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Ships and Aircraft Sunk or Survived in the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Ships and Aircraft

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.

See Books about the USS Enterprise at Pearl Harbor

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
Battleship row (National Archives photo; 80-g-32549

Battleship row (National Archives photo; 80-g-32549

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
USS California; National Archives Photo; 80-g-32739

USS California; National Archives Photo; 80-g-32739

Aircraft Losses

See Books
U.S. Navy - 92 lost, 31 damaged.
U.S. Army - 77 lost, 128 damaged.
Japanese - 9 fighters, 15 dive bombers, 5 torpedo bombers.

All Ships at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941

Yes, The Coast Guard was There Also

National Geographic
Nice chart showing planes and ships from both sides and their location and damage.

Haze Gray Dictionary of American Fighting Ships
Contains information about each ship in the Navy.

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