Forces Involved: The Attack on Pearl Harbor


US Forces:

Battle Force

Battleship Division 1
RADM Issac C. Kidd
BB-36 Nevada (Nevada Class)—Captain Francis W. Scanland
BB-38 Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Class)—Captain Charles M. "Saavy" Cooke, Jr.
BB-39 Arizona (Pennsylvania Class)—Captain Franklin Van Valkenburg

Battleship Division 2
BB-37 Oklahoma (Nevada Class)—Captain Howard D. "Ping" Bode
BB-43 Tennessee (Tennessee Class)
BB-44 California (Tennessee Class)—Captain Joel W. Bunkley

Battleship Division 4
RADM Walter S. Anderson
BB-46 Maryland (Colorado Class)—Captain D.C. Godwin
BB-48 West Virginia (Colorado Class)—Captain Mervyn Bennion

Cruiser Division 6 (Partial)
CA-32 New Orleans (New Orleans Class)
CA-38 San Francisco (New Orleans Class)

Cruiser Division 9
CL-46 Phoenix (Brooklyn Class)
CL-48 Honolulu (Brooklyn Class)
CL-49 St. Louis (St. Louis Class)—Captain George A. Rood
CL-50 Helena (St. Louis Class)

Destroyer Flotilla 1
CL-7 Raleigh (Omaha Class)

Destroyer Squadron One
DD-360 Phelps (Porter Class)

Destroyer Division One
DD-349 Dewey (Farragut Class)
DD-350 Hull (Farragut Class)
DD-351 MacDonough (Farragut Class)
DD-352 Worden (Farragut Class)

Destroyer Division Two
DD-348 Farragut (Farragut Class)
DD-353 Dale (Farragut Class)
DD-354 Monaghan (Farragut Class)
DD-355 Aylwin (Farragut Class)

Destroyer Squadron Three
DD-357 Selfridge (Porter Class)

Destroyer Division Five
DD-369 Reid (Mahan Class)
DD-371 Conyngham (Mahan Class)
DD-372 Cassin (Mahan Class)
DD-375 Downes (Mahan Class)

Destroyer Division Six
DD-365 Cummings (Mahan Class)
DD-370 Case (Mahan Class)
DD-373 Shaw (Mahan Class)
DD-374 Tucker (Mahan Class)

Destroyer Flotilla 2
CL-8 Detroit (Omaha Class)

DD-386 Bagley
DD-387 Blue
DD-388 Helm
DD-389 Mugford
DD-390 Ralph Talbot
DD-391 Henley
DD-392 Patterson
DD-393 Jarvis

Other Destroyers

DD-66 Allen
DD-103 Schley
DD-106 Chew
DD-139 Ward (patrolling Channel entrance to Pearl Harbor)

Submarines

SS-167 Narwhal
SS-169 Dolphin
SS-170 Cachalot
SS-199 Tautog

Minelayer

CM-4 Oglala

Minesweepers

AM-13 Turkey
AM-20 Bobolink
AM-26 Rail
AM-31 Tern
AM-43 Grebe
AM-52 Vireo

Coastal Minesweepers

AMC-8 Cockatoo
AMC-9 Crossbill
AMC-14 Condor
AMC-30 Reedbird

Destroyer Minelayers

DM-15 Gamble
DM-16 Ramsay
DM-17 Montgomery
DM-18 Breese
DM-19 Tracy
DM-20 Preble
DM-21 Sicard
DM-22 Pruitt

Destroyer Minesweepers

DMS-14 Zane
DMS-15 Wasmuth
DMS-16 Trever
DMS-17 Perry

Patrol Gunboat

PG-19 Sacramento

Destroyer Tenders

AD-3 Dobbin
AD-4 Whitney

Seaplane Tenders

AV-4 Curtiss
AV-8 Tangier

Small Seaplane Tenders

AVP-4 Avocet
AVP-7 Swan

Seaplane Tenders (Converted Destroyer)

AVD-6 Hulbert
AVD-11 Thornton

Ammunition Ship

AE-1 Pyro

Oilers

AO-12 Ramapo
AO-23 Neosho

Repair Ships

AR-1 Medusa
AR-4 Vestal
AR-11 Rigel

Submarine Tender

AS-14 Pelias

Submarine Rescue Ship

ASR-1 Widgeon

Hospital Ship

AH-5 Solace

Cargo Ship

AK-17 Vega (at Honolulu)

Stores Issue Ships

AKS-1 Castor
AKS-3 Antares (entering Pearl Harbor)

Ocean Tugs

AT-13 Ontario
AT-28 Sunnadin
AT-38 Keosanqua (entering Pearl Harbor)
AT-64 Navajo (12 miles outside Pearl Harbor entrance)

