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At 6:30 a.m., alert lookouts on stores ship USS Antares (AKS-3) approaching the Pearl Harbor entrance sighted a small submarine conning tower. She alerted watchdog Ward. The phone rang by Outerbridge’s bunk.
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Dec 7, 2021 · The attack on Pearl Harbor, 80 years ago this month, was the worst day in the U.S. Navy’s history and the shock of a lifetime for just about any American who had achieved the age of memory.
Mar 18, 2024 · The absence of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers at Pearl Harbor during the December 7, 1941, attack has long intrigued historians. With only the USS Lexington and USS Enterprise in the Pacific but...
Dec 7, 2023 · On December 7, 1941, Japanese naval aircraft swept in on an unsuspecting US Pacific Fleet and Army in the Hawaiian Islands and destroyed many American ships and aircraft. In a little over two hours, 18 warships—including eight battleships—and over 160 aircraft were knocked out of action.
Dec 7, 2015 · Yet for all its apparent success, the Pearl Harbor attack failed in its aim of crippling the US Pacific Fleet. Critically, the carrier fleet was at sea and survived unscathed. Given the preeminent role the carrier would play in the Pacific War , this was a critical missed opportunity.
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Nov 28, 2016 · Ever since the successful completion of Fleet Salvage at Pearl Harbor in 1942, I have frequently been importuned to write a comprehensive report of that gratifying outcome of the Pearl...
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Dec 7, 2020 · At 7:48 a.m. on December 7, 1941, 183 Japanese fighters, dive bombers, and torpedo bombers descended on the US Navy's Pacific Fleet base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. They swarmed airfields and...
