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List Of Allied Ships At The Japanese SurrenderThese ships of the Allied navies of World War II were present in Tokyo Bay on Victory over Japan Day (2 September 1945) when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on board the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63). † USS Hughes (DD-410) is listed in the official report as being present for the surrender, but according to the ship's deck log was crossing the international date line enroute to Japan at the time. A different ship, USS Charles F. Hughes (DD-428), was sweeping mines that morning. At 10:27 the ship passed Ashika Light. At 10:30 the war ended. At 10:44 the ship made preparations for entering the port and anchored at 12:21 in Tokyo Bay. These ships were not given names until 1956. - PC-466, became USS Carmil
- PCE(R)-849, became USS Somersworth
- PCE(R)-848
- PCE(R)-850, became USS Fairview
- PCE-877, became USS Havre
Motor minesweepers - Numbered ships named and reclassified in 1947
Auxiliary minelayers Amphibious force flagships High speed transports These ships were not given names until 1955. - LST-567
- LST-648
- LST-717
- LST-718
- LST-789
- LST-846, became USS Jennings County
- LST-1083, became USS Plumas County
- LST-1139
Infantry landing craft - LCI(L)-438
- LCI(L)-441
- LCI(L)-450
- LCI(L)-457
- LCI(L)-458
- LCI(L)-469
- LCI(L)-726
- LCI(L)-752
- LCI(L)-798
Medium landing ships - LSM-13
- LSM-15
- LSM-71
- LSM-101
- LSM-208
- LSM-252
- LSM-284
- LSM-290
- LSM-362
- LSM-368
- LSM-371
- LSM-419
- LSM-488
Vehicle landing ships Attack transports Transport Attack cargo ships Cargo ships Civilian cargo ships (United States) - St. Lawrence Victory
- Winthrop Victory
Stores issue ship Repair ship Landing craft repair ship Civilian oilers - Carelia
- City of Dieppe
- Dingledale
- Fort Wrangell
- Wave King
Destroyer tender Small seaplane tenders Submarine rescue ship Fleet ocean tugs Auxiliary ocean tug This ship was not given a name until 1955. - ATA-205, became USS Sciota
Old ocean tug References Source: Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas (CINCPAC/CINCPOA) A16-3/FF12 Serial 0395, 11 February 1946: "Report of Surrender and Occupation of Japan."
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