Miscellaneous Auxiliaries

AG-16 Utah (Target ship)
AG-31 Argonne
AG-32 Sumner
CM-1 (ex C-3) Baltimore (out of commission)


Japanese Forces:

Combined Fleet
Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku


First Air Fleet
Vice Admiral Nagumo Chuichi

First Carrier Division
Vice Admiral Nagumo Chuichi

CV Akagi—Captain Hasegawa Kiichi
CV Kaga—Captain Okada Jisaku

Destroyer Division 7 (Midway Attack Unit)
DD Ushio (Fubuki Class)
DD Sazanami (Fubuki Class)


Second Carrier Division
Rear Admiral Yamaguchi Tamon

CV Soryu—Captain Yanagimoto Ryusaku
CV Hiryu—Captain Kaku Tomeo

Fifth Carrier Division
Rear Admiral Hara Chuichi

CV Shokaku (Shokaku Class)—Captain Jojima Takatsugu
CV Zuikaku (Shokaku Class)—Captain Yokokawa Ichibei
DD Akigumo (Yugumo Class)

Battleship Division 3
Vice Admiral Mikawa Gunichi

BB Hiei
BB Kirishima

Cruiser Division 8

CA Tone
CA Chikuma

Destroyer Squadron 1
Rear Admiral Omori Sentaro

CL Abukuma (Nagara Class)

Destroyer Division 17
DD Urakaze (Kagero Class)
DD Isokaze (Kagero Class)
DD Tanikaze (Kagero Class)
DD Hamakaze (Kagero Class)

Destroyer Division 18
(Detached from DesRon 2)
DD Kagero (Kagero Class)
DD Shiranuhi (Kagero Class)
DD Arare (Asashio Class)
DD Kasumi (Asashio Class)

Midway Destruction Unit
Captain Ohishi Kaname
DD Akebono (Fubuki Class)
DD Ushio (Fubuki Class)

Submarine Division 2
Captain Imaizumi Kijiro
SS I-19 (I-15 Class/Type B1)
SS I-21 (I-15 Class/Type B1)
SS I-23 (I-15 Class/Type B1)

1st Supply Train
AO Kyokuto Maru (Merchant conversion)
AO Kenyo Maru (Merchant conversion)
AO Kokuyo Maru (Merchant conversion)
AO Shinkiku Maru (Merchant conversion)
AO Akebono Maru (Merchant conversion)

2nd Supply Train
AO Toho Maru (Merchant conversion)
AO Toei Maru (Merchant conversion)
AO Nippon Maru (Merchant conversion)


Sixth (Submarine) Fleet
Vice Admiral Shimizu Mitsumi

1st Submarine Squadron
Rear Admiral Sato Tsutomu
SS I-9 (I-9 Class/Type A1)
SS I-15 (I-15 Class/Type B1)
SS I-17 (I-15 Class/Type B1)
SS I-25 (I-15 Class/Type B1)

2nd Submarine Squadron
Rear Admiral Yamazaki Shigeaki
SS I-7 (I-7 Class/Type J3)
SS I-1 (I-1 Class/Type J1)
SS I-2 (I-1 Class/Type J1)
SS I-3 (I-1 Class/Type J1)
SS I-4 (I-1 Class/Type J1)
SS I-5 (I-5 Class/Type J1M)
SS I-6 (I-6 Class/Type J2)

3rd Submarine Squadron
Rear Admiral Miwa Shigeyoski
SS I-8 (I-7 Class/Type J3)
SS I-68 (I-68 Class/Type KD6A)
SS I-69 (I-68 Class/Type KD6A)
SS I-70 (I-68 Class/Type KD6A)
SS I-71 (I-68 Class/Type KD6A)
SS I-72 (I-68 Class/Type KD6A)
SS I-73 (I-68 Class/Type KD6A)
SS I-74 (I-74 Class/Type KD6B)
SS I-75 (I-74 Class/Type KD6B)

Special Attack Unit

SS I-22 (F) (I-16 Class/Type C1)
MSS I-22A (A type)
SS I-16 (I-16 Class/Type C1) Lt. Cmdr. Hiroshi Hanabusa
MSS (mini-submarine) I-16 A (A type)—Ensign Sakamaki Kazuo (USA's first POW)
SS I-18 (I-16 Class/Type C1)
MSS I-18A (A type)
SS I-20 (I-16 Class/Type C1)
MMS I-20A (A type)
SS I-24 (I-16 Class/Type C1)
MSS I-24A (A type)

Submarine Reconnaissance Unit
Commander Kashihara Yasuchika
SS I-10 (I-9 Class/Type A1)
SS I-26 (I-26 Class/Type B1) Cmdr Minoru Yokota