-28) renamed and redesignated | considerable damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 1 casualty, 29 October 1951. |
Gloucester (PF-22) | light damage after being hit by a shore battery at Hongwon, North Korea, 12 casualties, 11 November 1951. |
Hyman (DD-732) | minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 23 November 1951. |
Crook County (LST-611) |
superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery, no casualties, 22 December 1951. |
Dextrous (AM-341) | minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 3 casualties, 11 January 1952. |
Porterfield (DD-682) | minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Sokto, North Korea, no casualties, 3 February 1952. |
Endicott (DMS-35) | minor damage after 2 hits from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, no casualties, 4 February 1952. |
Rowan (DD-782) | minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Hungnam, North Korea, no casualties, 22 February 1952. |
Shelton (DD-790) | moderate damage after 3 hits from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 15 casualties, 22 February 1952. |
Henderson (DD-785) | minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Hungnam, North Korea, no casualties, 23 February 1952. |
Wisconsin (BB-64) | insignificant damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 3 casualties, 16 March 1952. |
Brinkley Bass (DD-887) |
moderate damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 5 casualties, 24 March 1952. |
Endicott (DMS-35) | insignificant damage after being hit by a shore battery at Chongjin, North Korea, no casualties, 7 April 1952. |
Endicott (DMS-35) | minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, no casualties, 19 April 1952. |
Osprey (AMS-28) renamed and redesignated | minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, no casualties, 24 April 1952. |
Cabildo (LSD-16) | minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 2 casualties, 26 April 1952. |
Laffey (DD-724) | superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 30 April 1952. |
Maddox (DD-731) (photos) | superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 30 April 1952. |
Leonard F. Mason (DD-852) |
superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 2 May 1952. |
James C. Owens (DD-776) |
considerable damage after 6 hits from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 10 casualties, 7 May 1952. |
Herbert J. Thomas (DDR-833) |
superficial damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 12 May 1952. |
Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) |
minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Hungnam, North Korea, 2 casualties, 14 May 1952. |
Cabildo (LSD-16) | superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 2 casualties, 25 May 1952. |
Swallow (AMS-26) | slight damage after 3 hits from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, no casualties, 25 May 1952. |
Murrelet (AM-372) | slight damage after being hit by a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, no casualties, 26 May 1952. |
Firecrest (AMS-10) | minor damage after hits from machine gun mounts. No casualties, 30 May 1952. |
Buck (DD-761) | motor launch damaged after being hit by a shore battery at Kojo, North Korea, 2 casualties, 13 June 1952. |
Orleck (DD-886) | minor damage 1 hit after receiving 50 rounds of 75 mm, 4 casualties, 13 June 1952. |
Southerland (DDR-743) redesignated |
minor damage after 4 hits from shore batteries, 8 casualties, 14 July 1952 |
John R. Pierce (DD-753) |
moderate damage after 7 hits from a shore battery at Tanchon, North Korea, 10 casualties, 6 August 1952. |
Barton (DD-722) | minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 2 casualties, 10 August 1952. |
Grapple (ARS-7) | minor damage after 1 hit below the waterline from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 12 August 1952. |
Thompson (DMS-38)redesignated | minor damage in the vicinity of the bridge after an air burst and near misses from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 13 casualties, 20 August 1952. |
Competent (AM-316) | superficial damage and lost sweep gear after a shrapnel near miss from a shore battery at Pkg. 4-5, no casualties, 27 August 1952. |
McDermut (DD-677) | superficial damage after receiving 60 rounds at 3,700 yards while at Pkg 4-5, no casualties, 27 August 1952. |
Agerholm (DD-826) | superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at the Kangsong, North Korea area bombline, 1 casualty, 1 September 1952. |
Frank E. Evans (DD-754) |
slight damage from near misses, after receiving 69 rounds, from a shore battery at Tanchon, North Korea, no casualties, 8 September 1952. |
Barton (DD-722) | major damage after striking a mine 90 miles east of Wonsan, North Korea, 11 casualties, 16 September 1952. |
Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) |
moderate damage from 5 hits and 7 air bursts. Received 150 rounds of 105 mm from 3 guns. First round was a direct hit at a initial range of 3,500 yards. 8 casualties, 19 September 1952. |
