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SHIPS SAVED AT PEARL HARBOR DECEMBER 7, 1941

From: Pearl Harbor Attack Hearings: Pt. 12 (Joint Committee Exhibits 1 Through 6), pp. 345-46.

Item V
Disposition of the U. S. Pacific Fleet at 8 a. m. on 7 Dec. 1941
(except ships in Pearl Harbor which are listed separately)

Location
 
Ship name
 
Ship No.
 
Remarks
 




21-11N,
161-00W




 
Enterprise
Northampton
Chester
Salt Lake City
Balch
Maury
Craven
Gridley
McCall
Dunlap
Benham
Fanning
Ellet
 
CV 6
CA 26
CA 27
CA 25
DD 363
DD 401
DD 382
DD 380
DD 400
DD 384
DD 397
DD 385
DD 298
 
This group of ships was designated Task Force Eight. Location was about 200 miles West of Pearl Harbor returning from Wake Island. Ships consisted of the following types:
Aircraft Carrier 1
Heavy Cruisers 3
Destroyers 9
Total 13
 



23-30N,
170-30W




 
Lexington
Chicago
Portland
Astoria
Porter
Drayton
Flusser
Lamson
Mahan
 
CV 2
CA 29
CA 33
CA 34
DD 356
DD 366
DD 368
DD 367
DD 364
 
This group of ships was designated Task Force Twelve. Location was about 460 miles from Midway Island enroute Midway. Ships consisted of the following types:
Aircraft Carrier 1
Heavy Cruisers 3
Destroyers 5
Total 9
 


Off Johnston Island


 
Indianapolis
Hopkins
Southard
Dorsey
Elliot
Long
 
CA 35
DMS 13
DMS 10
DMS 1
DMS 4
DMS 12
 
This group of ships was designated Task Force Three. Ships consisted of the following types:
Heavy Cruiser 1
Destroyer Mine-
Sweepers 5
Total 6
 


21-N, 158-W


 
Minneapolis
Chandler
Hovey
Boggs
Lamberton
 
CA 36
DMS 9
DMS 11
DMS 3
DMS 2
 
Location was the Fleet Operating Area, about 25 miles south of Oahu. Ships consisted of the following types:
Heavy Cruiser 1
Destroyer Mine-
Sweepers 4
Total 5
 

22N, 155W

 
Plunger
Pollack
Pompano
 
SS 179
SS 180
SS 181
 
Three submarines. About 200 miles east of Oahu.
 

20N, 159W


 
Litchfield


Thresher
 
DD 336


SS 200
 
Destroyer. About 60 miles southwest of Oahu.
Submarine. About 60 miles southwest of Oahu.
 
17N, 166W
 
Robin
 
AM 3
 
Minesweeper. About 550 miles southwest of Oahu.
 


22N, 163W
 
Wright
 
AV 1
 
Seaplane tender. About 300 miles southwest of Oahu.
 
Off Midway
 
Trout
 
SS 202
 
Submarine.
 
28N, 177W
 
Argonaut
 
SM 1
 
Submarine. Near Midway.
 
27N, 175W
 
Regulus
 
AK 14
 
Cargo ship. Near Midway.
 
19N, 167E
 
Tambor
 
SS 198
 
Submarine. Near Wake.
 
20N, 170E
 
Wm. Ward Burrows
 
AP 6
 
Transport. Enroute Wake.
 
Off Wake
 
Triton
 
SS 201
 
Submarine.
 
7N, 161W
 
Kuala
 
AG 33
 
Enroute Palmyra, 60 miles northeast.
 
Samoa
 
Kingfisher
 
AM 25
 
Minesweeper.
 
8S, 171E
 
Louisville
 
CA 28
 
Heavy cruiser. Escort duty Solomons Is. area.
 
4S, 170W
 
Pensacola
 
CA 24
 
Heavy cruiser. Escort duty Samoa area.
 
28N, 135W
 
Seminole
 
AT 65
 
Ocean-going tug. Honolulu to San Diego.
 
27N, 142W
 
Neches
 
AO 5
 
Oiler. Between San Francisco and Pearl Harbor.
 
Honolulu
 
Antares
Vega
 
AKS 3
AK 17
 
Stores issue ship.
Cargo ship.
 
Lahaina Roads, T. H.
 
Seagull
Arctic
 
AM 30
AF 7
 
Minesweeper.
Stores ship. At degaussing range.
 
Mare Island Navy Yard
 
Clark
Cushing
Perkins
Preston
Smith
Rathburne
S-27
S-28
Nautilus
Cuttlefish
Tuna
Kanawha
Sabine
Kaskaska
Pelican
Bridge
Dixie
 
DD 361
DD 376
DD 377
DD 379
DD 378
DD 113
SS 132
SS 133
SS 168
SS 171
SS 203
AO 1
AO 25
AO 27
AV 6
AF 1
AD 14
 
Ships at the Mare Island Navy Yard consisted of the following types:
Destroyers 6
Submarines 5
Oilers 3
Seaplane tender 1
Stores ship 1
Destroyer tender 1
Total 17
 
Passage from San Diego to Mare Island Navy Yard
 
Ballard
 
AVD 10
 
Seaplane tender.
 


San Diego
Saratoga
Concord
Dent
Talbot
Waters
S-18
S-23
S-34
S-35
Harris
Ortolan
Cuyama
 
CV 3
CL 10
DD 116
DD 114
DD 115
SS 123
SS 128
SS 139
SS 140
AP 8
ASR 5
AO 3
 
Ships at or off San Diego consisted of the following types:
Aircraft Carriers 1
Light cruisers 1
Destroyers 3
Submarines 4
Transport 1
Submarine rescue
vessel 1
Oiler 1
Total 12
 
33N, 121W
 
Sepulga
 
AO 20
 
Oiler. Near San Diego.
 
San Pedro
 
Pinola
 
AT 33
 
Ocean going tug.
 
Los Angeles
 
Platte
 
AO 24
 
Oiler.
 
Alameda, Cal.
 
Procyon
 
AK 19
 
Stores ship.
 
San Francisco
 
Boreas
Aldebaran
 
AF 9
AF 10
 
Stores ship.
 
Wilmington, Cal.
 
Tippecanoe
 
AO 21
 
Oiler
 


Puget Sound Navy Yard
 
Colorado
Casco
Williamson
 
BB 45
AVP 12
AVD 2
 
Ships in Puget Sound Navy:
Battleship 1
Seaplane tenders 2
Total 3
 
Seattle
 
Teal
 
AVP 5
 
Seaplane tender.
 
Yakutat Bay, Alaska
 
Gillis
 
AVD 12
 
Seaplane Tender.
 
53N, 156W
 
Brazos
 
AO 4
 
Oiler. About 600 miles east of Dutch Harbor.
 
10S, 83W
 
Richmond
 
CL 9
 
Light cruiser. Off Peru.
 
Balboa, C. Z.
 
Trenton
 
CL 11
 
Light cruiser.
 
11N, 91W
 
Fulton
 
AS 11
 
Submarine tender. Off Guatemala.
 
17N, 102W
 
Gar
 
SS 206
 
Submarine. Off Mexico.
 

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