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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.
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∙ 14y agoIn combat; only during WWII: 11 were destroyed; counting the USS Langley (CV-1), which had actually been re-designated as an aircraft transporting vessel at the time of her loss to Japanese dive bombers shortly after the battle of the Java Sea in '42. USS Langley was transporting crated P40 Warhawks when she went down.
1. USS Lexington (the USN's largest carrier during the WWII) was sunk at the Battle of the Coral Sea.
2. USS Yorktown, sunk at Midway.
3. USS Hornet, sunk at the Santa Cruz Islands.
4. USS Wasp, sunk near the Guadalcanal fighting.
5. Light carrier USS Princeton, sunk at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
And 5 Escort Carriers; also known as Jeep Carriers.
For target practice (military experimental), the USS Saratoga (sister to Lexington) was sunk at Bikini Island in '46 by the Atomic bomb (Operation Crossroads). The USS Oriskany, the only Vietnam War veteran aircraft carrier to be sunk, and not re-cycled (scrapped) (besides possibly the USS America), was recently (21st century) sunk as an artificial reef.
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∙ 10y agofirst answer:
None. They were all out on maneuvers that morning.
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USS Lexington (CV-2) was with Task Force 11 at sea en-route to Midway, about 500nm SE of Midway. It was delivering a US Marine air unit for the island's defense.
USS Saratoga (CV-3) was just arriving at San Diego, California after a short refit at Puget Sound, Washington. It was there to pickup its air units which were left in California for training.
USS Enterprise (CV-6) was with Task Force 8 at sea returning from Wake Island. It was then 200 miles west of Oahu. It had gone to Wake to deliver US Marine air units for the defense of the island.
USS Ranger (CV-4), USS Yorktown (CV-5), USS Wasp (CV-7) & USS Hornet (CV-8) were in the Atlantic Ocean theater of operations.
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∙ 13y agoNo US aircraft carriers were destroyed in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked because they were out on the ocean conducting exercises.
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Even though the Japanese were successful in their attack on Pearl Harbor no were damaged.?
Aircraft carriers
What ships were out at sea during pearl harbor?
The two aircrafft carriers wereoutto sea on the day of Peral Harbor. This prevented them from being bombed/destroyed. Gia Son
Why didn't the Germans help the Japanese in bombing pearl harbor?
The Germans didn't help the Japanese in bombing pearl harbor because the Germans did not want to help the Japanese by wasting their planes and air craft carriers in the event.
What three US ships were not salvaged from the Pearl Harbor attacks?
first answer:The ONLY US Navy ships that were not at Pearl Harbor, were the ones that mattered! The US Aircraft Carriers. Had those carriers been present during the attack; history would have been DRASTICALLY ALTERED!second more correct answer:A large part of the US Pacific Fleet was not at Pearl Harbor on the morning that it was attacked.All three Fleet Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific were not at Pearl Harbor.One of the nine Battleships in the Pacific was not at Pearl Harbor.Eleven of the 13 Heavy Cruisers in the Pacific were not at Pearl Harbor.Five of the 11 Light Cruisers in the Pacific were not at Pearl Harbor.37 of the 68 Destroyers in the Pacific were not at Pearl Harbor.47 of the 51 Submarines in the Pacific were not at Pearl Harbor.The ships that were at sea, were primarily involved in operations to reinforce Midway & WakeIslands, escort convoys to/from the Philippines, or were on patrol in waters not far from Hawaii.
What did Japan forget to do when they attacked Pearl Harbor?
Destroy the aircraft carriers that weren't in Pearl Harbor.
How many air craft carriers were destroyed at pearl harbor?
None, there were no aircraft carriers in port.
Even though the Japanese were successful in their attack on Pearl Harbor no were damaged.?
Aircraft carriers
What ships were out at sea during pearl harbor?
The two aircrafft carriers wereoutto sea on the day of Peral Harbor. This prevented them from being bombed/destroyed. Gia Son
Why didn't the Germans help the Japanese in bombing pearl harbor?
The Germans didn't help the Japanese in bombing pearl harbor because the Germans did not want to help the Japanese by wasting their planes and air craft carriers in the event.
What three US ships were not salvaged from the Pearl Harbor attacks?
first answer:The ONLY US Navy ships that were not at Pearl Harbor, were the ones that mattered! The US Aircraft Carriers. Had those carriers been present during the attack; history would have been DRASTICALLY ALTERED!second more correct answer:A large part of the US Pacific Fleet was not at Pearl Harbor on the morning that it was attacked.All three Fleet Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific were not at Pearl Harbor.One of the nine Battleships in the Pacific was not at Pearl Harbor.Eleven of the 13 Heavy Cruisers in the Pacific were not at Pearl Harbor.Five of the 11 Light Cruisers in the Pacific were not at Pearl Harbor.37 of the 68 Destroyers in the Pacific were not at Pearl Harbor.47 of the 51 Submarines in the Pacific were not at Pearl Harbor.The ships that were at sea, were primarily involved in operations to reinforce Midway & WakeIslands, escort convoys to/from the Philippines, or were on patrol in waters not far from Hawaii.
What did Japan forget to do when they attacked Pearl Harbor?
Destroy the aircraft carriers that weren't in Pearl Harbor.
Where was the USS Enterprise when pearl harbor was bombed?
It was out of Pearl Harbor doing training exercises with the other carriers.
What was Pearl Harbor?
pearl harbor was a US naval base and an axis attack by the Japanese devastated the place. Over 13 US carriers, destroyers, battleships, and over 250 planes destroyed in the attack on December 7, 1941
How many U.S. planes were destroyed at Pearl Harbor?
328 American planes were destroyed at Pearl Harbor but only 29 Japanese aircraft were destroyed
How many air crafts carriers were sunk during Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor?
None. Unfortunately, for the Japanese, there were no aircraft carriers docked at Pearl Harbor at the time of the attack.
What was the first carrier bombed in Pearl Harbor?
There were no American aircraft carriers in Pearl Harbor when it was attacked on December 7, 1941.
How many battleships in the attack of Pearl Harbor were destroyed and what were the names of them?
Two Battleships were destroyed at Pearl Harbor, the USS Arizona and the USS Oklahoma.