Perkins (DDR-877) redesignated | superficial damage after being straddled by 5 rounds, from a shore battery at range of 5,000 yards, at Kojo, North Korea. The ship was sprayed with shrapnel from 2 near misses, 18 casualties, 13 October 1952. |
Osprey (AMS-28) renamed and redesignated | minor damage after being hit by a shore battery at Kojo, North Korea, 4 casualties, 14 October 1952. |
Lewis (DE-535) | moderate damage from 2 hits after receiving 50 rounds from 4-6 guns at Wonsan, North Korea, 8 casualties, 21 October 1952. |
Mansfield (DD-728) | minor shrapnel damage after receiving 40 rounds from 4 guns. The suspected radar controlled guns straddled the ship at a range of 4,300-8,000 yards. No casualties, 28 October 1952. |
Uhlmann (DD-687) | minor damage from 3 hits after receiving 160 rounds from a shore battery, 13 casualties, 3 November 1952. |
Kite (AMS-22) re-classified | 1 small boat destroyed by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 5 casualties, 19 November 1952. |
Thompson (DMS-38) redesignated | minor damage from 1 hit after receiving 89 rounds from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 1 casualty, 20 November 1952. |
Hanna (DE-449) | moderate damage from 1 hit after receiving 60 rounds from a shore battery at Songjin, North Korea, 1 casualty, 24 November 1952. |
Halsey Powell (DD-686) |
whaleboat damaged after being hit by a shore battery at Hwa-do, North Korea, 2 casualties, 6 February 1953. |
Gull (AMS-16) redesignated | minor damage from 1 hit after receiving 60 rounds at a range of 5,400-10,000 yards while at Pkg 2, 2 casualties, 16 March 1953. |
Taussig (DD-746) | slight damage from 1 hit after receiving 45 rounds at a range of 6,400-10,000 yards, 1 casualty, 17 March 1953. |
Los Angeles (CA-135) | slight damage from 1 hit after receiving 40 rounds of 105 mm at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 27 March 1953. |
Los Angeles (CA-135) | minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 13 casualties, 2 April 1953. |
Maddox (DD-731) | slight damage from 1-76 mm hit after receiving 209 rounds of heavy fire from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 3 casualties, 16 April 1953. |
James E. Kyes (DD-787) |
slight damage from 1 hit after receiving 60 rounds of 155 mm at a range of 8,000-12,000 yards from a shore battery near Wonsan, North Korea, 9 casualties, 19 April 1953. |
Maddox (DD-731) | moderate damage from 1 hit from a shore battery at Hodo Pando, North Korea. The ship received 186 rounds of 105 mm and several near misses from 4 guns. No casualties, 2 May 1953. |
Owen (DD-536) | minor damage from 1 hit from a shore battery at Hodo Pando, North Korea. The ship received 100 rounds of 105 mm with 1 near miss and several straddles from 4 guns. No casualties, 2 May 1953. |
Bremerton (CA-130) | superficial damage after 1 near miss from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea. The ship received 18 rounds of 76 mm - 135 mm, 2 casualties, 5 May 1953. |
Samuel N. Moore (DD-747) |
superficial damage from 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea. The ship received 60 rounds of 90 mm, no casualties, 8 May 1953. |
Brush (DD-745) | minor damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea. The ship received 20 rounds of 76 mm, 9 casualties, 15 May 1953. |
Swift (AM-122) | superficial damage from 1 hit from a shore battery at Yang-do, North Korea. The ship received 30 rounds of 76 mm, 1 casualty, 29 May 1953. |
Clarion River (LSMR-409) |
minor damage after 2 hits from a shore battery at Walsa-ri, North Korea. The ship received 30 rounds of 76 mm, 5 casualties, 4 June 1953. |
Wiltsie (DD-716) | superficial damage after 1 hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea. The ship received 35 rounds of 76 mm with several air bursts, no casualties, 11 June 1953. |
Henderson (DD-785) | superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 17 June 1953. |
Irwin (DD-794) | minor damage from 1 hit after receiving 90 rounds near Wonsan, North Korea, 5 casualties, 18 June 1953. |
Rowan (DD-782) | moderate damage from 5 hits after receiving 45 rounds of 76-155 mm, at 7,500 yards, near Wonsan, North Korea, 9 casualties, 18 June 1953. |
Gurke (DD-783) | slight damage from 2 hits and shrapnel from 5 near misses after receiving 150 rounds of 76-90 mm, at 6,000 to 11,000 yards, near Songjin, North Korea, 3 casualties, 25 June 1953. |
Manchester (CL-83) | superficial damage after near misses during a 30 minute gun duel with a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 30 June 1953. |
John W. Thomason (DD-760) |
minor shrapnel damage after near misses from 150 rounds of 107 mm from a shore battery at Hodo Pando, North Korea, 7 July 1953. |
Irwin (DD-794) | minor damage after 80 rounds of 76 mm air bursts close aboard from a shore battery at Pkg 2, 5 casualties, 8 July 1953 |
Saint Paul (CA-73) |
severe underwater damage after one 76-90 mm hit from a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, no casualties, 11 July 1953. |
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