USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Four-Ranger, Yorktown, Hornet, and Wasp-were stationed on the East Coast, poised to deal with Germany’s U-boats, which had caused a number of incidents already. The three carriers of the Pacific Fleet-Enterprise, Lexington, and Saratoga-were being used to support reinforcement efforts in the Pacific.

Detailed explanation-2: -USCGC Taney docked in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Significance: The only surviving warship present during the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stationed next to the USS Arizona, the USS Nevada was the only vessel able to pull away from a line of moored U.S. ships during the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Detailed explanation-4: -All six of Japan’s first-line aircraft carriers, Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu, Shokaku and Zuikaku, were assigned to the mission. With over 420 embarked planes, these ships constituted by far the most powerful carrier task force ever assembled.

Detailed explanation-5: -A further important disadvantage was the absence from Pearl Harbor of all three of the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s aircraft carriers (Enterprise, Lexington, and Saratoga).