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Offline Rafe35

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« on: June 02, 2004, 10:22:49 PM »
Name the Japanese Carriers, Battleships, and Cruisers involved at Pearl Harbor.
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« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2004, 12:58:48 AM »
The Ships That Attacked Pearl Harbor And Their Fate:
http://www.navsource.org/Naval/japan.htm
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CV-Akagi
Set on fire by planes from U.S.S. Enterprise June 4 1942. Torpedeoed and scuttled by Destroyers Arashi and Nowaki on June 5 1942 North West of Midway Island

CV- Kaga
Set on fire by planes from U.S.S. Enterprise and sunk June 4 1942 North West of Midway Island

CV- Hiryu
Set on fire by planes from U.S.S. Yorktown and U.S.S. Enterprise June 4 1942 Torpedeoed and scuttled by destroyers Kazegumo and Yugumo June 5 1942. North West of Midway Island

CV- Soryu
Set on fire and blown up by planes from U.S.S. Yorktown. Sunk North West of MIdway Island June 4 1942
SS- 168 U.S.S. Nautilus claims to have delivered the death blow by hitting Soryu with two torpedoes shortly after she was hit by Yorktown`s Aircraft


CV- Shokaku
Sunk by 3 torpedeos fired from the U.S.S Cavalla 140 miles North of Yap Island June 19 1944

CV- Zuikaku
Struck by 6 torpedeos and 7 bombs from aircraft from U.S.S. Essex and U.S.S. Lexington and sunk 220 miles East North East of Cape Engano October 25 1944

BB- Hiei
Crippled by 50 shell hits of 8 inch or less during the first Naval Battle Of Guadalcanal. Struck by 4 torpedeoes from aircraft of the U.S.S. Enterprise and sunk off Savo Island November 13 1942

BB- Kirishima
Totally disabled from gunfire from the U.S.S. Washington during the Second Battle Of Gadalcanal. Kirishima recieved 9-16 inch and over 40-5 inch hits at a range of only 8400 yards and was scuttled November 15 1942

CA- Tone Sunk in shallow water by aircraft from Task Force 38 near Kure Island July 24 1945, Broken up for scrap in 1948

CA - Chickuma
Torpedoed by aircraft from Task Force 77.4.2 North East of Samar. Scuttled by torpedoes from Destroyer Nowake October 25 1944

CL- Abukuma
Bombed by U.S.A.A.F. aircraft 10 miles South East of Negros Phillippine Islands October 24 1944. Sank October 26 1944

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« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2004, 10:58:40 AM »
That's correct, TimRas! :aok
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