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There were many naval vessels named the USS California. The one in question was commissioned in 1907, served in the pacific and Atlantic fleets. She suffered an explosion while enroute to NY. Luckily there were only 6 llives lost. Unlucky for those 6. They still don't know what the exact cause was. There was a German submarine in the area, the U-156, but they ruled that out. They thought it was a mine, but due to the location of the blast and the fact that the U-156 carried no mines, that was ruled out. It may have been a fire in a coal bunker that ignighted ammunition in a nearby compartment. There is also a report that someone planted a bomb onboard. Sorry I can't answer your question with a definite answer but even the people who should know don't know. Anyone who does know is either dead or keeping it to themselves.
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The USS Johnston was sunk by the Japanese was when?
USS Johnston ship
How many battleships were lost when japan attacked pear harbor?
Of the 8 battleships, only 2 were lost permanently. Another 2 were "sunk" in shallow water, but later re-floated & repaired. Here is a brief summary of US ship losses & damage to the 8 battleships at Pearl Harbor: Battleship-USS Arizona, heavily damaged by bombs & sunk; 1,103 killed Battleship-USS Oklahoma, heavily damaged & sunk; 415 killed Battleship-USS West Virginia, heavily damaged by torpedoes & sunk; 106 killed Battleship-USS California, slowly sunk in very shallow water (easily raised); 98 killed Battleship-USS Nevada, damaged by bombs & torpedoes, beached (not sunk); 60 killed Battleship-USS Pennsylvania, slight damage; 29 killed Battleship-USS Tennessee, minor damage; 5 killed Battleship-USS Maryland, some damage; 4 killed Of the four sunk and one beached: Only the USS Arizona & USS Oklahoma were total losses. The USS West Virginia, USS California, and USS Nevada were all raised/refloated and then repaired & improved on the US west coast in time to fight in the Pacific war. The USS West Virginia required the most time & effort to repair & rebuild. The three battleships not sunk: USS Pennsylvania, USS Tennessee, and USS Maryland were all repaired and improved on the US west coast and returned to service in less than four months.
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 battleships sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Here is a brief summary of US ship losses & damage to the 8 battleships at Pearl Harbor: Battleship-USS Arizona, sunk; 1,103 killed Battleship-USS Oklahoma, sunk; 415 killed Battleship-USS West Virginia, sunk; 106 killed Battleship-USS California, sunk; 98 killed Battleship-USS Nevada, beached; 60 killed; Battleship-USS Pennsylvania, slight damage; 29 killed Battleship-USS Tennessee, minor damage; 5 killed Battleship-USS Maryland, some damage; 4 killed. Only the USS Arizona & USS Oklahoma were total losses. The USS West Virginia, USS California, and USS Nevada were all raised/refloated and then repaired & improved on the US west coast in time to fight in the Pacific war. The USS Pennsylvania, USS Tennessee, and USS Maryland were all repaired on the US west coast and returned to service in less than four months. Of the 8 battleships at Pearl Harbor, four were sunk. Of the four that were sunk, two were later raised, repaired, and returned to service during the war.
Does a Photo of USS Aztec crew sunk by German sub in 1917 exist?
There are photos of the USS Aztec. It was not sunk by a German sub.
What happens to decommissioned aircraft carriers?
Nearly all decommissioned aircraft carriers are (sooner or later) re-cycled (scrapped). Rare exceptions are the USS Saratoga which was sunk as a nuclear target at Bikini Island in 1946; and the USS Oriskany which was sunk as an artificial reef in the 21st century. The light carrier USS Independence was also sunk off of California in the 1940's, however, her fate was also the result the of the atomic bomb...she was highly contaminated...and sunk years after the A-Bomb explosion. The USS America may also have been scuttled.
What were the Causalities in the battle of coral sea?
One USN fleet carrier sunk (USS Lexington) and one destroyer sunk (USS Sims). One light IJN carrier sunk.
What ships were completely destroyed in Pearl Harbor?
* *USS California (Great Damage) * *USS Maryaland * *USS Oklahoma(Great Damage) * *USS Tennesse (Minor Damage) * *USS West Virgina (Sunk) * *USS Arizona (Sunk) * *USS Nevada (Tried to Escape in to Ocean But Failed) * *USS Pennsylvania (Wrecked) * USS=United States Ship
What battleship sunk twice?
Battleship USS Nevada was sunk twice; at Pearl Harbor she grounded herself, so she wouldn't sink in the channel, thus blocking it. After WW2, she was sunk as a gunnery target in the Pacific. Battleship USS Oklahoma was sunk at Pearl Harbor; sold for re-cycling (scrap), she sunk while under tow to California, half way out from Hawaii.
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.
How many us battle ships sank at pearl harbour?
Here is a brief summary of US ship losses & damage to the 8 battleships at Pearl Harbor: Battleship-USS Arizona, heavily damaged by bombs & magazine explosion & sunk; 1,177 killed Battleship-USS Oklahoma, heavily damaged by 5 to 9 torpedoes, capsized & sunk; 429 killed Battleship-USS West Virginia, heavily damaged & sunk; 106 killed Battleship-USS California, 2 torpedoes & 2 bomb hits, sunk in shallow water 2 days later; 105 killed Battleship-USS Nevada, damaged by 2 torpedoes & 5 bombs; beached (not sunk); 57 killed Battleship-USS Pennsylvania, slight damage from bombs & strafing; 32 killed Battleship-USS Tennessee, 2 bomb hits, minor damage; 5 killed Battleship-USS Maryland, 2 bomb hits, some damage; 4 killed Of the four sunk and one beached: Only the USS Arizona & USS Oklahoma were total losses. The USS West Virginia, USS California, and USS Nevada were all raised/refloated and then repaired & improved on the US west coast in time to fight in the Pacific war. The USS West Virginia required the most time & effort to repair & rebuild. It was refloated on 17 May 1942 and sent to Puget Sound for repairs and returned to service in 1944. The three battleships not sunk: USS Pennsylvania, USS Tennessee, and USS Maryland were all repaired and improved on the US west coast and returned to service in less than four months.
Where was the USS Arizona sunk at?
It was sunk at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941 by the Japanese.
