In 1943, the North Atlantic lay cloaked in mist, prowled by German U-boats and shadowed by dread. Cutting through the fog was ...

Still, when the USS Bismarck Sea was sunk by Japanese kamikaze pilots during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945, she took 318 crewmen down with her, a devastating loss.

Tragically, USS Bismarck Sea was the last American naval vessel lost in World War II. On February 21, 1945, the carrier was attacked by a swarm of Japanese aircraft off the coast of Iwo Jima.

The USS Bismarck Sea was the last American carrier ever sunk in battle. The year was 1945. Today, eighty years later, losing a carrier would be difficult for most Americans to fathom.

The Bismarck Sea was one of many Casablanca-class escort carriers built during World War II. It was commissioned on May 20, 1944 and is the only U.S. vessel named in honor of the Battle of the ...

From left, John Papadakis, Dick Miller, Mario Mendes, and Rudy Moraga, survivors of the USS Bismarck Sea meet for their reunion at the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015.

Montel Williams recalls when the famous USS Intrepid lost steering, ... Somewhere, deep in their minds, they identified with Bismarck’s crew. They would do whatever it took to avoid that fate. 9.

Today in U.S. 1945 - USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95) struck by a kamikaze off Iwo Jima and sunk in 90 minutes with loss of 318 men. Wednesday, June 18, 2025.