Destroyers
| Name | Location | Date | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Ward | 9°10′S 160°12′E / 9.167°S 160.2°E / -9.167; 160.2 | 01943-04-077 April 1943 | Sunk by land-based aircraft bombs |
| Abner Read | 10°47′N 125°22′E / 10.783°N 125.367°E / 10.783; 125.367 | 01944-11-011 November 1944 | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft |
| Barton | Off Guadalcanal, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal | 01942-11-1313 November 1942 | Torpedoed by Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze |
| Beatty | 37°10′N 6°00′E / 37.167°N 6°E / 37.167; 6 | 01943-11-066 November 1943 | Sunk by German land-based aircraft torpedo |
| Benham | Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal | 01942-11-1515 November 1942 | Scuttled after being severely damaged by Japanese torpedo |
| Blue | 9°17′S 160°02′E / 9.283°S 160.033°E / -9.283; 160.033 | 01942-08-2222 August 1942 | Torpedoed by Japanese destroyer Kawakaze |
| Borie | 50°12′N 30°48′W / 50.2°N 30.8°W / 50.2; -30.8 | 01943-11-011 November 1943 | Sunk after collision with German submarine U-405 which also sank |
| Bristol | 37°19′N 6°19′E / 37.317°N 6.317°E / 37.317; 6.317 | 01943-10-1313 October 1943 | Torpedoed by German submarine U-371 |
| Brownson | 5°20′S 148°25′E / 5.333°S 148.417°E / -5.333; 148.417 | 01943-12-2626 December 1943 | Sunk by land-based aircraft bombs |
| Buck | 40°00′N 14°30′E / 40°N 14.5°E / 40; 14.5 | 01943-10-099 October 1943 | Torpedoed by German submarine U-616 |
| Bush | 27°16′N 127°48′E / 27.267°N 127.8°E / 27.267; 127.8 | 01945-04-066 April 1945 | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft |
| Callaghan | 25°43′N 126°55′E / 25.717°N 126.917°E / 25.717; 126.917 | 01945-07-2929 July 1945 | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft |
| Chevalier | 7°30′S 156°14′E / 7.5°S 156.233°E / -7.5; 156.233 Battle of Vella Lavella | 01943-10-066 October 1943 | Scuttled after being severely damaged by Japanese torpedo |
| Colhoun | 27°16′N 127°48′E / 27.267°N 127.8°E / 27.267; 127.8 | 01945-04-066 April 1945 | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft |
| Cooper | 10°54′N 124°36′E / 10.9°N 124.6°E / 10.9; 124.6 | 01944-12-033 December 1944 | Torpedoed by the Japanese destroyer Take |
| Corry | 49°31′N 1°11′W / 49.517°N 1.183°W / 49.517; -1.183 | 01944-06-066 June 1944 | Sunk by German shore batteries |
| Cushing | Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal | 01942-11-1313 November 1942 | Sunk by naval gunfire |
| De Haven | 9°09′S 159°52′E / 9.15°S 159.867°E / -9.15; 159.867 | 01943-02-011 February 1943 | Sunk by aircraft bombs |
| Drexler | 27°6′N 127°38′E / 27.1°N 127.633°E / 27.1; 127.633 | 01945-05-2828 May 1945 | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft |
| Duncan | Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Cape Esperance | 01942-10-1212 October 1942 | Sunk by naval gunfire |
| Edsall | 13°45′S 106°45′E / 13.75°S 106.75°E / -13.75; 106.75 | 01942-03-011 March 1942 | Sunk by naval gunfire and carrier-based aircraft bombs |
| Emmons | 26°48′N 128°04′E / 26.8°N 128.067°E / 26.8; 128.067 | 01945-04-066 April 1945 | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft |
| Glennon | 50°32′N 1°12′W / 50.533°N 1.2°W / 50.533; -1.2 | 01944-06-088 June 1944 | Sunk by German shore batteries |
| Gwin | 7°41′S 157°27′E / 7.683°S 157.45°E / -7.683; 157.45, Battle of Kolombangara | 01943-07-1313 July 1943 | Sunk by Japanese torpedoes |
