THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, DECEMBER 7, 1941 On the
morning of December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft temporarily
disabled every battleship and most of the aircraft in the
Hawaiian area. Other naval vessels, both combatant and
auxiliary, were put out of action, and certain shore facilities,
especially at the naval air stations, Ford Island and Kaneohe
Bay, . . . facilities, especially at the Army Bases, Hickam and
Wheeler Fields, and the naval air stations . . . were damaged.
Most of these ships are now back with the fleet. The aircraft
were all replaced within a few days, and interference with
facilities was generally limited to a matter of hours. When the
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, 2 surface ship task forces of
the Pacific Fleet were carrying out assigned missions at sea,
and 2 such task forces were at their main base following
extensive operations at sea. Discounting small craft, 86 ships
of the Pacific Fleet were moored at Pearl Harbor. Included in
this force were 8 battleships, 7 cruisers, 28