IJN · CA

Chikuma

Sunk

Heavy cruiser. Opened the gun action against Edsall. One of Edsall's torpedoes narrowly missed her. She picked up a handful of survivors.

Sunk 25 October 1944 off Samar.

Public-domain photograph via Wikimedia Commons.

Command

SNSaiji NorimitsuCaptain from 7 January 1944

Battle of Midway

1942-06-04 · screened the carriers; not sunk

Sunk

AkagiCV · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Sunk

AkigumoDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle of Vella Lavella

Afloat

AndersonDD · DD-411 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

Sunk

ArashiDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle of Vella Gulf

Sunk

ArashioDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle of the Bismarck Sea

Sunk

AsashioDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle of the Bismarck Sea

Sunk

AstoriaCA · CA-34 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway Battle of Savo Island

Sunk

AtlantaCL · CL-51 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action

Afloat

AylwinDD · DD-355 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

Unknown

BalchDD · DD-363 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Sunk

BenhamDD · DD-397 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

Unknown

CachalotSS · SS-170 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Unknown

ConynghamDD · DD-371 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Unknown

CuttlefishSS · SS-171 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Afloat

DeweyDD · DD-349 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

Unknown

DolphinSS · SS-169 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Unknown

ElletDD · DD-398 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle of Savo Island

Afloat

EnterpriseCV · CV-6 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Unknown

Flying FishSS · SS-229 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Afloat

GatoSS · SS-212 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Unknown

GraylingSS · SS-209 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Unknown

GrenadierSS · SS-210 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Unknown

GrouperSS · SS-214 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Unknown

GudgeonSS · SS-211 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Unknown

GwinDD · DD-433 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

Sunk

HagikazeDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle of Vella Gulf

Sunk

HamakazeDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle of Kula Gulf Battle off Horaniu Operation Ten-Go

Sunk

HammannDD · DD-412 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

Sunk

HarunaBB · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle off Samar

Sunk

HiryuCV · IJN

Photos and info The loss of Edsall Battle of Midway

Sunk

HornetCV · CV-8 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Unknown

HughesDD · DD-410 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Unknown

I-168SS · I-168 · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Sunk

IsokazeDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle off Horaniu Battle of Vella Lavella Battle off Samar Operation Ten-Go

Sunk

KagaCV · IJN

Photos and info The loss of Edsall Battle of Midway

Sunk

KazagumoDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle of Vella Lavella

Sunk

KirishimaBB · IJN

Photos and info The loss of Edsall Battle of Midway Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

Sunk

KumanoCA · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle off Samar

Sunk

MaikazeDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Sunk

MakigumoDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Afloat

MauryDD · DD-401 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle of Tassafaronga Battle of Vella Gulf

Sunk

MikumaCA · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Afloat

MinneapolisCA · CA-36 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway Battle of Tassafaronga

Sunk

MogamiCA · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle of Surigao Strait

Sunk

MonaghanDD · DD-354 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

Sunk

MonssenDD · DD-436 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action

Afloat

MorrisDD · DD-417 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

Unknown

NagaraCL · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, battleship night

Unknown

NarwhalSS · SS-167 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Afloat

NautilusSS · SS-168 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Afloat

New OrleansCA · CA-32 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway Battle of Tassafaronga

Sunk

NorthamptonCA · CA-26 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle of Tassafaronga

Sunk

NowakiDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle off Samar

Unknown

PensacolaCA · CA-24 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle of Tassafaronga

Afloat

PhelpsDD · DD-360 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

Unknown

PlungerSS · SS-179 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Afloat

PortlandCA · CA-33 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action

Afloat

RussellDD · DD-414 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

Sunk

SoryuCV · IJN

Photos and info The loss of Edsall Battle of Midway

Sunk

SuzuyaCA · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle off Samar

Unknown

TamborSS · SS-198 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Sunk

TanikazeDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle of Kula Gulf

Sunk

ToneCA · IJN

Photos and info The loss of Edsall Battle of Midway Battle off Samar

Unknown

TriggerSS · SS-237 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Unknown

TroutSS · SS-202 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway

Sunk

UrakazeDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle off Samar

Sunk

VincennesCA · CA-44 · USN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle of Savo Island

Sunk

WordenDD · DD-352 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

Sunk

YorktownCV · CV-5 · USN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway

Sunk

YugumoDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle of Vella Lavella

Battle off Samar

1944-10-25 · disabled and lost that day; not pinned to one ship

Sunk

AkishimoDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

ChokaiCA · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Savo Island Battle off Samar

Afloat

DennisDE · DE-405 · USN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Afloat

Fanshaw BayDD · CVE-70 · USN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

Diagram of the class, not a photograph of this ship

FujinamiDD · IJN · class drawing

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

Gambier BayDD · CVE-73 · USN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

HaguroCA · IJN

Photos and info Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Empress Augusta Bay Battle off Samar

Sunk

HamanamiDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

HarunaBB · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle off Samar

Sunk

HayashimoDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Afloat

HeermannDD · DD-532 · USN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

HoelDD · DD-533 · USN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

IsokazeDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle off Horaniu Battle of Vella Lavella Battle off Samar Operation Ten-Go

Afloat

John C. ButlerDE · DE-339 · USN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

JohnstonDD · DD-557 · USN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Afloat

Kalinin BayDD · CVE-68 · USN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

KishinamiDD · IJN · class drawing

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Afloat

Kitkun BayDD · CVE-71 · USN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

KongoBB · IJN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

KumanoCA · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle off Samar

Afloat

NagatoBB · IJN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

NoshiroCL · IJN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

NowakiDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle off Samar

Sunk

OkinamiDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Afloat

RaymondDE · DE-341 · USN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

Samuel B. RobertsDE · DE-413 · USN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

ShimakazeDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

St. LoDD · CVE-63 · USN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

SuzuyaCA · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle off Samar

Sunk

ToneCA · IJN

Photos and info The loss of Edsall Battle of Midway Battle off Samar

Sunk

UrakazeDD · IJN

Photos and info Battle of Midway Battle off Samar

Afloat

White PlainsDD · CVE-66 · USN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

YahagiCL · IJN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Sunk

YamatoBB · IJN

Photos and info Battle off Samar

Afloat

YukikazeDD · IJN

Photos and info Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, night action Battle of the Bismarck Sea Battle off Samar

Shot and shell

fired · gunUSS Edsall
Part of the surface force that fired more than 1,300 shells. Only one or two hits are credited before the air strike.

Taken · missedfrom USS Edsall
Nix fired Edsall's torpedoes. One narrowly missed Chikuma.

Taken · sunkfrom American carrier aircraft
Chikuma was disabled off Samar and lost that day. The usual account is an aircraft torpedo. Not pinned to one ship. Nowaki stood by her and was sunk the next day.