Pearl Harbor History:Ships and Planes

This is a partial list.
California Battleship 44	1919	21.0 knots	Battleship Row; forward of the Maryland and Oklahoma	2,200	2 torpedo hits, 0800-0810 hours; 1 bomb hit
Maryland Battleship 46	1920	21.0 knots	Battleship Row; tied to the Oklahoma	2,100	2 bomb hits
Oklahoma Battleship 37	1914	20.5 knots	Battleship Row; tied to the Maryland	1,301	5 torpedo hits; ship capsized; 429 men dead; 32 survivors cut out of hull in following days
Tennessee Battleship 43	1919	21.0 knots	Battleship Row; inboard of the West Virginia	2,200	2 bomb hits
West Virginia Battleship 48	1921	21.0 knots	Battleship Row; outboard of the Tennessee	2,350	6 torpedo hits; 2 bomb hits; half sunk
Arizona Battleship 39	1915	21.0 knots	Battleship Row; tied to the Vestal forward of the Nevada	1,500	1 torpedo hit, 0805 hours; 8 bomb hits, 0810 hours; half sunk
Pennsylvania Battleship 38	1915	21.0 knots	Dry dock; behind the destroyers Cassin and Downes	1,301	2 bomb hits, 0900-0910 hours
Nevada Battleship 36	1914	21.0 knots	Battleship Row; tied to the Vestal, which was forward of the Nevada	1,500	1 torpedo hit; 6 bomb hits; beached on Hospital Point
Utah Battleship 31	1911	20.0 knots	West side of Ford Island	1,001	2 torpedo hits; capsized to port
Helena Light Cruiser 50	1938	32.5 knots	Ten Ten Pier; inboard of the Oglala	1,700	1 torpedo hit
Cassin Destroyer 372	1933	36.5 knots	Dry dock; next to the Downes	172	1 bomb hit, 0906 hours
Downes Destroyer 375	1933	36.5 knots	Dry dock; next to the Cassin	172	2 bomb hits, 0906 hours
Shaw Destroyer 373	1935	36.5 knots	Floating dry dock; west of the Pennsylvania and Ten Ten Pier	172	3 bomb hits, 0902 hours; badly damaged
Oglala Minelayer 4	1917	20.0 knots	Ten Ten Pier; across from Battleship Row outboard of the Helena	300	1 torpedo hit, 0930 hours; capsized to port
Argonne Flagship 31	1921	15.5 knots	Naval Yard dock; southeast of Battleship Row	85	No damage
Vestal Repair Ship 4	1909	16.0 knots	Battleship Row; tied to the Arizona	466	2 bomb hits; beached on Aiea Sands, 0945 hours
Akagi	Red Castle	1927	31 knots		2,000
Kaga	Increased Joy	1920	28.5 knots	27 Zeros, 27 Vals, 27 Kates	2,016
Shokaku	Happy Crane	1939	34.5 knots	18 Zeros, 27 Vals, 27 Kates	1,660
Zuikaku	Lucky Crane	1939	34.5 knots	18 Zeros, 27 Vals, 27 Kates	1,600
Hiryu	Flying Dragon	1939	34.5 knots	24 Zeros, 18 Vals, 18 Kates	1,100
Soryu	Green Dragon	1937	34.5 knots	27 Zeros,18 Vals, 18 Kates	1,100
Aichi 3A2, Val Type 99	281 mph (450 kph)	874 miles (1407 km)	(1) 250-kg (551-lb) bomb under fusilage (1) 60-kg (132-lb) bomb under each wing	Two back to back	Carrier-borne, single-engine dive bomber
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zeke or Zero Model 11	340 mph (544 kph)	1,160 miles (1867 km)	(1) 60-kg (132-lb) bomb under each wing	One	Carrier-borne fighter
Nakajima B5N2 Kate Type 97, Model 12	225 mph (360 kph)	683 miles (1093 km)	(1) 18-in (28-cm) torpedo or (1) 500-kg (1100-lb) bomb	Two to three	Single-engine torpedo bomber
