answersLogoWhite

0

On the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the US Navy had 3 aircraft carriers in the Pacific.

The Enterprise had just delivered 12 Marine fighters to Wake Island and was on her way to Pearl.

The Saratoga was refitting at Bremerton, Washington state.

The Lexington was delivering dive bombers to Midway.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about General History

What did Japan forget to do when they attacked Pearl Harbor?

Destroy the aircraft carriers that weren't in Pearl Harbor.


Which assets became the US Navy primary strike assets after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

Submarines and Aircraft Carriers


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.


Even though the Japanese were successful in their attack on Pearl Harbor no were damaged.?

Aircraft carriers


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.