Pearl Harbor Ships on the Morning of the Attack

June 29, 2018
by Jason Alghussein

There were 130 vessels of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941, the day of the Japanese surprise attack. Ninety-six of the Pearl Harbor ships were warships. Eight of these were battleships, seven of which were lined up along Battleship Row, making them easy targets for the attackers.

Pearl Harbor Ships on December 7, 1941

Battleships

USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) (in Dry Dock No.1)

USS Arizona (BB-39)

USS Nevada (BB-36)

USS Oklahoma (BB-37)

USS Tennessee (BB-43)

USS California (BB-44)

USS Maryland (BB-46)

USS West Virginia (BB-48)

Heavy Cruisers

USS New Orleans (CA-32)

USS San Francisco (CA-38)

Light Cruisers

USS Raleigh (CL-7)

USS Detroit (CL-8)

USS Phoenix (CL-46)

USS Honolulu (CL-48)

USS St. Louis (CL-49)

USS Helena (CL-50)

Destroyers

USS Allen (DD-66)

USS Schley (DD-103)

USS Chew (DD-106)

USS Ward (DD-139) (patrolling the entrance to Pearl Harbor)

USS Dewey (DD-349)

USS Farragut (DD-348)

USS Hull (DD-350)

USS MacDonough (DD-351)

USS Worden (DD-352)

USS Dale (DD-353)

USS Monaghan (DD-354)

USS Aylwin (DD-355)

USS Selfridge (DD-357)

USS Phelps (DD-360)

USS Cummings (DD-365)

USS Reid (DD-369)

USS Case (DD-370)

USS Conyngham (DD-371)

USS Cassin (DD-372) (in Dry Dock No.1)

USS Shaw (DD-373) (in floating drydock YFD 2)

USS Tucker (DD-374)

USS Downes (DD-375) (in Dry Dock No.1)

USS Bagley (DD-386)

USS Blue (DD-387)

USS Helm (DD-388)

USS Mugford (DD-389)

USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390)

USS Henley (DD-391)

USS Patterson (DD-392)

USS Jarvis (DD-393)

Submarines

USS Narwhal (SS-167)

USS Dolphin (SS-169)

USS Cachalot (SS-170)

USS Tautog (SS-199)

Minelayer

USS Oglala (CM-4)

Minesweepers

USS Turkey (AM-13)

USS Bobolink (AM-20)

USS Rail (AM-26)

USS Tern (AM-31)

USS Grebe (AM-43)

USS Vireo (AM-52)

Coastal Minesweepers

USS Cockatoo (AMc-8)

USS Crossbill (AMc-9)

USS Condor (AMc-14)

USS Reedbird (AMc-30)

Light Minelayers

USS Gamble (DM-15)

USS Ramsay (DM-16)

USS Montgomery (DM-17)

USS Breese (DM-18)

USS Tracy (DM-19)

USS Preble (DM-20)

USS Sicard (DM-21)

USS Pruitt (DM-22)

High Speed Minesweepers

USS Zane (DMS-14)

USS Wasmuth (DMS-15)

USS Trever (DMS-16)

USS Perry (DMS-17)

Gunboat

USS Sacramento (PG-19)

Destroyer Tenders

USS Dobbin (AD-3)

USS Whitney (AD-4)

Seaplane Tenders

USS Curtiss (AV-4)

USS Tangier (AV-8)

Seaplane Tenders (Small)

USS Avocet (AVP-4)

USS Swan (AVP-7)

Seaplane Tenders (Destroyer)

USS Hulbert (AVD-6)

USS Thornton (AVD-11)

Ammunition Ship 

USS Pyro (AE-1)

Oilers 

USS Ramapo (AO-12)

USS Neosho (AO-23)

Repair Ships

USS Medusa (AR-1)

USS Vestal (AR-4)

Base Repair Ship

USS Rigel (ARb-1)

Submarine Tender

USS Pelias (AS-14)

Submarine Rescue Ship 

USS Widgeon (ASR-1)

Hospital Ship

USS Solace (AH-5)

Cargo Ship

USS Vega (AK-17)

General-Stores-Issue Ships

USS Castor (AKS-1)

USS Antares (AKS-3) (at Pearl Harbor entrance)

Ocean-going Tugs

USS Ontario (AT-13)

USS Sunnadin (AT-28)

USS Keosanqua (AT-38) (at Pearl Harbor entrance)

USS Navajo (AT-64) (12 miles outside Pearl Harbor entrance)

Miscellaneous Auxiliaries

USS Utah (AG-16)

USS Argonne (AG-31)

USS Sumner (AG-32)

Motor Torpedo Boats 

PT-20

PT-21

PT-22

PT-23

PT-24

PT-25

PT-26 (on pier, Navy Yard)

PT-27 (on board Ramapo)

PT-28 (on pier, Navy Yard)

PT-29 (on board Ramapo)

PT-30 (on board Ramapo)

PT-42 (on board Ramapo)

Harbor Tugs 

YT-5

USS Sotoyomo (YT-9)

YT-119

USS Osceola (YT-129)

YT-130

YT-142

USS Hoga (YT-146)

YT-152

YT-153

Motor Tug 

YMT-5

Torpedo Testing Barge

YTT-3

Net Tenders 

USS Ash (YN-2)

USS Cinchona (YN-7)

USS Cockenoe (YN-47)

USS Marin (YN-53)

USS Wapello (YN-56)

District Patrol Vessel

YP-109

Floating Drydock 

YFD-2 (with Shaw and Sotoyomo docked)

Salvage Pontoons

YSP-11

YSP-12

YSP-13

YSP-15

YSP-16

YSP-17

YSP-18

YSP-19

YSP-20

Floating Workshops

YR-20

YR-22

Miscellaneous (Unclassified)

USS Cheng Ho (IX-52)

Gate Vessel

YNg-17

Garbage Lighters

YG-15

YG-17

YG-21

Ferryboat

USS Nihoa (YFB-17)

Fuel Oil Barges

YO-30

YO-43

YO-44

Seaplane Wrecking Derrick

YSD-9

Covered Lighters

YF-240

YF-241

Open Lighters

YC-429

YC-470

YC-473

YC-477

YC-651

YC-699

Pontoon Storage Barges

YPK-2

YPK-3

Submarine Rescue Chamber

YRC-5

Ash Lighter 

YA-66

Water Barge

YW-10

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