How many battleships did the US Navy have at Pearl Harbor?

Answer 1

The commissioned U.S. Navy ships in the list below are sorted by type and hull number, for example New Orleans (CA-32) is found in hull number order under heavy cruisers. For the purposes of this list, yard craft assigned to the Fourteenth Naval District and other small non-commissioned craft are not included. In addition, Pearl Harbor is defined as the area inside the nets guarding the harbor entrance. Ships marked with an asterisk (*) were within twelve miles of the island of Oahu but were not actually within Pearl Harbor as defined above. Locations of these ships are indicated. Ships marked with a number symbol (#) were sunk or destroyed during the Pearl Harbor attack. All of these were later raised and rebuilt except for Arizona, Oklahoma, and Utah. Oklahoma was raised but not rebuilt. The U.S. carriers were not at Pearl Harbor. On 28 November, Admiral Kimmel sent USS Enterprise under Rear Admiral Willliam Halsey to deliver Marine Corps fighter planes to Wake Island. On 4 December Enterprise delivered the aircraft and on December 7 the task force was on its way back to Pearl Harbor. On 5 December, Admiral Kimmel sent the USS Lexington with a task force under Rear Admiral Newton to deliver 25 scout bombers to Midway Island. The last Pacific carrier, USS Saratoga, had left Pearl Harbor for upkeep and repairs on the West Coast. Battleships (BB) Pennsylvania (BB-38) (in drydock) # Arizona (BB-39) Nevada (BB-36) # Oklahoma (BB-37) Tennessee (BB-43) # California (BB-44) Maryland (BB-46) # West Virginia (BB-48) Heavy Cruisers (CA) New Orleans (CA-32) San Francisco (CA-38) Light Cruisers (CL) Raleigh (CL-7) Detroit (CL-8) Phoenix (CL-46) Honolulu (CL-48) St. Louis (CL-49) Helena (CL-50 Destroyers (DD) Allen (DD-66) Schley (DD-103) Chew (DD-106) * Ward (DD-139) (patrolling Channel entrance to Pearl Harbor) Dewey (DD-349) Farragut (DD-348) Hull (DD-350) MacDonough (DD-351) Worden (DD-352) Dale (DD-353) Monaghan (DD-354) Aylwin (DD-355) Selfridge (DD-357) Phelps (DD-360) Cummings (DD-365) Reid (DD-369) Case (DD-370) Conyngham (DD-371) Cassin (DD-372) (in drydock) Shaw (DD-373) (in floating drydock) Tucker (DD-374) Downes (DD-375) (in drydock) Bagley (DD-386) Blue (DD-387) Helm (DD-388) Mugford (DD-389) Ralph Talbot (DD-390) Henley (DD-391) Patterson (DD-392) Jarvis (DD-393) Submarines (SS) Narwhal (SS-167) Dolphin (SS-169) Cachalot (SS-170) Tautog (SS-199) Minelayer (CM) # Oglala (CM-4) Minesweeper (AM) Turkey (AM-13) Bobolink (AM-20) Rail (AM-26) Tern (AM-31) Grebe (AM-43) Vireo (AM-52) Coastal Minesweeper (Amc) Cockatoo (Amc-8) Crossbill (Amc-9) Condor (Amc-14) Reedbird (Amc-30) Destroyer Minelayer (DM) Gamble (DM-15) Ramsay (DM-16) Montgomery (DM-17) Breese (DM-18) Tracy (DM-19) Preble (DM-20) Sicard (DM-21) Pruitt (DM-22) Destroyer Minesweeper (DMS) Zane (DMS-14) Wasmuth (DMS-15) Trever (DMS-16) Perry (DMS-17) Patrol Gunboat (PG) Sacramento (PG-19) Destroyer Tender (AD) Dobbin (AD-3) Whitney (AD-4) Seaplane Tender (AV) Curtiss (AV-4) Tangier (AV-8) Small Seaplane Tender (AVP) Avocet (AVP-4) Swan (AVP-7) (on marine railway dock) Seaplane Tender, Destroyer (AVD) Hulbert (AVD-6) Thornton (AVD-11) Ammunition Ship (AE) Pyro (AE-1) Oiler (AO) Ramapo (AO-12) Neosho (AO-23) Repair Ship (AR) Medusa (AR-1) Vestal (AR-4) Rigel (AR-11) Submarine Tender (AS) Pelias (AS-14) Submarine Rescue Ship (ASR) Widgeon (ASR-1) Hospital Ship (AH) Solace (AH-5) Cargo Ship (AK) * Vega (AK-17) (at Honolulu) Stores Issue Ship (AKS) Castor (AKS-1) * Antares (AKS-3) (at Pearl Harbor entrance) Ocean Tug (AT) Ontario (AT-13) Sunnadin (AT-28) * Keosanqua (AT-38) (at Pearl Harbor entrance) * Navajo (AT-64) (12 miles outside Pearl Harbor entrance) Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) # Utah (AG-16) Argonne (AG-31) Sumner (AG-32)

Answer 2

Battleships

Arizona (BB-39) (Sunk Total Loss)

California (BB-44) (Sunk Raised And Repaired)

Maryland (BB-46) (Light Damage)

Nevada (BB-36) (Beached Heavy Damage, Repaired)

Oklahoma (BB-37) (Capsized -Raised Not Repaired)

Pennsylvania (BB-38) (Light Damage, Repaired)

Tennessee (BB-43) (Light Damage, Repaired)

West Virginia (BB-48) (Sunk Raised And Repaired)

Heavy Cruisers

New Orleans (CA-32) (Light Damage, Repaired)

