Two LSTs struck by kamikazes were abandoned and sank. "Hancock" was refueling the destroyer on 20 March when "kamikazes" attacked the task force. Her aircraft also raided southern Kyushu, where Japanese kamikazes tended to congregate before major attacks. On 5 April, more than 500 planes, primarily kamikazes, attacked. USS "Ticonderoga" (CV-14) was hit by two kamikazes on 21 January 1945. Waves of kamikazes struck the fleet and hit several ships but "West Virginia" avoided them. The ship was attacked by "kamikazes" on several occasions. During the forty-minute engagement with enemy "kamikazes", all the escort carriers except were damaged. They were the first "kamikazes" to sink an enemy ship. On 27 November 1944 she was hit by two kamikazes. Two "kamikazes" plummeted into the flight deck of from the cruiser. On 27 November, she was hit by two "kamikazes" which caused moderate damage. Just after noon on 26 October, another group of "kamikazes" jumped Taffy 1. In the latter action, she shot down a number of kamikazes. The "Kamikazes" were somewhat successful, and the second most successful were the "Kaitens".