Appendix 2 — Losses Suffered by Pt Squadrons
Destroyed by surface ships: by gunfire, 5; by ramming, 1 (this one, 109, was destined to become one of the most famous boats of all time, because of the subsequent employment of its skipper, John F. Kennedy). Destroyed by aircraft: strafing, 1; bombing, 4; kamikaze, 2. Destroyed by shore batteries: 5. Destroyed by mines: 4. Damaged by surface ships and beached to prevent capture: 1. Lost in transit on transports sunk: 2. Grounded in enemy waters and destroyed to prevent capture: 18. Destroyed to prevent capture: 3 (the boats left behind by Lt. Bulkeley’s squadron on quitting the Philippines). Destroyed by U. S. aircraft: 3; by Australian aircraft, 2. Destroyed by surface friendlies: 2. Destroyed possibly by enemy shore battery, possibly by friendly destroyer: 1. Lost in storms: 5. Destroyed by fire and explosion in port: 6. Destroyed in collision: 3. Total: 69.