USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Pearl Harbor attack severely crippled U.S. naval and air strength in the Pacific. However, of the eight battleships, all but the Arizona and Oklahoma were eventually repaired and returned to service, and the Japanese failed to destroy the important oil storage facilities on the island.

Detailed explanation-2: -While the attack inflicted significant destruction, the fact that Japan failed to destroy American repair shops and fuel-oil tanks mitigated the damage. Even more significantly, no American aircraft carriers were at Pearl Harbor that day.

Detailed explanation-3: -Japan also didn’t completely decimate Pearl Harbor because it didn’t have the right targets in mind. While the battleships were vital to the American Navy, so, too, were the other resources nearby. Fueling stations, oil facilities, drydocks, and other important reservoirs and buildings were largely untouched.

Detailed explanation-4: -There were 7 ships sunk at Pearl Harbor but of those, only 3 were a total loss, Arizona, Oklahoma & Utah.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first Japanese dive-bomber appeared over Pearl Harbor at 7:55 AM (local time) on December 7, 1941. Over the next half hour, Pearl Harbor’s airfields and docked ships were subjected to a merciless assault with bombs, guns, and torpedoes.