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Where the theories come into it are in determining what caused the munitions stores to explode.
The Spanish court of inquiry that examined the wreckage concluded it most likely was due to spontaneous combustion of an adjacent coal bunker.
The US Court of inquiry concluded it was due to a mine explosion setting off the munitions stores.
More recent investigations have gone both ways; a later US court of inquiry differed in the details from the first, while still agreeing that an external explosion was the root cause. Admiral Rickover in 1974 conducted a private investigation which ultimately largely concurred with the "coal bunker" explanation; and a 1978 analysis commissioned by the National Geographic Society concluded that the evidence was on the whole in favor of an external rather than an internal source initiating the explosion.
Conspiracy theorists sometimes claim the US deliberately sank the Maine in order to have an excuse to go to war with Spain.
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Where can you find battleship?
There's 3 US battleships at Pearl harbor; two sunk and one afloat: USS Arizona & USS Utah, and the USS Missouri.
How many us air craft carriers were destroyed at pearl harbor?
The USN only lost aircraft carriers in WW2: FOUR Fleet Carriers (CV) & ONE redesignated aircraft carrier: 1. USS Lexington-Battle of the Coral (lost to enemy airplanes) 2. USS Yorktown-Battle of Midway (lost to enemy airplanes/submarine) 3. USS Wasp-Sunk by submarine (I-19); the same torpedo salvo sunk the destroyer USS O'Brian (sunk later) and damaged the battleship USS North Carolina. 4. USS Hornet-Sunk by airplanes and surface warships at the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands. 5. USS Langley-Sunk by airplanes following the Battle of the Java Sea. It was no longer classified as an aircraft carrier at the time it was sunk. ONE Light Carrier (CVL): 1. USS Princeton-Bombed by airplanes. FIVE Escort Carriers (CVE) (also known as Jeep Carriers or Baby Flattops): 1. USS St. LO-Sunk by Kamikazes 2. USS Bismarck Sea-Sunk by Kamikazes 3. USS Liscombe Bay-Sunk by I-175 (Submarine) 4. USS Block Island-Sunk by U-549 (Submarine) 5. USS Gambier Bay-Sunk by surface warships. Surviving crewmen state that they were sunk by 18" shells from the battleship IJN Yamato.
What does the 65 stand for on the uss enterprise?
CVN-65 is the 65th Fleet Carrier designated to be built; some carriers were assigned a number and never buillt, consequently their number was skipped, so there were not 65 aircraft carriers built when #65 was constructed. CV-1 was the USS Langley (sunk during the time frame of the Battle of the Java Sea campaign); CV-2 was USS Lexington (sunk at the Battle of Coral Sea); CV-3 was USS Saratoga (sunk during atomic bomb testing in 1946); CV-4 was USS Ranger (only used in the Atlantic during the war, was deemed to risky to assign her to the Pacific/ulitimately scrapped); CV-5 USS Yorktown (sunk at Midway); CV-6 USS Enterprise (the USN's most decorated warship/scrapped); CV-7 USS Wasp (Sunk during the battle of Guadalcanal); CV-8 USS Hornet (sunk during the battle of the Santa Cruz Islands); etc. CV-63 was the USS Kitty Hawk, CV-64 was the USS Constellation, etc.
What were the military losses from pearl harbor?
Over 2,300 dead; of which nearly half were crewmen from the battleship USS Arizona. 5 battleships sunk, 3 damaged; 3 cruisers damaged; 2 destroyers sunk, 1 damaged; 188 aircraft destroyed, 155 damaged.
Pearl harbor battleship never used again?
3 US battleships were never used again: US battleships USS Arizona and USS Utah still rest on the bottom of PH. Battleship USS Oklahoma was raised, sold for scrap (re-cycling) but sunk at sea while it was being towed back to California.
Where can you find battleship?
There's 3 US battleships at Pearl harbor; two sunk and one afloat: USS Arizona & USS Utah, and the USS Missouri.
How many US navy ships have sank?
Battleships permanently sunk: 1. USS Arizona (Sunk by IJN) 2. USS Utah (Sunk by IJN) 3. USS Oklahoma (sunk while being towed to CA) 4. USS Nevada (target) 5. USS New York (target) 6. USS Pennsylvania (target) 7. USS Arkansas (target)
Ships that sunk in the ocean that were ajor ships?
War time or peace time? In peace time, the major warships sunk in the ocean have been: 1. Battleship USS Oklahoma, sunk while under tow to California after WWII. 2. Battleship USS Arkansas, sunk by an Atomic Bomb, during testing in the Pacific in 1946. 3. Battleship USS Nevada, sunk for target practice in the Pacific. 4. Battleship USS Pennsylvania, sunk for target practice in the Pacific. 5. Battleship USS New York, sunk for target practice in the Pacific. Wartime, in the ocean: British Battleship HMS Prince of Wales was sunk by Japanese airplanes in the Pacific (South China Sea-part of the Pacific). Japanese Battleship IJN Yamato, sunk by US airplanes in the Pacific. German Battleship DKM Bismarck, sunk itself in the Atlantic.
How many us air craft carriers were destroyed at pearl harbor?
