[Leica] Pearl Harbour Photographs

[neal at photoneal.com (Neal Friedenthal)]

>/  Whatever the origin of the pictures, they do illustrate the terrifying 
>effects of a major attack.  I haven't read much about the history of the 
>Pacific war, but that attack must have really hurt the US's capability to 
>wage war for quite some considerable time.  How long did it take to rebuild 
>those ships and train replacement sailors and marines?
All things considered the attack at Pearl Harbor didn't do a great deal to 
impede the US war effort, our carriers were untouched, of the eight 
battleships that were there 4 were back in service within three months, the 
Arizona and the Oklahoma were the only two that were complete losses. I 
believe only two destroyers were never to see service again.
Interestingly the one photo of the large explosion with flaming pieces 
flying through the air is the destroyer USS Shaw which was repaired and did 
see service in the war. Also the first shot of the battle of Pearl Harbor 
was fired by the USS Ward when she sank one of the Japanese mini subs. BTW 
our newest and best Battleships, the USS North Carolina
and the USS Washington were both in the Atlantic waiting for the German 
battleship Tirpitz to come out, which it never did.
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