Action of 24 July 1945

Action of 24 July 1945
Part of World War II, Pacific War

USS Underhill during World War II.
Date24 July 1945
Location16°59′20″N 122°49′05″E / 16.989°N 122.818°E / 16.989; 122.818
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
 United States  Japan
Commanders and leaders
Robert M. Newcomb  Empire of Japan Saichi Oba
Strength
1 destroyer escort
7 submarine chasers
1 patrol boat
1 troopship
6 LSTs
Sea:
1 submarine
4 kaitens
Air:
1 bomber
Casualties and losses
112 killed
122 wounded
1 destroyer escort sunk[1]
4 killed
4 kaiten sunk[2]

The action of 24 July 1945 was one of the final naval battles during the Pacific Theater of World War II. In an attempt to destroy as many allied ships as possible, the Imperial Japanese Navy began arming their submarine fleet with manned torpedoes called kaitens. The Action of 24 July 1945 concerns the battle between a convoy of U.S. Navy warships off Luzon and the Japanese submarine I-53 and her kaitens.[3][4]

  1. ^ "About USS Underhill".
  2. ^ "Kaiten-class | Nihon Kaigun".
  3. ^ "Kaiten-class | Nihon Kaigun".
  4. ^ "About USS Underhill".