List Of Allied Ships At The Japanese Surrender

These 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).

Battleships

Light aircraft carriers

Escort carriers

Heavy cruisers

Light cruisers

Destroyers

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.

Destroyer escorts

Frigates

Sloops

Light minelayers

High speed minesweepers

Submarines

Submarine chasers

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 gunboats

  • PGM-16
  • PGM-26
  • PGM-32

Minesweepers

Motor minesweepers

  • Numbered ships named and reclassified in 1947

Auxiliary minelayers

Amphibious force flagships

High speed transports

Tank landing ships

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

Dock landing ships

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

Oilers

Civilian oilers

  • Carelia
  • City of Dieppe
  • Dingledale
  • Fort Wrangell
  • Wave King

Gasoline tanker

Destroyer tender

Hospital ships

Seaplane tenders

Small seaplane tenders

Submarine tender

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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