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). The only two US vessels present at both the Pearl Harbor attack and Tokyo Bay surrender were the USS West Virginia and the USS Detroit.

Motor minesweepers edit

Numbered ships named and reclassified in 1947

Auxiliary minelayers edit

USS Picket (ACM-8)

Amphibious force flagships edit

High speed transports edit

Tank landing ships edit

Dock landing ships edit

Infantry landing craft edit

Medium landing ships edit

Vehicle landing ships edit

Attack transports edit

Transport edit

USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137)

Attack cargo ships edit

Cargo ships edit

USS Lesuth (AK-125)

Civilian cargo ships (United States) edit

Stores issue ship edit

USS Cybele (AKS-10)

Repair ship edit

USS Delta (AR-9)

Landing craft repair ship edit

USS Patroclus (ARL-19)

Oilers edit

Civilian oilers (British) edit

Carelia
City of Dieppe
Dingledale
Fort Wrangell
Wave King

Gasoline tanker edit

USS Genesee (AOG-8)

Destroyer tender edit

USS Piedmont (AD-17)

Hospital ships edit

USS Rescue (AH-18)
USS Benevolence (AH-13)
USAHS Marigold (U.S. Army)
HNLMS Tjitjalengka (Dutch)

Seaplane tenders edit

Small seaplane tenders edit

Submarine tender edit

USS Proteus (AS-19)

Submarine rescue ship edit

USS Greenlet (ASR-10)

Fleet ocean tugs edit

Auxiliary ocean tug edit

USS ATA-205

Footnotes edit

^ Listed in original source as present but ship's War Diary says she was at sea with the carrier force south of Japan
^ Spelled Buchanon in original source
^ 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 en route 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.
^ Lansdowne was listed as DD-468 in original source. USS Taylor (DD-468) was also present.
^ Spelled Yarnell in original source
^ USS Woodcock (ATO-145) is listed in the report, but that ship spent World War II in Central and South American waters.
^ Ballarat is listed as K.34 in original source.
^ Personal account of Hyrum Richard Willis, gunners mate LST-707
^ Listed in original source as present but ship's War Diary says she was in Buckner Bay, Okinawa
^ Listed in the History of The USS Mattaponi published at (www.mattaponi.tripod.com/history.html)

References edit

[1] Listed in original source as present but ship's War Diary says she was at sea with the carrier force south of Japan

[2] Spelled Buchanon in original source

[3] 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 en route 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.

[4] Lansdowne was listed as DD-468 in original source. USS Taylor (DD-468) was also present.

[5] Spelled Yarnell in original source

[6] USS Woodcock (ATO-145) is listed in the report, but that ship spent World War II in Central and South American waters.

[7] Ballarat is listed as K.34 in original source.

[8] Personal account of Hyrum Richard Willis, gunners mate LST-707

[9] Listed in original source as present but ship's War Diary says she was in Buckner Bay, Okinawa

[10] Listed in the History of The USS Mattaponi published at (www.mattaponi.tripod.com/history.html)

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