The USN only lost aircraft carriers in WW2: FOUR Fleet Carriers (CV) & ONE redesignated aircraft carrier: 1. USS Lexington-Battle of the Coral (lost to enemy airplanes) 2. USS Yorktown-Battle of Midway (lost to enemy airplanes/submarine) 3. USS Wasp-Sunk by submarine (I-19); the same torpedo salvo sunk the destroyer USS O'Brian (sunk later) and damaged the battleship USS North Carolina. 4. USS Hornet-Sunk by airplanes and surface warships at the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands. 5. USS Langley-Sunk by airplanes following the Battle of the Java Sea. It was no longer classified as an aircraft carrier at the time it was sunk. ONE Light Carrier (CVL): 1. USS Princeton-Bombed by airplanes. FIVE Escort Carriers (CVE) (also known as Jeep Carriers or Baby Flattops): 1. USS St. LO-Sunk by Kamikazes 2. USS Bismarck Sea-Sunk by Kamikazes 3. USS Liscombe Bay-Sunk by I-175 (Submarine) 4. USS Block Island-Sunk by U-549 (Submarine) 5. USS Gambier Bay-Sunk by surface warships. Surviving crewmen state that they were sunk by 18" shells from the battleship IJN Yamato.
What does the 65 stand for on the uss enterprise?
CVN-65 is the 65th Fleet Carrier designated to be built; some carriers were assigned a number and never buillt, consequently their number was skipped, so there were not 65 aircraft carriers built when #65 was constructed. CV-1 was the USS Langley (sunk during the time frame of the Battle of the Java Sea campaign); CV-2 was USS Lexington (sunk at the Battle of Coral Sea); CV-3 was USS Saratoga (sunk during atomic bomb testing in 1946); CV-4 was USS Ranger (only used in the Atlantic during the war, was deemed to risky to assign her to the Pacific/ulitimately scrapped); CV-5 USS Yorktown (sunk at Midway); CV-6 USS Enterprise (the USN's most decorated warship/scrapped); CV-7 USS Wasp (Sunk during the battle of Guadalcanal); CV-8 USS Hornet (sunk during the battle of the Santa Cruz Islands); etc. CV-63 was the USS Kitty Hawk, CV-64 was the USS Constellation, etc.
What are the names of the military ships sunk un world war 2?
Listing only those battleships (not battlecruisers) that were sunk and never put back into service: USN: 1. USS Arizona 2. USS Utah 3. USS Oklahoma 4. USS Pennsylavania sunk after WWII for target practice. 5. USS New York sunk after WWII for target practice. 6. USS Arkansas sunk after WWII for target practice (with an A-Bomb). 7. USS Nevada sunk after WWII for target practice. IJN: 1. IJN Yamato 2. IJN Musashi 3. IJN Kiroshima 4. IJN Nagato sunk after WWII for target practice (with an A-Bomb). DKM: 1. DKM Tirpitz 2. DKM Bismarck HMS: 1. HMS Prince of Wales 2. HMS Royal Oak
How heavy is the US enterprize war ship?
The USS Enterprise (CV-6) displaced approximately 20,000 tons standard. The Enterprise was a YORKTOWN class aircraft carrier of WW2 and consisted of 3 sister ships, of which the Yorktown was the "class leader." 1. USS Hornet was sunk at the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands 2. USS Yorktown was sunk at the Battle of Midway 3. USS Enterprise was (sadly) scrapped in 1959. Enterprise was possibly the most decorated US Warship from WW2.
How many battleships and aircraft carriers were sunk during world war 2?
The USN permanently lost: 1. Battleships USS Arizona, USS Utah, and USS Oklahoma. 2. Aircraft Carriers USS Lexington (at Coral Sea); USS Yorktown (at Midway); USS Hornet (at Santa Cruz Islands); USS Wasp (at Guadalcanal). 3. LIGHT Aircraft Carrier USS Princeton. 4. Six CVE's, Escort Carriers aka "Jeep Carriers."
What were the military losses from pearl harbor?
Over 2,300 dead; of which nearly half were crewmen from the battleship USS Arizona. 5 battleships sunk, 3 damaged; 3 cruisers damaged; 2 destroyers sunk, 1 damaged; 188 aircraft destroyed, 155 damaged.
Pearl harbor battleship never used again?
3 US battleships were never used again: US battleships USS Arizona and USS Utah still rest on the bottom of PH. Battleship USS Oklahoma was raised, sold for scrap (re-cycling) but sunk at sea while it was being towed back to California.
What American ships were sunk in World War 2?
US warships sunk (permanently): 1. Battleships: USS Arizona, USS Utah (training ship at time of loss), USS Oklahoma. 2. Cruisers: USS Chicago, USS Vincennes, USS Helena, USS Atlanta, USS Indianapolis, USS Quincy, USS Houston, USS Juneau, USS Northhampton, USS Astoria. 3. Carriers (Fleet): USS Lexington, USS Yorktown, USS Hornet, USS Wasp. Carriers (Light): USS Gambier Bay, USS St Lo. Carriers (Escort): USS Bismarck Sea. 4. US Destroyers/Destroyer Escorts: 87 lost 5. US Submarines: 52 lost 6. US Patrol Torpedo Boats (PT Boats): 69 SUNK FOR TARGET PRACTICE 1946-1948 (in the Pacific Ocean): Battleships USS Pennsylvannia, USS New York, USS Arkansas, USS Nevada. Aircraft Carrier USS Saratoga (sister ship of USS Lexington).
Pictures of the sunken American battleships?
1. There are some 1911 photos of the USS Maine being "re-sunk" in deeper water outside of Cuba. 2. There are some poor quality under-water shots of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. 3. There are some artist sketches of under water views of the USS Arizona and the USS Utah at Pearl harbor. 4. Television broadcast some photos of the USS Arkansas at the bottom of the Operation Crossroads Atomic tests at Bikini Island in 1946. Hardly nothing remained of the Arkansas as the A-Bomb exploded about 100 yards from the battleship. All that was shown was what appeared to be part of the hull with a cannon barrel inside it. 5. Have yet to see any photos of the sunken target battleships: USS Pennsylvania; USS New York; USS Nevada; or the USS Oklahoma which sank under tow to California after WWII.