San Francisco (CA-38) (Light Damage, Repaired)

Light Cruisers

Detroit (CL-8) (Light Damage, Repaired)

Helena (CL-50) (Light Damage, Repaired)

Honolulu (CL-48) (Light damage, Repaired)

Phoenix (CL-46)

Raleigh (CL-7) (Heavy Damage, Repaired)

St. Louis (CL-49)

Destroyers

Allen (DD-66)

Aylwin (DD-355)

Bagley (DD-386)

Blue (DD-387)

Case (DD-370)

Cassin (DD-372) (Damaged Beyond Repair, Parts Salvaged and Built into new hull)

Chew (DD-106)

Conyngham (DD-371)

Cummings (DD-365)

Dale (DD-353)

Dewey (DD-349)

Downes (DD-375) (Damaged Beyond, Repair Parts Salvaged and built into new hull)

Farragut (DD-348)

Helm (DD-388) (Light Damage, Repaired)

Henley (DD-391)

Hull (DD-350)

Jarvis (DD-393)

Mc Donough (DD-351)

Monaghan (DD-354)

Mugford (DD-389)

Patterson (DD-392)

Phelps (DD-360)

Ralph Talbot (DD-390)

Reid (DD-369)

Schley (DD-103)

Selfridge (DD-357)

Shaw (DD-373) (Very Heavy Damage, Repaired)

Tucker (DD-374)

Worden (DD-352)

Submarines

Cachalot (SS-170)

Dolphin (SS-169)

Narwhal (SS-167)

Tautog (SS-199)

High Speed Mine Sweepers

Perry (DMS-17)

Trever (DMS-16)

Wasmuth (DMS-15)

Zane (DMS-14)

Light Mine Layers

Breese (DM-18)

Gamble (DM-15)

Montgomery (DM-17)

Preble (DM-20)

Pruitt (DM-22)

Ramsey (DM-16)

Sicard (DM-21)

Tracy (DM-19)

Mine Layer

Oglala (CM-4) (Capsized Raised, Repaired)

Mine Sweepers

Bobolink (AM-20)

Grebe (AM-43)

Rail (AM-26)

Tern (AM-31)

Turkey (AM-13)

Vireo (AM-52)

Coastal Mine Sweepers

Cockatoo (AMc-8)

Condor (AMc-14)

Crossbill (AMc-9)

Reedbird (AMc-30)

Gunboat

Sacramento (PG-19)

Motor Torpedo Boats

MTB Squadron One

PT-20

PT-21

PT-22

PT-23

PT-24

PT-26

PT-27

PT-28

PT-29

PT-30

PT-42

Ammunition Ship

Pyro (AE-1)

Cargo Ship

Vega (AK-17)

Destroyer Tenders

Dobbin (AD-3)

Whitney (AD-4)

General Stores Ships

Antares (AKS-3)

Castor (AKS-1)

Hospital Ship

Solace (AH-5)

Miscellaneous Auxiliaries

Argonne (AG-31)

Sumner (AG-32)

Utah (AG-16) (Capsized Not Raised Or Repaired)

Ocean Going Tugs

Navajo (AT-164)

Ontario (AT-13)

Sunnadin (AT-28)

Oilers

Neosho (AO-23)

Ramapo (AO-12)

Repair Ships

Medusa (AR-1)

Rigel (AR-11)

Vestal (AR-4) Heavy Damage

Sea Plane Tenders

Curtiss (AV-4) Light damage

Tangier (AV-8)

Sea Plane Tender- Destroyer

Hulbert (AVD-6)

Thornton (AVD-11)

Small Sea Plane Tender

Avocet (AVP-4)

Swan (AVP-7)

Submarine Rescue Vessel

Widgeon (ASR-1)

Submarine Tender

Pelias (AS-14)

Unclassified

Chengho (IX-52)

Patrol Craft

YP-108

YP-109

Ferry Boat

Manuwai (YFB-16)

Nihoa (YFB-17)

Fuel Oil Barges

YO-21

YO-28

YO-30

YO-43

YO-44

Floating Work Shop

YR-20

YR-22

Garbage Lighters

YG-15

YG-17

YG-21

Gate Vessel

YNG-17

Harbor Tugs

Hoga (YT-146)

Nokomis (YT-142)

Osceola (YT-129)

Sotoyomo (YT-9) (Sunk Raised and Repaired)

Geronimo (YT-119)

YT-130

YT-152

YT-153

Motor Tug

YMT-5

Net Tenders

Ash (YN-2)

Cinchona (YN-7)

Cockenoe (YN-47)

Marin (YN-53)

Wapello (YN-56)

Torpedo Testing Barges

YTT-3

Water Barge

YW-16

Cutters

Reliance (USC-150) (Honolulu Harbor)

Taney (WPG-37) (Honolulu Harbor)

Tiger (WSC-152) (Off Honolulu Harbor Entrance) Coast Guard Boats

CG-8 ( Honolulu Harbor )

AB-27 (Honolulu Harbor)

Answer 3

Sunk or damaged: the battleships USS Arizona (BB-39), USS California (BB-44), USS Maryland (BB-46), USS Nevada (BB-36), USS Oklahoma (BB-37), USS Pennsylvania (BB-38), USS Tennessee (BB-43) and USS West Virginia (BB-48).

Answer 4

None of them sank completely underwater because Pearl Harbor is too shallow, but seven of the eight battleships were put out of action; two of them permanently (USS Arizona exploded and USS Oklahoma capsized). The eighth battleship (USS Pennsylvania) was in drydock at the time and damage was light.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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