was taking part in the pre-invasion shelling of Lingayen Gulf on 6 January. During the bombardment, she came under heavy attack by kamikaze aircraft, one of which hit the bridge, killing her captain, 29 others and wounding 87. One of the 30 killed in this attack was Lieutenant General Herbert Lumsden. He was the most senior British Army combat fatality of World War II. Lumsden was British Prime Minister Winston Chuchill's personal liaison to the Supreme Commander of the South West Pacific Area, General Douglas MacArthur. On 12 May, she was attacked by two kamikazes. One of them plunged into her; the other managed to hit with its bomb. She was set on fire and 54 crew were killed, while a further 119 were wounded. After the war, "New Mexico" was sold for scrap in 1947.