Akagi, 1st Attack Unit		15 Kates	800-kg (1760-lb) armor-piercing bomb	U.S.S. Maryland, U.S.S. Tennessee, or U.S.S. West Virginia
Kaga, 2nd Attack Unit		14 Kates	800-kg (1760-lb) armor-piercing bomb	U.S.S. Arizona/U.S.S. Vestal, U.S.S. Tennessee, or U.S.S. West Virginia
Soryu, 3rd Attack Unit		10 Kates	800-kg (1760-lb) armor-piercing bomb	U.S.S. Nevada, U.S.S. Tennessee, or U.S.S. West Virginia
Hiryu, 4th Attack Unit		10 Kates	800-kg (1760-lb) armor-piercing bomb	U.S.S. Arizona, U.S.S. California
Akagi, 1st Torpedo Attack Unit		12 Kates	Mk 91 aerial torpedo	U.S.S. West Virginia, U.S.S. Oklahoma, or U.S.S. California
Kaga, 2nd Torpedo Attack Unit		12 Kates	Mk 91 aerial torpedo	U.S.S. West Virginia, U.S.S. Oklahoma, or U.S.S. Nevada
Soryu, 3rd Torpedo Attack Unit		8 Kates	Mk 91 aerial torpedo	U.S.S. Utah, U.S.S. Helena, U.S.S. California, or U.S.S. Raleigh
Hiryu, 4th Torpedo Attack Unit		8 Kates	Mk 91 aerial torpedo	U.S.S. West Virginia, U.S.S. Oklahoma, or U.S.S. Helena
Shokaku, 15th Attack Unit		26 Vals	250-kg (550-lb) general-purpose dive-bomb	Hickam Field
Zuikaku, 16th Attack Unit		25 Vals	250-kg (550-lb) general-purpose dive-bomb	Wheeler Field
Akagi, 1st Fighter Combat Unit		9 Zeros	20-mm (.79-in) cannon	Hickam Field, Ewa Air Control, and grounded aircraft at Ford Island
Kaga, 2nd Fighter Combat Unit		9 Zeros	20-mm (.79-in) cannon	Hickam Field, Ford Island Air Control, and grounded aircraft at Ford Island
Soryu, 3rd Fighter Combat Unit		8 Zeros	20-mm (.79-in) cannon	Wheeler Field, Ewa Air Control, and grounded aircraft at Barbers Point
Hiryu, 4th Fighter Combat Unit		6 Zeros	20-mm (.79-in) cannon	Wheeler Field, Ewa Air Control, and grounded aircraft at Barbers Point
Shokaku, 5th Fighter Combat Unit		6 Zeros	20-mm (.79-in) cannon	Naval Air Station Kaneohe, Bellows Field Air Control, and grounded aircraft at Kaneohe
Zuikaku, 6th Fighter Combat Unit		5 Zeros	20-mm (.79-in) cannon	Air control and grounded aircraft at Kaneohe
Shokaku, 5th Attack Unit		27 Kates	(1) 250-kg (551-lb) general-purpose bomb and (6) 60-kg (132-lb) regular bombs bomb under fusilage	Kaneohe Naval Air Station
Zuikaku, 6th Attack Unit		27 Kates	(1) 250-kg (551-lb) general-purpose bomb and (6) 60-kg (132-lb) regular bombs	Hickam Field
Akagi, 13th Attack Unit		18 Vals	250-kg (551-lb) general purpose dive-bomb	Ford Island NW, U.S.S. Neosho, U.S.S. Shaw, and U.S.S. Nevada
Zuikaku, 14th Attack Unit		17 Vals	250-kg (551-lb) general purpose dive-bomb	Navy Yard, U.S.S. California, and U.S.S. Maryland
Soryu, 11th Attack Unit		17 Vals	250-kg (551-lb) general purpose dive-bomb	Navy Yard, U.S.S. California, and U.S.S. Raleigh
Kaga, 12th Attack Unit		26 Vals	250-kg (551-lb) general purpose dive-bomb	U.S.S. Nevada, U.S.S. Maryland, and U.S.S. West Virginia
Akagi, 1st Fighter Combat Unit		9 Zeros	20-mm (.79-in) cannon	Hickam Field
Kaga, 2nd Fighter Combat Unit		9 Zeros	20-mm (.79-in) cannon	Pearl Harbor
Soryu, 3rd Fighter Combat Unit		9 Zeros	20-mm (.79-in) cannon	NAS Kaneohe

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