desc=World War II: The Kuma was bombed and sunk in Manila Bay 8 nautical miles west of Cavite Navy Yard (coord) by aircraft based on USS Cowpens CVL-25 6 , USS Enterprise CV-6 6 , USS Essex CV-9 6 , USS Hornet CV-12 6 , USS Langley CVL-27 6 , USS Monterey CVL-26 6 and USS Ticonderoga CV-14 6 .