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 . 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.

Battleships

(sister ship of USS Missouri and lead ship of the class) (The ship on which the surrender was signed)

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

Escort carriers

Heavy cruisers

Light cruisers USS Detroit (CL-8) HMNZS Gambia (48) HMAS Hobart (I63)

USS Oakland (CL-95) USS Pasadena (CL-65) USS San Diego (CL-53)

USS Springfield (CL-66) USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103)

Destroyers USS Ault (DD-698) HMS Barfleur (D80) USS Benham (DD-796) USS Blue (DD-744) USS Buchanan (DD-484)Spelled Buchanon in original source USS Caperton (DD-650) USS Charles F. Hughes (DD-428)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. USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668) USS Cogswell (DD-651) USS Colahan (DD-658) USS Cotten (DD-669) USS Cushing (DD-797) USS De Haven (DD-727) USS Dortch (DD-670) USS Frank Knox (DD-742) USS Gatling (DD-671) USS Halsey Powell (DD-686) USS Healy (DD-672) USS Hilary P. Jones (DD-427) USS Ingersoll (DD-652) USS Kalk (DD-611) USS Knapp (DD-653) USS Lansdowne (DD-486)Lansdowne was listed as DD-468 in original source. USS Taylor (DD-468) was also present. USS Lardner (DD-487) USS Madison (DD-425) USS Mayo (DD-422) HMAS Napier (G97) HMAS Nizam (G38) USS Nicholas (DD-449) USS Perkins (DD-877) HMS Quality (G62) USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781) USS Southerland (DD-743) USS Stockham (DD-683) HMS Tartar (F43) USS Taylor (DD-468) HMS Teazer (R23) HMS Tenacious (R45) HMS Terpsichore (R33) USS Twining (DD-540) USS Uhlmann (DD-687) USS Wadleigh (DD-689)

Spelled Yarnell in original source

Escort Destroyers USS Goss (DE-444) USS Kendall C. Campbell (DE-443) USS Lyman (DE-302) USS Major (DE-796) USS Roberts (DE-749) USS Ulvert M. Moore (DE-442) USS Waterman (DE-740) USS Weaver (DE-741) USS William Seiverling (DE-441) USS Charles Lawrence (DE-53) USS John L Williamson (DE-370)

Frigates

is listed in the report, but that ship spent World War II in Central and South American waters.

Sloops

Light minelayers

High speed minesweepers USS Ellyson (DMS-19) USS Fitch (DMS-25) USS Gherardi (DMS-30) USS Hambleton (DMS-20) USS Hopkins (DMS-13) USS Jeffers (DMS-27) USS Macomb (DMS-23)

Submarines USS Archerfish (SS-311) USS Cavalla (SS-244) USS Gato (SS-212) USS Haddo (SS-255) USS Hake (SS-256) USS Muskallunge (SS-262) USS Pilotfish (SS-386) USS Razorback (SS-394) USS Runner (SS-476) USS Sea Cat (SS-399) USS Segundo (SS-398)

Submarine chasers

USS PCE(C)-877

Motor gunboats

Minesweepers HMAS Ballarat (J184)Ballarat is listed as K.34 in original source. HMAS Cessnock (J175) HMAS Ipswich (J186) USS Pheasant (AM-61) HMAS Pirie (J189) USS Pochard (AM-375) USS Revenge (AM-110) USS Token (AM-126) USS Tumult (AM-127)

Motor minesweepers Numbered ships named and reclassified in 1947

Auxiliary minelayers

Amphibious force flagships

High speed transports USS Barr (APD-39) USS Begor (APD 127) USS Burke (APD-65) USS Gosselin (APD-126) USS Hollis (APD-86) USS Horace A. Bass (APD-124) USS John Q. Roberts (APD-94) USS Pavlic (APD-70) USS Reeves (APD-52) USS Runels (APD-85) USS Sims (APD-50) USS Wantuck (APD-125) USS William J. Pattison (APD-104)

Tank landing ships

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

Dock landing ships

Infantry landing craft

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

Attack transports USS Bosque (APA-135) USS Botetourt (APA-136) USS Briscoe (APA-65) USS Cecil (APA-96) USS Clearfield (APA-142) USS Cullman (APA-78) USS Darke (APA-159) USS Dauphin (APA-97) USS Deuel (APA-160) USS Dickens (APA-161) USS Hansford (APA-106) USS Highlands (APA-119) USS Lavaca (APA-180) USS Lenawee (APA-195) USS Mellette (APA-156) USS Missoula (APA-211) USS Rutland (APA-192) USS St. Mary's (APA-126) USS Sherburne (APA-205) USS Sheridan (APA-51) USS Talladega (APA-208)

Transport

Attack cargo ships USS Libra (AKA-12) USS Medea (AKA-31) USS Pamina (AKA-34) USS Sirona (AKA-43) USS Skagit (AKA-105) USS Todd (AKA-71) USS Tolland (AKA-64) USS Waukesha (AKA-84) USS Waukesha (AKA-84) USS Whiteside (AKA-90) USS Yancey (AKA-93)

Cargo ships

Civilian cargo ships (United States)

Stores issue ship

Repair ship

Landing craft repair ship

Oilers USS Chiwawa (AO-68)Listed in original source as present but ship's War Diary says she was in Buckner Bay, Okinawa USS Mascoma (AO-83) USS Neches (AO-47) USS Niobrara (AO-72) USS Tamalpais (AO-96) USS Mattaponi (AO-41)Listed in the History of The USS Mattaponi published at (www.mattaponi.tripod.com/history.html)

Civilian oilers (British) Carelia City of Dieppe Dingledale Fort Wrangell Wave King

Gasoline tanker

Destroyer tender

Hospital ships USS Rescue (AH-18)

USAHS Marigold (U.S. Army) HNLMS Tjitjalengka (Dutch)

Seaplane tenders

Small seaplane tenders

Submarine tender

Submarine rescue ship

Fleet ocean tugs

Auxiliary ocean tug

Footnotes

References Source: Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas (CINCPAC/CINCPOA) A16-3/FF12 Serial 0395, 11 February 1946: "Report of Surrender and Occupation of Japan." U.S. Naval Historical Center - Allied Ships Present in Tokyo Bay During the Surrender Ceremony, 2 September 1945