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Attack At Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, an Island of O'ahu, Hawaii, (then a territory of the United States) was attacked by the Japanese Navy. On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes(351 in number) attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor killing more than 2,300 American civilians and soldier. The U.S.S. Arizona was completely destroyed and the U.S.S. Oklahoma capsized. The attack sank three other ships and damaged many additional vessels. More than 180 aircraft were destroyed.
Approximately 100 ships of the U.S. Navy were present that morning, consisting of battleships, destroyers, cruisers and various support ships.
18 Army Aircorps aircraft including bombers and fighters and attack bombers were destroyed or damaged on the ground. A few U.S. fighters struggled into the air against the invaders and gave a good account of themselves. A total of twenty-nine Japanese aircraft were shot down by ground fire and U.S pilots from various military installations on O'ahu.
Timeline Of Event that took Place in Pearl Harbor On December 07, 1941
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- 0342 hours – U.S. Navy minesweeper Condor sights periscope. Minesweeper spot submarine periscope.
- 0610 hours – Choppy sea 235 mile north away from Hawaii, Japanese aircraft take off, destination Pearl Harbor
- 0645 hours– The destroyer spots the submarine, and fires the first shot of the US- Japanese War.
- 0653 hours- Ward radios submarine reports to Navy headquarters.
- 0702 hours- Radar station on Oahu spots unidentified aircraft heading toward Hawaii.
- 0720 hours- Expecting U.S. bombers, a newly assigned officer ignores radar report of unidentified aircraft.
- 0733 hours- Warning message reaches Honolulu civilian telegraph office.
- 0740 hours- First wave of Japanese planes reaches Oahu.
- 0749 hours- Japanese aerial commander orders attack.
- 0755 hours- Japanese planes strike at various places.
- 0800 hours- Unaware of attack, schedule B-17 bombers from California reach Oahu.
- 0810 hours- Battleship Arizona explodes.
- 0817 hours- U.S. Destroyer Helm fires at Japanese submarine trying to enter harbor.
- 0839 hours- Japanese midget submarine sunk in harbor.
- 0850 hours- Hard-hit battleship Nevada tries to get out of harbor.
- 0854 hours- Second wave of Japanese planes reaches Pearl Harbor.
- 0930 hours- U.S. destroyer Shaw explodes.
- 1000 hours- Japanese planes head back to their carriers. Mission accomplished.
- 1030 hours- Pearl Harbor is wounded, lost of casualties and many dead and trapped under water.
- 1300 hours- Japanese carriers begin their voyage home.
Learn more in detail about Pearl Harbor here. Learn what happened minute-by-minute.
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The Aftermath
Ship losses, repairs and replacements
The battleships Arizona and Oklahoma, as well as the target ship Utah, were total losses after the bombing Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. The Arizona and Utah were left where they had sunk. The Oklahoma was raised and sold for scrap, however she sank again while being towed to the West Coast in 1947. The California, whose personnel killed totaled 98, was refloated and repaired.
Other ship (states) which were damaged:
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Overview of the Pearl Harbor Attack:
When the first Japanese attack wave arrived over Pearl Harbor seven of their primary targets, the U.S. battleships, were moored along "Battleship Row", on the eastern side of Ford Island. Another battleship was in drydock in the nearby Navy Yard. Other moorings which the Japanese believed might include battleships, or the equally important aircraft carriers, were at the Navy Yard's 1010 Dock and along Ford Island's western side.
The Japanese initially hit airfields, including that on Ford Island. Dive bombers attacked there at about 7:55 AM, destroying many aircraft, among them PBY patrol planes at the island's southern tip. This attack prompted the dispatch of the famous message "Air raid, Pearl Harbor -- this is no drill", the outside World's first indication that war had come to the Pacific.
Within a few moments, torpedo planes attacked from east and west, with one of the latter torpedoing the USS Helena at 1010 dock. Others, from the same direction, hit USS Utah and USS Raleigh, off the western side of Ford Island.
The great majority of the torpedo planes came in from the east, flying up the waterway between Pearl Harbor Navy Yard and the Submarine Base to hit the ships on that side of Ford Island. They put two "fish" into USS California, at the southern end of the row. At the northern end, another struck USS Nevada. The outboard ships in the center of "Battleship Row", USS Oklahoma and West Virginia, each had their port sides torn open by many torpedoes.
As the torpedo planes were completing their work, horizontal bombers swept up "Battleship Row", dropping armor-piercing bombs. Several ships were hit. One received a death blow, as USS Arizona blew up with a tremendous explosion.
Planes of the second attack wave revisited some of the ships already hit, and also spread destruction in the Navy Yard, where they bombed the drydocked battleship Pennsylvania and three destroyers. Other dive bombers went after the Nevada, which had left her berth and was trying to get to sea. Very heavy anti-aircraft gunfire greeted these aircraft, whose losses were significantly greater than those of the first attack wave.
The raiders had no opportunity to hit American aircraft carriers, all of which were at sea, and did not target fuel storage, most cruisers and destroyers, submarines and most maintenance facilities. However, in just under two hours they had wrecked the U.S. Pacific Fleet's battleship force, ensuring that it would not interfere with Japan's plans for conquest.
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Quiz
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- When was Pearl Harbor attacked by the Japanese forces?
A. Jan. 12, 1930
B. Dec. 07, 1941
C. Oct. 7, 1940
D. Jun. 6, 1945
- When was the first US-Japanese shot fired?
A. 6:53 AM
B. 7:20 PM
C. 8:00 AM.
D. 5:45 PM
- Approximatly, How Many ship were present that morning?
A. 60,000 ships
B. 10 ships
C. 100 ships
D. 35 ships
- How many Americans were killed?
A. 55 Americans
B. 600 Americans
C. 1500 Americans
D. 2400 Americans
- Why Did the Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor?
A.So they could control the Atlantic Ocean.
B.They wanted to keep America out of WWII
C.They wanted to test the American navy
D. They wanted to test their aircraft carriers.
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