| Halligan | 26°10′N 127°30′E / 26.167°N 127.5°E / 26.167; 127.5 | 01945-03-2626 March 1945 | Sunk by naval mine |
| Hammann | 30°36′N 176°34′W / 30.6°N 176.567°W / 30.6; -176.567 | 01942-06-066 June 1942 | Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-168 |
| Henley | 7°40′S 148°06′E / 7.667°S 148.1°E / -7.667; 148.1 | 01943-10-033 October 1943 | Sunk by torpedoes |
| Hoel | 11°46′S 126°33′E / 11.767°S 126.55°E / -11.767; 126.55, Battle off Samar | 01944-10-2525 October 1944 | Sunk by naval gunfire |
| Hovey | 16°20′N 120°10′E / 16.333°N 120.167°E / 16.333; 120.167 | 01945-01-066 January 1945 | Sunk by aircraft torpedo |
| Hull | 14°57′N 127°58′E / 14.95°N 127.967°E / 14.95; 127.967 | 01944-12-1818 December 1944 | Sunk in typhoon |
| Ingraham | 42°34′N 60°05′W / 42.567°N 60.083°W / 42.567; -60.083 | 01942-08-2222 August 1942 | Sunk in collision with the oil tanker USS Chemung (AO-30) |
| Jacob Jones | 38°42′N 74°39′W / 38.7°N 74.65°W / 38.7; -74.65 | 01942-02-2828 February 1942 | Torpedoed by German submarine U-578 |
| Jarvis | 9°42′S 158°59′E / 9.7°S 158.983°E / -9.7; 158.983 | 01942-08-099 August 1942 | Sunk by aerial torpedo |
| Johnston | 11°46′N 126°09′E / 11.767°N 126.15°E / 11.767; 126.15, Battle off Samar | 01944-10-2525 October 1944 | Sunk by naval gunfire |
| Laffey | Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal | 01942-11-1313 November 1942 | Sunk by naval gunfire |
| Lansdale | 37°03′N 3°51′E / 37.05°N 3.85°E / 37.05; 3.85 | 01944-04-2020 April 1944 | Sunk by land-based aircraft torpedoes |
| Leary | 45°N 22°W / 45°N 22°W / 45; -22 | 01943-12-2424 December 1943 | Torpedoed by German submarine U-275 |
| Little | 26°24′N 126°15′E / 26.4°N 126.25°E / 26.4; 126.25 | 01945-05-033 May 1945 | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft |
| Long | 16°12′N 120°11′E / 16.2°N 120.183°E / 16.2; 120.183 | 01945-01-066 January 1945 | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft |
| Longshaw | 26°11′N 127°37′E / 26.183°N 127.617°E / 26.183; 127.617 | 01945-05-1818 May 1945 | Sunk by shore batteries after accidental grounding |
| Luce | 26°35′N 127°10′E / 26.583°N 127.167°E / 26.583; 127.167 | 01945-05-044 May 1945 | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft |
| Maddox | 36°52′N 13°56′E / 36.867°N 13.933°E / 36.867; 13.933 | 01943-07-1010 July 1943 | Sunk by land-based aircraft bombs |
| Mahan | 10°50′N 124°30′E / 10.833°N 124.5°E / 10.833; 124.5 | 01944-12-077 December 1944 | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft |
| Mannert L. Abele | 27°25′N 126°59′E / 27.417°N 126.983°E / 27.417; 126.983 | 01945-04-1212 April 1945 | Sunk by Kamikaze rocket-powered Ohka aircraft bomb |
| Meredith | 11°53′S 163°20′E / 11.883°S 163.333°E / -11.883; 163.333 | 01942-10-1515 October 1942 | Sunk by aircraft from Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku |
| Meredith | 49°33′N 1°06′W / 49.55°N 1.1°W / 49.55; -1.1 | 01944-06-088 June 1944 | Sunk by naval mine |
| Monaghan | 14°57′N 127°58′E / 14.95°N 127.967°E / 14.95; 127.967 | 01944-12-1818 December 1944 | Sunk in typhoon |
| Monssen | 9°04′S 159°54′E / 9.067°S 159.9°E / -9.067; 159.9, Battle of Guadalcanal | 01942-11-1313 November 1942 | Sunk by naval gunfire |
| Morrison | 27°10′N 127°58′E / 27.167°N 127.967°E / 27.167; 127.967 | 01945-05-044 May 1945 | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft |
| Noa | 71°0′N 134°30′E / 71°N 134.5°E / 71; 134.5 | 01944-09-1212 September 1944 | Sunk after collision with USS Fullam |
