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Locations Of Warships Of The United States Navy December 7 1941

Last Revised 10/2003

Note The List Is Not To Infer Locations At The Exact Moment Of The Japanese Attack - 0755 12/07/41
Rather The Ships Were At Listed Location At Some Point During Sunday December 7 1941
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Locations Of Warships Of The United States Navy
December 7 1941

Heavy Cruisers (18)
Hull #
Vessel Name
Location
Fleet
CA - 24 Pensacola At sea en route to the Philippines escorting supply ships to the Philippine Islands.
In The General Area Of Samoa, 4S, 170W
Pacific
CA - 25 Salt Lake City At sea escorting CV-6 Enterprise.
200 Miles West Of Pearl Harbor
Pacific
CA - 26 Northampton At sea escorting CV-6 Enterprise.
200 Miles West Of Pearl Harbor
Pacific
CA - 27 Chester At sea escorting CV-6 Enterprise.
200 Miles West Of Pearl Harbor
Pacific
CA - 28 Louisville At sea escorting empty troop transports back to Pearl Harbor.
In The General Area Of the Solomons, 8S, 171E
Pacific
CA - 29 Chicago At sea escorting CV-2 Lexington.
460 Miles East Of Midway Island
Pacific
CA - 30 Houston Iloilo, Philippine Islands.
Asiatic
CA - 31 Augusta Newport, Rhode Island.
Atlantic
CA - 32 New Orleans Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Pacific
CA - 33 Portland At sea escorting CV-2 Lexington.
460 Miles East Of Midway Island
Pacific
CA - 34 Astoria At sea escorting CV-2 Lexington.
460 Miles East Of Midway Island
Pacific
CA - 35 Indianapolis Off Johnson Island, escorted by 5 DMS.
Pacific
CA - 36 Minneapolis At sea gunnery practice off Pearl Harbor Hawaii, escorted by 4 DMS.
25 Miles South Of Oahu
Pacific
CA - 37 Tuscaloosa Hvalfjordur Iceland.
Atlantic
CA - 38 San Francisco Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Pacific
CA - 39 Quincy At sea escorting British Troop Convoy to South Africa.
Atlantic
CA - 44 Vincennes At sea escorting British Troop Convoy to South Africa.
Atlantic
CA - 45 Wichita Hvalfjordur Iceland.
Atlantic

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