Decommissioned on 11 December 1945. O'Brien evaded one torpedo and was then struck by a second on her port bow. Of the 889 men aboard, 113 were killed or missing and approximately 30 others died of their wounds. USSSwallow(AM-65) sunk after being hit by a single kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 22 April 1945. The submarine was never heard from again, and was listed as lost on 12 May 1943. Scuttled after damage by Japanese warships the previous day. Sunk after grounding on a reef. USS LCT(5)-244 sunk off northern France, 8 June 1944. USSNeosho(AO-23), damaged on 7 May 1942 by Japanese carrier aircraft during the Battle of the Coral Sea, scuttled by destroyer Henley (DD-391) on 11 May 1942. USS YC-714 lost due to enemy action in the Philippine Islands and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942. USS LCT(5)-332 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. Before noon the enemy planes departed, leaving the damaged cruiser with 15 dead or mortally wounded and 84 seriously injured. Salvaged on 17 February 1945, but not returned to active service. USSGannet(AVP-8) sunk after being torpedoed by German submarine U-653 off Bermuda, 7 June 1942. USS LCI(L)-20 sunk off Anzio, Italy, 22 January 1944. Steam lines were ruptured, several compartments at the waterline were floated, power and steering were lost, and a number of fires broke out across the ship. The fires were out by 1855; afterwards Anderson counted 16 dead and 20 wounded. USS LCT(5)-25 sunk off northern France, 6 June 1944. Oglala was less fortunate than Helena, as the blast effect loosened hull plates on the minelayer and caused her to capsize. Another thirty-seven were wounded by the crash and explosion, but damage control parties were able to save Ingraham. The crew lost twelve men killed and another twenty-nine wounded by the kamikaze hit. Although four men were killed in the attack, her operational capability was not significantly compromised. The hulk of Emmons exploded at 1930 and was scuttled the next day. Zowariau Channel, Ulithi, Caroline Islands. USSCrow(AMc-20) sunk by erratic running aircraft torpedo in Puget Sound, Washington, 23 August 1943. She ceased fire briefly because her commanding officer temporarily mistook the Japanese force for friendly ships but soon resumed shooting. USSPrinceton(CVL-23) was off the Philippines when on 24 October 1944, shortly before 10:00 am, she was attacked by a lone D4Y 'Judy' dive bomber which dropped a single bomb, striking the carrier between the elevators, and punching through the hangar before detonating. USSIsherwood(DD-520) was operating off Okinawa on 22 April 1945 just west of Kerama Retto when at 17:25, her radar picked up incoming bogeys.
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