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The attack on Pearl Harbor (called Hawaii Operation or Operation AI by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters and the Battle of Pearl Harbor) was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the  Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.

This accident has left us damage and so much pain. A whole world did really care about the destruction caused it. In addition, not only leaving the damage for the world, it also has interesting facts that we should care about. Here are 10 interesting Pearl Harbor facts .

1. Pearl Harbor was the naval base and headquarters of United States Pacific Fleet and it has 10 miles square navigable area. In that time, Pearl Harbor has a nicknamed Gibraltar of the Pacific.

2. The attack of Pearl Harbor made Britain and US declare war against Japanese empire. A day after the attack, World war II officially launched.

3. The attack of pearl harbor consist of 2 waves air planes attacks involving 183 Japanese air fleet in 7:55 and 167 around one hour later. The Japanese air attack damaged 8 US Navy Battle ships, 188 airplanes, 3 unit destroyers, 3 unit cruisers and 1 minelayer. On the other hand, Japan only missing 29 aircraft from total 350 planes sent to attack the harbor.

4. The targets that Japanese failed to destroy was one fuel tank base and 3 US aircraft carriers, The Enterprise, Saratoga and Lexington. On the attack, Japanese soldiers killed 2,402 military,57 civilians and wounded 1,247 military and 35 civilians.

5. As the consequences of the attack, beside of war declaration, General Walter Short and admiral Husband Kimmel were decommissioned from their position.

6. The trigger of Japanese attack was mainly factor of economy, U.S embargo and declaration of Nazi and Fascist Italy to war US.

7. As a response of the attack on December 8, 1941, congress decided collecting vote to launch a war against Japanese. From all representatives, only Jeannette Rankin from Montana who vote not to go to war.

8. Took 90 minutes for Japanese air flights to reach Pearl Harbor and deploy their bombs. View minutes before the attack U.S private army locate large fleet on his radar and report it but one told him to ignore it because fleet of B-17s were scheduled to land in Harbor air base.

9. Four US Battleships that suffered worst damages were USS Arizona followed by USS Nevada, USS Oklahoma, which was scraped and drowned on May 17, 1947, and USS West Virginia.

10. In May 30, 1962, 21 years after the tragedy, US government built a memorial monument over the wreckage of USS Arizona and use it as a commemorate center of American heroes every year. This is our last facts about Pearl Harbor and I will be glad to hear your comment related to the topic.

Those 10 interesting Pearl Harbor facts , hopefully can make us aware of all the damage that it caused.

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