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  • December 7, 1941
      • Dave Mehl (no login)
      Posted Dec 7, 2010 5:22 PM

      350 aircraft were destroyed or damaged.
      All 8 battleships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet were sunk or badly damaged - including the U.S.S. Arizona.
      And yet all of America's aircraft carriers remained unscathed.

      It is interesting to note all but three ships were repaired and sent back into duty. This photo is the USS Shaw exploding, yet it was repaired and put back into service!

      Dave

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      Battleships:
      See books about Pearl Harbor Battleships
      See books about Battleships

      USS Arizona (BB-39) - See Books sunk, total loss, lies at bottom of Pearl Harbor See History
      USS Oklahoma (BB-37) See Books - capsized, total loss
      USS West Virginia (BB-48) See Books - sunk, later raised, repaired and rejoined fleet July 1944
      USS California (BB-44) See Books - sunk, later raised, repaired and rejoined fleet May 1944
      USS Nevada (BB-36) - heavily damaged, grounded, repaired and rejoined fleet December 1942
      USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) See Books - was in drydock - slightly damaged, repaired and rejoined fleet August 1942
      USS Maryland (BB-46) - damaged, repaired and rejoined fleet February 1942
      USS Tennessee (BB-43) See Books - damaged, repaired and rejoined fleet March 1942.
      Cruisers:

      USS Helena (CL-50) - heavily damaged, repaired and rejoined fleet June 1942
      USS Honolulu (CL-48) - damaged, repaired and rejoined fleet January 1942
      USS Raleigh (CL-7) - heavily damaged, repaired and rejoined fleet July 1942

      Destroyers:
      USS Cassin (DD-372) - was in drydock - heavily damaged, rebuilt and rejoined fleet February 1944
      USS Downes (DD-375) - was in drydock - heavily damaged rebuilt and rejoined fleet November 1943
      USS Helm (DD-388) - damaged, continued on patrol, repaired and rejoined fleet January 1942
      USS Shaw (DD-373) - in floating drydock - severely damaged and repaired

      Minelayers:
      USS Oglala (CM-4) - sunk, raised, repaired and rejoined fleet February 1944

      Auxiliaries:
      Seaplane Tender - USS Curtiss (AV-4) - damaged, repaired and rejoined fleet January 1942
      Harbor Tug - USS Sotoyomo (YT-9) - with Shaw - sunk, raised, repaired and rejoined fleet August 1942
      USS Utah (AG-16) See Books - capsized, on bottom of Pearl Harbor
      Vestal - heavily damaged, beached, refloated, repaired and rejoined fleet February 1942
      YFD-2 - sunk, raised, refloated, repaired and rejoined fleet May 1942

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