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  1. Tomahawk720

    Tomahawk720 Member

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    Subject: PHOTOS STORED IN AN OLD BROWNIE CAMERA SINCE 1941 - AWESOME DETAIL
    THESE PHOTOS ARE FROM A SAILOR WHO WAS ON THE USS QUAPAW ATF-11O.
    THEY'RE SPECTACULAR!
    PEARL HARBOR

    December 7th, 1941

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    Pearl Harbor








    On Sunday, December 7th, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack against the U.S. Forces stationed at Pearl Harbor , Hawaii . By planning his attack on a Sunday, the Japanese commander Admiral Nagumo, hoped to catch the entire fleet in port. As luck would have it, the Aircraft Carriers and one of the Battleships were not in port. (The USS Enterprise was returning from Wake Island, where it had just delivered some aircraft. The USS Lexington was ferrying aircraft to Midway, and the USS Saratoga and USS Colorado were undergoing repairs in the United State s .)


    In spite of the latest intelligence reports about the missing aircraft carriers (his most important targets), Admiral Nagumo decided to continue the attack with his force of six carriers and 423 aircraft. At a range of 230 miles north of Oahu, he launched the first wave of a two-wave attack. Beginning at 0600 hours his first wave consisted of 183 fighters and torpedo bombers which struck at the fleet in Pearl Harbor and the airfields in Hickam, Kaneohe and Ewa. The second strike, launched at 0715 hours, consisted of 167 aircraft, which again struck at the same targets.


    At 0753 hours the first wave consisting of 40 Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" torpedo bombers, 51 Aichi D3A1 "Val " dive bombers, 50 high altitude bombers and 43 Zeros struck airfields and Pearl Harbor Within the next hour, the second wave arrived and continued the attack.
    When it was over, the U.S. losses were:


    Casualties

    USA 218 KIA, 364 WIA.
    USN: 2,008 KIA, 710 WIA.
    USMC: 109 KIA, 69 WIA.
    Civilians: 68 KIA, 35 WIA.
    TOTAL: 2,403 KIA, 1,178 WIA.
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    Battleships

    USS Arizona (BB-39) - total loss when a bomb hit her magazine.
    USS Oklahoma (BB-37) - Total loss when she capsized and sunk in the harbor.
    USS California (BB-44) - Sunk at her berth. Later raised and repaired.
    USS West Virginia (BB-48) - Sunk at her berth. Later raised and repaired.
    USS Nevada - (BB-36) Beached to prevent sinking. Later repaired.
    USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) - Light damage.
    USS Maryland (BB-46) - Light damage.
    USS Tennessee (BB-43) Light damage.
    USS Utah (AG-16) - (former battleship used as a target) - Sunk.
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    Cruisers

    USS New Orleans (CA-32) - Light Damage..
    USS San Francisco (CA38) - Light Damage.
    USS Detroit (CL-8) - Light Damage.
    USS Raleigh (CL-7) - Heavily damaged but repaired.
    USS Helena (CL-50) - Light Damage.
    USS Honolulu (CL-48) - Light Damage..
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    Destroyers

    USS Downes (DD-375) - Destroyed. Parts salvaged.
    USS Cassin - (DD-37 2) Destroyed. Parts salvaged.
    USS Shaw (DD-373) - Very heavy damage.
    USS Helm (DD-388) - Light Damage.
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    Minelayer

    USS Ogala (CM-4) - Sunk but later raised and repaired.
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    Seaplane Tender

    USS Curtiss (AV-4) - Severely damaged but later repaired.
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    Repair Ship

    USS Vestal (AR-4) - Severely damaged but later repaired.
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    Harbor Tug

    USS Sotoyomo (YT-9) - Sunk but later raised and repaired.
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    Aircraft

    188 Aircraft destroyed (92 USN and 92 U.S. Army Air Corps.)

    It is amazing that these survivied for over half a century.



     
  2. mikebatzel

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  3. Tomahawk720

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    Crap. Does anyone know how to post them a diffrent way then.
     
  4. Sloniksp

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    Agree with Mike, I see nothing!!!!
     
  5. mikebatzel

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    Under the properties it has it as being a direct link from e-mail. Try uploading them to a photo hosting service like photobucket and then try linking it.
    Still, look at the other thread. I've recieved the same e-mail and saw many of the same pics in it.
     
  6. OpanaPointer

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    USS Quapaw ATF-110 | History of the USS Quapaw
     
  7. 1911Colt

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    Anxious to see the pics.

    Saw a great story recently of the retrieval process in the following months. Raising the sunken ships was a daunting task & putting them back into service in such a short period of time is definately a feat that does not get the attention it deserves.

    Last week i met a veteran of the 24th i.d. who was at Pearl on 12/7/41. He came into my store & while waiting on him, i noticed his cap with the insignia & asked him about his service. He look surprised when i asked & proudly claimed to be a vet & was stationed there when the attack took place. I had hoped to talk more, but we suddenly became swamped & after awhile i returned to the counter to see that he had left.
     
  8. elbowgeek

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    Hi, I'm a bit of a newbie to this forum, but am also eager to see the pictures.

    Colt, I'd be very interested in knowing where you found that article as that fascinates me. A great tale of iron ships and iron men.

    Cheers
     
  9. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    That email goes around and around. It has been mentioned on this forum before, even since I've been here. The photos are available at the Naval Historical Center website.

    Cheers.
     

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