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On July 25, 1941, the Coast Guard cutter was transferred to the Navy and reported for duty with the local defense forces of the 14th Naval District (Destroyer Division 80). Hoga: YT-146 Undamaged during attack Sotoyomo: YT-9 Damaged by Shaw explosions and fires; completely submerged; thought total loss but repaired and returned to service.
The United States Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) is a theater-level component command of the United States Navy, located in the Pacific Ocean. It provides naval forces to the Indo-Pacific Command . Fleet headquarters is at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam , Hawaii , with large secondary facilities at Naval Air Station North Island , California .
The acronym CINCUS, pronounced "sink us", was used for the Commander in Chief, United States Fleet. This was replaced by COMINCH in December, 1941, under the Executive Order 8984, when it was redefined and given operational command over the Atlantic, Pacific, and Asiatic Fleets, as well as all naval coastal forces. [1]
On 16 June 1941, after negotiation with Churchill, Roosevelt ordered the United States occupation of Iceland, to replace the British occupation force in the Allied occupation of the island. On 22 June 1941, the U.S. Navy sent Task Force 19 (TF 19) from Charleston, South Carolina, to assemble at Argentia, Newfoundland.
Asiatic Fleet abolished, became First Squadron, United States Pacific Fleet: 1908: Asiatic Fleet reestablished: 28 January 1910 • Rear Admiral John Hubbard: 19 February 1910 – 16 May 1911 • Rear Admiral Joseph B. Murdock: 16 May 1911 – 24 July 1912 • Rear Admiral Reginald F. Nicholson: 24 July 1912 – 3 May 1914 • Admiral Walter C ...
Battleship Row was the grouping of seven U.S. battleships in port at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, when the Japanese attacked on 7 December 1941. [1] These ships bore the brunt of the Japanese assault. They were moored next to Ford Island when the attack commenced. The ships were Arizona, California, Maryland, Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West ...
20 October 1941 27 October 1942 1 year, 7 days Sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in 1942 [22] [23] CV-9 Essex: Essex (lead ship) 31 December 1942 20 June 1969 26 years, 171 days Scrapped in 1975 [24] CV-10 Yorktown: Essex: 15 April 1943 27 June 1970 27 years, 73 days
Name Hull number Ship class Location Date Cause Arizona: BB-39 Pennsylvania class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Sunk by bombers from aircraft carrier Hiryū: Oklahoma: BB-37 : Nevada class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Capsized by torpedo bombers from aircraft carriers Akagi and Kaga and raised in 1943 but not repaired. Sank 17 May 1947 in a storm while being towed to San Francisco for ...