| O'Brien | 13°30′S 171°18′W / 13.5°S 171.3°W / -13.5; -171.3 | 01942-10-1919 October 1942 | Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-19 |
| Parrott | Boston, Massachusetts | 01944-05-022 May 1944 | Irreparably damaged after being rammed by SS John Morton, later towed to Norfolk, Virginia and scrapped |
| Peary | 12°28′30″S 130°49′45″E / 12.475°S 130.82917°E / -12.475; 130.82917 | 01942-02-1919 February 1942 | Sunk by aircraft bombs |
| Perkins | Off New Guinea | 01943-11-2929 November 1943 | Sunk after being rammed by Australian troopship Duntroon |
| Perry | Off Angaur, Palau | 01944-09-1313 September 1944 | Sunk by naval mines |
| Pillsbury | 14°30′S 106°30′E / 14.5°S 106.5°E / -14.5; 106.5 | 01942-03-011 March 1942 | Sank in surface action with Japanese cruisers Takao and Atago |
| Pope | 04°00′S 111°30′E / 4°S 111.5°E / -4; 111.5 | 01942-03-011 March 1942 | Sank by aircraft bombs |
| Porter | 8°32′S 167°17′E / 8.533°S 167.283°E / -8.533; 167.283 | 01942-10-2626 October 1942 | Fate uncertain: Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-12 or by errant torpedo from US TBF Avenger |
| Preston | Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal | 01942-11-1515 November 1942 | Sunk by naval gunfire by Japanese cruiser Nagara |
| Pringle | 27°25′N 126°59′E / 27.417°N 126.983°E / 27.417; 126.983 | 01945-04-1616 April 1945 | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft |
| Reid | 9°50′N 124°55′E / 9.833°N 124.917°E / 9.833; 124.917 | 01944-12-1111 December 1944 | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft |
| Reuben James | 51°59′N 27°05′W / 51.983°N 27.083°W / 51.983; -27.083 | 01941-10-3131 October 1941 | Torpedoed by German submarine U-552 |
| Rowan | 40°07′N 14°18′E / 40.117°N 14.3°E / 40.117; 14.3 | 01943-09-1111 September 1943 | Torpedoed by a German E-boat |
| Sims | Coral Sea | 01942-05-077 May 1942 | Sunk by carrier-based aircraft bombs |
| Spence | 14°57′N 127°58′E / 14.95°N 127.967°E / 14.95; 127.967 | 01944-12-1818 December 1944 | Sunk in typhoon |
| Stewart | Off Surabaya, Java | 01942-02-1919 February 1942 | Scuttled but salvaged by Japanese as Patrol Boat No. 102 (Sunk in 1946 as target ship) |
| Strong | Kula Gulf, Solomons | 01943-07-055 July 1943 | Sunk by aerial torpedo and shore batteries |
| Sturtevant | Off Key West, Florida | 01942-04-2626 April 1942 | Sunk in American-laid minefield |
| Truxtun | Placentia Bay, Newfoundland | 01942-02-1818 February 1942 | Sunk after accidental grounding |
| Tucker | Off Espiritu Santo Island, New Hebrides | 01942-08-044 August 1942 | Sunk by naval mine |
| Turner | Off Ambrose Light, New York | 01944-01-033 January 1944 | Sunk by internal explosions |
| Twiggs | 26°08′N 127°35′E / 26.133°N 127.583°E / 26.133; 127.583 | 01945-06-1616 June 1945 | Sunk by aerial torpedo and Kamikaze aircraft |
| Walke | Off Savo Island, Solomons, Battle of Guadalcanal | 01942-11-1515 November 1942 | Sunk by naval gunfire |
| Warrington | 27°N 73°W / 27°N 73°W / 27; -73 | 01944-09-1313 September 1944 | Sank in a hurricane |
| Ward | 10°51′N 124°32′E / 10.85°N 124.533°E / 10.85; 124.533 | 01944-12-077 December 1944 | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft |
| William D. Porter | 27°06′N 127°38′E / 27.1°N 127.633°E / 27.1; 127.633 | 01945-06-1010 June 1945 | Sunk by Kamikaze aircraft |
| Worden | Amchitka Island, Aleutians | 01943-01-1212 January 1943 | Sunk after accidental grounding |
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