japan attacked pearl harbor in 1942.
japan attacked pearl harbor in 1942.
in what year did japan attack pearl harbor?
1942
as the fleet shifted to pearl harbor in late 1939 and early 1940, "turkey" followed and operated out of pearl harbor into 1941. on 7 december of that year, she lay moored in a nest of her sister ships at the coal docks at pearl harbor, when japanese planes launched a surprise attack on the unsuspecting pacific fleet.









































section::::japanese planes attack pearl harbor.
uss turkey (am-13)
on february 23, 1942, "i-19"s yokosuka e14y (glen) floatplane made a night reconnaissance over pearl harbor, hawaii in preparation for operation "k-1", the second attack on pearl harbor by the imperial japanese navy. on march 4, she arrived at the french frigate shoals to serve as a radio beacon for the kawanishi h8k (emily) flying boats that were to attack pearl harbor but did not otherwise participate in the attack, which was carried out effectually by two of the planned five h8ks.









































section::::service history.:sinking of uss "wasp" and uss "o'brien".
japanese submarine i-19