WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Question
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It sailed around to help those in need.
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The battleship sank in the Pacific Ocean.
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It sailed off to Germany to help in the war.
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It ran away.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The USS Oklahoma, hit by four torpedoes within five minutes, rolled completely over, with its bottom and propeller rising above the waters of the harbour. The USS California, the flagship of the Pacific Battle Force, was torpedoed and ordered abandoned as it slowly sank in shallow water.
Detailed explanation-2: -On 7 December 1941, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, several torpedoes from torpedo-bomber airplanes hit the Oklahoma’s hull and the ship capsized.
Detailed explanation-3: -Once freed from the waters of Pearl Harbor, the USS Oklahoma was decommissioned, declared a derelict, and destined for the scrapyard. In 1947, the tugboats Hercules and Monarch left Pearl Harbor for the west coast of the United States with the Oklahoma in tow.
Detailed explanation-4: -Deemed too damaged to return to service, the Navy decided to sell her. After salvaging the ship’s armaments and superstructure, what remained was sold to a scrapyard in California.
Detailed explanation-5: -The attack killed 2, 403 U.S. personnel, including 68 civilians, and destroyed or damaged 19 U.S. Navy ships, including 8 battleships. The three aircraft carriers of the U.S. Pacific Fleet were out to sea on maneuvers.