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    Pearl Harbor - 1941

    On Sunday, December 7th, 1941


    the Japanese launched a surprise attack against the U.S. Forces stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.





    #2
    Pearl Harbor - 1941

    On Sunday, December 7th, 1941


    By planning his attack on a Sunday, the Japanese commander Admiral Nagumo, hoped to catch the entire fleet in port. As luck would have it, the Aircraft Carriers and one of the Battleships were not in port. (The USS Enterprise was returning from Wake Island , where it had just delivered some aircraft. The USS Lexington was ferrying aircraft to Midway, and the USS Saratoga and USS Colorado were undergoing repairs in the United States .)




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      #3
      Pearl Harbor - 1941

      On Sunday, December 7th, 1941


      In spite of the latest intelligence reports about the missing aircraft carriers (his most important targets), Admiral Nagumo decided to continue the attack with his force of six carriers and 423 aircraft. At a range of 230 miles north of O ahu, he launched the first wave of a two-wave attack.




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        #4
        Pearl Harbor - 1941

        On Sunday, December 7th, 1941


        Beginning at 0600 hours his first wave consisted of 183 fighters and torpedo bombers which struck at the fleet in Pearl Harbor and the airfields in Hickam, Kaneohe and Ewa. The second strike, launched at 0715 hours, consisted of 167 aircraft, which again struck at the same targets.




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          #5
          Pearl Harbor - 1941

          On Sunday, December 7th, 1941


          At 0753 hours t he first wave consisting of 40 Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" torpedo bombers, 51 Aichi D3A1 "Val" dive bombers, 50 high altitude bombers and 43 Zeros struck airfields and Pearl Harbor Within the next hour, the second wave arrived and continued the attack.
          When it was over, the U.S. losses were:

          Casualties
          USA < /st1:country-region> : 218 KIA, 364 WIA.
          USN: 2,008 KIA, 710 WIA.
          USMC: 109 KIA, 69 WIA.
          Civilians: 68 KIA, 35 WIA.

          TOTAL: 2,403 KIA, 1,178 WIA.




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            #6
            Pearl Harbor - 1941

            On Sunday, December 7th, 1941


            Battleships
            USS Arizona (BB-39) - total loss whe n a bomb hit her magazine.
            USS Oklahoma (BB-37) - Total loss when she capsized and sunk in the harbor.
            USS California (BB-44) - Sunk at her berth. Later raised and repaired.
            USS West Virginia (BB-48) - Sunk at her berth. Later raised and repaired.
            USS Nevada - (BB-36) Beached to prevent sinking. Later repaired.
            USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) - Light damage.
            USS Maryland (BB-46) - Light damage.
            USS Tennessee (BB-43) Light damage.
            USS Utah (AG-16) - (former battleship used as a target) - Sunk.




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              #7
              Pearl Harbor - 1941

              On Sunday, December 7th, 1941


              Cruisers
              USS New Orleans (CA-32) - Light Damage..
              USS San Francisco (CA38) - Light Damage.
              USS Detroit (CL-8) - Light Damage.
              USS Raleigh (CL-7) - Heavily damaged but repaired.
              USS Helena (CL-50) - Light Damage.
              USS Honolulu (CL-48) - Light Damage..




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                #8
                Pearl Harbor - 1941

                On Sunday, December 7th, 1941


                Destroyers
                USS Downes (DD-375) - Destroyed. Parts salvaged.
                USS Cassin - (DD-37 2) Destroyed. Parts salvaged.
                USS Shaw (DD-373) - Very heavy damage.
                USS Helm (DD-388) - Light Damage.




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                  #9
                  Pearl Harbor - 1941

                  On Sunday, December 7th, 1941


                  Minelayer
                  USS Ogala (CM-4) - Sunk but later raised and repaired.




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                    #10
                    Pearl Harbor - 1941

                    On Sunday, December 7th, 1941


                    Seaplane Tender
                    USS Curtiss (AV-4) - Severely damaged but later repaired.




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                      #11
                      Pearl Harbor - 1941

                      On Sunday, December 7th, 1941


                      Repair Ship
                      USS Vestal (AR-4) - Sever ely damaged but later repaired.




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                        #12
                        Pearl Harbor - 1941

                        On Sunday, December 7th, 1941


                        Harbor Tug
                        USS Sotoyomo (YT-9) - Sunk but later raised and repaired.




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                          #13
                          Pearl Harbor - 1941

                          On Sunday, December 7th, 1941


                          Aircraft
                          188 Aircraft destroyed (92 USN and 92 U.S. Army Air Corps.)




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                            #14
                            Pearl Harbor - 1941

                            On Sunday, December 7th, 1941






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                              #15
                              Pearl Harbor - 1941

                              On Sunday, December 7th, 1941






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