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 when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on board the battleship. 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.

[Battleship]s

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Light [aircraft carrier]s

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[escort [aircraft carrier|Escort carrier]]s

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[Heavy cruiser]s

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[Light cruiser]s

[Destroyer]s

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[Escort Destroyer]s

[Frigate]s

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Sloop">Sloop-of-war">Sloops

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Light [minelayer]s

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High speed minesweeper">Minesweeper (ship)">minesweepers

[Submarine]s

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[Submarine chaser]s

Motor [gunboat]s

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Minesweeper">Minesweeper (ship)">Minesweepers

Motor minesweepers

Numbered ships named and reclassified in 1947
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Auxiliary minelayers

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Amphibious force flagships

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High speed transports

[Tank [landing ship]]s

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[Dock landing ship]s

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Infantry landing craft

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Medium landing ships

  • USS LSM-13
  • USS LSM-15
  • USS LSM-71
  • USS LSM-101
  • USS LSM-208
  • USS LSM-252
  • USS LSM-284
  • USS LSM-290
  • USS LSM-362
  • USS LSM-368
  • USS LSM-371
  • USS LSM-419
  • USS LSM-488
  • USS LSM-180 ?

Vehicle landing ships

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Attack transports

Transport

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Attack cargo ships

Cargo ships

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Civilian cargo ships (United States)

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Stores issue ship

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Repair ship

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Landing craft repair ship

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Oilers

Civilian oilers (British)

CareliaCity of Dieppe

[Gasoline] tanker">Tanker (ship)">tanker

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Destroyer tender

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[Hospital ship]s

[Seaplane tender]s

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Small seaplane tenders

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[Submarine tender]

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Submarine rescue ship

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Fleet ocean tugs

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Auxiliary ocean tug

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