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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › USS_WardUSS Ward - Wikipedia

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   Ward was named in honor of Commander James Harmon Ward, USN, (1806–1861), the first U.S. Navy officer to be killed in action during the American Civil War. [2] Ward was built at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California in a record of 17½ days. [3] Under the pressure of urgent World War I needs for destroyers, her construction was pushed rapidly ...

2. www.warhistoryonline.com › war-articles › uss-wardUSS Ward – Action in Pearl Harbor - WAR HISTORY ONLINE

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   Dec 6, 2017 · The expedition team released video images just prior to the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The USS Ward was a Wickes-class destroyer that famously fired the first American shot in World War II at 6:45 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941 just outside of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The ship and its crew sighted and sank a Japanese midget submarine.

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4. www.history.navy.mil › research › archivesUSS Ward (DD-139) Action Report - NHHC

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   Mar 16, 2018 · DD139/A16-3(7--)/ U.S.S. Ward Pearl Harbor, T.H. December 13, 1941. From: Commanding Officer. To: The Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District. (1) Commander Destroyer Division EIGHTY. (2) Commander Inshore Patrol. Subject: Sinking of a Japanese Submarine by U.S.S. Ward. While patrolling Pearl Harbor Entrance on Sunday, December 7, 1941, the U.S.S. Ward attacked an unidentified submarine in the ...

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5. www.history.navy.mil › content › historyAftermath: Action Report: USS Ward - NHHC

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   Oct 12, 2022 · While patrolling Pearl Harbor Entrance on Sunday, December 7, 1941, the U.S.S. Ward attacked an unidentified submarine in the Restricted Area off the Harbor. The facts are as follows: At 0637 the Officer-of-the-Deck said, "Captain come on the bridge". A conning tower with periscope of submarine was visible.

6. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleFirst underwater footage of famed Pearl Harbor ship U.S.S. Ward

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   Dec 6, 2017 · At 7:53 am on December 7, 1941, Japanese war planes attacked the American base at Pearl Harbor. Yet just an hour earlier, the U.S.S. Ward fired at a Japanese midget submarine just outside the ...

7. ibiblio.org › USN › shipsPearl Harbor Attack: USS Ward (DD-139) Action Report

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   The Commandant, Fourteenth Naval District. (1) Commander Destroyer Division EIGHTY. (2) Commander Inshore Patrol. While patrolling Pearl Harbor Entrance on Sunday, December 7, 1941, the U.S.S. Ward attacked an unidentified submarine in the Restricted Area off the Harbor. At 0637 the Officer-of-the-Deck said, "Captain come on the bridge".

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   Did the USS Ward sank a Japanese submarine?

   • The expedition team released video images just prior to the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The USS Ward was a Wickes-class destroyer that famously fired the first American shot in World War II at 6:45 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941 just outside of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The ship and its crew sighted and sank a Japanese midget submarine.

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   When did the USS Ward hit Pearl Harbor?

   • The USS Ward was a Wickes-class destroyer that fired the first American shot in WWII at 6:40 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941. She engaged a Japanese submarine before the attack on Pearl Harbor, successfully sinking her opponent.

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   What happened to the USS Ward?

   • The enemy air attack on Pearl Harbor, and throughout Oahu, started about an hour after the USS Ward sank the midget submarine. On December 7, 1944, three years to the day, the USS Ward was lost after coming under attack by several kamikazes. She had been patrolling Ormoc Bay off the island of Leyte, serving as a high-speed transport for troops.

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   Who sunk the USS Ward?

   • The USS Ward was sunk by gunfire from the USS O’Brien, whose commanding officer, LT William Outerbridge, had been in command of the Ward during her action off Pearl Harbor three years earlier. War history related press releases can always find their place on our pages.

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   What was the first shot fired at Pearl Harbor?

   • At 7:53 am on December 7, 1941, Japanese war planes attacked the American base at Pearl Harbor. Yet just an hour earlier, the U.S.S. Ward fired at a Japanese midget submarine just outside the harbor's entrance. It is considered the first shot fired by the U.S. in World War II.

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   What happened at Pearl Harbor?

   • The death of its two-man crew was the first American-caused casualties in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, occurring a few hours before Japanese carrier aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor. The submarine was attempting to enter the harbor by following Antares through the antisubmarine nets at the harbor entrance.

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9. www.pacificwarmuseum.org › uss-ward-gunsightThe Attack: USS Ward Gunsight | National Museum of the ...

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   Overview. At 0640 on 7 December 1941, the USS Ward spotted a periscope at the entrance to Pearl Harbor and fired upon it. Little did they know that they had just fired the first shots of World War Two for the United States. A Shot for Posterity. The USS Ward's number three gun and its crew, cited for firing the first shot the day of Japan's ...