Pearl Harbor Ship Placement. The harbour is virtually surrounded west to east by the cities of ewa waipahu pearl city aiea and honolulu. Pacific fleet s base at pearl harbor in hawaii as part of a plan to eliminate any potential challenge to japanese.
The uss arizona memorial at pearl harbor in honolulu hawaii marks the resting place of 1 102 of the 1 177 sailors and marines killed on uss arizona during the attack on pearl harbor on december 7 1941 and commemorates the events of that day. The attack on pearl harbor led to the united states involvement in world war ii. The harbour is virtually surrounded west to east by the cities of ewa waipahu pearl city aiea and honolulu.
Pacific fleet eight in all sat docked in the harbor and all of them suffered major damage.
The uss condor amc 14 minesweeper the uss ward dd 139 an old destroyer and the uss antares a cargo ship with barge were outside the harbor and not shown on the chart. Your recruit will not receive mail in this ship ship 02 bldg. Ninety six of the pearl harbor ships were warships. Pearl harbor centres on a cloverleaf shaped artificially improved harbour on the southern coast of oahu 6 miles 10 km west of honolulu.
