Action of 24 July 1945

Action of 24 July 1945
Part of World War II, Pacific War
USS Underhill during World War II.
Date 24 July 1945 Location off Luzon, Philippines 16°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 †	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]