Pearl Harbor
Jen Bissell and Ana Willison
April 27, 2015
American history 1st hour

MAP OF THE BATTLE SITE

Outcome of Pearl Harbor

In a little more than two hours, the Japanese had sunk 21 ships and killed more than 2,000 Americans. It was devastating.


We lost a lot of men that day and now there is a nice memorial for them.

Injured and killed:
The assault, which lasted less than two hours, killed more than 2,500 people, wounded 1,000 more and damaged or destroyed 18 American ships and about 300 airplanes.

Who: President Franklin Roosevelt
What: Japanese planes attacked the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor
When: Honolulu, Hawaii
Why: Pearl Harbor always sparked the imagination. 3,500 Americans were killed

WEAPONS USED FOR THE BATTLE

• Type 91 Model 2 torpedo 838 kg 205 kg warhead 1,847 lb 452 lb warhead Type 99 Model 5 ordinary (anti-ship) bomb 800 kg 1,763 lbs Type 98 land bomb 250 kg 551 lbs Type 97 land bomb 60 kg 132 lb Type 99 Model 1 ordinary (anti-ship) bomb: 250 kg 551 lbs

3 MITS OF PEARL HARBOR

• The attack occurred at 7:55 A.M. on Sunday, December 7, 1941
• The Japanese forces were led by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
• The Japanese fleet consisted of 353 planes that attacked in two waves
• 2,343 men were killed, 1,272 were wounded and 960 left missing

WORKS CITED

• http://my.ilstu.edu/~jabraun/students/prattwp/facts.htm
• http://www.historyrocket.com/World-War/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor/Results-Of...