In 1941, the Pacific Fleet was comprised of 3 aircraft carriers, 9 battleships, 12 heavy cruisers, 11 light cruisers, 80 destroyers, and 55 submarines.
The entire Pacific Fleet of the US Navy has never been sunk. When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1942, just over 50% of the ships assigned to the Pacific Command were sunk. Throughout WWII, many ships were sunk, some the original ships from the Pacific, some that came over from the Atlantic. The US, so far, has not suffered true defeat at the hands of any foe.
The US was brought into World War II when the Japanese launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. The attack killed many and injured even more. Also, many ships from the Pacific Fleet were destroyed or horribly damaged, some not repairable.
The Pearl Harbor attack occurred December 7th, 1941.
Japan did not bomb any US state when they attacked Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, they attacked the US Pacific fleet which was there.
Japan nearly crippled the U.S. Pacific fleet by destroying all of the battleships --- well, not all of them. Their main targets were the battleships. They sunk other ships at Pearl Harbor if they could, but eliminating the battleships was the top priority in weakening America's naval power in Asia and the Pacific.
Officially, when Japan attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Hawaii, December 7 1941.
When: Just before 8:00 AM on December 7th, 1941 Why: To "remove" the US Pacific Fleet as a factor in the war that Japan was going o wage When: Just before 8:00 AM on December 7th, 1941 Why: To "remove" the US Pacific Fleet as a factor in the war that Japan was going to wage
By end of 1941; when the US got involved; they had 3 out of it's 4 carriers which were all aircraft ones. Those ships were USS Lexington, USS Enterprise and USS Saratoga. The fourth carrier, USS Yorktown, had been detached from the Pacific Fleet for convoy service in the Atlantic Ocean.
United States Pacific Fleet was created in 1907.
The entire Pacific Fleet of the US Navy has never been sunk. When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1942, just over 50% of the ships assigned to the Pacific Command were sunk. Throughout WWII, many ships were sunk, some the original ships from the Pacific, some that came over from the Atlantic. The US, so far, has not suffered true defeat at the hands of any foe.
The US was brought into World War II when the Japanese launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. The attack killed many and injured even more. Also, many ships from the Pacific Fleet were destroyed or horribly damaged, some not repairable.
The Pearl Harbor attack occurred December 7th, 1941.
Japan did not bomb any US state when they attacked Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, they attacked the US Pacific fleet which was there.
There's no way to explain how large it was. It kept growing and alternating between the Pacific and the Atlantic.
by the US navy and Pacific Fleet
Japan nearly crippled the U.S. Pacific fleet by destroying all of the battleships --- well, not all of them. Their main targets were the battleships. They sunk other ships at Pearl Harbor if they could, but eliminating the battleships was the top priority in weakening America's naval power in Asia and the Pacific.
The US Fleet was not told of such an attack.